A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

Having said that, Chihaya Tetsuya took out his cell phone.

"Let me ask Shigaraki-san when she's available. We need her help to complete this costume."

“………………Huh?”

…………One hour later…………

When Nagasaki Suyo arrived at the address sent by Chihaya Tetsuya, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

As soon as she entered the KaZoKu studio, she immediately saw Shoko Toyokawa carefully recording something with paper and pen at the workbench.

"...Good evening, Sushi."

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Toyokawa Shoko raised her head and said apologetically to the girl in front of her who seemed to be breathing a little:

"I didn't intend to disturb you at this time, but... for the upcoming Live, I have to trouble you to come over."

"It's absolutely okay, Xiangzi."

After hearing this, Nagasaki Suyo smiled and shook her head.

"I'm also very happy to be able to help Xiangzi, not to mention that the clothes Xiangzi made are my clothes!"

"I didn't expect you to choose to come here tonight."

Chihaya Tetsuya said this as he walked out of the product room holding the packaging bag.

"In fact, even if you come tomorrow night, you will still have time."

"If it were just you, I would definitely come tomorrow...but since Xiangzi is here, I want to help her finish her work as soon as possible."

Nagasaki Suyo gave Chihaya Tetsuya an unpleasant look.

"I don't want Xiangzi to have his rest time reduced because of me."

"Actually... the problem this time is entirely on my side."

Seeing that Nagasaki Suyo's attitude towards Chihaya Tetsuya was a little sharp, Toyokawa Shoko quickly explained:

"If it weren't for my negligence, this problem should have been solved earlier."

"It's okay, Xiangzi, you don't need to explain so much. This person has just explained the whole story to me."

Nagasaki Suyo shook her head, then walked to Toyokawa Shoko's side and sat directly in Chihaya Tetsuya's seat.

"He said these problems were inherently difficult for apprentices to handle, and he should have considered them when creating the sewing instructions. So, ultimately, it was this person's lack of consideration...was that your exact words?"

"Yes, that's true."

Chihaya Tetsuya readily nodded and admitted:

"And for someone who's new to designing and making clothes, Fengchuan, you've done a great job. All you have to do now is accumulate the lessons learned from these small mistakes and turn them into your own experience."

Having said that, he handed the tape measure from his workbench to Shoko Toyokawa.

"Well, I'll wait outside. I'll leave the measurement work to you. Please write down the data in your notebook first, and I'll come back to adjust it later."

After saying that, he waved his hand and left the studio, leaving the two of them with an environment where they could complete their measurements quietly.

"As experience? Yeah, I understand."

On the other hand, after hearing Chihaya Tetsuya's gentle comfort, Toyokawa Shoko's self-blame subsided a lot.

In order to make up for her negligence, she adjusted her mindset and stood up directly from the workbench, ready to start measuring.

However, at this moment, Nagasaki Suyo, who had just been pretending to complain to Chihaya Tetsuya, inexplicably fell into a daze.

"...Wait, wait! Xiangzi!"

The moment Toyokawa picked up the tape measure, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly stood up with a panicked look on her face.

"Is it Chihaya Tetsuya who will be adjusting the costume later?!"

"kindness."

Toyokawa Shoko gave an affirmative answer.

"Considering the upcoming time and the difficulty of modifying this costume, if I do it myself, I will most likely be late, so it will have to be done by Chihaya-san."

"how so……"

After hearing this, Nagasaki Suyo's expression suddenly became extremely conflicted.

"Doesn't that mean he'll be able to see my body data later..."

"Well... um... well, that's exactly what happened."

As a young girl, Toyokawa Shoko naturally also understood Nagasaki Suyo's reserve and shame at the moment, but for the sake of the quality of the final product, she could only slightly put Suyo in a difficult position.

"Speaking of which, after the adjustment work is completed, is Su Shi planning to go home directly?"

In order to make Nagasaki Suyo relax as much as possible, Toyokawa Shoko directly chose to change the subject.

After hearing this, Nagasaki Suyo answered truthfully:

"Well, it's not impossible, but at this time, it's really too late even to take a taxi back."

"Eh? What should I do then?"

"It's okay, we've already discussed it before we came here."

Then, Nagasaki Suyo gave an answer that almost made Toyokawa Shoko lose her grip on the measuring tape:

"I will stay at Chihaya Tetsuya's house tonight."

Chapter 49: "Irony" and a New Beginning

It turned out that the prior discussion between Chihaya Tetsuya and Nagasaki Motoyo was completely necessary.

When Chihaya Tetsuya completed the final adjustments, it was already twelve o'clock in the morning.

Although he had told Toyokawa Shoko in advance that she could go home first after get off work, Toyokawa Shoko still insisted on accompanying the two of them until the last moment.

Finally, when Nagasaki Suyo put on the sample clothes and unzipped the tight zippers as instructed, the effect that immediately occurred made the three people present exclaim in amazement.

