Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!:Volume 2 Chapter 8

Chapter 8

It was July 29th, the day before the cosplay event. Today, I have no part time job and I was lazily playing with Akari in my room until midnight. Several times I tried sleeping but I wake up soon after. Suddenly my phone rang at about 12 o'clock in the morning.

"Naoki mobile is noisy!"

"Oh no, is it an unsolicited email ...?"

"Sender • Koigasaki Momo

Sorry, I can’t go to Kosuibei tomorrow. . "

There are several crying emojis at the end of the text.

"Huh?"

I read the mail and cried out aloud. I sent a reply in a hurry.

"What?! Why?"

I sent a reply immediately.

"My sister drew graffiti on my costume with magic pens. . . It is oil based and doesn’t come off. . . "

"Come on ......"

"Naoki, who are you talking to there? I'm gonna stop the game!"

"Ahhh ... ... I have to call someone…"

I called Koigasaki after I got her mail.

"A bit? How many games will it take?! How can you play games!"

"You can play it by yourself ... oh, hello Koigasaki?"

I decided to leave Akari who is crying alone, behind.

"Hello……"

The voice of Koigasaki who answered the phone was lower than usual.

"The scribbling in your costumes, have you tried washing it off or ...?"

"I got mama to try washing and bleaching it but still ..."

"Well ... if it's a waste, but can you another ......"

"I bought a lot of cloth, but it's already tomorrow! I do not have that time! Even though I made this with Azuki, it took us about 4 days in all!"

"Okay ... How about buying another tomorrow morning ..."

"Didn’t you say that the cosplay costume of Hibikine Lulu is not yet sold in stores...?”

Koigasaki's voice was half crying.

"That’s right ... then can you repair it? Did you try asking Sakurai?"

"......it’s impossible."

"Ah?"

"Because even after she helped me so much, this happened … I absolutely can’t say this to Azu-chan absolutely! I tried to cosplay with impure motives, I wonder if this is my punishment ...."

Koigasaki muttered with a rare bearish voice.

"What are you saying, you ...?"

"No matter what I do, I can’t do it anymore.... It's not good for Azu-chan, but I even if Azu-chan will cosplay alone tomorrow, I will still accompany her ..."

"Are you giving up so easily?"

"... .... I don’t want to give up, but I can’t do anything! It is impossible!"

Koigasaki is crying hysterically over the phone.

"Please apologize to Sakurai, just call her and she might be able to do something."

"There is no time! She will be sleeping, and even if she gets up, there is no train schedule and she will not be able to do anything!"

It is certainly the time where no train is traveling.

"............"

Then for a while, we said nothing to each other.

"Even though you helped me with a lot of things ......it was all wasted ... I’m sorry."

Finally Koigasaki only said that then she hung up.

── It is not a joke.

Telling me you want to do cosplay and got me involved.

You worked in a maid cafe maid so that you can get money for your cosplay costume.

Making your cosplay costume from scratch.

All of this, you did, didn’t you?

All this to achieve your purpose.

I absolutely will not permit you to give up as it is.

"Naoki, phone call is over! Let’s continue the game ... "

"No, it’s not too late ..."

"Ha? Late for what?"

Akari ignored me in anger and started playing games alone while complaining.

After thinking for a while for a while, I came to the conclusion that there is only one plan to manage this situation.

I take out my cell phone and opened my phone book.

I opened Sakurai's phone number and called.

When we first met, Koigasaki had somehow exchanged cell phone numbers and emails with Sakurai. Of course, I have never telephoned and emailed her and I guess she have been deleted them a long time ago since she hated me.

After a while, my call did not go through. I got out of the house and tried again.

I still got an answering machine service.

I will be going to an event tomorrow and I should be already asleep.

I gave up the phone and typed an email.

"Sakurai, sorry for such a late call! Actually, Koigasaki is in an emergency ... please, I want you to help her! Please call me back when you see this email. "

I sent an e-mail without having time to read back.

I waited in front of my mobile 30 minutes.

My cell phone did not ring. Sakurai may be deeply asleep.

What to do, just give up ... ...

No, it is useless. It is absolutely useless just to give up.

Think about it. Is there no way to do something ...... the way ... ....

I think that I should try calling Sakurai once again. I opened the phone book and I noticed something. Ms. Sakurai's profile was entered in the phone book in addition to her mail address and mobile number. Perhaps, if I tried looking for her address if it might be listed, as sometimes was the case.

I was a little surprised to see Sakurai's home address. When I was a junior high school student, I used to go to friend's home in a bicycle. The address was close to my friend’s home; which was about 30 minutes by bicycle.

"I can go there ..."

I could go by bike if I searched for Sakurai's home address on my mobile app map.

