NOVEL WEB Chapter 172
Chapter: 172
I didn’t have absolutely no summer clothes.
It wasn’t that there weren’t any clothes that fit properly either.
Since going to the Academy, I had shopped for clothes more often, and I had also spotted some outfits because of Karen and Ivana.
“Puhuhuh….”
It wasn’t urgent enough to actually have to go shopping.
There would be plenty of days to buy clothes, even if not today specifically, but I deliberately made an appointment to come out like this.
“Rize, wasn’t it really delicious?”
“Yes. To be honest, it was a place that was more than good enough for me.”
“Hehe, it was a place Mother found, and it was super tasty.”
It had been so long since I spent time out with Rize and Rosalyn, hadn’t it?
Hanging out with just the two of them was nice, but I still preferred having fun in a larger group.
“But Young Lady, is it really necessary for us to walk around like this in casual clothes…? I could have come out in my maid outfit….”
“Oh no. I said no, didn’t I?”
“Still no. It’s Mother who said that, not me, you know?”
“…Alright.”
By the way, Rize was wearing casual clothes today instead of her maid outfit.
It was pretty much obvious that she would go out in her maid outfit again next time, which is why I brought it up with Rosalyn on purpose.
But in the end, since I got to see Rize looking pretty,
Wouldn’t that be a good thing?
I always wanted to see Rize in casual clothes, but she mostly wore her maid outfit, so there wasn’t much I could do.
“After all, today is just about shopping for clothes and having fun. No need for the maid outfit, right?”
“That’s true….”
“And I really like the outfit Rize is wearing at home, you know?”
“Is that so…?”
“Puh, of course! I’m not the type to lie about these things, you know?”
I had a pretty clear sense of what was pretty and what wasn’t.
Though I did have a rather broad spectrum of what I found pretty as well.
“If I say it’s pretty, then it’s just pretty.”
“I understand….”
Her slightly resigned acceptance was cute.
“I finished paying. Shall we go look for clothes now?”
“I could have done it….”
“Hehe, but it’s just too mean to make my daughter pay, right? Even if my daughter earns a lot, as a parent, I shouldn’t do that, right?”
“That’s true.”
After finishing up the payment, I chatted and smiled with Rosalyn as we left the restaurant.
I had originally intended to pay, but Rosalyn fiercely objected.
So I had no choice but to come outside with Rize, chatting until just a moment ago.
“Did you enjoy it too, Rize?”
“Yes, thanks to my lady and the young lady… I had a meal that was more than I could have asked for.”
“Hehe, that’s good to hear. I had once come here with Camelia before, but I was worried just in case.”
“No need to worry about that….”
Well, since Rize was pretty close with me,
Rosalyn also didn’t treat Rize simply as a maid.
Rather, it felt more like she was treating her as a slightly awkward daughter?
While it wasn’t exactly the same level as treating a real daughter, I definitely got that vibe.
“We’re going to buy clothes now… Mother, where do you want to go?”
“We should buy something for Camelia to wear. Shouldn’t we do what Camelia wants?”
“Hmm… That’s true.”
The purpose of today’s outing was to buy my clothes.
It was definitely the cleanest option to choose a destination based on where I wanted to go.
Though the true intention was just to hang out together and have some fun?
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The place I brought them to was a store that specialized in expensive clothing.
After all, most stores we nobles visited were mainly those kinds of places, but this one sold particularly luxurious fabrics.
Since it was summer, I just wanted to be a little more particular.
“Camelia, how about we start with shirts?”
“Shirts?”
“You wore a shirt yesterday, and you came out in a shirt today, right? The size seems…. small, so that’s why I brought it up.”
“Oh, I see.”
I had indeed been wearing shirts quite a bit lately.
There wasn’t really a specific reason for that; it’s just that wearing tight dresses or skirts felt a little off.
“Hmm, shall we look at shirts first then?”
Since I had planned to look for shirts anyway.
I decided to start by searching for a shirt with a decent size.
Not too tight, but snug around the waist, that kind of thing….
Just something appropriate.
“Mother, isn’t this pretty?”
“I think that will suit you well! You look much better than what you’re wearing now.”
“Is that so?”
It was just the shirt I picked, but it didn’t seem that different in design.
But since Rosalyn seemed to really like it,
I decided to step into the fitting room to try it on.
“Hmm.”
The size was definitely better than what I had on.
