Seiji had agreed to a date with someone from his grade . When he hung up, he discovered that his heart was beating rather quickly .

He was actually nervous . . . well, he supposed it was only natural .

She had confessed to him before and had clearly expressed romantic interest in him . For such a beauty to ask him out on a date, and him promising to meet her meant that . . .

'No, I shouldn't think too much of it . ' Seiji stopped himself from dwelling on the matter for too long .

Currently, Yukari was simply a friend he enjoyed chatting with about common interests .

Tomorrow, he was just going to meet a friend and chat a little .

. . . But was it really like that?

He imagined hearing that question in his mind .

‘Of course! I don’t have any other intentions; we're only talking!’ Seiji attempted to persuade himself .

Then, he thought of Shika-chan . He was going on a date tomorrow . . . no, just chatting with a friend . He felt like he should tell her .

‘It’s alright to tell her tomorrow as well, isn’t it?’ Seiji suddenly had that thought, and he discovered that he was actually feeling like he didn’t believe himself .

‘Why do I feel like I don’t even believe myself?’ He didn’t understand, so he decided to immediately tell Shika about it .

Right at this time, there was a knock on his door .

"Brother Seiji, I’ve finished showering . . . it’s your turn . "

Seiji opened his door to see the black-haired beauty in pajamas .

He had begun to build up a resistance against seeing his adopted sister straight from the shower . Now he was able to simply appreciate it in silence .

"Shika-chan, I . . . I’m going out for a bit tomorrow . "

Shika blinked at this . "Are you going to see Yukari Asamiya?"

" . . . How did you know?"

"Tomorrow is Saturday, and I figured that it was about time that she would contact Brother," Shika said lightly .

Seiji felt a subtle chill .

"What time are you going, and where did she arrange to meet you?" Shika asked .

"Tomorrow morning at 9:30, at . . . " Seiji answered honestly .

"Got it . " Shika nodded . "Good night, Brother Seiji . "

She turned around and left .

As Seiji watched her leave, he faintly felt as if he had made some sort of mistake .

Upon considering it over more carefully, he felt that he didn’t do anything wrong . . . all he did was tell his adopted sister about going out to chat with a friend about common interests .

He decided to not dwell on the matter and to go take his shower .

Meanwhile, after Shika entered her room, she immediately whipped out her cell phone and called someone who instantly picked up .

"Good evening, Uehara-san . . . " she said .

Mika was surprised when she saw that the caller was Shika Kagura . Since tomorrow was Saturday and she was free, she was just thinking about what to do when she received a call from Shika .

"Good evening . What’s up, Kagura-san?"

"Uehara-san, do you know the person named Yukari Asamiya?" Shika asked her in a calm voice .

"Yukari Asamiya . . . I know her . "

"Brother Seiji is going to have a date with her tomorrow . "

Mika froze solid in shock for a good two seconds .

"D-date!?" she spluttered .

"Yes, using the excuse of a meeting between friends to chat about common interests . . . "

"Yes, using the excuse of a meeting between friends to chat about common interests . . . "

Shika gave Mika a summary of what happened when Seiji and her coincidentally ran into Yukari at the bookstore .

"Just now, she contacted Brother, and arranged a time and place to meet tomorrow . . . "

Mika hurriedly wrote down the information .

"Kagura-san, why did you tell this to me?" Mika asked .

"Do you not wish to know, Uehara-san?"

"N-no, I do want to know . But why would you . . . "

Shika remained silent for a moment as she contemplated this . "Because I feel like you should know . "

Mika didn’t know what to say to this . "Kagura-san . . . are you on my side?" she ventured .

Shika remained silent for a long moment . "For the time being . "

"Time being . . . " Mika echoed .

"I’ve already given you the information; the rest is up to you, Uehara-san," Shika said in her typical light tone before hanging up .

Mika slowly put down her cell phone with a dazed expression on her face .

She didn’t know what Kagura-san . . . just what Seiji’s adopted younger sister was thinking . Did she dislike Yukari Asamiya? Was she supporting her to be with Seiji?

It didn’t feel like either was the case . . . Perhaps Shika herself wanted to . . . Mika’s feelings were rather complex as she thought about it .

No matter what, Seiji’s date tomorrow with Yukari . . . she couldn’t just let it be! Yukari Asamiya was an amazing girl . Mika was very clear on this after watching her confess to Seiji .

