Chapter – 11
I Won’t… Interfere…
“So, are you sure about these twoâthe casual outfit and the pajamas?”
Despite there being other options, Aira had settled on the very first two she tried on. I asked her to confirm.
“These are good… because you said they were cute, Hiroto.”
Holding the clothes she was going to buy tightly in both hands, Aira was, to put it mildly, absolutely adorable. …As my daughter, of course.
That said, even if she’s buying them because I said they were cute, I’d probably say she looks cute no matter what she wears. As her father, I love Aira, after all.
Well, she seems happy, so I won’t say anything unnecessary.
“Alright, next is underwear. …The underwear section is over there, so I’ll hold these and wait around here.”
I said that as I took the clothes she was buying from her, but for some reason, Aira didn’t move.
“What’s wrong?”
“You’re coming with me.”
“…………I’m not going, you know?”
No matter how much she’s my daughter… no, *because* she’s my daughter, there’s no way I can go look at underwear with her.
…If she were still an eight-year-old girl like when we first met, I probably would have gone with her, but unfortunately, Aira is already sixteen. …Though you wouldn’t really guess it from her appearance.
“…You said you’d tell me what you like, Hiroto.”
“I never said that! I said I’d give you advice, and that was about clothes!”
Since shouting in the store would be a nuisance, I kept my volume down but still practically yelled.
“…………Hiroto, did you lie to me?”
Aira asked with a sad expression.
“Ugh… th-that’s why I’m telling you underwear is different!”
“…I thought underwear was included too. If you’re not lying, let’s go, okay?”
That face is cheating, you know.
Is there any parent who can go against a face like that from their daughter?
“…………Fine. Fine. …But I’m just coming along. I’m not saying a single word about the underwear, got it?”
“Got it.”
I thought I’d have to fight another battle here, but surprisingly, Aira nodded pretty quickly.
…Well, I guess that’s fine.
It’s not like I won’t end up seeing the underwear anyway when we check out.
I’ll just accept it. …Besides, I think it’s still too soon to leave this up to Aira, who just arrived in this world.
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And so, truly led by Aira, I ended up in the women’s underwear section.
…Since Aira is right here with me, I probably won’t be seen as suspicious, but still, this place is uncomfortable for a man.
“This one’s good. Hiroto, is it okay?”
As I walked along, trying not to look at anyone but Aira, she suddenly stopped and asked me.
“I told you from the start. I’m not saying anything about underwear.”
“Good. There seemed to be a lot of sexy underwear in this world, but with these, it doesn’t matter what your preferences are, right?”
At those words, I involuntarilyâyes, truly reflexivelyâraised my eyes.
And there, I saw underwear so thin it looked almost see-through.
“W-w-wait a second!”
“? What?”
“Th-that’s no good. That’s way too bad for your upbringing.”
“But Hiroto, you said you wouldn’t say anything about underwear.”
Ugh!? Th-that’s true, but this is different… actually, why are they selling such erotic underwear here!?
…For the record, since I always thought I’d eventually leave Aira’s side, I gave her a basic sex education back in the other world for her future.
But I’d never shown her anything this stimulating in that world. …And now you’re showing this kind of underwear to my precious daughter all of a sudden!
…Sigh. Who am I even mad at?
“Let’s pick something else, okay?”
“Then you pick underwear you like, Hiroto. …If you won’t pick for me, I don’t want anything else.”
Back in the other world, she rarely ever acted spoiled, so having her be demanding is actually kind of nice.
I just wish her demands were something a bit cuterâI couldn’t help but think that.
