The measurements were quickly taken, and Tsukiyomi Ruri went online and bought clothes based on them.
Ruri deliberately selected a shop within Natsuki City and paid extra for expedited shipping. She believed the new clothes would arrive from the mall very soon.
Leona floated beside Ruri, watching her operate her smartphone, and smiled with satisfaction.
“The clothes might arrive today, or perhaps tomorrow. You’ll just have to wait a bit longer,” Ruri said to Leona.
Leona nodded, floated directly over to the bed, and pulled Ruri’s blanket over herself.
Then, as if remembering something, Leona asked, “Ruri, didn’t you say you had something to tell me too? What was it?”
Ruri thought for a moment and said, “It’s like this: You know about our Urban Legend Club, right? You know Izumi-senpai Shirayuki, right? You know she’s very curious, right? Driven by curiosity, she’s always investigating various urban legends, right? And now, she’s set her sights on a legend called the Ghost Legend.”
Leona blinked, then pointed at herself. “Wait, you don’t mean me?”
Tsukiyomi Ruri nodded.
Hearing this, Leona immediately looked wronged. “Then what am I supposed to do? That Izumi Shirayuki is a Senior Reincarnator, isn’t she? If she’s targeting me, how am I supposed to cultivate by absorbing fear?”
“Don’t worry. You can just avoid everyone. I’ll secretly notify you of her location so you can steer clear. But you’ll have to keep your smartphone on you at all times,” Ruri said.
Leona nodded immediately. “Carry my phone? Got it. But that means I’ll need to be careful, too. Otherwise, someone might see a floating smartphone in mid-air.”
She could render herself invisible, but the phone was another matter.
Hearing this, Ruri couldn’t help but ask, “The phone would be visible? Then what’s the point of buying you new clothes? Won’t people just see a set of clothes floating around automatically?”
“It’s different,” Leona said, shaking her head. “I have an assimilation ability. I can assimilate clothes to make them invisible too. But that doesn’t work for phones. It’s not that phones can’t be assimilated, but an assimilated phone becomes a ghost phone and can no longer connect to the network. What good is a phone to me without internet?”
Tsukiyomi Ruri was speechless.
“Still, it’s okay. Phones aren’t very big. If I’m careful, people won’t notice,” Leona said confidently, patting her chest.
But Ruri felt that a new urban legend might be born in the future: a smartphone floating in the night sky.
“I’m going to eat. Can you eat now?” Ruri asked Leona.
Leona shook her head. “I’m essentially still a ghost, so I can’t eat. But I can enjoy the aroma.”
Tsukiyomi Ruri: “…”
Regardless, Ruri went to prepare the bento she had bought from the supermarket on her way home for dinner.
As soon as she finished the bento serving as her dinner, the doorbell rang. Wearing her slippers, Ruri quickly opened the door. It was the courier. It seemed the mall she ordered the clothes from was very efficient. Or rather, the extra money she paid had done its job.
Taking the package, Tsukiyomi Ruri returned to her room.
“My new clothes are here, right? New clothes, new clothes!” Leona floated along, following Ruri, looking extremely excited.
Back in the bedroom, Ruri opened the package and took out a JK uniform.
The last time they went to the mall, Izumi Shirayuki and the others had all said Ruri looked suited to wearing a JK uniform, so she had taken notice of that style. When choosing new clothes for Leona, she picked this.
The one before her was the same style and color—black—as the JK uniform Izumi Shirayuki had bought and given to her.
“Try it on,” Ruri said, handing the uniform to Leona.
Leona was overjoyed and immediately started putting it on.
As Leona finished dressing, the figure appearing before Tsukiyomi Ruri looked just like a real high school girl.
“Ruri, how do I look? Too bad mirrors can’t reflect me, so I can’t really see myself properly,” Leona said, twirling around as she asked Ruri.
Tsukiyomi Ruri nodded. “You look good.”
Leona’s long purple hair cascaded naturally down her shoulders, and the black JK uniform made her exposed arms and thighs look exceptionally fair in contrast.
“Oh, right. I also bought some stockings—knee-high, black. Put these on too,” Ruri said, taking out the stockings.
Leona took them and immediately put them on. With the stockings on, her thighs looked even more toned, giving her a slightly more mature feel overall.
“Thank you, Ruri.” Leona hugged Tsukiyomi Ruri tightly and planted a big kiss on her cheek as a way of expressing her gratitude.
Ruri touched the cheek that had been kissed, a strange feeling in her heart.
When this ghost first started following her, Ruri had only treated it casually. But as time passed, she unknowingly realized the ghost had become a good friend.
The sky gradually darkened.
Leona looked outside and said, “Ruri, I’m going out to absorb fear later. What about you? Are you going to your club to investigate my Ghost Legend?”
“Oh, I just remembered. I have a sudden engagement today. I probably won’t go investigate it. I need to let Senpai know.” Tsukiyomi Ruri took out her phone and sent a message to Izumi Shirayuki asking for leave.
Leona tilted her head curiously. “A sudden engagement? What kind of thing?”
“I saw an interesting post on the Reincarnator Forum and plan to check it out. This post right here.” Ruri picked up her smartphone and opened the mentioned forum to show Leona.
Leona leaned in to look and quickly understood.
“A Reincarnator Gathering?” Leona said, surprised.
Tsukiyomi Ruri nodded. “That’s right. A Reincarnator is hosting a gathering, and the location is right here in Natsuki City. At that time, some Reincarnators should head to the gathering spot to mingle. I’ve never participated in a Reincarnator Gathering before. I’m pretty curious about it and want to go see.”
Leona nodded thoughtfully.
“But there’s still a somewhat troublesome problem,” Ruri said pensively. “I can’t attend this gathering with my actual appearance. So, what can I do to avoid being exposed?”
