Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

"What does Hexia think?" Lina asked the girl.

"Perhaps such beautiful things have happened in history, but people are different; everyone makes their own choices," Hexia replied.

Compared to her classmates' certainty, she seemed quite open to accepting things that were different, which was probably due to her recent bizarre experiences.

"Ah~ Hexia believes it too?" Lina said thoughtfully, dragging out her words.

The group left the cinema, and by now, it was already past four in the afternoon. They strolled aimlessly on the commercial street, planning to browse around without any particular intent to buy anything. This was where boys and girls differed.

Usually, when boys went shopping, they would head straight to the point, make a selection, and if it seemed alright, they would buy it and leave. However, for girls, shopping was mainly about the experience; they didn't necessarily have a specific plan to purchase. They might buy something if they liked it, or continue shopping if nothing caught their interest. The real fun lay in chatting and sharing opinions with companions during this time.

Hexia wasn't particularly interested in shopping; she was used to being thrifty, but she couldn't just run off when her friends were so enthusiastic, so she thought of it as an opportunity to broaden her horizons.

"Let's start at the clothing street first and see what's new," Dudu suggested, eager to begin her favorite part of shopping—buying clothes.

"A wise decision," Lina agreed.

"Let's have a look," Mili had no objections.

Following the others, Hexia entered the spiral street of the commercial district; the clothing street resembled a huge spiral, with stores on both sides of the street and also an automatic escalator floor on the spiral street. If you just stood on it, you could move along with the escalator or descend slowly.

"Let's check out that store first," the girls said, standing on the moving floor, with Dudu pointing to a shop in the distance with a cute decoration.

"'Fluffy Home', Dudu, I thought you always followed a mature style. Why have you switched to a cute style?" Lina asked curiously.

"What mature style? I'm just over 16, not that old," Dudu retorted, clearly irritated.

"It's just that I've been influenced by my sister to use her hand-me-downs. She says they are brand-name clothes and bags worth thousands of Federation Coins, and she sells them to me for a low price."

"As a result, I ended up looking ridiculous, and she practically swindled all my pocket money," Dudu added angrily.

"Hehehe, just like a real sister," Mili giggled on the side, her mood lightening.

"Let's go have a look then."

When they entered the store, it was just like the sign outside described: full of various fluffy accessories and clothes, especially some stuffed animal pajamas that seemed very popular, with many styles available.

"They look pretty cute."

"They feel really soft to the touch."

"Ah, that's a crocodile set. I really want it."

"Are crocodiles really cute?"

"But it looks impressive with its big mouth, just like a dragon."

"Why not buy a dragon-shaped one then?"

"Dragons are too scary, not suitable for a cute girl like me."

"..."

The girls chattered away inside the store, with Hexia contributing a word or two occasionally. Then, she inadvertently turned her gaze outside.

Something seemed to be happening outside. She saw several people hurriedly running on the street, making shouting gestures, but due to the store's excellent soundproofing, she couldn't hear clearly. Just as Hexia wondered whether to go outside and check, Lina grabbed her arm.

"Hexia, do you like this?" Lina held up a big yellow duck pajama.

"This, um... is okay?" Hexia answered absentmindedly.

After hastily handling her companions' inquiries and discussions, by the time she looked back outside, everything seemed to have returned to normal. Passersby were moving along the street with no signs of trouble.

Strange, never mind, I'll check it out later.

Half an hour later, the group finally left the store, naturally without buying anything.

"Although it's very cute, it's still a bit childish," someone remarked.

"We'll buy it next time, maybe," possibly said because they were embarrassed.

"Didn't find the right one."

The issue was, since they weren't buying anything, why browse for almost 40 minutes? Hexia shook her head internally.

"Let's go, to the next shop."

After that, the group visited several more stores, until it was close to 6 p.m.

"Let's have dinner together later, and then go sing karaoke," Lina suggested.

"No problem."

"I know a very nice restaurant; I even got a coupon for it recently. We can go there," Lina said, shaking her personal device that she held in her hand, indicating she had it covered.

The others were indifferent and thus agreed to the plan.

Half an hour later, the four took the elevator to a glass restaurant located at a scenic spot.

"This one looks very high-end," Dudu said, surveying the sign and decorations, which included uniformed human waiters inside.

Usually, the serving and cleaning at a normal restaurant would be done by T6 robots, which could save a lot of money. However, human service implied higher costs. As for "Dream of Glazed Glass," the use of robots was because it maintained the average quality of the maids and a quiet, comfortable style. Too many varied humans could disrupt that style.

"Hmm, the T4 level Fengbian steak here is really good," Lina explained.