So she definitely couldn't compare to her in terms of shamelessness and lack of embarrassment.
"I was just playing a big sister-little sister game with Alice. I bought this little dress from the shop next door. What do you think? Does it look good?"
"It suits you very well," Oreki said honestly.
Even though Sakayanagi Arisu had grown up, she was still much the same as when he had first met her.
She had always maintained this figure.
"I'll be freeing up some time recently," Arisu explained why she was here. "After all, spending time with a child is very important."
In other words, Arisu had seriously considered how to raise a child.
The most important part of it was parental companionship.
And that happened to be one of his shortcomings.
Still, he had happened to run into the future Yanagi.
Then...
"Come to think of it, Arisu, is your body completely fine now?" Oreki asked.
"After all, I had the help of my reliable Houtarou," Arisu replied. "I only use a cane around acquaintances now, especially around Horikita."
"But I'm truly grateful. It was because Houtarou learned massage techniques that my condition improved. I no longer need a cane now—it's practically a miracle," Yanagi said.
Oh.
So that was how she saw it?
In Yanagi's eyes, it had been through massage.
Then it was definitely a lie.
Oreki had used the same explanation when Horikita had been injured during the Sports Festival and he had used Restoration to heal her.
But that meant he really had helped Yanagi after all.
His mood suddenly improved.
"You're in a better mood," Sakayanagi Arisu said, though she did not sound pleased. "I invited you out yesterday, and you turned me down. So it was for Horikita Suzune."
"I'm suddenly regretting not acting