Whoa, a Box! (Continued)

She instinctively wanted to call Fushimi Makoto, but she quickly realized that he probably already knew she was waiting for him to make a fool of himself. If she called now, he might seize the opportunity to tease her.

After a moment's thought, Yukino chose the safest option: to call her mother.

On the other side.

Mrs. Yukinoshita, who was waiting at the door of the fitting room, heard her phone ring. Seeing that it was her youngest daughter calling, she put the dress aside, answered the call, and walked out.

Her footsteps naturally reached the ears of Fushimi Makoto and Utaha.

The two of them were practically pressing their ears against the curtain.

"Auntie is gone." Utaha was quite surprised.

"Then I'll head out first." Fushimi Makoto relaxed.

"Hmm, be careful not to let her see you. My intuition tells me that this auntie isn't easy to get along with," Utaha offered her opinion.

Fushimi Makoto nodded and quickly pulled back the curtain.

But as soon as he stepped out, he saw Eriri Spencer Sawamura standing right in front of him.

The woman, who had lost her boyfriend, stood in front of the display case, holding up her skirt with one hand, staring in disbelief at her surroundings.

Fushimi Makoto paused for a second, then gave her a polite smile and said, "Hello."

After saying that, he calmly walked away.

"Etc!"

Eriri Spencer Sawamura, lifting her skirt, caught up with him. "Hello? What the heck?"

It means to say hello.

"This isn't something that can be solved with just a simple 'hello'!"

Eriri Spencer Sawamura grabbed Fushimi Makoto's arm, her beautiful eyes filled with shock. "Why did you come out of the women's fitting room?"

Fushimi Makoto was thinking about how to answer.

Eriri Spencer Sawamura continued, "If I remember correctly, Utaha- senpai just went into that fitting room."

"You have a very good memory," Fushimi Makoto complimented.

"You two are just too..."

Eriri Spencer Sawamura stammered for a long time, unable to finish a sentence, and ended up blushing.

Fushimi Makoto chose to tell only half the truth, "I was just helping my senior pick out clothes."

Eriri Spencer Sawamura's face turned completely red.

Even though Mom used to call me a little idiot, you can't really treat me like one!

Before she could speak, Fushimi Makoto spoke first, "Do you want the benefits, or do you choose to have me silence you?"

"Huh?" Eriri Spencer Sawamura was a little confused.

Fushimi Makoto pretended to stretch his joints and shook his fist. "If you don't speak, does that mean I have no choice but to silence you?"

"I'm not afraid of you at all!"

Eriri Spencer Sawamura immediately performed a backflip.

Her blonde ponytail swayed a few times.

She said she wasn't afraid, but her body betrayed her by backing away.

Fushimi Makoto remained calm. "So, you want something in return?"

No!

I'm more interested in what the two of you did in the fitting room.

Eriri Spencer Sawamura was too embarrassed to say it aloud.

On the one hand, she and Fushimi Makoto were not close enough to be able to talk about anything.

On the other hand, she's quite shy, and she's genuinely worried about hearing shocking gossip in public, as she might lose control of her expression.

If Mrs. Mrs. Yukinoshita finds out, she'll probably shudder and confess everything.

She didn't want to be disliked by the two friends she had feelings for.

How are you going to bribe me?

Eriri Spencer Sawamura crossed her arms like Utaha usually did, trying to make herself look imposing.

But she found it inconvenient to hold the skirt in her hands, so she simply put the skirt aside and came back to hug her chest.

After doing all that, she discovered another problem.

I'm too short.

Fushimi Makoto is 180 cm tall, looked into her eyes, she could only forcefully tilt her rosy face upwards.

As for looking straight ahead?

Even if she stood on tiptoe, she couldn't do it.

She realized that tilting her head back made her look unimpressive, so she tried to remain calm and said, "Come a little closer."

Only when two people are close together do they feel confident.

Fushimi Makoto couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Eriri Spencer Sawamura glared at her, embarrassed and annoyed.

"Honestly, she's quite cute."

Fushimi Makoto wasn't joking.

Eriri Spencer Sawamura blushed even more upon hearing the word "cute": "W-why are you suddenly praising me? Are you trying to win me over with just the word 'cute'? Let me tell you, that's absolutely impossible!"

