Class 1-A.
Natsume Chikage returned to his seat.
A sweet voice immediately came from beside him.
"Morning, Chikage."
"Morning, Nanase."
Saionji Nanase blinked her amethyst-like eyes and asked curiously, "Chikage, didn't you go out with Tsukishima-senpai yesterday?"
"What birthday presents did you two buy?"
Natsume Chikage explained, "I bought a drawing tablet for my sister. As for Rin, I bought her a cute bag."
Saionji Nanase nodded slightly.
"So those were the two things."
"I'd actually considered buying your sister a drawing tablet for her birthday too, but since you've already bought one, it looks like I'll have to get something else."
Natsume Chikage was curious as well.
"Do you have anything in mind now?"
Saionji Nanase gently clasped her hands together and smiled happily.
"Not long ago, my father found a very pretty stone abroad and gave it to me."
"Doesn't your sister like purple? That stone happens to be purple too."
"I thought it would make a nice birthday present. What do you think?"
Natsume Chikage smiled. The gift felt very much like Saionji Nanase's style.
"It's pretty good. My sister rarely receives gifts like that, so I think she'll be pleasantly surprised."
"Mhm." Saionji Nanase was delighted. Then she asked Yukimura Suzune, who was reading a literature book, "What about you, Suzune?"
Yukimura Suzune gently put down the book in her hands and thought seriously for a moment.
"Doesn't she like drawing shoujo manga now? She needs lots of story material for reference, right?"
"I remember there's a good series of novels from overseas that's suitable for female readers."
"I was thinking of buying her a full set."
Natsume Chikage said happily, "That's a good one too."
"I can read them afterward as well."
Saionji Nanase smiled. "It really is a great gift. It's something Ruri-chan would