A few hours had passed since Caren had fought. The tournament was done for the day, and the five of us were doing our best to help Caren recover.
We had Caren go to a doctor to check on her condition. Our team was relieved, only to see Caren faint from having her mana drained.
She had overdone it with the mana she put out in the last attack. I had heard Gold from Igarde had fully recovered from a rank seven healer. That was good.
Maddison had taken Caren to her room, and the four of us were left.
"Want to check out what Grandelle has to offer?"
There wasn't much else we could do, so I suggested sightseeing. Serena had agreed, but Teresa and Noelle had decided to do something together.
I had told them to come back early just in case something happened. I may sound like a caretaker, but I can't have anything terrible happen to them.
It was just Serena and me walking around. Some people were staring at us. We had already attracted some attention from today's performance.
"Serena, could you please make our presence lower?"
It wasn't enjoyable to be looked at from every corner. Serena, who had also felt the stares, agreed with what I had said.
After a while, the stares coming from the crowd had disappeared. Without any more distractions, Serena and I had now relaxed.
"Let's go on a date."
Serena, out of nowhere, had sprung this upon me. Although thinking about it, I don't mind. We were only going around to relax.
"Sure."
I agreed with what she said.
"Then let go~."
Serena, who had heard my reply, smiled and grabbed my hands happily, dragging me around. The streets were crowded due to the number of people watching the tournament.
After seeing what we saw first, Serena took me to a clothing shop. I wasn't a massive fan of girls' shopping, but Serena looked excited. I didn't want to ruin her mood.
"Charlie, do you mind if I do some shopping? Coming to Grandelle is a rare opportunity."
"Sure."
"Don't worry. I will show you all the sweet dresses I will be wearing~."
Whispering to my ears, I flinched a little. Serena was a bit flustered but carried on walking into the store.
I already had enough clothes and found no point in buying more. So most of the time, I would usually stay at home. And if I didn't, it wasn't like I interacted with different people daily.
Sitting on a bench near a dressing room, I discovered what it was like to be a boyfriend. It was a shame that I was wearing girl clothing.
People in the store would stare at me, wondering what I was doing. After all, most girls don't watch their friends buy clothes while they sit down and wait.
Serena was slow in picking clothes. It was a good thing I was good at procrastinating. Almost an hour had passed, and Serena had a pile of clothing on her.
She is rich, and our store was on the high end. The price of each piece of clothing could go for one platinum coin each. That was capable of feeding a family for a year.
"I'm going to change. Give me your opinion on them."
Serena began trying out the clothes she had bought in the changing room.
"How is it?"
Twirling around, Serena showed off a black dress. One was befitting a princess. However, her blond hair and gold eyes were a different contrast to her dress. And with that, it made her shine more.
"That suits you well."
Serena, who heard that, smiled and nodded. Seeing me giving her praise, she would probably buy it. She then went back into the changing room for a second dress.
Opening the curtains, the next one was a casual dress. While it looked good, I felt it was bland. Serena could look good with anything, to be honest.
"It looks bland."
"I feel the same way."
Next was sexy sleepwear. Serena had gotten three different colors, trying one each. The sleepwear came in black, white, and blue.
"The black and white one is good, but not so much the color blue."
How much longer will I have to do this? We weren't even halfway done and had already lost so much time.
By the end of this shopping trip, Serena had bought a few diamonds worth of clothing. I couldn't help but gasp seeing how much money was spent on clothes. Girls are a different breed from men.
"Let's have dinner."
With all the clothing going to Serena's storage, everything she bought was now in her bag. Her storage bag was massive, from what I could tell.
"Didn't we agree not to eat from places that could sabotage us?"
"It wouldn't be a complete date if we don't go on a romantic dinner. Besides, I will cure us if anything happens."
Finding a good restaurant Serena and I sat down and talked. We discussed which team we should go for if we had the chance to do so.
And we came up with three options. Team Echela, Team Igarde, and Team Evergreen. These three teams had the most potential within the first years.
We would shut them down if we got the chance to do so. The meal here was great. I was satisfied with what we ordered.
After our dinner, Serena dragged me to a hotel room. She had put a disguise on both of us. Seeing where we were, I knew what she was going to do.
"Won't we be late by the time we get back?"
"Don't worry. We will only be doing it for a few rounds."
She licked her lips. Ready for what was about to be. She had her black sleepwear on from what she had bought earlier.
I couldn't look away. My male instincts didn't allow me to. And with that, we made love in the hotel.
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