Even without seeing Kiyoshi in person when she exited the house later on, she could feel two sharp lines of sight watching her every move.
This was why she insisted on bringing Mai and Yuri along, so that it did not appear that she was taking Ryouichi out while leaving the other three men to socialize with each other in their most awkward way.
Midori prepared two separate lists of ingredients to buy on their way to the nearby stores. She gave one to Mai and Yuri, and kept the other one for her and Ryouichi.
"I suppose I will be helping you with the groceries then," Ryouichi smiled at Midori.
"Naturally. Ryouichi-san, why don't we go and buy ourselves some nice clothes for the evening?"
"But the groceries..."
"The groceries can wait. No worries, we have enough time before dinner time arrives."
No, they did not. They only had around five hours to shop, go back home, cook everything, and start the Seventh Mission.
