Chapter 37: The Date with Anby

In the afternoon, Wise, having woken up from his nap, went downstairs to check on the video store's business. Heth was already in the store attending to customers. And to his surprise, two special customers were present in the shop: a Shark-person girl and her yellow-haired friend. Seeing them, Wise went up to greet them.

"Hello there! Ellen, Ruby. Are you here to rent a videotape?"

Hearing Wise's voice, Ellen on the other side looked at him nonchalantly. As for Ruby beside her, her eyes lit up. "It's the handsome store owner! That's right, we're here to rent a videotape."

"No, actually, we were going to a nearby karaoke bar. We were just passing by and thought we'd take a look."

"Oh, Ellen!"

Hearing their conversation, Wise smiled helplessly. Just then, Heth explained the situation to him. "I didn't know the store owner knew these two pretty young ladies! That's great! Just now, I was introducing them to this movie called City of the Ethereal Beasts. But this Shark-person young lady said she didn't want to watch a movie full of Ethereal during her break."

Hearing Heth's words, Wise understood the reason. After all, she already had to face a large group of Ethereal at work; it was normal not to want to see them after hours. "Mmm, leave it to me."

As he spoke, Wise took a romance videotape from a nearby shelf, the kind that most young girls would like. "This videotape is very popular among young girls like Ellen. The content is about the passionate love story between a demi-human maid and a human boy."

Ellen didn't seem very moved by this. She just glanced at it briefly; it clearly wasn't very appealing to her. But what could she do when she had such a good best friend? Ruby, on the other hand, showed considerable interest.

"Oh! It's this one! I heard about it a long time ago, but I've never seen it. Let's rent this one then! Let's watch it together, Ellen!"

"Ah?" Although Ellen's drawn-out sound seemed a bit reluctant, she ultimately nodded in agreement.

On a side note, at this point, Ellen's favorability towards Wise had reached 60, about the level of a normal friend.

As for Heth, she seemed a bit confused after seeing that Ellen and her friend had actually rented the film Wise recommended. "Why wouldn't a girl like City of the Ethereal Beasts?"

"Mmm, perhaps it's a matter of personal preference. Don't be discouraged, Heth. Just try your best again next time."

Hearing Wise's gentle encouragement, Heth's face turned slightly red, and she then nodded with high spirits. "Mmm, thank you, store owner! I still have a lot to learn!" The system also showed that Heth's favorability had reached 80.

Afterward, Wise finished up a few things and went out directly. In any case, Belle, little 18, and the others were still at the video store to look after it.

Not long after, Wise took the subway to New Eridu. The moment he left the subway station, he saw Anby, who had long been waiting for him there. She immediately walked up to him when she saw him.

"Wise, you're here."

"Sorry, I made you wait, didn't I?" Wise had actually set off early and arrived before the appointed time, but he didn't expect Anby to be even earlier than him.

"No, I only just arrived a little while ago." Anby shook her head upon hearing his words, but this was a lie. In fact, after officially setting the date and time with Wise, she had been too excited to sleep for the past few days. Now that she finally had time for a date, she had come three hours early, and on the way, she had even reviewed the content of several dating movies. At this moment, she was full of confidence.

Seeing this, Wise smiled slightly and then directly took Anby's small hand. "Alright. As compensation for arriving a step later, today's expenses will be on me."

Anby, having her hand taken like this, seemed a bit stunned. It was clear that most of the dating scenes in movies depicted first-time experiences. A situation like Wise being so proactive was very rare. But it wasn't a big problem; Anby felt she could still handle it.

Afterward, the two of them went to a milk tea shop. No, it should be called a tea milk shop here. And the clerk here was a listless girl with dark circles under her eyes.

"Hello, welcome to the Licha Tea Milk Shop. I'm the clerk here, Coco. If you two need anything, you can tell me directly." Coco seemed to perk up a little after noticing Wise. She pointed to the menu at the side and also introduced the contents to the two of them.

"Mmm, what flavor do you like, Anby?"

"For me, I'll have a mint tea milk."

"Then I'll have a chocolate tea milk."

After buying the tea milk, the two of them went to the riverside and sat on a bench, chatting while they drank.

"Wise."

"Mmm, what's wrong, Anby?" Hearing Anby suddenly call his name, Wise looked at her with some confusion. However, before he could react, Anby had already brought her face close to his and then stuck out her tongue to lightly lick the corner of his mouth.

"You have some chocolate foam on the corner of your mouth. Mmm, it tastes pretty good too."

"Is that so." Wise hadn't expected to be teased by Anby like this, but her personality was really irresistible. So, he also decided to do something.

"Anby, can I have a taste of yours too?"

"Hm? Sure." At this moment, Anby's small face was still slightly red. After hearing Wise's words, she didn't think too much and handed her tea milk over.

But that wasn't what Wise wanted to taste. With one hand, he steadied the hand Anby was using to hold the drink, while his other arm wrapped around her waist. Then, as he kissed her, he carefully savored the taste of the mint tea milk in her mouth.

"Thank you for the treat. Anby's taste is very good." (Referring to the tea milk, uh, probably.)

"A-as long as you like it." Anby lowered her head, her little face looking red. She held the tea milk that was resting on her lap with both hands and said in a low voice.

"Mmm!"

Seeing Anby's cute appearance, Wise couldn't help but kiss her again. He then took her to the movie theater. Although his own home was a video store, didn't people go to the movies for the atmosphere? And the dark environment in a movie theater was also convenient for making a move (crossed out)... for the rapid growth of feelings.

In the movie theater, looking at Anby who was seriously watching the movie beside him, Wise also moved his hand from the back of hers. Then, under Anby's somewhat puzzled gaze, he turned and put his arm around her. She didn't say anything upon seeing this, just leaned her head on his shoulder.

[Ding! Anby's favorability has increased by 1 point. Current favorability: 95. 500 Emotion Value obtained. Current Emotion Value: 6000.]

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