Chapter 2: Ever-changing Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 22: Pairing Up part 2
We went to several stores and bought all the things we needed.
I sent a message to Angie on my phone, but she said that with the crowds, she didn’t know if she could finish her shopping in one day, so she would do some shopping separately.
Surely it would be more efficient to split up.
Cheena and I were still holding hands as usual.
I’m having a gestalt collapse from the amount of pressure I’m applying to my grip.
(T/N: Gestalt collapse is a psychological phenomenon where a person is unable to believe in the reality happening to him.
Like in this case, Iori is having a hard time comprehending the reality that he and Cheena were holding hands. As long as he focused his mind into it, the more he was having a hard time accepting reality.)
I worry that my hands are sweating.
When I walk, I’m constantly exposed to jealous glances and feel restless.
Not knowing what I was feeling, she started to pull the next one that way! Cheena was pulling me along.
I don’t know what’s so fun about it.
As we were shopping for a while like that, Cheena suddenly asked me a question.
“Hey, is it okay to wear accessories in our high school?”
“What? uh yeah I’m sure there’s no problem if it’s simple. I’m sure there are a few people in my class who wear them.”
When I replied to her, she said something even stranger.
“I see… Yori, I’m sorry, but can you wait over there for a minute?”
She pointed to a bench by the window a little further away from the store, where there were less people.
“?? I’m fine, but will you be okay by yourself?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Just wait for me.”
She walked into an accessory store by herself.
In light of my earlier question, I wondered if she was looking for accessories that she could wear to school.
Well, it’s something she wanted to see alone. She’s a girl.
I was feeling a little tired, so I sat down on a bench and waited for Cheena.
I took out my phone and passed the time by reading my monthly magazine subscription, and after about 15 minutes, Cheena came out of the store.
On her right wrist was a pink gold chain bracelet that had not been there before.
Part of the chain was a long, thin, curved piece of pink gold, simple and stylish.
“Did you buy that? It’s nice, and looks good on you.”
Liam is always telling me to compliment women, so I do it as soon as I notice it.
I don’t intend to flatter her, my words came out naturally as I thought it looked really good on her.
“Thank you. I bought it with my part-time job money the other day. And that’s…”
“What’s the matter?”
As she spoke, Cheena suddenly started to squirm.
She’s been acting really weird today. I wonder what’s going on.
“Well, can you give me your hand?”
“Hmm? Like this?”
I wondered if we were going to hold hands again. When I held out my left hand, I heard a click…. and felt something attached to it.
I looked and saw a smoky black bracelet on my left wrist. The design… it’s a…
“A matching bracelet…?”
If you look closely, you’ll see that the metal part is engraved with a cat pattern, and it’s paired with Cheena’s.
Yes, the bracelets were a pair in different color from what Cheena was wearing.
“That, I’ve always felt I’m indebted to Yori, and that’s why when I worked part-time myself, I wanted to thank you first….”
“So you got a pair?”
“I thought it would be nice if we could wear matching ones.”
(T/N: Oh yeah couple bracelets [bunny hopping out of happiness] )
Cheena smiled shyly as she said this. Compared to when we first met, she’s more expressive now in front of me.
I wonder what this feeling is…
I felt so loved that she showed me her familiarity like this.
“Thank you. I’m grateful. Does Cheena like cats?”
So I thanked her with an honest heart.
“Isn’t it cute?”
Cheena also smiled happily when she heard that.
Chapter 2: Ever-changing Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 22: Pairing Up part 2
We went to several stores and bought all the things we needed.
I sent a message to Angie on my phone, but she said that with the crowds, she didn’t know if she could finish her shopping in one day, so she would do some shopping separately.
Surely it would be more efficient to split up.
Cheena and I were still holding hands as usual.
I’m having a gestalt collapse from the amount of pressure I’m applying to my grip.
(T/N: Gestalt collapse is a psychological phenomenon where a person is unable to believe in the reality happening to him.
Like in this case, Iori is having a hard time comprehending the reality that he and Cheena were holding hands. As long as he focused his mind into it, the more he was having a hard time accepting reality.)
I worry that my hands are sweating.
When I walk, I’m constantly exposed to jealous glances and feel restless.
Not knowing what I was feeling, she started to pull the next one that way! Cheena was pulling me along.
I don’t know what’s so fun about it.
As we were shopping for a while like that, Cheena suddenly asked me a question.
“Hey, is it okay to wear accessories in our high school?”
“What? uh yeah I’m sure there’s no problem if it’s simple. I’m sure there are a few people in my class who wear them.”
When I replied to her, she said something even stranger.
“I see… Yori, I’m sorry, but can you wait over there for a minute?”
She pointed to a bench by the window a little further away from the store, where there were less people.
“?? I’m fine, but will you be okay by yourself?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Just wait for me.”
She walked into an accessory store by herself.
In light of my earlier question, I wondered if she was looking for accessories that she could wear to school.
Well, it’s something she wanted to see alone. She’s a girl.
I was feeling a little tired, so I sat down on a bench and waited for Cheena.
I took out my phone and passed the time by reading my monthly magazine subscription, and after about 15 minutes, Cheena came out of the store.
On her right wrist was a pink gold chain bracelet that had not been there before.
Part of the chain was a long, thin, curved piece of pink gold, simple and stylish.
“Did you buy that? It’s nice, and looks good on you.”
Liam is always telling me to compliment women, so I do it as soon as I notice it.
I don’t intend to flatter her, my words came out naturally as I thought it looked really good on her.
“Thank you. I bought it with my part-time job money the other day. And that’s…”
“What’s the matter?”
As she spoke, Cheena suddenly started to squirm.
She’s been acting really weird today. I wonder what’s going on.
“Well, can you give me your hand?”
“Hmm? Like this?”
I wondered if we were going to hold hands again. When I held out my left hand, I heard a click…. and felt something attached to it.
I looked and saw a smoky black bracelet on my left wrist. The design… it’s a…
“A matching bracelet…?”
If you look closely, you’ll see that the metal part is engraved with a cat pattern, and it’s paired with Cheena’s.
Yes, the bracelets were a pair in different color from what Cheena was wearing.
“That, I’ve always felt I’m indebted to Yori, and that’s why when I worked part-time myself, I wanted to thank you first….”
“So you got a pair?”
“I thought it would be nice if we could wear matching ones.”
(T/N: Oh yeah couple bracelets [bunny hopping out of happiness] )
Cheena smiled shyly as she said this. Compared to when we first met, she’s more expressive now in front of me.
I wonder what this feeling is…
I felt so loved that she showed me her familiarity like this.
“Thank you. I’m grateful. Does Cheena like cats?”
So I thanked her with an honest heart.
“Isn’t it cute?”
Cheena also smiled happily when she heard that.
