[Comprehensive English and American] Magical Girls in Gotham

After the hot summer, the harvest of autumn comes.

For large industrialized cities, the meaning of harvest in autumn is not obvious.

Compared with the abundant ears of wheat and bright red fruits on the land, people in Gotham are more likely to think of autumn because of the fallen yellow leaves, and think of red maple when they think of autumn.

After that, it will be associated with Halloween.

What started as a festival to honor the dead has evolved into a festival of candy, laughter, and dancing.

Teenagers who have entered the second grade of junior high school have long considered themselves adults, and they don't bother to dress up as various ghosts and go door-to-door asking for candy, but they are full of expectations for the Halloween party dressed as various non-human creatures.

Xiaojiu felt slightly regretful about this.

"I thought junior high school students could dress up as ghosts and ask for candy,"

Xiaojiu rested her chin, feeling disappointed by the difference between reality and cartoons: "There is no custom in Japan to dress up as a ghost and ask for candies. I used to watch foreign cartoons, and I have always wanted to experience it."

"But will there be kids asking for candy? That would be nice."

Seeing Kobato who succeeded in comforting himself, Dick couldn't help laughing.

"You can also dress up as a ghost and ask for candy,"

The boy's tone was very doting, so he nodded Xiaojiu's raised forehead in such a natural and doting manner: "At least I will definitely give you this elf candy."

"But Dick, your uniform looks more like an elf."

Xiaojiu shook her head left and right, but Dick's fingers were still firmly on her forehead: "I still want chocolate."

No matter how you think about it, Dick's uniform is more like an elf. Xiaojiu thinks about Dick's forest elf-like Robin uniform, and she is a little bit dissatisfied.

"Maybe... well, mine is more like it." Dick had to admit the fact, he moved his fingers and coughed awkwardly.

Alfred who stopped by the door couldn't help shaking his head.

If Alfred knew how to play the popular tabletop role-playing games, he would have pitied himself that this was a big failure.

But Alfred didn't, so he just shook his head in pure pity, walked over and put two cups of hot milk in front of the two young men, as well as the obligatory cookies and signature brownies.

Ever since Xiaojiu told him that she wanted to grow taller, Alfred's drinks for Xiaojiu had changed to whole milk.

"Thank you, Mr. Alfred!"

"You're welcome, I'm glad to help you, Miss Koto."

Alfred nodded to her in a happy mood: "Have you decided on your prom attire?"

Alfred easily reminded Kobato and Dick of what they really wanted to discuss today with one sentence.

They gathered again this weekend at the small dining table in Wayne's kitchen to discuss how to dress up for the Halloween ball—although Koto has always responded to Dick's invitation from time to time since the sleepover during the summer vacation , or took the initiative to come to stay overnight.

As it turns out, Alfred was always right.

He has been keeping and cleaning the furnishings of the room where Kobato lived, because he had expected it to be so.

As a result, their heads were next to each other, and the topic of chatting became crooked.

"No." The two little birds looked at the old housekeeper with their milk cups in their hands, and answered in unison.

He knew it.

But the dance was on Monday, and they had forgotten about it for the whole Saturday, and if they didn't make a decision today, it would be too late.

"Perhaps I can offer a little advice to the two of you."

"If you really can't think of what to dress up, why not go to the store and choose?"

The loyal and caring old housekeeper put forward the idea of ​​killing two birds with one stone.

It will make it easier for them to decide on the costumes for the prom, and it will also allow Dick and Kobato to go on a date.

Can be described as well-intentioned.

He drove the two young people to the shopping mall under the name of Wayne Group. Hearing the chatter and laughter in the back seat, Alfred showed a smile that concealed his achievements and fame.

As an established enterprise in Gotham, the Wayne Mall under the name of Wayne Group is also the largest mall in Gotham.

There are a wide variety of shops in the costume area, all of which have been decorated with Halloween-specific decorations.

Dick and Kobato walked ahead, side by side, into the shops with Halloween costumes.

Alfred followed behind unhurriedly, and Qili walked leisurely, walking behind Alfred as if walking in his own yard.

This time it didn't jump on one of their shoulders.

In a way, the two people with overlapping attributes left time for Dick and Xiaojiu.

Although their purposes are not the same.

Little gowns in the style of elves, skirts in the style of little devils.

Beast jumpsuit, vampire robes.

Unicorn headgear, crystal tiara.

Dick and Xiaojiu are like two small animals running into the jungle. They try the designer shop here that focuses on dresses, and try the cosplay shop over there. They run around and around, still full of energy.

And Alfred had already sat down with Qi Fu in the rest area nearby.

It's not that Qili feels tired. The magic contracted beast has extraordinary stamina. It's impossible for it to feel tired in this kind of thing. Even if it's not good at physical fitness, it's still a cub.

It simply cannot appreciate human clothing culture.

Except for the uniform of the magical girl, it can appreciate this kind of equipment that brings more powerful power.

As far as Qili is concerned, it would be fine for Dick and Koto to wear those two sets of magical girl battle suits and use normal human makeup to attend the ball.

Among the three people and one beast who participated in the plan named "Halloween Ball Battle" without authorization by Koto, only Koto and Dick were carefully selected.

But there's nothing wrong with that.

After all, it was a dance they attended.

