326. Pre-Meal (4)
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“Oh, did you come here to buy clothes with your family?”
As soon as he heard those words, Dawood let out a faint laugh.
As someone listening to those words, Dawood didn’t feel any particular dissatisfaction.
There was clearly a ‘class’ difference between Elinor and him that anyone could see.
Ah, it was to the extent that anyone could see that the man couldn’t possibly date a woman like her.
There was a thought that maybe his customer service spirit was lacking a bit, but that was it.
“If you came to shop together, it’s this rack-“
The shop assistant who was about to say that noticeably flinched.
That was probably because Elinor, who heard those words, was emitting such a terrifying aura that anyone could notice it.
“They’re not family.”
“-Uh, well-“
“A romantic relationship.”
“…”
“Lovers. Soulmates. Fiancés.”
“…Uh, well, um…”
In the face of Elinor’s intimidating presence and eyes that were glaring, the shop assistant, who was sweating profusely, guided them inside the store with great effort.
“…Hmm.”
Let’s correct that.
His customer service spirit wasn’t lacking in the slightest.
Continuing to greet and entertain a person who could easily be called a living ghost without hesitation, was undoubtedly the embodiment of a professional consciousness.
“It seems like you’re thinking something rude.”
“No, I absolutely am not.”
In response to Dawood’s awkward reply, Elinor approached him with firm steps and looked into his eyes.
“Lies.”
“…”
“Just by looking at your eyes, I can understand all of that.”
How far is this person digging into themselves?
As Daoud’s cold sweat dripped down his skin, Elnore grabbed the back of his neck.
“…”
Daoud, who felt as though he had become prey caught by a predator, rolled his eyes, and Elnore lightly tapped his cheek, chuckling.
“If you kiss me here, I might consider giving you a favor.”
“…”
Even though the content of her words was anything but kind, Daoud felt as if he had a giant female tiger in front of him.
With trembling sweetness, he kissed her, and Elnore smiled satisfactorily, letting him go.
Then, as Daoud’s head was gently caressed by Elnore’s touch, he raised a trembling smile.
It was a scene reminiscent of a tiger gently patting a deer with its front paws, filled with a peculiar eeriness…
“…”
However, suddenly, Elnore flinched.
She then glanced around with a slightly furrowed brow.
Daoud’s body stiffened, as if sensing someone else nearby through her actions.
‘…Huh.’
He already knew that there were other women nearby.
But if Elnore was showing such a reaction, it could only be interpreted that something unusual had happened on their side.
And with the fact that Elias had been missing for a while now…
“Excuse me, can I ask you something?”
“Um? Yes?”
The employee, barely managing to maintain an expression questioning why they were being coldly treated, flinched in surprise at Elnore’s question.
“Is there a place where I can try on clothes?”
“…”
The shopkeeper alternated their gaze between Elnore and Daoud, both empty-handed.
It was definitely a very peculiar question coming from people who hadn’t bought any clothes yet.
Blushing, she cleared her throat a few times and cautiously opened her mouth.
“Umm, engaging in such serious behavior would violate the store’s policies, so please be careful…”
“…”
As Daoud, he truly wanted to ask what on earth she was talking about.
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“-Hey, Eleanor.”
“Speak.”
“… I understand that we have to hide something, but did it have to be in this state?”
Although attaching words to Eleanor, who was killing even the sound of her breath, was a bit risky, Daud thought it was a question worth asking at least once.
In the narrow fitting room, when a man and a woman were pressed together, everyone would surely have similar questions, considering the tight space.
…”
Daud, trapped in a very soft sensation near his forehead, rolled his eyes silently.
“-Um, a little distance-“
He tried to speak and get up, but before that,
It might be one of the very delightful sensations a man could experience, but getting involved in such a thing
“It’s best not to meet face to face. If we spend some time here, other humans will just pass by.”
…”
Well.
As Daud, he found that opinion a bit questionable.
The people around here weren’t exactly friendly, and if they stuck around to this extent, it didn’t feel like they would just pass by because they were hiding here.
However, the atmosphere of Eleanor right now didn’t lend itself to entertaining such thoughts.
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[No, are you stupid?]
‘What is it now?’
