Soon, Katsuragi Keima and Sakura Airi arrived at the school's supermarket.
Keima went to the nearby gaming section to purchase a second ga console, while Sakura Airi headed toward the cara section.
Upon seeing the dazzling array of caras in the store, Sakura Airi's eyes practically sparkled. She imdiately spotted the pink cara she had been eyeing last ti and carefully cradled it in her hands.
"Dear custor, it seems you really like this cara."
Just then, a shop clerk responsible for this area walked up. He wore a seemingly warm smile, but his gaze swept up and down Sakura Airi's body.
"This cara is part of a promotion recently. There are so great discounts!"
His appearance was below average—one could even say he was a bit ugly—and that smile added a touch of sleaziness to the clerk's deanor.
The mont she saw him appear, Sakura Airi's initial enthusiasm was sowhat dampened. Imnse pressure, like invisible hands, weighed heavily on her shoulders, making it difficult for her to even breathe.
"I, I..."
Sakura Airi wanted to say sothing, but her throat felt blocked. She couldn't get a word out for a long while, and her breathing grew ragged. To her, there was even a trace of unbearable discomfort in the man's gaze.
"Shall I introduce this model to you? I rember you ca by last ti!"
The clerk took another step forward, standing in front of Sakura Airi. The distance between them was less than a ter. Sakura Airi could feel his heavy, turbid, and seemingly quickened breath. Moreover, he seed to rember her...
This made Sakura Airi's discomfort even more pronounced.
"I..."
Just as Sakura Airi was at a complete loss, Katsuragi Keima's voice rang out from the side:
"Don't bother. We'll just take a look ourselves."
Keima, holding the new handheld he had just picked out, stood beside Sakura Airi.
"Custor, the differences between these caras are quite significant. If you're buying for the first ti, you won't understand the advantages and distinctions of each model at all. And I'm sure you aren't clear on how to use them..."
"No, we are very clear on that," Keima said imdiately.
"Well then, feel free to contact if you need anything later."
The clerk gave an awkward smile and imdiately walked a bit further away.
Keima watched the clerk, his brow furrowing slightly. He had overheard the conversation between the clerk and Sakura Airi. Although Sakura Airi possessed outstanding looks and a great figure, she usually wore glasses, kept her head down to hide her face, and her figure was obscured by the school uniform. No matter how you looked at it, Sakura Airi in this form was not an inconspicuous presence.
The foot traffic in the school was quite high; besides students, faculty mbers also shopped here. Sakura Airi had only been here once before; the clerk shouldn't have such a deep impression of her. This guy's eyes also seed to linger on Sakura Airi for too long.
Furthermore...
This guy's appearance, words, and actions were the quintessential image of a perverted villain in a ga.
"Katsuragi-kun... are you finished with your shopping?" Sakura Airi asked in a small voice.
"Yes. Since I already knew which model I wanted before coming here, it didn't take much ti."
Keima looked at the handheld in his hand with satisfaction, then quickly shifted his gaze to Sakura Airi. "Sakura-san, you must have a model you've set your heart on as well."
"Mm... it's this one..." Sakura Airi lifted her hand slightly, showing him the cara.
"Then let's go pay."
"Pay..."
Sakura Airi bit her lip, her gaze hesitating. She turned her head; that clerk was smiling, seemingly watching her from a distance. That uncomfortable feeling grew stronger and stronger. Last ti, it was at this exact mont that the ager courage she had managed to muster completely shattered.
"It's a bit of a hassle to pay separately. How about I pay for you, and you can just transfer the points to afterward?"
"Is that okay...?"
Sakura Airi was a bit surprised; she hadn't thought that was even an option. This way, she could avoid the embarrassnt at the checkout.
"Yes, paying separately is a waste of ti."
"Okay... then I'll trouble, trouble you, Katsuragi-kun..."
Sakura Airi took out her terminal and exchanged contact information with Keima. This was the first ti she had ever exchanged contacts with soone. After transferring the points to Keima, he went to the checkout counter while Sakura Airi waited outside the supermarket.
A mont later, Keima walked out and handed the packaged cara to Sakura Airi.
Cradling the cara in her arms, a happy smile appeared on that usually timid face for the first ti in a while. However, she quickly tucked the cara away and looked up at Keima, who had already pulled out his new handheld and started playing, his glasses reflecting the ga screen.
"Anything else you need to buy?"
"No, nothing else! Thank you so much for accompanying , Katsuragi-kun... If it weren't for you, I might not have dared to speak to the clerk..."
"That's quite normal. Even I thought that clerk looked a bit scary."
"No, it's not just the clerk... I... I'm really not good at these things... I've caused you trouble, Katsuragi-kun..."
"There's no need to apologize. Everyone's personality and thoughts are different. So are good at socializing, others aren't. This isn't your fault. You don't need to bla yourself, and you don't need to change anything. Just live in the way that makes you comfortable."
Keima's eyes moved away from the screen, eting Sakura Airi's gaze. The sudden eye contact startled her, and she hurriedly looked elsewhere, her cheeks flushing slightly.
"Let's head back then."
"Mm."
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anwhile, in a corner of the school cafe, a petite girl with white hair was holding a cup of hot coffee, blowing on it gently.
"It seems Class D already knows about the school rules as well."
Beside the white-haired girl, another tall and beautiful girl asked with a worried expression, "I suppose the other classes will find out soon too? Then our advantage..."
"Don't worry too much, Masumi-san~ That just makes things more interesting, doesn't it?"
The girl nad Sakayanagi Arisu wore a aningful smile on her face.
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