If I you go to her house, I may convince Sakurai to go with me to Koigasaki’s house....

I can’t think of any other method.

Of course, I must reach Sakurai's house first. Even if I don’t know whether I can convince Sakurai to go with me to Koigasaki’s house.

Still, if the possibility is just a little, it is better than not doing anything.

I decided to bicycle to Sakurai's house.

To keep this a secret from Akari, I gently quit the house. While watching the map on the mobile, I continued cycling all night.

"According to the map it should be around here ..."

I managed to get to the vicinity of Sakurai's home address that I took out on the map, I got off the bicycle and watch the house nameplates one by one.

"It’s here …"

I was able to find out the nameplate Sakurai. It is a two-storey house; the family's name is listed on the nameplate, so I could be wrong.

Well, the problem is from here.

Once, I took out the cell phone again and dialed Sakurai's number, but I got the answering machine just like when I was calling from home.

Speaking to Sakurai, there is one other way. It is to press the interphone. However, the Sakurai home has its lights closed on the first floor and the second floor, and if I press the interphone, I might be called for being a nuisance.

But I cannot go back, so I didn’t give up and pressed the interphone.

Miraculously, the second floor lights went on.

I saw a shadow move in the light.

I do not know whose room the light went on. In general, the child's room is located on the upper floor, but there is a possibility that it is not so.

However, it can’t be helped if I am worrying unnecessarily here. There is a possibility that the light will disappear and occupant will fall back to sleep ...

For what purpose I came this way in the middle of the night!

One more, Sakurai, one more step ...

"Sakurai please come out!"

I cried to the room on the second floor where the lights are.

I called Sakurai's name with full power.

...... I'm bad, I'm sorry if I am more annoying than the intercom. I am shouting in the middle of the night ....

But, I could not think of any other way than doing this.

Eventually the window of the second floor room where the lights are was opened. If Sakurai's parents came out angry, I thought ... ... but fortunately the face that came out of the window was Sakurai herself.

Sakurai was surprised at my face and immediately closed the window. What did you do that for? I thought for a moment, but the door of the entrance opened soon and Sakurai in pajamas came out.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, in such a late night ..."

I saw Sakurai - san's face and apologized first thing in the opening.

"What's going on?!"

Sakurai did not appear angry, but she was terribly surprised.

"Actually, Koigasaki is in an emergency ... ... I really want to borrow Sakurai's power ... Because you did not answer your mobile phone, I came here instead ..."

"Momo-chan is in an emergency!"

I explained to the surprised Sakurai about the current situation of Koigasaki.

"That's why I didn’t ask Koigasaki, Sakurai-san I'm sorry ..."

"Is that so? ... Because I have not seen the situation, I can’t say it anything, but I might be able to do something if it can be repaired ..."

Sakurai is saying with a serious expression. She seemed to be worrying seriously about Koigasaki.

"I understand that it might annoying, but ... can you come along and ride on my bicycle to the house of Koigasaki? If Sakurai-san will come, I thought she might be able to do something.... "

"Eh, Kashiwada, can we go there on your bicycle!?"

"Well ... ... I have a map to help us find the nearest station to Koigasaki's house on my mobile … but ...."

That's right. I knew the way here, but I do not know the way from Ms. Sakurai's house to Koigasaki’s house. I have no choice but to completely depend on maps.

"Well ... oh, Momo's house is near the school!"

"Oh?"

"When I was junior high school, I went to see a high school cultural festival at our school, but at that time I did not have a commuter ticket to the school then so I went to high school with my mum on a bicycle! "

"Well, how was it?"

"I went there in about twenty minutes! I followed my mother; maybe I can remember the way ..."

"Really! If we can go to the vicinity of the school, I can get us to the house of Koigasaki from there!"

"Well then, I'm going to pick up my sewing tools!"

Sakurai looked like in a panic, so she went back to her room.

Sakurai was cooperative and is really good. It seems she is worrying about Koigasaki from the bottom of her heart, Sakurai really likes Koigasaki.

A few minutes later, Sakurai has a large bag and came out of the entrance.

"Since I will go straight to the event venue, I got my luggage as well as the sewing tools so I got lots of baggage ... just bear with me since I think it's all heavy, is it okay? "

"Oh, it’s all right!"

I put Sakurai's bag on the front basket. Sakurai sat on a bicycle carrier.

"Oh, please go straight this way all the time and turn left after a while."

Sakurai provided proper navigation.

"OK, then I will run."

"Yes"

Sakurai – san riding at the back has me excited. It is everyday that an event of two people, a girl and a boy, riding a bicycle at night ... this is not the time to think about those things.

