Chapter 1087 – 1087. Magic School Shutra (7)
“A big clothing store… There’s no way I would hate it… There isn’t one… Haha…”
Ariel cracked her mouth like a nutcracker and let out a huff of laughter.
She looked at the building in front of her with an awkward laugh.
‘Ugh… Of course, here…’
The building Ariel was looking at was a five-story building made of stone.
And the whole building…
‘Building a five-story building while selling only one piece of clothing…’
It consisted of a clothing store.
Above all, the building was not only tall.
Each floor was as large as three large Shutra classrooms attached to each other.
If I had seen a building like this on a regular basis, I would have passed by with a small exclamation of admiration…
‘Why… Clothing store…’
The problem was that this was the destination.
The places that Seong Su-ho guided us to so far were a horseback riding range and a swordsmanship training center.
If it were other women, it would have been such a bad date that they would have frowned…
‘Ha… I want to go to the horse riding range…’
Ariel was also the best date spot anywhere in the world.
In comparison, the clothing point in front of her was the opposite.
If it had been other women, their eyes would have been shining, and they couldn’t wait to get in, but Ariel…
‘Ugh… I don’t want to go in…’
She felt like she was having an allergic reaction.
Just going inside and looking around was enough to make me feel like I was suffocating.
A feeling of frustration that cannot be hidden even if one tries to hide it.
“This big clothing store… This is my first time… Haha…”
Although she put all her attention into her face and raised the corners of her mouth, she couldn’t control the corners of her eyes.
Seong Su-ho asked again with an anxious expression, as the sound of laughter seemed unnatural to anyone.
“I apologize if you were inconvenienced by bringing me here. Go somewhere else right now…”
Ariel was startled by Seongsu-ho’s unusually droopy appearance and waved her hand.
“Oh, no! “I said I like it!”
However, despite Ariel’s appearance, Seong Su-ho shook his head and answered.
“You don’t have to force yourself to suit my mood. “Let’s go somewhere else.”
“Ah…”
Seong Su-ho’s face, which had been filled with anticipation until now, was filled with disappointment.
Ariel suddenly came to her senses upon seeing Seong Su-ho’s heartbroken expression.
‘Suho guided me at best, so what am I doing?’
As Ariel looked at her clothes, she calmed down her feelings and suppressed them as much as she could.
As she calmed down, she remembered the woman she hated so much.
‘How am I any different from that woman now?’
A princess who wanted to own her precious younger brother as her own.
It wasn’t just Ariel’s family that the princess caused damage.
He acted according to his feelings and caused enormous damage to the people and people around him.
Although Ariel and Princess Inseong’s behavior could never be seen as the same, Ariel did not think so.
‘I don’t want to be seen as that kind of woman in Suho’s eyes.’
After calming down her mind, Ariel turned around and smiled as she grabbed Seongsu-ho’s wrist.
“Suho, let’s go in.”
“Yes? Senior, don’t you worry about me for no reason…”
“I told you earlier. “I don’t hate it.”
Ariel pulls on Seongsu-ho’s wrist with a smile coming from her heart…
‘You came with me, there’s no way I would hate you.’
She headed into the building.
So Ariel led Seong Su-ho’s arm and entered the entrance of the clothing store.
As soon as she entered the clothing store, she was approached by an employee who had been waiting in advance.
“Welcome. “Is this your first time visiting?”
“Ah… That is…”
Ariel, who excitedly dragged Seong Su-ho in, was embarrassed by the employee’s appearance and looked at Seong Su-ho.
‘Well, can I just answer…? ?’
Ariel, who set foot in an unfamiliar place, habitually looked into Seongsu-ho’s eyes.
She was worried that a word she said might make Seong Su-ho feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
And her anxiety melted away easily thanks to her Seongsuho.
“Yes, this is my first time.”
“Ah…”
Seong Su-ho’s short answer instilled peace in Ariel’s heart.
The employee who was watching Seong Soo-ho’s answer and Ariel’s relieved appearance quickly rolled her eyes…
“I will guide you this way.”
After hearing the employee’s answer, Seong Su-ho calmly nodded his head and spoke to Ariel.
“Let’s go, senior.”
“Uh, yeah…”
Ariel started walking side by side with Seong Su-ho and followed behind her employee.
The employee leading the way began exchanging words with Seong Su-ho while guiding him through the store.
“The first floor is mainly devoted to children’s clothing. Do you want a product that you can wear yourself?”
“Yes, clothes I can wear right away would be nice.”
“I’ll take you to the second floor first.”
The staff constantly gave explanations and questions, and Seong Su-ho skillfully exchanged words with the staff without a single interruption.
“What’s on the second floor?”
“Men’s clothing is displayed on the 2nd floor, and women’s clothing is displayed on the 3rd and 4th floors.”
