After two days of bustling with Wakana, the two finally finished the group cosplay outfits. It was time for Sajuna and Marin to try them on.
Last night, it rained lightly. Akira lazily crawled out of bed, quickly washed up, and then stood by the window, opening it.
The sky outside was gloomy and overcast. The cool air after a summer rain wafted into Akira's house through the window, making Akira, who was wearing a T-shirt, shiver involuntarily and rub his goose-bumped arm.
Akira took out the two finished cosplay outfits from a nearby closet, made the final adjustments to the finished products, and then, estimating that there were no more places to modify, put them into a bag, and then left the house, heading towards Sajuna's home.
By the time he arrived at Sajuna's house, it was almost past nine. Akira stood at Sajuna's doorstep and rang the doorbell.
"Ding-dong."
Then he heard slow footsteps from inside. The door clicked open, revealing Sayouye's mom with a smiling face.
"Oh, it's Akira-kun. Are you here for Sajuna?"
Akira nodded, "Good morning, Auntie. Today, I came to talk to Sajuna about the group cosplay."
"Is it the Little Shion cosplay that Sajuna has always wanted to do? I heard a long time ago that Sajuna had this intention."
Sayouye's mom said, cupping her face, and then invited Akira into the house.
"Akira-kun, please come in. Akira-kun's slippers are right next to Sajuna's shoes."
Akira nodded, walked in slowly, and changed into the slippers Sajuna had prepared for him at the entrance.
Sayouye's mom had already called Sajuna out into the living room.
"Sajuna, Akira-kun is here."
Then he heard rustling sounds from Sajuna's kitchen, not knowing what Sajuna was doing in there.
"Akira-kun, please wait in the living room for a bit."
Sayouye's mom explained to Akira, "Sajuna is probably changing into the clothes she wants to wear to see Akira-kun."
After waiting for a while in the living room, Sajuna finally emerged from the bedroom, wearing a pure white dress that perfectly showcased the unique innocence of a young girl.
"Aki-Kun."
Sajuna stood in front of Akira, fidgeting, seemingly wanting Akira to praise her outfit.
Akira watched Sajuna fidget without speaking, just smiling at her.
Sajuna watched Aki-Kun look at her for a long time but still not say a word. She couldn't help but turn her head and playfully hit Akira.
"Aki-Kun, you're the worst. You only know how to tease people."
Akira took the opportunity to grab Sajuna's outstretched arm and pulled her into his embrace. Sajuna immediately sat quietly beside Akira.
"Sajuna, you don't have any plans today, do you?"
"Eh, does Aki-Kun have something to do?" Sajuna asked curiously.
Akira nodded, picked up the bag placed beside him, and handed it to Sajuna.
"My and Shinju's cosplay outfits are done."
"Eh?"
Sajuna took it, looking at the logo on the bag. If she remembered correctly, this bag was leftover from when she bought clothes for Aki-Kun last time.
"Are Aki-Kun's and Shinju's cosplay outfits in here?"
Sajuna asked curiously.
Seeing Akira nod, Sajuna didn't feel any particular anticipation in her heart as she saw the two modified school uniforms inside the bag.
Shinju's and Aki-Kun's cosplay outfits...
"But Shinju isn't home this morning," Sajuna said, looking up.
"That's really a shame."
Akira felt a little regretful in his heart, but he didn't regret coming all this way without prior notice, just to see Sajuna. Just being at Sajuna's house and seeing her was enough to satisfy him.
"Wakana also recently finished Sajuna's Little Shion cosplay outfit. Would Sajuna like to go see it together?"
Akira asked.
"Is it finally finished?"
Sajuna's cheeks flushed with excitement, "I've been looking forward to it for a long time!"
"I can finally cosplay with Aki-Kun!"
Sajuna's face was beaming with joy. It seemed she was happy to be able to cosplay with Akira, but having two pieces of good news was enough to make Sajuna show a surprised expression.
"Then shall we go to Wakana's place this afternoon?"
Akira asked Wakana and received the answer that they could come to try on clothes anytime, so he confidently asked Sajuna.
"Shall we call Shinju to come along?"
"After all, Shinju's clothes also need to be tried on. If Shinju is free, she can also try on the clothes Aki-Kun made this afternoon."
Sajuna thought to herself.
Sajuna didn't bother to look through the cosplay outfits Akira made for Shinju and himself. Since Aki-Kun had confirmed they were finished, they certainly wouldn't be shoddy products. Moreover, with Aki-Kun's tailoring skills, which helped Wakana, his craftsmanship probably wouldn't be bad.
As for his craftsmanship surpassing Wakana, who had been practicing since childhood, Sajuna didn't quite dare to imagine such a thing yet; it was a bit too fantastical.
After sending a message to Shinju and receiving a reply that Shinju would be back in the afternoon, Sajuna and Akira finally relaxed.
Sayouye's mom watched the two of them being affectionate on Sajuna, a satisfied and happy smile appearing on her face. She quietly returned to the bedroom, not disturbing Akira and Sajuna's private world.
The two of them stayed in the room for a while and suddenly noticed something was off with the environment.
Although they didn't plan to do anything naughty, the quietness in the living room was indeed a bit unsettling.
"Where's Mom?"
Sajuna turned her head, looking for her mom's whereabouts. Usually, she would be cleaning in the living room, but now she was nowhere to be seen.
"She probably went back to her room for a bit. After all, with the two of us together, Auntie might be afraid of something awkward happening."
Akira stroked Sajuna's hair, "After all, her daughter is so cute, it's easy for her boyfriend to lose control and want to do some naughty things."
Sajuna covered her cheeks and argued, "Then she should rescue her daughter from the bad guy's hands in time, not hide away! What kind of solution is that?!"
"But the cute daughter likes that bad guy so much that Mom can't bear to pull her away from him."
Sayouye's mom, who didn't know when she had overheard their conversation, interjected.
Looking at the bewildered Sajuna and the embarrassed Akira, she smiled indifferently.
"I just hope you two get along well, Akira-kun, don't overthink it."
"But Akira-kun really likes Sajuna. Even I can't praise Sajuna that much."
Sajuna looked at her mom's teasing expression and her previous advice to take things further with Aki-Kun. She wanted to raise her fist in protest towards her mom, but it gently fell back down.
"Mom, you're really too annoying."
"But it's really great that Mom also likes Akira-kun."
Sajuna's tone was filled with overflowing happiness.