Fainted again

Sion, who almost caused five traffic accidents by fainting intermittently, arrived at the hunter’s street.
Although it was called a hunter’s street, it was actually a flea market for low to mid-rank hunters.
There were expensive things, but also cheap things… if you had to compare, it was like the jewelry street in Jongno 3-ga. (TL Note : Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station is an underground station on lines 1, 3 and 5 of the Seoul Subway in South Korea) 
Well, it didn’t matter where we went.
Although I had called it a date, he probably needed an excuse to say “The guild leader is currently out” to avoid the chairman.
The pretext of the Constellation sightseeing the world must have been a very good escape.
But.
‘Th-there are too many people…’
Just seeing a lot of people made my head spin, so the difficulty was too high for me…!
Sion also seemed to know that and was fidgeting.
He must have known from his past experiences and through the connection of our souls as a contract that his Constellation didn’t like to stand out.
A silence fell in the car.
I looked at the people passing by outside for a long time.
There were people walking alone, people talking on the phone, people soliciting customers, and also people who had come with their families.
Among them, I noticed a couple holding hands tightly.
Keeping my gaze fixed on the outside, I held out my hand to Sion.
Sion said carefully.
“What should I give you…”
“Your hand.”
“Pardon…?”
“G-g-g-give me your hand.”
I think I can go out then.
At my words, Sion fell silent. When I glanced at his reflection in the window, his face was as red as a strawberry.
Sion, who had gotten out of the car first, held out his trembling hand to me.
It was a gesture of reverence, but it didn’t look very dignified because of his red face and trembling hand.
Of course, I was no different.
I was almost a clunky wooden doll.
‘Too many people…!’
God… why are you giving me this ordeal.

“No, you’re a Constellation, so you should be looking for me.”
I just kept looking for God.
After getting out of the car and holding hands with Sion for a while, he finally took out his phone and checked his text messages.
The sender was Jiye.
When I peeked, it was a shopping list.
‘Is this an elementary school student’s errand…?’
The errand list, which was kindly attached with a route and a map, pointed to a women’s clothing store first.
A women’s clothing store.
Not a men’s.
‘Why…?’
Could it be a feeling of déjà vu, remembering the nightmare of suddenly drifting and entering a pet monster store on the way to the auction house in the old days…?
Sion said to me carefully.
“O Calamity, I’m sorry to say this, but…”
While holding out a rather trendy baseball cap and a jacket to me.
“You stand out too much, so please wear this for a moment… and I’d like to ask if you can also adjust the pattern in your eyes.”

