213 209. Once in a lifetime, there are rare encounters that say this (1/2)

It's a delicate feeling to walk through a shopping mall decorated with Christmas decorations all around, but Kaido and I are not the kind of guys who care about such things.

If you have things to do, there's no reason why even a grown man wouldn't come here.

Besides, it's such a large shopping mall.

In a crowd, there's not a rare person who'll care about us.

But that's just the way it is, we have our own business to take care of, and there is a limit to the number of stores.

What to do?

It's more difficult than you thought.

I've been looking for a Christmas present for Suela, looking at accessories at the grocery store, looking at women's clothing, looking at jewelry stores and watch shops, but I can't seem to find the right one.

You should be able to narrow it down to a certain extent, but since we are different from the senses of other worldly people like Suela and her friends, this kind of gift selection has to depend on my own feelings.

I'm looking for something that will make me happy, but I'm not sure if it's ......

”I can't find a good one.

”Yeah, I was thinking of a fountain pen if I had to.

”You said something different, didn't you?

”Oh.

It's more difficult than it seems.

A fountain pen I found three shops ago is not just a fountain pen, but an excellent piece of furniture that costs a decent price.

The so-called luxury item.

I thought it was just right for Suela, who signs a lot of books and papers for work.

The design wasn't bad and I thought she would use it, but something about it made me think differently, so I'm still considering it, but I'm holding off.

I've been wandering around the mall for more than an hour now, looking for more than that, and that's exactly what I'm supposed to do.

In short, zero results.

Even though I heard that you are happy to be pregnant, I still want to give you a gift in this kind of situation.

I know it's not galah, but if you want to think about it seriously like this, you had better make your move.

”Senpai, do we go in here?

”I don't think this is the ...... pet store you're in?

You have been to the same store several times, and when you are unsure of which store you visited, Kaido points to one.

Birds, hamsters, dogs and various animals are in the case.

A pet store.

I've never heard of giving a pet as a Christmas present, but it's still worth a look as I step inside the store.

Huh, there's a lot of them.

The store is larger than expected, and it seems to be classified by creatures, such as goldfish and tropical fish, and small animals such as hamsters.

Small animals such as hamsters.

Reptiles such as lizards.

Dogs, which are synonymous with pets.

And .

This is the cat area?

We arrive at a cat section set up in a corner.

”You're a cat person, aren't you?

”No, I don't care about that part.

Is that so?　Didn't you want to keep it?

With my parents traveling around the world, it's rare for me to be home. It made me have to do a lot of things on my own, which made me good at housework and stuff, but I didn't have the confidence to take care of a pet on my own.

If I had asked my unconventional parents, they would have let me keep at least one cat, but even though I wanted one, I didn't talk about it, because I was a child who knew the importance of taking care of my life.

Now, as an adult, I understand that the vague feeling I had was a sense of responsibility.

Thinking about this, I was looking at the cats one by one.

Oh, that one here is labeled ”sister and brother”.

”Kitten?

Kaido pointed to one case.

In the upper right corner of the case were three one-month-old kittens in a spacious case.

The three cats were sleeping together and the black and white cats on the left and right were probably similar to their parents, but sandwiched between them was a black cat around the ears and waist and a white stray cat.

Somehow, I wanted to keep this cat.

Maybe it's because it was so lovable and had a soothing vibe to it.

Let's go.

”Oh, is that okay?　It's so cute.

We'll have to check and see if it's a special home environment. How can you be irresponsible in a situation like that?

But I live in a space infested with a special element called magic.

It won't have a bad effect on our testers, but it won't affect the cats either.

I don't want to follow my instincts and keep these cats and bring them home to find out that they are no good.

I quietly tried to move away so as not to wake them up.

Oh, it's happening.

”......

What good timing.

The cat asleep in the middle of the room suddenly wakes up and our gazes meet as I peer firmly into his eyes.

Then, as if curious, he pushes aside his sister and brother, who were sleeping on either side, and comes over to me.

As I did so, the other two animals also woke up, resulting in three of them lined up in front of the case, albeit through the glass.

It's an indescribable feeling to be looked at with glazed eyes.

I understand that I simply came here to see what's out there, but I feel a strange attraction to them.

Haha, let's go.

”Yes, sir.

But still, I couldn't take the option of keeping the cats here, just because of my desire.

I left the pet store, wondering if this is what it means to feel reluctantly.

After that, I tried to look for something else, but I couldn't find the right one, and time was passing by.

I moved to Akihabara, as I couldn't do any more shopping at Kaido if I continued like this.

Are you sure you want to do that?

I can't help it. I asked him and he said it was the one.

Beyond that, I was forced to question what Kaido had bought.

The store Kaido entered was what is commonly known as a figure store.

It's a store that stocks not only various anime characters and humans, but also animals and robots.

In such a store, Kaido picked up the item.

A figure of a magical girl in a chogokin monster squadron robot is ......