Hearing Uchiha Hikaru say that, Bulma temporarily shifted her attention away from the necklace. She looked up at him, wondering what had happened when he bought it, and patiently listened as he continued. "Miss Kobayashi happened to be there when I bought this necklace. The two of us actually took a liking to it at the same time. At first, I intended to let her have it as a gentleman, because I thought that she had always worked at the Textile Association and every bit of money she earned came from her own hard work, stitch by stitch. So I thought I should simply give it up for her."
Hearing that, Bulma nodded. She knew the man she loved had such a broad mind. He would never steal something just because he liked it; he even had the virtue of helping others fulfill their wishes.
Still, she had not expected the necklace to end up in his hands. Perhaps there had been some other complication, so Dean Bulma asked, "Then if you had already decided to give the necklace to her, why did it end up with you after all?"
Hearing Bulma's question, Uchiha Hikaru raised his head and smiled helplessly. "You know that working at the Textile Association here is especially difficult, and the wages are not very high. Miss Kobayashi had actually liked this necklace for a long time, but she did not have much money on hand. She had saved for a long time before she finally had enough to buy it."
Even though she knew Miss Kobayashi had indeed saved up and come to buy the necklace, Bulma still could not figure out why it had ultimately ended up in Uchiha Hikaru's hands. This time, however, she did not interrupt and simply waited for him to