Natsume

Phew... Maybe I went a little overboard.

Mahoro

Oh, Natsume-chan. Went shopping? That's a lot of bags!

Natsume

Mahoro. Fancy seeing you. Yeah, I just went clothes shopping.

Mahoro

Nice~ I want some new clothes too. Maybe I'll check out the shopping mall sometime~

Natsume

Huh? The shopping mall?

Mahoro

What? Is something wrong...?

Natsume

Where do you usually buy your clothes, anyway?

Mahoro

Where...? At the regular shops in the shopping mall. I go when they're having a sale and stuff.

Natsume

Phew... I can't believe you.

Mahoro

Huh? What?

Natsume

You're in a band, and you think that's good enough?

Mahoro

I-Is that not okay...?

Natsume

Absolutely not. Listen, someone in a band is an artist.

Natsume

Fast fashion, sale racks... There's not one cool thing about dressing like everyone else!

Mahoro

B-But come on! People say fast fashion is stylish again these days, don't they!?

Natsume

Don't tell me fashion has just gone all the way around again!

Mahoro

!!

Natsume

Only people who are filthy rich... or losers who've given up on making their own choices say that.

Mahoro

L-Losers...!?

Mahoro

I-I know I'm not exactly confident about fashion, but... You didn't have to say it like that...

Mahoro

Then where do you buy your clothes, Natsume-chan?

Natsume

Hmph. Isn't it obvious...? Vintage shops.

Mahoro

!?

Mahoro

Vintage shops... You mean, those places on the side streets, just off the main road...?

Natsume

Exactly. The kind where you can find one-of-a-kind pieces that no one else has, as long as you've got an eye for them.

Mahoro

You buy your clothes at vintage shops, Natsume-chan...! I'd always thought you dressed so stylishly...!

Natsume

Well, ordinary shops just aren't enough for someone like me, you know? I guess I've discovered the thrill of digging.

Mahoro

D-Digging...?

Natsume

Yeah. It means digging until you find something good.

Mahoro

I see...! That's so coo— No, I mean, that's such a cool word!

Natsume

See? I went to my favorite place today and dug to my heart's content—

Oh, you're still here! Hey, you in the jacket!

Natsume

Gah!?

Mahoro

Huh? Do you think they're talking to you, Natsume-chan?

I'm glad you hadn't gone too far! Here, this is for you. A point card!

We're supposed to give one to every first-time customer, but I completely forgot!

Natsume

Thank you...

Thanks for buying so much! Come again!

Mahoro・Natsume

...

Natsume

What...? Go ahead and pity me. That's right. I'm a loser too.

Mahoro

I-I don't think that at all... I think it's cool that you can walk into a new shop by yourself.

Natsume

R-Right...! I did buy clothes at a vintage shop, after all! I'm cool, right!?

Mahoro

Exactly! You're super cool!

Natsume

Now that's what I like to hear, Mahoro! Next time I go, I'll take you with me!

Mahoro

Th-Thank you...

Mahoro

(Natsume-chan... She's tough.)