Chapter 127

Ishikawa Hayato smiled helplessly.

The next day, in the morning sun.

Kita walked towards the agreed-upon place, but Bocchi was already waiting there on the bustling street.

She stood there quietly, like a cute decoration on a telephone pole, carrying a canvas bag in both hands, and wearing her pink tracksuit as always.

Because Kita often went to the Starry Night and returned home with Ishikawa Hayato and Bocchi, Kita was quite familiar with the relationship between Bocchi and Ishikawa Hayato.

Therefore, they are quite puzzled as to why Bocchi still maintains this appearance.

Shouldn't you dress up and look your best when you're in love?

She hurried over.

"Gotou-san, I'm sorry I'm late."

"No... it's okay, um, what's the matter?"

Bocchi asked worriedly, explaining that she hadn't slept well for half the night because she was afraid Kita would take Kita to some popular place.

I finally fell asleep because I was so nervous and exhausted.

Kita smiled brightly upon hearing her words, and raised the bag in his hand.

"Let's go shopping together. I bet Gotou-san hasn't bought a swimsuit for this year either, has she?"

Bocchi looked around, realized where he was going next, and immediately wanted to back out.

He then explained.

"Ah, I'm planning to buy it online..."

Kita asked, puzzled.

"Wouldn't it be clear how it looks if you tried it on?"

Bocchi looked up at Kita, her gaze shifting between Kita and the floor, and said gloomily.

"But the shop assistants are terrifying... If you go into the store, they'll keep trying to get you to buy things. If you can't afford it at checkout, they'll suddenly appear and force you to sell your organs, or even leave you with high-interest loans. Your parents will also be affected..."

Kita stared blankly at Bocchi, who was lost in his fantasy and talking more and more exaggeratedly, and asked in a silly way.

Which world are you talking about?

Kita quite surprised, though, that Bocchi could now talk so much, aside from his self-destructive chanting.

This is much more normal than the early days when Bocchi seemed to think a lot but ended up doing strange things.

Ishikawa Hayato is truly a fascinating person.

Kita comforted Bocchi and explained his own intentions.

"It's okay, I'll talk to the shop assistant and let us browse on our own. I'll help you choose the best swimsuit."

Bocchi looked at Kita and felt that Kita seemed to have changed a bit, and his words now had a touch of Ishikawa Hayato's.

"Um... Ah, thank you."

"Let's go then!" Kita said Kita, with a big smile on his face.

"Oh..." Bocchi responded weakly.

The two strolled around a shopping mall in Shibuya, looking for suitable clothes.

Kita looked around, keeping pace with Bocchi's slightly slower steps.

She could sense that Bocchi wasn't in a good mood. The way he looked around wasn't because he found shopping novel, but because he wanted to quickly pick out a swimsuit and then turn around and escape this hellhole.

Although Kita didn't know why she could sense Bocchi's thoughts, she just felt it.

To prevent Bocchi from doing that, Kita times.

Furthermore, Kita is also worried about Bocchi's fashion sense. Judging from her previous design of band T-shirts and her continued wearing of sportswear, Bocchi's ability to appreciate clothing is nothing like that of a high school girl.

This invitation was partly to prevent her from choosing any strange clothes for the beach, and partly to help her pick out some outfits.

It somewhat lessened her sense of guilt.

However, judging from this situation...

Kita tried asking.

"Gotou-san, now that we're here, how about we buy some clothes?"

"Huh?" Bocchi's expression changed, and he said urgently.

"These clothes don't suit me. I'd rather have some sportswear."

"But..." Kita continued.

Just as Bocchi was about to refuse, he heard the rest of her sentence.

"Ishikawa-kun would probably like Gotou-san to dress up nicely, right?"

Bocchi stopped herself from saying no; her expression shifted with struggle, and she was just about to say "okay."

But Kita beat him to it.

"Let's look at the swimsuits first."

When she arrived at the store, Kita was as expected to see Bocchi's amazing fashion sense. Even in a trendy store in Shibuya, she could find all sorts of bizarre swimsuits.

"Gotou-san, are you really planning to wear this to the beach?"

Kita stared at Bocchi with a deathly look in his eyes, holding up a swimsuit adorned with flower-shaped patterns on the chest, horizontal lines on the abdomen, and even bee wings on the back.

"No... isn't it cute?"

Feeling as if death was approaching from the glare, Bocchi said weakly.

"I understand. Gotou-san, you don't need to offer any more opinions. I'll choose the clothes."

