"Massager?"
Erina Nakiri was stunned for a moment.
"Mm-hmm." Alice Nakiri pulled out an indescribable object, "Didn't you always have a sore neck?"
"Ah, yes."
Erina Nakiri nodded; she often revised documents in the office, and her neck was indeed a bit sore.
Satou: "..."
"Alice, when did you buy this?"
He asked.
"It was from the vending machine in the room."
Alice Nakiri said.
"How am I supposed to use this?"
Erina Nakiri held it in her hand, examining it for a while.
"Oh, there's a button there. You press it, and it will vibrate, then you put it on your neck."
Alice Nakiri enthusiastically taught Erina Nakiri.
"Mm, it's really comfortable."
Erina Nakiri smiled slightly, "Thank you."
"Mm, no problem."
Alice Nakiri nodded generously and said.
"13 This thing is quite portable. I can carry it with me anytime in the future and use it to massage my neck when it's sore."
Erina Nakiri said with a smile.
"You want to carry it with you?"
Satou couldn't help but turn pale with fright.
Although these two didn't know what this thing was, if someone who knew saw Erina Nakiri carrying this thing...
Just imagining it made Satou feel terrified.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Erina Nakiri asked confusedly.
"I think it's better if you don't carry this thing with you."
Satou coughed lightly and said seriously, "If outsiders see it, they might think it's not serious enough."
"That's true."
Erina Nakiri thought for a moment and felt that Satou's words made sense. As one of the Elite Ten, carrying this would indeed be undignified. "Then I'll just keep it in my bedroom normally."
"Mm-hmm."]}
Satou nodded. Anyway, usually only he and Secretario would go to the Tsundere's bedroom.
Hisako Arato was also a novice, so she probably wouldn't recognize it.
After sending Alice Nakiri away, Erina Nakiri hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and asked, "Did you go shopping with Alice today?"
"Yes, why?"
Satou's heart tightened, wondering if the Tsundere had noticed something.
"Nothing."
Erina Nakiri shook her head, not saying much.
Although she didn't say it, Satou could still feel a hint of envy flash in the Tsundere's eyes just now.
Satou suddenly remembered that although their relationship had developed to that point, they had never gone shopping or seen a movie like a normal couple.
Perhaps the Tsundere secretly hoped that one day she could go on a date with him like a normal couple?
Satou felt a little guilty, so he said, "Erina, how about we go shopping and see a movie in a few days?"
"Eh? But... but my work."
Erina Nakiri was surprised, both happy and worried.
"It's fine, just have Hisako cancel some work."
Satou directly hugged her into his arms and said, "I can help you with some of the tasting work."
"Mm!"
Erina Nakiri smiled slightly, leaned her head on Satou's chest, and felt a warmth in her heart.
After a while of tenderness back in Lin'an, Satou returned to his own room.
"Satou, are you back?"
Tohru, like a dutiful maid, joyfully bounced over to help Satou with his things.
"Satou, what is this? Is it food?"
Kanna stared at the things Satou brought.
"Mm."
Satou took out a piece of mung bean cake and said, "Watch closely, Kanna."
Then he threw it out, and Kanna directly pounced, eating the mung bean cake in mid-air.
"So delicious."
Kanna rubbed her cheeks, her little tail wagging, and said in a childish voice.
"What's this red one? Is it the eye of a Six-Winged Bat?"
Tohru picked up a candied hawthorn skewer, speaking words that humans found difficult to understand again.
Tonight's dinner was beef hotpot again.
Frozen Wild Buffalo grows in icy and snowy environments, storing a lot of fat under its skin for survival, making its meat exceptionally rich and perfect for hotpot.
After a quick dip in the spicy red broth, paired with sake, it was so delicious they almost swallowed their tongues.
The Cheese Rabbit's rabbit meat also had an excellent texture, with a mouth full of cheese flavor.
Anyway, the unit price of Cheese Rabbit was not expensive; they could just buy more after finishing.
After the hotpot meal, Satou, Tohru, and Kanna's cheeks were all flushed.
After Kanna fell asleep, Satou picked up Tohru and carried the flushed Tohru into the room.
Satou felt that perhaps he could take Tohru to a love hotel sometime; he thought Tohru would really like a prison theme, as he always felt Tohru had a masochistic tendency.
Two days later, it was the day Satou and Erina Nakiri had agreed to officially go on a date.
Erina Nakiri had specially changed out of her school uniform today, putting on a floral dress. Her long golden hair was draped over her shoulders, and she wore red high heels. Her delicate face was specially made up with light makeup, making her look very pure and lovely.
This was the first time Satou had seen Erina dressed like this.
Normally at school, she either wore her school uniform or a chef's uniform, and at home, she usually wore pajamas, which made his eyes light up.
"Do I... look good dressed like this?"
Erina Nakiri blushed, secretly glancing at Satou, asking somewhat nervously.
She had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Yesterday, she had specially learned how to do makeup from Secretario, and she had meticulously chosen her clothes for a long time.
"Mm, very good-looking."
Satou nodded. Erina Nakiri not wearing her school uniform seemed to have less of her usual noble and aloof demeanor, and more of a gentle and sunny disposition, but her noble and elegant temperament remained unchanged, like a teenage model from a magazine.
"Really?"
Erina Nakiri was a little happy, then naturally hugged Satou's arm and said, "Then let's go. What should we do first? Go shopping or see a movie?"
This was her first street date. She remembered in the manga she read, dates always involved going to the movies.
"Whatever you like."
Satou said.
Just then, he suddenly received a call from Kaga Aoi.
Speaking of which, he hadn't contacted Kaga Aoi for a long time.
"Satou, you haven't been to school these past few days. The teacher wants to ask you to explain."
She said on the other end of the phone.
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