Romantic comedy with all members, why am I single?

Chapter 263 A chance encounter?

Now that the three of them had left, Pochi-chan, who had been feeling somewhat uncomfortable, finally relaxed.

She is just socially anxious, but not stupid. She had already vaguely sensed Kawahara Momoka's obvious ambition before she volunteered.

In contrast, although Ijichi Hongxia knew that An Hesuba, who was also a drummer, wanted to join Thousand Miles Sunshine and would definitely challenge her position, she was not worried at all.

Because she knew that Jing Pu Xiu would definitely not abandon her and give up her just because she was "unskilled".

"What do you want to eat for lunch, Xiu? It's almost eleven o'clock now, so we'd better think about it in advance and place the order early."

Jingpu Xiu looked at Hoshino Ai and then at Mashiro, thought for a while and said, "Let's just go out for a walk!"

"Eh? Going shopping?"

Everyone except Mashiro exclaimed in unison.

A light also flashed in Mashiro's seemingly calm eyes, and she felt a little surprised.

Seeing this, Jingpu Xiu couldn't help but smile and shrugged, saying, "Anyway, we've already practiced what we need to practice, right? It's rare that we have time to come to Shimokitazawa during the day, so let's take the opportunity to go shopping. It just so happens that Xiaoai and Mashiro also need to prepare summer clothes in advance, right?"

Upon hearing this, Pochi-chan, Ijichi Nijika, and Sugaya Noha all subconsciously turned their heads to look at Mashiro who was standing beside them.

It's normal to prepare summer clothes for Hoshino Ai, but you can also prepare some for Mashiro.
"As expected, Mashiro-chan (senior) and Hide (senior) are in that kind of relationship as well!" Pochi-chan and Ijichi Kouka couldn't help but secretly complain in their hearts.

At the same time, Noha Sugaya couldn't help but recall the scene when she saw Iura Hide holding Mashiro walking out of the bathroom that day, and a look of understanding flashed in her eyes.

"That night, the senior really played a game with Mashiro-senpai first, right? Then when he played ranked games with the three of us, he was able to keep up with us. The senior is really amazing!"

Some unpleasant thoughts popped up in Sugaya Noha's head involuntarily. Her pretty face turned slightly red for a moment. She subconsciously stepped back and her breathing became slightly faster.

"Noha-chan, what's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing, I just want to go to the bathroom!"

Noha Sugaya concealed her guilty conscience with a smile and ran towards the restroom without waiting for the speaker to finish.

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Less than two minutes later, Jingpu Xiu looked at the message he had just received on his mobile phone, and then, also using the excuse of going to the bathroom, he pretended nothing had happened and walked towards the bathroom.

Next, the few of them sat down and drank some drinks and rested for about ten minutes. After Noha Sugaya and Hide Iura came back one after another, they couldn't wait to leave Fanxing and go shopping.

Although Shimokitazawa is famous for its vintage clothing stores, it is not without mid- to high-end fashion brand stores.

It’s just that Hoshino Ai knows Iura Hide’s wallet condition better than her own, so when she’s shopping, she avoids these stores as soon as she sees them.

This made Jingpu Xiu feel caring, but also a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, in addition to buying several pairs of stockings of different lengths and colors, Hoshino Ai also bought a new piece of clothing.

However, unlike the summer clothes that Iura Hide originally planned to buy for her, after shopping around, Hoshino Ai finally bought a light purple hooded jacket with cat ears decoration on the hat. The ears would stand up when she put it on, and there was also a circle of luminous decoration on the edge that would emit pink light at night.

This immediately reminded Iura Hide of Eriri's cat ear hairpin from last time. While he couldn't help laughing, he also felt a little itchy unconsciously.

As for Mashiro, ever since he secretly encouraged her to take back her financial power last time, her wallet has suddenly become much more full.

Although she can't afford to buy whatever she wants, her living expenses of one million yen a month are enough for her to spend money at mid-range fashion brands.

It was not until this time that Iura Shucai found out how much money Chihiro Sengoku had embezzled by taking advantage of the opportunity to take care of Mashiro.

Come to think of it, Mashiro's grandfather is a world-class painter, and her parents are wealthy people who are rarely seen all year round. How could they be so stingy with living expenses and let their only precious daughter live such a miserable life abroad?

If Sengoku Chihiro hadn't knelt down on the spot, confessed his sins, and cried bitterly, and if he himself wasn't "not very clean", he would have wanted to call the police.

