Chapter 161: A Date with Marie Alter
[June 3rd, the day of your date with Marie Antoinette.]
[Because of mentioning Mozart, the two of you had a little unpleasant clash, making the atmosphere slightly uncomfortable.]
[At least, that's what you thought.]
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The rain fell lightly at first, then gradually grew heavier, and the wind blowing in became bitterly cold.
The misty rain looked like morning fog, and the huge TV screen in the central square displayed advertisements. The raindrops reflected the brilliant lights like a dream, while the images on the TV seemed like a magical doorway leading into a fairyland.
The two of them shared an umbrella as they walked down the shopping street of Academy City. Eikou began to think that perhaps his reaction earlier had been a bit too much.
Because they were only one-day contract lovers, it seemed he had taken things far too seriously.
Wanting to fulfill the role of a boyfriend properly, he had unconsciously immersed himself too deeply in it, to the point that he truly considered himself her boyfriend.
"Sorry,"
Eikou spoke up,
"Earlier, I might have been a bit rough. If I bothered you, I truly apologize."
It's fine… he can be a bit rougher, I'd happily endure it! Marie Alter thought to herself.
"It's okay..."
She just felt her small heart beating wildly, her soft, fair cheeks naturally flushed a little red.
Unexpectedly, Eikou had such a strong possessive side, which instead made her want to hug him.
It was like some strange switch had been touched, pulling Marie Alter into a passive state.
One hand held tightly onto his, while the other lightly gripped the corner of her dress from nervousness. This shy, embarrassed reaction perfectly matched her current youthful appearance.
'Not good, my heart is racing...'
At first, she had wanted to tease Eikou, lure him, make him flustered, and then take the initiative to lead him into the adult world.
But why did it now feel like she was the one being held in the palm of this greedy rookie's hand? Instead, she felt like a girl newly discovering love.
Marie only felt her body slightly go weak.
No...
She couldn't continue following Eikou's rhythm; she had to regain the initiative, so she could make him listen to her in the matters to come.
"Darling~"
The petite French queen pressed herself close to his chest, speaking in a familiar, coquettish tone,
"Can we take a little walk through the clothing stores?"
"If that's okay..." Eikou was slightly puzzled, "Why do you suddenly want to shop for clothes?"
"Hehe, isn't going shopping with your girlfriend normal? In fact, it's part of a boyfriend's duty."
"Alright!"
Though Eikou didn't fully understand, he obediently agreed.
"From your expression, it's clear that darling still doesn't fully understand this action," Marie smiled sweetly, "Because you are my boyfriend, I want to dress beautifully according to your taste."
"Umu..."
He nodded slightly, as if pondering something.
"Moreover..."
Marie suddenly gave a seductive, enchanting smile. Even though she was in her youthful form, she naturally exuded elegance and irresistible charm.
"If you already have such a strong possessive desire, wouldn't you want your girlfriend to dress the way you like?" She spoke in a voice so sweet it could make one fall, "Having your woman wear an outfit chosen by you, taking her out to show off—it's a very conquering feeling for a man..."
She exhaled a warm breath near Eikou's ear.
"Darling, do you like that too~? Do you want me to wear the clothes you like, obediently pleasing you?"
"..."
Eikou suddenly furrowed his brows, as if deep in thought.
Seeing his reaction was nothing like she had imagined—not excited or embarrassed—Marie Alter felt a little flustered.
"What's wrong, darling?"
"...Sorry, my one-track mind can't keep up," Eikou said, a little tense. "Because I lack experience in these matters, I suddenly don't know what the right thing to say is."
"Haha, you really are a natural fool. Just hesitating because you don't know what to say?"
"I originally wanted to say something smooth like, 'I like you no matter what you wear,' or follow your lead and say, 'If you want, please wear the outfit I chose.' There are so many things I could say, yet I didn't know how to start..."
"Moreover, this kind of play is overly stimulating. I didn't even know that choosing clothes for my girlfriend could have this much significance. Now I can't look at those outfits normally anymore..."
Hearing him honestly spill all his thoughts like that, this wasn't just natural foolishness anymore—it was pure-level stupidity.
Marie could only smile wryly in her heart.
She could see that Eikou knew how to make a girl happy, but his personality was just too simple. Perhaps in the future, he could never become the type of man who plays cruel games with women.
"Then let's have you organize your thoughts properly and say it again, okay?" she smiled.
"Umu... Since we don't know each other well enough yet, I don't want to impose my taste on you. I want to understand your charm and personality first. So..."
Eikou gently stroked her hair, smiling softly,
"It's not that I dictate what you wear. You choose your own outfit, then show me your most captivating beauty. Let's see if you can make me so infatuated that I can think of nothing else but you."
Marie's blue eyes widened slightly.
But very quickly, she revealed a small, sly smile, blinking her innocent-looking eyes, pretending to casually ask: "It that so, but it seems like the most attractive place for you is me after I grow up matured, right? What do you think, Mochizuki · likes big boobs · Eikou-kun?"
"Don't say things like that..." Eikou blushed, shaking his head.
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[Time passed...]
[The two of them chose clothes together in the store, trying on many outfits. Because Marie's aesthetic standards were very high, in the end, they couldn't find a truly suitable outfit.]
[But you could feel her cheerful and enthusiastic mood. She tried on each outfit excitedly and proudly showed off her new clothes in front of you.]
[Each time she changed, your mind was busy thinking about what words to use to compliment your girlfriend.]
[In the end, even though Marie didn't find an outfit she was completely satisfied with, you were sure she had a lot of fun.]
[Afterward, Marie even wanted to take you to a lingerie store, saying that you had to pick according to your preference.]
[You blushed and hastily declined.]
[The two of you stopped at the indoor children's playground.]
[She watched the Child Servants playing carefree, seemingly lost in thought.]
[Suddenly, you got the urge to run and play on the slides with the children.]
[She laughed happily.]
[Because of the rain, the original date plans couldn't be carried out, so you had to settle for going to the movies.]
[Today's screening featured a long movie on the theme of revenge.]
[Marie decided to watch this movie.]
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