ACT08 Making an Unconscious Mistake When Addressing Someone Happens Sometimes, Right?
「Hmm, we're having a hard time finding something just right for Shiro-chan, huh.」
During the two's outing, at a clothing store.
With a slight frown, Akami was picking out clothes one after another and checking how they suited Mashiro.
「Akami. As I thought, we can just grab anything for me.」
「No way. Shiro-chan's raw material is good, so dressing up will make you shine even more.」
「Even if you say that...」
Looking at herself in a full-length mirror, Mashiro was a little troubled.
Her hair was in a long side ponytail, and she wasn't wearing any makeup on her plain features.
She was one hundred and sixty four centimeters tall, slightly taller than the average for girls her age.
She did light exercise every day, so she thought her body shape should be balanced.
「～♪」
On the other hand, Akami was petite, but she wore just the right amount of makeup and completely gave it her all with her attire, so her entire body looked vivid and lovely like a flower.
Compared to her, Mashiro was like the grass around that flower; she couldn't possibly believe she had a comparable degree of aptitude, but.
It seemed that Akami's fashion spirit was burning right now.
The shopping Akami had planned was done in minutes, but the unplanned shopping for Mashiro was on the verge of lasting for an hour.
However.
「Hmm, this is good, but this is good too. But... as I thought, this one?」
Watching Akami, who seemed to be enjoying choosing things despite her serious expression, Mashiro couldn't say she disliked the current situation.
Rather, she felt very grateful for her and started feeling warm inside.
Akami may have been the one with a tiny body, but she was much more dependable than Mashiro.
... Just like an older sister.
「Ah, this might be good! Look, the size is perfect as well!」
As she stood still, filled with an unknown emotion, Akami came towards her with a smile on her face and the clothes she had picked out.
It was a light green checkered dress and a pure white jacket.
Mashiro was currently wearing a simple gray shirt, navy blue jacket, and black denim jeans, which was very far apart from that rather fully fledged outfit, so she felt a little diffident, but.
Since Akami chose it for her, it should be fine.
「... Then, I'll try it on.」
「Yeah yeah, try it on! I'm sure it will suit you!」
And then.
Without looking in the mirror, she dispassionately changed clothes, and when she opened the curtains, the result:
「Fuaaaaaaaaaa! This is great! Shiro-chan is cute!」
Akami was in high spirits.
The female clerk's customer service smile widened a little when she looked towards them, so there didn't seem to be anything untrue about what Akami said.
「Such an exaggerated... oh.」
However, that didn't quite click for Mashiro, so she tried looking in the mirror again.
「This is... me?」
She reflexively muttered.
After all, wasn't she completely different?
Was it possible for a single outfit to cause such a big change?
Was dressing up really that amazing?
And what in the world would happen if she learned how to apply makeup like Akami?
Incredible, dressing up...!
「Yeah yeah, Shiro-chan, you're much more attractive than you think, so you should be more self-confident. Since the most important thing for being fashionable is self-confidence!」
「............」
While Akami said that while nodding in satisfaction, Mashiro was honestly convinced.
I see. So this is what she meant when she said I had good『raw material』?... No, with even the slightest bit of『raw material』, it seems that with the feeling of『self-confidence』, even common grass can blossom into a flower.
Akami taught her that.
Truly.
She was much more dependable than Mashiro.
That was why.
「ーーThank you, Onee-chan.」
She unconsciously called her that by mistake.
「Eh... O-Onee-chan?」
「Ah......」
The moment she realized what she had called her.
For the first time in a long time, Mashiro felt embarrassment overflowing from the depths of her chest.
「It, it was a mistake. Akami is more reliable than me, so I unconsciously...!」
「Onee-chan... me, an onee-chan... moreover... Sh-Shiro-chan's...」
Akami muttered like she was delirious. Her eyes were unfocused.
Mashiro was worried by that for a moment, but,
「...... Great!」
The moment her eyes focused, Akami's excitement surged.
「Shiro-chan, one more time! Call me Onee-chan one more time!」
「Eh, ah, no, as you'd expect, it's embarrassing.」
「Don't say that, one more time, just one more time is enough!」
「Even if you look at me with such imploring eyes, it's useless, I tell you, useless...!」
「It's a once in a lifetime request! I'll do anything!」
Akami still refused to back down.
After all that, Mashiro had become excessively embarrassed, but.
Ku... fine, to hell with it...!
「Eh... Sh-Shiro-chan?」
In order to resolve the situation as soon as possible, she endured with great effort.
With both of her hands, she grabbed Akami's small shoulders.
Intently stared straight into her eyes.
And with a sweet smile on her face.
「Thank you, Akami Onee-chan.」
「ーーーーHau!!!??」
She said that.
Akami's body trembled violently as if she had received an electric shock, and she fell to her knees on the spot while turning pure white.
She remained on the floor, unmoving.
... It seemed it was successful.
The embarrassment still lingered inside Mashiro, but that was a price she couldn't help but pay to end the situation.
「Phew......nn?」
She suddenly looked around.
The female clerk was still looking at her with a friendly grin, and for some reason, the other customers were looking towards her with satisfied expressions and thumbs up.
For a moment, Mashiro didn't understand their intentions, but... it was probably praise for avoiding a disturbance. Thanks.
「Hmm...」
At any rate, to think she would make such a mistake.
It was Mashiro's blunder.
She had to make sure it didn't happen again.
...... And she decided to avoid thinking too much about the feeling in the corner of her mind telling her it might be nice to keep saying it.
☆★★★☆★★
(Nishina Akami is on fire at the moment. It will likely take her some time to reboot.)