Hearing Kita's domineering tone, Bocchi could only complain in his heart.

'This... is this to buy the swimsuit I'm wearing?'

But she didn't dare object, and simply followed Kita's footsteps to the other side of the shelf.

"What's Gotou-san's size?"

Kita looked at the shelves, at the dazzling array of swimsuits, and said...

Bocchi lowered his head and quietly gave his size.

"Uh-huh."

Kita nodded in response without much thought, and then began searching.

But looking at the shelf, she suddenly came to her senses, realized what Bocchi had said, and at the same time, the image of Bocchi wearing a swimsuit for the only time flashed through her mind.

In an instant, she felt something huge and round crashing into her, and the intense mental shock shattered her psychological defenses.

She clutched her chest and knelt on the ground.

It's that size!?

She ignored Bocchi's worried exclamation and kept thinking.

That's impossible. She's so flat-chested in her gym clothes. Gotou-san must be on their side. Absolutely not.

It's absolutely impossible for an East Asian to reach that size!!

A short while later, as Bocchi began making calls for help, Kita finally stood up.

She smiled and said, "Gotou-san, I know what swimsuit suits you best. Come here."

Bocchi stared blankly at Kita, who had changed so Kita, and followed him without thinking much.

Finally, we stopped at a counter that looked very professional.

Kita smiled broadly and spread her hands to show Bocchi the swimsuit she had chosen.

"A wetsuit! This would be perfect for you."

Feeling the malice surging forth, already engulfing the mall floor, Bocchi stood frozen in place, his expression utterly chaotic.

At that moment, a light chop to the head struck Kita.

"Don't tease Bocchi while I'm not around."

Kita turned around and saw Ishikawa Hayato with his hands on his hips, looking sighing. Not far behind him were Nijika and Ryo.

"Ishikawa-kun- kun, Ijichi-senpai, Ryo-senpai?"

Kita surprise.

She hadn't expected the three of them to be together, especially since the area was full of women's clothing and swimwear stores. Could it be that the other two...?

"Kita- chan, don't think strange things. Ryo and I just happened to run into Hayato-kun."

Nijika sighed.

Ishikawa Hayato pointed his middle finger at the center of his Jingming acupoint, pretending to be adjusting his glasses, and said with a deep and smug expression.

"To be precise, I calculated that they would go to that store to buy swimsuits at that time, and then I waited at the door after I finished buying mine."

Kita dumbfounded at this pervert. Ijichi-senpai had been so considerate in covering for him, yet he still shamelessly exposed himself like this.

She looked at the two of them again, and seeing Nijika's slumped shoulders, she knew he was right.

It's quite a coincidence that they would run into each other like this. Is it because Japan is so small, or is it because they have a special kind of destiny?

Seeing that Kita and Bocchi hadn't finished buying their swimsuits yet, Ishikawa Hayato thought for a moment, then took out his white-light glasses from his pocket, wrote "Appreciation" on them, and put them on.

He said it with an appreciative look in his eyes.

"By the way, you haven't finished shopping yet, have you? Would you like me to help you decide?"

"Ishikawa-kun, you..."

Kita could say anything, she suddenly heard a drumbeat beside her and turned to look.

The sound came from Bocchi's chest; she was looking down, her chin almost touching her chest.

She whispered amidst the powerful drumbeats.

"Yes... yes."

Seeing the two clearly disagreeing, Ishikawa Hayato's smile vanished.

Oh no, we've gone too far.

In this situation, he's caught between agreeing and disagreeing.

At this point, it was Nijika came to the rescue, she said helplessly.

"Kita- chan, let's go browse around the shops next door."

"Ah, okay." Kita smiled and walked towards Nijika.

However, before leaving, Nijika turned her head and gave Ishikawa Hayato a few words of advice with her deep cat-like eyes.

"Hayato-kun, don't do anything weird in the shop."

Having received Nijika's kindness, Ishikawa Hayato didn't cause any trouble and honestly agreed.

"Yes, sir."

After the three left, Ishikawa Hayato turned around, looked at the meek and obedient Bocchi, and scratched his head at the sight of all the women in swimsuits in the store.

Although he was a pervert, he really didn't know anything about women's clothing, especially such close-fitting garments.

Of course, he has absolutely no problem giving his opinions; that's a capability every man possesses!

"Does Bocchi have any favorite things?"

He looked around and realized that he and Bocchi were being watched by some women buying clothes and shop assistants.

That's not surprising; it's quite unusual for such a young man and woman to come together to buy swimwear.