A few days passed after they ate ramen and Siegfried, as part of his duties as a Host; has to show the girls around as part of the requirements and so thus the others went to the local mall to shop for their needs (and wants).
Siegfried and the girls suited up, as he wore his grey jacket, black pants, and sneakers. Lily wore something that actually covered her body, a large oversized white-and-pink t-shirt with a cute cat design printed all over it, denim short shorts, black stockings, and low-cut black and pink shoes. Ivanna wore a white sundress and held a small white leather handbag, while Mina wore blue denim overalls, and an XXXL stretchable cotton cow-patterned shirt to fit her oversized bust. They don't wear any shoes because Mina and Ivanna have hooves for feet.
"We're here! In the mall!" as Lily excitedly raced around the mall along with Mina and Ivanna, while Siegfried watches over them from behind. Shops of all kinds surrounded the group, all filled with shiny and new items ranging from jewelry, clothes, food stalls, and innumerable other items. He looked around and saw monsters from all walks of life and different species, roaming around, shopping, eating, and hanging out with their designated Hosts, along with people from all walks of life enjoying with their loved ones. "Guess we're not the only ones here." He then thought to himself, (Time certainly flies, it's already the third week of April... it's been 10 days since Mina and Ivanna arrived, as for Lily she's been here with me since the first week of April.)
They strolled across the mall, stopping by for a snack at those small Ice Cream stands. (I better make a withdraw...) "Wow, so this is called an ice cream!" Wondered in amazement by Mina, she took a bite and she made a weird noise as the frozen treat numbed her mouth, "Ah! It's cold..." and she accidentally dropped it, "Ohh... my ice cream..." despaired Mina, and Lily despite being towered over by the gentle giant, she and Ivanna comforted the timid minotaur girl. "Nya! There, there, Mina. You can have mine if you want, nya!" She wiped her tears, "C-Can I?" Ivanna joined in, and suggested, "How about we share ours together?" and chuckled. Siegfried after witnessing her ordeal thought to himself, (Suppose there's no harm in ordering another one for her...) and made up his mind as he, grunted, and ordered in fluent Japanese, "Excuse me, mister... May I have another order?" the stallkeeper nodded, "Comin' right up, sir." As he was preparing the ice cream, he asked Siegfried, "Are those three with you?" he replied, "Well..." he glanced at them, and shrugged with his usual indifferent expression. The stallkeeper hummed, "Oho, is that so? Well now, ain't you lucky to have such beautiful girls living with you?" teased the stall owner, as Siegfried pursed his lips in awkwardness.
But the stall owner simply laughed, "Well, it's the first time I've seen both a foreigner that can speak fluent Japanese and a trio of beautiful monster girls." He awkwardly replied, "Y-Yes..." He handed him his cone of freshly served ice cream. "Mina for you." He handed her a vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. She blushed and looked down at the floor as she couldn't look into Siegfried's eye but she said, "T-Thank you, Mr. Siegfried." She shyly accepted Siegfried's replacement ice cream, and he grunted in approval. And as Mina is now eating her newly-replaced ice cream she asked, "Moo... What are ice creams made of?"
"Primary ingredients are milk. Cow's milk to be precise, and several other dairy products. They are mixed together below the freezing temperature of water and the result of it is this: ice cream."
"Ohh..." wowed the trio in unison, "My, my you're quite knowledgeable aren't you, Siegfried?" Ivanna remarked and Siegfried looked at her, and shrugged, "Far from it."
They walked a couple more meters and then he found an ATM Machine. He then gestured to the trio towards the ATM, "You're going to what do they call it again... "withdraw money", nya?" he nodded. As the trio was left alone, Ivanna asked a question, "Withdraw money? Lily, can you enlighten me on what that action is and that strange rectangular device our Host is walking towards?" she explained the process to her in its simplest form, "Nya, it's a machine that spits out a crap ton of money if press buttons on it." "Ahh, so it dispenses money, I actually heard of those before..." there she saw the machine spitting out a wad of cash onto Siegfried's hand and was quite impressed by it. "Oh my! So that's how it works..."
After withdrawing, he went back to the trio and noticed something weird, as he was placing his wallet in his pocket, he felt a feeling he knew all too well; being watched. (I'm being watched...?) then he looked up and saw a horrific yet highly pleasurable sight, as the way these three girls are eating their frozen treat.
