Several seconds later, an elderly man with a wrinkled face appeared on the screen. He wore a black wool hat and brown round-rimmed glasses.
His expression was calm, but there was a sharp glint in his eyes that made Mika feel a faint sense of authority.
"Hello … Zhao-san." Mika greeted the screen.
"You can just call me Grandpa Zhao," Zhao Guanlou told her.
"Grandpa Zhao … is that so?"
The elderly man nodded as he looked at Mika's face with a gentle expression.
"Mika, how old are you this year?"
"I … am 16 years old."
"16 years old … when I first met Tetsuya, he wasn't even 16 yet … Time flies, and my daughter is already so big now." Zhao Guanlou sighed.
"Grandpa Zhao …" Mika didn't know what to say to the elderly man who was sighing.
A moment of silence fell between them.
"Is there anyone else with you?" The elderly man asked after a moment of silence.
"… Yes." Mika glanced at Seiji and Summer Night who were beside her.
"Have them leave, or you can go somewhere where no one can hear you."
"This … why?"
"Because I want to talk to you alone. I don't want anyone else to watch," Zhao Guanlou told her in a low voice.
Hearing this, Mika could only turn to Seiji Mukai and Summer Night and explain the situation.
"Then let's go to the guest room," Summer Night told her.
Then, she led Mika into a room with her laptop and closed the door before leaving.
When they returned to the living room, they saw that Seiji was refilling tea.
"I'm afraid that Zhao-san is about to tell Uehara -san some secret … Do you mind?"
"Of course I do."
"I can use a spell to listen to their conversation."
"There's no need for that, then."
Seiji and Summer Night exchanged glances and smiled at each other.
"How was your time with Fujihara-san today?" Summer Night changed the topic after she sat down.
"I enjoyed it …" Seiji had a subtle expression as he recalled the cosplay photo incident.
"Did something happen?" Natsuya noticed the change in Seiji's expression.
Seiji looked at her face, and the expression on his face became more subtle.
"Summer Night … she gave you my cosplay photos, right?"
Grand Mistress's expression froze for a moment.
"Yes … yes, Fujihara-san sent me your picture, and I think it's quite nice … you acted really well." Summer Night averted her gaze, seeming a little guilty.
"She also gave me your photo," Seiji said, looking at her.
Grand Mistress's body stiffened.
There was a moment of silence.
Then, the girl slowly looked at the youth, and the expression on her face … was indescribable!
Seiji really couldn't find the right words to describe the other party's current expression. If he had to describe it, he felt like an idiot who had been hit in the head. Shock, confusion, and panic were all mixed together.
"My … my picture?" Summer Night asked in a daze.
"Yes, Grand Mistress Fujihara gave me the picture of you cosplaying as' Honey Candy Girl 'at the internet cafe," Seiji said clearly.
After realizing what she had heard, the Grand Mistress's face gradually reddened.
"That … that … she … that …" She stammered with a red face, wanting to say something, but couldn't say it.
"I think it's really nice. You were very suitable as Freya, and the effect was excellent," Seiji praised her sincerely.
'Meow!!!'
Summer Night suddenly covered her face with her hands and shouted in panic in her mind.
'I … he actually saw me in that lacy dress!?'
'Fujihara-san! Didn't you say that you wouldn't show the picture to anyone else!? You … you actually betrayed me!! '
Summer Night felt like she had been betrayed.
However, she wasn't angry … she was only filled with embarrassment. Surprisingly, she wasn't angry at Kanna Fujihara for breaking her promise.
That was because she could faintly understand why Kanna Fujihara had done this.
Although she understood, she couldn't just accept it.
That was why she was angry! Although she couldn't get angry right now, she would definitely hold Kanna responsible later!!
Seiji felt that it was quite cute to see Summer Night covering her face in embarrassment.
Would it be alright to secretly take a picture with his cell phone?
'… I think I shouldn't do that.' Seiji resisted his urge.
"There's no need to be so embarrassed. You acted really well." Seiji tried to comfort her.
"If we're talking about embarrassment, I'm much more embarrassed than you are. You were only cosplaying in a private room at the internet cafe, while I was cosplaying as a female character in the doujinshi convention's photography area. I even performed and was filmed by many people … "
As he said this, he recalled the scene at the time and suddenly felt a deep sense of shame!
'What did I do!!!
I actually cosplayed as a female character in front of so many people! Although I was a female character disguised as a male, I was still a female character, and that costume was "female clothing"!!
'I wore female clothing and was photographed by many, many people!!!'
It was as if the embarrassment that Seiji had been suppressing suddenly exploded … Seiji's face flushed red as well. He covered his face with his hands as he sank into an indescribable embarrassment.
A moment of silence fell between them.
Summer Night felt that something was strange since she didn't hear Seiji say anything else.
She opened her eyes and peeked through the gaps between her fingers to see that Seiji was now in the exact same pose as her!
Summer Night was rendered speechless.
What was going on now?
Confusion replaced her embarrassment upon seeing Seiji like this, allowing her to calm down.
"You … what's the matter, Seiji?"
"… I only just realized how shameful I was cosplaying … please don't talk to me for the time being …" Seiji spoke in a muffled tone.
Summer Night couldn't help but chuckle after she took several seconds to understand what he meant.
"You looked quite good as a female character. I think that it was very suitable, and the effect was excellent," she praised him sincerely.
"Wahhhh!!!" Seiji received a critical mental attack and made a strange sound.
"It's quite good for a boy to dress up as a girl. It should be called a 'trap,' right?"
"I'm not a trap!!!" Seiji received another critical attack and began shaking his head.
"Those beautiful photos, I will treasure them."
"Noooo!!!" Seiji received three critical hits and collapsed with a pitiful scream.
Summer Night couldn't stop giggling.
She felt that he was quite silly and cute like this.
He was handsome, gentle, and cute … She liked all of them, or perhaps she liked all of them.
"I didn't willingly cosplay as a female character … I'm not a trap … nor am I a cross-dresser …"
Seiji was struggling mentally as he collapsed on the sofa.
What he didn't know was that the Grand Mistress was looking at him with an incredibly beautiful and gentle smile.
…
In Seiji's room.
The screen in front of Mika turned pitch-black and then returned to the desktop.
Their conversation had ended.
She didn't get up. She quietly sat on her chair and slowly looked up at the ceiling.
"Become stronger …" she muttered to herself.
This was Grandpa Zhao's expectation of her.
Whether it was love, hobbies, or Spiritual Abilities, she needed to grow, which meant that she needed to become stronger.
It wasn't a question of whether or not she could do it, but that she needed to do it.
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