In front of Tsushima Kagami, Sayuri, Machida Sonoko, and Kosaka Akane, the doujinshi of the three creators were stacked in a 3:1:1 ratio. Because of Tsushima Kagami's addition, the tall stacks of doujinshi in front of the four of them were rapidly shrinking at a visible rate.
Meanwhile, Yukinoshita Shizuku and Shimizu Nayotake were constantly helping the four of them by taking more books out of the boxes on the side, continuously replenishing their stock according to that same ratio.
"Xuanyayi-sensei, could you sign this for me?"
"I'm sorry, but there are still many fans waiting behind you."
"Xuanyayi-sensei, can I take a photo with you?"
"I'm sorry, but you can take pictures of me from the side, as long as you don't disturb the others in line."
"Xuanyayi-sensei, could you take off your mask and let us see?"
"I'm sorry, but a pure love warrior never takes off his mask."
"Xuanyayi-sensei, my house is right nearby. Could I invite you over tonight to teach me how to draw anatomy hand-in-hand?"
"Your anatomy drawings have such an impact~"
Tsushima Kagami looked into the cash box beside him. In addition to a 1000-yen bill, someone had also dropped in a postcard.
"Ahem, I'm sorry..."
At that moment, Yukinoshita Shizuku fished out the postcard and smiled as she spoke to the female fan.
"I'm sorry, but Xuanyayi-sensei has other important plans tonight."
"Tch."
The female fan grabbed Tsushima Kagami's doujinshi and walked straight off.
Yukinoshita Shizuku then handed over another stack of doujinshi.
Tsushima Kagami accepted them with a smile.
"Thank you."
Yukinoshita Shizuku shot him a sidelong glance.
"Is this the mature older sister type you like?"
"It really is so hard to refuse, isn't it."
After she said that, Sayuri's trio to the side, along with the nearby female fans, all covered their mouths and began to laugh.
Tsushima Kagami gave an awkward yet polite smile, then went back to acting like a fully automated vending machine, repeating his work on this grueling assembly line.
Normally, customers would first flip through the books to see if it suited their tastes before deciding whether to pull out their wallets to buy them.
However, rouge en rouge already possessed a dedicated fanbase. They didn't even bother looking; as long as a new release was out, they would buy it first and then take it home to read slowly.
This time, it overlapped with a portion of his own female fans. As a result, in order not to cause trouble for others, everyone simply bought all three books together, paid, and left without even glancing at the contents.
This caused Tsushima Kagami and the others to keep spinning non-stop like a cartwheel.
Looking at the endless lines stretching out before them, even though they had been split into four rows.
Tsushima Kagami's plan of having the six of them rotate in pairs today had completely gone up in smoke. Even Yukinoshita Shizuku and Shimizu Nayotake were constantly working in the back, unboxing, sorting, and carrying.
Just then, Tsushima Kagami suddenly remembered Ijichi Seika from yesterday, wondering if they were working part-time today.
If they weren't, he could call them over to work part-time for him.
So, Tsushima Kagami had Yukinoshita Shizuku take over for him and quickly made a phone call.
This was the home landline number Mrs. Ijichi had given him back then. He didn't know if anyone was even home right now.
"Hello, who is this?"
Hearing Mrs. Ijichi's voice from the receiver, Tsushima Kagami hurriedly replied.
"Hello, Auntie Ijichi, this is Yukinoshita Kagami."
"Ah, it's Kagami-kun."
"This is the first time you've called."
"Are you coming over to visit?"
"No, but may I ask if Ijichi-san is home?"
"Do you mean Seika?"
"She happens to be home today."
"I'll have her answer the phone for you."
"Thank you for the trouble."
After a short while, Tsushima Kagami heard the voice on the phone change.
"Hello, Yukinoshita?"
"It's me. Are you free right now?"
"I am."
"What about Hiroi and PA-san?"
"They shouldn't have anything going on today either."
"Can you contact them?"
"I probably can. Why?"
"If possible, please come to the Tokyo International Exhibition Center to help us out!"
After hanging up the phone, Tsushima Kagami swapped places with Yukinoshita Shizuku and spoke to the others, who were sweating profusely despite the venue's air conditioning.
"I've called for reinforcements. Hang in there a little longer."
Just like that, Tsushima Kagami and the others kept busy until the lunch hour. The queue finally began to noticeably shorten, and the number of visitors throughout the venue also decreased significantly; they had likely all gone to eat.
At this point, the group finally switched from a four-person sales front to two, allowing them to take turns resting in pairs.
Tsushima Kagami was in the back eating the rice balls they had prepared in advance when he casually spotted Ijichi Seika's trio looking around in the distance, searching for their club's booth.
Tsushima Kagami quickly stood up and waved at them. Catching his gesture, Ijichi Seika and the others walked over together.
Tsushima Kagami guided them in through a detour around a neighboring booth before asking with a smile.
"Have you eaten lunch yet?"
Ijichi Seika shook her head.
"I contacted the two of them right after our call, and we agreed to meet up at the station and come here together."
Ijichi Seika looked at Hiroi Kikuri and PA-san, and the three shared a smile.
Just then, Yukinoshita Shizuku also brought over a bento box filled with the rice balls prepared for today. Tsushima Kagami stuffed the box straight into Ijichi Seika's hands and said.
"The three of you should eat some rice balls to fill your stomachs first. Once this is over, I'll take you out for a big meal."
"? Can we have yakiniku, Senpai?"
Hearing Tsushima Kagami mention treating them to dinner, Hiroi Kikuri, standing beside PA-san, drooled a little and cautiously asked him.
Tsushima Kagami looked at her expression and laughed.
"We can even have 5A Kuroge Wagyu!"
"Yay!"
Seeing Hiroi Kikuri's gluttony translate into motivation, PA-san also smiled and asked Tsushima Kagami.
"So Senpai, are you really also drawing book... doujinshi?"
"Yes, it's a hobby of mine."
"Do you want me to give you a copy? Didn't you say the other band members in the break room also bring them to read often?"
"Our rouge en rouge circle has a bit of a reputation, at least."
"Look, there are so many people here. Once we sell out, a lot of people won't be able to buy them even if they want to. You can take it to the break room and show it off."
With that said, Tsushima Kagami took the initiative to grab one copy each of his, Sayuri's, and Kosaka Akane's doujinshi from the nearby box and gifted them to PA-san. Then, he looked at Ijichi Seika and Hiroi Kikuri.
"? Do you guys want them?"
"No need, no need. It's enough that PA-san has them."
Seeing PA-san blushing, too embarrassed to refuse, and awkwardly accepting the books Tsushima Kagami had forced upon her—and seeing that he was preparing to give copies to her and Hiroi Kikuri as well—Ijichi Seika hurriedly waved her hand in refusal.
"Alright then."
"Hurry up and eat. The crowd is going to pick up again soon."
The three of them nodded in unison. After exchanging greetings with Kosaka Akane, Machida Sonoko, Sayuri, and the nearby Yukinoshita Shizuku and Shimizu Nayotake, they also sat down and began to eat the rice balls together.
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