"Sajuna," Akira said as he ate the meal Sajuna had prepared.
"Hmm." Sajuna and Shinju both looked at Akira, who had spoken.
"Today, I signed a light novel contract with an editor."
"Really?!"
Sajuna exclaimed in surprise, "Aki-Kun is truly amazing."
"Akira -ge is indeed very impressive."
"But, speaking of which, Shinju."
"Hm?"
"Did Sajuna tell you about the group cosplay event?" Akira asked, looking at Shinju's bewildered expression. He knew then that Sajuna had forgotten about it again.
"Eh, is Jiejie going to do a group cosplay?" Shinju looked at Akira, puzzled.
Sajuna, standing nearby, had already turned red, not daring to look at Shinju beside her.
"Actually, actually, it was decided a few days ago, but I kept forgetting to tell Shinju about it."
Shinju smiled gently, "It's alright, as long as I can help Jiejie."
Sajuna's expression paused for a moment, then she felt even more ashamed.
Shinju has always been so gentle, always taking care of me in various ways, yet I haven't reciprocated her care.
"Shinju, Aki-Kun and I have decided to have you join our group cosplay as well."
"Eh, I'm going to do group cosplay too?"
A surprised expression appeared on Shinju's face; this was the first time she had heard Jiejie say such a thing.
Previously, Jiejie had always approached cosplay with a very serious attitude, her demeanor making her seem unapproachable.
This time, when she spoke of cosplay, she was surprisingly gentle.
Shinju hesitated for a moment, then decided to decline, "Perhaps not, I still prefer taking photos for Jiejie..."
Although she said this, her voice grew softer and softer.
Sajuna noticed the hesitation in Shinju's heart. As her Jiejie, how could she not understand her Didi's love for her at this moment?
"Shinju, let's do group cosplay together." Her voice was resolute.
"Shinju, you must also have a character you particularly love, and you must really want to become that person you admire. If so, why not try it?"
"If Shinju thinks she's not suitable, then that's even more reason. When Jiejie first cosplayed, I just simply wore a magical girl outfit."
Sajuna looked excitedly at Shinju, who was lowering her head, comforting her self-conscious Didi, and it was also like advising her past self.
Akira understood Shinju's worries even more clearly, because Sajuna had always upheld the principle that cosplay absolutely must not break character, which made Shinju somewhat hesitant about cosplay.
"Shinju, the charm of cosplay is being able to become the person you want to be."
Sorry, Gojo-kun, I plagiarized some of your homework.
"When Sajuna first cosplayed, she didn't care if her cosplay was accurate, did she? She just wanted to become the person she admired, so she did it."
"Shinju might have taken so many photos for Sajuna that she thinks Jiejie looks like whatever she cosplays, but that's really taking it to an extreme."
"It's because you truly love that character that you try your best to make the cosplay accurate."
"If you give up merely because you think your cosplay looks strange, then that would truly be a pity."
Sajuna hugged Shinju, as if to give her courage.
"That's right, Shinju, cosplay with us."
"Are you still afraid Jiejie will be angry?"
The two people's persuasion finally gave Shinju enough courage. She raised her head and said to Akira, "Akira -ge, then, can I cosplay Soma-gege?"
Akira's face broke into a brilliant smile: "Of course."
Sajuna, however, was stunned for a moment, "Eh? Why Soma-gege?"
She had thought Shinju would cosplay a character similar to Shion, whom she wanted to cosplay.
Why isn't it a magical girl cosplay?!
"Shinju, why do you want to cosplay Soma-gege?"
Sajuna asked in confusion, as if afraid Shinju would misunderstand, "I'm not against Shinju cosplaying, I'm just a little curious."
Shinju was a little shy, after all, expressing her feelings for Jiejie in front of her was really a bit bold.
After all, Shinju has always been the type to keep her emotions internalized.
But, she still satisfied Jiejie's curiosity.
"Because Soma-gege is the future Gege, he is strong and very handsome."
"Whenever the future falls into crisis, Soma-gege immediately comes to help him, and together they overcome the crisis."
"I feel like he's a bit like Jiejie, after all, Jiejie often helps me when I'm in crisis too."
"I love Jiejie the most."
Shinju was a little shy at first, but as she spoke, she became more immersed in it, eventually clasping her hands together below her cheeks and gently stroking her face, speaking with a gentle expression.
Sajuna's face was red, a little shy as she listened to Shinju praise Soma-gege and then start praising herself.
Being praised like this by her Didi in front of Aki-Kun made her feel a bit embarrassed.
Although everything Shinju said seemed to be true, it always felt like some things were exaggerated.
"Shinju, you're praising too much."
Sajuna tried her best to turn her head away, not looking at Shinju.
But seeing Shinju become increasingly immersed in recounting her own affairs, she couldn't help but hug Shinju, stopping her from continuing to speak.
"Eh, Jiejie."
Shinju looked at her Jiejie, who was hugging her. Why had her cheeks turned so red?
"Sajuna's face is red because you're praising her so much, she's shy," Akira explained softly.
"Jiejie always has such a lovable demeanor."
Shinju was also somewhat used to it; after all, she was her tsundere Jiejie.
"Since Shinju wants to cosplay Soma-gege, then let's start preparing together," Akira decided. However, the things needed for cosplaying Soma-gege seemed to be much less than for the two magical girls.
It seemed they probably wouldn't need to bother Wakana.
After the three of them finished eating, Shinju returned to her room as usual, leaving Akira and Sajuna alone.
"By the way, Sajuna."
"Aki-Kun, what's wrong?"
Sajuna, leaning on Akira, looked up at him and asked in confusion.
"It feels like Sajuna doesn't read much at home."
In Akira's memory, during the days he spent with Sajuna, most of their time was spent leaning together watching TV.
The remaining days were spent cuddling, kissing, and touching.
He hadn't seen Sajuna studying at home.
"Eh! Why are you suddenly asking about studying?"
"Because I thought about Sajuna joining the art club. I hadn't heard Sajuna mention anything about that before."
"It's true that I only joined recently."
"So, since you've joined a club, it's even more important to maintain good academic performance, isn't it?" Akira said as a matter of course.
"Otherwise, if studying is neglected because of the club, wouldn't that make university life even more chaotic?"
Sajuna hummed twice, she wouldn't make her university life chaotic.
After all, the days spent waiting to meet Aki-Kun were enough to make her happy.