“What about the 5th floor?”
“Private rooms are available for customization.”
“How long does customization take?”
“The standard is three days, but if you wish, same-day customization is possible.”
“Then…”
Ariel smiled as she watched Seong Su-ho skillfully communicating with her staff.
‘It reminds me of the old days.’
Ariel recalled her first visit to the royal palace when she was young.
Ariel followed her father into her royal palace for the first time.
Ariel was nervous, his lips became as dry as a desert, and his legs became as hard as ice.
Ariel was so nervous that she had no choice but to get into an accident one way or another.
However, for Ariel, the memory of that day was not a nightmare, but was able to be kept as a memory.
Ariel’s father never left Ariel’s side for even a second, and he did all of her greetings and responses on her behalf.
It was a natural action for his father, but for Ariel, his memory of that day became an unforgettable one.
The memories she made with her father…
‘When I’m with Suho, I always think of my father.’
It was being overwritten with new memories made with Seong Su-ho.
If she were the original Ariel, she would have felt great guilt over overshadowing her father’s memories with those of another man.
But now Ariel…
‘Ah, father and… Because I’m not going to live forever…’
She made excuses and shook off her guilt.
In the eyes of Ariel, who came to her senses by shaking off her guilt…
“Uh? Here is… ?”
It was a place where dresses and accessories in strong and bright colors were displayed.
It was a very different atmosphere from the first floor, which was covered in bright and light colors.
As Ariel looked at her with a puzzled expression, Seongsu-ho, who was next to her, smiled and opened his mouth.
“It’s on the third floor.”
“Ah…”
It was a place that displayed women’s clothing that the employee mentioned earlier.
A place covered in colors so intense and colorful that they captivate the eye.
Ariel looked at the place reflected in her eyes and muttered without realizing it.
“It’s pretty…”
“I heard there is a 4th floor, so let’s take a look around.”
“Ah! “Yes, yes.”
“First, let me explain the dress. Here is…”
She began to look around Ariel with the guidance of her staff.
And suddenly her staff started bombarding Ariel with questions.
“Is there a color you like?”
“Solid color? Multicolor? Which one do you prefer…”
“What kind of accessories do you like…”
“The height of the heel I like…”
However, Ariel only gave short answers to her staff’s barrage of questions.
“It’s gray.”
“Single color…”
“I don’t really like jewelry…”
“It’s not that high…”
It wasn’t because I didn’t like the employee’s questions.
‘Well, what should I answer…’ .’
It was because this was her first time visiting a clothing store like this.
Ariel arrived on the 4th floor while receiving countless questions from the staff.
She discovered something strange.
‘What… ? Why only to me…’
The employee did not say a single word to Seong Su-ho.
She only asked questions to Ariel.
‘What… I guess that’s because the 3rd and 4th floors are for women’s clothing.’
Ariel decided that way and put her doubts aside.
The 4th floor had much more luxurious dresses and accessories listed than the 3rd floor.
Ariel, who had been feeling frustrated when she entered the building…
‘Than you think… Are you okay?’
She didn’t feel any discomfort.
No, she was even happy.
Even the barrage of questions from employees that seemed like annoyances turned into enjoyable conversations at some point.
What she liked most about Ariel was…
“Sir, what do you think of this necklace?”
“Uh? Yes, it’s pretty.”
“For a moment…”
“Uh… Eww…”
Seong Soo-ho personally filled in the items with his favorite accessories from time to time.
“Oh, this is pretty.”
“Yeah, really?”
Ariel smiled brightly as she looked at the necklace Seongsu-ho had made for her in the mirror.
‘Now that I think about it… ‘This is my first time wearing a necklace.’
Even after that, Seong Su-ho continued to wear rings and necklaces, and even more…
“Sir, try wearing these shoes.”
She held up a pair of blue high heels, got down on her knees and tried to put them on Ariel.
“Now, wait! My, myself…”
“It’s hard to wear high heels alone.”
“That… Okay…”
With just one word from Seongsu-ho, Ariel’s huge burden, like an iceberg, suddenly evaporated.
“Sit on the chair here, and I’ll put these shoes on for you.”
“Eww… Yes.”
Ariel sat in her chair as if fascinated by Seongsu-ho’s words.
But she couldn’t stick out her legs easily.
“That… Suho, Suho, I should just wear them myself…”
Even Ariel, who was confident that she was neat, couldn’t bear to show her bare feet to Seong Su-ho.
But Seong Su-ho ignores Ariel’s shame…
“Tsk… !”
She reached out her hand and grabbed her ankle, pulling her towards herself.
Then she carefully took off Ariel’s rough shoes.
“Ugh…”
Ariel, whose bare feet were exposed in front of Seong Su-ho, felt embarrassed as if she were naked.
