"Sensei!"
As this voice fell, Nifuji quickly turned toward the source of the voice.
The student has short, pastel pink hair and pastel blue eyes. She appears to be a slender and well-developed young woman.
Still, unlike the weekend, while she wore the same red-framed eyeglasses that she wore during school, she didn't wear her typical Japanese school uniform; instead, she wore a bright yellow, off-the-shoulder, short-sleeved blouse. It has ruffled edges or a "smocked" texture, giving it a soft, feminine look.
Her skirt is a short, white pleated skirt, and it sits high on the waist, which is a common "girly" fashion style in Japan, showing her healthy, smooth, long legs despite her short stature.
If Nifuji had to say, after he heard from Mayuri, he wouldn't be surprised by how avant-garde the clothes that this girl would wear.
After all, while this girl might be cute, she was still an otaku.
Being an otaku might be a good perk for other otaku boys, too, but the weakness of otaku girls was obvious, which was being socially awkward, and also their lack of common sense.
Nifuji knew that his words might be a little cruel, but as otaku boys were awkward and introverted, when they met the otaku girls, who were also equally awkward and introverted, what would happen?
Silence.
One plus one is two.
By then, an extreme silence would be created, as two people couldn't talk at all, especially if two people without experiences decided to do a "normie" thing such as a date, without even an experience, or someone, they could talk to consult, as generally, most of those people had no friends, or even if they had friends, whether it was reality or online, most of them had no experience. However, even if one among them had experience, they forgot that their experience couldn't be applied to others, which made the situation become so awkward, as the men tried to excessively use pick-up lines, and all other things to make the female, who was equally awkward, not know what to do except to show a forced smile.
In the anime, or manga, nothing like that would happen, but in reality?
Nifuji knew that this type of scenario happened more often than people could imagine, as it was hard for otaku to talk with the opposite gender, whether it was due to nervousness, shyness, or other reasons.
Lastly, the most important thing was their lack of common sense.
Yup, Nifuji knew that it might be weird since as otaku were living among everyone, how could they lack common sense, right?
It was because their reality was the anime.
Yes, that anime fiction, which was fluffy, or full of fighting spirit, or forceful acts that were done by the male characters, or even the cute, tsundere, and all other things that were done to the heroine, were all just fiction.
In reality, one wasn't a statis, but a dynamis.
In every situation, one needed to adapt, and if they couldn't do well, like what Darwin said, "The survival of the fittest!"
If one couldn't adapt, they would be alone and go extinct.
Fortunately, while some said the world had grown harder to adapt to, it was also easier for others to adapt, especially with the rise of AI.
With AI, if someone was confused about what to do during a first date or where to bring them, they could just write it on it.
Or rather, it was even possible for one to write what kind of topics they could talk about with their partners, and even create a plan in the most logical way.
However, as the internet existed, even if there wasn't AI, it was possible to read or ask someone on the internet.
Yes, it might be difficult and need a lot of focus, so one could check whether the advice was solid or not, but for one to achieve what they wished, one should work hard, right?
Still, regardless, he might think too much, but this female student was cute, and frankly, when he thought that she was an otaku, he thought that she might wear something weird.
"Don't look at her like that." Eri narrowed her eyes. "Don't do anything weird."
If Nifuji did something, this novel could be blocked!
"...what do you think of me? I have never thought of doing anything weird. It's just that her clothes are kind of cute."
Naturally, Nifuji wasn't stupid, and if something really happened, then he could only wait until the girl had reached 18, or even 20.
Or rather, considering his age, if he used the formula "n :2+7," or known as the "Half-Your-Age-Plus-Seven" Rule."
If "n" was his age, then the minimum age he could date was 20 years and 6 months.
Some people might not agree, but Nifuji couldn't really deny the logic behind this age.
After all, this formula isn't about law (the law is based strictly on the Age of Consent in your specific location). Instead, it's designed to account for life stages and maturity levels.
In your 20s: The rule is very tight because three or four years represent a massive difference in life experience (e.g., a college graduate vs. a high schooler).
In your 40s and beyond: The rule expands because a 10-year gap between two established adults (like a 45-year-old and a 35-year-old) usually means they are in similar life stages (career, family, etc.).
Still, this rule is just a "creepiness filter" created by society—it doesn't guarantee a good relationship. Compatibility is usually found in shared values rather than just birth years
"Do you like those kinds of clothes?" Eri's focus quickly changed as she looked at Mayuri's student, whose clothes were kind of cute, but would they fit on her body?
After all, Mayuri's student was petite and had big boobs, but her body was tall, with long legs, but a small chest.
Who was better?
Eri didn't know, but she had to admit that Mayuri's student with a petite body and a large chest was an unfair body!
"No, I think she is an otaku, right? An awkward one at that."
"I can deny that, but what is this all of a sudden?"
"No, I am just thinking that she might wear a virgin killer sweater somehow."
"...." Eri.
"Hmm... I can deny it somehow. It's kind of cute... but fortunately, I don't know who it is, she is saved."
"Yes, thank you for that person, too."
Even if they didn't know the person, who had helped Mayuri's student, they had to thank this person since if this student wore the "Virgin-Killer-Sweater," a knit, sleeveless turtleneck sweater that is completely backless and often cut very high on the sides, leaving much of the torso exposed while looking "cozy" from the front, which was known as real-world Japanese fashion meme.
The two of them knew that this person was good.
"Achoo!"
Somewhere else, someone who had given this cute student some advice felt her nose itch, before her eyes turned fierce as she wondered whether that cute student had done something weird to her senior!
However, unlike the cute student, who was looking at Mayuri's partners curiously, seemingly excited as her eyes looked up and down at him, the male senior, who stood by the female student was quite timid, and appeared to be quite nervous somehow.
'Why does he look at me like that?'
As Nifuji wondered inwardly, the female student suddenly approached him, as her eyes shone brightly, "Excuse me, are you interested in cosplay?"