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NatsumePhew... Maybe I went a little overboard.

MahoroOh, Natsume-chan. Went shopping? That's a lot of bags!

NatsumeMahoro. Fancy seeing you. Yeah, I just went clothes shopping.

MahoroNice~ I want some new clothes too. Maybe I'll check out the shopping mall sometime~

NatsumeHuh? The shopping mall?

MahoroWhat? Is something wrong...?

NatsumeWhere do you usually buy your clothes, anyway?

MahoroWhere...? At the regular shops in the shopping mall. I go when they're having a sale and stuff.

NatsumePhew... I can't believe you.

MahoroHuh? What?

NatsumeYou're in a band, and you think that's good enough?

MahoroI-Is that not okay...?

NatsumeAbsolutely not. Listen, someone in a band is an artist.

NatsumeFast fashion, sale racks... There's not one cool thing about dressing like everyone else!

MahoroB-But come on! People say fast fashion is stylish again these days, don't they!?

NatsumeDon't tell me fashion has just gone all the way around again!

Mahoro!!

NatsumeOnly people who are filthy rich... or losers who've given up on making their own choices say that.

MahoroL-Losers...!?

MahoroI-I know I'm not exactly confident about fashion, but... You didn't have to say it like that...

MahoroThen where do you buy your clothes, Natsume-chan?

NatsumeHmph. Isn't it obvious...? Vintage shops.

Mahoro!?

MahoroVintage shops... You mean, those places on the side streets, just off the main road...?

NatsumeExactly. The kind where you can find one-of-a-kind pieces that no one else has, as long as you've got an eye for them.

MahoroYou buy your clothes at vintage shops, Natsume-chan...! I'd always thought you dressed so stylishly...!

NatsumeWell, ordinary shops just aren't enough for someone like me, you know? I guess I've discovered the thrill of digging.

MahoroD-Digging...?

NatsumeYeah. It means digging until you find something good.

MahoroI see...! That's so coo— No, I mean, that's such a cool word!

NatsumeSee? I went to my favorite place today and dug to my heart's content—

StaffOh, you're still here! Hey, you in the jacket!

NatsumeGah!?

MahoroHuh? Do you think they're talking to you, Natsume-chan?

StaffI'm glad you hadn't gone too far! Here, this is for you. A point card!

StaffWe're supposed to give one to every first-time customer, but I completely forgot!

NatsumeThank you...

StaffThanks for buying so much! Come again!

Mahoro、Natsume...

NatsumeWhat...? Go ahead and pity me. That's right. I'm a loser too.

MahoroI-I don't think that at all... I think it's cool that you can walk into a new shop by yourself.

NatsumeR-Right...! I did buy clothes at a vintage shop, after all! I'm cool, right!?

MahoroExactly! You're super cool!

NatsumeNow that's what I like to hear, Mahoro! Next time I go, I'll take you with me!

MahoroTh-Thank you...

Mahoro(Natsume-chan... She's tough.)