The way they eat their ice cream was rather erotic, quite perverted, and lewd to the dirty-minded. Ivanna's ice cream was a melon-flavored popsicle, she licked the base from up and down and into the tip and deep-throated it. Several men (and their girlfriends) paused and looked at the erotic performance. "Oh shit, dude, that's really hot. Damn, their Host is one lucky bastard I mean look at them!" complained one of the young men as Lily licked the soft-served tip of her ice cream and went down to seductively lick the base. Mina committed a similar act as she too suggestively licked her frozen treat.
"Dude, this is so hot!" Said another one of the male onlookers then his companion vigorously nodded his head in agreement. Siegfried didn't understand what was currently happening, he scratched his head and said, "Let's move." Casually, he grabbed the hands of Lily, Ivanna, and Mina and escaped.
As they were walking Lily raised her hand, "Ooh, ooh, can we go to the clothing store? Let's buy what we came here for." And gestured towards the front as she looked back and took a glance at her Host, "Later. We've come here for a good time. And a good time we shall have." They visited shops all around, while Ivanna and Mina were a bit too overwhelmed by the level of options and variations of each store and their commodities. They watched a movie together and back to their wandering Mina looked like a lost child as they were wandering the mall, and Ivanna was distracted by pretty accessories and jewelry.
After a bit, they went to the premiere store that has both Human and Monster products, such as clothes, underwear, and hygiene items. It's called: Silkie and Smooth's.
"We're here." Said Siegfried, "Which section of the store do you girls want to go first?" Lily raised her hand and suggested, "Ooh-ooh! Can we pick out and try out different clothes?" he glanced at her, "That's fine with me." Then Ivanna agreed too, "Oh my! Very well then. I, too, shall pick out and try as well." And Lily asked Mina, "Mi-mi, do you wanna try as well?" she was taken aback, "W-What? M-Me...?" she pointed to herself, she glanced towards Siegfried as he gave her a gesture of approval, then nervously yet excitedly said, "Y-Yes! I want to choose as well." Lily cheered, "Yay! Then let's go and choose!"
After a bit the trio accompanied each other closely with their Host watching over them at a distance, "Wah! This outfit looks so cute!" she held up a pale-pink long-sleeved shoulder-less top, Ivanna remarked, "Oh my. It is adorable, but Lily?" she glanced at her innocently while her tail is swaying with excitement, "Nya?" she looked at her with a teasing look, "You certainly like the color pink, no?" she blushed, "Nya?!" and bit back, "S-So!? I just like pink; because it matches with my hair." She chuckled, "I know, pink looks quite nice on you. But please, do try to mix and match with colors that works for you." She nodded, "Nya, I will." As they were choosing clothes, Mina was fidgeting nervously, Ivanna asked her what's wrong, "Mina? What is the matter?" she softly said, "Ooh... Are there any clothing for Minotaurs? I mean..." she glanced at her clothing, "Are there any thing that'll fit me?" For a moment, Ivanna scanned her body proportions, "With your bewildering cup size, it will prove quite difficult in finding one, let alone procuring one..." she said in a pessimistic tone, she shook her head as if to snap out of it, "Do not lose hope, Mina! There must be garments in this establishments that must fit you..." and they heard Lily, "Nya! Look over there!" cried by Lily and at a few meters away, there's a section of clothing that has a sign that read: 'Minotaur-sized' and Mina's worried face melted away and is replaced by hope and relief, "Yes! They DO, have sizes for me!" Ivanna had a look of relief as well, "Whew, thankfully they do have some." She breathed a sigh of relief, and Siegfried assured her, "Of course, they have clothes for Minotaurs here." They looked back and saw him walking towards them as Ivanna said, "Siegfried..." he scoffed and placed his hands in his pocket, "Lily and I visited a similar store not too long ago, and they had everything. They had something for everyone." He briefly glanced at Mina, "Even Minotaurs." As Mina was looking through the options, she felt overwhelmed by the designs, colors, and styles in the Minotaur Section. Lily and Ivanna silently agreed with each other to help Mina first, then came to the rescue, "So, Mina. What kind of clothing are nya looking for?" as she was browsing, she shrugged with an unsure look, "Geez... I'm not so sure..." then Siegfried suggested, "Let's be efficient about this." They all looked at him with puzzled looks, "Pick out the style of clothes you all like or the others have picked for you, try them on and we'll judge them if they're good or not." Then they agreed to Siegfried's proposal. And Ivanna asked, "Wait, our budget for clothes is of how much, Siegfried?" He held up two fingers with his hand, "200 Dollars. So, times three is 600 US Dollars." And though in his mind, (Which roughly converts too... 69,173 Yen as of now.) And Lily was astonished, "Wait, R-REALLY!?" he nodded emotionlessly, "My, my, so much?! What is the special occasion?" asked Ivanna, "Occasion? W-Well..." he thought up something for a second, "My... um, parents, sent me my monthly allowance. I can splurge a little bit."
