**The next day.**
Dawn.
Armoura Village.
**Huh?**
Souta, disappointed.
*Is it just me… or does this look like a shop only for women?*
**Aurora’s Luxurious Boutique.**
The most popular.
The most elegant.
Jewels.
Luxury clothing.
Shining accessories.
Crystal honey pods, tinted purple.
They reflected the light.
Inside them, women were changing clothes.
Constant shopping.
A bustling place.
*This place is packed with women.*
*Ninety percent of the clientele are women.*
*The men only carry bags.*
— This is kind of embarrassing… — Souta muttered, face blushing, hiding from the crowd.
— And why are those two taking so long?
— I asked them to buy something simple, so we wouldn’t draw attention…
— And they dragged me into the most extravagant shop.
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People began to notice.
Some noblewomen whispered:
— Look at that one…
— Handsome. Is he taken?
— He must be.
Glances.
Smiles.
Constant.
Souta looked away, still blushing.
*Back in my world, I always got nervous in women’s shops.*
*Girls teased me. Flirted with me.*
*My heart would explode.*
Seeing girls in underwear.
Exposed skin.
It was like an invitation to hell.
*If you think about it…*
*There are a bunch of naked girls on the other side of each crystal.*
Steam rose from Souta’s head.
Face flushed.
— Hurry up, damn it!
Pikonota interrupted.
Teasing.
Still inside her crystal, changing clothes.
— Lord Spoon… if you want, I’ll let you see me from this side.
---
Souta turned toward the voice.
Meliora, confused, still inside her crystal.
— Don’t start, Pukonota! — Souta exploded.
---
Some eyes turned toward him.
The young man blushed.
Sat back down.
---
But Pikonota didn’t stop.
— Are you sure, Lord Spoon?
— I’m fine with it…
— Don’t you want to devour me with that spoon?
Her voice echoed, irritating.
---
Souta remained firm.
A vein pulsing on his face.
---
Creamy appeared.
— Sir.
— For the **Protective Smile** to strengthen you and help you relax… you need to smile.
— But I see that, with Meliora present, sometimes you can’t smile.
— That’s why you’re so irritated now.
— Do you want to talk about it?
---
Souta, eyes steady.
Speaking to himself:
— Meliora is my only friend.
— The only person I’ve opened up to since I came here.
— She knows all the agony I went through.
— With her, I don’t need to fake a smile.
— That must be why my Protective Smile fails.
— I’m honest with her.
— But you already know that.
— Supposedly… you’re my conscience, aren’t you?
Souta murmured, voice low:
— Meliora… maybe one day she’ll become the Queen of Magnapis.
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