"W-wife?!"
Roris reacted strongly at once.
She hadn't understood "boyfriend and girlfriend," but she knew what "wife" meant.
"She's neither my girlfriend nor my wife."
Bai Ye could only deny it again.
"Oh... is that so?"
The saleswoman looked surprised.
"She's my little sister."
To avoid any unnecessary trouble that might arise, Bai Ye added that explanation.
When the saleswoman had immediately assumed Roris was his girlfriend, he had realized this women's clothing store probably only allowed women inside under normal circumstances.
If he had no connection to Roris at all, the staff might even throw him out.
"Since when did I become..."
Roris was about to challenge Bai Ye when he clapped a hand over her mouth.
Then he took Roris farther inside to look at clothes with his other hand.
Only once they were out of the saleswoman's sight did Bai Ye let go.
"We're just pretending. Don't make such a fuss."
Bai Ye explained.
"Why do we need to pretend?"
Roris asked in confusion.
Bai Ye couldn't be bothered to explain everything to her and said bluntly, "Would you rather people think you're my little sister or my wife?"
"Um..."
Roris was momentarily speechless.
"Then I'll go with little sister. Being your wife would be a bit too..."
Although she was an alien, Roris understood what "wife" meant.
After all, in the world of One-Punch Man, everyone spoke Japanese, whether they were humans, dogs, or even aliens. There was no language barrier whatsoever.
"All right, enough about that. Hurry up and pick your clothes so we can head back."
Bai Ye urged her.
As for why Roris's presence in the store hadn't frightened the staff, it was because she could close the third eye on her forehead...
Apart from her third eye and elf-like ears, which were