Prologue - This Is “Alright then, take your time~” Saying that with a meaningful smile, Slit-paisen left the Handicraft Club room. The sun had completely set, and the only source of light illuminating the room was the electric light pouring in from the schoolyard, accompanied with faintly audible voices of students from the distant schoolyard. “Um... Are you sure you don’t want to go to the schoolyard?” “...Of course. After hearing such a rumor, there’s no way I could go. We’d definitely be misunderstood in a weird way.” “Well, yeah...” Even without saying it out loud, Masachika understood what she meant by “misunderstanding”. That is, the rumor that Slit-paisen had told Masachika earlier, about Alisa and him. If the two people in question, the subjects of the rumor themselves, appeared in such enthusiastic outfits, many students would surely think, “Those two are definitely a couple.” In fact, if they were to say, “We’re not dating,” in this situation, they might be met with dubious questions like, “Eh?! That’s a lie, right?” “And... while this dress is beautiful, its design is a bit too immodest for me to wear in public...” Alisa shyly averted her gaze as her words trailed off. Following her gaze, Masachika’s eyes were drawn to the two large hills that immediately caught his sight, causing him to quickly look upwards. No, well, that’s true. Seriously... It felt embarrassing to say it out loud, so he silently agreed with her in his thoughts. Even though Alisa’s band outfit had a somewhat daring neckline for her, the dress she currently wore was even more revealing. Frankly