Chapter 79

Tohru and Fashion (トールとファッション) is the seventy-ninth chapter of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Summary
Tohru goes shopping for clothes.

Plot
After the fight with Kimun, everything went back to normal but Tohru is still trembling as she let herself loose during the battle and her blood is still riled up. Tohru sniffs Kobayashi's clothes to calm her down and notices Kobayashi has no variety in her style. Tohru thinks about the workers at the maid cafe in cute clothes even though she doesn't know much about clothing but notices Kobayashi's clothes as bland. Tohru begins imagining Kobayashi in cute clothes, getting exited, and decides to go clothes shopping. Illulu wants to go along to get new clothes but Tohru doesn't know if Illulu has enough money as the last time Illulu came up short. Illulu says she's been saving and Tohru shows her earnings from the maid cafe, wanting to spend it on household expenses but Kobayashi took only half, wanting Tohru to spend the rest for herself. Illulu suggests going to a department store and go to the biggest clothing store in town, knowing they have a good variety. Illulu gets exited as it is cheaper than the last store and starts stripping to try on clothes but notices Tohru's boredom. Tohru says Kobayashi must get her clothes from the store because they look like what she normally wears as well as the modest prices. Tohru, wanting to get Kobayashi something different to wear, decides to go to a different store but Illulu decides to stay and tells Tohru Elma might know a good clothing store. Tohru asks Elma for suggestions, but Elma tells her they won't be cheap and Tohru jokes about shoplifting. Elma tells Tohru to follow trends as she reads magazines for research, and Tohru commends her for doing something else than stuffing her face. Tohru begans to see nice clothes, but Elma criticizes them as one has a hat, the shorts are too short or the bust is too small. Tohru realizes Elma thinks she is buying clothes for herself, so she explains she is buying clothes for Kobayashi so Elma suggest the department store from earlier. Elma's lunch break is almost done, so she bids goodbye wanting to go clothes shopping later and Tohru tells her not to spoil for Kobayashi. Tohru goes shopping on her own but gets frustrated, wanting to rip her clothes off, when a saleslady approaches her recommending a shirt to her. After Tohru puts on the shirt, the saleslasy says the shirt comes with a matching couple set along with other designs and Tohru buys them all. Tohru presents her gifts to Kobayashi who goes to put them on. When Tohru tries to put her shirt on she realizes her shirt doesn't fit, Kobayashi comes out of the room angry thinking Tohru was playing a joke on her for a shirt that is big around the curves. Later, Kobayashi shows Tohru her favorite place to shop, which was the department store and Kanna calls her a cheapskate. It later shows that Kobayashi likes the oversized shirt as its comfy, though Tohru hates the Kobayashi's shirt as it doesn't fit her chest.

Characters

 * Tohru
 * Ilulu
 * Elma
 * Kobayashi
 * Kanna Kamui