After arriving at Wakana's house with Sajuna in the afternoon, Sajuna was in a state of excitement.
Akira could understand it; after all, the clothes she had been looking forward to for two months were finally made, so she should be that happy.
"Good afternoon, Akira-kun."
Gojo Kaoru stood at the door and greeted Akira, then looked at Sajuna behind Akira and said with a smile, "Is this girl Akira-kun's girlfriend?"
Seeing Akira nod, Gojo Kaoru smiled and also nodded at Sajuna.
"Welcome to come play with Wakana with Akira-kun."
Shinju would arrive a little later, so Akira and Sajuna did not come to Wakana's house with Shinju.
"Wakana."
Akira called out, and Wakana walked out of the room, waving at Akira.
"Akira-kun is here; I thought I'd have to wait a bit longer."
"After all, Sajuna can't wait to see the clothes for Little Shion."
Akira stroked Sajuna's hair. Sajuna was extremely shy at this moment and didn't say much in front of Wakana, just quietly leaning against Akira.
"Inui-san, good afternoon."
Wakana greeted Sajuna, then explained to Akira.
"Um, Kitagawa-san said she'd be coming over soon. Inui-san, would you like to try on the clothes now, or wait until Kitagawa-san arrives and try them on together?"
Akira looked down at Sajuna, wanting to hear her opinion.
"Shinju hasn't arrived yet, so let's wait a bit. It's not a very urgent matter anyway."
Sajuna replied softly.
The three of them then waited in the room for Marin and Shinju to arrive. Akira took the opportunity to show the cosplay outfits from the bag to Wakana.
"Wakana, do you see any problems?"
"Are these the cosplay outfits Akira-kun made?"
"Yes, didn't I say that Shinju and I would also participate in the group cosplay? So I made the cosplay outfits for Shinju and me."
Akira nodded, then patted Wakana on the shoulder.
"It feels a bit regrettable that Gojo isn't participating in the cos. Do you feel that way, Gojo?"
Hearing Akira say this, Wakana's mind also conjured images of himself doing group cosplay with Kitagawa-san, but he immediately shook his head, dispelling the images from his mind.
"There are no regrets. I'm already very happy just making clothes for Kitagawa-san and taking photos."
"There's no need to do the same things as Kitagawa-san."
Akira nodded.
"That's true, as long as you're happy. After all, everyone has their own understanding of happiness."
"However, with Wakana supporting Kitagawa-san's cosplay so much, Kitagawa-san must be very happy."
Wakana heard Akira's words and thought about when Kitagawa-san was with him. She seemed to be happy most of the time.
Besides being happy, most of the time she seemed shy and timid…
Wakana thought this, and his cheeks couldn't help but flush. He unnaturally looked at Akira and Sajuna next to him, not expecting both of them to be intently watching his reaction.
"Eh! Akira-kun, Inui-san! What's wrong?"
Wakana had a panicked expression, almost falling backward in fright. Why were these two so synchronized in their actions!
He felt as if his shy expression from just now had been seen, and Wakana couldn't help but want to cover his face.
"It's just fun."
Akira said with a smile, and Sajuna next to him also nodded.
Now she seemed to understand where Aki-Kun's inner joy came from, especially with a boy like Wakana. Just watching his reaction to the girl he liked made her want to tease him a bit.
Then Sajuna thought of how Aki-Kun usually loved to tease her, and wondered if she also looked this shy in Aki-Kun's eyes…
"Akira-kun."
Wakana opened his mouth, but in the end, said nothing.
Speaking of which, he should be grateful to Akira-kun. It was Akira-kun who led him out of his inferiority complex and helped him recognize his true feelings. Now, he felt like he was just one step away from Kitagawa-san.
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After Shinju parted ways with her classmates, she hurried to the address her older sister had sent her on her phone.
Shinju's attire was as usual: a short T-shirt adorned with white flowers on top, and a solid-colored long skirt below. After noon, the sun also emerged from the dark clouds, and the faint sunlight that scattered down shone on Shinju's face, giving her a gentle, maternal aura.
Shinju had tied her hair into a large side ponytail today, the end of the pink ponytail tightly clipped with a cute hair clip. The ponytail was neat and sharp, and combined with Shinju's ample bust, it made Shinju's entire demeanor even more gentle.
With a hint of melancholy in her eyes, Shinju held her phone, looking at the navigation, and gently tapped her lips with her finger, deep in thought.
"Older Sister said she went to Gojo-kun's house with Akira-kun. Is it okay to just go straight there now?"
"Do I need to tell Older Sister and Akira-kun again?"
Shinju slowly walked along the road, thinking about trivial matters, and then heard a voice from behind her.
"Oh! Isn't that Little Shinju?"
"Hmm?"
Shinju turned around and saw Marin looking at her with her hands on her hips.
"Eh, it's Older Sister!"
Shinju's face wore a smile, and she gently touched her ponytail.
Kitagawa ran towards Shinju and said to Shinju, "Shinju, you're going to Gojo-kun's house too, right?"
"I heard that Akira-kun and Zhu Zhu-sama also went."
Marin said excitedly.
"Yes, but I haven't been to Gojo-kun's house, I just know the address."
Shinju replied.
"Don't worry, I go to Gojo-kun's house all the time!"
Marin confidently patted her chest, and her firm chest playfully bounced.
"Let me take Shinju."
"Okay."
Shinju nodded, then followed Marin to Wakana's house.
"Older Sister, you go to Gojo-kun's house often. Are you two dating?"
After walking for a while, Shinju suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Marin.
She always felt that Older Sister's interactions with Gojo-kun were also very intimate, and the way Older Sister talked about Gojo-kun was very similar to how Older Sister usually talked about Akira-kun.
Shinju silently defined the relationship between Marin and Wakana in her heart.