At noon, Shiina Mahiru was quite happy to see Mochizuki return. However, during lunch, when Shiina Mahiru learned that the relatives Mochizuki had visited were quintuplet sisters, she was clearly a bit shocked, her small cherry-red mouth visibly opening. What surprised her even more was that Mochizuki hadn't come home last night and had stayed over there. Shiina Mahiru thought to herself, it's a good thing Mochizuki and they are cousins; the heavy stone in her heart slowly settled.
"Yes, the five of them look identical, making them hard to distinguish, but they have vastly different personalities."
"Oh, I really want to meet them! I've never even seen twins before!"
"You'll have a chance to see them when school starts tomorrow; they're transferring here."
"Huh?"
Shiina Mahiru hadn't expected there would actually be a chance to meet them.
"I wonder how the school will assign them to classes."
...
In the afternoon, the weather was nice.
Perhaps because it was the last day of the holiday, the streets were crowded and lively again, everyone cherishing this final day of vacation.
Mochizuki was currently on a bus heading to the bookstore.
This was because there were no bookstores selling light novels near the apartment he lived in.
He took a ride to a large bookstore in the city center, where almost all the customers were enthusiasts of ACG culture.
The items in the store were all manga, light novels, anime doujin works, merchandise, and games.
Furthermore, the variety of items was quite complete, so this store was quite popular in the vicinity.
Today, there were even new releases, so there were many customers in the store, and the clerks were busy.
Following the signs, Mochizuki finally squeezed through the crowd to the light novel section.
He found the new release shelf.
Soon, Mochizuki saw his own work, re:zero - starting life in another world, on the shelf, and of course, he also spotted Kasumigaoka Utaha's love meter.
Rows of brand new books were neatly arranged, and some had fallen over because some customers had pulled books directly from the middle, causing them to lose support.
Some people who had read parts online before were quite readily picking up one, or even two or three books, and turning to leave.
There were also some who were unfamiliar with the books, holding one and reading nearby. Fortunately, there was enough wide space, presumably considering the possibility of customers standing by to read.
Mochizuki observed that most of the customers reading were teenagers in their teens, and the expressions on their faces were varied, indicating they were already engrossed.
This new book should be quite satisfying to him.
After thinking for a moment, Mochizuki picked up a copy of his own book, as well as a copy of Kasumigaoka Utaha's book to support her, and also selected two other new books to take back and read.
Then, Mochizuki planned to check out other areas; it was a rare trip, so he couldn't just buy books.
At the same time, store clerks were also pushing small carts with new books to restock, indicating that sales were decent.
Going against the flow of people, Mochizuki found the game section.
Compared to the novel section, the foot traffic here was less, and the air became fresher.
After all, there weren't many new game releases here.
Just as Mochizuki was carefully selecting games.
A girl wearing a completely green tracksuit and a hat on her head was stealthily approaching Mochizuki, occasionally looking back.
If a store clerk saw her, it would be hard not to suspect she had stolen something.
Right at the corner, she ran headfirst into Mochizuki's shoulder, and the huge impact sent her small frame directly falling onto the floor, her hat also falling off.
"Clatter clatter."
The items the girl was holding scattered all over the floor.
"Ah!"
"Ouch!"
Mochizuki was also startled by the collision, and the game disc in his hand dropped back onto the counter, and he took a step back.
Then Mochizuki turned to look in the direction from which the impact came.
"Damn it, why am I so unlucky? Something unexpected still happened! It's all this person's fault!"
Eri Ri thought fiercely in her heart.
But when she looked up, her face, which was a mix of crying and laughing, was preparing to apologize, after all, she was the one who ran into him.
"Sorry."
The apology was very quiet, but then both their voices significantly increased, showing their shock.
"Eh eh! Yo!"
"Eri Ri?"
Mochizuki inhaled sharply, looking at the girl sitting on the floor.
She had a delicate face like porcelain, a slightly open small mouth revealing cute little fangs, and beautiful azure eyes, but the most attractive feature was the golden twin tails lying on the ground!
Even the somewhat plain green tracksuit couldn't hide the cuteness and liveliness of the girl in front of him.
Because the voices were a bit loud, a few people around looked over curiously, but fortunately, there weren't many people in the game area.
Mochizuki gave an apologetic look to the surroundings, and Eri Ri also covered her mouth, then quickly grabbed her hat and put it back on her head.
The people around, seeing that it was nothing important, also withdrew their gazes.
Both of them called out the other's name, clearly they had known each other for a long time, and their relationship was quite good.
Sawamura Spencer Eri Ri, Mochizuki's neighbor when he was in elementary school; they had been childhood friends for a while.
However, later, Mochizuki moved, and they parted ways.
Her father is a famous British diplomat, and her mother is from Sakura Country. Although she is of British and Japanese descent, her English is surprisingly poor. Her striking hair color is inherited from her father.
"Why are you in Chiba?"
Mochizuki asked in confusion, then squatted down, wanting to help Eri Ri up.
But clearly, even meeting her former childhood friend, Eri Ri had no time to answer Mochizuki's question at this moment; she had something more important to do now.
Eri Ri quickly squatted up, wanting to quickly tidy up the items scattered on the ground.
Mochizuki also wanted to help, having just picked up a doujin magazine.
Eri Ri's nervous voice quickly came, her voice a bit loud again, but fortunately, no one was paying attention this time.
"Don't touch it!"
Unfortunately, Mochizuki had already seen the content of the magazine; it was an item that Eri Ri, at her age, should not be purchasing!
Mochizuki also understood why Eri Ri looked so nervous.
Generally speaking, bookstores are prohibited from selling such items to minors.
However, when mixed with other items, the cashier won't make trouble for you, after all, such items bring a considerable amount of revenue to the bookstore.
And the status-conscious Eri Ri naturally didn't want people to discover that she, a seemingly small and cute girl, was buying these.
"I already saw it."
Mochizuki couldn't help but chuckle, handing the doujin magazine to Eri Ri. He also saw that Eri Ri had even picked out his and Kasumigaoka Utaha's new works.
Eri Ri snatched back the doujin magazine, tucked it among the other books, and glared at Mochizuki, her fierce little fangs bared.
"It's all your fault!"
"Why is it my fault? Who told you to buy this? Besides, no one else saw it except me."
"Hmph."
After putting away the items, although there was a little accident, she wasn't discovered by others, and Eri Ri's expression softened.
As for why Eri Ri was in Chiba, it was because of her father's job transfer.
Hearing the news that she was coming to Chiba, Eri Ri was filled with anticipation and joy.
This was because, after her mother's inquiries, she knew that her childhood friend from elementary school, Mochizuki Yo, was now in Chiba.
They even enrolled in the same high school, although she hadn't sought out Mochizuki since school started.
More importantly, going to a new place was a brand new start for her, allowing her to get rid of the damn title of "Shimamura Middle School's Pure Maiden"!
Today, Eri Ri naturally knew that Undead River Publishing's new works were being released.
Because she was status-conscious and thin-skinned, Eri Ri, in order to hide her otaku nature, had specifically disguised herself and deliberately taken the train to this bookstore relatively far from her home to buy the new works from Undead River Publishing this time.
Then, seeing that tempting doujin magazine, as a doujin artist herself, with the intention of learning, she couldn't resist taking it.
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