As they entered the mall, Eriri naturally wrapped her arm around Kasumigaoka Utaha's, so that passersby would know they were together.

As Eriri weaved through the well-dressed crowd, her overly simple attire seemed somewhat out of place.

Come on, start feeling embarrassed.

You'd feel awkward walking next to someone dressed like me.

Everyone around is looking this way!

Eriri looked smugly at Kasumigaoka Utaha, only to find that Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed even more smug.

Eh?

This is not what Eriri expected.

wrong.

Something seems off.

Eriri looked around, and the passersby immediately avoided her gaze.

and many more......

Eriri realized it too late.

The passersby seem to be looking at her!

Eriri wanted to embarrass Kasumigaoka Utaha by dressing simply.

But before Kasumigaoka Utaha felt embarrassed, Eriri, who was dressed simply, was the first to feel embarrassed!

Eriri only thought about the result, but ignored the prerequisites.

No wonder Kasumigaoka Utaha looked so smug.

what......

Eriri's face was burning.

I'm such an idiot...

"What's wrong?" Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri with a smile.

“I…” Eriri pulled her into a store, “I want to buy a dress.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Great!" Plan succeeds!

Passersby watched the two figures from behind. "That girl is so cute and petite!" "Her hair is amazing!" "She's snuggling so close to her best friend!" "She looks more like a girlfriend..."

"Welcome!" the shop assistant greeted us warmly. "How can I help you?"

There weren't as many people inside the shop as outside, so Eriri relaxed a bit. "Just browsing around."

Eriri scanned the clothes displayed in the store, considering which one was better.

But she really had no experience when it came to buying clothes.

Eriri is very good at drawing clothes, but when it comes to buying clothes... the housekeeper used to help her choose them, and later Kobayashi Megumi also helped her choose some.

Most of the time, the clothes are designed and made by professionals, and Eriri just needs to wear them.

If she had to choose now, she really wouldn't know which one would suit her best.

The store had a wide variety of clothes, and Eriri glanced at them, her eyes filled with a clear sense of bewilderment.

Kasumigaoka Utaha noticed her expression, compared the items briefly, and pointed to one of them, "How about trying this one?"

"..." Although she didn't want to listen to Kasumigaoka Utaha's arrangements, the situation was urgent, so Eriri had no choice but to nod reluctantly.

Chapter 921 Sincerity

Eriri took the coat that Kasumigaoka Utaha had chosen and went into the fitting room.

With a hint of doubt, Eriri put on the khaki coat and swayed back and forth in front of the mirror.

Although she has little experience in choosing clothes, Eriri's aesthetic sense is still on point, as a top-notch illustrator.

The khaki coat helped to create a smooth transition between the blonde hair and the black inner layer, making the overall look much more harmonious.

Her outfit was still relatively simple, but it was just right to match Eriri's dazzling blonde hair.

"They have a good eye for choosing..." Eriri muttered softly as she pushed open the fitting room door.

"So cute!" the shop assistant exclaimed exaggeratedly. "It really suits you!"

Eriri knew the other person wanted her to buy clothes, so she gave a few perfunctory replies and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, "How about it?"

“Hmm…” Kasumigaoka Utaha paused, “It’s alright.”

"Huh? You chose this one."

“But I only chose one.” Kasumigaoka Utaha casually picked up a white knitted sweater. “Put this on too.”

"Now you can choose two items." Eriri walked into the fitting room with the sweater in her hand.

She felt pretty good, but she didn't expect Kasumigaoka Utaha to give such a review.

Eriri wanted to see what excuse Kasumigaoka Utaha would have after she changed into two different outfits.

A white sweater is very comfortable to wear, and unlike black which has a shrinking effect, white has a natural sense of expansion, making you look more voluptuous when you wear a coat on it.

"It seems a bit better than before." Eriri pushed open the door. "And now?"

"It looks even cuter now~" the shop assistant praised earnestly.

That's more like it!

"Hmm... almost there," Kasumigaoka Utaha suggested. "How about trying on jeans?"

"..." Eriri glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha, then took the jeans and went into the fitting room.

