In the afternoon, Alice and Shiori went shopping for groceries.
Everyone was busy cleaning the room. Aika said she wanted to invite everyone, so they went out to buy food.
Walking down the street, Shiori's face was cold, and the atmosphere was tense.
"Why do I feel like you have something against me?" Alice couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to say: "If you like Takumi, just say so. I won't take him away."
"You..."
Shiori's eyes widened. 'The elder was still shrewd. Her thoughts were instantly deciphered.'
But Alice had been an agent for so many years, 'how could she not understand Shiori's thoughts? This child was jealous of her, who was always by Takumi's side, so she didn't want to pay attention to her.'
"Don't be hostile towards me. I'm not interested in Takumi." Alice swept her long hair back and said: "I'm married. I'm past the age of love."
"Married?"
Shiori looked Alice up and down, a little doubtful: "Are you sure?"
"If you don't believe me, ask Takumi."
Alice's eyes sparkled and she smiled: "He knows."
Shiori frowned slightly. Of course, she wouldn't ask Takumi. And Shiori didn't feel hostile towards Alice, she was just jealous. Today, Takumi always talked to Alice and didn't pay much attention to her.
"I don't care about you." Shiori snorted coldly: "He's mine; no one can take him away from me."
She said it bluntly, which surprised Alice.
The atmosphere between them improved a little, and they left the community in search of a supermarket.
"The vegetables at the market are no longer fresh; you have to go to the supermarket to buy them."
Aika told them this as they left, and the two obeyed.
On the way, Shiori saw a Pokémon poster on a shop's glass door and said: "You did a good job with the advertising."
"No, you're just lucky."
Alice smiled bitterly. The Pokémon advertising campaign was not very strong in Osaka because it wasn't necessary. Thousands of people in Osaka knew the anime, and the television station was promoting it.
Of course, posters and advertisements were still needed, and Shiori saw this advertisement.
They entered a supermarket and quickly bought a lot of food. They queued up to pay. The counter clerk counted the list of customers in front and suddenly turned around and shouted to the back:
"Boss, I'm leaving work."
"Hey, why so early?" A middle-aged man quickly approached from the back of the supermarket: "Mei Zi asked for leave yesterday, so you have to work overtime!"
"I don't want to, Mirai-sensei's animation starts at 6:00 PM; I want to leave work!"
"What? Mirai-sensei again? What's wrong with you? Mei Zi asked for leave because of him." The middle-aged man wiped his sweat: "Don't watch an animation; I'll raise your overtime pay."
"I want to watch it; what do you care?!"
But the clerk didn't care; he turned around, picked up his package, and left.
Shiori and Alice stood uncomfortably at the counter.
"Customer, I'm sorry." The boss came over, paid the bill personally, and apologized: "Mirai-sensei's animation is being broadcast today, and all my clerks are his fans."
"Ah!"
Shiori and Alice nodded. Shiori was very surprised to see a girl chasing Takumi like that, but Alice was very satisfied. Given the situation, Pokémon would also have many young viewers.
After buying vegetables, the two walked home. On the way, a woman who was making a call caught their attention.
"Huh? Are you going to the cinema? No... I just got off work; I'm very tired."
"Forget it, tomorrow, okay... There's no reason, I'm not with another man... Yes, don't overthink it, okay."
The woman was talking on the phone with her boyfriend, and they immediately started arguing.
"You're annoying... You don't believe me?... Well, then I'll tell you the reason: I want to go home and watch Pokémon; is that enough?"
"Chasing celebrities?... What's wrong with chasing celebrities?... My sisters watch it, so I can't chase celebrities just because I'm in a relationship?"
"Break up? You're threatening me?... Break up if you want; goodbye..."
The woman simply hung up the phone, opened her phone's cover, and took out the battery: "Damn it! You have no heart; what's wrong with me liking Mirai-sensei?"
She noticed two women around her, quickened her pace, and left.
Shiori seemed subtle; Alice glanced at her sideways.
"Takumi has many admirers; you can attack first." Suddenly, she said: "He's very easy to deal with. Aika-san said that Takumi has
a great sense of responsibility. If you take him to bed, you'll tie him down to death." As she said this, Alice felt guilty, but she wanted to see how Shiori would react.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shiori's reaction was very cold: "I don't want charity; I can catch up to him."
Shiori has self-esteem; she won't be shameless by staying with Takumi; deep down, husband and wife are equal, and she wants Takumi to fall in love with her and support her.
Alice was very surprised and looked at Shiori with respect, but it's very difficult to catch up with Takumi.
She couldn't help but say: "You can't catch up to him."
In this world, few women can catch up with Takumi.
"No, I will catch up." But Shiori's answer was quite confident, with a firm gaze: "Even if I don't succeed, I will become indispensable to him. One day, I will make him look me in the eye and confess."
Alice was stunned and moved.
But the next instant, Shiori extended her hand and hit the wall, snorting coldly: "Before I succeed, I won't let other women take him away."
Alice looked at the wall and saw a small hole.
"What kind of structure does this child have?"
She swallowed, feeling that Shiori was not a normal person, and her body felt a little cold.
Alice's thoughts changed. With a girl like that, Takumi was the happiest and the most pitiful; this made Alice look at him with compassion after returning home.
At 6:00 PM, the lights of Takumi's new home came on. Assistants and editors remained exhausted in the living room. They pulled weeds from the garden and cleaned the house.
They were exhausted, but everyone was enthusiastic.
"It's 6:00 PM, Pokémon is about to air!"
A group of people sat on the sofa and turned on the television. Anime Golden Paradise had already begun. After the host's introduction, advertisements began, followed by the cartoons.
At the same time, thousands of people in Osaka were sitting by their televisions, counting the advertisements with anticipation...
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