Welcome, to the Bad End Route - V3C3
Volume 3, Chapter 3:
The Dress-up Doll Wants to be Beautiful
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After we finished our lunch, I ordered more
drinks to wait for Azumi when she came to our table, dressed in her casual
clothes, after she clocked out of her part-time job.
Although, she didn't wear her glasses, and
her hair remained styled in a side-tail.
I introduced Koudzuki-san to Azumi and the
reverse as well.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Koudzuki
Akane."
"I'm Azumi Reika. Please treat me
well."
After a brief self-introduction, I began to
explain the Koudzuki-san about Azumi's matter.
I kept looking back at Azumi several times
to make sure I wasn't saying the wrong thing, but she just sat next to me
staring at Koudzuki-san, unknown if she was listening or not.
"―― Or something like that...right?
Azumi."
"..."
"...Azumi? Are you listening?"
"...So pretty~."
While I was wondering why she was staring
at Koudzuki-san absentmindedly, it seemed like she was smitten by her beauty.
Certainly, Koudzuki-san was a beautiful
woman, and to think that even other girls were captivated by her.
"Thank you. You look beautiful,
too."
"Ah...s-sorry for staring! It's just
that, you're too pretty..."
"It gives me confidence to hear that
from a cute, young girl like you."
"Such a thing! Akane-san is also
young!"
She didn't look like she was listening to
me at all. She didn't pay any attention to me and continued talking with
Akane-san as if I wasn't there.
Azumi, who was asking questions nonstop
with sparkles in her eyes, finally seemed like a girl of her age.
All I could do was listen to their
conversation as I sipped on my iced coffee.
"I really want to be pretty too by all
means."
"I think you're beautiful
enough."
"Thank you. But...I want to show them."
"Show them...huh."
"Yeah. That's why I want to learn more
about makeup and fashion. Also the reason why I work part-time."
I thought she was very passionate.
Obviously, women wanted to be beautiful, and I was sure that there were also
many similar women who were working hard to achieve that goal.
But you couldn't afford to make time for
that if you were a high school student. There were studies, friendships, and
future career to think about.
It was also necessary to spend money to
adapt with the crowd and to follow trends that you didn't even like.
Azumi said the reason was because she
wanted to show them. That meant that she was trying to her best for others, and
not for herself.
"If you don't mind, I would be happy
to discuss it with you."
"Really?! Please!"
Even cosmetics and earrings didn't come
cheap. It seemed that she invested a lot of the money she earned from her
part-time job in beauty-related products.
Was she a maiden in love? Could be something
like she wanted to appear pretty for someone else even if she didn't want to.
Well, I was also somewhat similar. Although
mine, unlike Azumi's, was but a fantasy dream.
"Um...how about today, after
this..."
"I'm fine with whatever Azumi is okay
with, you know? Ikuto-san also seemed to have called out with that
intention."
"Eh? You're coming, too?"
While thinking that she hadn't paid
attention to me since a while ago, Azumi threw me a disgusted face.
Geez, who did she think was responsible for
all of this in the first place?
"Of course, I'll go! Rather if I
don't, Koudzuki-san would be skipping work."
"W-what's up with that? What kind of
relationship do you guys have..."
Thus, the three of us went out to select
cosmetics and other products for Azumi.
Seeming her look so happy, I was glad I
called out to her and hoped that I could help her out a bit.
But I wondered why? For some reason, Azumi
seemed restless.
――――
――
―
How did this happen?
"Then...this?"
"Very cute."
I thought you came here to shop for
cosmetics and all that stuff?
"How about this...?"
"Extremely cute."
Koudzuki-san was just smiling next to me.
"This I wonder..."
"Outrageously cute."
Well, at least it was feast for the eyes.
"...This."
"Hopelessly cute."
But you know, she was all red and had her
head down, and it looked like she was about to explode.
Oh, look, she did.
"Geez! All you say is cute!"
"Even if you say that, it can't be
helped because they're all are."
Behold, in the middle of Azumi's fashion
show.
Azumi showed me outfit after outfit that
Koudzuki-san chose for her.
At first, she looked unfazed, but as time
went on, her face gradually turned red, and she finally burst.
I thought she was cute and adorable.
"Is there nothing else?! There's
color, designs, and accents!"
"I wasn't describing the clothes, but Azumi
who was wearing them."
"That's...t-thank you."
"Dere."
"I’m not dere!"
With these kinds of exchanges in between,
the fashion show continued.
It seemed that Koudzuki-san, who became
addicted to Azumi's cuteness, had also gotten into the mood.
"Between this and that, which one do
you think is better?"
"Definitely this one. It suits Azumi
better."
"..."
"She has good style, so she could wear
these kinds of outfits."
"Ooh! So cute! How about adding this
cap...too cute, lol."
"~~~"
I got into it, too.
However, when I was thinking she hadn't
been speaking for a while now, I saw Azumi, who was already comically red, fidgeting.
After that, Koudzuki-san bought Azumi some
clothes that she thought suited her well.
Azumi refused, but Koudzuki-san was
uncharacteristically forceful in making her accept, saying that it was thanks
for being her dress-up doll.
"Next, let's go look at
cosmetics."
"P-please take care of me..."
Azumi seemed a bit dispirited, so I got
curious and called out to her.
"What's wrong? Got a stomach
ache?"
"It's because you were too noisy,
repeating cute and cute all over again..."
"It can't be helped because you're
cute."
"...You and Daddy keep on saying the
same thing."
That can't possibly be the case...
I was about to say that, but when I saw Azumi with a somewhat somber
expression, my words were stuck.
Maybe it wasn't so often that she was told
such things in front of her face.
Tftc
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