Light blue jeans easily evoke the color of a clear sky after rain, giving a refreshing feeling.

In addition, the design of the garment perfectly accentuates Eriri's slender and straight legs.

Eriri was a little unaccustomed to it. She usually wore either skirts or loose sportswear, and rarely wore tight pants like jeans.

Eriri carefully observed herself twisting her body in front of the mirror.

"It's so noticeably perky..." Eriri blushed slightly. "It feels completely different from the dress."

"So vibrant and adorable!" the shop assistant exclaimed happily.

As the number of items that could be sold increased, the sales staff became happier and their praise became more sincere.

Wearing jeans, a white sweater, and a khaki coat, Eriri sheds the previous somber feeling and looks like a girl out shopping with her best friend, radiating youthful energy.

Eriri stood with her hands on her hips, staring at Kasumigaoka Utaha. Now, everything on her body was chosen by Kasumigaoka Utaha. If Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't praise her, it would mean that Kasumigaoka Utaha had bad taste, that Kasumigaoka Utaha had chosen bad clothes, or in short, that it was all her fault.

“We’re still missing shoes,” Kasumigaoka Utaha noticed the problem.

“Gulp…” Eriri stared at her angrily.

Noticing her gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha added, "You'll look even cuter in the right shoes."

Even......

So, it's already cute now?

do you mean this?

That should be the meaning...

After paying for the clothes, Eriri, just like before, took Kasumigaoka Utaha's arm and they went looking for a suitable store together.

-

While out at sea, Hashima kept glancing at the milk tea in Mayu Sagara's hand, looking eager to try it herself.

"Would you like a sip?" Mayu Sagara handed the straw to the mouth of the sea near Hashima Island.

"I really want to drink it..." Bo Island honestly admitted, "but I can't, it's too high in sugar."

"You should probably supplement your diet a little," Mayu Sagara said with some concern. "Have you been dieting too much lately? You look much more haggard."

“You look haggard because of your new work…” Izumi Hashima sighed. “Even though they have helped me understand what I need to do, why I need to do it, and how I need to do it, I still have no clue what to do.”

“That’s normal~” Mayu Sagara waved her hand. “Isn’t it the same when we were in school? We all knew we had to study hard, that it was for our future, and we all knew how to study—but what happened?”

"When I don't want to study, I still don't want to study, and my grades are still bad." Bodao Chuhai realized the truth and became more and more desperate. "I originally thought that writing stories between girls would prevent me from going astray, but I accidentally drew something 'sexy'. Now, when I think about stories between girls, it's still about 'sexy'."

"What you need isn't thinking, but rather clearing your mind," Mayu Sagara said somewhat guiltily, since her own thoughts weren't much better.

Bo Island looked pitiful as she went out to sea. "But I can't think of anything else. There are no monsters, no sorcerers, no murders, no harm done. How did the two girls get along? I have absolutely no idea how to handle this kind of mundane daily life."

Mayu Sagara gestured with her hands a couple of times, "Is it not okay for the two of us to get along like this?"

"I've also thought about things between us..."

"What's in Se Se's content?"

"No, it's normal." Hashima went out to sea to avoid Mayu Sagara's gaze.

"You were avoiding my gaze just now, weren't you?"

"No...no."

Mayu Sagara: "..." Her guilty conscience is too obvious!

After calming down at sea, I thought, "Being with Mayu is very relaxing and fun, but I can't express this feeling through my artwork. It would be boring to draw it."

This is something that can be understood, just like the joy of playing a game yourself and the joy of cloud gaming are different.

“And…” Bo Island hesitated for a moment, “I always feel like something’s missing between us.”

Mayu Sagara: "Hmm?"

"How should I put it..." Bo Shima looked up from the sea, pondering, when he suddenly caught a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. "Ah, that's the feeling!"

"I want to see what that feeling is like..." Mayu Sagara looked in the direction that Hashima was pointing out to sea. "Isn't that Eriri and Utaha?"

The two strolled hand in hand, carrying shopping bags.

Eriri seemed to have discovered something, and pulled Kasumigaoka Utaha in one direction.

“It feels…” Mayu Sagara observed carefully, “It does seem different.”

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