[They’re trying to scratch this all off to get to the others.]
‘…’
[If I hug you here and act affectionate, what can you guys do – something like that.]
‘…’
Really?
As Daud’s cold sweat intensified a bit more with that thought,
“…It’s been a while since something like this happened.”
Eleanor, who had Daud tightly embraced in her arms, murmured those words.
It was almost like a steel vice, and she was hugging him as if a bear would snap the spine of its prey, but still, the voice whispering in Daud’s ear was warm enough to melt him.
“Uh, the last time we were this close was… two days ago, right?”
He remembered doing this, tightly holding each other in his arms like a pet, two days ago.
During that time, he hadn’t been able to replenish the components of Daud that he hadn’t been able to replenish due to various reasons.
“Two days, it’s been a while.”
At the gruff voice coming from above, Dawood cracked a wry smile.
“Well, then.”
Of course, it’s always like this.
Sometimes, it’s true that there’s a need to counterattack once in a while.
He wrapped his arms tightly around her body. Her forehead met just below his chin, and even through the clothes she wore, the unexpectedly voluminous sensation felt smartly against him.
“Then, I’ll hug you for two more days.”
…
What’s amusing is…
In the constant topic of freely indulging in skinship as if it were nothing to Dawood himself, the resistance to experiencing it firsthand was clearly low.
Even now, the sensation of his entire body squirming was quite cute.
Whether she had read Dawood’s thoughts or not, Eleanor chuckled with a slightly flushed expression.
“…Aren’t you embarrassed to do such things?”
“…I think Eleanor’s usual behavior is more embarrassing.”
It’s not that there is any resistance or discomfort to the affectionate advances coming his way these days.
Of course, now there is an awareness in his heart that this person is truly precious to him, but there is no aversion or reluctance to such things.
…
Come to think of it, that’s true.
In the past, when she approached like this, he used to rush to escape, but now he feels confident enough to reciprocate.
Not as an evasion for escaping the situation, as it was in the past, but genuinely and sincerely.
While marriage and such things are looming right in front of him, now he even thinks he can do those things with this person.
“Hmm.”
As he pondered over such thoughts…
Eleanor, saying that, grabbed the back of his neck again.
“If you’re thinking like that, then I suppose you can consider it as getting real permission now.”
“…Permission?”
“I always thought I’d like to try something special for the first experience. This kind of place should be okay, don’t you think?”
…No.
However, that’s a different matter.
What the young lady is talking about right now is a topic that would make one’s face turn pale before opening one’s heart and introspecting.
“…Elnor, hiding here just because someone else is nearby-“
“While we’re at it, why not take care of them during our hideout?”
“…”
No.
“Someone else can see. We’ll get caught!”
“Let them see.”
“…”
“If you’re going to be depressed about the fact that you lost, go ahead and savor the misery to your heart’s content. Isn’t that right?”
This person was always a bit brash.
Lately, though, he’s like a bulldozer.
As Dowd thought this, he twisted his body in shock at Elnor’s touch, who was casually fiddling with his lower body.
Suddenly, nearby.
Thud— a sound echoed.
“…?”
Elnor and Dowd simultaneously wore expressions of confusion.
Immediately, thud-thud— the sound resonated a bit louder.
Then a little louder.
Following that, the sound grew even louder.
—!
-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With a thunderous roar that felt like ears were tearing apart, the dim fitting room suddenly lit up.
It wasn’t that new lights had turned on.
However, the entire ceiling of the store
“So-that-is-!”
And at the center of such an explosion, humans shouting like whales with bloodshot eyes came into view.
“Maintain some order! The first person to be pierced by the teacher should be me-“
“Save your babbling for the night! The person who got closest to there was me and Victoria-“
“…Sister. Please shut up.”
Roughly exchanged sentences filled the air, creating chaos in all directions.
Regardless of the chatter echoing in the crowded public space where people were densely packed, each person speaking such words was either a hero or a vessel of demons, leaving no room for exceptions.
“…”
“…”
Brushing off the dust and debris from his body, Elnor let out a deep sigh.
“Those damn wives.”
“…”
At first glance, even Dawood, who had experienced all kinds of battles, felt a chilling sensation in his spine from the ominous muttering.
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