Junichiro looked up from his work as the alarm he set went off. Today was the day he was going out on his first, of hopefully many, date with Mittelt. There was no need for them to spend the whole day on the date, rather they decided on a nice evening date. With that being the case he'd spent a good portion of the day working on projects. The one currently in his hands look like nothing more than a small sphere about seven and a half centimeters in diameter and absolutely covered in runes.
After quickly shutting off the alarm clock, he finished carving one last rune on the sphere and placed it inside of a small wooden box where it joined three more spheres that were identical to it in every way. It was a small project he was working on for when he became a devil, so something to spend a bit of free time on here and there and not something he felt the need to rush.
Once the sphere was set aside, he left the workshop to head into the house and his room. A quick shower and shave, yeah he needed to shave the annoying peach fuzz off of his face now, and he was looking through his clothing for something nice to wear.
Ever since he'd started selling his items to the wider supernatural world through the Grigori, he'd started to really make a lot of money. He had literally billions of yen sitting in his bank account now. His wardrobe reflected that wealth as it contained clothing from simple blue jeans all the way to a custom fit suit. He one day wanted to own a nice Armani suit for himself but refused to get it until he was an adult. There was no deep meaning behind the suit being Armani other than it was a fantasy he'd had in both lives. To him it was a sign of wealth, prestige, and maturity.
He decided to go for a mix of formal and casual for the date. To that end he grabbed a pair of higher end black jeans, a nice dark blue button up shirt that would look blue under lights and black in low light conditions, a lighter blue necktie, and a black vest. He wanted to dress nice for Mittelt, but he also wanted to be comfortable. It was nearing the end of fall so he grabbed his favorite leather jacket as well.
Once he was dressed and his hair was appropriately styled, he looked himself over in the mirror and smiled. He'd changed a lot physically over the last year since he'd moved to Kuoh. A steady diet, working out, sword training, and his Artificing work, had transformed him quite a bit. His face had sharpened up a little showing a surprisingly nice set of cheekbones that had been hidden under what baby fat had remained to keep his face round. Even living on the streets he hadn't gone hungry too often so malnutrition hadn't had much of a chance to set in.
Aside from his face becoming leaner and starting to look more mature, his body was also changing. He'd grown up a fair bit gaining enough height to be taller than Mittelt. At the same time his shoulders had broadened some and his muscles had seen a definite increase. Not as much as a true muscle head would have gained in a year, but enough that it would be patently obvious in a set of before and after photos. He was definitely strong for his age and had would likely be getting a lot stronger a lot faster now that he was a Sacred Gear holder.
Finished examining himself, he grabbed two more items to finish his outfit. The first was a pocket watch with a golden chain. When wearing a vest one must always have a pocket watch with a nice golden chain draped along the front of it. It was just common sense. The last item he grabbed was a knife with a sheath covered in runes to keep it from ever being noticed by anyone or anything that wasn't sufficiently strong. He could even walk through metal detectors with it. It might be slightly odd to carry around an enchanted knife when he had Sword Birth but he would feel naked if he didn't have at least one solid real weapon on himself when leaving his home. He was forgoing his revolver and utility belt as it was and was dearly hoping that wouldn't be a mistake.
He double checked to make sure he had his wallet, cell phone, and keys before leaving his bedroom. Stepping into the main area of the house he spotted Mittelt and came to a stop. Like himself she wasn't fully dressed to the nines but she clearly put a bit of thought into her outfit. Her style was heavily influenced by the Gothic Lolita style and that was reflected in almost every outfit she wore.
Tonight she wore her hair back in her preferred twin styles with something he couldn't quite name that looked similar to what a high class maid might wear on their head. Her main outfit was a black dress with thin shoulder straps and a white petticoat beneath the skirt to give it more volume. From beneath the skirt he could see the straps of garter belts holding up her pure white stockings. The outfit was finished off with a pair of, surprisingly, red shoes with seven and a half centimeter (three inch) heels.
After raking his eyes up and down her body, Junichiro gave Mittelt a bright grin and a thumbs up, "Nice!"
Mittelt calmly looked him over in return before smiling, "You don't look so bad yourself."
He walked over to her and offered her his arm, "M'lady."
Mittelt snorted and gave him a playful slap before linking her arm with his, "None of that."
Arm in arm, the pair of them left the house and made their way over to a small sports car that Junichiro had gotten Mittelt to purchase for him. While he loved his Vespa, he'd long outgrown and and needed larger vehicles for his mundane shopping needs. To that end he'd bought a nice sedan with plenty of interior space and a large trunk. Shortly after that he'd felt a bit of a need for some speed and bought a sleek black two-seater sports car. Due to his age, both were registered in the name of Mittelt's mundane identity.