"Wow... This looks quite presentable."
Looking at Shin, who had changed into a new outfit, Ebina Hina couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Although Ebina Hina had no intention of dating anyone, after seeing Shin in different clothes with a somewhat different aura, she couldn't help but feel a bit moved.
If someday she didn't want to be a fujoshi anymore and wanted to date a guy, she would probably choose someone like Shin.
As for Yui Yuigahama and Yumiko Miura—although they didn't say anything, their expressions clearly showed they were quite satisfied.
Yumiko Miura couldn't help but take out her phone and secretly snap several photos of Shin, looking like some kind of obsessed stalker.
Fortunately, Ebina Hina was helping Yumiko Miura cover, so Shin probably hadn't noticed Yumiko Miura's stalker behavior... probably?
Of course, Shin had noticed Yumiko Miura's small movements. Through his ability to sense "ki," every move of the people around him couldn't escape his perception.
However, he didn't mind Yumiko Miura secretly taking photos—after all, at home, Tohru's various behaviors were much more excessive than Yumiko Miura's.
When it came to stalker behavior, Yumiko Miura would have to call Tohru "senpai."
"Shin-san, could you try this outfit on?"
Soon, Yui Yuigahama came over with another outfit—it looked like she was treating Shin as some kind of model.
However, seeing the clothes in Yui Yuigahama's hands, Ebina Hina beside her couldn't help but twitch her mouth and complain:
"This doesn't really count as normal clothes anymore, does it?"
What Yui Yuigahama was holding was a cowboy-style outfit, complete with a cowboy hat and everything.
These clothes didn't look like casual wear at all, but more like some kind of cosplay costume... Who knew why this clothing store would have such clothes.
"It doesn't matter. It's just trying them on anyway."
Shin reached out and took the clothes Yui Yuigahama handed over, shrugging—he didn't mind trying on these clothes.
This feeling of shopping with girls was also a nice experience. At least until Shin got tired of it, he didn't mind going along with their suggestions.
"...Then I'll also go look for suitable clothes."
Seeing that Shin had actually accepted the almost cosplay-level cowboy outfit, Yumiko Miura's eyes also lit up, and she seemed to be planning to look for outfits that matched her preferences.
Soon, Yumiko Miura and Yui Yuigahama ran off—the two obviously went to search for outfits they were interested in.
Only Shin and a helpless Ebina Hina remained—she probably hadn't expected her two friends to be so unabashed about their preferences.
However, this was perfect. Now that they had both gone to find clothes they wanted Shin to wear, she had a chance to say what she wanted to tell Shin.
"Shin-san, I have something I want to talk to you about privately."
Ebina Hina looked at Shin with a serious expression—if you didn't know what she was thinking, you might think she was about to confess to Shin.
"Can we find a place where Miura and Yuigahama won't see us to talk?"
"Even if you say that... there's no particularly private place here."
Shin was stunned, not expecting that while Yumiko Miura and Yui Yuigahama, who seemed most eager, hadn't made a move, Ebina Hina wanted to talk to him alone first.
However, this was a clothing store. Unlike a restaurant, there were no private rooms or anything like that.
There were restrooms, but Shin and Ebina Hina were of opposite sexes. If they both went into the same restroom and happened to run into someone else, wouldn't that be even more awkward?
Thinking this, Shin turned his head to look behind him—there was the changing room he had just come out of after changing clothes.
He smiled at Ebina Hina and said:
"How about we talk in the changing room?"
If an ordinary girl heard this, she would probably refuse, but Ebina Hina had a serious expression and nodded at Shin:
"Alright."
The clothing store's changing room was naturally designed for single use, so when Shin and Ebina Hina squeezed in together, it felt very cramped.
Ebina Hina was almost completely pressed against Shin—although she was a bit embarrassed, this way they really didn't have to worry about being seen by Yumiko Miura and Yui Yuigahama.
She took several deep breaths to calm her heartbeat, which had become intense from being squeezed together with Shin, then said to him:
"Shin-san, I want to talk to you about Miura and Yuigahama."
"What about them?"
Shin seemed to have guessed what Ebina Hina wanted to say but still smiled and waited for her to say it herself.
"Both Miura and Yuigahama... seem to have feelings for you."
Ebina Hina hesitated for a moment but still said what she had decided to say long ago.
"Miura has been watching you for a long time, while Yuigahama... seems to have only developed these feelings recently."
"Miura has been watching me for a long time...?"
Hearing this, Shin was somewhat surprised. He touched his chin and thought carefully—thinking about it this way, it seemed he had indeed sometimes made eye contact with Yumiko Miura.
However, he hadn't thought much of it before and hadn't realized that Yumiko Miura was staring at him because she had romantic feelings for him.
As for Yui Yuigahama... Shin didn't know when she had developed strange feelings for him.
He naturally didn't know that Yui Yuigahama had initially just admired his personality, which gradually evolved into deeper emotions.
"Now you understand, right? When friends fall for the same person, it's a sign that their friendship is about to collapse."
Seeing that Shin seemed to understand the problem, Ebina Hina sighed and said.
"I don't want Miura and Yuigahama to become enemies because of this... So I hope Shin-san can make a choice before they fall out."
As long as Shin made the choice first, the other person would know to back down—and at least their friendship wouldn't collapse because of it.
"So, has Shin-san thought about who to choose?"
Ebina Hina looked at Shin intently, waiting for him to give an answer.
However, Shin suddenly smiled at Ebina Hina and said something that shocked her:
"Hm? Why do I need to make a choice?"
To be continued…