But whether it was to try different styles or what, Mashiro did not buy those British lady-style clothes that her closet no longer had room for, but, in front of everyone's astonished eyes, she bought two pairs of ripped denim shorts, and a trendy T-shirt and ripped socks to match them.

With a pair of black Martin boots, if not for her face and figure, Iura Hide would have thought this was the Kawaharaki Momoka who had left earlier.

"What's going on? Why does Mashiro like this style of clothes? Is it because she has reached puberty and started to rebel?"

Even Iura Hide was surprised by this.

However, when Mashiro pulled at the corner of his clothes and asked him quietly whether he liked it and whether it looked good, he honestly answered that he liked it and it looked good.

After all, with Mashiro's looks and figure, basically most normal outfits would look good on her, right?

However, what he didn't know was that Mashiro's sudden attempt to change style was entirely because of him.

Even if we don't count Hoshino Ai, there are also Eriri, Sugaya Noha, and Yoshikawa Yuki who go for the cute route.

Add to that the likes of Ijichi Kouka, who has not made any further progress yet, and Pochi-chan, who can turn into a cute girl by changing into her rustic sportswear, and the cuteness track is a little too crowded.

But she knew that it would be hard for her to be cuter than Eriri, not to mention the even cuter Hoshino Ai, so she naturally thought of changing her style.

The only difference is that the hot girl style includes Kitagawa Umi, who is better than her in both appearance and figure, and the sexy mature woman style includes Kasumigaoka Utaha and Oosora.

In addition, there is Kyoko Hori who takes the clean and refreshing route, Ryune who takes the silly and silly route, and Inui Sa Sushiha who takes the 'stubborn loli' route.

She thought about it for several days while not painting, but couldn't think of any other routes to choose.

Until, she met Momoka Kawaharaki in Fanxing.

Street fashion style is not a very weird style. At least she can see that Iura Hide doesn't hate this style.

In addition, no one around Iura Hide has taken this route yet. Even if someone does in the future, there is no need to worry. Except for being a few centimeters taller than her, Kawahara Ki Momoka is not as good as her in terms of appearance, figure, or body proportions.

So she couldn't help but think about giving it a try.

Even if the attempt fails, the worst that can happen is that she can just go back to her previous cute style.

As for her original Miss England route, to be honest, she was a little tired of being controlled by her family and being a lady for so many years.

However, she herself does not know that in Iura Hide's heart, she has always been the unique "three-no naive" type, which is completely different from Eriri, the "tsundere golden-haired loser", and the "super cute" Hoshino Ai.

"It's almost time, shall we go have lunch?"

"Okay! Are we going to have soup curry?"

"Well, although the pizza last time was also delicious, the soup curry is still more tempting." "Where's Ai-chan?"

"I'm the same as Onii-chan."

Hoshino Ai had a sweet smile on her face and leaned her head on Iura's shoulder as she spoke.

Coupled with the action of holding Iura Hide's arm, she and Iura Hide look more like a couple.

However, everyone has long been accustomed to the "secret" that Hoshino Ai and Motoko are both in the late stage of murderous control, so they are not surprised to see this.

"Then I'll call Liang and ask her to come over."

After the few of them quickly agreed to have soup curry at noon, Ijichi Hongxia picked up the phone and called Yamada Ryo, who had not gone shopping with them but stayed in Fanxing to think about the lyrics.

I don’t know if it was because his new song was praised by Iura Hide that made him in such a good mood, but when Yamada Ryo answered the call this time, he came very quickly even without her urging him.

Iura Hide and the others had just entered the store and sat down for less than two minutes when Yamada Ryo pushed the door and walked in, slightly out of breath.

But what surprised them was that Yamada Ryo did not come alone, and the one who came with Yamada Ryo was not Ijichi Hoshika and the sound engineer, but
"Jihui?"

"Gogen-san?"

When Noha Sugaya and Ai Hoshino saw who was coming, they exclaimed in unison.

That’s right, the people who walked in behind Yamada Ryo were Chie Takasago and Ruri Gokou who worked part-time at Takasago Bookstore.

"Iura-senpai, long time no see! Ruri-chan and I were looking for a place to have lunch nearby, and we happened to see Ryo-senpai, so we came here together."

As if she was explaining herself, Chie Takasago waved and greeted Iura Hide with a smile on her face as soon as she saw him.

"What do you mean by wandering around? I saw that guy in the store, and then he immediately used the excuse of having lunch to pull me along secretly."

