Chapter 360 – Date time

Chapter 360 – Date time

Steph and Chloe had ended up on their own as the other girls had to attend the academy, and the wolves also had other plans. Because of that, the dog-girl decided that she wanted to go on a date with her favorite fox-girl. At first, Chloe was quite embarrassed about it because she wasn't used to even the idea of going on a date, but she quickly got into it. While walking through the capital, and holding hands, the duo also had a pleasant conversation about themselves and how they're rather taken by the other. More comfortable with each other than ever afterward, the two continued their date by having brunch together.

“Welcome~!” Entering the restaurant Chloe had decided on, they were immediately greeted by an energetic-sounding, white-haired bunny-girl in a very cute waitress uniform.

“I can see why you like this place!” Steph’s eyes wandered between the bunny and the fox next to her.

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“Is it?”

“Yes!”

“I see~.”

"A table for two?" Seemingly used to it, the waitress continued smiling at them in a gentle yet professional manner.

“Please.” The duo nodded in return.

“Please let me guide you.” Saying so, the bunny-girl brought them to a small table just big enough to seat two. "Shall I bring you the menu, or can I get the fluffiest couple in the capital interested in the lover’s course?”

“E-Eh?!” Chloe had a strong reaction to that.

“Oh?” Steph was a lot cooler about it. "What do we get with that?”

“It’s a best of selection from our brunch menu with the portions having the ideal size for them to be shared with each other. The way it's arranged also is extra romantic to increase the mood~. Also comes with a fancy drink."

“I like the sound of that! What do you think?” She then looked at the fox-girl.

“H-Huh...? Ah, sure...”

“Certainly, I’ll bring it to you as soon as possible!”

“Thanks!” Steph waved after the disappearing bunny-girl before looking at Chloe again. “Err, sorry about that... I’m weak to anything that’s marked as special.”

“It’s alright.” There suddenly was the slightest hint of disappointment in her expression.

"Even so, it's amazing that she just assumed that we were... uhh, a couple like it's nothing! That never happened when I was out with friends in the... other place!”

“...” Chloe's disappointment was instantly gone again. "Well, Sophia did mention everyone’s sexuality is much more evenly distributed here, right...? Two girls walking in here that are dating aren't any less likely than a girl and a boy duo. In fact, it might be even more likely because the restaurant’s quite cute-looking.”

“She did say that, but...” Steph paused for a moment. “Coming from there, it’s hard to believe, is it not?”

“Is it still that intolerant over there? I mean, I left when I was young and only realized who I am when I already was pretty sick and barely went outside, but... I watched a lot of TV...”

“It has gotten a lot better, especially lately. Well, depending on the place, I guess... Some regions actually managed to get worse." The dog-girl then scratched her cheek and looked a little more awkward. "Still, you continue to get a lot of curious and or other glances when just being close to the same sex in public. Boys way more so than girls. Many people don't understand it, or don't want to... It’s also much rarer there, so...”

“That’s no excuse, though.”

“Quite eventful, too~.” Her mood got even better.

“T-There’s no need to mention that!”

“Hehe~.” She enjoyed her reaction a lot. “Alrighty, let’s continue our date!” Saying so, the dog-girl grabbed Chloe’s hand again. “Let’s go!”

“S-So smooth...” Mumbling these words, she briefly glanced at their joined hands before looking into Steph’s eyes. “Gladly!”

“Sure, I’m the smooth one here...” She also got the urge to mumble something to herself. "A-Anyway, where should we go next?"

“You were the one who wanted to go exploring, no?”

“Right!” The dog-girl had forgotten about that for a moment. “So, what do you want to show me next?”

“That’s not how that works.”

“It was worth a try!” It didn’t dampen her mood in the slightest. “Let’s, uhh... go that way!” In the end, Steph simply pointed down the road on her left.

“Okay!” She liked the plan. Or the lack of it. “I love being carefree~.”

“You found the right girl, then!” Steph puffed out her chest a little. “I’m really talented at that! Especially because I have a lot catching up to do on that front after having been... busy with Sophia’s disappearance for the past year...”

“I look forward to seeing more of your talent~.”

“You better be prepared!”

“I should be fine! I'm a little overwhelmed by many things right now, but I’m usually second to none when it comes to that!”

“We’re going to have sooo much fun together!”

“Hehe.”

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Once the duo had found yet another thing they shared and loved, they continued to walk around in the capital for a bit while obviously continuing to hold hands, as well. Roughly an hour of exploring later, Steph ran into something that caught her interest more than most she had seen so far.

“Shrine of Mira...?” The dog-girl had stopped walking once she saw the sign together with an arrow pointing towards a side street. “She has a shrine?”

“She is the goddess of magic, you know?” Chloe stared at her. “She obviously has some shrines dedicated to her. Canir also has a lot, for that matter."

“I see! Yeah, if you put it like that, it does make a lot of sense. She’s an important one, huh? The one who made me able to use magic.”

“I guess that’s putting it rather lightly.”

“Ahaha...” It was still a little hard to wrap her head around all that. “Can we go to the shrine? I want to see how it looks. It’s probably also a great place to properly thank her!”

“Uhh... I guess so?”

“Yay!” Highly motivated about getting a little closer to the person who gifted her magic and made this new life possible, Steph gave Chloe’s hand a little squeeze and then dragged her towards the shrine.