When Akari was an elementary school student, I was used to two people seating, but my feelings are different when my sister is riding and when it is a girl classmate.

"Kya!!"

Sakurai shrieked a little when we rode a bump.

"Ah, sorry ....!"

At that time, for a moment ... something soft hit my back. I did not understand for a moment ... ... maybe ... Sakurai's breast...!

It is not a case where I should be delighted with such things right now!

"Oh, did you contact Momo-chan that you are coming?"

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, I thought you did!"

I was upset when I got a strange reply.

"Well then, I will call right now, it will be annoying if you went there suddenly, ah, because the road will stay straight for a while."

"Oh, Ok. I want to ask something…"

"Eh……"

Sakurai suddenly gave a surprised voice.

"Kashiwada-kun, did you e-mail and phone me before this .... I'm sorry, I was asleep, I have not noticed it at all ..."

It seems she opened her cell phone to contact Koigasaki and noticed that I had contacted it.

"No, I am sorry .... I am conscious of annoying you but I can only depend on Sakurai ..."

"By chance, I woke up and thought about turning on a fan, then I heard Kashiwada's voice ... I thought that I might be hearing things, but I opened the window and saw you … it was really ... awesome, accidental "

"Really, what a coincidence ..."

I gave thanks in my happiness.

Then Sakurai called Koigasaki and explained to Koigasaki that she is on the way.

"What did Koigasaki say?"

"It looked like she was surprised that a call came from me ... Maybe she was crying ... she apologized many times."

"I see……"

Because Koigasaki said that she could never say to Sakurai, she may be grudging me who called Sakurai without her permission ...

Then, while driving down around the police station, we just dropped down and continued cycling according to Sakurai's navigation.

I also felt awkward due to the fact that our silence continued for a while and I tried changing the topic.

"Even so, Sakurai-san is amazing; you can make cosplay costumes by myself .... I could definitely never do that!"

"Oh, no, not really ..."

Conversation ends ... ....

If she was Hasegawa, I wonder if I have no ability to talk to girls other than Koigasaki.

It is awkward to interrupt the conversation here, and I hurriedly changed the topic again.

"...... Oh, by the way, I have been thinking about this for a long time.... When I first met you, why did you cosplay in the clubroom?"

"Oh, oh, at that time ...?"

I can’t see her face, but I realized Sakurai was upset.

"...... The character that I was cosplaying at that time ... do you remember? Have you seen it?"

"I remember what kind of outfit it was ... I guess I don’t know the character."

"It's a character of the game, that costume is a school uniform, so it's perfect if you shoot with the school's classroom background. I always wanted to shoot in the clubroom with that cosplay ... ... That's why because the day was not an activity day for club activities, I thought that no one would come and I brought costumes and wigs to the clubroom and photographed myself with the self-timer of a digital camera ... Really, I was stupid, so I was seen by Kashiwada and the other club members ... "

"Would it have been better if the members took your pictures, instead of using self-timers?"

"Such a thing can’t be done!"

Sakurai gave a little loud voice.

"Oh, I see ... ... you’re hiding your cosplay from the other members, I forgot to completely, sorry."

It seems that I stepped on a mine unconsciously.

"But I think I will not hide my cosplay ... since there may be many others in school who may also be interested in cosplay ..."

If you have many cosplay companions, you don’t have to hide.

"...... It was the same during my junior high school as well."

"Huh?"

"At that time, I was also young ... ... In the clubroom, I was cosplaying with my girl friends ... It seems to hurt a lot when I think of it now ... but when my boy classmates saw us … Well, they said some strange things ... "

"Strange?"

"Err ... Borderline sexual harassment … they say I look ugly if not wearing costumes … then they brought lewd outfits that they want me to wear … so I got sick of it ... and then I decided to stop cosplaying ... .... "

"I see……"

It was the first time Sakurai talked to me like this, I got a little joyful.

"... maybe those boys just liked Sakurai ..."

"Impossible, because everyone has no interest in me at all! They are only interested when I cosplay."

"I see……"

"I was worried about whether or not I will enter the high school manga club, but I wanted a girl otaku friend to join in. And to amuse myself, I secretly cosplay at school. But then, I got discouraged in the club and became a ghost member ... but now I am good to be friends with Momo-chan. "

Because of such things happening to her, she became increasingly disgusted by otakus.

"Well, I kept talking on and on .... Sorry!"

"Oh it’s OK, since I asked you ...."

I was happy to have her talk. Sakurai also is suffering from various things. If such a thing happened, I think that it would be unavoidable for the otaku man to be weak.

"Oh, we will arrive soon"

Suddenly, I came to the nearest station from our school. I remember that from here I went to the house of Koigasaki twice. We arrived at Koigasaki’s house after we left five minutes from the station.

