Chapter 147: You Tricked Me

Scarlett was nearly exasperated by Andrew’s ridiculous replies. She was just about to scold him to wake him up.

The next moment, Andrew suddenly sprang up from the sofa, startling her so much that she almost dropped the laptop on her lap.

"Teacher! How about I get my sister’s cosplay outfit for you to try on?"

Andrew’s face lit up with excitement.

"Weren’t you half-asleep just a moment ago?"

"If Teacher tries on the cosplay outfit, I’ll have plenty of energy."

"The kind of energy you’re talking about... is it appropriate?"

"Absolutely!"

Scarlett could guess exactly what Andrew was thinking, but to keep him from falling asleep, she reluctantly agreed.

The moment she agreed, all of Andrew’s drowsiness vanished. He jumped off the sofa and ran to Catherine’s bedroom, knocking on the door.

"Older Sister! Open up!"

"What?! I’m trying to sleep!"

"I need your cosplay outfit."

"Come in and get it yourself."

After receiving permission, Andrew opened the door and walked into Catherine’s bedroom.

"Where are your cosplay outfits? Where did you put them?"

"They’re all in that big suitcase. Find them yourself."

Andrew opened the suitcase and saw nearly ten neatly folded cosplay outfits. Even if Scarlett wore one every day, it would take more than a week to try them all on.

Seeing this, he realized his older sister was actually a treasure trove of cosplay outfits.

"Holy crap! So many! Didn’t you always say you were broke?"

Looking at the collection, Andrew’s impression of his older sister was refreshed once again.

"Who told you I was broke?"

"Then why did you keep scamming money out of me before?"

"Scamming your money doesn’t mean I’m poor. Besides, you’re rich now. You spent several thousand dollars last night helping Dad buy those game credits. What’s wrong with treating me to something?" Catherine replied righteously.

"How did you know about that?"

"Hmph. Don’t underestimate my intelligence network!"

"Mom won’t find out, will she?"

"Maybe?" Catherine murmured.

"Then we’re doomed. Dad might have to sleep in the doghouse with Big Yellow tonight."

After a brief exchange, Andrew simply closed the suitcase and carried the whole thing away.

Catherine quickly called after him,

"Hey! Be careful with that! Don’t damage anything!"

"Scarlett will definitely be careful. She won’t ruin them."

"I know Scarlett is the one wearing them. That’s exactly why I’m reminding you to be careful and not stretch them out. Some of those costumes are custom-made and very expensive."

Andrew paused for a moment before replying,

"Got it, got it. I just won’t let Scarlett wear the Megumin cosplay, okay?"

Catherine pouted as she watched Andrew leave and close the door.

"I know. It’s fine as long as he remembers. It’s not like I needed him to say it out loud."

Andrew returned to his room with the suitcase and closed the door.

Scarlett was also surprised when she saw him open it.

"Ah? You brought all of them over?"

"Since we’re trying them on anyway, let’s try every single one. There’s a comic convention in Brooklyn this weekend, so we can go together."

"Alright, then."

Andrew looked through every cosplay outfit in the suitcase.

Most of them were characters from anime and video games. The only exception was a Hatsune Miku cosplay.

"My sister actually has a Saber cosplay? How could she pull that off?"

Andrew took out the blue-and-white outfit, spread it out, and examined it carefully for a while.

No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn’t picture Catherine wearing it. At the very least, the accuracy probably wouldn’t be very high.

"Haven’t you picked one yet? Didn’t you say we were going to try them all on? You don’t need to inspect them so closely, do you?" Scarlett asked after watching Andrew stare at them for so long.

"Oh, then, Teacher, try this one first."

Andrew handed the Saber cosplay outfit to Scarlett.

With Scarlett’s figure, the cosplay would definitely look authentic.

Scarlett also examined the outfit after receiving it. She had heard of anime and cosplay before, but she wasn’t familiar with them.

The outfit looked a little unusual to her.

After looking at it for a while, she suddenly noticed something bulky in the chest area.

"What is this?"

Scarlett turned it over and pulled out a pair of white, sponge-like inserts.

"Um..."

Scarlett felt awkward for a moment and could only ask Andrew to put the inserts back into the suitcase so they wouldn’t get lost.

"Put these away carefully. Your sister needs them."

"What are they?"

Andrew took the inserts, blinked a couple of times, then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! They’re padding!"

