A saved-up story with 〜ておく
Grammar Explanation: Doing in advance with 〜ておく
A sleep-over at Chino’s place turns into a late-night scary story-telling session.
- 千夜:
- 「とっておきの話があるの」
- “I have a special story in reserve.”
とっておき acts as an expression (取る + おく), with a meaning along the lines of “to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to”.