I stopped my bike in front of the house of Koigasaki.

"Well then, I will call Momo-chan."

Sakurai got off the bike and takes out her cell phone from her bag.

"Yeah, then, I'm counting on you to help Koigasaki."

I straddled my bicycle again. Before I could leave …

"Oh, Kashiwada-kun ... ..."

"Huh?"

"Thank you very much for calling me."

"No, no ... ...."

Sakurai thanked me, I was surprised.

"Please leave Momo-chan to me!"

"Oh, OK!” Then I left her riding my bike home. Although I never biked home from Koigasaki's house, I managed to go along the train railway so I didn’t get lost.

When I woke up by the cell phone ringtone at the dawn of the day, there was a phone call from Koigasaki.

"Hello?"

She called me. Maybe she is angry for me suddenly bringing Sakurai to her house.

"Oh, Kashiwada? Sorry for calling you so early in the morning. We just finished restoring the costume right now."

"O, are you serious!?"

"That ... ... I bothered you a lot ... ... thank you for bringing Azuki-chan here ..."

"Well, you are welcome ...."

I was surprised because I thought you will be angry again.

After that, we decided to email each other when we arrived at the event venue.

I was meeting with Suzuki on that day at the International Exhibition Hall Fumonmae station.

Koigasaki is supposed to keep in touch with me by email after we changed to our costumes.

Our Cosplay costumes and wigs were bulkier than I thought, and I packed them all into a big sports bag that I used when I was a junior high school student.

When I arrived at the station, Suzuki was already there waiting.

"Oh, sorry to keep you keep us waiting."

"Oh, Kashii! I could not sleep due to my excitement for today!"

Suzuki was waving his hand to me innocently with a full smile.

...... Somehow, I understand why this guy is motivated.

"No, but I wonder if I can really do something like cosplay ..."

"What are you saying, there is no bad or good in cosplay!"

Today's event venue is the Tokyo Fashion Town Building next to the Tokyo Big Sight ... ... In short, it is a TFT building, but I have never been there.

We followed a young woman who was pushing a cart. Suzuki knew she must be a cosplayer, so we were able to arrive at the event venue.

"Wow, you really look great" ...

The moment I entered the hall, I was surprised by the number of participants. Most of them are young women.

At the entrance, we paid the 1,500 yen participation fee, then heading for the men's changing room.

The men's changing room has very few people inside. There are really few male cosplay participants ...

I bought my amateur costume which I purchased on a buy and sell bulletin board. By the way, I know my costume is used and this is the first time I tried it on. It was a bit tight, but I managed it. When I saw the mirror, my costume looked bad and inadequate.

After changing my clothes, I went to the designated space where the wigs should be worn. The place is outside the clothes changing room. After I wore my wig, Suzuki came in; he looked very surprising to me.

"Suzuki ... are you wearing make up!?"

Suzuki was wearing make while wearing a wig.

"Oh, my sister is an experienced cosplayer, she told me that it is natural for men to wear make-up and I was forced to do me various things."

As I had thought so from before, Suzuki does not dislike her sister; maybe, I should also get along with my sister....

"I, I have not bought a makeup tool ..."

"Oh, I will lend you mine!"

"No way, I do not understand how to do make up, it might make me look worse if I do it ..."

"Can I do it?"

"No no no, thanks!"

I rejected Suzuki's offer, for the time being I wore only the wig. Certainly, when looking at the surrounding male cosplayers, the men look like ordinary men. If there is a next time, I'm thinking of studying for this properly....

Once everything is prepared, I look at myself in the mirror ... It is useless, I am not suited for this at all ...

Well, I came here today to help in Suzuki 's relationship with Koigasaki' s love path, so I tell myself.

"Thank you for waiting, I am ready now."

Behind me was Suzuki’s voice ... ... His cosplay of Gene was completely authentic. It looked like Gene himself came out from the 2nd dimension, and I remember the people here also looking at him.

"I think that your cosplay is very good ...... Your hairstyle and make-up are also perfect ... Is this really your first cosplay?"

"Oh, yeah, my sister did have a set of make-up and wigs and everything,"

Set of wigs? ... Well, did her sister have wigs that included his character? My wig is totally far from my character.

After we prepared ourselves, we left the make-up space and put our luggage in the storage room and finally went into a big space called Cosplay Square.

The number of people increased more than before, and some of them were screaming. There are also cosplays of characters I know.

Once I looked at people around me, I was fascinated by everything. Not to mention that their costumes are properly made, unlike mine. The wigs are set faithfully to the character and most of their makeup is perfect. There are people who also brought props, and I am impressed that they were all doing their best. At the same time, my appearance has become more embarrassing.

