"Hmmmm?!!!"
Shinju's face showed a startled expression, drawing Sajuna's Mom's gaze.
"Shinju, why did you suddenly yell so loudly…?"
Sajuna looked at the terrified expression in front of her, saying a little speechlessly.
It was just the truth, so why such a strong reaction?
"That's right, Shinju, your scream was too loud."
Sajuna's Mom also leaned over, looked at Shinju's computer screen, and asked curiously.
"You weren't looking at anything strange, so why did Shinju suddenly get so loud?"
"B-because Older Sister actually said 'I'm a little envious' and 'I absolutely can't cosplay it' so I couldn't help it…"
Shinju grabbed her side ponytail and quickly explained. Older Sister's cosplays of all characters were like they stepped right out of the original work, super cute and beautiful!
"What's so strange about that? Isn't that normal?"
"But Older Sister looks good in everything, and all the characters she cosplays are super cute…"
Shinju replied, that's just what she thought.
"Ah, so that's why…"
Sajuna paused, then covered her forehead and explained to Shinju: "That's just because I pick characters that are similar to me from the ones I like."
"Actually, I also wanted to cosplay Black Mountain Terrier and Soma-kun…"
Sajuna gently placed her palm on Akira's hand, stroking Akira's hand with both of hers.
"But my height would ruin the character image, so I never thought about cosplaying those types of characters before."
"Although I don't dislike myself, I often think, 'If only this part were a little more similar.' 'If that were like this, I could cosplay this character.'
"If only I had Shinju's figure, I could cosplay more characters. I used to think about things like that often."
"Ah, so that's what Older Sister thinks."
"I always thought Older Sister was suitable for any character's cosplay…"
"That's definitely not true. After all, everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at."
Sajuna looked up at Shinju, who had a worried expression, and quickly comforted her, saying, "But Shinju, you don't need to worry now."
"My previous thoughts weren't very correct. Aki-Kun specifically advised me, because if you don't try just because you feel you're not suitable for a character, you'll definitely have regrets."
"So Older Sister hopes that if Shinju wants to cosplay in the future, don't follow Older Sister's old habit of only cosplaying characters similar to yourself. As long as you like it, try to cosplay it."
"What if the effect after you cosplay is unexpectedly good, just like how Shinju cosplayed Souma-nii this time."
Shinju looked at Souma-nii on the screen with a smile. Compared to the gentle and beautiful Shinju next to him, it felt really hard to connect the two.
"It's really hard to imagine that Souma-nii in this photo was cosplayed by Shinju."
"Even when I look in the mirror, it's hard to believe."
Shinju also replied with a nostalgic expression.
"But speaking of which, it was really fun taking pictures with Marin-nee and them today. It's really great to cosplay together."
"I was also cosplaying with Shinju and Sajuna, so why do I feel like my presence is so weak?"
Akira asked with a confused expression.
"Not at all, we just happened to be talking about Shinju's photos."
"But there are quite a few photos of Shinju with me, right?"
Akira argued.
"That's true, but why are there more photos taken with Shinju than with me?"
Sajuna retorted decisively.
"Weren't those photos taken by Wakana? How would I know?!"
Akira said self-righteously.
"Older Sister! Akira -Onii don't quarrel!"
Shinju quickly tried to persuade her Older Sister and Akira -Onii, grabbing their shoulders and slowly pulling the two quarreling people apart.
Sajuna's Mom, who was tidying up the house nearby, couldn't help but smile as she watched the two bickering.
They really had a youthful vibe, even their quarrels were so lively.
She felt like she was getting younger in this atmosphere.
After Akira and Sajuna played around, Sajuna seemed tired and lay back down on Akira's chest, looking very clingy.
"Sorry, I was just playing around with Sajuna, making Shinju worry for nothing."
Akira explained, looking at Shinju who hadn't quite understood the situation.
"Eh, so you weren't really arguing?"
Shinju said strangely. They were going back and forth, so they weren't arguing?
"Of course not, Shinju, didn't you see Sajuna's hand still holding Akira-kun's?"
Sajuna's Mom walked over and reminded her.
"Eh, it seems that's really the case."
Shinju tilted her head and thought for a moment, then realized it was indeed true and breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's really great then."
Akira saw his mother-in-law approaching, quickly sat up straight, and greeted Sajuna's Mom.
"Auntie."
"Akira-kun, it's getting late."
Sajuna's Mom looked up at the clock in the living room, as if hinting at something.
"Yes, I'll be going home soon. Thank you for the reminder, Auntie."
"That's not what I was talking about!"
Sajuna's Mom tucked her hair behind her ear, revealing a gentle smile, and spoke her bold words.
"What I mean is, Sajuna's Dad is on a business trip and won't be back today, so…"
"No one can stop Akira-kun from staying overnight here, so Akira-kun, would you like to stay here tonight…?"
"Mom…"
Hearing her mother's words, Sajuna, who was originally nestled in Akira's arms, quickly ran out and covered her mother's mouth.
Mom was saying such things again…
It was so embarrassing…
"It's fine, if Akira-kun agrees, I can consider…"
Even with her mouth covered by her daughter, Sajuna's Mom still stated her intention.
"I can… consider… letting Akira-kun sleep in the same room as Sajuna…"
Sajuna's Mom felt her daughter's emotions and turned to look at Sajuna, "I've said everything I wanted to say, Sajuna, are you still going to cover my mouth?"
Sajuna lowered her head shyly. She was already prepared, but her mother shouldn't be making such an invitation!
How could there be such an embarrassing thing? Sajuna blamed her mother, yet couldn't help but curiously steal a glance at her boyfriend's reaction.
"…"
Akira was a little exasperated. Sajuna's Mom always liked to push the two of them forward like this.
Neither he nor Sajuna were in such a hurry…
"No need."
Akira shook his head, refusing.
"Really, no need. Thank you for your kindness, Auntie."
Sajuna's Mom looked at Akira's firm expression, couldn't help but turn her face and carefully examine Sajuna's cheeks.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"You're just cute, nothing special, so how did you end up with such a reliable boyfriend?"
"Ah, what kind of mother talks about her daughter like that?!"
Sajuna complained helplessly.
"Dad is also very reliable, right?"
"Eh, it seems that's true, so is Sajuna finding a reliable boyfriend also because of me?"
Sajuna's Mom said with a chuckle, stroking her cheek.
No way, she and Aki-Kun were mutually attracted, it wasn't because of her mother.
Sajuna thought to herself, but Aki-Kun was indeed a super reliable boyfriend.
Hehe.