The two cars carrying Eriri and her group drove down the road, attracting a lot of attention. However, the level of interest was nothing compared to when Eriri and the others were walking along the street.
With a lot of vehicles on the road and no rush in Eriri's group, the cars weren't moving quickly.
Considering that Risa Momioka and Mio Sawada might take a little longer to arrive, Eriri and her group didn't rush to the meeting spot. Instead, they took a leisurely drive around the nearby streets for a while.
By the time they were ready to meet Risa and Mio, it was already several minutes later.
After parking the cars in the amusement park's lot, Eriri and her group walked toward the entrance. The agreed meeting spot was right in front of the park's gates.
As they approached the entrance, the commotion caused by their arrival drew the attention of Risa and Mio, who were already waiting there. While both were initially stunned by Eriri's beauty, they quickly spotted Haruna and Yui in the crowd.
With bright smiles, they waved at Eriri's group.
"Haruna, Yui, over here!"
Upon hearing Risa's shout, Haruna and Yui smiled and waved back at her.
Eriri and her group then walked up to Risa and Mio.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Risa, Mio," Haruna said apologetically.
"It's alright, it's alright. We just got here a little while ago," Risa waved her hand dismissively, then her gaze turned back to Eriri.
Though she had been impressed by the beauty of Tearju, Nemesis, and the others, there was no doubt that Eriri was the most dazzling person in the crowd.
In fact, Risa had become slightly more reserved in Eriri's presence. Normally, she would've happily approached Haruna and Yui the moment they arrived, but today, she held back, clearly awestruck.
"Haruna, aren't you going to introduce us?"
Upon hearing Risa's words, Haruna quickly began introducing Eriri and the others to Risa and Mio.
When Risa and Mio heard Eriri's name, they both looked at each other in surprise.
No matter how they looked at it, Eriri's apparent age seemed younger than both Haruna and Yui. She didn't match the image they had of "Eriri-nee," and despite her appearance, Eriri's beauty exceeded all expectations.
In their minds, Eriri was supposed to be a beautiful, mature woman around twenty years old.
When they saw Eriri and the others, they had actually thought Tearju or Akiho was the "Eriri-nee" they had been hearing about from Haruna and Yui. They didn't expect Eriri to look like this.
However, their surprise only lasted a few seconds before vanishing.
Although people like her were rare, they knew that some "legal lolis" did exist in the world. So they quickly concluded that Eriri simply looked younger than expected.
After Haruna finished introducing Eriri and the others, before she could introduce herself, Risa and Mio eagerly walked up to Eriri.
"Hello, Eriri-nee, my name is Mio Sawada. I'm a classmate of Haruna and Yui, and I've heard about you from them for a long time. I'm so glad to finally meet you in person," Mio said excitedly, as if meeting her idol.
Risa, nodding enthusiastically, added, "Exactly! I didn't expect you to be even more beautiful than I imagined! No wonder Haruna and Yui always talk about you. If I had an older sister like you, I'd be talking about you all the time too."
Honestly, Risa had zero resistance to such a super beautiful girl like Eriri.
"By the way, Eriri-nee, my name is Risa Momioka. I'm a classmate of Haruna and Yui. You can just call me Risa."
"Hello!"
Eriri smiled warmly and greeted Risa and Mio.
Though the appearances of these two girls couldn't quite compare to Nemesis and the others, they were still considered rare beauties in their own right.
Eriri knew them both, though she knew more about Risa. After all, in the original story, Risa played a more prominent role than Mio.
Speaking of Risa, she was also from a wealthy family. Her parents ran an IT company, not large but still with some assets. However, due to their busy work schedules, they were often absent, leaving Risa feeling lonely. This was one of the reasons she liked going out shopping with Haruna and the others.
"Actually, you don't need to call me 'nee.' I'm not much older than you two. I'm also a first-year high school student, just like you."
With Eriri's abilities, she could easily learn all about Risa and Mio, including their birthdays. In fact, her actual birthdate was only a few months earlier than theirs.
"Huh?"
Risa and Mio were both surprised to hear Eriri's words.
"No way! I thought you were just young-looking, but you're actually the same age as us?" Risa said in astonishment.
Then, with a smile, she quickly added, "But since Haruna and Yui call you 'nee,' I don't mind calling you that either. My birthday is a few months later than theirs anyway."
Although they were technically the same age, Risa had no issue calling Eriri "nee." In fact, she thought it would help bring her closer to Eriri.
It was something she was more than happy to do.
"Me too!" Mio quickly chimed in, afraid she might be too slow.
"Alright then, if you want to call me 'nee,' I have no objections," Eriri said with a carefree smile, looking at Risa, who was taller than her by a good margin, and Mio, who was even shorter than her.
She was used to people calling her "nee." After all, she had countless people in her family and among her fans who referred to her that way. It was no big deal if a couple more people joined in.
In fact, there were even people a year or two older than her at the school who called her 'nee.'
"Yay!"
