My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

Dongfang Bai sighed slightly. He glanced at the various books on the bookshelf and suddenly saw the 'Fate' series. He didn't expect that in addition to the recommended bookshelf, it was also placed here.

"I hadn't realized it before, but the production quality of this single volume is really good."

Dongfang Bai then picked up a book from the fourth volume of Fate. Sagiri's exquisite artwork vividly depicted Saber's appearance: a blonde, blue-eyed female knight, standing majestically in front, holding a holy sword.

Beside him are Archer in his combat suit and Lancer in his blue bodysuit, among other characters. It has to be said that Sagiri's artwork is truly superb; the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

Dongfang Bai slowly put down the light novel in his hand and looked at the bookshelf next to him. This store not only sells light novels, but also has many other books as it is a bookstore.

They even have photo albums.

"This is……?"

Dongfang Bai suddenly saw a very familiar magazine. The cover featured a blonde girl and a black girl in cute swimsuits, their playful and adorable personalities fully revealed.

If it were just an ordinary magazine, he might not have shown any reaction, but the two people in this magazine...

It's Kirino Kousaka and Ayase Aragaki?!

"Really...?"

He knew that Kirino Kousaka worked as a gravure model, but he didn't expect Ayase Aragaki to do the same.

After thinking about it carefully, Ayase Aragaki is indeed very cute, so it's only natural that she was chosen as a model. Besides, she does look quite cute in a swimsuit.

For some reason, Dongfang Bai picked up the photo album as if possessed. This photo album was not wrapped in plastic at all, meaning it was the kind of book that could be flipped through at will.

"..."

Dongfang Bai gripped one side of the photo album with his right hand, unsure whether to open it or not. He was quite conflicted. Indeed, curiosity is something everyone has, regardless of gender.

Finally, Dongfang Bai opened the photo album, and what came into view was a beautiful blue swimsuit.

Wearing a sky-blue swimsuit, Ayase Aragaki, with her long black hair, revealed a bright and lovely smile. She was wearing a light blue swimsuit, with a flowing blue silk skirt that gave her a unique charm.

"It's quite cute."

Dongfang Bai muttered to himself, "This swimsuit is fairly decent. It's much more revealing than those bikinis. No wonder someone as serious as Ayase Shin'uga would be willing to wear it."

Ayase, wearing a swimsuit, has a smile that makes her look like an angel.

After glancing at it briefly, Dongfang Bai closed the photo album in his hand and gently placed it aside. He then browsed through the other books for a while, and once he was satisfied, he prepared to leave.

clatter……

Footsteps seemed to be coming from the other end of the bookshelf. Dongfang Bai glanced to the side and a very familiar and adorable face came into view.

Dongfang Bai trembled slightly. The girl had long, shiny black hair, a slender figure, delicate features, and a very gentle appearance.

Why is Ayase Shintsune in the bookstore, and why is she here in this particular spot? Dongfang Bai remembers that besides the photo section, there's only the light novel section here. Why would she specifically come here?!

"Eh?! Senior Dongfang... I never thought we'd meet here..."

Ayase Shinji's eyes widened slightly. She hadn't expected to run into Dongfang Bai by sheer coincidence while casually entering a bookstore. She felt a little surprised and then a little embarrassed.

She felt incredibly embarrassed in front of Dongfang Bai because she had done many impolite things before. Although she had wanted to thank Dongfang Bai earlier, she hesitated because she remembered how she had scolded his friend...

Although I was in a highly emotional state at the time, it is true that I accidentally scolded someone.

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"What a coincidence, Xinheng."

Dongfang Bai also felt a little embarrassed. He had just been looking at Ayase Aragaki's swimming photobook, and as soon as he put the photobook down, Ayase Aragaki herself came over. It was really too embarrassing.

Moreover, because the impression of the cute swimsuit was still lingering in his mind, Dongfang Bai couldn't help but think of the swimsuit when he looked at Ayase Shingen.

"Yes, Senior Dongfang, thank you so much!!!"

Perhaps it was because Ayase Shinji was also thinking about something, and because she was too embarrassed to look Ye Feng in the eye, otherwise, with her keen observation skills, she might have noticed something.

"What's wrong? I don't have anything for you to thank me for."

Dongfang Bai was slightly taken aback when he was suddenly greeted with a series of bows of thanks from the beautiful girl in front of him. He was completely bewildered and didn't know what was going on.

"Thanks to you, Kirino and I have talked it out, and we've... made up."

It's clear that Ayase Shinji is really grateful to Higashikata. After being scolded, she decided to talk to Kirino. Although she still couldn't quite accept Kirino's hobby, she could understand it a little better.

However, she could still clearly sense that there was a wall, a barrier, between Kirino Kousaka and her, perhaps because the incident at the ACG convention had caused too much tension.

"There's nothing to thank me for, I was just saying it casually."

Ye Feng waved his hand dismissively. He felt that he was actually just annoyed by Ayase Shin'gami's statement that "otaku are all potential criminals," which was why he was angry and scolded her.