「Hmm, we're having a hard time finding something just right for Shiro-chan, huh.」
During the two's outing, at a clothing store.
With a slight frown, Akami was picking out clothes one after another and checking how they suited Mashiro.
「Akami. As I thought, we can just grab anything for me.」
「No way. Shiro-chan's raw material is good, so dressing up will make you shine even more.」
「Even if you say that...」
Looking at herself in a full-length mirror, Mashiro was a little troubled.
Her hair was in a long side ponytail, and she wasn't wearing any makeup on her plain features.
She was one hundred and sixty four centimeters tall, slightly taller than the average for girls her age.
She did light exercise every day, so she thought her body shape should be balanced.
「～♪」
On the other hand, Akami was petite, but she wore just the right amount of makeup and completely gave it her all with her attire, so her entire body looked vivid and lovely like a flower.
Compared to her, Mashiro was like the grass around that flower; she couldn't possibly believe she had a comparable degree of aptitude, but.
It seemed that Akami's fashion spirit was burning right now.
The shopping Akami had planned was done in minutes, but the unplanned shopping for Mashiro was on the verge of lasting for an hour.
However.
「Hmm, this is good, but this is good too. But... as I thought, this one?」
Watching Akami, who seemed to be enjoying choosing things despite her serious expression, Mashiro couldn't say she disliked the current situation.
Rather, she felt very grateful for her and started feeling warm inside.
Akami may have been the one with a tiny body, but she was much more dependable than Mashiro.
... Just like an older sister.
「Ah, this might be good! Look, the size is perfect as well!」
As she stood still, filled with an unknown emotion, Akami came towards her with a smile on her face and the clothes she had picked out.
It was a light green checkered dress and a pure white jacket.
Mashiro was currently wearing a simple gray shirt, navy blue jacket, and black denim jeans, which was very far apart from that rather fully fledged outfit, so she felt a little diffident, but.
Since Akami chose it for her, it should be fine.
「... Then, I'll try it on.」
「Yeah yeah, try it on! I'm sure it will suit you!」
And then.
Without looking in the mirror, she dispassionately changed clothes, and when she opened the curtains, the result:
「Fuaaaaaaaaaa! This is great! Shiro-chan is cute!」
Akami was in high spirits.
The female clerk's customer service smile widened a little when she looked towards them, so there didn't seem to be anything untrue about what Akami said.
「Such an exaggerated... oh.」
However, that didn't quite click for Mashiro, so she tried looking in the mirror again.
「This is... me?」
She reflexively muttered.
After all, wasn't she completely different?
Was it possible for a single outfit to cause such a big change?
Was dressing up really that amazing?
And what in the world would happen if she learned how to apply makeup like Akami?
Incredible, dressing up...!
「Yeah yeah, Shiro-chan, you're much more attractive than you think, so you should be more self-confident. Since the most important thing for being fashionable is self-confidence!」
「............」
While Akami said that while nodding in satisfaction, Mashiro was honestly convinced.
I see. So this is what she meant when she said I had good『raw material』?... No, with even the slightest bit of『raw material』, it seems that with the feeling of『self-confidence』, even common grass can blossom into a flower.
Akami taught her that.
Truly.
She was much more dependable than Mashiro.
That was why.
「ーーThank you, Onee-chan.」
She unconsciously called her that by mistake.
「Eh... O-Onee-chan?」
「Ah......」
The moment she realized what she had called her.
For the first time in a long time, Mashiro felt embarrassment overflowing from the depths of her chest.
「It, it was a mistake. Akami is more reliable than me, so I unconsciously...!」
「Onee-chan... me, an onee-chan... moreover... Sh-Shiro-chan's...」
Akami muttered like she was delirious. Her eyes were unfocused.
Mashiro was worried by that for a moment, but,
「...... Great!」
The moment her eyes focused, Akami's excitement surged.
「Shiro-chan, one more time! Call me Onee-chan one more time!」
「Eh, ah, no, as you'd expect, it's embarrassing.」
「Don't say that, one more time, just one more time is enough!」
「Even if you look at me with such imploring eyes, it's useless, I tell you, useless...!」
「It's a once in a lifetime request! I'll do anything!」
Akami still refused to back down.
After all that, Mashiro had become excessively embarrassed, but.
Ku... fine, to hell with it...!
「Eh... Sh-Shiro-chan?」
In order to resolve the situation as soon as possible, she endured with great effort.
With both of her hands, she grabbed Akami's small shoulders.
Intently stared straight into her eyes.
And with a sweet smile on her face.
「Thank you, Akami Onee-chan.」
「ーーーーHau!!!??」
She said that.
Akami's body trembled violently as if she had received an electric shock, and she fell to her knees on the spot while turning pure white.
She remained on the floor, unmoving.
... It seemed it was successful.
The embarrassment still lingered inside Mashiro, but that was a price she couldn't help but pay to end the situation.
「Phew......nn?」
She suddenly looked around.
The female clerk was still looking at her with a friendly grin, and for some reason, the other customers were looking towards her with satisfied expressions and thumbs up.
For a moment, Mashiro didn't understand their intentions, but... it was probably praise for avoiding a disturbance. Thanks.
「Hmm...」
At any rate, to think she would make such a mistake.
It was Mashiro's blunder.
She had to make sure it didn't happen again.
...... And she decided to avoid thinking too much about the feeling in the corner of her mind telling her it might be nice to keep saying it.
☆★★★☆★★
(Nishina Akami is on fire at the moment. It will likely take her some time to reboot.)
Thanks for the new chapter!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Also, damn someone needs to an extinguisher to put out the heat coming from Akami😂
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