If Mika simply allowed such a beautiful and amazing girl do as she pleased on a date with Seiji, perhaps . . .

She needed to do something, but what should she do? Mika's brain raced for inspiration but couldn’t come up with any ideas .

Mika decisively decided to ask for help . She picked up her cell phone again, dialed a number, and made a call .

"Hey, Chiaki . . . "

. . .

. . .

The next morning .

Seiji had a rather strange sensation .

Was he was just feeling uncomfortable today, or was it due to a poor sleep last night? He didn’t feel like everything was quite right today, and the atmosphere was stifling . It was as if a tremendous thunderstorm was about to occur .

But the weather outside was wonderful . The leaves swayed languidly in the gentle breeze, and the skies were clear with nary a cloud in sight . Even dark clouds seemed impossible, much less a thunderstorm .

He didn’t understand why he had this type of feeling . . . he decided to forget about it, figuring that it would disappear after a while .

After he finished eating the breakfast that Shika prepared for him, he practiced some [Astral Vision], then prepared to go out .

"Shika-chan, do you have anything you’d like me to buy for you while I’m out?"

Shika shook her head .

‘Let’s buy something delicious for her before I return,’ Seiji thought to himself .

"I’m leaving," he said .

"Be careful while outside," Shika said to his back .

He left his apartment and walked to the agreed-upon place: the Bamboo Dragonfly coffee cafe in the business district .

When Seiji found this store and walked inside, he instantly noticed an entire array of bookshelves stocked with manga on the right wall .

This was a manga coffee cafe .

The store was decorated in a 2-D fashion . Apart from the bookshelves filled with manga, there were also anime posters, anime figurines, character sketches, cute dolls, and so on .

A server welcomed him . Seiji was guided to a seat, and he ordered a coffee as well as a few manga he was interested in . He began drinking his coffee while reading manga .

There weren’t too many customers in here at this time of day . Some were reading manga quietly, while others passed the time by chatting with each other . The atmosphere seemed quite nice to Seiji .

Since Yukari had asked him to meet at such a place, he figured that this meant she was also really into manga .

This was only natural, since someone who liked light novels was also highly likely to enjoy anime and manga . It could even be said that many people got into and learned more about light novels through watching anime in the first place .

Seiji had already thought about this when he learned that Yukari Asamiya really liked light novels . Now, it seemed that she was indeed . . .

While he was thinking about Yukari, she walked through the door .

Seiji had already thought about this when he learned that Yukari Asamiya really liked light novels . Now, it seemed that she was indeed . . .

While he was thinking about Yukari, she walked through the door .

Today, the purple-haired beauty was wearing a dress . She was wearing a one-piece light purple dress with a light blue jacket on top . Her beautiful, creamy-white legs sported half-translucent white stockings .

This outfit accentuated her beauty in a wonderful way . The distance between her skirt and her stockings creating a mesmerizing absolute territory, lending her an astounding charisma!

Not only was Seiji rather dazed by the sight, even the other customers were dazed upon noticing her arrival . A male waiter who was holding a coffee tray even accidentally tripped over a chair as he walked while watching her . . . *Crash!*

There was a commotion at this . Yukari paid no attention to the chaos she created; she smiled and walked up to Seiji when she saw him .

"Sorry that I’m late; did you wait long?"

"You weren’t late; you’re right on time . " Seiji smiled as he put down the manga in his hands . "I didn’t wait long . "

Yukari sat down across from him . "How is this store? Not bad, right?"

"Yep, it’s pretty nice . "

"I enjoy the atmosphere here . It’s easy to get lost in reading manga here without paying attention to the time . "

They chatted casually until a waiter came over to take their order .

Yukari ordered a cup of coffee, then began chatting with Seiji about the three light novels, continuing last night’s conversation .

It was as if she really only did want to talk about and exchange their opinions on the light novels after reading .

Seiji was in his element here, as he expressed his opinions on these stories and commented on various scenes in these light novels .

Just as their discussion reached a passionate crescendo, some customers arrived .

Seiji didn’t pay them any attention until he heard their footsteps approach his table . He reflexively glanced over at them, and his expression froze over .

"Hey, Seigo! What a coincidence . "

It was Chiaki . And Mika as well!

Seiji was unable to react to suddenly seeing these two here .

'Why are they here?'

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