Chapter 252 All day long

  Sunday morning, August 17th, the sun was in the sky, and there were no clouds in the sky.

   Step down from the crowded Rinkai Line International Exhibition Hall station and walk through the dark crowd gathered outdoors. When Yusuke Kato came to the booth early with a club ticket, the others were already waiting there.

  Nuoda’s exhibition hall is still busy and enthusiastic. With the heat that permeates this space, it is easy to predict how hot this day will be.

  Today is Comiket's third and last day.

   On this day, Sato and Ito finally realized the huge fear of being swallowed by the crowd.

   That was after the opening.

  When the two originally planned to lead the team as usual, the dense crowd pouring in from the gate area immediately drowned them in the airtight ocean.

  Like a small boat swaying in the raging waves, the two of them who had not yet walked out of the arena were directly wrapped around and pushed back.

  If Kato Yusuke, who saw something wrong, pulled them out of the crowd in time, I might not know when they would find them again.

   Even so, the subsequent work of organizing the team was extremely difficult. Even they themselves were squeezed into the team in the process.

   So that we had to pass the signboard in our hand to the people in the back one by one, so that the new participants who wanted to join could see where the end of the line was.

   came later.

  Not only the sign at the end, but also the temporary "In the middle of the line" sign. Even the ground staff panicked, and quickly called a lot of helpers to come to assist, and just barely managed to control the situation to ensure that a passageway for people to pass in the middle could be left.

   Looking at the crowd gathered towards this stall, a question could not help but raise a question in the hearts of these staff members.

   That is—“Why is the popularity of this inter-wall club higher than those of the popular clubs allocated in the gate area?”

   In the same hall, but in front of the booth on the other side, a petite girl is also lining up here, and the Twitter software interface is showing on the mobile phone screen in her hand.

   "egoisticlily", "eromanngasensei", "reminder", "early summer time"…

   swiped through the topics under many tags one by one, looking at the increasing number of topics in seconds, the corner of her mouth slightly raised a touch of smugness.

   Then he murmured softly, "Hey... that's not a good job, that guy."

  After she liked a few compliments, the girl happily put away her phone and started to confirm the battle plan (shopping route) she made last night to ensure that she was safe.

   So in fact, everyone is working hard for the things they love, and there is no one in the middle who dumped their work, and entered the venue early in the name of the club to buy books and so on... Probably.

  The world is still peaceful today.

  ◇

   For Yusuke and Shiyu, it was another story.

   The time is one hour after the opening, at 11:15 noon.

   "Okay, I'll charge you 4800 yen, thank you for your patronage."

   Shortly after a male guest successfully bought the book and left the booth with a triumphant gesture…

  "Sorry! "egoisticlily" is sold out—! "

"sorry."

  The boy and girl who have been busy with reception and cashier work since morning lowered their heads one after another with a slightly hoarse voice to apologize.

   At this time, the people who were still lining up in front of them sighed and shouted on the spot…

   That is the truth,

  Even though the policy of limiting the purchase of two copies of the same work per person was made early, the business still ended ahead of schedule with an unimaginable level of popularity.

   "Thank you all—!"

"thanks."

   Yusuke and Shi Yu bowed to the crowd again.

   Some of the participants who sighed gave warm applause.

   "Everyone has worked hard!"

   "It's hard work~"

   "Looking forward to your work on East Comi!"

  As the applause receded, those who could not buy the book could only leave with regret and start running towards the next goal.

  The community participants from the neighboring stalls sent well-intentioned blessings, which were also vaguely mixed with envy, and then they were immediately drawn back to the attention of the guests in front of their respective stalls.

   "Finally, finally over..."

   "...No, no way..."

   Moaning, Sato and Ito, who returned to the booth, sat down on the ground, as if they were fished out of water, their clothes were not only wrinkled but also sweaty.

   Even so, they couldn't even lift up the strength to tidy up their appearance, and their expressions were filled with a sense of emptiness after their bodies were hollowed out.

   Even Saito, who was rubbing his wrist by the side, nodded his head again and again, taking advantage of the situation to join the conversation.

When talking about topics such as "Which side is the hardest?", "Why are the Otakus so crazy?", and "The cute-looking Coser walked into the men's room calmly!" They scolded or laughed at each other.

  At this time—

   A pair of white Converse shoes, size 42, stopped in front of them.

   "Thank you for your hard work, this is what I said before."

  Three white envelopes were handed over by a clean palm.

   "Big Brother Kato..."

   "Big Brother."

   "Brother Kato."

   The three people who saw the person who came in couldn't help but get up and said, but no one reached out to pick up the envelope.

  So Kato Yusuke didn't say much, just put the envelopes in his hands into their hands, and then patted their shoulders and said thank you.

   then walked to the table.

   "It's hard work, Shiyu-senpai." He said with a hesitant expression on his face.

   "Huh?" The girl who noticed the abnormality raised her head from the reconciled account, and cast her eyes first on his face, and then on the hand he was putting in his pocket.