A lie, sure, but a white one after all. He needs to do it, in order to protect his true identity. But the 'monthly allowance' he meant was the paycheck he received on that Rescue Operation he participated in.
After a few minutes have passed they picked out clothes that they liked and went to the dressing room. Each of them will take turns trying on the clothes they'll wear. "Nya, so it's like a fashion show! I saw one of those on TV!" Siegfried quickly shot it down, "No, it is not."
Lily went first and wore the clothes she chose, they consist of a white tube top, a black polyester jacket, ripped denim shorts, a black baseball cap with the number 21 stitched in pink threads, thigh-high black socks, and black-and-pink running shoes. She opened the curtains and showed them the outfit, and the trio judged based on the budget and how good it looks. Ivanna: 7 and Mina: 6. Ivanna remarked, "My, my, it looks quite fashionable!" Mina agreed, "You look good in it, Lily!" she scratched her head in embarrassment, "Aw shucks, I'm embarrassed but thanks!" and Siegfried: 4, "What the heck, nya? Four!? You gave me a four!?" he coldly replied, "7 if it weren't for that tube top of yours." And he noticed a little detail on her tube top, something protruding at her breasts, "You're not wearing a bra underneath that, are you?" he softly said with an annoyed tone, then she chuckled embarrassingly, "Yeah... Hehe!" he changed his score to 2. Which briefly shocked her, "Nya!?" Siegfried then reviewed the price tag of each piece of clothing.
Tube top: 280 Yen, Sleeveless Vest: 1400 Yen, Denim Shorts (Branded): 1700 Yen, Thigh-high socks: 560 Yen, Running Shoes (Branded): 5600 Yen, in a total of 9540 Yen. "You still have extra 10,000 Yen, choose: buy more or stop now. I don't mind..."
She thought for a second by placing her index finger on her chin, "Hmm...?" before shaking her head, "Nya, I wanna try your other outfits!" he grunted, "I see." As for Ivanna's pick, it consisted of a Victorian Maid Outfit, she wore black shoes and white thigh-high socks, and round glasses and tied her hair in a high ponytail. Her reaction in the mirror is a mix of confusion and wonder, (Nya, I look good in this Maid Outfit but... why a maid outfit?) she opened the curtains and was greeted by stunned reactions save for her Host whose expression didn't change at all, "Nya, what do you think?" Ivanna and Mina clapped, "Oh my! It looked more stylish on than I thought!" exclaimed Ivanna who clasped her hand in appreciation, "Nya, but why?" she chuckled, "I just wanted to see what you look like in a maid outfit." And Ivanna continued, "The glasses are the cherry on top of a very good-looking cake, Lily!" she slightly blushed and scratched her cheek in embarrassment, "Nya, r-really?"
Mina chimed in to remark on her outfit, "It looks good, Lily. But I'm so confused..." she scoffed, "Heh, me too." She glanced at Siegfried which in turn caused him to look away, and she teased him by raising her skirt, "Nya, do you like what you see?" she said so in a teasing tone and a mischievous grin, and he just shrugged.
Their scores are Siegfried: 6, Mina: 5, and Ivanna: 10. The whole outfit cost a mere 25,000 Yen, which caused Ivanna's immediate disqualification. And it was Mina's turn, Lily opened the curtains and revealed what she wore: A brown cowboy hat, denim shorts, black-and-red checkered buttoned polo, brown finger-less gloves, and brown cowboy boots. The top portion of her clothes exposes her midriff and is tied to create a makeshift bikini.
