The losers in daily youth have all become witches

Great, the case is solved.

"Give it back to you."

Gokou Ruri stuffed the game box, whose cover alone was quite disgusting, back into Kitagawa Umi's arms with an expressionless face.

"Hey hey hey, Kuroneko-chan don't want it?"

The hot blonde was devastated and turned into a dejected gray.

"That's not okay, Kuroneko. The rule of gift exchange is that you can't return the gift to the other person. You have to accept it regardless of whether you like it or not. Otherwise, wouldn't this game be meaningless?"

Saori hurriedly stopped him.

"Then I'll trade with you."

Gokou Ruri handed the box to Saori again: "There's no way you can take this kind of thing out, right?"

Li Mo originally thought that Saori would also resist this, but the girl accepted it happily.

"Oh, I wanted to exchange gifts with the Black Cat Clan just now, but I never got the chance. Now I'm satisfied."

Dressed like a geek, Saori happily accepted the box of Heroes in Butter, and gave the Pokémon collaboration pen she had drawn to Gokou Ruri: "Now we're friends! Please give me your guidance, Kuroneko."

"My friends are not so cheap,"

Gokou Ruri held the pen and exchanged glances with the Slowpoke on the pen cap. Perhaps because she had never received such a straightforward declaration of friendship before, her fair face flushed a faint pink due to shyness, making the girl's teardrop mole even more charming. She came to her senses, returned the pen to the bag, and said proudly, "And didn't that UMR guy you mentioned even come..."

"Speaking of which, UMR just sent a message... Hey, let me take a look..."

Saori pulled out her phone and looked through the messages: "'Air conditioning, seal, fight hard, failed, now'. Occasionally, UMR will post something meaningless."

"No, this is just a declaration of resignation from that guy called UMR because he's too hot and doesn't want to leave the air-conditioned room, right?"

Li Mo complained.

"I see, Takuma-sama was able to decipher UMR so easily, worthy of being Kuroneko-sama's Servant!"

Saori suddenly realized.

"It's the deacon."

Li Mo corrected.

"How enthusiastic are you about this setting..."

Xiao Tongtong on the side complained.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Tongtong is also very pretty. Do you want to play cosplay with me?"

Kitagawa Umi is resurrected.

"No, that's stupid."

Xiao Tongtong refused without hesitation, and when she said this she even glanced at Gogen Ruri.

Even if Li Mo didn't look at Gogen Ruri's expression, he could feel the girl's blood pressure rising just by standing next to her.

Before Li Mo could remind her again that the other party was just an ordinary person and there was no need to be angry with such a person - of course, if it was just a "coincidence" like the other party was tripped by a wild cat on the way back, he could pretend not to know - Gogen Ruri suddenly showed a strange smile.

"You said earlier that Meruru is a beautiful work that depicts friendship and bonds, right?"

"So what? If you dare to continue to say bad things about Meruru, I can argue with you here all day long!"

Xiao Tongtong pointed the long-handled plastic clamp (in the color of Unit-01) in her hand at Gokou Ruri, and it made a clicking sound.

That was the gift box she drew during the gift exchange session, and she was ridiculed by Gokou Ruri for a while. Of course, after Gokou Ruri drew the gift prepared by Kitagawa Umi, she was the one who was ridiculed.

"As punishment for your disrespect to me, I will reveal the truth that will make you despair."

Gokou Ruri said loudly.

"what?"

Xiao Tongtong frowned, as if realizing something was wrong.

"Meruru... I heard that during the planning stage, the original name was 'Stardust Witch Meruru'... but when it was officially launched, it became 'Tenchu ​​Girl Meruru'. Don't you feel something is wrong?"

"No."

Xiao Tongtong quickly replied: "I'm not as concerned about anime news as otakus."

"Gu..."

Having been inexplicably stabbed again, Gokou Ruri's eyes twitched, but she managed to maintain an elegant smile. "That's because during the planning phase, the director and the script manager were replaced. It's said that the entire script was almost completely overturned and rewritten, which directly led to the anime changing the original prefix."

"so what?"

Xiao Tongtong didn't understand what she wanted to express at all.

"In short, leaving aside the original director and the script, the two replacements are Maeda Gen and Urobuchi Jun."

Gokou Ruri said concisely.

"Are they some very famous people?"

Xiao Tongtong was filled with questions, but Saori beside her let out a small "Huh?" Xiao Tongtong looked at Saori again. It was obvious that she believed the information she got from the administrator more than Gokou Ruri: "Big one, do you know them?"

"Those two are both very famous figures in the animation industry."

Saori thought for a moment and explained in a more understandable way: "The former is a baseball lover, and the latter is known as a warrior of love."

"What? Doesn't that mean that Meruru's production is all done by big names?"

So Xiao Tongtong felt relieved.

"I will remember your calmness now."

Gokou Ruri said meaningfully.

"Nervous..."

Xiao Tongtong was confused and looked at her with dissatisfaction.

"Compared to this kind of thing,"

Saori quickly changed the subject: "Although UMR can't come, we can still have a second meeting. Since Kuroneko is interested in ghost stories, let's just do this..."

She pulled out her phone and opened a map app. "It just so happens that the 'non-existent shrine' in the ghost story can be navigated to. How about we all go check it out together? There are so many people here, and it's daytime, so even if something happens, it shouldn't be too scary."