   The corners of his mouth softened, and his light hair flowed down.

   "For me?" Shi Yu, who raised her hand and rolled up her unilateral ear hair, asked in a voice like the elegant sound of water.

   Kato Yusuke "Hmm..." nodded and put the last envelope in his pocket on the table, "I've been troublesome for senpai these days, I hope you can accept it."

   "How much is inside?"

   "70,000 yen, the same as Ito and the others."

"Oh…"

   casually glanced at the trio behind who was about to open the envelope, Shi Yu took a sip of the already warm coffee and continued to ask, "How much will you give Sawamura for the money you sold the book?"

   "What is senpai saying?"

   "Huh, it's really your fault to think about other people's intentions like this. Your ability and talent are very good, but unfortunately your personality is as sweet as a marble soda."

   "Senpai wants to say naive, right?"

"Huh? Is it necessary to confirm this kind of simple homophonic stalk to me? And even if you deny it, it is useless, because there is no better reason to explain your connection with the Sawamura family. "

Having said that, Shi Yu paused for a while, then flicked his forehead in the air with a gesture, and said lightly: "And you actually promised that kind of promise to take care of girls for a lifetime, how naive are you? It feels so hot.”

   "Huh? I'm sure I never said the word "lifetime", and that's just taking care of her as a friend, so it shouldn't be the same thing I said to senpai... I should have said this before. "

   "Well, you said that. Then, how much do you want to give her to Sawamura?"

   Facing the girl's questioning, Kato Yusuke shook his head slightly helplessly, and raised two fingers: "20% of the profit, but that was a decision I made unilaterally, and it has nothing to do with Eiri and the others."

   "—Innocent." Shi Yu finally couldn't help but put his hand to his forehead, but unfortunately he pushed it away.

   Looking at the pair of eyes that were conveying the meaning of "stupid" in front of him, Yusuke just asked a bland question: "Then if it was a senior, would you care about this?"

   "Huh?" The girl couldn't help but froze for a moment.

  So Kato Yusuke repeated it again: "If it were a senior, would you care that this money is only a tiny part of your income?"

   There was a brief silence.

   "...Okay, I see what you mean. But don't compare me to Sawamura, it makes me uncomfortable in every sense."

   "Why would you buy the other party's book at your own expense if you feel uncomfortable?" - Yusuke, who was thinking about this in his heart, couldn't help but smile.

   "Anyway, when it comes to Ying Lili, I think I have gained far more than I have paid. Instead, I should thank her for her willingness to cooperate with my self-satisfaction. After all, I was the one who came to the door."

   "I can do that kind of thing for you too..." Shi Yu murmured while looking away, but she seemed to have forgotten the fact that she was almost cut in half by the work.

   "Huh? Senpai, did you say anything?"

   "—Nothing, then again, are you willing to take on the case of commercial illustration?"

   "Commercial illustration? Senior sister's?"

   Kato Yusuke couldn't help but wonder: "Is there something wrong with the illustrator on "Love Metronome"?"

   Shi Yu shook his head: "No, Matsubara Hosaki-sensei is in good health, he's just my editor... Well, it's time to call the deputy editor, that person has been wanting me to introduce you to her."

   The girl took out a business card from her carry-on bag and handed it over. "Anyway, if you are interested, please contact the above number. The treatment should not be too bad... Also, take this back."

sand-

   The white envelope on the table was pushed back.

   "Uh... senpai, who are you?"

   Shi Yu then looked at him and said, "I'm here because I want to do that. Even if I can help you, it's just incidental, so don't worry about it."

   A soft smile appeared on the lips, and it was deeply reflected in the eyes of the other party.

   Just when Kato Yusuke was about to say something...

   "Big Brother Kato~~~~~~!"

  Three rugged men suddenly ran up to block between them.

"…Um?"

   turned his eyes to their faces, and what appeared in his eyes were three faces with complex expressions.

   seems to have been touched by some kind of heart, and I saw that the trio of baseball clubs were all looking at him with "affectionateness" and tears from the corners of their eyes.

   Kato Yusuke, who saw this scene, couldn't help but be stunned, a chill suddenly appeared behind him, and then he moved back unconsciously.

   And the other side followed step by step.

   "What are you doing?" he asked a little helplessly.

  The three were silent, just staring straight at his face.

   In the inexplicable silence, a solemn aura quietly spread out.

   There is a vaguely passionate prelude ringing in my ears.

   Next second.

  Tattoo-!

  Sweep Sweep —!

   Accompanied by the sound of neat footsteps and the rubbing of clothes, the energetic baritone exploded in the hall.

   "Thank you for your concern—!"

   There was ten to fifteen seconds of silence on the scene, and people gathered their eyes.

   followed by—

   "Hey—! The three over there are actually you again!?"

   The angry shouts belonging to the staff also came from not far away.

  …

   Thank you [Walnut My Treasure] for the reward.

  

  

   (end of this chapter)

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