And Mina was pleasantly surprised, "Wow!" she nodded vigorously, "It looks so good!" Ivanna too was pleasantly surprised, "Quite the fashionista, I see." She teased Lily, "Oh, stop it! Well, at least I know what I'd look like as a cowgirl working on a ranch." She grinned cheerfully, then she looked around, "Where's Siegfried?" and Mina explained, "Oh, he went to get a shopping basket." And had a realized look, "Nya, okay." And Lily suggested to the girls while having a mischievous grin, "Hey, wanna shop for swimsuits?" Ivanna and Mina just looked at her and went along with her, then Siegfried came back, "Oh." and gave his score: 2. "Nya! Enough giving scores!"
They made their way into the swimwear section and browsed; The girls grouped together to choose their desired choice of swimwear. As Siegfried was carrying their chosen outfits, "Ooh... I wonder if they have my sizes?" worryingly said by Mina, Ivanna laughed cheerfully and assures her, "Have faith dear Mina, this is a monster appropriated store – I'm sure they have some in stock. Like we saw in the Minotaur sizes earlier!" An idea popped into Lily's head and mischievously smiled and whispered her idea into the others, "Hey, hey, nya! How about we let Siegfried approve our chosen swimsuits!" there was a brief pause that the two were reluctant at first then eventually agreed.
Now as for Siegfried he was wandering around behind the girls, bored out of his mind, he yawned and thought, (Since I'm here, might as well buy swimming trunks...) he alerted the others, and he'll catch up with them soon, (Now, what to choose, what to choose? I've never really bought a swimsuit before...)
He went to the human men's section of the store to browse. As he was browsing, he felt like someone was being watched and followed, he acted natural and went on his perusing. Then he also remembered, (Right, also I have to buy a new set of boxer briefs.) Then an Arachnian saleslady approached the indecisive Siegfried with her six eyes gleaming with warmth and courtesy and said to him in English, "Hello sir." Said the polite saleslady, "Having trouble choosing with our selection?" she continued, "Uh yeah, um, I uh..." Fumbled by Siegfried, (An Arachnian Weaver? Judging by her clothing she's an employee of this establishment. Is she part of MEEPs?)
What Siegfried is saying is the Monster Engagement and Employment Program of 2014.
"I'm looking for a set of swimming trunks. I'm at a loss with all the selections, at present." The Arachnid saleslady thought for a second, "Recommendations? Ah, with summer fast approaching we pumped up our store for summer clothing. Will you please come with me?" Siegfried nodded and followed her without dropping his guard, "Very well." She showed him the men's swimwear aisle, with swimming briefs and trucks hanging and the others in baskets. "Please choose, sir. This is our finest assortment made from the highest quality materials. Both natural and synthetic." Siegfried paused for a second, "Excuse me, I know it's a strange thing to ask but can you be the one to recommend me the swimsuit that'll look best on me?" The saleslady politely agreed, "Why yes, of course! It's not uncommon for us to recommend outfits and choose them for our customers." The Arachnian saleslady scanned and examined Siegfried's body and said in amazement, "Oh my! Sir, I think the style that suits you the most is a mature, calm yet fierce design. You radiate a truly masculine feeling, yet your calm and composed demeanor doesn't hide this at all, in fact, it brings out your manliness even more. My Fashion Alarms are going Ping! Ping! Ping!"
Inside Siegfried's mind, he seems to be questioning his choice of letting her choose, "Okay..." Siegfried said awkwardly, she crawled around at spotted the perfect swim trunks for Siegfried. "Ah! Here! They'll bring out your hidden manliness on the heating summer sun, while on the beach, or in the pool. Also, it complements the color of your hair." She brought out a black swim trunk with white streak accents. "Does it appeal to you, sir?" asked the saleslady, he examined the trunks, to get a feel of their quality, "Yes, it'll do. I don't care what kind of design it has, as long as it is durable." The trunk felt smooth, soft, flexible, and durable. He nodded, "This is it. May I?" The saleslady nodded in agreement, "It's up to you sir, you're the one who's shopping here, after all." He thanked the saleslady who helped her choose his swimsuit and went into the fitting rooms. Then as he was walking down the section of the store, he saw a Sweet n' Spicy poster promoting a product. They are a famous idol group consisting of a female Centaur, Felynne, Monoeye, a Kemonomimi Wolfgirl, a Minotaur, and a Lamia.
