Friday, August 14th. Tokyo. Temperature: 34.2°C.
Tsushima Kagami, Yukinoshita Shizuku, and Shimizu Nayotake all woke up early.
Although they didn't need to enter the venue early with Sayuri and the others, there would still be many visitors lining up in the early hours of the morning in front of the conference tower with its classic inverted triangle landmark, rushing to be the first to enter the venue and the first to snag doujinshi from their favorite creators.
Therefore, the three of them also had to go line up early.
Inside Yukinoshita Shizuku's bedroom.
"Jeez, give me your hand."
Tsushima Kagami, whose arm was grabbed by Yukinoshita Shizuku as she prepared to apply sunscreen on it, struggled incessantly. Occasionally, he would pull his hand away and smack the sunscreen in her hand a few times, only to be firmly grabbed by her again.
"Honestly, why are you acting just like Yukino?"
With that said, Yukinoshita Shizuku squeezed the sunscreen onto Tsushima Kagami's hand and began to rub it in.
Tsushima Kagami currently wore an expression of utmost agony.
"It feels all sticky, it's so uncomfortable."
"I told you I don't need it. It doesn't matter for a guy like me."
"I didn't even get tanned last time we went to the beach in Kamakura."
"We're just waiting in line this time, it's not that exaggerated."
Yukinoshita Shizuku ignored Tsushima Kagami's grumbling. After finally finishing applying sunscreen to both of his hands, she squeezed some more into her own palms, rubbed it evenly, and then started applying it to his face.
"Buru-buru-buru-ah-kai-u," Tsushima Kagami mumbled.
"Don't make weird noises!"
"Pfft."
The two of them turned their heads to look over at the same time.
Standing to the side, Shimizu Nayotake was currently wearing a T-shirt and jeans that Yukinoshita Shizuku had lent her for ease of movement, along with a sun protection jacket layered on the outside.
Seeing Tsushima Kagami's appearance right now, she couldn't help but laugh out loud as well.
Tsushima Kagami suddenly spoke up.
"Oh right, Nayotake-san hasn't applied sunscreen yet either."
Yukinoshita Shizuku gave Tsushima Kagami's face a final, satisfied pat, then took the sunscreen and walked toward Shimizu Nayotake.
"Alright, then go play with Yukino for a bit first."
Tokyo, Koto Ward, Tokyo International Exhibition Center.
Tsushima Kagami was currently standing in line amidst a vast sea of people, holding up a parasol to shelter Yukinoshita Shizuku and Shimizu Nayotake beside him.
Not only had otakus from all over the country flooded here on this day, but there were also many photographers carrying various long and short camera lenses, as well as cosplayers who had already changed into their outfits and were hiding in the shade, waiting for the event to begin.
The East Hall was basically filled with doujinshi booths and various merchandise, while the West Hall, aside from a few specialized doujinshi booths, primarily consisted of corporate booths for various manga and games. There was also a designated Cosplay area outside specifically reserved for cosplay enthusiasts to take photos.
The cosplayers of this era were still all-natural. Even if they wore makeup, it wasn't like the terrifying, uniform makeup styles of later generations, let alone everyone sharing the exact same face after turning on beauty filters.
Of course, when it came to being provocative, the characters from the 2D gacha games that would appear in later generations still took the crown, each one more provocative than the last.
For now, he was simply adopting a mindset of learning, very seriously and earnestly appreciating the accuracy of the cosplayer girls. Not only in terms of body proportions and makeup, but many of the costumes from this time were also handmade by the cosplayers themselves.
They truly had beautiful looks and skillful hands.
At this time, seeing Tsushima Kagami staring intently at the cosplayer girls in the shade not too far away, Yukinoshita Shizuku took the hydrating spray in her hand and sprayed it at him.
"Jeez, I don't need hydration."
Only then did Tsushima Kagami turn his head to look at Yukinoshita Shizuku.
Yukinoshita Shizuku sprayed him again.
"What are you thinking about, staring so deeply?"
Hearing this, Tsushima Kagami smiled and looked toward the distant cosplayers and photographers again.
"I was just thinking."
"Cosplay is great, cosplay must be looked at."
"Photography is great, photography must be learned."
"Then here, take this."
Yukinoshita Shizuku handed the spray in her hand to Shimizu Nayotake beside her, then took her Polaroid camera out of her bag.
Tsushima Kagami stuffed it back in for her.
"Hey now, those people all have professional DSLR cameras equipped with various professional lenses."
"If you suddenly go up to them holding a Polaroid, you'll be laughed at."
"You're so demanding."
"I let you take photos and you're still not happy."
Yukinoshita Shizuku closed her bag, then checked her wristwatch.
Just as she was about to say it was almost time, she heard the music signaling the opening of the venue coming from the front.
Following that, large swaths of visitors who had been sitting on the ground like they were camping slowly packed up their belongings and stood up.
Then, joining the crowd, they queued up bit by bit and slowly entered the venue.
Unlike later, the current Comiket didn't require purchasing tickets; entry was entirely free. It was only starting from C96 in 2019 that it was divided into morning early-bird tickets and afternoon same-day tickets, a system that remained unchanged right up until the time Tsushima Kagami transmigrated.
The three of them followed the flow of the crowd, hurrying toward Sayuri and the others' booth in the East Hall.
After searching for quite a while, the three of them finally followed a long line and found Sayuri's trio's booth.
Sayuri, Kosaka Akane, and Machida Sonoko were already busy by this time. Upon seeing Tsushima Kagami, they quickly waved him over.
The three of them ended up having to take a wide detour around a booth on the other side before finally making their way inside.
At this point, Yukinoshita Shizuku took out the mask from yesterday from her bag again and put it on him.
"How is it going?"
Tsushima Kagami asked the three busy girls.
Sayuri quickly replied.
"There are even more people than we expected."
"Here, for you."
With that said, Sayuri placed a stack of doujinshi and a cash box in front of Tsushima Kagami.
Only then did she look up at Tsushima Kagami, who was already wearing a duck mask, and ask in surprise.
"What's with this look?"
"Shizuku said it's to prevent others from recognizing me."
Sayuri blanked for a moment, then remembered Tsushima Kagami's identity as an author and nodded.
"That makes sense. Even though people are generally quite tolerant of an author's private life..."
"...I've never heard of a great author going off to draw doujinshi. It's better to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Then she smiled and called out to the busy Kosaka Akane and Machida Sonoko to take a look at Tsushima Kagami.
The two of them both blanked for a second before bursting into laughter.
At this time, a girl waiting in line next to them walked up to Sayuri and looked curiously at Tsushima Kagami.
"Excuse me, are you Xuanyayi-sensei?"
"I heard online that rouge en rouge invited Xuanyayi-sensei to join them today."
"It's you, right? You must be Xuanyayi-sensei!"
The girl's voice grew increasingly excited as she spoke, shifting from her earlier doubt to a self-assured confirmation.
At this moment, Sayuri also picked up a megaphone and shouted.
"This here is Xuanyayi-sensei!"
"He's also brought his very first doujinshi, Sweet Love of the Inorganic Girl, to sell together with rouge en rouge today!"
"We hope everyone will give him lots of support!"
After she finished speaking, Tsushima Kagami also gave a slight bow and smiled.
"Hello everyone, I am Xuanyayi. Thank you for your support."
As soon as he said this, a sudden burst of girls' screams erupted from the long line, drawing the gazes of visitors from other booths as well.
Tsushima Kagami spoke again.
"You can start lining up on my side here."
With those words, the three lines of people instantly split into four.
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