The Couture Club comes up with the basics of creating a simple summer dress. Part 1 is gathering fabric, needles, tape measure, and scissors. Shun decides to buy colorful bento boxes for himself and his friends. Still, he needs help from Chihiro, who escorts him to the department store.
Class topics for this week (random): Ancient Greek Philosophy - Plato (English, History); Shinto Philosophy - Yamato (Morals, Social Studies); Newton's Law of Physics part 2 (Physics); Biology Basics - Membrane Cells (Biology); Tale of Genji chapters 21-41 (Literature)
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[June 19, Tuesday - week 4]
(afternoon class)
Yuichiro, the Social Studies teacher, is in the middle of a lecture about one of Shinto philosophies regarding the Yamato of early Japan.
"There's currently a bit of confusion about whether the Yamato or the Kofun periods are the same. The truth is they are because the Kofun Period was known for large tombs of the ruling elite, and the Yamato were a clan that lived during the same period. During that time, our country experienced a significant cultural shift from the Chinese and Korean immigrants who brought their customs that influenced our country..."
While the lecture continues, Seiya glances at a tense Shiryu, who apparently struggles to pay attention to the lecture.
"Shiryu... He tenses up whenever Yuichiro-san teaches a class. He's been shaking like this for a while. It's not healthy! He should see Dr. Haruki soon. Meanwhile, Shun, Hyoga, and I pay attention just fine."
Seiya turns away before Shiryu notices his friend staring.
"I can't even imagine what went between him and Deathmask at the 12 Temples. Shiryu wouldn't tense up otherwise. Deathmask must've done something awful that made him tense up this way. Regardless, Deathmask was a nasty bastard, and the fact our teacher looks like him is very unsettling. It's as if he changed to the point where he doesn't admit anything, like acknowledging his evil ways. I don't feel like asking this."
He hears the sound of a pen falling to the floor. He realizes it's Shiryu's doing, who lowers to pick it up as Yuichiro continues the lecture.
"It happened again. His pen drops because of his shaking. This only happens with Yuichiro-san here and not with the other teachers. This makes me worry. Shiryu, I hope you get help soon. You should be able to come to terms with him. Otherwise, things would get ugly quick."
(after school)
"Alright, we covered sewing basics, and now it's time for our first project," Kokiku says, starting the session with an assignment. "We shall sew a simple summer attire. It can be something like a dress or an accessory like a hat. Whichever you choose must be summer-related."
"It has come to this. Sooner or later, we must start a large-scale project. In this case, I shall sew a simple red dress," Chihiro says.
"As for me a pair of shorts should suffice," Shun says.
"Let's finish this by next week because we have one more lesson to cover before final exams. Remember we don't have club sessions before that."
"A pair of shorts, eh?" her eyes narrow.
"Well, yeah. Depending on the fabric, I can wear shorts as loungewear or to hang out. Either way, said shorts should be comfy."
"I'm thinking the exact same thing. I should try to make my dress sexy."
"May I ask what for?" Shun asks.
"Ah! Aren't you interested?" Chihiro teases.
"I'm just curious as to why you want to pursue such a thing."
"No reason. I just want to feel hot and sexy. That's all.
"If you say so, then I support your decision."
"I want to see those shorts when you're done."
"The same I ask of you. I want to see the dress you speak of."
"Then it's a deal. Let's not disappoint each other."
"I didn't expect this to be a challenge." Shun sweat drops. "But I will not back down. I will sew a pair of shorts that will shock you."
"I guarantee my red dress will make you fall for me, Shun-san."
They chuckle, and hours pass. The club session ends.
"Do you have any plans, Shun-san?"
"Well, I need to buy bento boxes for me and my friends. But I don't know my way around the city well, and I'm not sure what store to visit."
"Shibuya is the closest, so start there."
"Right!" Shun claps. "Shibuya! That place has many stores!"
"You might want to visit a department store that sells home goods. I could escort you to one if you like. I know this place that sells them."
"You will? Thank you, Chihiro-san!" he bows.
They take the subway to Shibuya and walk to the department store Chihiro mentioned, browsing furniture and bedroom decorations.
"Amazing! This store has so many goods. I wish I could decorate my room with things like this," Shun says, looking at the beautiful decorations.
"You live in a dorm and you haven't decorated your room?"
"I wish my allowance was bigger, but I must focus on my task."
Eventually, they reach the kitchen goods section, seeking the bento boxes Shun asks for. They find them soon enough.
"Look, Chihiro-san, this must be the boxes, yes?"
"Yes, they are. They come in all shapes and sizes."
"Look at these!" Shun points out at one of the colorful, wide bento boxes and shows them to Chihiro. "They have enough space to fill our food. They're affordable too! Seems you save if you buy more than two."
"Glad you like them, Shun-san. But isn't this strange?"
"How come?" he asks, confused.
"The decorations that those boxes have."
Upon closer inspection, they notice the drawings correspond to the constellation symbols of their cloth in cutesy small form.
"You're right! Even the pouches the boxes come with have those decorations. This is great! My friends would shudder, though."
"That's kind of expected since you're guys, after all."
"I'm going to buy these anyway. They come with pouches to carry them."
"Even the colors of the bento boxes match the symbols. The pink box has mini drawings of the Andromeda galaxy. The same goes for pouches."
After checking out, they exit the building with Shun holding the plastic bag filled with five colorful bento boxes and their pouches.
"Thanks for your help, Chihiro-san," he bowed again.
"Shun-san, we're friends. I'm always happy to help."
They notice the sun has started to set into the evening.
"Let's go home," Shun says.
"Right!" Chihiro nods.
To be continued...