“Eh?”
The silver-haired beauty, who had just been righteously refusing to fall into the consumerist trap, blinked in confusion the moment she heard Lynn’s unexpected words, then… sank into deep thought.
The little white-haired cat seemed a bit incredulous, not quite believing what her rival had just said.
He… he’s going to buy something for me?
Wha… what does that mean?
Keti swallowed hard, clearing her throat. This so-called “buying for me” probably didn’t mean some sort of allowance-for-herself situation, or that she was selling herself to him, right?
That kind of wordplay would be way too outrageous.
What the rival meant was probably… probably that he intended to buy something for her in this shop! Then… he’d pay for it and give it to her~?
Hiss—
Is there really such a good deal?
The silver-haired beauty’s eyes immediately sparkled! Cough cough… Although she would definitely refuse to dress up as a girl, if she looked closely, this place did have quite a few nice designs after all!
In short, why refuse a free gift for herself? If nothing else, she could sell it as a middleman and turn it into cash~
Hey~! Heh heh heh.
Clutching such a mischievous idea of selling gifts someone else gave her, Keti tearfully glanced toward the rival’s side…
Who would have thought this guy would actually have a day where he shows a conscience? Could it be that…
No, wait, something’s off!
There had to be a catch behind this!
After just a moment of excitement, the silver-haired beauty immediately regained her composure under the guidance of her ahoge alert radar, then scrutinized Lynn with a skeptical gaze.
“Um… there must be conditions, right? If there are, then I don’t want it… I definitely won’t fall for your tricks again…”
“There’s no real cost-effectiveness here anyway, and I’m not the type to let a man throw money around recklessly…”
The silver-haired beauty pouted and turned her head away, but even so, her eyes kept drifting toward a purple and white wardrobe in the distance.
The stained glass style decoration obviously appealed to her taste, though… the little one wasn’t willing to admit it out loud.
Pfft—
After hearing Miss Keti’s doubts, Lynn chuckled helplessly.
Ah, he really didn’t know whether to praise the little cat for her strong sense of caution or for being too sensible, thinking so much about herself that she wouldn’t even accept his money~
“It’s nothing. I just noticed your dorm has almost nothing in it and is quite messy. Plus, your wardrobe only has those few sets of clothes I bought you before.”
“So… I thought I’d help you decorate your dorm and wardrobe a bit~ No strings attached. If you want anything, just tell me, I’ll pay. Or, if you want, your two best friends can help pick. Their taste should be pretty good.”
“Um… is that so?”
After hearing the rival’s explanation, the silver-haired beauty fell silent for a few seconds. Lynn’s explanation was so reasonable that Keti couldn’t find anything suspicious about it.
In fact, deep inside, she felt a little touched.
That fool must have seen how messy her dorm was last night, which is why he came up with the idea of buying her things to decorate her room, right?
Keti hadn’t expected Lynn to be so thoughtful and caring. She herself didn’t even think living in that shabby teacher’s dorm was all that uncomfortable.
Sure, it was messy, but living alone and spending every day in her own room, alone, without always having Alice or other teammates nearby…
At least, it was much more relaxed than living in the hero team’s old base.
So actually, Keti never felt her dorm was all that unbearable, and her clothes even less so. She was a boy… cough cough, or at least a girl who would eventually turn back into a boy, so why need so many clothes?
Boys would rather have ten identical shirts in their wardrobe, take one off today and immediately put on another, then wash seven or eight shirts all at once. It always looks like they never changed outfits at all…
If it weren’t for her previous beautiful female teammates who were all hopeless at life, Keti might never have washed clothes so often… and she wouldn’t have cared about what to wear today or tomorrow, or not wanting to repeat outfits.
For her, that simple dorm was enough, and the few neutral clothes Lynn bought were enough to wear, so…
After a while, feeling a little embarrassed by Lynn’s concern, Keti wanted to persuade him, telling him she didn’t need those things and to save his money, but she also felt conflicted, as if refusing a free gift made her look stupid.
Ahh!
After a moment, Keti shook her head, deciding she couldn’t owe Lynn any favors! Otherwise, if he bullied her in the future, she wouldn’t even have an excuse to resist!
“Guh… I… I really don’t need those things. What I have in my dorm is enough. Don’t… don’t buy anymore. I can’t let you spend money on me.”
The silver-haired beauty lowered her head and then timidly whispered softly. She thought that would be enough to make Lynn give up.
After all, he was just an ordinary teacher with a middle-class salary; he probably didn’t have that much money, right?
Who would’ve thought, just as the girl worried whether this would hurt her rival’s pride, Lynn simply smiled calmly, then suddenly leaned toward her ear and gently said:
“That won’t do. I can’t let the little cat’s dorm be just ‘livable’~ Of course, it has to be turned into a princess room~ Girls at this age are all like that, so… if others have it, our little cat must have it too~?”
“Eh? Wha… what princess room? I-I-I… no, no need… um…”
Listening to Lynn’s gentle whisper, Keti’s face flushed red and she quickly averted her gaze, nervously stammering to prove to herself that she really didn’t have such a girly heart!
“Pfft… alright, alright, just accept the free gifts obediently, little cat. Before the sales lady with the black face over there kicks us out, don’t say ‘I won’t buy’ anymore, okay?”
“Don’t worry, little cat, I’ve got money~ If you really can’t decide, I’ll pick for you! Hmm, that purple and white wardrobe over there, right? Let’s order it first, have the store deliver it straight to your place~”
Wow, wow.
Watching Lynn casually point it out, a wardrobe worth ten thousand denars was bought just like that. Layla and Sylvia, who were watching from the side, were dumbfounded…
Especially when thinking back to the lively exchange between the white-haired loli and Lynn, it gave off a strong scent of young love…
Looking at the purple-haired jellyfish-head big sister, they couldn’t help but grit their teeth in helplessness.
Damn…
Are these little lovebirds using the two of them as their puppet toys here or what?!