It was a shirt that fit more closely, at least not one that would show off everything and cling tightly to my body.
“Is this really better?”
Rosalyn said it was fine, so.
I changed clothes and came back out.
“What do you think? The size feels a bit big compared to what I had on before.”
“I think it’s alright. But I do believe you looked better in the shirt you had on just before.”
When I stepped out after changing, Rize actually said the previous tight shirt was better.
Well, that thought had crossed my mind too, so I just went along with it.
After all, the tighter size definitely suited my style as well.
“What do you think, Mother? This size is comfortable, but—”
“You look good. It’s definitely better to go slightly larger than the shirt you were wearing before. That shirt fit you a bit too tightly, right?”
“That’s true.”
“Since it’s summer, wearing something too tight isn’t good.”
“Oh, I see.”
“And Camelia is still in her growth phase, right? I think it’s suitable.”
“Ah.”
Right, wasn’t I still in my growth phase?
At 13, counting my age by Korean standards, I was now 15.
Women do tend to finish growing earlier than men, but I was still in the thick of it.
“Definitely….”
It’s really much better to wear clothes that fit properly rather than tight at this stage.
Though it wasn’t that I didn’t have any money, I still felt the need to think this way.
“Then let’s put this one on hold and look for other types of clothing?”
“I think that would be good. Or should we also look for clothes for Rize?”
Rosalyn’s suggestion came up while we were discussing my clothes.
It was actually something I had been thinking of too.
“Lady…?”
“Rize has come out in casual clothes for the first time in a while, so I think it would be nice to pick something out together with Camelia.”
“You don’t have to do that. The clothes I’m wearing now were bought by the young lady….”
“Hehe, really, don’t be so modest! And since you often hang out with Camelia at the Academy, it’s good to have some nice casual clothes ready.”
“I really do think it’s okay….”
Despite Rize’s insistence, Rosalyn remained firm in her intentions.
So we slowly chose some clothes for Rize, and in the end, we successfully picked out something that would suit her very well.
“Young Lady, I really….”
“But it’s Mother who insisted, right? How could I do anything about that?”
“Even so, if you say so….”
“Hehe, I’m not going to do it!”
“Young Lady…!”
I shouldn’t have said this to Rize, but I really enjoyed teasing and playing with her.
To be specific, I really loved the expressions Rize made in situations like that.
Since Rize is quite shy, it made her look incredibly cute when I played around with her…
Anyway, after I handed the clothes to Rize, nothing else happened.
With a slightly flushed face, Rize was pushed into the fitting room and then… changed alone and came out, that’s it?
“You look good.”
“Right? It looks much prettier than the maid outfit I usually wear.”
“Maybe it’s because her legs are long? It looks like she really pulls off the pants well.”
“I really shouldn’t have to receive such nice clothes….”
Rize still felt burdened about us buying clothes for her.
Though that didn’t mean we wouldn’t buy any clothes for her, and she was well aware of that.
After all, the current clothes I picked out for her weren’t even that expensive.
At most, they probably didn’t even cost half of what Rosalyn usually spent on her black dresses.
Even if the store’s clothes were on the pricier side, this place definitely wasn’t selling dresses fit for nobility.
“Well then, let’s see your hands behind your back. We can’t properly see the outfit you just put on, can we?”
Anyway, I decided to correct Rize’s shy stance.
If I didn’t say something like this, I wouldn’t be able to get a good look at the clothes Rize had changed into.
“…Understood.”
“Hehe, don’t you think it looks pretty?”
“Certainly, now that I see it properly, it really suits you. Not just the pants, but the top really suits you as well?”
“Right?”
A casual sleeveless shirt paired with denim pants.
After all, Rize’s overall figure was tall and slender.
So it was no surprise that she looked great in clothes like this.
“Hmm… Mother, how about you try on a new outfit as well?”
“Me?”
It was just a thought that crossed my mind.
Both Rize and I were in the process of buying clothes right now.
But Rosalyn hadn’t selected any outfits for herself at all.
“Yes. There are lots of pretty clothes. Wouldn’t it be nice for you to try on at least one?”
I just suddenly felt like I wanted to dress Rosalyn in something prettier.
Just like Rize was wearing her sleeveless shirt now, I thought it would be nice to see Rosalyn in something beautiful.
And although I never said it out loud, I secretly wanted to see Rosalyn try on something a bit more revealing that she never wore.