213 Chapter 214 - Eyeglasses (1/2)

It was Yukari Asamiya.

The purple-haired beauty was smiling widely while looking at Seiji.

She was waving a sign, so she was probably trying to attract customers, but the part the Seiji paid the most attention to was the fact that she was now wearing a pair of silver glasses.

There was a saying that eyeglasses were the simplest type of disguise. At least, it seemed to work for a certain costumed superhero.

The purple-haired girl wearing glasses definitely gave Seiji a different impression from before. She seemed to have a more bookish aura about her.

Originally she was someone who gave others the impression of a proper lady, and now it was easy to imagine her elegantly reading classical books in the library.

Wait a moment—glasses…

Seiji took a looked the sign that she was waving.

The sign read ”Eyeglasses Milk Tea Shop.”

'What the hell is that supposed to be?'

”Our Year One, Class Three’s shop’s main theme is ‘eyeglasses.’ We prepared many pairs of non-prescription glasses for the guests beforehand, and each customer can pick a style that he or she likes to wear.

”As for the customers that already wear glasses to begin with, there’s a discount for them, and we even offer the special service of cleaning their glasses for free.”

Yukari noticed Seiji’s confusion and gave a well-practiced explanation.

”I see, eyeglasses… an ingenious topic.”

He supposed that people who didn’t wear glasses would have some curiosity about the matter. If they wanted to try it, they would visit the store. And as for the customers who already wore glasses, they could try out different styles.

No matter who the customer was, he or she would be able to try out a new style that was different from usual. That would appeal to many.

And the preparations necessary for this theme wouldn’t be all that difficult as long as they had connections to any sort of eyeglasses store.

In summary, it was a clever topic.

”Thanks for your praise. But we can’t compare to Harano-san’s class store—the ‘Honey Candy Girl’ cosplay sweets café is just too perfect! No matter whether it’s the cosplay quality or the excellent taste of the sweets, it’s all on another level. None of the other classes in our Year 1 can compare.”

Yukari smiled as she took a glance at the long line waiting in front of Year 1, Class 5's store.

”That’s a bit of an exaggeration… but thanks for your praise as well.” Seiji smiled in response.

”It’s no exaggeration at all, in my opinion. At the very least, many of my classmates think so, and you can include me in their ranks as well. If there was a vote for the best store, I think that, objectively speaking, my entire class would vote for your class.”

Her tone of voice was sincere without any trace of simply being polite or hypocrisy. Seiji could only accept her praise.

”I don’t believe so—it was the result of everyone’s hard work.”

There was also the fact that Peach-sensei and the confectionery store owner Rika Amami had given him their full support.

”I knew that Harano-san would say that.” Yukari smiled as she looked towards the two people beside him. ”Are these two… your family members?”

”No, they’re my friends.”

”Oh… Hello, ladies. Would you like to join Harano-san and come visit our store? As for the lady in glasses, we even have a discount~” The purple-haired girl flashed a brilliant smile.

Saki glanced at Mayuzumi.

Mayuzumi looked back at Seiji wordlessly.

”Let’s go in.” Seiji made the decision.

”Welcome!” Yukari was delighted at this.

With her leading the way, the three of them entered Year 1, Class 3.

Seiji instantly felt as if he was the focus of attention of all the other students from Class 3.

After thinking about it, he felt that he understood why and could only feel helpless about it.

Oh well, he just needed to not pay it any attention.

He glanced around Class 3’s store. While he felt that while the decorations were rather ordinary, the atmosphere was quite nice. It seemed interesting how all the customers were wearing different styles of glasses while drinking their tea.

”Please choose the style that you like, our dear customers.”

Yukari didn’t let any of her classmates take care of them and personally guided the three of them to a nearby table upon which a large selection of glasses were placed.

There were various colors, shapes, and styles of glasses laid there neatly in rows with their lens flashing. This made it seem just like the display case of an eyeglasses store.

‘I'll just pick one randomly,’ Seiji thought to himself.

”Harano-san, I recommend this pair for you.”