Arriving at their destination, the shopping mall, and after parking the car, Christian promptly turned to his sister to specify what he needed.
"First, it should be something expensive from a well-known brand, but it shouldn't be too formal, though; I'm looking for something neat that still has a touch of trendiness and youthfulness to it."
Annabelle hearing the requirement of her brother, felt giddy. After all the more, he ask these kind of things, the more sure she become that it should be really about a girl. And he seemed to want to empress her, which she also found a little hard to understand.
Hearing her brother's requirements, Annabelle felt a rush of excitement. The more he expressed these kinds of preferences, the more convinced she became that it must be about a girl.
It was evident he wanted to impress someone, which left her feeling a bit puzzled. After all, just looking at his face, one would think that the girl should come to him and try to impress him instead.
While this thought lingered in her mind, she was determined to fulfill her brother's needs. Gazing at his handsome face, which she felt she could never tire of looking at, she finally spoke up.
"Well, we can try on everything until you find something you're convinced of and satisfied with."
Entering the shopping mall, they made their way to the first brand store, which Annabelle had identified as the most suitable option based on her research, knowledge, and advice from her friend.
Although Christian found the clothes they had to be quite nice, he felt somewhat detached from the process, as it was primarily his sister and the staff who were making the selections, leaving him to simply offer comments here and there.
"Okay, Chris. Let's start by trying these on first."
As Christian glanced at the pile of clothes his sister had pointed out and noticed the slightly uncomfortable staff member nearby, he hesitated to mention that stacking clothes like that wasn't appropriate for such a store.
But ultimately, he decided to simply agree, casting an apologetic look at the female staff, who blushed in response to his gaze.
While Christian walked toward the changing room, he couldn't help but rest his hand on his cheek, feeling a surge of confidence after noticing the female staff's reaction to his gaze.
It also struck him as peculiar that most of the staff he had interacted with today were women, which added an unusual sensation to the experience.
As he entered the dressing room, he slipped on the first outfit his sister had chosen: a pair of tailored trousers, a neat t-shirt, and a sky-blue blazer that added a touch of formality.
Christian without coming out and showing his sister, looked first at his reflection in the mirror in front of him, and felt, like if his school mates saw him now they really wouldn't recognize him.
Christian paused in front of the mirror, looking at his reflection before stepping out to show his sister.
While admiring the changes in his appearance, he felt as if his schoolmates would hardly recognize him now.
Why schoolmates? Because he hardly had any other acquaintances.
The current outfit, while still preserving his youth, gave him a sense of maturity, and knowing that Eva was older than him, he felt that these choices were the right ones.
Christian was sure that if his Idle System had an appearance attribute, his would now be at least a ten, and he felt quite happy.
Finishing his narcissistic thoughts and finally coming out of the dressing room, he saw his sister start exclaiming and showering him with even more compliments, with the staff adding hers as well. Making Christian able to affirm his thoughts.
Feeling a sense of achievement and satisfaction upon looking at her brother and ensuring that the sizes of the clothes were right, Annabelle finally said.
"Okay, let's try on the other ones now."
After replying to his sister and nodding, Christian began trying on the other clothes.
At first, it was okay, but after trying on too many outfits and ultimately buying just two from the first store, then moving on to other shops with the same pattern. He started to feel tired—no, actually exhausted—even with his now nine in constitution.
So now, entering the dressing room, Christian didn't hurriedly start changing; instead, he sat on the bench at the side, staring at his reflection in the mirror.
He didn't know why but his handsome face with his new hairstyle, which he felt was radiating, was not anymore.
so, he was contemplating what kind of solution would be best for his predicament, but in the end, he wasn't given too much time, as his sister suddenly called out from the other side of the curtain.
"Christian, is there a problem with the clothes? Or is the size wrong? Should I bring some others?"
Feeling panicked by the blatant threat from his sister, Christian hurriedly shouted back.
"No, they are alright!"
Now standing, Christian, realizing there was no escape, shook his head and started undressing.
After he put on the pants and reached for the shirt, the curtain was suddenly pulled aside a little, with his sister peeking in, her head extending from the side as she looked at him. Her mouth opened as if she wanted to say something but ultimately stopped.
While Christian was surprised by her and even paused, seeing that he was at least wearing pants and only bare from the waist up, he didn't mind much.
It still made him feel a little uncomfortable though, being stared at so intensely. He even briefly considered shouting "Kyaa!" and crossing his arms over his chest and cover himself up.
Unlike Christian, who was having silly thoughts currently, Annabelle had actually frozen, forgetting what she was going to say.
Looking at her brother, whom she normally found cute and recently handsome, Annabelle noticed something different this time.
She felt the need to add another word to the list.