"You don't need a partner... don't make yourself sound like some emotionless machine."
"Don't misunderstand. I only said it wasn't necessary, not that it wasn't allowed."
Achernar calmly countered me while coaching Liuzi on how to pose in front of the camera.
"Flow, keep your legs together. Are you a drunken middle-aged man?"
Liuzi brought her legs together, finally making her stance look a little more ladylike.
"Huh? O-okay!"
After snapping a string of shots of Liuzi, Achernar returned to our previous topic.
"If even a crystal's Simulacrum Personality can become a top idol, then surely witches can fall in love, too? The war is over. We can do whatever we want now... in other words, nothing is off-limits."
No, surely breaking the law was still off-limits?
Still, Achernar wasn't sure of her feelings yet, and she and Liuzi were only trying out dating. Their relationship remained in that hazy stage just short of being lovers.
In other words, SpiCa still had a chance to turn things around. I wondered whether Sirius and the others had come up with a plan...
But it would be better not to tell the two in front of me about that just yet.
"Left hand on your hip. Hold that pose, don't move... yes, you're doing very well."
She adjusted the tripod and aimed the camera at A-Liu, who was doing her best to overcome her embarrassment.
"Let me see too, paji!"
Azura insisted on squeezing in beside the camera, and Achernar shifted aside to make room for her.
"No good, puyo! The shot is too plain, and there's no composition to speak of... Achernar, photos like these won't make anyone happy! You can't give such low-quality photos to a bereaved family!!"
Azura really was strict...
*No, wait. Why did this kid know photography,