(Celebrities huh? Truly strange how society functions...) He took one last look at the poster and walked away.
As he was trying on his swim trunks in the men's fitting rooms, the girls were also trying their hardest to choose their swimwear. "Nya! These look sexy! I bet Siegfried would get a nosebleed over this!" she mischievously thought as she pulled out a very revealing bikini. "Would he though? I highly doubt he's the type that gets enthusiastic over something like this." Questioned Ivanna, "Nya, you're right. He seems to be the type who doesn't really care that much." She put the bikini back, "W-Well, I wonder if there are any sizes for Minotaurs like me." worryingly said Mina, but Ivanna and Lily gazed at Mina's supersized bust, "Nya look! There's a sign that says: 'Swimwear for Minotaur Girls'. You should check that out, Mina." Her worried expression evaporated as she saw that sign. "Moo! Yes!" said in relief by Mina.
As Mina approaches the Minotaur swimwear, she found a swimsuit that caught her eye, as she grabbed it another hand also held on to it. "Moo?" she turned her head and saw another Minotaur, "Oh sorry, I didn't know you needed it." and she said in a pleasantly shocked manner, "Hm? Oh! A fellow Minotaur?" this Minotaur girl was pleasantly surprised to see another one of her kind.
"Moo... w-what subspecies are you?" shyly asked by Mina, "Oh, I'm a Catoblepas, and you?" she fidgeted for a bit before shyly answering, "I-I'm a Milk-Producer. I'm Mina, what's your name?" warmly said by Mina, then the other Minotaur girl looked at her massive bust and shook her head to snap out of it, "Ah! I see... Oh, um, I'm Alexis, it's a pleasure to meet you." Then Mina continued, "I've never seen a catoblepas before, but still you're a fellow minotaur, right?" and Alexis nodded in agreement, "Are you looking for a swimsuit as well?" Alexis asked politely. Then she timidly replied, "Well, yes, I am. I was worried that this store may not have Minotaur-sized swimsuits. But luckily, I was wrong" she smiled warmly, and Alexis chuckled at the thought, "Don't worry, I've been here before, this store has something for everyone especially for us Monsters." She assured Mina, "Do they have this for L-cup?" When she said that Alexis was dumbfounded at the revelation of her size, and immediately shook the thought away, "I-I'm sure they do... C-Come on, let's find some together, after all, we Minotaurs have to stick together." Mina went on with her new friend to search for Minotaur-appropriate swimsuits.
Meanwhile, Siegfried was going back to check up on the girls, that were doing their shopping. He gave them an hour to do so, only 25 minutes have passed only 35 remain. He then finally returned to the girls, who were still choosing their swimsuits. "Hey, hey, it's Siegfried! Nya!" Lily was waving her hands to get Siegfried's attention. Siegfried sighed and shook his head, then he arrived at their side, "Nya! Where've you been? Ya finally bought your swimsuit? If so, can see it? Can I? Can I? Can I?" Lily annoyingly repeated, as he ignored her. He looked around and asked her, "By the way, where are the others?" she laughed nervously and gestured in their direction. There he saw, a Minotaur girl and another Minotaur girl choosing their swimsuits for the past 15 minutes. He had a surprised look on his face, "Oh?" (Seems like Mina has found a new friend.) "Where's Ivanna?" Lily had an exasperated look on her face and pointed to the left, "Nya... In another aisle, I suggested that I'll help her look for her swimsuit but she was determined to find it on her own."
He grunted in disapproval, "Lily." She looked at Siegfried, "Nya?" he continued, "Help Ivanna, whether she likes it or not." She shrugged with a smug look on her face, "Nya, okay? And, yes, I've already chosen my swimsuit. So of course, I'll help her." He narrowed his eyes at what she said, "You've already picked one out? Let me guess? Pink, really skimpy, has little to no coverage and it's..." he closed his eyes and snapped his fingers at the last thing he's about to say and pointed, "Cat themed... correct?" she was taken aback at what he said and blushed furiously while pouting, (Judging by her reaction, I was correct on my guesses.)
