BHSAF 154: A Date with Airi

And then Saturday.

　It was a clear day outside, and it seemed as if the heavens were blessing Yu and Airi's date.

　Even though the person he was going to meet wasn't Yui, he couldn't keep his date waiting. With that in mind, Yu arrived at the station ten minutes before the appointed time.

"Ah, Someya-senpai. Good morning."

　It is currently 8:48 AM.

　When Yu arrived, Airi was already in front of the station. Despite it being a busy Saturday morning, Airi seemed to notice Yu right away.

"Uh, yeah. Good morning Airi--"

　Yu was about to apologize for keeping her waiting, even though he wasn't late, but when he saw Airi, he stopped himself.

　Although it has been shorter than Yui's, he has been involved with Airi for a fairly long time.

　However, the Airi in front of him was completely different from the Airi that Yu had known up until then.

　A beautiful and adorable girl who looks like she's stepped out of a fashion magazine.

　Her long hair was curled and wavy, her top was an off-the-shoulder top that exposed her shoulders in a slightly mature way, and her bottom was a miniskirt that showed off her long, slender legs, and her shoes were cute boots rather than cool feminine ones.

　To be honest, it's a rather mature look for a junior high school girl, but strangely enough, it suits Airi.

　Although it's a relatively warm day today, it's still winter. You can see that she is willing to endure the cold in order to show off her cute side to Yu.

(Airi and Yui are of the same bloodline...)

　Although she has no prior modeling experience, just standing there she looks like she's on the page of a magazine. In fact, people passing by are expressing concern, wondering if she's being photographed for a magazine model or something.

"? Senpai? Someya-senpai?"

"Eh. Ah, sorry... I was, well, mesmerized by Airi-chan..."

　Airi had asked me out on a date today. I knew she would put a lot of thought into her outfit, so I thought it would be best to compliment her on it when we met.

　However, the Airi that appeared before Yuu's eyes was beyond his expectations, and he was left speechless.

　As sisters, Airi and Yui are similar in appearance and are quite good-looking. However, she is still inferior to Yui.

　However, Airi has one clear advantage over Yui: she is not an actress, but just a middle school girl.

　Yui is so concerned about what others think of her that she is unable to dress in a way that shows off her good looks. In fact, she usually tries not to stand out.

　On the other hand, no matter how much she stands out, Airi is not a celebrity, but just a middle school girl, so she is not subject to such restrictions. In other words, she can dress as she likes.

　The outfit Airi was wearing now not only didn't cover up her slightly inferior looks, but actually even surpassed them a little.

"I'm mesmerized... eh... what!? Really...?"

　Airi's expression was one of both happiness and embarrassment, and it looked a little younger than the expression she had had just a moment ago.

"I'm glad... I have a friend at school who is knowledgeable about this outfit, so I asked her to help me come up with the idea... Airi has never worn something like this before, so I was worried if it would suit her, but I'm glad..."

"It really suits you, Airi-chan, you're cute."

"Hehe♪ I did it♪♪"

　Compared to how far Airi had come, Yu felt a little regretful that he had come dressed normally.

"Someya-senpai... Airi, can I keep on going and ask you a favor?"

"Hmm? Since this is a special date, you can tell me if there's anything you're wondering about. I'll do whatever I can to help."

"Then, just for today... it's okay, Yu-sa... can I call you Yu-senpai? I'm a little jealous that you started calling me by my first name..."

"Well, that's fine."

"Yes! ...Then, senpai, please call Airi by her first name. ...Um, like you would call...that girl..."

"If it's just for today."

"Yes, just for today is fine... and then I'll give up..."

"? Give up?"

"No...don't worry about that."

　Seeing Airi's expression that showed she didn't want him to explore too much, Yu stopped pursuing the matter.

"Come on, Yu-senpai. Let's go, we'll miss the train."

　Airi wraps her arm around Yu's and pulls him along.

"Right, Airi-chan."

"It's Airi, Yu-senpai."

　Airi puffs out her cheeks and scolds Yuu for calling her by her usual name.

"That's right... Airi, um... where are you going today?"

"It's fun when you get there ♪"

　Not wanting to spoil Airi's fun, Yu couldn't ask any more questions.

"By the way, how is Yui-chan doing today?"

"Hmm. Yu-senpai, you've lost a point. Bringing up another woman's name during a date."

"The other woman... was Airi's older sister. I don't mean that, I just thought she was worried about you going out in such a cute outfit."

　He was curious to see how Yui, who had seemed anxious yesterday, would react.

"I've been hiding to avoid meeting you today, so I don't know."

"I see."

"Yu-senpai, I know you're worried about your sister, but please just keep your eyes on Airi today."

"I understand, sorry Airi."

"No... it's fine."

　After buying tickets with a smiling Airi, Yu and the others boarded the train.