"Ah—Gojo-sensei, this one!"
Kitagawa Marin quickly pulled out her phone, opened her photo album, and leaned in close with sparkling eyes.
Her excitement was so obvious that she practically bounced in place.
"Look! This is the character I want to cosplay—Shizuku Kuroe!"
Gojo Satoru lowered his gaze and looked at the screen.
The photo showed an anime-style girl dressed in a black Lolita outfit, her expression innocent, her eyes clear and delicate.
Shizuku Kuroe.
Gojo blinked once.
Then twice.
"…Oh."
His voice was calm.
But inside his head, he sighed.
Right.
As expected of you, Marin.
If he remembered correctly, Shizuku Kuroe was a character featured in the sequel of Saint ♡ Slippery's Academy for Girls video game series.
And that game was definitely not something a high school club should be discussing openly.
Marin clasped her hands tightly, looking at him with anxious hope.
"Gojo-sensei… can you make this style?"
Her voice was almost pleading, fingers were clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned pale.
Gojo didn't answer immediately.
Instead, he stared at the photo like a professional.
Then, after a few seconds, he nodded.
"It can be done."
Marin's eyes widened.
Then—
"YES!!!"
She shouted so loudly the whole room shook.
Even Vanilla, who was quietly resting on the table, jumped in surprise.
"Meow!!"
Yukinoshita Yukino, who had been sitting near the window, finally turned around with a slightly curious look.
What is this loud gyaru doing now?
Before, Marin could disturbed others club members work, Gojo Satoru raised one finger with a smile as he said,
"But~"
Marin froze.
Immediately putting away her happy emotions, Kitagawa Kaimeng's face was full of tension as she focused on what Gojo sensei have to say.
Gojo's tone became serious,
"I'm afraid you'll have to go shopping with me. To buy the proper materials. Of course, if you already bought them in advance… then pretend I didn't say anything."
Marin's expression brightened again,
"I bought them already!"
She said it quickly, almost proudly.
"And I took photos too. Gojo-sensei, can you check if they're usable?"
While speaking, she began flipping through her photos at lightning speed. After she found the picture, she turn the phone and held it up for him to see.
Gojo Satoru didn't say anything as he took the phone directly from her hand and began to check it.
Marin Kitagawa, who wasn't tall enough, tiptoed, trying to watch the photos together. But no matter how much she stretched, she couldn't see properly.
After a few seconds, she gave up and lowered her head in disappointment.
"…Uuu…"
Gojo ignored her dramatic suffering, as he focused on the phone screen. His expression became unusually serious as he focused on the screen.
Yukino, who had been absent-mindedly petting Vanilla, found herself drawn in.
She didn't even realize she was watching him.
Gojo's face, when he wasn't joking…was honestly too handsome.
Yukino narrowed her eyes slightly.
A serious Gojo-sensei… is actually kind of…
She quickly shook her head,
No.
While, he might be a little handsome. But he was still a scumbag teacher with a scumbag mouth!
After about ten seconds, Gojo finally spoke.
"Kitagawa-san, material of the clothes you bought are indeed very similar in color, but…look at the wig. Shizuku Kuroe's hair isn't that soft purple, right? It's a deep violet...More like… a darker, richer tone."
Marin blinked, as she realise the difference.
"…Ohhh."
Gojo continued.
"And their is also an issue with the fabric. The dress that you want needs thicker material. If it's too thin, the entire skirt will look light and cheap (or it might get ruin by the wind). It won't have that Lolita heaviness."
He didn't wait for Marin as he flipped to the next photo.
"And the socks too. Although they are basically the same color, those aren't suspenders. In the reference image, they're connected differently and the lace pattern isn't the same."
Marin's eyes spun.
"…Ehhh…"
Gojo flipped again, "And the collar. You bought a standard collar but if you looked at it closely Shizuku's collar has a slightly sharper edge and it's stitched to sit higher on the neck."
"And—"
He kept going.
Like someone who had studied fashion for years.
Even Yukino and Hachiman was stunned.
This time, Gojo bluffing. He actually knew what he was talking about!
Gojo spoke for about five or six minutes.
By the end, Marin's face was blank.
Gojo finally stopped after what feels like 10 minutes.
"Understand?"
Marin smiled awkwardly.
"…I still don't understand, hehe."
She didn't expect that a cosplayer character would have so much knowledge, and even though a large part of it felt understandable, most people wouldn't try to replicate it as it is.
Gojo sighed softly, understanding that this is her first time cosplaying.
"Alright, don't think about it too much. You will understand this thinks later as you try."
