"Hello, Akira-kun."
Wakana looked at Akira and Sajuna, who were holding hands in front of him, with a look of relief and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Thanks to Akira-kun's reminder, otherwise Kitagawa-san's health might have been in trouble."
Kitagawa looked at Wakana in surprise, then turned her head to look at Akira and Sajuna, who were standing opposite her.
"Eh? How is Akira-kun with Juju-sama?"
Kitagawa stood with her hands on her hips, looking surprised, her chest even bouncing slightly.
"Because Sajuna and I are on a date," Akira replied with a smile.
"Eh! Juju-sama is actually dating Akira-kun!!!"
Marin covered her mouth and exclaimed, "It feels like a TV drama! Ho ho!"
"Yabai, I really can't believe it."
"Don't always put Sajuna's name first, okay? It makes me seem so insignificant," Akira complained.
Although Marin didn't do it on purpose, it always felt a little awkward.
This kind of address always felt like "so-and-so's girlfriend" or "so-and-so's boyfriend," always implying a comparison.
It's better not to make people feel inferior with such addresses.
"Gomen ne, I'm sorry, Akira-kun." Marin smiled apologetically and bowed slightly. "I always feel like Juju-sama is from another world."
"After all, Sajuna is super cute."
Akira actually agreed with this assessment.
"But I still have to thank Akira-kun." Kitagawa finally stated her intention. "Otherwise, I really couldn't have stood the heat."
"So, what are your plans next? Are you going back?"
Akira asked.
"Hmm, I think it's time to go back," Marin said. "But there was a photographer who didn't finish taking pictures when I was shooting just now, so I still need to tell her to at least finish the photos."
Marin smiled and started looking around for the photographer's location.
"Found her!"
Marin pointed, grabbed the hem of Wakana's clothes, and wanted to lead him to the photographer.
"Akira-kun, do you want to come along?"
Wakana asked Akira, his body tilting from the pull.
"Let's go take a look too."
Akira lowered his head and asked Sajuna. After getting Sajuna's consent, he also nodded at Wakana.
"Photographer!"
Marin waved, dressed in a maid outfit.
Not far away, a woman with short brown hair heard the familiar voice and turned around. She wore a brown short-sleeved top and loose brown and white checkered trousers, looking lean and tall.
A white leather bag was slung over her shoulder, and she held an orange DSLR camera in her hand.
"It's the girl who was cosplaying Shizuku just now."
The photographer turned her head and said with a smile.
"I'm sorry I suddenly left just now. I had a bit of heatstroke and went to rest for a while."
"Ah?! How are you now?!"
"Today might be the end of it. But your photoshoot isn't finished, and I feel bad about it, so let's at least finish the photos."
Marin looked apologetic.
"I'm really sorry."
The photographer also looked like she was bothering the other party.
"Then let's take one in the shade not far from here," the photographer suggested.
Kitagawa hurried to the shade of a nearby tree.
"Kitagawa-san is really happy," Akira suddenly said. "Is Sajuna also this happy when she cosplays?"
Sajuna paused when she heard this.
"It's very happy."
Then she added, "But I don't make expressions that break the character's setting like hers."
"But she's just so happy," Akira explained. "This is Marin's first cosplay, and she's wearing such a high-quality costume."
In other words, it was like asking your parents to buy you an electronic device, and they secretly bought you the top-of-the-line model.
At that time, your expression would probably also be messed up like that.
Sajuna looked at Marin, who was smiling in the shade, feeling her joyful expression.
She realized that this kind of character-breaking behavior wasn't so annoying anymore.
"Please look at the camera."
The photographer reminded her, adjusting the camera in her hand.
Marin quickly adjusted her pose, her gaze fixed on the camera in the photographer's hand.
A strong gust of wind gently blew by.
Click!
The white ruffled maid skirt was blown up by the wind, revealing the hidden spring scenery beneath the skirt.
Both black lace stockings were fixed by a strap to the unappealing safety shorts, and next to the strap were two characters for "correct."
"Aki-Kun!"
Sajuna saw this outfit and suddenly realized something, jumping up slightly and reaching out to cover Akira's eyes.
But her speed and palm weren't big enough. By the time Sajuna finished all of this, Akira had already successfully seen what had happened.
He had already intervened in the time of the story's occurrence, but there were still such "coincidences."
Akira couldn't help but want to complain.
This kind of thing felt a bit lewd when watching anime.
But the lewd feeling in reality was greatly reduced.
Because safety shorts are just too "safe"!
They completely make you not want to feel lewd at all!
Of course, it was also because Akira didn't have those kinds of thoughts about Marin.
"Kitagawa-san."
Wakana next to him blushed.
"Ha!"
The photographer also blushed when she saw the scenery under the skirt.
Marin, however, said apologetically, "Oh no, let's take another one."
"Um, I'll delete that photo."
"I wasn't even looking at the camera just now."
"So that's what she was concerned about."
On the scene, only Akira and Marin remained unfazed, as if they hadn't realized what had happened.
"Aki-Kun!"
"Things developed too quickly," Akira said apologetically.
Although it wasn't a big deal, he couldn't let Sajuna think of him as a pervert.
However, using this reason to make Sajuna feel lewd about him also seemed like a good reason.
Akira shook his head, always feeling that the situation would get worse.
"Then Aki-Kun shouldn't stare either!"
"Ah, I'm really sorry. When I saw the safety shorts, my gaze unconsciously didn't move away," Akira said, rubbing his head.
After all, ugly things like safety shorts always make people feel like they're not prying into privacy.
"Sajuna, don't be angry anymore."
Akira gently grabbed Sajuna's hand, rubbed it gently, and apologized.
"I was afraid Aki-Kun might have some bad habits."
Marin, who had finished her photoshoot, also walked over. After Sajuna saw her, the expression on her face softened a lot.
"Gojo-kun, let's go."