After half an hour of torment, Shinomiya Kaguya was finally released from the Panda Garden.
Who knew how tiring it was for her to constantly fake a smile and pretend to love pandas for that half hour, just to hide her embarrassment.
She walked up, pretending not to know anything, and greeted them.
"Oh my, what is everyone doing? I was just playing with the pandas and didn't notice."
Hearing the voice, Fujiwara Chika briefly glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Oh, it's Kaguya-douchi, where did you go just now?"
The fake smile on Shinomiya Kaguya's face stiffened for a moment.
[Fujiwara student, you really aren't worth looking forward to.]
In just an instant, she adjusted her emotions and said with a smile.
"I just went to play with the pandas."
"Oh, right, that's what it was."
Fujiwara Chika scratched her head in embarrassment, as if she had just realized it.
"By the way, Kaguya-douchi, let me show you something good."
She showed off Tanaka Masao in the panda mascot suit, like displaying a beloved toy.
"Junior Tanaka, why did you take off your headpiece? Kaguya-douchi hasn't seen it yet."
Tanaka Masao fanned himself with his free hand, panting heavily.
"No, it's too hot inside. I need to cool down."
His face was a bit red at this moment, and sweat dripped occasionally.
"Alright then."
Seeing Tanaka Masao looking so exhausted, Fujiwara Chika couldn't force him, so she could only say to Shinomiya Kaguya with a slight apology.
"Sorry Kaguya-douchi, Junior Tanaka is a bit tired, let's let him rest for a bit."
Shinomiya Kaguya just smiled.
"It's fine."
[Anyway, I'm not interested.]
The moment Tanaka Masao took off the panda headpiece, it was as if a beauty filter had been turned off, and he lost the power that wasn't his own.
You have been stripped of your power.
Fujiwara Moeha and Shirogane Kei stepped back, and the affection and enthusiasm in Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes also disappeared, returning to her usual self.
"Tanaka-kin, this outfit will help you lose weight, you can wear it more often."
Tanaka Masao: [You are so fickle. When I wore the headpiece, you called me Little Masao, but now that the headpiece is off, you're calling me Tanaka-kin again.]
"Xuezhixia Classmate, you're not thinking of making me wear this outfit during training, are you?"
"Hmm, why not? I think it's quite good."
Yukinoshita Yukino imagined that scene and suddenly felt that watching Tanaka Masao exercise would also be a kind of enjoyment.
Indeed, whenever it involved cats, Yukinoshita Yukino would stop in her tracks.
"I'll be drained dry like that."
Tanaka Masao was very helpless. He was already sweating so much just standing still; if he moved, he would surely die of exhaustion.
"Let's go buy some water, I'm dying of thirst."
Tanaka Masao's suggestion was approved by everyone. After nearly an hour of participating in activities and chatting, they were all quite thirsty.
"When I first arrived, I saw a bubble tea shop. They have a lot of drinks, and ice cream too. Let's go there."
Fujiwara Chika took the lead, guiding everyone towards the bubble tea shop.
Perhaps considering the high foot traffic in the Panda Garden, the bubble tea shop was not far away, with many other shops nearby.
There were shops selling food and souvenirs, all of them.
And almost all of these items could be linked to pandas.
For example, the bubble tea cups were shaped like bamboo, or simply used bamboo tubes.
They sold panda plushies and pendants, and even things that had no relation to pandas could have panda patterns printed on them.
"This is heaven."
Looking at all sorts of things, Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes lit up.
At this point, Tanaka Masao had already taken off the panda suit and was carrying it in his hand.
Fujiwara Chika had given him the outfit, perhaps because she thought Tanaka Masao was more suited for it, or because the clothes were covered in Tanaka Masao's scent and she didn't want them.
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's expression, he couldn't help but ask.
"Xuezhixia Classmate, you're not thinking of buying everything here, are you?"
Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino gave Tanaka Masao a rather disdainful look.
"Tanaka-kin, my mind is still normal. How could I possibly buy everything here? That's completely unrealistic.
Buying one of each kind will suffice."
"Hey, that also seems pretty abnormal, doesn't it?"
"Junior Tanaka, Xuezhixia Classmate, hurry over! Let's buy drinks first, then we can browse other places later."
Hearing Fujiwara Chika's call, both of them walked over to see what was being sold.
Tanaka Masao looked at the various names, analyzed them carefully, and came to a conclusion.
"Completely incomprehensible."
He couldn't understand why bubble tea needed so many strange names. Wouldn't simple and clear names like pearl milk tea or lemonade be fine?
He decided to ignore the names set by the shop and just order directly.
"One pearl milk tea, large, half sugar, no pearls."
"Huh?"
The staff member was utterly confused. What did he mean by pearl milk tea with no pearls? Could it still be called pearl milk tea?
But adhering to her professional etiquette, she still smiled and said.
"Okay, but our cups come in medium, large, and extra-large.
I wonder if the large you mentioned is our large or extra-large?"
"Just give me the biggest one. Oh, and add some coconut jelly and pudding to the milk tea. I like those."
[Then why don't you just order original milk tea with those? Why say pearl milk tea?]
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Fujiwara Chika put her finger to her lips, listening in a daze, and exclaimed.
"Junior Tanaka is so good at ordering! It sounds very complicated. For me, I'll just have a fruit tea."
The others: It sounds complicated, but it's not simple at all. Who would order like that when they have nothing better to do?
…
Soon, the items they ordered were ready.
Fujiwara Chika excitedly picked up her straw, ready to drink, and then…
Then the straw bent.
This kind of thing is arguably the most annoying when drinking a beverage.
Fujiwara Chika complained with great dissatisfaction.
"Seriously, this straw is too soft. It can't even pierce a thin film."
"Let me help you."
Saying that, Tanaka Masao took out his own straw and forcefully poked it into the cup in Fujiwara Chika's hand, easily piercing it open.
"Ah, why is Junior Tanaka's straw so thick and hard? But…"
Fujiwara Chika looked at the cup in her hand and complained.
"But why did you poke such a big hole? The fruit tea inside is going to spill out! Pull it out, pull it out quickly!"
After Tanaka Masao pulled out the straw, Fujiwara Chika looked at the hole that had been poked and put her own straw into it.
"It feels so awkward. My straw feels empty when I put it in."