Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
Light Reflection Square, parking lot.
Hoshimi Aya and the others arrived at the custom shop where they were getting their clothes made.
"This cloak is nice," Ling said, holding a black cloak in her hand.
"Ling, do you think I look good in this outfit?" Hoshimi Aya walked out of the fitting room. Her lower body remained unchanged—still that long skirt reaching her knees.
The top was the same as before, but the cape and the belt were gone.
"It looks good, but Brother, there doesn't seem to be much change for me either," Ling looked at Hoshimi Aya suspiciously.
Where was the design difference?
"Little sister, it can't be helped. I'm just a beginner," Zhe said with an awkward smile.
"But you can give the cloak to Aya and see the effect."
Upon hearing this, Ling draped the cloak over Hoshimi Aya and put on the hood after fitting it properly.
The only things visible on Hoshimi Aya were a pair of eyes and those high heels.
"Brother?!!!"
"What did you do?!!!"
"This makes Aya look like a villain from a movie!" Ling pointed at Hoshimi Aya and questioned Zhe.
"Doesn't this hide Aya's appearance well enough?"
"I thought since the original outfit fit well, I would just copy it," Zhe explained.
"I changed the cape into a cloak. It can hide her appearance and avoid attracting attention, and it can also be used as a cape."
As he spoke, Zhe took off Hoshimi Aya's hood.
"To be able to equip the longbow we have at home, I specifically removed the belt," Zhe said, lifting the cloak to point at his waist.
Ling covered her face speechlessly, looking as if she didn't want to deal with Zhe anymore.
She should have known better. She shouldn't have tried to save that little bit of money. She should have directly hired a private tailor or found someone online.
If Hoshimi Aya wore this out, she would be targeted by the Public Security Officer in minutes.
Hoshimi Aya, looking like this, seemed like someone doing shady business.
The only good news now was that the shoes were special and the design was somewhat acceptable.
It was currently the only piece of good news.
"Brother, let's just forget it," Ling sighed.
"I'll design the clothes myself."
"If not, we'll find a master online to design them."
Ling let out a sigh. The previous happiness was completely gone.
It would have been better to just order a cloak and wear the outfit they already had at home.
"Ling, no need. I think this is very good," Hoshimi Aya said.
"We'll take the cloak off outside The Hollow, and put it on when we enter The Hollow."
Hoshimi Aya looked at herself in the mirror, satisfied with her appearance.
The materials were excellent, and it was very comfortable to wear.
She had wanted a cloak for a long time, and now her dream had come true.
It was just that the cloak was a bit plain. It might be slightly better with more patterns.
"Um, we can also do private customization here," a staff member interjected from the side.
"It just requires an additional commission fee."
"Can we design the style we want?" Ling inquired.
"Of course you can," the staff member replied with a smile and a nod.
Then, Ling began telling the staff member about the style she wanted and the type of materials required for customization.
Finally, after more than half an hour of discussion, Hoshimi Aya commissioned three more outfits of different styles at the custom shop.
Of course, this caused their wallets to suffer a major blow, feeling somewhat precarious.
"It's fine, Ling. At worst, we'll just take on more commissions," Hoshimi Aya comforted her.
"Ah! (crying face)"
"I shouldn't have been impulsive. How many commissions will we need to take to make that up?" Ling complained, hugging Hoshimi Aya with a mournful face.
"Little sister, let it go. It's already bought," Zhe said.
"We can't possibly go back now and say we don't want them, right?"
"We already paid the deposit."
"I hope the clothes will be satisfactory when they are done," Zhe smiled.
Losing a large amount of money was painful, but he had bought good combat attire for Hoshimi Aya.
Money could always be earned back.
At least they wouldn't have to worry about their electricity bill for this month.
"Hmm, if I'm not satisfied, I will definitely return them!"
"Forget it, let's think about where to eat now."
Saying that, Ling took out her phone to search for a place to eat.
Suddenly, not long after Ling pulled out her phone, the signal disappeared.
"Huh?!"
"What's going on? Why is the signal gone all of a sudden?"
Ling walked around holding her phone, checking the signal.
When she walked to the side of the road, the phone got a signal, but along with the signal, an out-of-control car was speeding toward them.
Ling's eyes widened as she watched the speeding car. It was moving so fast that she didn't have time to dodge.
Fortunately, Hoshimi Aya reacted in time and rushed to Ling's side to pull her away. At the same time, a girl holding a club rushed in front of them and braced against the speeding car.
The car crashed into the club, and its front end was twisted and deformed, but it finally stopped.
"That was close, I was almost scared to death," Ling said, burying her head in Hoshimi Aya's chest.
"Thank you. Even if you hadn't acted, I could have saved her," Hoshimi Aya said to Qing Yi.
"But I still want to say thank you."
Then, Zhu Yuan, who arrived late, also rushed to the scene.
"You are Ya?!"
"Wait, no."
"Are you the little sister?" Zhu Yuan asked Hoshimi Aya with some uncertainty.
"It should be. I checked back then; the little sister's ears are a bit shorter," Qing Yi nodded in response.
"This should be the little sister."
Hoshimi Aya:...
"Sorry for causing you trouble," Zhe asked about the situation.
"But what exactly happened?" Generally, this kind of situation shouldn't occur.
"It's unclear for now," Zhu Yuan replied.
"We'll have to go back to the Bureau to investigate to find out."
Since they were the first victims of the incident, the group had to go to the Bureau to give statements.
... Several hours later, they finally walked out of the Public Security Bureau.
To show their gratitude, Ling invited the two to visit the Video Store.
Qing Yi and Zhu Yuan then mentioned their current tasks and invited the group to help with publicity.
There would be a Public Security Patrol speech later, and they invited the group to help fill out a questionnaire on Sixth Street.
However, because of the help they received earlier, Ling chose to agree and took the investigation questionnaire.
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