"Unfortunately, it was way too expensive. The money I earned working part-time in my spare time wasn't nearly enough."
Then Ash bought it for me.
Ash really was so gentle now! So gentle that I was a little afraid he was about to stab me in the back or something... but I also wanted to rely on him completely.
If this kept up, I felt like I might become some useless woman spoiled by Ash, unable to live without him!
"Money isn't a protective charm. If you don't spend it when you should, it's meaningless."
As for Erika's inner thoughts, even without mind-reading powers, Ash could roughly guess them from the changes in her expression.
"Sorry, but compared to being frugal and thrifty, I lean more toward extravagance and excess."
I was already supporting dozens of Pretty Cure in practice. One more of you makes no difference, and one less makes no difference either. Otherwise, how do you think I dared to provoke so many people?
"That's so nice~ Ever since Ash left, I haven't had that much allowance anymore..."
No, Ash had hired us without ever paying us wages, hadn't he?! It seemed our actual pay had all been handed to our parents for safekeeping. What was that supposed to be?!
"Oh, what a coincidence, Ash. You're here!"
Just as Erika was getting angrier the more she thought about it and was preparing to demand an explanation from Ash, an unfamiliar yet strangely familiar voice called out happily from the other side.
"Kohime?"
A girl with the same teal-blue hair, Snow White stood at the intersection ahead and smiled at Ash.
"That's right. I was pretty interested in this city, so I asked that tree... miss to send me down here to have some fun."
Of course, she had