In the single locker room at the other end, Dick was buttoning Xiaojiu's back.

They found a small dress in this store that is very suitable for playing as a flower fairy. This dress made of organza and chiffon is embroidered with flowers, which is very fresh and lovely.

The design of the back is really unfriendly. The back of this skirt does not use a zipper, but has 20 buttons.

There are 20 small flower-shaped buttons, and one person can't put it on properly.

But why didn't the clerk help, but Dick ran into the locker room to help - this question, neither Xiaojiu nor Dick thought of it.

When he found that he couldn't buckle it, Xiaojiu's first reaction was to ask Dick for help.

Dick also went in to help naturally, and didn't think of calling the female shop assistant.

It was only when he was buttoning the last few buttons that Dick's movements gradually slowed down.

He finally realized belatedly how ambiguous this matter was.

The warm fingers inevitably rubbed against the girl's smooth back, and the fingertips touched the skin lightly.

He lowered his head, and the incandescent lamp shone down from the top of his head. From this angle, he could see her bare back shoulders and neck showing a very beautiful arc.

Her neck is as slender as a thin flower stalk, as white as fine sugar, as smooth as oriental porcelain.

He smelled the faint aroma of fruity body wash on her body.

Girls are made of sugar, and spices, and every other good thing.

A line that appeared in a cartoon that he had watched with the other party suddenly appeared in his mind.

Then, a desire to touch and kiss surged from his heart.

It is his nature to follow the mood and atmosphere to do the next thing.

But another uneasiness that he couldn't quite name, seemed to be a warning, stopped him.

His fingers stayed on the last button for a while, and her body temperature passed through the thin fabric to his fingertips.

"Okay." Dick took his hand away, watched Xiaojiu turn around, and gave him a big hug with a bright and shining smile.

"Dick is great! So many buttons were fastened so quickly!" Xiaojiu happily kissed Dick's cheek.

She likes the habit of Westerners close to each other, and how happy it is to have close contact with friends she likes.

"Of course, my elf."

Dick fixed his hair coolly, then rubbed Xiaojiu's head again: "Now you are indeed an elf."

"It hasn't been decided yet." Xiaojiu looked into the mirror. In the mirror, she was wearing a gauze skirt like a flower fairy, but Dick beside her was still wearing a casual T-shirt and jeans.

"If I were an elf, what would you dress up as? Among the clothes we've seen, there doesn't seem to be one that looks like a partner with an elf." Xiaojiu pointed out seriously.

Dick froze for a moment at the words.

He hasn't asked her to be his dance partner yet.

Although they are definitely a pair of dance partners, it goes without saying that this is a certain thing.

But because Alfred reminded 'Although some things are established and defaulted, formally inviting a lady as a dance partner is a must for a gentleman. '

Dick planned the invitation anyway.

Now Xiaojiu was thinking about this seriously before he said it, and Dick felt a little bit of smug happiness and a little helplessness while feeling normal.

Because it is Koto.That seems to be the reason.

Because it's Xiaojiu, it's not surprising that she would think like this.

"Besides, this is the smallest size." Xiaojiu's voice brought back Dick's thoughts.

Xiaojiu in the mirror held down her chest in distress, and a small piece of her clothes collapsed because of her movements: "Well, the busts of American clothes are so big."

Dick choked on his own saliva and coughed violently.

Because it is Koto.Dick covered his eyes and said to himself.

So...well, so there's nothing to be surprised about.

Monday evening.

Alfred, who was waiting for the "absolutely unimaginable surprise" that Xiaojiu and Dick said, stood up from the chair with Qirui in his arms after hearing the door of the next room open.

click.

The door was opened.

Dick and Koto, with their skin painted light blue, stitched patterns, and impossibly shaggy hairstyles, appeared in front of him and Kiryu.

Alfred looked at Dick's specially cut shirt sleeves and dyed blue hair, then at Kobato's stockings sewn with green panels and exploded pink ponytail.

He knew that this complexion represented zombies.

But the two of them now look like zombies who just crawled out of Arkham.

Fashion for young people.

Alfred shrugged: "It's really scary."

Then he took out two candy bags from the side table and handed them to Dick and Koto one by one.

Inside are his handmade fruit drops and chocolates, as well as toffee.

"There's candy even if you don't trick or treat." The old housekeeper smiled and said, "Happy Halloween."

"Happy Halloween!" The two little zombies from Arkham shouted in unison.

For the sake of his own eyes, Alfred handed over the task of sending these two little zombies to Bruce.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have other jobs.

He has to take care of Xiaojiu's cat, tidy up their unfinished cosmetic boxes after makeup, and prepare makeup remover cream for heavy makeup in the bathroom.

And putting back into the box the cards they took out to play during the makeup process.

Kobato and Dick bought a lot of cards called Yu-Gi-Oh because of watching cartoons.

Alfred has no interest in this trendy card game, but as an Englishman who plays bridge, he knows that these cards need to be placed properly.

When packing up the cards, Alfred finally knew what Kobato and Dick were dressed up as.

Those are two cards in pairs.

[Zombie Boy] and [Zombie Girl]

[Zombie Boy] has a description:

Two people,

especially good

Even after death,

live with you,

Never give up.

That doesn't sound particularly auspicious, Alfred thought as he put the card into the box.

But on the bright side, it really suits the two of them.