All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends-Chapter 289: Ginko-senpai, I’ll be counting on you from now on

Chapter 289 - 289: Ginko-senpai, I'll be counting on you from now on

Chapter 289: Ginko-senpai, I'll be counting on you from now on

Carrying the packages back to the room,

Sora Ginko, driven by curiosity, began unboxing them.

As the outer wrapping came off...

The contents slowly revealed themselves to her eyes.

They were all cute outfits.

But the key difference was—

Elf costume, maid costume, cat-girl costume, succubus costume...

Sora Ginko: ∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° ) ?

Seeing all kinds of cosplay outfits spilling out from the packages—

Sora Ginko's face gradually turned a soft shade of red.

They were all cosplay costumes.

Ever since returning from Hokkaido,

The group of girls had been tempted into the world of cosplay by Kitagawa Marin.

Among the three girls—

Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't particularly interested.

Kato Megumi, though mildly curious, only occasionally browsed for information.

Only Eriri—being an otaku already—

Had a tendency to dive deep into the rabbit hole.

As a result, gradually, the Yukima household began to accumulate a decent collection of iconic cosplay outfits from games and anime.

Most of them—

Were bought just because a certain anime became popular.

But she had never actually worn any of them.

It felt more like collecting merch than actually using it.

And now, right before Sora Ginko's eyes, were those very cosplay outfits—collected purely for the sake of owning them.

Eriri and Sora Ginko had fairly similar body types.

Which meant—these cosplay merch items could now be put to full use.

Under Yukima Azuma's expectant gaze—

The door creaked open just a little.

"Hentai!"

(｡>﹏<)

Came Sora Ginko's bashful voice from inside.

Immediately after, she appeared—dressed in an adorable succubus outfit: a short black top with white puffed sleeves, a fluffy skirt underneath, and tiny wings attached at the waist.

The iconic heart-shaped tail of a succubus swayed gently behind her.

The only thing that didn't match the seductive succubus look—was the incredibly embarrassed expression on her face.

(💢,,>﹏<,,) b-baka!

But because of that—this contrast made her all the more enchanting.

After all, compared to a full-on ero little succubus—

A shy, flustered little succubus was definitely more appealing.

Seeing Yukima Azuma so stunned he went speechless—

Even though Sora Ginko felt like dying from embarrassment—

She couldn't help but feel a bit pleased.

Among all the cosplay outfits—

Ironically, the succubus costume—supposedly the sexiest one—was the most modest in terms of fabric.

The elf costume, despite being a character type known for purity, showed just as much skin as a swimsuit.

Even the maid outfit had a deep neckline.

Well, of course—this was anime merch after all—

Designed mostly to highlight the beauty of female.

Which was why, in the end, Sora Ginko chose the cute succubus costume.

Committing the lovely sight to memory—

Yukima Azuma gave a thumbs up in admiration.

"Thank for the blessing."

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Just then, the third delivery person arrived.

This time, it wasn't another cosplay outfit—

But a light blue pajama set.

This round of outfit changes didn't seem like it would take long—

Yet somehow, night had already draped itself across the sky outside the window.

After fooling around for quite a while—

Yukima Azuma and Sora Ginko sat down in the room.

Conveniently, there was already a 7-inch shogi board and a set of pieces in the room.

So the two naturally began a game of shogi.

This had always been the most frequent form of interaction between Yukima Azuma and Sora Ginko.

Sometimes, while placing a piece—

They wouldn't just sense each other's skills—

But could also get a feel for each other's current mood.

Sora Ginko didn't change out of the outfit.

She just casually removed that annoying heart-shaped tail and tossed it aside.

After all—she was already wearing it anyway.

Keeping it on a while longer wouldn't hurt.

...Umu, it's absolutely NOT because Yukima Azuma likes it, okay!?

( ,,⩌'︿'⩌,,)

Sora Ginko placed a brilliant move on the board.

It was rare for Yukima Azuma to find himself at a disadvantage against his senpai-chan in a match.

But reality proved—no matter how high your skill level is, even at level nine—

If you let yourself get distracted by other things, your performance is bound to suffer.

After falling into a disadvantage, Yukima Azuma refocused on the shogi board.

His eyes carefully followed Sora Ginko's every move.

Yukima Azuma couldn't help but marvel—

Just by observing the state of the game, he could tell—

The girl sitting across from him now held an astonishing calm in her heart.

Just a moment ago, she was so embarrassed she looked ready to combust, so it wouldn't be surprising if she were still flustered—

And yet, Sora Ginko's inner world was like a tranquil lake.

It was as if—from childhood till now, as long as she was beside him—

She could always maintain that stillness within.

It was a kind of faith that felt unbelievable—

Or perhaps—it could even be called love.

"Looks like senpai's about to go pro. Maybe even within this year."

"At this rate, you might even make it to 9-dan like Master by the time you retire."

Yukima Azuma smiled as he spoke.

Sora Ginko, holding the Hisha piece between her fingers, unconsciously twirled it.

"I... still have a long way to go."

She felt like Yukima Azuma was just trying to console her.

After all, not a single woman had ever been officially recognized as a professional player in the shogi world.

Breaking through that wall—was incredibly hard.

No matter how confident she was in herself, there was still a sliver of unease in her heart.

Perhaps, during her competitive career, she would be the one to make it happen.

But exactly when that would happen—remained a mystery.

As for reaching 9-dan...

That felt even more distant.

Yukima Azuma didn't argue.

At this point, Sora Ginko's playing strength had already reached professional level.

It was only the lack of precedent that left her feeling insecure.

Once the official competitions this year began—everything would become clear on its own.

Just as Yukima Azuma was about to say something more—

Sora Ginko's phone rang.

Both of them paused and placed their pieces down.

It was an alarm Sora Ginko had set herself.

Unknowingly, the two of them had played shogi all the way until dawn.

The results for the inter-school exam were now available for checking.

Turning off the alarm, Sora Ginko unlocked her phone and navigated to the official results site.

After inputting her personal details—

She took a deep breath.

Her heart, once calm, began to tense up again.

She tapped the button to check results.

The screen turned white.

It seemed the server was overloaded from too many people accessing it at once.

She held her breath, frozen between anticipation and dread.

After waiting for a bit, Sora Ginko decisively handed the phone to Yukima Azuma.

Then she bowed her head and stared fixedly at the shogi board.

(๑-﹏-๑)

She wanted him to be the one to tell her the result.

Seeing this rare, childlike side of Sora Ginko—

Yukima Azuma couldn't help but reach out and gently ruffle her silver hair. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

( ´･･)ﾉ(._.`)

And just at that moment, the results finally appeared.

Yukima Azuma glanced at them—

And wasn't the least bit surprised.

Her scores across the board were excellent.

Her deviation value was among the highest.

In the overall ranking for this exam, she placed seventh.

To maintain such outstanding academic performance while also being deeply involved in shogi—

Sora Ginko truly was a little genius.

Seventh place in deviation value.

With results like this, there was no reason the private Toyogasaki Academy wouldn't accept her.

Noticing Yukima Azuma silently staring at the screen—

Sora Ginko asked nervously:

"Well? How is it?"

Yukima Azuma put her phone down.

He gently cupped her face with both hands.

"Congratulations, Ginko-senpai. I'll be counting on you a lot for guidance in school life from now on."

Hearing that, Sora Ginko couldn't help but smile.

And in those eyes of hers—

A radiant light began to shine.

(๑♡⌓♡๑)