He raised his hand and rubbed her golden hair.
Feeling the warm touch on her head, Marin's face instantly turned red again. The touch on the top of her head couldn't help but make her heart beat a little faster.
Gojo's voice was casual.
"Friday or Saturday. You and I will go to the mall and buy the proper materials."
"Mhm! Okay!"
Marin nodded so fast she nearly hurt her neck.
Yukino from the side, crossed her arms, her gaze was strange as he said in an uncertain voice,
"…I didn't expect you, Gojo-sensei…to actually know how to tailor clothes."
He was obviously a teacher, no matter what his personality is...but it turned out that he really knew how to sew clothes as the he said.
Returning the phone to Kitagawa Marin, Gojo Satoru smiled contemptuously.
"Hmph. Who do you think I am? I am the almighty Gojo Satoru. I can do anything, Hahaha...."
Yukino sighed.
"Narcissist…"
Gojo grinned, as he turn towards her, "You're praising me, right?"
Yukino: "No."
....
After staying in the Service club for a while, Gojo Satoru was also about to leave.
As for Kitagawa Marin, she had left long ago.
"Alright. Come here, Vanilla. We're going home."
Stretching out his arms, Gojo said as he turn towards the little kitten on the table.
"Meow!"
Vanilla jumped off the table instantly and landed perfectly in Gojo's arms.
Gojo chuckled lightly as he caught her.
"That's my girl."
Yukino stared at Vanilla.
Seeing that Vanilla was already lying in Gojo Satoru's arms, and maybe not be seeing her again for a long time, Yukinoshita Yukino already began to felt a little empty in her heart.
She hesitated before her lips parted slightly.
"…That…"
Gojo Satoru, who got up to leave, turned around.
"What's wrong, Yukino?"
Yukinoshita struggled for a while, then let out a breath slowly, and said seriously.
"In the future…"
"Can I come to your house to see Vanilla?"
She quickly added, her face stiff.
"Don't misunderstand. I'm just afraid you won't take good care of her."
Gojo blinked.
Then shrugged.
"Sure. Give me your Line contact information, and I will send you the location if you want to come over."
He doesn't really think too much about it.
Wouldn't it be nice to have one more person to take care of vanilla?
....
Looking at the closed door, Yukinoshita Yukino stared blankly at the phone woth a new contract number appearing saved as "Gojo Sensei" in LINE.
This was…
Her first LINE number outside her family.
Yukino stared at it silently.
For a long moment.
After Gojo left—
The room was quiet again.
Putting away the phone, Yukinoshita Yukino picked up the book again, looked at the content in book.
She pretended to read.
But her eyes weren't really focusing.
At that moment—
Hikigaya Hachiman spoke suddenly, his tone was strangely polite as he speak,
"Um…Yukinoshita.
Yukino didn't look up, as she replied, still pretending to read.
"What?"
Hachiman coughed.
"…Can you give me your LINE too?"
Yukino's eyes narrowed slightly as she slowly raised her head, looking at Hachiman.
Her expression became flat, as she said voice,
"Oh. I see."
Hachiman: "..!??"
Yukino leaned back, a cold smile formed on her face as she continue,
"So…You've finally decided to chase me."
Hachiman's face froze, as soon as he heard her words.
"What?!"
Yukino continued, completely ignoring the dumbfounded expression on Hachiman's face.
"Hikigaya-kun. Since you want to chase me…I choose to refuse."
Hachiman slammed his hands on the table.
"WHO IS CHASING YOU?! And stop talking like you're some school idol! You're not cute at all, you're bacteria!"
Hachiman started to feel bad all over again.
He just wanted Yukinoshita Yukino's LINE account purely for the purpose of asking for a leave of absence if he had something to do in the future, so why does she think he is pursuing her?
Sure enough, you are as narcissistic as that white-haired teacher!!!
Yukino's eyes instantly sharpened at his words.
"…Bacteria?"
Hachiman realized too late.
He fucked up!
His soul left his body again, as soon as saw the cold glint in her eyes as if she want to make a frozen statute out of him.
He hurriedly waved his hands, before he find himself dead.
"No, no, no! I didn't mean it like that...I just...I just want your LINE so if something happens…I can message the club."
Yukino stared at him for a good time before she sighed,
"…Fine."
Hachiman immediately felt relieved but inside his heart, he screamed:
Why are these people so narcissistic?!
Gojo-sensei is a narcissist!
Yukinoshita is a narcissist!
Even the cat is probably narcissistic!
Hachiman slumped back in his chair. Top tired to complain anymore.
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