After lunch, everyone went their separate ways.

Upon suddenly seeing this news, Mayu Sagara lost all interest in continuing her previous actions and left with her at sea.

The Kobayashi family didn't want to bother Utaha and Eriri Kasumigaoka, so they didn't join them.

Eriri chose a pretty good outfit for Kasumigaoka Utaha, just as she had expected; her aesthetic sense returned to normal when she was observing others.

but......

"You don't seem very interested," Kasumigaoka Utaha observed Eriri's expression. "What's wrong?"

"nothing......"

"Really?"

"I'm thinking about Mayu's matter, the one about graduation."

"Empathy?"

Eriri was surprised by Kasumigaoka Utaha's response, "You too?"

“That’s just like us, isn’t it, that VTuber?” Kasumigaoka Utaha looked up at the sky. “We’re doing alright right now, but many creators are facing the same situation. They’re slowly being abandoned by the people they need, powerless to stop it, and helpless. It’s not because they’ve encountered any problems or done anything wrong, it’s just that their abilities are limited.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha also experienced something like almost being cut short.

“Even though I know there will always be a time to part, even though I know there will be a chance to meet again, when that moment actually comes…” Eriri’s gaze drifted into the distance, “I still feel unwilling. If only back then…” Eriri couldn’t finish her sentence, and just shook her head helplessly.

"Alright, didn't I say I didn't want to do anything creative today?" Kasumigaoka Utaha took Eriri's hand. "Oh right, there's one more place we need to go."

"what?"

"This is...the place." Kasumigaoka Utaha led Eriri into the eyeglasses shop.

"Glasses? We have contact lenses at home."

“But it must be very uncomfortable,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said, picking up a pair of frameless glasses. “And black-rimmed glasses don’t suit you either.”

"Is this suitable?"

"We should at least give it a try." Kasumigaoka Utaha helped Eriri put on her glasses. "Such a beautiful face deserves frameless glasses."

People like Eriri, with her delicate and three-dimensional features, fair skin, and small face, are best suited for frameless glasses.

Do you remember Chapter 930?

Eriri looked at herself in the mirror. Unlike the thick-rimmed glasses that had previously overshadowed her, the frameless glasses that Kasumigaoka Utaha had chosen perfectly showcased the brilliance of her azure eyes, adding a unique touch of radiance to Eriri.

What exactly is this radiance...?

Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned closer to observe, "He seems a little smarter?"

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!"

"Just kidding. How about the gold thread one... Hmm, it doesn't seem quite right, it's too close to your hair color. How about a half-rimmed one? Or try this one..."

"Hey!" Eriri glared at her. "Are you playing with this like a Barbie doll?"

"They found out so quickly?"

Eriri bristled, "Aren't you going to say anything in response?"

"There's nothing to argue about," Kasumigaoka Utaha said, switching back to her original answer. "This one looks better."

"Revert to the first version, right?" Eriri snorted and went with the shop assistant to get the relevant checks done.

Eriri was simply nearsighted, so it didn't take her long to get new glasses.

"Wow~" Kasumigaoka Utaha looked her up and down. "Your aura is definitely different now."

Eriri stared at her with displeasure. "Why are you paying?"

"A gift for our date," Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled. "Do you like it?"

"Well... without the weight of the frames, it feels a bit lighter than before." Eriri turned her head to look to the side. "I quite like it."

"Don't push yourself."

"Who forced me to do it!"

"So that means you really like him?"

Eriri snapped, "Mind your own business!"

“Yes.” Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded. “That’s how it feels before.”

Eriri grinded her little white teeth, teased by Kasumigaoka Utaha to the point of wanting to bite.

“Looking at you like this,” Kasumigaoka Utaha’s eyes lit up, “I suddenly thought of a place.”

"Hmm?" Eriri suddenly had a bad feeling.

-

"I'm going to eat you!!!" The zombie with its teeth showing staggered closer.

"Aaaaaaah!!!" Eriri dragged Kasumigaoka Utaha along as they ran, "Is this the kind of place you were thinking of?"