He scratched his head and had smug look, "NYA! I'm not predictable!" he shook her head in dismissal, and grunted, "Fine! I'll go ask Ivanna instead!" she went to Ivanna who was being indecisive at choosing two differently designed swimsuits when he arrived next to her, he leaned at one of the shelves and said, "Having a hard time to pick?" she was startled and regained her composure, "Oh, Lily, um, to tell the truth, I am. I've never bought a swimsuit before, usually, I let my se- er I mean, friends back home pick one out for me." She scanned for Ivanna's body, looked at it intently, and an idea came into her mind, "Aha! You should wear swimsuits that'll show off your curves!"
In response, she casually pulled out a white frilly swimsuit, "Here, I think these look good on you. It looks pretty elegant too." she presented the swimwear and Ivanna replied, "Ooh. May I have that?" she took it out of Lily's hands and began to examine it. "Wait here! I will try it out now." She rushed to the nearby dressing room, and tried on the swimsuit that Lily picked out, she locked the door, took off her clothes, and tried the bikini on for size, and it fits just right. The white frilly bikini suited her perfectly. "I... I love it! It matches perfectly with me." In her jubilation, she called Siegfried and Lily over and when they arrived, she swiftly unlocked the door and pulled Siegfried in surprising both himself and Lily, as he dropped his guard. Inside the changing room, Siegfried was covering his eyes and looking away, "What do you mean? I just needed to show you, the swimming attire that you chose for me." Siegfried while still covering his eyes said, "Do you..." Ivanna fidgeted with embarrassment yet she persevered, "...like what you see? Come now, uncover your eyes." And so, he did, with reddening ears what he saw was a sight to behold, for she seemed like a pure and warm goddess of agriculture and fertility. (W-Why did I look away? Scheisse, what's the proper thing to say here?) "You look nice, I guess?" he said so in an unsure way, Ivanna was blushing profusely, "Hehe, thank you. I'm surprised, this one actually looked good." He nodded then unlocked the door and immediately escaped, then he got the vague feeling that he was being looked at funny by the other shoppers and eventually dismissed it, she giggled mischievously, "Hehe, I apologize for that, I just got so excited that I wanted to hear your opinion on it, please forgive me."
Then after shopping for their clothes, Mina and Ivanna finally chose their swimsuits. "I'm going to be completely honest here, I didn't know that there were so many designs even for the Minotaur. I chose a design that fit me quite well with the help of Ms. Alexis."
Then a large group of monster girls yelled out for Alexis's name, they consisted of a Monoeye, a Catoblepas, a Lamia, a Felynne, and lastly a Centaur. "Hey, Alexis!" a girl with wolf-like characteristics was waving her hand to get her attention, "Geez, we looked everywhere for you. You know we aren't allowed to stray too far." Cried a sapphire-colored Lamia, then Siegfried approached Mina and her new friend, "O-Oh! Are you perhaps these girls Host?" questioned Alexis, he nodded, "I am." Then a human woman was apparently leading the group. "Hey, Ms. Uehara, look! There she is!" the human woman had a relieved look on her face and said, "Oh, thank goodness! Alexis, we looked everywhere for you!" Alexis looked had an apologetic look and apologized profusely to the human woman, "I'm sorry, Miss Uehara, I didn't mean to stray from the group..." She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, what matters is that you're safe." And she glanced at Siegfried, "Hoho? Judging by your harem of Monster girls, I'd say you're their Host, correct?" he glanced at the girls before nodding, "Yes. I'm their Host, Siegfried Silverstein. A pleasure to make your acquaintance." He presented her his I.D. and she examined it, "Ah, I see, Silverstein-san. Well, aren't you quite handsome!" She remarked on his appearance, then returned his I.D., one of the monsters under her care whispered something in her ear, and had a shocked and embarrassed look, "Oh! I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kasumi Uehara, it's nice to meet you too. By the way, your Japanese is really fluent, I'm impressed. How long have you been here?" he thought for a second and said, "2 years." Then Lily interjects, "2 years!? That's a lie, he's only been here since—" Siegfried covered her mouth, just in time before the others notices, "Well, I appreciate you looking after our Alexis but we've got to go." He responded, "Yes, we were about to be on our way as well. It was nice meeting you Ms. Uehara, be well." She nodded and away they went, "Nya, it's sad that you had to say goodbye to your new friend, Mina." She shook her head in disagreement, "No, it's fine. I have this weird feeling that this isn't the last time we'll meet." And Lily looked back, "Hey, don't you think those girls from earlier looked kind of familiar?" Siegfried shrugged, "Never seen them a day in my life." And changed the subject.
