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"By the way, we still have shopping to do. Erina's sister, do you want to come along?" Renz continued to subtly needle Alice. He knew Alice's pet peeves well; for instance, referring to her as "Erina's sister" was guaranteed to hit Alice's irritation point.
Initially, Alice didn't want to go along. She'd be crazy to go mall shopping with a couple; wouldn't that just mess with her own head? But when she heard Renz's words, she became especially angry!
"Since I'm free, let's go shopping together," Alice said with a smile, while the little devil in her heart plotted how to torment the couple. She was initially stunned by Renz's resolve, but then reconsidered: Where did this Renz guy come from? Something's not right. Yes, very not right. Every year, Alice visited Japan, but had never heard of this person near Erina until today.
Thinking this through, the problem became simple. Renz and Erina had probably just started dating, at most they were in the honeymoon phase. Only in that state would they say such impulsive things.
Isn't this the most standard 'fake' couple? They seem great, but they're actually fragile, unable to stand on their own—'fakes.' Am I, Alice, someone who would envy such things? Definitely not. Later, I'll properly test their 'couple' attributes to find out the real situation.
"Speaking of which, what are you two doing at the mall?" Alice voiced her question, lacking the information.
"Buying clothes," Erina answered concisely. "Isn't there an international student exchange competition tomorrow? It's Totsuki versus you international students, plus some civilian chefs will also be invited. Renz will be participating, so I wanted to buy him some clothes. That way, he'll look even more handsome when he goes out to meet people."
"Don't make it sound like I'm being kept," Renz said, sweating slightly. Since returning to this timeline, Erina had been continuously exercising her unique "money power," and Renz currently lacked that "money power."
"Also, I think it doesn't matter if I'm handsome to others, as long as I'm handsome to you," Renz coughed lightly. These words were simply blurted out to escape Erina's desire to use her "money power" to buy him all sorts of clothes. Erina's spending habits were very strong. She spent lavishly on things for children and on things for Renz. Although Erina was using her own money, Renz had no right to manage Erina's wallet. The problem was that sometimes, Renz didn't even need the items, yet Erina would still buy them excessively, leaving them unused in storage. This was a matter of spending philosophy.
As they chatted, the two casually walked back into the store.
"You said we'd shop together, but you just ignored us while chatting!" Alice blurted out what Hisako Arato had been wanting to say.
"We didn't ignore you," Erina rolled her eyes. Why is Alice as annoying as a child?
"We're shopping together, we have things we want to buy, and you can shop for your own things. Are you saying you'll even when I'm buying my clothes?" Renz was a bit confused by this line of thinking. "We can just meet at the entrance when we're done shopping."
"We"—using that word so naturally? Alice caught another key phrase. Darn it, the annoying couple is showing off their affection again without even trying.
"Renz, what do you think of this shirt? Will it look good layered under a jacket?" Erina's attention had fully returned to shopping.
Renz's confident words had also eased Erina's worries. They had come this far together; whatever difficulties they encountered, they would solve them together. And Erina believed that Renz would shine as he should. The old man's hurdle would surely be overcome smoothly.
As they continued browsing the clothing store, Renz soon found himself carrying numerous shopping bags filled with clothes—not just for himself, but Erina had also bought several outfits for Mashiro. Alice and Hisako Arato were simply victims of the whole ordeal, witnessing everything. Mashiro Shiina's comprehension still needed improvement, so sometimes she didn't quite understand what was happening. Ryo Kurokiba was always oblivious to romantic matters.
The unspoken displays of affection were only sensed by those with sharp minds. Alice and Hisako Arato were both bombarded by the couple's "flashbangs," walking along with their eyes "blinded" by the constant dazzle. Alice constantly wanted to disrupt them but could never find the right moment.
"A claw machine?!" Alice's eyes teared up. She finally found an opportunity.
The Couple Destroyer: The Claw Machine. Claw machines are incredibly appealing to couples. The man, wanting to show off his gentlemanly demeanor and flirting skills, gets "guided" by innocent bystanders to challenge the claw machine. Then, he gets thoroughly swindled by the mall's claw machine, unable to grab any plushies, and finally exits in disgrace under his girlfriend's eye-rolls and "disdain." This was the winning strategy to break apart such "fake" couples.
"There's a super cute Pikachu over there!" Alice's face lit up with joy. "Erina, do you want that plushie?"
"No," Erina said with a glance. Is that plushie as cute as my own children? I've already squished my children's cheeks for fun; playing with a fake plushie like that is no fun at all. When she was little, she liked dolls because she enjoyed the feeling of being a mother to them. Alice never expected Erina to refuse.
"But I want that plushie!" Alice began to whine. "I really, really, really want it! This Pikachu is so cute, alright?!"
Erina remained unmoved. Ryo Kurokiba glanced at it, not understanding what was so interesting about a claw machine.
Mashiro Shiina, however, quietly tugged on Renz's sleeve. "I want it," Mashiro Shiina said calmly.
"Then I'll help you get one," Renz said. He actually had some academic knowledge about claw machines. When Erina was pregnant with Nakiri Mirai, their third child, during that period before the birth, she was very "yandere-like" and super clingy. Not only clingy, but she also loved to act spoiled. There was a period when she was in a bad mood and wanted to go to an amusement park. Renz felt it was too dangerous and refused several times, finally agreeing to go shopping at the mall instead. Erina then pestered Renz to play the claw machine.
As it turned out, all the claw machines in the mall were rigged; he couldn't grab a single one. The staff couldn't bear to watch anymore and directly allowed Renz to pay for a plushie. After that incident, Renz secretly researched claw machine techniques. When Erina gave birth to their third child and once again asked Renz to take her to an amusement park, he showed off his claw machine skills.
Unexpectedly, the King of Claw Machines was about to make a comeback.
"Wait a moment!" Erina suddenly interrupted Renz's move. "Since everyone wants one, then I want one too, that's not too much, right?"
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