"...It's not quite what I imagined." Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression was also grim. "I thought it would be the ghost type...but it's the bloody type..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha may be immune to horror movies, but the feeling of a haunted house is different from that of a horror movie, especially with Eriri, who is always jumping up and down, by her side.

Buzzing--! ! !

The sound of chainsaws roared as a man wearing a burlap sack mask burst through the wall.

Eriri froze in fright.

Fortunately, Kasumigaoka Utaha reacted quickly and pulled her to the other side.

A clown with exaggerated makeup, a werewolf with sharp claws, a Grim Reaper wielding a scythe...

The two fled all the way and finally reached their destination.

Once you collect the cursed stamp at the finish line, you can leave the haunted house and receive the reward donut.

Seeing that she was about to escape, Eriri couldn't wait to stamp the seal.

However, the moment she stamped the seal, the curtain behind the table where the seal was placed suddenly fell, and a whole bunch of demons and monsters let out a howl!

Eriri's hair was practically standing on end when she calmed down and realized it was an effect created by projection and sound.

She wanted to walk out of the exit, but felt her feet were floating.

Kasumigaoka Utaha reached out and helped Eriri, leading her outside. "Are you that scared?"

“You still say that…” Eriri tried to break free from Kasumigaoka Utaha’s help, but she couldn’t stand up straight, so she had to lean on her. “Your hands are shaking too!”

"You scared me."

"You deserve it! Who told you to bring me here!"

As they were talking, the person arrived at the gift collection area and handed the stamped card to the staff.

"Congratulations on reaching the finish line," the staff member said, handing out a beautifully packaged box. "Please accept this as your prize: twenty donuts."

Kasumigaoka Utaha took it without hesitation. "Thank you."

"Huh?" The staff member stared at Eriri for a while. "You're Eriri, right?"

"Huh?" Eriri hadn't recovered from the terrifying experience yet, still holding Kasumigaoka Utaha's hand as if grasping at a straw. "What?"

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." The staff member said somewhat embarrassedly, "I mistook you for someone else."

"I am indeed Eriri." Eriri calmed down a little. "Have we met before?"

The staff member waved his hand in front of his face, revealing a creepy smile. "That female ghost, remember her?"

“Hmm…” Eriri honestly shook her head.

"That's right, it's been many years...almost ten years, hasn't it?" The staff member smiled nonchalantly. "It's normal not to remember, but I remember you."

Kasumigaoka Utaha seems to have remembered.

"You dropped your student ID back then, and I was the one who picked it up for you." The staff member smiled as he recalled the incident. "Then all the ghosts in the haunted house were calling your name."

"Ah! You're the one behind the mirror..." Eriri remembered too, and then tried to hide.

So embarrassing.

"Didn't that young couple from back then come together today?" The staff member looked around. "Back then, they scared my colleague so much that he almost quit his job."

“Them…” Kasumigaoka Utaha realized that Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi had scared the haunted house staff before. “Their child is seven years old, but not old enough to play in the haunted house.”

"Wow, you're married already! Congratulations! You must come again sometime!" The staff member took out another box. "Since we're old friends, here's one more box for you—wishing you happiness!"

"Thank you." Kasumigaoka Utaha instinctively took it, then realized something was amiss, paused for a moment, and then smiled slightly. "Thank you~"

Eriri was still immersed in the shame of her embarrassing past when she realized it was time to leave. She peeked out from behind Kasumigaoka Utaha and said, "Thank you!"

After walking quite a distance with Kasumigaoka Utaha by the hand, Eriri belatedly realized, "Who was she just blessing?"

"Well...who knows?" Kasumigaoka Utaha shook the donut box. "Want some?"

Eriri opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she only uttered one word, "Yes."

After a brief period of shame, Eriri remembered more.

Eriri looked at the hand she was holding with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

The few lines of text written on the mirror at the exit of that haunted house from back then are now awakening with memories.

To meet the person you're holding hands with now.

It's practically a miracle.

Even after stepping into the sunlight...

Please don't let go of that hand either.

Chapter 931 Dissipating Tonight

"Hmm?" Noticing Eriri's gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned her head. "What's wrong?"

The hands they were holding showed no sign of letting go.

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