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At the same time.
Elsewhere.
In the girl's solitary apartment.
"Hmm…"
Sakurajima Mai suddenly opened her eyes, which were filled with the confusion of just waking up.
After a moment of daze, a look of doubt quickly appeared on her pretty face.
"Strange, the dream was too real, wasn't it?"
Sakurajima Mai raised her right hand and pressed it against her chest, clearly feeling her rapid heartbeat.
Not only that, but she remembered the temperature and touch from the dream clearly.
"A so-called lucid dream?"
"Doesn't feel like it…"
Sakurajima Mai pursed her pink lips, then recalled what Kitahara Makoto had said in the dream:
"Could those words be true?"
After much hesitation, Mai still picked up her phone from beside her pillow, opened the chat app, and her gaze fell on the avatar she had been silently looking at frequently over the past few days:
"Kitahara-kun, excuse me, I just had a dream…"
Dream connection was too incredible, but if it was related to Kitahara Makoto, then anything was possible.
Kitahara Makoto: "Mai doesn't need to ask."
Sakurajima Mai: "What do you mean?"
Kitahara Makoto: "I told you, Mai would definitely regret it when she woke up."
"…"
Looking at the message on her phone that proactively confessed the 'crime', Sakurajima Mai's pretty face quickly flushed.
She gritted her teeth, found a dagger emoji, and clicked send:
"Guilty, commit seppuku!"
"…"
Today was Saturday, so there was no school.
Kitahara Makoto leisurely washed his face and brushed his teeth while checking today's daily tasks.
It's worth mentioning that although he got the gacha chance yesterday, he only received one ability shard.
[Daily Task One: Five Hundred Push-ups]
[Task Description: Omitted]
[Daily Task Two: Run Five Kilometers]
[Task Description: Omitted]
[Daily Task Three: Be a Good Teacher]
[Task Description: A teacher imparts knowledge, teaches skills, and resolves doubts.
Explain trigonometric functions to at least one student and ensure they successfully master them.]
[Daily Task Four: Warm Hug]
[Current Status: Completed]
[Task Reward: Your Charm attribute has permanently increased.]
"Huh?"
Seeing the last daily task, Kitahara Makoto was slightly surprised: "It's already completed?"
As his thoughts turned, Kitahara Makoto quickly recalled the scene in the Dream World where he and Mai hugged for warmth during the ice apocalypse.
"Besides the hug in the dream, there's no other possibility…"
"It seems daily tasks can be completed not only in reality but also in dreams."
"Note it down, note it down."
Kitahara Makoto silently noted the new information, put away his toothbrush, and went to the living room to start doing push-ups.
Before he knew it, it was 8:30 AM.
Kitahara Makoto was reading and studying at his desk when his phone suddenly vibrated.
He turned to look.
It was a message from Chihaya Anon:
"Kitahara-kun, are you there? Have you woken up yet?"
Kitahara Makoto: "I'm up."
Chihaya Anon: "Kitahara-kun hasn't forgotten what day it is, have you?"
Kitahara Makoto: "Of course not.
I'm waiting for Anon-san's summons."
It had been agreed a few days ago that Kitahara Makoto would pretend to be Chihaya Anon's boyfriend today, so he naturally wouldn't break his word.
"Mmm-hmm ~"
Chihaya Anon happily hummed: "Then I'll send the address to Kitahara-kun.
Let's meet at the Shopping Center first.
Don't be late, okay?"
"…"
Twenty minutes later.
At the entrance of the Shopping Center.
"Kitahara-kun, over here, over here!"
A cute girl wearing a white jacket and a pink fluffy skirt, full of energy, was standing on her tiptoes, waving at him.
Especially her white stockings, which were absolutely fantastic, making it impossible to look away.
"Anon-san, good morning." Kitahara Makoto walked over.
"It's not even the agreed time yet, why are you here so early?"
"Because I thought Kitahara-kun would be someone who arrives early, so I left home a bit earlier." Chihaya Anon tilted her pretty face slightly, revealing a brilliant and bright smile, which was undeniably quite beautiful.
Her voice was clear as she said, "Kitahara-kun, shall we go buy clothes first?"
Kitahara Makoto paused: "Why buy clothes?"
Chihaya Anon put her hands on her hips: "Of course, it's to improve your fashion sense."
Kitahara Makoto hesitated: "There's no need for that, is there…?"
"There's a great need." Chihaya Anon leaned forward, her face showing a super serious expression, and said earnestly, "As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and a saddle makes a horse.
Not only girls but boys also need to pay attention to their fashion sense."
"When interacting with others, first impressions are super important."
"For example, the shirt Kitahara-kun is wearing definitely needs to be changed!"
Kitahara Makoto was puzzled: "Isn't the shirt clean?"
"It's clean, yes, but it doesn't match your pants and shoes at all."
Kitahara Makoto couldn't help but retort:
"So I'm just a fake boyfriend here to help out, do I need to be that professional?"
"A fake boyfriend is still Boyfriend-kun." Chihaya Anon wrinkled her nose.
"If Kitahara-kun's fashion sense isn't good, my friends will definitely doubt my taste, and I can't let them mock me."
"…"
Without giving Kitahara Makoto a chance to refuse, Chihaya Anon directly pulled him into the Shopping Center.
Undoubtedly, this Anon was clearly someone who frequently shopped.
She deftly pulled Kitahara Makoto up to the third floor, entered a clothing store, and began to pick out clothes.
"This one is good… This one is also very pretty… And this one…"
Chihaya Anon picked out several clothes in one go, then placed them all into Kitahara Makoto's arms: "Kitahara-kun, go to the fitting room and change.
I'll consider them comprehensively and then decide which one to buy."
Kitahara Makoto felt a dull ache in his head: "All these clothes need to be changed?"
"Of course, they need to be changed." Chihaya Anon urged, "You only know if clothes look good when you wear them.
Go, go quickly."
"…"
What she said made a lot of sense, but he really wanted to refuse.
Shopping with girls was indeed super troublesome.
Kitahara Makoto sighed silently in his heart and walked into the fitting room.
Half an hour later.
Kitahara Makoto was completely numb before he finally put together an outfit that Chihaya Anon was satisfied with.
"Good, this is the one." Chihaya Anon put her hands behind her back and nodded in satisfaction.
"I give it full marks."
Kitahara Makoto stood in front of the mirror and carefully looked at himself in the reflection… Well, it did seem to have more taste.
"Anon-san, you worked hard…"
"Wait!"
Chihaya Anon suddenly crossed her arms over her chest.
"Hmm?"
Kitahara Makoto looked over in confusion.
"From now on, you can't call me '-san' anymore.
Just call me Anon, or Ano-chan." Chihaya Anon said earnestly, "We're already dating, calling me '-san' feels too distant and will definitely arouse suspicion."
Kitahara Makoto nodded in understanding: "…Got it, Ano-chan."
"Good, don't forget.
Let's go to the next stop." Chihaya Anon's pretty face flushed slightly, and she turned to lead the way, "Next, we need to do something with your hair.
There's a barbershop I frequently go to… What hairstyle does Kitahara-kun usually get?"
"Short hair."
"More specifically?"
"Buzz cut."
Chihaya Anon: "…Straightforward-kun!"
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