I, Sawamura Eriri, have a lot of backbone!

Fushimi Makoto held up two fingers. "I'll treat you to two meals, you can choose the place, is that alright?"

Eriri Spencer Sawamura changed swiftly.

But she felt she was being too easily appeased, so she raised her fair chin and grumbled, "I still feel your sincerity isn't enough."

"Then I'll beg you, okay?"

"???"

Eriri Spencer Sawamura is actually quite soft-hearted.

Seeing Fushimi Makoto, she turned her head away, pouted, and said, "I didn't agree because of the two meals. I just feel that your sincerity is enough."

"So cute!" Fushimi Makoto sincerely complimented.

Eriri Spencer Sawamura blushed again, gave him an awkward glare, and turned around to take her skirt back.

This time, she didn't angrily refute anything.

I was actually quite happy.

One compliment might be a joke, but two compliments in a row are definitely not a joke.

With Eriri Spencer Sawamura dealt with, this little incident is over.

When Mrs. Yukinoshita returned, Fushimi Makoto curiosity and asked, "Are you busy with something again?"

"No, it was Yukino called me just now..."

Mrs. Yukinoshita said, her eyes glancing casually over, "She knows we were shopping together, so she's planning to come over too."

Fushimi Makoto ignorance. "That would make it even more lively."

Mrs. Yukinoshita smiled, but it was a smile that lacked warmth, "How do you think Yukino knew we were together?"

"Yeah, how did she know? It's so hard to guess."

"You..."

Mrs. Yukinoshita her delicate white finger, and then said nothing more.

Clearly, she already knew what had happened.

She just didn't quite understand why Fushimi Makoto would suddenly contact Yukino.

Is it because of Tanabata?

Mrs. Yukinoshita suddenly felt less happy about her relaxing shopping trip today, thinking about this.

A short while later, Utaha also came out after choosing her lingerie, Mrs. Yukinoshita went inside to change her clothes.

Utaha subtly gave Fushimi Makoto a look: All done?

Fushimi Makoto nodded: All done.

Utaha breathed a sigh of relief.

She was quite afraid of Mrs. Yukinoshita.

In high spirits, she went to the counter to pay and bought both sets of lingerie.

Because some jerk said she fit both of these lingerie sets.

Just then, Eriri Spencer Sawamura came over to pay.

Utaha noticed that Eriri Spencer Sawamura kept glancing at her furtively.

She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing, just looking around."

Eriri Spencer Sawamura's lie couldn't fool Utaha, so the latter played a little trick. "I remember we're good friends, right? If that's the case, what secret are you keeping from your friends?"

Eriri Spencer Sawamura was speechless for a moment.

She remained silent for a while, then asked in a low voice, half curious and half nervous, "What did you and Fushimi do in the fitting room just now?"

Utaha was stunned on the spot.

She turned sharply to look for Fushimi Makoto.

Is this what you meant by "it's all sorted out"?

As it Fushimi Makoto had already turned away like a scoundrel, leaving her only with his back to her.

Asshole!

In the end, I still have to clean up this mess myself.

Utaha's full chest rose and fell, and she replied calmly, "I just asked him to help me choose clothes, that's all."

"Huh?" Eriri Spencer Sawamura clearly very surprised. "So what he said was true?"

"Because he's the only boy here, I want to hear some advice from boys."

"Oh."

Eriri Spencer Sawamura didn't ask any further questions.

Utaha could also tell that the other party probably only believed half of it.

But half is enough.

She now understands Eriri Spencer Sawamura well; as long as no one brings it up again, Eriri will naturally forget about it.

Ten minutes later, Fushimi Makoto and his group left the mall.

"There's a really good Milk Tea shop up ahead," Eriri Spencer Sawamura said suddenly.

Mrs. Yukinoshita and Utaha both looked puzzled.

Only Fushimi Makoto nodded and said, "Then let's go take a look. It's on me."

Eriri Spencer Sawamura smiled happily.

Utaha finally understood.

So it turns out he did do something, but actually negotiated a hush money settlement with Eriri Spencer Sawamura?

When they arrived at the Eriri Spencer Sawamura Milk Tea shop that Eriri had recommended, they found that there was already a long queue.

Faced with this situation, neither Mrs. Yukinoshita nor Utaha had any interest in waiting in line.