Fortunately, Ariel’s embarrassment did not last long.
Blue high heels were quickly put on Ariel’s bare feet.
“Hmm… “Senior, what do you think of these shoes?”
The extreme embarrassment that Ariel felt a moment ago was reflected when she saw Seong Su-ho looking up at her and the high heels he had put on her…
“That… That is… Pretty…”
It began to be replaced by ecstasy.
And the employee who was looking at the two people let out an exclamation.
“Wow, you have great insight. You guessed the size exactly by eye…”
“I was lucky. “Can I try on something else?”
“Of course.”
After that, the employee continued to bring Seong Su-ho the shoes he wanted.
And Seong Su-ho, who received the shoes, put them on Ariel…
‘Ugh… It’s good, but…’
Ariel just sat quietly and had Seong Soo-ho put on her shoes.
My body was comfortable, but my mind was not.
She was embarrassed to see Seongsu-ho looking at her bare feet, but she felt ecstatic to see him putting shoes on her.
I spent about 30 minutes trying on shoes.
.
.
As she finished shopping on the 4th floor, she arrived at the 5th floor.
Unlike the 1st to 4th floors, the 5th floor was not a place for shopping, but a place for making custom-made dresses.
And when Ariel arrived there, she heard a shocking story.
Seong Su-ho wanted to give Ariel a dress as a gift.
Ariel of course refused, but she had no choice but to agree to Seong Su-ho’s request, which was like an order.
And Ariel…
‘Ha… Why are things like this…’
In the fitting room, wearing only her underwear, she was surrounded by three staff members.
Her employees kept talking to Ariel while measuring her.
“Customer, you are in perfect shape.”
“Well, I’m busy consoling other customers.”
“You said you like gray, right? But I think adding a different color…”
But Ariel did not hear their words.
She was just worried.
“I… I’m sorry you’re having a hard time, but… “Please keep the cost as low as possible.”
I was just worried about how much money would come out of Seong Su-ho’s pocket.
After hearing that, the employees smiled and looked at each other, and then the employee who guided them earlier asked as the representative.
“Are you afraid it might be a burden to the customer who came with you?”
“… Yes.”
The employee who heard Ariel’s answer smiled and answered.
“Hehe, may I give you some light advice?”
“… ?”
The employee looked at Ariel in confusion and whispered quietly.
“I understand the desire to be considerate of the man, but if it goes too far, the man’s pride can be hurt.”
“Ah…”
As soon as Ariel heard her employee’s advice, she was reminded of her father.
‘My father hated it too.’
Moderate worry is evidence that you are interested, but excessive worry is a sign of doubting the other person’s abilities.
It was one of the things Ariel learned from her father.
‘I can’t help it. Once you receive it… ‘Let’s give something as a gift too.’
Ariel decided to do so and thanked her staff…
“Thank you for the advice, can I just ask you a question?”
“Yes, of course.”
“That… “Can I ask what men like?”
“Do you like it?”
“Yes, a gift… “I want to give it to you.”
Ariel had been thinking about a gift to give to Seong Su-ho all week.
She asked Lewis for her advice, and she also asked those around her for advice…
‘Each person is so different…’
In the end, she couldn’t decide.
‘People here would know better what they like to give as gifts, right?’
Ariel decided so and asked her staff for advice.
After hearing Ariel’s question, the three female employees looked at each other…
“I have a very nice gift.”
She answered with a grin.
“Oh!”
Ariel had high expectations for the answer full of confidence.
But her employee’s answer threw a damper on Ariel’s expectations.
“Pretty, colorful, underwear.”
“It’s pretty… Fancy… “Underwear?”
Ariel thought her ears were wrong.
Giving underwear to a man as a gift is shocking, but pretty underwear…
But it wasn’t until Ariel heard her employee’s next answer that she knew her ears were working properly.
“You can wear pretty and colorful underwear.”
“Ah… “You want me to wear it?”
“Yes.”
She was able to clear up the strange misunderstanding in Ariel’s head.
The problem was that even though the misunderstanding was resolved, the doubts were not resolved.
“I wasn’t talking about my gift, I was talking about a gift to give to a man.”
“Yes that’s right. A gift that men will love to receive. So, you can wear pretty and colorful underwear.”
“No, what does this have to do with me wearing underwear like that…” .”
When I asked about a gift for the man, the employee told me to wear pretty and colorful underwear.
Ariel had no idea whether it was her ears, her own brain, or her employee’s mind.
Fortunately, her employee’s response allowed her to see that it wasn’t the ears, the brain, or the employee’s mind that was the problem.
But after hearing her employee’s answer, Ariel…
“You already have a gift that your man likes. Please wrap it in pretty, colorful underwear and hand it to me.”
She was able to experience her common sense being broken for the first time.
