To Become a King and a Magician

Fuyuki City, in a large shopping mall in Shinto.

*SWISH!*

With a single pull of the curtain, wearing a set of rather refreshing-looking men's casual wear, Naoki stepped out of the fitting room. After turning around a little in front of the mirror, he looked towards Rin and the others: "Not bad, comfortable to wear—why are you guys spacing out?"

"N-no... that... could you go back to the fitting room first?"

For some reason, Rin suddenly covered her face and looked away, her voice sounding a little shaky.

And it wasn't just her, even Luvia reacted similarly.

Naoki frowned in confusion: "What's wrong? Is someone feeling sick? Do you want to sit down for a bit?"

"No, no, anyway, you go back to the fitting room first, we'll call you out later!"

"Y-yes! That's right!"

Seeing the two people who were clearly acting strangely, the confusion in Naoki's heart deepened, but since they both said they just needed him to go back to the fitting room.

And after Naoki disappeared from view again, Rin and Luvia finally let out a sigh of relief as if they had survived a disaster, both leaning against the wall beside them as if limp.

"Miscalculation, a complete miscalculation."

"Um, indeed a miscalculation, didn't expect..."

The original purpose of the group coming to the shopping mall was to prepare swimsuits and summer clothes for Gray and Naoki. After leaving Gray and Miyu in the children's section to choose swimsuits, the three adults on Naoki's side went to the men's clothing section to choose clothes for Naoki.

Although Naoki himself didn't really care what clothes he wore, Rin and Luvia felt that with Naoki's foundation, just casually picking out some tacky clothes was really outrageous. Using that as an excuse, they directly picked out several sets of clothes for Naoki to try on.

The clothes Naoki was wearing just now were the first set.

But beyond the expectations of both of them...

"Didn't expect that person to be this handsome after dressing up seriously!"

Rin was sure that she wasn't a complete facecon who only looked at faces. Although she would pay more attention to handsome men, she wouldn't lose control like this. Luvia was the same, but even the two of them, when they saw Naoki come out just now, both unconsciously held their breath.

If a perfect score was one hundred, Naoki who usually didn't care about clothes could get eighty, and Naoki who was now dressed seriously could get two hundred!

It was completely outrageous!

"This will cause a commotion. If he just goes out like that..."

"As long as he doesn't speak, his handsomeness and aura can rival Charm Magecraft. We only originally picked out refreshing clothes, didn't expect the destructive power to be this great."

Luvia massaged her forehead, then looked at the few pieces of clothing remaining in Rin's and her own hands, and asked hesitantly: "These... still need him to try them on?"

"To be honest, I really want to."

But even so, Rin felt that if she saw Naoki in that state a few more times, she might really not be able to withstand the stimulation and impact.

She was clearly not a facecon! Clearly not a facecon!

"Rin, Luvia, can I come out?" Naoki's voice suddenly sounded from inside the fitting room, "Gray sent me a message, said she's finished choosing her swimsuit, I want to go pick her up first."

"Wait a minute! Don't come out yet!"

Seeing Naoki's hand reappear at the curtain, Rin quickly stopped him, but it was too late—

The curtain was pulled open once again, and Naoki's figure reappeared before the two of them.

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A few minutes later.

[Oya oya oya? What's wrong with these two embarrassing ladies here? It feels like their heads just hit something hard]

Seeing Rin and Luvia lying limply on the chairs, Ruby, as usual, jumped onto their faces and started mocking them.

"Ruby, don't come out, you'll be seen." Gray quickly caught Ruby and put her back in the bag, "Big Brother, this Tohsaka-san and Luvia-san..."

"Who knows?"

Naoki shrugged.

"After I changed into these clothes and came out, the two of them just collapsed like this. Is it because it's too hot here?"

[Isn't it because of your own problem?]

Add sneered.

[Well, since you usually don't care much about clothes, it's normal for them not to react, but now seeing you dressed up nicely, it's only natural for them to be shocked—you look more and more like that person!]

"This kind of look?"

After being reminded by Add, Gray finally noticed the change in Naoki.

Because they were always together every day, if there wasn't a very big change, Gray usually wouldn't notice it. The same was true now. Naoki had only changed clothes, but with just that simple change, Gray, after looking at him carefully for a second, both her cheeks instantly flushed red.

"Umm... I-I think I understand those two sisters..."

"I just changed clothes, why is the reaction so big?" Naoki really didn't understand. Wasn't he usually dressed like this? Why didn't they react like this before?

[Aura! It's an aura problem! Brat, do you really not understand?]

"Add, lower your voice." Gray shook the birdcage, then approached Naoki and whispered, "Big Brother, if it's okay... this kind of look, don't wear it out again, okay?"

"Hmm? Why?"

"Because... because... it... this kind of look is really not suitable for Big Brother! It feels like you're not Big Brother!"

Tch!

Whether it was just her feeling or not, Gray could clearly hear such a cold snort from her surroundings, and at the same time, countless cold gazes simultaneously focused on her—from the women around who were secretly observing them.

Hearing Gray's words, Naoki was silent for a moment, then smiled and stroked her hair: "Hmm, since you said so, then I won't wear it—don't pretend to be dead, Luvia, Rin, help me return these clothes."

"Eh? Why!"

Hearing those words, the two of them instantly jumped up!

"But it's so handsome!"

"What, could it be you want to wear something even more handsome?"

"That's not it, what's wrong with you two today? You've been acting so strange ever since I changed clothes, are your brains okay?"

It's all your fault!

Naoki glared at the two of them irritably: "It's just that Gray said this look doesn't suit me, I trust Gray's taste enough. If she says it's not good, then it probably really doesn't suit me to wear. Rather than buying it and letting it gather dust in the closet, it's better to return it directly."

'Gray!'

At that moment, Gray instantly felt a biting chill from all directions. Even the gazes of Rin and Luvia, who were very close to her, changed slightly, making her scared and immediately hide behind Naoki!

And on the other side, seeing the series of strange events in front of her, Miyu couldn't help but ask Sapphire curiously: "Sapphire, what are they doing?"

[I don't think Miyu-sama needs to know this. Instead of that, have you bought a suitable swimsuit yet?]

"Um."