Chapter 163: Prerequisites for shopping.

"I reject!"

Xiao Tongtong crossed her arms in front of her chest and said, "Big guy, what you said sounds like a death flag! And shrines and the like probably require climbing a mountain or stairs, right? I'm wearing high-heeled sandals today, so I'm not interested in trying something that would make my feet hurt."

Li Mo, who originally wanted to object, was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this sharp-tongued girl was actually quite rational.

Although he wasn't sure how credible Saori's ghost stories were, he still thought it was best to be safe than sorry. If possible, it would be best not to involve ordinary people in them. After all, in many ghost stories, the condition for the monsters to become stronger is the death of enough people...

"That's true. I was inconsiderate. Sorry."

Saori graciously admitted her mistake. She put away her phone and waved, "This is a rare opportunity. Let's go shopping in Akihabara together. Where are you going first?"

"Animate (anime merchandise store)!"

"Toranoana (a manga and doujinshi store)."

Gokou Ruri and Kokiri said at the same time in unison.

"At a time like this, we should definitely go to Animate first, right?"

Gogen Ruri turned around and looked at Xiaotongtong with dissatisfaction and said, "Just buy doujinshi and other things during the holy war."

"No, no, no, it's because such an opportunity is so rare that we have to go to Tiger's Cavern!"

Xiao Tongtong looked back at her unwillingly.

"I see. The Kuroneko clan tends to be more of an orthodox otaku, while the Kokirigiri clan yearns for Toranoana because they don't have the chance to go there normally..."

Saori pushed her glasses up and said thoughtfully.

"Big guy over there, don't jump to conclusions without thinking!"

Xiao Tongtong, whose secret was exposed, became angry and embarrassed.

"So where does Hai Mengshi plan to go?"

Saori laughed and ignored Xiaotongtong's sharp words, and asked Kitagawa Kaimeng.

"As for me, I won't be going with you guys, because I'm planning to go to a cosplay store and take a look..."

The blonde girl sighed, "Because the characters I like are not very popular, if I don't pay close attention to those specialty stores, it's easy to miss the products when they are released... Custom-made ones are also very expensive. Although I have taught myself cutting and other things, I am not very skillful with my hands, so it is difficult for me to do it well..."

At this point, Kitagawa Umi seemed to remember something and asked Gokou Ruri: "Speaking of which, where did you buy Kuroneko-chan's clothes? Although "Maschera" is a popular drama, it has only been aired for a short time, so the Night Demon Queen cosplay costume should not be available yet..."

"Of course it's a Noble Phantasm woven from endless shadows by the power of Night Sky."

Gokou Ruri said coolly.

"She did it herself,"

Li Mo translated: "My eldest daughter said so."

"Wow! Kuroneko-chan can actually make her own clothes!"

Kitagawa Umi stared at her as if she had found a treasure: "She is so small and cute, and her cat ears look super adorable. She can even make her own cosplay costumes! Just marry me, Kuroneko-chan!"

"Puff puff~ Just give in to her, the black one~"

Xiao Tongtong said with a smile.

"Absolutely not."

Gokou Ruri, her face flushed with shame, said through gritted teeth.

"Well, everyone, stop arguing~"

Saori came out again to smooth things over: "How about we go to the game center first?"

"Why?"

"By the way, are your reflexes a little slow?"

Xiao Tongtong and Gogen Ruri spoke again in unison.

"Because this way, we can decide through the game whose orders we'll follow and where we'll go next. How's that?"

Saori suggested.

"Huh? That's great. Do you want me to give you a hand?"

Gokou Ruri looked at Xiao Tongtong with a condescending look.

The two of them also seemed to have played games online in the community.

"No way, this is only good for the black one!"

It seems that Xiao Tongtong lost badly.

"Actually, there are quite a few games in the game center where the Black Cats don't have an advantage, like basketball and table hockey..."

Saori explained quietly.

"If you're really afraid to fight me, then let Taku...my butler do it."

There was sarcasm written all over Gokou Ruri's wine-red eyes.

"Is he on the same level as you?"

Xiao Tongtong asked cautiously.

"Unfortunately, although I watch anime, I hardly play games and have rarely been to game centers."

Li Mo answered on behalf of Gogen Liuli, "But let me make it clear in advance that even if this is the case, if it's a fighting game or other game that tests reaction ability, I don't think I will lose."

"What a cocky guy,"

After hearing Li Mo say that he had little gaming experience, Xiao Tongtong seemed to relax a lot. However, her eyes rolled around, probably because she felt that it would be too embarrassing if she really lost to Li Mo, who didn't play games at all. So she continued, "But I won't take advantage of you. Let my stinky old brother play against you!"

Although in her impression, Kyosuke Kousaka was not a gaming expert, but he seemed to go to the game center to play games occasionally after school, and he also had a computer and game console at home. After all, he was better than the guy who didn't play games much, right?

She gave her brother a fierce look, which roughly translated into words meant, "If you can't even beat this kind of opponent, I'll make you pay when I get back!"

At this point, Kyosuke Kousaka could only accept the challenge with a wry smile.

The group - including Kitagawa Umi, who had just said she was going to a cosplay store - moved in a large group to the game center in Akihabara.