The few people who finished the photoshoot slowly walked along the streets of Shinsan'go Station, looking for a place to eat. They only came to the vicinity of Shinsan'go Station for photoshoots; they wouldn't normally consider it a place for leisure.
Akira and Wakana carried the clothes needed for today's shoot, while Sajuna and Marin also helped carry some of their own clothes. Shinju carried a backpack with the camera inside. The group seemed to be taking care of the younger Shinju.
They passed a family restaurant. The sign looked a bit old, and through the glass window, they could see that there weren't many customers inside, which was perfect for them to sit together and eat.
"Let's eat here."
Akira suggested.
So, the five of them pushed open the restaurant's door and walked in. They were met by a waiter who came to greet them. Perhaps he was free at the moment, as Akira asked him for a menu, planning to see what they had first.
After all, Akira still hoped to create beautiful memories with his friends.
Wakana sat in his seat, his eyes narrowed as if he were dozing off, looking very tired. Sajuna and Shinju also looked weary, but Marin was still full of energy, quietly admiring Wakana's profile as he closed his eyes.
Akira gently stroked Sajuna's hair beside him, asking for her thoughts.
"What do you want to eat, Sajuna?"
"I'll have the same as Aki-Kun."
When he asked Shinju again, Shinju also didn't have anything specific she wanted to eat, so she left the decision to Akira.
"How about Kitagawa-san and Wakana?"
Akira asked.
"I want a hamburger steak!"
Marin raised her hand and said, "I really want to eat a hamburger steak! I feel like happiness will overflow with just one bite!"
"I'll just have udon."
"Then let's keep it simple."
"How about stewed potatoes and meat?"
"Hmm."
Sajuna's head slowly leaned on Akira's shoulder, and she mumbled her reply.
"Anything is fine."
"Sajuna, go to sleep when we get home, okay? Otherwise, I won't know if we should eat in the restaurant or not."
Sajuna then perked up, grabbing Akira's arms. She yawned, a smile on her face, with a few tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.
"Got it, Aki-Kun."
"Gojo-kun, the same goes for you, don't fall asleep."
Marin watched the small interactions between Akira and Sajuna-chan and couldn't help but start reminding Wakana.
"S-sorry, Kitagawa-san."
Wakana then perked up.
"Then, how about some drinks?"
Akira looked up and asked the rest of the group, then looked down and asked Sajuna.
"Do you still want Calpis?"
"No, I want oolong tea today."
Sajuna shook her head, rejecting Akira's suggestion.
After all, she was a bit sleepy now, so it was better to drink something refreshing. Otherwise, she felt like her drowsiness would only get worse.
"Gojo-kun and I also want oolong tea."
Marin said cheerfully.
"I want Calpis."
Shinju said softly, a little shyly.
Akira tallied the opinions, then confirmed them again, and called over the waiter to place the order.
"By the way, Shinju, are you going to process the photos you took today when you get back?"
Kitagawa asked curiously.
"Hmm, I usually process them right away. After all, I really want to see the finished products as soon as possible."
Shinju nodded.
"I'm also super excited for the photos."
Wakana also interjected, "After all, looking at Inui-san's previous photos, they're always incredibly beautiful."
"It's all because my sister is cute; it doesn't have much to do with my photography."
Shinju retorted reflexively.
"Shinju-chan's photography skills are also amazing!"
Marin subconsciously pulled out her phone from her pocket, wanting to show Shinju photos of Sajuna-chan, but she let out a surprised cry when she opened the app.
"Huh?!"
"Eh!"
"Kitagawa-san, this is a family restaurant!"
Wakana next to her panicked, looking at Marin who was staring at her phone and reminding her.
"What happened?"
Akira saw Marin frozen there and asked curiously.
"The photos I took with Sajuna-chan and Shinju-chan during the photoshoot just now completely blew up in likes!"
"Although I'm super happy, my own photos usually don't get that many likes!"
"Sajuna-chan is really amazing after all!"
"That's probably because you only upload food photos, and those occasional fried rice photos you post, what are those even?"
Sajuna looked at Marin, who was crying tears of joy across from her, and retorted.
"That's just the fried rice I made myself."
"Eh."
Sajuna was stunned for a moment before realizing that Marin was using her account as a personal life account.
"Sajuna-chan is really popular. When we took photos before, she was so happy she almost cried."
"I even reminded you that if you cried, your makeup would run..."
Looking at Sajuna's calm expression, Kitagawa asked curiously.
"By the way, does Sajuna-chan really not check her account normally?"
"I already told you that Shinju handles the account for me."
"I've received a lot of comments here, hmm? Why are they all exclamations like this?"
Marin read aloud curiously: "So Sajuna-chan really exists."
"Of course, she exists! What is this all about?!"
"Because Sajuna-chan never participates in exhibitions, and her account only posts beautiful cosplay pictures..."
"I only take cosplay photos for myself to look at..."
After Sajuna said this, she suddenly felt that her current goal seemed to have changed a little, and then she looked at her boyfriend beside her.
As expected, he was looking at her with affectionate eyes, and Sajuna couldn't help but blush.
"Will Sajuna-chan's photos from this time also be posted on the account?"
Marin asked.
"Hmm, yes, if nothing unexpected happens."
"I feel like my account will gain a lot of followers because of Sajuna-chan's photoshoot this time!"
Marin's face showed an excited expression.
"That's definitely also because of the high quality of your cosplay..."
Sajuna had to admit that with Wakana's help, Marin's current cosplays were very faithful to the original, which made her unable to dislike them.
However, judging by Marin's reaction, her account's followers seemed to be really active.
Remembering the light novel's second volume promotion she discussed with Aki-Kun earlier, Sajuna turned to Shinju and asked.
"Shinju, can I use the account to post some other content?"
"Eh, is big sister also going to share her life on the account?"
Shinju asked curiously.
"I just want to do something to help Aki-Kun."
『"Since it's to help Akira -san, big sister should just do it. After all, I created the account for big sister in the first place."』}