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Chapter 23 - [23]: Meeting Kitagawa

Akira led Sajuna to Wakana's house.

"Gojo Dolls, it's a Hina doll shop!" Sajuna looked up at the sign above the shop entrance and said.

"That's right, he started learning how to make Hina dolls when he was a child."

After Akira answered, he led Sajuna into Wakana's house.

As soon as they entered, they heard Marin's surprised voice.

"No way! The outfit is too beautiful!"

"With Akira-kun's help, we barely made it. Now Kitagawa-san can wear it at the Anime Convention!"

"Are you saying Gojo-kun thought I was going to cosplay at tomorrow's Anime Convention?!!!"

"Huh, isn't that right?" Wakana said with a shocked expression.

Akira opened the door and saw Marin's shocked and flustered expression.

"I had no idea how long it would take to make the outfit. I originally planned to let Gojo-kun take his time, and I would just wait," Marin said, looking at Wakana as if no one else was there.

"As for cosplay exhibitions, if you search carefully, there will always be conventions at some point."

"Gojo-kun, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault for not explaining clearly."

Wakana collapsed onto the floor in relief. Seeing Akira open the door, he didn't even have the strength to greet him, instead saying with a smile, "Akira-kun, I made the outfit."

"Hmm, Wakana, you're truly amazing!" Akira said with a trusting expression, his face full of doting smiles.

Marin's face was filled with regret, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Kitagawa-san!" Wakana exclaimed, shocked.

"Gojo-kun, you started making the outfit right after I mentioned the time. I thought you hadn't paid any attention to what I said."

"And you… you rushed home right after your exam. I thought you were going to visit your grandfather, but I didn't expect… I didn't expect it was to make an outfit for me."

"Gojo-kun worked so hard and put so much effort into making the outfit for me, but I completely failed to notice."

"I'm sorry, Gojo-kun, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Akira and Sajuna stood at the doorway, watching the two of them speechless, with only Marin's apologies echoing in the room.

Akira felt a sense of satisfaction from seeing them. He glanced at Sajuna next to him, and moved by the moment, gently took Sajuna's hand.

Sajuna was still watching Marin and Wakana's reactions, thinking, 'This girl must be the cosplayer.'

Just as she was thinking this, she felt a large hand next to her left hand, which was hanging by her side.

She immediately shivered, and her whole face turned red. 'This must be Akira-kun's hand.'

'Why would he reach out at this moment?!'

'Should I reject him?'

'If I reject Akira-kun, will he be very sad?'

Even though she was already an adult, she was still so sensitive about such things.

As she thought this, Akira's hand had completely enveloped Sajuna's small hand.

The moment he touched her hand, he felt the temperature of her small hand rise a little. Her skin tensed up, and the moment Akira grasped her hand, the tense muscles relaxed again.

By the time he had completely enveloped her hand, Sajuna only symbolically struggled for a moment, then no longer paid attention to Akira's small gesture.

Wakana was still comforting the apologetic Marin, and the scene looked quite peaceful.

After holding Sajuna's hand for a while, Akira slowly let go, leaving Sajuna feeling a bit inexplicably lost.

Then, interrupting Wakana and Marin's tender moment, he said, "Since the outfit is ready, let's try it on."

Marin then looked at Akira and Sajuna at the doorway, her eyes misty with tears.

"Akira-kun, hello," Marin said indistinctly.

"Eh, who is this next to you?" Seeing a stranger, Marin's expression immediately changed.

"Oh no, a stranger saw me crying."

"Yes, Akira-kun, could you introduce her? Is she your girlfriend?" Wakana asked.

He knew that Akira had fallen for a girl who liked cosplay, and he was learning to make clothes for his girlfriend's cosplay.

Could it be the girl in front of him?

But this girl doesn't really look like a high school student!

"This is Sajuna, my friend," Akira introduced her.

For some reason, not hearing Akira introduce her as his girlfriend, she felt a little inexplicably lost.

She probably really had fallen for Akira.

Sajuna thought this and introduced herself: "Sajuna, a second-year student at SakuranoMiya Girls' University."

"My name is Wakana, a first-year student at Saitama Prefecture University."

"She's even older than me, she's a senpai."

"My name is Marin, and I'm in the same class as Gojo-kun! My hobby is cosplay!" Marin answered energetically, then looked at Sajuna in front of her with a little confusion.

"Inui-san looks a bit familiar? Have we met before?"

"No, we haven't," Sajuna replied. She didn't know Marin before this.

Besides, Marin's cosplay career had just started with this outfit today.

Kitagawa pondered with a puzzled expression, 'How could this be? She looks super familiar!'

Akira smiled and said, "Kitagawa-san, does Sajuna look like the idol you like?"

"Eh?! The idol I like? Is Inui-san a professional idol?!" Marin said with a shocked expression.

"No, I'm not!" Sajuna felt she was wasting time, but since this was a friend Akira brought her to meet, she would tolerate Marin's liveliness.

"Eh?! Could it be?!" Marin immediately pulled out her phone and opened her following list.

"Juju-sama, are you Juju-sama?!" Marin instantly crawled in front of Sajuna, looking at her with a shocked expression.

Then she took out her phone again, comparing the photo on it with Sajuna in reality, and finally looked at Akira, waiting for verification.

"That's right, it's Juju-sama. I was also startled when I first saw her."

"Hmph!" Sajuna lightly punched Akira's arm.

"It's really Juju-sama, I actually met the real Juju-sama." Marin's face was full of pleasant surprises.

"Juju-sama without makeup is truly a super cute, beautiful girl!"

"Her skin is so smooth, really super pretty and super cute, and her hair is super soft," Marin said with a shocked expression, holding her face and involuntarily becoming intoxicated.

Sajuna couldn't help but gently tug Akira's arm.

"This woman is a bit scary."

Akira gave Sajuna a reassuring smile and said to Wakana, "Today, I wanted Sajuna to see the outfit you made."

"Secondly, it's to let her meet more friends!"

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