Okay how did that other chapter even got uploaded?!
It was supposed to upload this chapter at 00:00 TF.
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Afternoon, school was more or less finished and now my friends and I, are in my car riding in the backseat.
"So, where are you bringing us?" Sora asked as he tightened the seatbelt for his sister.
"You'll see." Instead of answering him directly, I let him figure it out.
"Come on, don't be like that," Sora complained.
I didn't answer and proceeded to drive to our destination.
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"Where here," I said as I parked my car.
Both siblings looked around and saw that I had taken them to the nearest mall in the city.
"W-wait..is this really our destination?" Sora said, his voice filled with nervousness.
Meanwhile, Shiro was vibrating due to anxiety. Given their background story, it wasn't a surprise that both are uncomfortable with crowded places.
School is one thing, however, this was an entirely different level.
I looked at them and nodded. "Yes."
Sora quickly replied. "Maybe, we should stay here while you go there."
Shiro supported her brother's decision with her rapid nodding.
I rolled my eyes at their reaction, this is what it feels like to have an introverted friend.
'At least they're not as bad as Hitori.' I can't even begin to explain Bocchi's social anxiety.
However, lately she has become a bit better, but overall she's the type to disappear from existence every time her anxiety spikes.
"Look, no one is going to harm you while I'm here, trust me on this." I gave them my words.
Both siblings looked at each other eye to eye as if they were having secret communication through their eyes.
And eventually they made a decision.
"Alright, but please don't break our trust." Sora's voice trembled a bit.
"I won't." I gave them my word.
Their past wasn't exactly pretty, and I won't do stupid things that would make me lose their trust in me.
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As we went inside the mall, the two siblings were no more than a foot away from me, afraid that they might lose me while we were inside.
After all, I was the sole beacon of security they had in this building. Then we arrived at our first destination, which is going to a hair stylist.
We need to fix Sora's hair and maybe a little bit of Shiro before we proceed to buy some clothes.
I left them to the hairstylist, who is a woman in her late twenties with a lot of piercings in her ears.
To which the siblings became very anxious, I found it amusing but I didn't dare to make fun of them and told them that I'll be watching while their hairstylist does her magic.
I let her decide which was best for my introverted friend. I have a feeling that she's very good at her job.
It took half an hour for the hair stylist to finish her job on Sora and I could already see the difference between his prior appearance.
If his appearance was an obvious introvert with a meh kind of look, then this one looks like he came straight out of an otome game, not the main protagonist obviously but comparable to a supporting male character that became popular and was later added in a DLC making his route available kind of look.
The difference was staggering, it's like he became a completely different character. I knew he had the looks but damn I underestimated his ikemen potential.
I couldn't help but nod at his new looks, all he needed was the right clothes and he would definitely attract girls like bees with honey.
Shiro on the other hand doesn't really need an explanation, if Sora is like an otome game character, then Shiro is definitely a female lead in some gal game.
Even their hairstylist was astonished by their transformation.
"Well, I never expected you to be this good-looking after getting a proper hairstyle. Now, I'm more confident that you'd definitely get a girlfriend easily." In terms of looks alone, he was already better than 90% of the male population in this country.
And the majority of the girls are skin deep lovers, as long as you're good looking and have a speck of charisma, it's only a matter of time before they'd be interested in you.
Sora was also surprised by his significant change in appearance, he couldn't believe that the person in the mirror was him.
"Holy shit, is this really me?"
Shiro however, wasn't as surprised as the rest of the people present as in her eyes her brother was always handsome. "Nii-nii has always been handsome."
At this point, no one would be able to disagree with her, after all right now he is indeed 'handsome'.
"Anyway, if you're finished admiring yourself, let's get out of here and buy you some new clothes." If I couldn't help but smirk at my friend admiring himself in the mirror, I'm a bit worried that this might make him narcissistic.
However, my worries were for nothing as his attention went away from the mirror, as his admiration for his new appearance was nothing but temporary.
After that I paid their hair stylist which cost 30,000 yen. It's a ridiculous price for most but as right now with my wealth it's basically almost nothing.
It's not even a spare change in my eyes, truly becoming a Bartholomei skewed my sense of price.
