Lane, come on.

　I walk a bit ahead of her, and Tania waves to me as if to say come quickly.

　Just like Kanade the other day, I'm going with Tania's shopping...
　As I said, everyone else is gone today.
　The timing wasn't right, and it didn't work out for everyone...
　It's like we've been through this before.

　Well, I guess I'm overthinking it.
　I don't know what the point of doing that is, because I don't know what the point is.

"What are you buying today, by the way?
An accessory.
Accessories.... oh, jewelry.

　For a moment, I didn't know what he was talking about.
　It's partly because I'm a man, but also because I've never had the opportunity to get my hands on an accessory.
　It's not something I have the opportunity to touch too often, so I almost forgot about its existence itself.

　With that in mind, I followed Tania...
　Soon we came to a corner with a row of stalls.

'There's a lot going on here,'

　Rings, bangles, necklaces, earrings ... and much more.
　Various ornaments are sold.

　Not only ornaments, but daily necessities were also on display.
　And books, small things and ... a lot of products.
　It's like a marketplace.

'Oh, these books...'

　I find a book I'm interested in and pick it up.
　It's the fairy tale I used to read when I was little.

It's nostalgic........I've read this one many times. The price is ... oh, it's reasonable. I like it.
Hey, Lane...

　The next thing I knew, Tania was looking at me with zit eyes.

　That's right.
　I'm in a position to go shopping, but if I leave Tania alone, she'll be in a bad mood.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.... I didn't mean to...
f*ck it. It's not a man's place to leave a lady alone.
I'm sorry...

　I put the book back and look at Tania.

'Well what kind of accessories does Tania buy?'
'We haven't decided on specifics yet. I want to see it in person and also I want Lane's opinion.
Me?　But I don't know anything about accessories.
I don't care how much you know or how much you know. It's just that I want your opinion. I don't know if it suits me or not, but you can tell me what you think.
I'll help you with that.
It's not that I'm curious about Lane's preferences or anything, you know?　It's just that the only proper man around is Rain and I just want Rain's opinion on it!　I mean, I didn't mean anything by it.
Yeah, I know.
''Well when you're honestly convinced, that's a bit of a blur. You insensitive tamer.

　Another title I don't understand, another title I don't understand.

'Anyway!　Let me know what you think, Rain. What kind of accessories do you think would be best for me?
'Hmmm, well...'

　It's a huge responsibility to have to choose Tania's accessories.
　If I choose something weird, Tania might get hurt...
　I want to choose something that you will like.

　Good luck choosing!



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Hmm.

　Rain was picking out her accessories with a serious face.
　She looked so serious, like she was in a fight, that I almost felt like I had to call out to her that she didn't have to be so serious.

　But, well.....

Well I'm glad for this one.

　The person I love is seriously choosing an accessory for me.
　It's a wonderful situation.
　As a maiden in love, my heart is pounding in my chest.

　........Was that girl feeling like this when Kanade went on a date with Rain the other day?
　I couldn't calm down, and I looked at Lane's face over and over again...
　I'd feel embarrassed and look away, but then I'd quickly bring my gaze back to it.

　I repeat such unfamiliar behavior.
　I can't explain it.
　That's because I think that's what "love" is all about.

　I'm so embarrassed about this........I'm thinking about something so embarrassing......
　If Rain finds out I'm thinking about this, I might die.

"Tania.
'Heeeeeeeeeeeee!

　Suddenly, he calls out to me, and my voice goes upside down.

What's going on?
'Hey, it's nothing!　Yeah, it's nothing.
'For all intents and purposes it looks like everything is... er... okay?'
I'm fine!　I'm totally fine!　More importantly, what's wrong with you?

　I forcefully digressed.
　Rain seemed to have guessed that he didn't want to continue this conversation, so he returned to the subject.

'I picked out something that would suit Tania... how about this?'

　Rain held out a pair of ruby earrings.
　The red gemstone was shining and crystal clear.

''Beautiful........''
I think he likes it. Good.
This looks expensive, though, doesn't it?　The price is..................eh, so cheap!

　The ruby earrings were 30 pieces of silver.
　I expected them to cost at least one gold coin, but that wasn't the case.

'What do we do now?'
'Well, hmmm ... okay, I've decided on this one!
Yes, sir.
'What?　Huh?

　Rain gave the stall owner a soft look and gave him some money to buy the earrings.
　Today, I also brought my wallet with me.
　I have a good amount of money.
　So, why is it....?

　Lane seems to have understood my doubts and says a little embarrassed.

A man should give a gift at a time like this, right?
"...Rain...
Well, let me, uh... let me show you something for a change. It's my way of saying thank you for all you've done for me.
Thank you.

　I smiled and accepted the earrings.
　And I put them on as soon as I could.

Well....what do you think?
It looks good on you. You look great.

　It's a very simple compliment, but....
　But I was very happy to see that it was so typical of Lane.