Risa's delighted reaction made her jump up with joy.
"Then I'll be counting on you, Eriri-nee!"
"No problem! You can come visit our house anytime. Haruna and Yui also live with me, you know."
Even though Eriri would be heading back to the Saekano world in a week, she would make sure the portal was set up properly before leaving. That way, Haruna and the others could take Risa and Mio there to play.
Since she had invited them to her home, Eriri had no intention of hiding her true origins or her extraordinary abilities from them.
Afterward, the two of them were introduced to Nemesis and the others, quickly integrating into the small group.
The first stop of the group's day of shopping and fun was the amusement park.
After the introductions, they all headed to the amusement park's ticket booth.
Though they were drawing a lot of attention and had a 100% rate of people turning their heads to look, no one dared approach them for a chat due to Eriri's powerful aura.
Before long, after purchasing tickets, the group entered the amusement park, chatting and laughing, while the people around them instinctively made way.
Eriri had been to amusement parks quite a few times, and Nemesis, Eve, and Tearju had also been taken to one by her in the timeline from ten years ago.
Although they had only been once, the amusement park was not unfamiliar to them.
As for Haruna and the others, there was no need to mention it.
Now, experiencing the amusement park rides again, everyone was still having a blast.
When they left the amusement park, the time had already reached a little past noon.
"Eriri-nee, where should we go to play next?"
At the amusement park's gate, Risa Momioka was intimately linking her arm with Eriri's.
The two-plus hours together had allowed her to feel more comfortable around Eriri and, no longer so reserved, she naturally resumed her usual behavior and was clinging to Eriri without any hesitation.
"It's already noon, so of course, it's time to eat. Aren't you hungry?" Eriri lightly tapped Risa's forehead and smiled.
"That's true, hehe." Risa giggled, rubbing the spot Eriri had tapped.
She then raised her hand, grinning widely, and said to everyone, "Let's go eat now, my treat!"
As the only child in her family, Risa had quite a bit of pocket money. Added to the savings she had accumulated, she was quite the little rich girl.
She had also been the one to offer to pay for the amusement park tickets earlier.
Eriri didn't mind, though. To her, money was just a number, even in different worlds.
Since Risa wanted to treat, Eriri wouldn't refuse.
Nemesis, Eve, and Tearju also had no objections.
Only Akiho, Haruna, Yui, and Mio had a slight sense of discomfort about Risa treating them, but after Risa's insistence, they reluctantly agreed.
When Akiho heard that Risa wanted to treat them to lunch, she immediately intervened.
"No, no, how can we let you pay for everything?" Akiho shook her head.
"Here's the deal, Risa-chan. You treated us to tickets at the amusement park, so this meal is on me. After all, I'm an adult now."
If it were with Eriri and the others, she wouldn't care about such things, as they were family.
But Risa was different. She felt it wasn't right to let the other continue treating them time and again.
"It's fine. Don't look at me as just a high school student. This money isn't much for me," Risa said with a dismissive wave.
"But it's still not right, let me treat you," Akiho insisted.
"No, no, I insist, I'll treat you," Risa countered.
"I will!"
"No, I will…"
"..."
After a brief tug-of-war, Risa reluctantly agreed to let Akiho treat them.
Normally, she wouldn't have insisted on paying for everyone, but today, she really wanted to make a good impression on Eriri and grow closer to her.
When Akiho took the responsibility of treating them, Haruna and Yui had no objections.
As for Mio, she looked at Risa, then at Akiho, opened her mouth slightly, but in the end, closed it without saying anything.
...
"Hmm, this restaurant's food is really good. The high ratings are definitely well-deserved. We should come here again the next time we go out to play."
In front of a small but very clean and tidy restaurant, Risa rubbed her stomach with a satisfied look.
There were plenty of restaurants and hotels near the amusement park, so Eriri and the others just went ahead and picked the highest-rated restaurant online for lunch.
"This is nothing. When you come over to my house next time, I'll show you what delicious food really is," Eriri said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Risa's eyes immediately lit up. "So, does that mean Eriri-nee's cooking skills are amazing?"
"It's not me. It's my personal maid, her cooking is world-class. She makes the best food in the world." Eriri's face showed a proud expression when mentioning Aoi Kujou.
"Wow, Eriri-nee really is a lady. You even have a personal maid, that's incredible!" Mio said with wide eyes.
Risa also showed an expression of 'as expected'.
From the moment they met Eriri, they had suspected that she had an extraordinary background. After all, no ordinary person would have such a noble air.
"Really? In that case, I'm really looking forward to your family's delicious food!" Risa said eagerly.
She then quickly switched topics. "Eriri-nee, now that lunch is done, where should we go next? How about karaoke?"
"Anything's fine. I don't mind, you can choose where to go," Eriri replied casually.
Risa nodded in response and then turned to Haruna and the others.
"What about you? Any ideas?"
"Actually, anywhere is fine. My master and I are on the same page!" Nemesis smiled with squinted eyes.
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