Either way, the hair stylist did her job perfectly. I was satisfied with her service. If this weren't Japan I would have tipped her a considerable amount of cash.
But living in Japan made me learn some things, giving tips here is considered an insult.
I respect their traditions and culture, naturally, I did what Romans did in Rome, otherwise it would be disrespectful.
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Clothes make the man, they say. Well, certainly I couldn't disagree with that statement after all there's a literal definition in front of me.
Using my sense of fashion that I acquired after buying thousands of different sets of clothes. I managed to make Sora who was originally a gloomy introvert become something akin to a fashion model.
With his new looks and clothes, if he were to go to a model photoshoot he wouldn't be out of place.
"Damn, I'm so good at this, maybe I should try working as a fashion stylist." It's wishful thinking but hey, a man can dream.
(Little did he know he was more qualified than some fashion stylist and designer whose designs screamed 'trash'.)
And after a few more sets of outfits, we finally finished our shopping trip.
Both of the siblings were truly exhausted, their stamina was pitifully low, but also understandable considering they're introverts who do nothing but play games after school.
However, despite the exhaustion the eldest sibling had. He never forgot the reason why he bothered doing all of this.
"Alright! Now introduce me to girls! You did promise me!" He exclaimed, grabbing both of my shoulders and shaking me.
"I know, I know…but can you stop acting like that? I know you're desperate for bitches, but god damn control your hormones! It's not like you can have sex with them after meeting." I mean technically he can if I willed, but that would be too easy.
Not to mention I have no intention of forcing the girls to have sex with another for benefits.
If Sora wanted it, he would have to work for it, and as the owner of the strawberry production, I wouldn't outright prohibit dating after all.
I am technically semi-dating their star idol Ai Hoshino, so it would make me a hypocrite if I don't allow others to date.
However, it has to be kept a secret, after all in the eyes of the public idols are pure beings.
Or else their own reputation would drop as the majority of the fans don't like knowing their idols are with another.
Hearing my words Sora couldn't stop himself from being embarrassed, knowing that I was right.
But at the same time, I can't really blame him for being excited. He is a teenager, and a healthy one at that.
"I-i don't mean to sound desperate, but unlike you, my dating history is dry as the Sahara, forgive me if I see this as my chance of finally getting a girlfriend! I want to experience what it's like having a girlfriend, okay?!"
"Alright, no need to shout, you are embarrassing yourself." I let out a laugh at his 'passionate' speech.
Upon realizing that he shouted in public his face quickly shrank at the attention he was getting and he tried to hide his presence if that was even possible with his new looks.
Despite how unusual his speech was, no one found it annoying. In fact a few lovely ladies heard and they couldn't help but giggle as they got a good look at Sora.
But Sora remained unaware of this and continued to drown in his own embarrassment.
If only he knew that he charmed these ladies, but he didn't.
And so, we left without him knowing a thing.
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Arriving at the strawberry production didn't take long, as it wasn't that far away from the mall.
Sora couldn't stop himself from asking where I brought them. "Hey, where is this by the way?"
"My company."
Sora raised a brow at that, he wasn't surprised that I have a comparison considering he knows exactly how rich I am, so owning a company or two isn't strange.
"Let me rephrase my question, What kind of company is this?"
I looked at him and smirked. "An idol production company, you're not stupid you should already know what type of girls I'm going to introduce you to.'
It took a few moments for his brain to finally start working again and as he realized what I just said.
"Are you kidding me?! You're going to introduce me to idols?!" Sora was shocked by this.
Originally he thought that I would introduce him to normal girls, however, he could never imagine that I'd introduce him to idols.
And this got him thinking. "Wait, wait are they even allowed to date?"
"Of course, I'm the owner. I'm allowing them to date as long as it's not public, anything is a fair game. Now, it's up to you and try charming these girls in my company, just so you know every idol in this company is beautiful, you can't find a single average face among the girls I'm about to introduce to you." Although they can't compare to the likes of Gilgamesh or D, they are still top-tier beauties in this country's standard.
Hearing that, Sora didn't know what to say and was silent for a time, then eventually he stared at me with such a serious look on his face and said. "From today onwards you are my brother."
And just like that I became his 'brother' for introducing him to my idols.
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Aside from Sora getting some bitches, I should start focusing on the main point of this story which is the shop.