Another World Mall-Chapter 920: For Melody

"So, I have to manage all this information now?" Melody let out a long sigh, looking tired.

"Ahahaha. Sorry about this." Clovis smiled wryly. "I will help as well."

"No need. I can handle it myself. If you help, it will just make it slower. Besides, you are our captain, so it's best for you to get stronger than to do the miscellaneous stuff." Melody shook her head.

She unbuttoned the first two buttons to get some air. They were already on the way back to their city, so she wanted to be a bit more relaxed.

"Besides, I'm your operator. While I do know how to fight to a certain extent, I'm not the main combatant. Even if I have to fight, I can cheat my way through by using Soul Weapon."

"That's true. Speaking about Soul Weapon, have you given the record to Hana?"

"I sent it right after we were done with the mutated zone." Melody shrugged. "I'd rather get it done quickly than get pestered later."

"That sounds like you." Clovis chuckled. "There is only 70% data over there, so why not wait until the remaining 30% arrives before working on it?"

"Well…. It's not like I have anything to do."

"Nothing to do?" Clovis fell silent. There were a lot of things for her to do before. In fact, she usually used most of her free time to go out.

Melody sighed. "After Dante woke up, I had a lot of free time. In addition, he spent more time with that woman than with me."

"Are you jealous?" Clovis chuckled, trying to lighten the mood.

Melody pouted. "No way I'm jealous. It's just… how do I say it? I feel a bit empty. All this time, I had been doing a lot of stuff in my free time, and right now, there's simply nothing to do.

"Even right now, I can probably finish this in a day or two. After that, I will just be lazing around. I will train my perception and stuff, but that's it."

"Oh?" Clovis felt a bit bad. He knew how hard Melody had worked, especially in taking care of Dante. She had practically no time for herself.

Whenever they had some time, Melody would go to a mall to get a game or something else so that she would have a topic to talk about with her unconscious brother.

Now that the brother had woken up, she didn't want to control her brother. She wanted to respect his time. As a result, her schedule instantly became empty.

All this time, she had worked hard for the sake of her brother's recovery. That was why she had joined the group in the first place.

Now that the goal had been completed, she stayed with the team to repay Clovis' kindness.

So, Clovis wondered what he could do for her. Melody was like an extension of his body. Everything he wanted done, she would get it done. No one was more reliable in the group than her.

"So, who is the woman that piques your brother's interest?"

Melody projected a picture. "This girl. Her name is Melissa."

It was a picture of Dante and a woman. The woman looked a bit younger than her, but Dante had been sleeping for so long, so mentally, she was probably older than him.

"She is quite beautiful. Have you investigated her background?"

Melody shook her head. "No. I want to respect my brother's boundaries. If that's the person he chose, I will respect his decision."

"Still, won't it be troublesome if she is taking advantage of your brother's relationship with you?"

"You don't have to worry about that. Dante has never revealed my identity as his sister. Besides, all the things we have done for him were kept secret, so that woman should have no idea that we're connected." Melody shook her head.

"Is that so?" Clovis pondered. "Hmm… Do you have anything to do today?"

"You just gave me that something."

Clovis smiled wryly while scratching the back of his head. "In that case, let's clear up the schedule for today. We still have some time, so how about going to the mall?"

"Going to the mall? Yours?"

"Of course, we can go to mine as well. But let's go to the normal one first. This time, we're buying things for you, not for your brother." Clovis thought this would be a good idea.

Melody was surprised at first but realized Clovis was trying to be considerate. She had gone to the mall a lot to buy stuff for her brothers, especially games, but it might be good to spend it on herself from time to time. "Sure."

…

Unbeknownst to Melody, Dante was also having a date with Melissa.

"Say… Have you been distancing yourself from your sister lately?" Melissa asked while sipping her bubble tea.

Dante's smile was filled with guilt. "Yeah."

"Why? You shouldn't do that. Your sister has sacrificed a lot for you, you know? If you don't have a good reason, I might be disappointed in you." Melissa furrowed her eyebrows.

Dante shook his head calmly. "I don't know if this is a good reason or not, but it's precisely because she has sacrificed herself so much that I have to do this."

"What do you mean?"

"If I am around my sister for too long, she will end up spoiling me rotten. I don't want that. It's not because I'm embarrassed or anything. If she continues like this, she won't have time to spend on herself."

"Ah!" Melissa covered her mouth in surprise.

"I want her to spend more time on herself. After toiling so hard, I wish that she could finally live for herself. I want her to be more self-centered. The only way I can do it is to distance myself. I will apologize when she finds her own happiness."

A smile melted on her face. "Still, don't do it too much. She will be sad."

"I know. Besides, I believe in someone." Dante clenched his hand into a fist with a smile on his face.

There was someone who might be able to give her happiness.

Whether it was being considerate or not, Clovis and Melody spent some time together, this time for Melody's sake.

Trying on new clothes, playing around, buying miscellaneous stuff. Even though it didn't look special, it definitely put a smile on Melody's face.