"Mm."
Shiina Mashiro imagined what had happened around her. It seemed she had found a tiny spark of inspiration, but when she tried to grasp it... she found that it had already vanished.
"Rita, I've used up all the dip pens, manuscript paper, and things like that."
As if she had thought of something else, Shiina Mashiro looked up at Rita. These manga-drawing tools had all been brought from England by Shiina Mashiro, and after being used so heavily, they were nearly depleted.
"Tools and materials for drawing manga? There doesn't seem to be anywhere nearby that sells them, and the good-quality ones aren't close either. It's still early, so... why don't we go to Akihabara today? The tools and materials there should be more complete. I was just planning to buy a few things too, and I can also experience the atmosphere of this world's Akihabara."
Although Akihabara was a little far from here, they could take a train straight there. But after her last experience on the train, Rita really did not want to squeeze in with those people again, especially since it was the weekend... and she had to bring Shiina Mashiro along. So... it would be better to drive after all.
"Okay."
Shiina Mashiro immediately agreed to Rita's suggestion. Since she often came into contact with manga, she had often seen Akihabara appear in them as well. She was very curious about it.
Was it really like it was portrayed in manga?
"But before that, we need to get ready! We're not fit to go out looking like this."
Rita was still wearing her maid outfit. Going to Akihabara dressed like that did not seem like a problem, but... it was still inconvenient, and Shiina Mashiro needed to change too.
After around ten minutes, Rita was