However, unexpectedly, this action made Ayase Shinjiro determined to reconcile with Kirino Kousaka...

"No, this is indeed thanks to you, Senior Dongfang. If you have time, I can treat you to something to eat as a way of repaying you..."

Ayase Shintsune unexpectedly invited Dongfang Bai to dinner, leaving Dongfang Bai unsure of what to say. Refusing would feel awkward, while accepting would seem inappropriate.

"No need, it's nothing..."

"This is no small matter! Please let me thank you!"

Ayase Shintsune seemed very serious, and Dongfang Bai felt it was really hard to refuse, so he came up with a plan.

"How about this, let's skip the meal and just buy me a cup of coffee instead."

Dongfang Bai smiled slightly. Drinking coffee should be within the acceptable range for a child of Shinjiro Ayase's age, after all, it's not like he's being treated to a meal by a girl younger than himself.

This is so embarrassing...

"Would you like some coffee? Sure."

After some thought, Ayase Shinji finally gave in, and Dongfang Bai inexplicably followed her to the coffee shop, though he still preferred to go to a familiar coffee shop.

"A café in Akihabara...?"

When Ayase Aragaki heard the word "Akihabara," her brows furrowed slightly before relaxing. Although Akihabara is known as an otaku mecca, it is also a place with advanced electronics for ordinary people.

"By the way, why does Xinheng call me 'Senior Dongfang'?"

Dongfang Bai was a little confused, while Ayase Shingen smiled slightly before saying, "Because you're a little older than me, theoretically you're my senior. If you don't like that... how about calling me 'older brother'?"

"Brother..."

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes slightly. Come to think of it, when he went on a date with Yukino, wasn't that what she was planning to call him too? Why was she so fixated on calling him "brother"?

"Is that not allowed?"

Ayase Shin's slightly furrowed, thick eyebrows looked quite cute. Dongfang Bai couldn't think of a better way to address her for a moment. Compared to "Dongfang-senpai," the title "brother" was obviously much more intimate.

This instantly shortened the distance between the two.

"Okay, okay, let's call it that then."

Dongfang Bai smiled helplessly, while Shinji Ayase seemed to squint her eyes happily and then said, "Then you can call me Ayase too, brother."

"Shin-Hatsune...Ayase."

In the end, Dongfang Bai still inexplicably called her Ayase, because Akihabara was not far from Dongfang Bai's house, and it would only take the two of them about half an hour to walk there.

They chatted about many things along the way, and Dongfang Bai's words were quite interesting, making Ayase Shinjiro giggle repeatedly.

"By the way, Ayase, which section of Takasago Bookstore did you go into before?"

"Hmm... Actually, I'd also like to know a little about what Kirino likes."

Ayase Shintsune said this with a bit of embarrassment, because it was hard to believe just from what Dongfang Bai said; only by personally experiencing it could one truly understand.

"I've never read light novels before, so after visiting several bookstores, I had absolutely no idea how to choose..."

Ayase Shinji was a little troubled. She really didn't know how to choose a light novel because she had absolutely no experience with them and knew even less about them than Megumi Kanno had.

"In that case, I'll pick one out for you later."

Dongfang Bai was quite happy to see that Ayase Shintsune was willing to learn about otaku knowledge, so proselytizing is something that every otaku does, right?

He may not have the ability of a top missionary to buy three light novels—one for decoration, one for collection, and one for missionary work—but he can still do the most basic recommendations.

"Really? Thank you, brother!"

When Ayase Shinji heard that Higashikata was willing to help her choose, her eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. It was much better to have someone knowledgeable in this area help than to search blindly without any knowledge.

If Ayase Shinji accidentally picked up one or two ecchi light novels (by Wang Li), she might become even more disgusted with otaku...

"Look, that's the coffee shop over there."

Dongfang Bai smiled slightly and pointed to a coffee shop on the edge of Akihabara. There weren't many people there, and it usually didn't have many customers. It looked very quiet.

'RabbitHouse' is the name of this shop, also known as 'Rabbit House'. Dongfang Bai hasn't had coffee here in a long time, and suddenly misses the taste.

"The decorations here are so cute."

Ayase Shinji immediately noticed the decorations; two cute white rabbits were perched on the sign at the entrance, which was quite attractive to girls.

Because you have to use cute things to win over girls.

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"Go in."

Dongfang Bai smiled slightly and pointed to the glass and wooden door next to the sect, seemingly inviting Ayase Aragaki to go in first. The two had chatted for a long time on the way and had become somewhat familiar with each other. Ayase nodded obediently and then walked into the store.

"Welcome...!"

As soon as the shop door opened, a soft and lovely voice reached Dongfang Bai's ears. Upon entering, he saw the petite and adorable Chino standing on a wooden plank, seemingly trying to reach the coffee beans above.

"Chino, let me help you."

Dongfang Bai walked over quickly. Although he was tall enough to reach the coffee beans on top, there were many different kinds of coffee beans, so he decided to let Chino herself take them.

"Brother...brother!?"