"Wow, they look great ..."

I saw something and I was surprised and I made a sound. There are women cosplayers wearing very revealing costumes. Some even look like swimsuits ... ... some people are really exposing themselves. Some people’s costumes exposed some of the chest area, others have short skirts; some people are very excited to see them.

But today, I remembered that I had to help Koigasaki and kept my desire to take photographs of the cosplayers with high exposure levels desperately.

"Did Kashii bring a digital camera? Take some pictures."

"Digital camera!? ... ... I have not brought ......"

That's right; if you do cosplay you usually take photos. But I don’t want to have a photo of my own cosplay in a picture; that’s why I didn’t bring a digital camera.

"Well then I'll send our pictures to you. Let’s take some photos! "

"No, it’s .... I will use your digital camera to take yours."

While we were conversing.

"Sorry,"

A woman's voice made us turn around. There are three girls who are cosplaying vocaloids holding a digital camera. Oooh, they are cute ...

"Can we take a picture?"

Their eyes were shining...... Of course, they only talked to Suzuki.

"Oh, yes, but ... ... Kashii, they are taking our photo!"

"No, it's just you, you!"

"Oh, well then, may I have a picture of the two of you first?"

The vocaloid cosplay girl spoke such a thing, I wanted to die.

"Well then, please do."

Suddenly I was told that I was in a photo; I did not know how to pose, so I just stood.

Oh, I do not want to have a picture of me taken, I really am sorry ... it was reflected in the picture.

"Thank you!"

After the shooting was over, the girls thanked us and Suzuki bowed back. When I thought it was over, some of the vocaloid girls came back and took something out of her bag.

"Oh, this is my business card! If you do not mind ..."

"Oh, thanks ..."

It was a business card of a cosplayer that looked like the business card shown to me by Koigasaki the other day.

"Hey, Gene really suits you!"

Suddenly one of Vocaloid girls called to Suzuki while handing her business card.

"I like Gene so much, and you look like the genuine thing, its awesome!"

"No, no,"

Suzuki was reasonably modest.

"We also do Cosplay of the Psychicals girls!"

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yes, so if it's okay, would you please come with us the next time?"

"Oh, OK, we can come together next time."

Suzuki gives suitable responses to them. There was a hot temperature between the cosplay girl and Suzuki.

But ... ‘Come with us next time’? Well no wonder, because Suzuki is a handsome guy. Maybe if was a woman, I would also fall in love.

After we parted with the three vocaloid girls, there were others who wanted to take pictures of Suzuki as well. While Suzuki was occupied with the picture taking, I was separated and got bored.

Oh, by the way I forgot to send a mail to Koigasaki. In a hurry, I texted her, "I'm finished changing clothes now and I'm in the plaza, where are you?”

"Kashii, sorry sorry!"

Suzuki was able to free himself from the picture takers.

"You are very popular here ..."

"It’s because there are few male cosplayers."

My mind says that my presence is not needed.

"You were with a cute girl just now; did you get her business card?"

"Eehh, I see, I do not remember."

Suzuki said such a thing.

"When you said that you are going to participate in a cosplay event, I was wondering if you are interested in otaku girls who are cosplaying ... Is not that?

"Well, I just wanted to cosplay myself, and today my purpose is to cosplay with Kashii … and I do not mind shooting pictures of girls cosplayers. For me, 2D is 2D and 3D is 3D."

"Seriously ... you are not interested in a 3D woman at all?"

I wonder if he is not interested in a 3D woman because he has other tastes. What a rude thought from me for a moment.

"Yeah, if I have a friend who can share my 2D hobby like Kashii, that's OK!"

If Suzuki feels this way, the possibility that Koigasaki can win over Suzuki is very very low ...

Then I remembered Koigasaki.

Oh yeah, I did not check my mobile at all after I sent the email earlier. In haste pulling out the cell phone from my pocket, a reply came from Koigasaki ...

"It may be impossible for me to meet Suzuki today. . It's getting embarrassing as soon as I wore my costume …” What do you mean?

"Oh!?"

I read a message and made a voice.

"What's wrong, Kashii?"

"Oh no, nothing ......"

Come on ... Okay, what shall I do!

"Oh, Suzuki sorry, I'm going to the toilet a bit ... ..."

"Oh, OK."

I left Suzuki then. After hiding from him, I called Koigasaki.

"Oh, hello Kashiwada."

"What were you thinking!?"

"What ..."

"Where are you now?"

"Well? Immediately after entering the venue ... ... I got caught on something and I can’t move ... Oh, I'm sorry I will hang up."

Koigasaki cut the call. Arrested? Can’t move?

I thought of taking Suzuki there, but if she was with Sakurai then they can’t talk alone.