"Alright, stop laughing at your sister. She’s already sensitive enough about being flat-chested, and you keep teasing her. Now turn around—I need to change."

"Ah? Why? What’s wrong with a husband watching his wife change?"

Andrew didn’t want to turn around. Although he had already seen Scarlett’s beautiful figure before, he still wanted to look.

"There’s nothing wrong with it, but you should count for yourself. How many times have you made me angry since the last time I punished you? How many times have you acted shamelessly? And you still have the nerve to bargain?"

As Scarlett spoke, she walked toward Andrew. Her imposing presence instantly extinguished any thought of resisting.

"Fine, I’ll turn around, okay?"

"And don’t peek! Or I’ll grab your little troublemaker!" Scarlett threatened sternly.

"Teacher wouldn’t really do that, would you?" Andrew asked with an aggrieved expression, speaking as shamelessly as ever.

Scarlett was about to continue threatening him, but after thinking about what Andrew had said, she realized he might actually be right. Her face immediately flushed with embarrassment.

"If you talk back again, I’m not changing!"

"I was wrong. I’ll turn around now."

Andrew obediently turned around, but the corners of his mouth had already curled into a smile as he laughed to himself.

Hehe... Scarlett and I have been together for so long. She seems to be getting further and further away from the cold, distant person she used to be.

And she seems to be getting a little naughtier too.

After Scarlett said that, Andrew obediently turned his head away and didn’t even try to peek.

Besides, he could admire her as much as he wanted later. It wasn’t worth ruining the moment just to sneak a glance now.

However, since it was Scarlett’s first time putting on a cosplay outfit, she was rather clumsy. She spent a long time trying to put it on but still couldn’t get it right.

Either it felt uncomfortable, or it ended up crooked after she put it on. She repeatedly took it off and adjusted it.

By the time fifteen minutes had passed, Andrew, who had been standing with his face toward the wall the entire time, had legs so numb he could barely stand. He was swaying from side to side and was even starting to feel sleepy again.

It wasn’t until Scarlett’s cool voice rang out that Andrew snapped back to his senses.

"Alright, you can turn around now."

Andrew shook his head to clear his mind before turning around.

Just as he was about to speak, his eyes landed on Scarlett.

He froze instantly, as though someone had pressed the pause button on him.

"What’s wrong? Don’t I look good?"

Scarlett looked at Andrew and asked softly as she struck a simple pose.

Her left hand rested lightly against her chest, while her right hand hung naturally at her side. Her eyes were clear, her expression calm, and her figure perfectly complemented the outfit, making her look as though she had stepped straight out of an anime.

"N-No..."

Andrew quickly shook his head, signaling that he didn’t mean she looked bad.

Scarlett naturally understood what he meant, but she deliberately pretended to misunderstand.

"So you don’t think I look good? Then I’ll just change back."

With that, Scarlett picked up her shirt and made as if she were about to change back into her normal clothes.

Seeing this, Andrew hurriedly stopped her.

"No! You look incredibly beautiful."

"So I’m only incredibly beautiful? Doesn’t that mean you don’t actually think I look good?"

Scarlett asked calmly, staring at Andrew with an expressionless face.

After saying that, she secretly pursed her lips, barely holding back her amusement.

Hehe... This little pervert turns into a complete fool the moment he sees me dressed up.

I’ll tease him a little.

I’m getting so naughty...

"No! That’s not what I meant!"

Andrew had been so stunned by Scarlett’s appearance that his brain still hadn’t fully recovered. He stammered as he tried to explain.

"I mean... Teacher, you look absolutely gorgeous in this!"

"Really? It sounds like you’re just trying to flatter me. A moment ago, you said I didn’t look that beautiful."

Scarlett lowered her head slightly and glanced at herself, her tone filled with mock suspicion.

"It’s true! What I actually said was, ’No... you’re especially beautiful.’ Those weren’t supposed to be connected."

"You emphasized the ’No’ so much. Doesn’t that mean you don’t think I’m especially beautiful?"

"No..."

Andrew couldn’t explain himself clearly anymore, and his face gradually turned red.

Seeing his anxious, flustered expression, Scarlett could no longer hold it in.

"Hahaha!"

"Teacher! You tricked me!"

Only then did Andrew realize Scarlett had been teasing him from the very beginning. He was so embarrassed that his voice rose noticeably.

"I didn’t."

Scarlett immediately regained her composed expression and answered in her usual cool tone.