[Sun’s Eye OFF]
I quickly deactivated my Sun’s Eye.
I didn’t know for sure, but the sun-like pattern that was always in my eyes must have disappeared, leaving me with normal sky-blue eyes.
After hiding my rare white hair and my slightly flashy white one-piece, I looked presentable enough to walk around.
Sion also put on a hat… and sunglasses, and a mask.
Very suspicious.
When I glared at him, he answered sheepishly.
“They’ll recognize me if I don’t. Then a crowd will gather…”
“Permission.”
I hate a-attention.
We walked to the clothing store as normally as possible.
Very normally.
So normally it was crazy, following the map.
Holding hands tightly.
Of course, it was inevitable that some eyes were drawn to us because of Sion’s suspicious attire.
“Wow, look at that woman.”
“She’s really pretty… should I ask for her number?”
“Judging by her hair color, she’s a hunter, do you think she’ll fall for you?”
“Her boyfriend next to her is very suspicious.”
“Did he cover his face because he’s handsome?”
“Maybe because he’s ugly? But if my girlfriend’s face looked like that, I’d cover my face too. I’d probably look like a squid next to her.”
…It’s probably not my fault.
Definitely not.
Sion would clench his jaw every time he heard the words ‘girlfriend’ and ‘boyfriend’, and I would clench my jaw every time people paid attention to me.
We were no different from a couple of wooden dolls.
After many twists and turns, we entered through a side door in a corner of an alley, and I could finally breathe.
“The-the difficulty is too high.”
“The same goes for me…”
Why are you like this when you don’t even have social anxiety like me.
Since it was a fact that our clasped hands were sweaty, I decided not to make a fuss.
The inside of the side door, hidden so that people couldn’t see it well, was surprisingly stylish.
White tiles like a normal store, walls, tasteful lighting, and a monotone interior.
It was a place that gave a slightly more luxurious impression than a normal store.
“Excuse me~ It’s by reservation only! Did you make a reservation?”
A woman who seemed to be the owner peeked out and said.
When Sion took off his sunglasses and mask, the woman was startled and her eyes sparkled.
“Nate Guild Leader-nim! I heard from Vice-Guild Leader Baek Jiye. By the way, I thought you’d be coming with the Vice-Guild Leader, but to come like this.”
Hohohohoho…
A hollow laugh echoed.
No one answered.
The embarrassed owner continued.
“I’m Yujin. Is this the lady who came to look at clothes today?”
“She is a precious person. Please take good care of her.”
So they came to see my clothes after all…
I was dragged away by Yujin with a troubled heart.
Fortunately, unlike when I was a jellyfish who couldn’t speak, I was able to express my opinions.
As soon as we were alone, I took off my hat.
Yujin, who saw my perfectly revealed face, opened her mouth.
“…”
“…?”
“Makeup service.”
“…???”
“I also do makeup. This is something I only do for people I know, but I can’t believe it. I can’t resist this face.”
What can’t you resist?
I was already troubled about revealing my true form only to my contractors, but to be dragged out in my original form out of the blue, her voice didn’t reach me.
“First, I’ll take your measurements.”
And then the hell began.
“White is good, but pink? Yellow also looks good on you. The point should of course be blue. Black is also good, but a monotone would be better for this. Do you like one-pieces? No? Then try on some pants too. Here are some long pants, shorts, and, ah, a long skirt would also be good for layering…”
I couldn’t understand the words that flew by.
And so, after trying on various clothes and contemplating combinations, I put on the first outfit after an hour, captured by Yujin.
It was a cute, light yellow checkered one-piece.
A blue jewel and a dungeon-grown dahlia hung from the waist.
The shoes were light sandals, and a thin ribbon with a few light flowers was tied to my short, braided hair.
The overall outfit was close to summer, but since there was temperature control magic on all of it, it wasn’t cold or hot at all.
‘Jiye knew what she was doing and picked it out for me…’
And I could also see why she had given me the black card.
It must be expensive, after all.
“…”
“So pretty! Then how about showing your boyfrie—no, the Nate Guild Leader?”
What did you say?
Before I could hastily stop her, the curtain was drawn open.
I met the eyes of Sion, who was fiddling with his phone and pacing restlessly.
“…”
“…”
“Guild Leader-nim, how is it? She’s so cute that she can even pull off a light yellow that can feel a bit childish… Guild Leader-nim? Guild Leader-nim!”
Thump.
Sion fell backward.
I looked at the sky for a moment.
‘If you like it, just say so. Don’t faint…’

Since Sion had fainted and we had run out of time to try on clothes, we had no choice but to scrape together all the clothes that Yujin had recommended and have them delivered to the guild.
My outfit remained the light yellow one-piece.
In the meantime, Yujin, saying it was a waste, sat me down at the vanity and gave me a light makeup.
“I can’t just leave this face like this…”
Sion, who saw the light makeup, fell backward again, but this time it was only a 3-second faint.
It was a relief.
“It seems you lack confidence. This is on the house! A perfume that will give you confidence! It’s a special product from a 1st-class alchemist, but I’ll give it to you as a service!“
Only after receiving the massive service could we finally go outside.
The light, floral scent of the perfume wafted gently.
As if it had an effect, my heart wasn’t pounding as much as before.
“…”
“…”
“…What does Jiye say is next?”
“She says to look around the food market…”
Unlike me, who could dress up prettily because my face wasn’t known, Sion, a very famous S-rank hunter, was still in his suspicious attire.
It was a bit of a shame, but it couldn’t be helped.
I brainwashed myself into thinking that the perfume’s effect was tremendous and walked towards a crowded street.