The day had come.
The date was set to be near the Tokyo Tower.
As a first date, it was primarily about shopping and getting to know each other.
Their meeting point was at the base of the Tokyo Tower.
Around nine o’clock, Rain Palace Lotus was already waiting at the base of the Tokyo Tower.
“Rain Palace, sorry to keep you waiting.”
Just a short while later, Suzuki Sonoko, in a business suit, arrived in front of him.
A gray knitted sweater with floral patterns, a pair of blue jeans, a simple, unbranded shoulder bag, and a pair of white sneakers, her image looked very simple, yet charming.
“……”
Looking at the girl in front of him, Rain Palace Lotus, who had never really faced a date, was a little stunned.
The girl was really adorable.
Suzuki Sonoko was inherently refined. Except for the headband on her head, there was almost nothing that made her inferior to Mauri Ran.
Looking at the stunned Rain Palace, a smile bloomed on Suzuki Sonoko’s face.
“How do I look, am I pretty?”
“….Yeah, you, you look pretty good.”
“Pfft!”
The reaction was simply adorable, she genuinely found this Rain Palace very charming.
She walked forward and simply took his hand.
“Let’s go then.”
“I’ll have you accompany me on a good tour here today.”
“Yeah.”
Rain Palace Lotus didn't really have a deep understanding of dates.
He had always thought that dating was just accompanying girls shopping, going to various places, and satisfying girls' desire to go out.
But after interacting with Sonoko, he realized that dating seemed very different from what he had perceived.
Dating wasn't about girls wanting to satisfy their desire to go out and play, but about wanting to connect with the guy, getting to know each other through play and movement.
To get rid of that initial sense of strangeness.
And feelings would gradually start to build.
“Rain Palace, you actually have a handsome face.”
“???”
“Me?”
These words really left Rain Palace Lotus at a loss.
“Yeah, yeah!”
“So, I have to change your look today.”
“….Isn’t it a date today?”
“It’s a date, no doubt, but even on a date, changing your image is very important.”
Suzuki Sonoko took this image issue very seriously.
Now was a good time to change Rain Palace's image issues.
“First, and most importantly, it's the hairstyle issue.”
“Your bangs are too long, hiding your whole face under the bangs.”
“Your hair needs a trim, you don't need to cut it all off, but you need to trim your bangs, and let half of your face show.”
“And the glasses issue.”
Suddenly, there was a hint of hesitation on her face.
In the end, she shook her head slightly, negating her original idea.
“You can keep wearing your glasses during normal times, but when you’re on a date with me, you should change to a different pair of glasses.”
During normal times, Rain Palace wearing glasses could reduce some people's attention to him, and he only needed to wear the glasses she chose when he was on a date with her.
To avoid being noticed by some people.
“Okay! Since we've decided, come with me, I know a very good barbershop nearby.”
She was still talking when she took his hand and walked toward a barbershop that looked rather unique on the Tokyo Tower Street.
The exterior and interior decorations both looked rather luxurious, but there weren't many people getting haircuts inside.
As they entered the shop, a beautiful, mature woman with a smile quickly came over.
“Miss Suzuki, long time no see.”
“Long time no see, Ms. Ono.”
As she spoke, Suzuki Sonoko pulled Rain Palace Lotus next to her.
“I need to change my friend’s style today, Ms. Ono, are you available?”
Ms. Ono's eyes glanced at Rain Palace Lotus, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
“All the appointments today are in the afternoon, I don’t have any appointments in the morning.”
“That’s great, please change my friend’s style.”
“Yeah, I hope his bangs can be taken care of, and I also hope you can give my friend some guidance on simple ways to change his style on a daily basis.”
“No problem, leave it to me.”
Before sitting down, Rain Palace Lotus didn’t say a single word.
Well, it was mainly because he was really not good at talking in front of strangers.
Especially when he didn't know how to deal with such situations himself.
When he finally sat down, his stiff body relaxed slightly.
Suddenly, a finger poked his cheek.
“Hee hee~ are you really confused?”
“….I’m not just confused, I’m stiff.”
Suzuki Sonoko chuckled, her fingers playing around playfully on Rain Palace’s face, poking him several more times.
“This is a very famous barbershop.”
“It’s usually pretty busy, and it’s a membership system, meaning it only entertains special customers.”
In simple terms, this was a world for the rich and influential.
It was also a world that Rain Palace Lotus was completely unaccustomed to and didn't understand.
After all, he was the representative of ordinary people in all aspects, and he didn’t understand how rich people lived.
“You really brought me to a very strange world.”
“Can you say that?”
Those words made Suzuki Sonoko roll her eyes.
“I can say the same to you right now.”
“You’re the one who’s truly special.”
But it wasn’t appropriate to say those words directly.
She had her worldview shattered by Ran’s words yesterday.
Knowing Rain Palace’s secret and Ran’s diary, she even felt that her rich identity had become ordinary.
As she spoke, Ms. Ono had already come over.
Ms. Ono's skills were quite meticulous, and she had a very good aesthetic sense. Under her skillful hands, the messy curls on Rain Palace Lotus’s head were quickly tidied up.
The bangs that had covered half of his face were being gradually cleaned up, and soon, the bangs on his forehead were also tidied up a lot.
The half of his face that had been hidden was also revealed.
Without those thick lenses, it was possible to see his face more clearly.
His whole face didn’t look very round, it was a bit thin instead.
Because he didn’t like to talk much, his whole face looked a bit more aloof, giving people a strangely cold feeling.
“Oh, wow~ just as I thought.”
Seeing Rain Palace’s slightly aloof face now, Suzuki Sonoko knew her feeling was right.
Rain Palace’s surface appearance wasn’t any worse than Kudo’s, and his face even gave people a more refined feel.
Although Suzuki Sonoko didn’t know where this wonderful temperament came from, she just had that feeling.
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