A Reliable Kurumi

In a dark corner,

"Pfft! Hahahahaha—!" Huanyue braced herself against the wall, her body shaking so hard with laughter that she could barely stand. Even the glasses on her face had slipped crooked, while her silver hair trembled gently with every laugh.

"Mmm~ That was deeply satisfying, Kurumi-chan."

Huanyue wiped her eyes, tears of delight spilling from their corners, and let out a satisfied sigh.

"My, my, Huanyue." There was not the slightest trace of blame on First-Meeting Kurumi's face as she helplessly straightened Huanyue's crooked glasses. "As an elegant girl, you should pay a little attention to your image."

"Come on~ Why would you say that?" Qian Huanyue puckered her lips and instantly pressed herself up against First-Meeting Kurumi's side, lightly shaking her hand as she coquettishly said, "Compared to elegance, cute suits me much better."

"Your face is full of smiles too. How mean, Miss Tokisaki~"

Hmm, it looked like Huanyue was in especially high spirits. Her smile was so dazzling that it was as if sparkling effects were bursting from her face.

First-Meeting Kurumi thought so, and the corners of her lips curled up again.

Hehe, but there was one thing you got wrong, Huanyue.

My smile right now isn't because of Miss Ellen's embarrassment. For something like that, laughing at the scene was enough. She didn't deserve any extra smiles from me.

It's only because your smile right now is so brilliant and eye-catching.

Weighing the empty drink can in her hand, First-Meeting Kurumi naturally handed it to Huanyue.

"My, then please help this cute Huanyue dispose of it for me." She really had no idea how the other girl had found such a strange beverage in the vending machine. Then again, could this kind of baffling drink really make a profit?

[Mushroom Juice] really tasted