Fourth Period Is Modern Chinese (Continued)

Not bad, not good. It suited her.

If there was a problem, it was that Yuihama wasn't the one wearing it—it was a gift for Yukino. It would probably be too loose on Yukino... Well, um, I won't say which part.

"Shouldn't we consider Yukino's size?"

When picking clothes, the basics were to choose a size that suited the wearer. You had to consider their build and a bunch of other things—that was what Komachi had taught me. Incidentally, the clothes I was wearing today had also passed Don Komachi's fashion check.[Note] The clothes I picked out myself had been judged so harshly that Komachi practically seemed to be saying, "I'm gonna stomp all over them!" No, wait, that was Peeco's gag.[Note] Or was it his brother's? Whatever, it didn't matter.

Note: Japanese fashion designer Yoshiyuki Konishi, who appeared under the stage name "Don Konishi" in the fashion-check segment of the program Information Presenter Exclusive News!.

Note: Japanese entertainer whose real name is Katsuaki Sugiura. His twin younger brother, Takaaki Sugiura, was also an entertainer.

"Size..."

She repeated the word and pinched the flesh around her stomach.

"Too big...?"

As she said that, despair appeared on Yuihama's face. Her hand moved from her stomach to her upper arm, and her expression grew more and more gloomy. Don't worry! It wasn't too big! It was big, but not too big! Or rather, it wasn't small!

"No, um, it's fine. I mean, it's just right..."

Though I wasn't trying to defend her, I fumbled incoherently through an explanation. But my suspicious behavior only earned me a doubtful glare from Yuihama. Ah—damn it! What was the right answer in a situation like this?!

"It suits you pretty well. I think that one's great."

I finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"...Hehe, thanks."