After the entrance ceremony ended and we returned home, both Dad and Mom came out to greet us.
“Welcome back, you two. We watched the entrance ceremony.” (Dad)
At our high school, parents weren’t allowed to attend the ceremony in person, but they could watch it online. Included in the acceptance packet from the school were an ID and password, and apparently, with those, they could log in and view a live stream of the event.
“Especially that last part when you handed the script to the principal — watching that made us start clapping without thinking!” (Mom)
Mom spoke with great excitement.
“Dad, Mom, I did my best.” (Yuuka)
Yuuka said that with her hands on her hips, beaming proudly.
While they were talking, I went to my room, changed out of my uniform into loungewear, and started lazing around.
After a while, Yuuka came in without knocking and opened the door.
“Yuuto, I thought about what kind of reward I want, so I want you to hear it.” (Yuuka)
Saying that, Yuuka dove onto the bed where I was lying down.
“Just so you know, it’s gotta be something that doesn’t cost money, okay? I’m broke, so expensive stuff is out of the question.” (Yuuto)
When I said that—
“I’m not worried about the money—I already got something from Mom.” (Yuuka)
Yuuka said as she showed me a ten-thousand yen bill.
“I want you to choose my pajamas.” (Yuuka)
Hearing that, I felt a bit puzzled.
“Don’t you already have enough pajamas?” (Yuuto)
When I said that, Yuuka shook her head.
“I want to wear the one Yuuto picks for me at the next orientation trip. And I want to treasure those pajamas too.” (Yuuka)
It seemed Yuuka wanted to wear something I chose.
Come to think of it, I had never picked out clothes for her before, so maybe this was a good opportunity.
“Alright, then let’s get ready and go buy them now.” (Yuuto)
“I’ll get ready right away, so wait for me.” (Yuuka)
She went back to her room looking happy.
After a few dozen minutes, we were walking toward the nearby shopping center.
Yuuka was in a great mood and grabbed my arm.
“Pick something cute, okay?” (Yuuka)
She said with a smile.
“I’ll try my best. Well, you look cute no matter what you wear.” (Yuuto)
I whispered, but Yuuka was so cheerful she didn’t hear it.
We arrived at the shopping center and looked around various stores, but nothing really caught our eye, so we decided to take a break.
“We can’t find anything at all—everything’s cute, but something’s missing, and I don’t know what.” (Yuuka)
Yuuka looked a bit frustrated.
From my perspective, everything looked cute and fine, but Yuuka seemed unsure, watching my reaction carefully.
“Next, let’s go look over there.” (Yuuka)
She pulled my hand toward a store that sold bedding and similar goods.
“I looked it up, and it said they sell cute pajamas here, so I want to check it out.” (Yuuka)
She said with sparkling eyes, looking excited.
We went into the store and browsed the pajama section. Yuuka’s eyes landed on a certain pajama set.
It was a cute cat-themed pajama with cat ears on the hood and even a tail attached.
They had white and black cat versions, and it looked like we could try them on.
“Yuuto, how about this, nyaa~?” (Yuuka)
Yuuka posed like a cat, and I couldn’t help but say without thinking,
“Huh? That’s way too cute.” (Yuuto)
Seeing my reaction, Yuuka immediately decided to buy it.
She hesitated between the white and black versions but chose white.
“White is almost the same as my hair color, so I like it.” (Yuuka)
After that, Yuuka happily walked in front of me, humming as we headed back home.
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