Gokou Ruri couldn't help but complain in her heart, but on the surface, she still showed a formal and obedient smile and greeted Hoshino Ai and Iura Hide.

"Hoshino-san, Iura-san—"

"What a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet Gogen-san here~"

A thoughtful look flashed across Hoshino Ai's eyes, and then she smiled and took the initiative to walk forward, pulling Gokou Ruri to sit next to her.

Of course, Hoshino Ai did not see through some of Gokou Ruri's little thoughts. She just felt that Gokou Ruri at this moment was obviously much more cheerful than the gloomy and lonely Gokou Ruri in school.

At least they know to greet them proactively.

You know, when she and Motoko went to find Gokou Ruri to get the "Maschera" DVD at school, Gokou Ruri had a very alert look on her face, as if she had seen some terrible beast.

In Gokou Ruri, Hoshino Ai seemed to see her former self, which is why she felt somewhat close to Gokou Ruri.

However, if she knew the unknown 'true face' of Gokou Ruri, she probably wouldn't think so.

On the other side, Chie Takasago ignored Noha Sugaya's complicated look, sat next to her very naturally, and blamed her for not calling her when she came to eat, and then continued to chat happily with Hide Iura.

"Did you go shopping just now, Senior?"

"Yeah, that's right. The repertoire for tonight's performance is still the same three songs as last time, so we just need to practice a little bit and we'll be almost there. And Ai and Mashiro also need to buy some summer clothes, so we went shopping on the street."

"Eh? Senior, do you like the vintage style of Shimokitazawa?" Chie Takasago seemed a little surprised.

"Well." Jing Pu Xiu hesitated for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "To be honest, I'm not really interested in vintage clothes."

Vintage clothes originally meant second-hand, but later in Shimokitazawa they gradually evolved into the American retro style, mainly military uniforms and work clothes. So to be more precise, he probably doesn't like vintage clothes very much.

Fortunately, not all the shops in Shimokitazawa are vintage stores, otherwise there would be nothing for him to visit.

"I see. I was wondering if you don't like vintage clothes." Chie Takasago said with a grin and a playful wink. "If you are the senior, you should like shopping in Akihabara the most, right? If you are buying clothes for Ai-chan, you should go to Shibuya 109~"

"Cough-cough-"

Jingpu Xiu almost spit out the oolong tea that the waiter had just poured for him.

Not to mention Akihabara, in addition to various anime, games and peripherals, various JK, cosplay and maid costumes are definitely indispensable.

There are also maid cafes.

Although in the real world of Akihabara, the maids in maid cafes are mostly hard to describe, it is different in the world of anime.

As for Shibuya 109, the landmark building in Shibuya, it is filled with Japanese women's clothing, ranging from fashionable to cute. It can be said to be the paradise of choice for most girls when shopping.

However, according to incomplete statistics, the ratio of men to women shopping there, especially on weekends, can reach an astonishing 40 to 1.

For every 40 girls, you can find one boy accompanying his girlfriend shopping.

If we take into account that most of the store clerks are women, the proportion will be even more exaggerated.

So there is no way he would want to visit that kind of place!
"However, if I want to buy clothes for Ai and Mashiro, Shibuya 109 seems to be the most convenient place as it has a wide variety of styles and designs."

Jingpu Xiu muttered secretly, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel moved.

There was no way. Not only did Hoshino Ai's previous clothes no longer fit her, but they also had no advantages other than being cheaper than vintage clothes.

Now that summer is approaching, it is really necessary to do some shopping.

But it might be a little inappropriate for him to go, so.
"Please ask Hai Meng to go with her!"

While Iura Hide was talking about "April" with Takasago Chie again, he was thinking secretly in his heart.

However, what he didn't know was that Hoshino Ai and Mashiro, as well as Sugaya Noha and Pochi-chan, after hearing Chie Takasago's previous teasing and seeing his reaction, couldn't help but feel moved and all came up with the idea of ​​dragging him to Akihabara for shopping.

At the same time, Gogen Ruri, who was holding a teacup in her two little hands and seemed to be drinking tea quietly, moved her ears slightly, and a hint of suspicion suddenly flashed in her big eyes.

"Strange, why is Sister Zhihui dragging that Sun's Favor to talk about the sales performance and fan reviews of April?"

"Even if that guy has read April and is a fan of it, he should still talk about the content of the novel itself, right?"

(End of this chapter)