So, I have to find Koigasaki and bring her alone to Suzuki.

I went through the crowd to find Koigasaki.

Suddenly, there were some rows of photographers. What kind of cosplay do you want to shoot that you made a row ... something interesting caught their eyes. There are many cosplayers with high degree of skin exposure. Then I saw a cosplayer with a row of photographers although the degree of her skin exposure is not so high. Even from a distance, I saw she was too cute ...

It was Koigasaki, no doubt.

Although her skin exposure level was low compared with the cosplayers, Koigasaki is so cute that she will catch the notice of photographers.

However, she is cute enough to overcome a group of other cosplayers. The light blue costume of Hibikine Lulu is very suited for Koigasaki, it looks she came out from 2D.

"Hey, that’s Hibikine Lulu cosplay, isn’t she super cute!?"

"Really! I want to take her photo! But are not the columns of Camero amazing?"

I heard the talk of two women cosplayers who were next to me.

"Kashiwada ... is that you?"

Suddenly, I heard a voice from behind, I turned around.

"Eeh……"

It was the beautiful girl who came down from the stairs in school....

Yes, it was Sakurai-san.... she looks very cute as well.

Although she was wearing color contacts and a wig, she still looks very beautiful. Beautiful white skin, balanced facial features, preeminent style ......

Her beauty that I saw at that time was not a mistake as I thought.

I thought that she was so beautiful that I suspected that she came from a different world.

Sakurai looks great with her ample chest exposed a little as she is wearing a slightly open costume, and she also wore a mini skirt showing her long slender legs.

"!"

When she noticed that I was looking at her chest, Sakurai concealed it with her hands.

"I’m sorry!"

"No, no ... I also over reacted a bit ..."

Sakurai was embarrassed that I saw the high exposure of her skin, I try to keep my eyes away.

"I mean ... Momo-chan is in an outrageous position after I went to the bathroom for a while ...!"

Sakurai was surprised to see a line of photographers in front of Koigasaki.

We rushed to Koigasaki.

"Momo-chan! Are you OK?"

Sakurai spoke to Koigasaki when photographers switched.

"I'm not okay at all ... not okay ...... Even though I studied the poses for this character, there are some people who want me to do strange poses and some people are trying to take pictures of my pantsu by telling me to sit down ... I'm wearing spats ... .... "

Koigasaki lamented silently so as not to be heard by the cameramen.

"... ... Kashiwada! What were you doing!?"

Finally, she noticed me.

"You, you studied the poses of the character?"

"You said to study, not only the poses but also the original songs sung by Lulu! I was very surprised by her singing voice that I thought was not made by a machine ... ... The songs are sooooo good. There are a couple of songs I want to sing at karaoke next time .... "

"Why did you say that it was impossible to meet soon!?"

I was surprised by her honesty, Koigasaki listened to me and obediently studied Lulu properly.

"When I wore the costume and wigs, I get sooooo embarrassed ...."

"You ... I'm trying my best; Sakurai also helped you so much, what are you talking about now!"

Koigasaki trembled at my strong words.

"I know ... ... Although the two of us went all the way here, it's foolish to say such a thing st this time ..."

"Suzuki is there in the plaza you are in. Go over there!”

"Umm ... ... Is it okay to take a picture soon?"

At that time a photographer in the front row cried out with numbness out while we were talking. We completely forgot about the existence of the slew of photographers.

"Oh ... um ... I am sorry, this person seems to have a stomachache ... it seems like she wanted to go to the bathroom ..."

Despite my own thought that there is considerable impossibility, I explained to the front row photographer.

"What?"

The photographer frowned and was totally confused. Oh yeah, it will come to me not to let them film it though they are lined up.

But the next moment, the photographer's face suddenly relaxed.

"Oh, next to that ... ...."

When he saw Sakurai, the color of his eyes changed.

If Koigasaki is not there, let's take Sakurai pictures, is it something like that?

"Oh, um ... ... I don’t mind"

Sakurai surprisingly said so.

"Oh, Oh, Azuki-chan!"

Koigasaki is surprised and asks Mr. Sakurai.

"Well, I do not know the circumstances, but leave it to me!"

Sakurai struck the shoulder of Koigasaki.

"Well, OK but ... ...."

"It’s okay! I like my picture taken."

"Azuki-chan ......"

"Well then, is that OK?"

Saying again to the photographer, Sakurai decided to do poses. As expected, she is used to it.

"Here, let's go!"

I pulled the arm of Koigasaki.

"Wow .... Azuki-chan, thanks!"

Koigasaki thanked Sakura and headed for Suzuki.

"You see Suzuki on that side of the wall?"

