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After receiving everyone's consent, Saori asked a staff member for directions, then led everyone to the purikura area.
When they arrived, they found that the purikura machine was a small, somewhat telephone booth-like, rather narrow single room.
Saori examined it for a moment, then pushed up her thick, beer-bottle glasses, revealing an expression similar to '???'.
She suddenly stood at the entrance of the small room and loudly declared, "Who goes there!"
Everyone else was confused by her action, but Asakura unexpectedly connected with her wavelength.
So he righteously and loudly proclaimed, "The master of the night sky, the queen among night demons, the ruler from darkness, the most ancient night demon resurrected from reincarnation, the witch who controls the supreme [Cat] power, the super cute junior, the master whom I serve, Kuroneko it is."
Saori shook her head and said, "That room can't fit so many people!"
The two looked at each other, then both were amused and burst into hearty laughter.
"This is too childish. Are you elementary school students?"
Kirino said, supporting her forehead speechlessly.
Kosaka Kyosuke, on the other hand, had an expression of regret, like 'Damn it, I really want to say a line like that just once.'
Kitagawa Marin's perspective was rather unique: "Oh... it seems Butler-kun really likes Kuroneko-chan."
And so, Asakura, who was halfway through laughing, began to cough.
Gokou's expression didn't change at all, but the blush that appeared was especially noticeable on the girl's skin, which was fairer than average. Coupled with the shyness flashing in her wine-red eyes, it had a unique girlish charm.
Her gaze subtly and almost imperceptibly lingered on Saori, who seemed to have an inexplicable tacit agreement with Asakura, but when it fell upon the other's old-fashioned plaid shirt and thick, bottle-bottom glasses, the girl silently retracted her wary gaze.
It seemed she was a safe character with no threat.
"Let's get back to business, back to business,"
Asakura waved his hand: "The purikura machine can't fit that many people, can it?"
"Then let's go in and take pictures in pairs?"
Saori raised her hand and suggested.
"That's too impractical. If six people pair up, there would be... uh..."
Kosaka Kyosuke started calculating as he spoke.
"15 combinations."
Asakura immediately said, "But actually, we don't need that many... At least, I can't think of any meaning in a purikura of me and Kosaka-kun closely pressed together."
"Don't say it like that, it's disgusting..."
Kosaka Kyosuke showed a creepy expression: "But I really agree with what you said..."
Taking photos with beautiful girls was one thing, but taking purikura with other guys was a bit too gay.
"Actually, although this purikura booth is a bit narrow, if it's just girls, four people should be fine inside."
Asakura continued.
Then he and Kosaka Kyosuke exchanged glances, and the latter immediately understood his meaning.
So Kosaka Kyosuke picked up where Asakura left off and continued, "This Asakura-kun and I both joined the offline tea party temporarily, so don't worry about us. You girls can just go and take pictures."
Although Saori explicitly disagreed, feeling that Asakura and Kosaka Kyosuke were already partners and should take pictures together, or at least not be left out so casually.
However, Asakura and Kosaka Kyosuke were both quite firm in their stance.
Asakura even quoted scriptures: "Becoming partners doesn't mean you have to take purikura together. Look, didn't Pidgeot, as Ash's partner, only reunite after being released for twenty-four years?!"
Saori: "...I don't think those two things are the same concept."
Just like that, Asakura and Kosaka Kyosuke supported each other, forming a pincer movement, and successfully rejected Saori's purikura invitation.
In the end, the four girls went into the small booth together and took purikura.
However, when printing, Saori still printed six copies and gave the extra two to the two boys.
In the girl's own words, it was, 'You couldn't participate in the gift exchange today, so this purikura is a limited compensation for the gift exchange segment. Don't worry, I've already asked Kuroneko-shi, and she said it's fine to give you the photos.'
"Because I already work part-time as a magazine model and I like to cosplay, so I'm used to being photographed."
Kitagawa Marin added from the side.
"Speaking of which, Kirino... cough, Kirino is also a magazine model."
Kosaka Kyosuke said.
"Oh, no wonder I thought Kirino-shi and Marin-shi looked so photogenic in the purikura..."
Saori suddenly realized, then quickly said to Gokou, "Ah, I didn't mean that Kuroneko-shi isn't photogenic. It's just that Kuroneko-shi doesn't seem used to being photographed."
Asakura looked at the photo in his hand and found that compared to Kitagawa Marin and Kirino, whose expressions were more natural and who even seemed aware of the camera, posing as perfectly as possible, Gokou's expression and posture were noticeably much stiffer.
The girl, without makeup, looked a bit plainer than Kirino and the blonde bombshell just by her face (though her tear mole added a lot of points). Now, under the camera, the girl, along with the giggling Saori, perfectly became the supporting roles for the two magazine models.
"No need to explain, I don't care about such things."
Gokou said with a cold face.
"It's okay,"
Asakura suddenly gave the girl a thumbs up and said, "I super love it."
It wasn't just comfort; Asakura genuinely liked the Gokou in the photo, with her pursed lips and slightly nervous expression. Coupled with those cat ears, she gave off the impression of a timid kitten.
At Asakura's words, the girl's expression, which she had managed to keep straight with difficulty, instantly broke. She slightly turned her face away from Asakura's gaze, unable to completely hide her shy appearance.
Saori showed an auntie smile at the sight.
Then she ran to the vending machine at the entrance and bought a pile of drinks, then ran back and handed each person a can.
"Alright, in any case, thank you everyone for your cooperation. I'm deeply moved that you all trusted me, ate and drank to your heart's content, made new friends, and experienced new joys! Please be sure to play together again next time!"
Saori exclaimed, holding her Max Coffee high.
The others also raised their drinks (Kosaka Kyosuke: Why is mine oden?) and shouted in unison: "Oh~"
"I, Saori Vanage, hereby declare the successful conclusion of the first offline meeting of 'Geek Girls Unite'! Dismissed~"
The girl announced loudly, then chugged her Max Coffee in one go.
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