Then they went to the Cashier, "Anyway, that's all of it, right?" the three nodded, "You three, come with me. We're going to pay for your clothes." They complied and went with Siegfried to pay at the nearest cashier. He stood in line while the girls are waiting at the sidelines and when the time came for his turn, he presented the swimsuits and each girl's chosen clothing at the counter. The cashier nodded, "Will that be all sir?" he nodded, "Yes, that is all." She picked up the items and scanned them. After scanning them, she said, "The total is around, 191,000 Yen." He was unfazed by the high number and released he doesn't have the necessary amount of physical at hand and decided to use his Debit Card (courtesy of the Head Director), he gave it to her and slid across the cash register.
As for the reason why it cost over that amount, the girls picked out other everyday clothing for themselves and exceeded the agreed limit, but Siegfried didn't mind.
"Transaction successful. Thank you for your patronage and come back again soon." She gave him back his card and another worker placed the items in the store's custom paper bag and handed it to Siegfried and left the line.
He yawned and when he arrived at the girls, he tossed them the paper bag that contains everyone's swimwear and outfits. Thankfully due to Lily's nature of being a Nekomata, she smoothly and quickly caught the bag. "Nya! Be careful, everyone worked hard to get this." And he struck back, "And I'm the one who paid for it." And she immediately went silent. (So much for that 600 Dollar limit...)
He sighed and noticed everyone was getting uncomfortable and so he suggests, "I can tell you guys are getting hungry. Pick a restaurant." Then Mina spoke up, "Wait is it fine? I mean you did pay for our swimsuits and our other outfits after all, and we exceeded the monetary limit you set out..."
He shrugged, "Didn't I tell you...?" "It's my treat today so enjoy it while it lasts." The girls' jaws dropped and soon transformed into delight Siegfried softly said, "Any place is fine with me." the girls huddled together and after a brief discussion they came to a conclusion, "Have you ever tried pizza?" Lily asked as he rubbed his chin in thought, "All right. To an Italian restaurant, we go then." They exited the store and went to the mall's most positively reviewed Italian Bistro. (Huh, it says here that this restaurant was established back in 1886, back in Italia, not bad...)
They went inside and it was full of Italian themed decoration, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a portrait of a cartoonish Julius Caesar eating a pepperoni pizza, and brown fine table and chair wood with red, green, and white table covers, with employees all over the place and customers eating. The waitress guided them to a table of four, then gave them a menu and ordered, "I'm not picky about food, so you girls can go ahead and order what you want." The girls cheered, and as they ordered Siegfried looked around the restaurant with a bored look on his face. He noticed that they were an equal mix of monsters and humans, some Host Families, and other interracial couples and groups all laughing, cheering, and having a good time, for it was a pleasant sight to see.
However, despite how it is on the surface, dig a little deeper and you'll find one of the most screwed up things about this program: Domestic Abuse, Violence, Racism, Rape, Slave Labor, etc.
He just scoffed at those families having a good time with their adopted residents. And grunted, (Must be nice to live ordinary lives... Free from bearing this heavy weight of expectations... But my reaction earlier... What is happening to me?) Then their food arrived, and Siegfried and the girls enjoyed a nice hot meal with each other's company once again.
*END OF CHAPTER*
Current information bestowed for the public, provided by the Knights of Nights.
Subject: Cultural Exchange Bill pt. 1 (1/2)
"The Cultural Exchange Act of 2012's purpose is to introduce various monster species (That are deemed to be civil by the Knights) into various parts of human countries and to accustom themselves to human society. In response to this Bill passing, the Knights of Night has created a subsidiary agency known as the MRPA, (Monster Rights and Protection Agency) they are responsible for choosing appropriate Monster Volunteers from different monster nations and willing Hosts across the world to accommodate these mysterious yet wonderous creatures."
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