I took Koigasaki a distance from where we can see where Suzuki is.

"Yeah ... ... I didn’t think he would be so cool."

"Well, go then!"

"Yes……"

Koigasaki took a step towards Suzuki.

"Koigasaki"

I speak out. Koigasaki looked back to me.

"Do your best"

Koigasaki had an expression, but when she heard me ... she made a little smile.

Then she started walking to Suzuki.

After watching her take a few steps, I decided to go back to Sakurai.

Sakurai, I guess the situation is confusing without them knowing the circumstances. I had them cooperate so far, I have to explain everything honestly.

When I returned to Sakurai, the line of photographers was getting bigger than before ... ... I could not stop shaking while looking at the site. I saw a cameraman trying to shoot Sakurai from the bottom.

Is not this a funny thing? Everything is too low angle. Are you trying to take pictures of her underwear? Or is it surprising, is this normal? ...... What should I do? Looking at Sakurai's expression ... ....

I was watching a cameraman with a confused expression. Obviously, I hate it.

"Oh, I'm sorry, that kind of shooting is a little ..."

In a panic and saying to the cameraman,

"You are not trying to take photos of her underwear?"

"Are you misunderstanding...?"

The photographer stopped photographing and left.

"There are some annoying people ...."

I went to Ms. Sakurai who was sitting down.

"Sakurai! Are you OK?"

"Wow, I'm okay now... just a little scared of that person ... ...."

Her face looked like she’s about to cry.

She looks troubled, she does not seem to be OK at all.

"...... I ... I am a little weak around otakus."

"Ah, actually, I knew that from Koigasaki ..."

I was told by Koigasaki, but her telling me directly... Was she opening a little to me? It makes me happy.

Speaking of which, although she is also not good with otakus, she responded to the photographer shooting better than Koigasaki ....

"I heard that Momo-chan is also not good around men, and she seems to be struggling every time working in the maid cafe .... I am just a little better than Momo-chan, but at junior high school and at high school, the type of boy who I am not good at are otakus ... "

"When I heard yesterday's story, I thought that it would not be surprising for you to do such a thing."

"...... Is that right? The other girls at the school have smiled back to boys and are friendly to them; looks like I am the only one feeling different ... I was wondering if I care too much .... "

"No, no, I do not care if ordinary girls do it! I think the girls who are working hard to improve themselves are amazing!"

"Is that so……?"

Sakurai stared at me with a strange face.

"But, regardless of whether you cosplay or work in a maid cafe, my favorite things are deeply connected to the otaku world...."

Sakurai sighed deeply when she remembered the photographer from earlier.

"By the way, did Momo-chan meet with her adored cosplayer safely?"

"What? Cosplayer?" "If you want to see someone at a cosplay event, it means you want to meet up with cosplayer, is that not it?"

"Oh ... oh, yeah! I think she met him safely!"

I don’t want to spill out Suzuki's name, let's keep that a secret for now.

"Well ... ... why are you helping Momo-chan so much ...?"

"Huh?"

I was a little surprised by the unexpected question from Ms. Sakurai.

"I am always with Momo-chan, from yesterday to today; I see that you are always helping her ... aren’t you?

"Well, there are various issues involved ..."

I did not know whether I could tell here everything without getting permission from Koigasaki, so I was vague about it.

Sakurai looked at me in a strange way. This is bad, there is no destructive power stronger when being looked at by a beautiful girl in cosplay. Just being gazed makes one fall in love.

"... ... It was also Kashiwada who told Momo-chan to properly study the cosplaying character, didn’t you?"

"Oh, yes."

I wonder if she asked Koigasaki. But I guess that’s what I told Koigasaki.

"I misunderstood you ...."

"What!?"

"To me, all otakus are ... erotic, rude, vulgar ... I was prejudiced in my thinking since all the otakus I met are so; that kind of thinking had kind of rooted in my mind ... "

Oh yeah, I think that it is reasonable to think in such a way if you just meet people like those.

"But, there are some people who are not so ...... There are some gentle and sincere people ..."

"Huh……?"

While I was trying to understand what she meant, my cell phone rang. I received a call from Suzuki.

"Kashii: Where are you now?"

"Oh sorry sorry! Well ... ... I got stomachache and I was inside toilet all the time! But now I feel better so I will return at once."

I hung up as I told Suzuki that I would return soon.

"I will return with my place too, thank you for looking after Momo-chan"

"Oh, OK ...... Sakurai thank you for everything"

Thanks to Ms. Sakurai's help, Koigasaki succeeded in talking with Suzuki today.

"Why are you thanking me, Kashiwada? ... ... thanks from me, too."

