*Sigh*
Finally, a chance to sit down!
Thank goodness we were able to get a table. The food court was so crowded.
I know, right?
This place feels like an oasis after walking for so long!
Haha. We did visit quite a few shops.
But I had a lot of fun.
It's been too long since we last went out shopping together, Mizuki!
I had a lot of fun too!
This sorta feels like old times.
Remember how we used to go out shopping while I wore the clothes you made?
Wow, that really takes me back!
And we'd pick out shoes and things based on what you were wearing, just like today!
The way you smiled always put a smile on my face.
(Even back then, things weren't easy for me...)
(But I could forget about all that whenever I went clothes shopping with her.)
*Sigh*
(After working up the courage to wear the outfit Sis made for me to school...)
...
(I'll be fine, right...?
I mean, she said it looks really good on me...)
Morning, Mizuki!
M-Morning...
Huh? Your outfit today...
Y-Yeah...?
It's so cute!
What...?
Th-Thanks...!
My big sister made it for me.
She did?
That's so cool! It looks like something from a store!
(Thank goodness... They think it's cute...!)
Hehe. She made it using my favorite colors and these frills.
We even picked out these shoes together.
Yeah, your outfit's cute...
But it's kinda weird that you're wearing it.
What...?
Yeah, why are you wearing that outfit?
...
...
Why...? Because...
I like wearing these kinds of clothes.
(What's so weird about me wearing cute clothes?)
(Is it because I'm not like them...?)
(But... There's nothing wrong with that, right?)
(I just have on some clothes that I like wearing...)
(This can't be right...)
(But...)
(I also don't want everyone telling me I'm weird or whispering behind my back...)
Mizuki?
Huh?
Oh, Sis...
What a coincidence. Are you also on your way home? How was school?
Oh, did something happen...?
No...
Are you sure...?
(I can't tell her...)
(I mean...)
(She made this outfit just for me.
With her own two hands.)
(Telling her about what happened would make her feel so sad.)
Mizuki...
I know! Why don't we go do some shopping together...?
Huh...?
To help take our mind off things!
I feel exhausted after a long day of studying, so I want to do something fun!
So, how about it?
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