"nice."

"This is it!"

"Amazing……"

Standing in front of the floor-length mirror, Nagasaki Suyo stared blankly at the clothes on her body, which were completely different from the ones she had just worn.

"This is Xiangzi's design..."

Faced with this creative idea that would amaze even an outsider, Nagasaki Suyo not only admired her talent in her heart, but also no longer had any doubts about the choice she made.

Even though he chose a field he had never set foot in before, Xiangzi was still the powerful and unique genius in her mind.

“…Hey, let me ask you.”

Nagasaki Suyo turned and asked Chihaya Tetsuya:

"Can you design clothes like this?"

"There's no problem with the technology, but this creativity and design concept belong only to Fengchuan."

Chihaya Tetsuya replied:

"In other words, only Fengchuan could have designed this dress... and only you could understand the full meaning behind it."

"…………"

On the other side, looking at Nagasaki Suyo wearing the clothes she designed in front of the floor-length mirror, Toyokawa Shoko felt an unprecedented touch in her heart.

When she created Kasuga Shadow, she expected everything to begin from there, but she ended up writing a song that would end everything.

When she created this garment, she was aware that the past was over and completed this design as a step towards a new beginning.

Completely different ideas, completely different works... and also bring completely different moods.

"Su Shi."

After a long silence, she finally spoke slowly:

"If I have the chance to design clothes for you in the future... would you be willing to wear them?"

"!"

After hearing this, Nagasaki Suyo subconsciously wanted to blurt out a positive answer. However, when she saw Toyokawa Shoko's face, which was now more mature and calm than a year ago, she paused for a moment, then smiled and replied:

"…if only it were as good as this dress."

"Yeah."

Hearing this, a genuine smile appeared on Toyokawa Shoko's face.

"It seems I have to work harder next time."

This relief, which came a year late, allowed both of them to unload the last bit of burden and knot in their hearts.

On the other side, seeing the two of them smiling at each other, Chihaya Tetsuya also nodded with a look of satisfaction.

In this way, both Toyokawa and Nagasaki should be able to reconcile with their immature past and move forward towards their own futures together.

"Alright, two high school students. Today's workday is over. Time to go home and get some rest."

Although he really wanted to give the two of them some time to be moved, but considering the time, Chihaya Tetsuya still clapped his hands and reminded them:

"Toyokawa, I've already called a taxi for you. You can just go back directly. As for Nagasaki-san, please be kind enough to walk a little further with me."

"! Oh, that's right!"

At this point, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly woke up from a dream and turned to look at Nagasaki Suyo:

"Um, Sushi...are you really going to stay at Chihaya-nii's house today?"

"Well, after all, my home is quite far from here. Instead of taking another hour's drive home, I might as well stay at this guy's house for a night."

Nagasaki Suyo said:

"It's okay, Xiangzi, don't worry. This guy's sister Aine is at home, so I'll be fine."

“…Huh? Ah, this…”

After hearing this, Shoko Toyokawa immediately showed an expression that was somewhat difficult to let go.

For her, who is familiar with Chihaya Tetsuya's character, what she is worried about is certainly not that Chihaya Tetsuya will "take action" against Nagasaki Suyo... Rather, what she is worried about is the exact opposite.

Although Nagasaki Suyo always sneers and speaks harshly to Chihaya Tetsuya, the two of them actually contact each other much more frequently than with others.

And...even though Nagasaki Motoyo is deeply attached to [CRYCHIC], she herself is not the type to easily get close to others. To be honest, unless it is someone she truly recognizes, she will never take the initiative to contact him or even stay at his or her home.

In other words, Nagasaki Suyo's actual feelings towards Chihaya Tetsuya might be far more trusting than she currently expresses...

……

"Toyokawa, your taxi is downstairs."

Just when Toyokawa Shoko was still guessing in her heart about Nagasaki Suyo's true feelings for Chihaya Tetsuya, Chihaya Tetsuya's call directly interrupted her thoughts.

"You've been really busy these past few days... Tomorrow, just stay home and have a good rest."

Chihaya Tetsuya said:

"The day after tomorrow, we'll go together to see Nagasaki and her friends' live performance."

"………………kindness."

Although she was a little concerned about the subtle relationship between the two, considering the current time and the fact that Su Shi was not good at staying up late... she finally swallowed the few distracting thoughts in her heart.

"Well then, I'll be heading back first... See you the day after tomorrow, Chihaya-nii."

"Well, see you the day after tomorrow."

"Sushi, Live... I'll be looking forward to it."

"Well, I will do my best."

........................

After Toyokawa Shoko left, only Chihaya Tetsuya and Nagasaki Motoyo were left in the studio.

"You've worked hard, Nagasaki-san. Now go to the dressing room and change out of your sample clothes."

Chihaya Tetsuya turned his head and said: