The next day, Airi went out with Shiomi Kotone.
For Airi, it did not really matter. As long as she was going out with a pretty, cute girl, anywhere was fine.
But for Shiomi Kotone, it was quite troubling. This was her first time going shopping alone with Airi. Although she had made all sorts of plans beforehand, she knew absolutely nothing about Airi's preferences...
"Um... is there anything Miss Airi wants to buy?"
"No. If there were, I'd buy it myself."
"..."
That was true. They were both high school students, but Airi was a Demon Hunter and the president of a major corporation. She had long since achieved far more than one modest financial goal. Their spending power was worlds apart.
"Th-then... is there anywhere Miss Airi wants to go?"
"A hotel."
"Huh?"
"Nothing. It's still too early for that... Do you have any ideas?"
"Ah, th-then, how about we go see an art exhibition?"
"An art exhibition?"
"Mm. There's an Ittou Ittakura exhibition at a nearby museum. He's a painter renowned throughout Japan."
"...All right."
Airi herself had little interest in painting—unless it was Eriri's manga, of course. But since this was a date, she naturally had to go along with the girl's wishes, so she nodded. Shiomi Kotone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly led Airi toward the museum.
"Great! It's time for the Phantom Thief Troupe to get moving again! This time, we'll definitely succeed!!"
However, just as Airi and Shiomi Kotone reached the pedestrian overpass, a loud shout suddenly rang out from nearby. Airi raised an eyebrow at the sound, then grabbed Shiomi Kotone and pulled her into the corner by a wall.
"What's wrong, Miss Airi?"
"Shh."
Airi made a quiet gesture for Shiomi Kotone not to speak, then peeked toward the