I felt like I was in something in the middle of a story but I as I said that I will return to Suzuki soon, it would look bad for me wait any longer. So I parted from Ms. Sakurai and returned to Suzuki.

"No, I was seriously surprised while you were away, Kashii. A pretty cute Lulu cosplayer came!"

As soon as I returned to Suzuki, Suzuki told me about his excitement.

"……What?"

"I've never been interested in 3D cosplayers, but I would like to acknowledge that Lulu!”

I think that the Lulu cosplayer is probably Koigasaki... I can’t wait to tell her this…

"Did you talk to that Lulu cosplayer, Suzuki?"

"Oh, oh, I greeted her and then praised her for her costume."

Wait a moment wait a moment wait a moment.

"Lulu costumes aren’t available in stores yet but her costume was really nice... It would have been better if I took a picture!"

"Hmmm ... so that was it ...."

I replied with a voice that my soul had gone out.

What a thing.

Suzuki is totally not aware that it is Lulu was Koigasaki.

Even though I have taken so much trouble ... ...and Sakurai helped as well ...

How bad is that idiot!

Then I and Suzuki got hungry, so we ate some bread sold in the place. We took pictures of each other, I got a picture of a cute cosplayer (I borrowed Suzuki’s digital camera). After we had a good time, we changed clothes went home.

When I got home, I received a call from Koigasaki. I answered at once.

"Hello, Kashiwada?"

"Hello ...."

I am struggling very much whether I should be angry or encouraged. I am full of feelings of anger but then I think that Koigasaki was depressed ...

"I will give you my gratitude for the time being, well, thanks for today!"

"............ !?"

Koigasaki was in a good mood that I could not understand her meaning.

"Well, thanks to you, I could talk to Suzuki alone ... It was a short time, but I talked with just two of us and Suzuki complimented my cosplay costume... I was extremely happy ~!"

Hey, wait, it can’t be ....

"Suzuki, doesn’t seem to have thought of me much until now, I wonder if I was able to recover this time!? I was telling him about me! Did he see Koigasaki as an otaku!? "

...... It seemed that Koigasaki didn’t know that he did not notice her identity. It is so bad that I'm crying.

"Hey, why are you silent thing? Say something!"

"Ah! He said you were pretty cute!"

I spoke badly and said such a thing. No, it is not..

"No way… it’s a Lie…ooooooo!"

Koigasaki screamed over the phone.

"Really!? I’m super glad, seriously happy!"

It might be the first time since I met Koigasaki to see her so excited. It’s bad, since she is so happy, I can’t tell her for now. That Suzuki did not realize Lulu and Koigasaki were the same person ...

"What else did he say!?"

"Well, apart from that ...."

"Oh, even if he didn’t say, it was worth the effort to cosplay!”

Koigasaki kept talking while in a good mood. I had no more energy to tell the truth.

"Why are not you pleased that I made a good impression with Suzuki?"

I also want to get angry against her. I do not know what my mind is thinking.... Well, because I am not telling the whole truth, Koigasaki could not help but be happy .... I do not know why that irritated me so much.

"Even though I took the trouble to call thanks to you!"

"Thank me for calling? You just wanted to ask what Suzuki was saying about you, didn’t you?"

"...... Ha! I don’t understand you! I do not care anymore!”

Koigasaki suddenly hung up.

I do not really know why I am so angry.

As I was feeling moody, I did not feel calling Koigasaki back. I just went up to my room and went to sleep.

Somehow, I feel like I do not want to think about anything now.

I woke up the next morning and checked my mobile first. Of course, there is no call from Koigasaki.

I thought of sending an email of apology to her, but my fingers would not move.

This is bad, even though my Odaiba date with Hasegawa is coming closer, why did I have to fight with Koigasaki? I had planned to ask Koigasaki for advice on dating.... No, more than anything else, I feel unpleasant being in a state of fight with Koigasaki which could affect my date with Hasegawa ....

At that time, the sound that notifies me that an email arrived rings. I jumped to think that it might be an email from Koigasaki. However, the sender was not Koigasaki.

Sender: Sakurai Azuki

From Sakurai? Why?

I open my e-mail with a curious thought.

"Good day, it was nice to talk to you yesterday about various things. Let's cosplay again, the three of us including Momo this time. (lol)"

"???"

I do not know what to make of this email. I wonder why she did not use honorifics.

I tried to close the mail then I noticed that there was a p.s. When I read it ....

"P. S. Kashiwada, do you like Momo-chan? Do you?"

"……Huh?"

Of course the text is mysterious, but the more mysterious thing is that it contains a decoration of a shining expression.

I wondered and repeatedly read the email, but I could not understand it even if I read it back again and again.

I do not really understand girls. I thought of something but it just floated for a moment and then disappeared.

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