Chapter 96: Girls shopping could only be done with girls. (1/2)

Chapter of the week: 2/2 Translator: Reizenchuu Editor: Kenny Stryker

Going back a little bit in time, three pretty girls were leisurely walking inside a certain shopping mall.

Where are we going next? Lets see I want to see some clothes.

They gave the impression of a model as the three of them were chatting with each other with comfort. Surely, every man who passes near them couldnt control their sight from getting fixed on them. Saya, Karen, and Lina were in the middle of shopping together while getting along with each other.

They made a plan for this day back on the island, when Yato was enjoying his revenge on Metron. At that time, Sara couldnt hide her shock from watching them talking about the details of the plan without seeming to be worried about Yato.

Okay then, lets go to clothes shop.

With an excited expression, Saya made the next decision and took the lead on heading to the clothes shop. She seemed to be enjoying her time more than the other two who noticed the same thing and smiled.

Saya-chan, she seems to be having a lot of fun. Yeah.

Karen and Lina whispered in a low tone that didnt reach Saya. For Saya who rarely had friends in the past, going out shopping like this was something new. She used to spend her time with Yato and Lina sometimes, but that was always after school when the sun would almost set. Lina and Karen were both relieved, not only because Saya was having fun, but even because she wasnt realizing the gazes centered at her. Noticing them will ruin her time, after all.

Come on, lets go.

As Karen was about to fall in thoughts, Lina asked her to hurry up. It looks like they started getting distant from Saya even though they were walking at the same pace. Lina found it weird that they got this separated from her in a short moment, but for the time being, she didnt have time to think about it.

O-Okay.

Both of them hurried to catch up to Saya with a bitter smile on their faces.

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After finishing their clothes shopping, Saya, Karen, and Lina shared their thoughts on them as they walked.

Those clothes were pretty adorable, right? It looked good on Karen-dono. Thanks.

Carrying the paper bag of that clothes store, Karen replied while feeling a bit embarrassed. Saya and Lina spent most of their time inside the store choosing clothes for Karen instead of looking for something that would suit them. Karen looked quite satisfied after buying clothes that suited her liking, but shortly after, she muttered as if she remembered something.

Its really different from the time when Im with him. Him? You mean Yato-kun? Yeah.

Karen nodded her head to Sayas question. Despite Yato and Karen being siblings in law, they do go out rather often together. However, since Yato doesnt have any significant knowledge on clothes, all that he does when theyre together in a clothes store is express his simple impressions in a monotone voice. There wasnt a single time when he chose some clothes with her. The last time they spent their day together wasnt an exception too.

Everytime she asked him what he thinks about a piece of clothes, he didnt utter anything but boring opinions, and when she urged him to say something better, he just made the situation worse by stating something weird. Going out with him was totally different from going out with girls of her age. That is an obvious fact.

Well, thats because hes Yato-kun. Asking him for his thoughts is like demanding from him a challenging task. Youre right.

Lina and Saya didnt seem to be surprised when Karen told them about the last time she went out with Yato. Of course, Karen was expecting their reactions to be like that too, all of them knew well that asking him those kinds of questions is a mistake. Karen ascertained her beliefs about him; she decided to never go out with him to a clothes store from that day forward. While Karen was making decisions by herself, three unacquainted men showed up all of a sudden in front of her.

Hey hey, You girls look pretty. Wanna go hang out with us? Yeah, were three as well, so it would be perfect.

All of them had body piercings and had their hair dyed as they wore skull necklaces. Saya who happened to find herself surrounded by these three guys who were trying too hard to look fabulous, started panicking right away.

Um, Umm I

As she was trying hard enough to refuse them but ended up freezing in her place, the Try-Hard Guy A who was standing in the middle reached his hand to her.

I know a good place where we can spend our time leisurely, lets go there.

Try-Hard Guy A, who misunderstood Sayas silence as her approval, attempted to grab her arm. Surely, there was no way that he would succeed in touching her since his hand was slapped out of the way by someone else.

Get your hand off Saya-dono.

Following that slap, Lina intimidated the three guys by her cold warning.

Get lost already!

Her voice was so low, yet it reverberated inside their heads unleashing a chilly impression as if someone was thrusting a knife on their neck. The three guys who received that intimidation grow ghastly pale and started to gradually walk back as cold sweat poured out of their forehead.

S-Sorry, I just recalled that I have something to do! Lets hang out next time! Me too! Me too!

The three guys escaped at full speed in the most pitiful way they could ever choose, but due to that, Saya would finally take a breath of relief.

Thank you, Lina-chan. Youre welcome, Im glad youre okay.

While Lina was responding to Saya who was still trying to fix her composure, Karen was thinking back of that time when she went through a similar situation. I wonder if we looked like this at that time. Gazing at Lina and Saya talking to each other, Karen had that single thought passing through her mind.

Im no good, after all.

Leaving the shopping mall, the three girls searched for a popular restaurant in a magazine to eat lunch, when Saya suddenly muttered with a gloomy tone.

Cheer up already, Saya-chan. Everyone has things theyre not good at.

Karen and Lina tried to cheer her up with encouraging words, but Saya didnt seem to be getting over it until now.

Why am I bad at talking with men except for Yato-kun

Everytime Saya had a conversation with Yato, she felt as if her phobia was getting better, but at this very day, she realized that those feelings had nothing to do with reality. Perhaps the three guys who showed up this time were particularly a bit too difficult for her to deal with. Although that doesnt change the fact that they were still men. Hearing Sayas dejected mutter, Lina asked a question in an attempt to divert the topic.