Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!:Volume 2 Chapter 6

Chapter 6

"Because I was accepted by a maid cafe, I decided to work there. My shop is in a store; you know? "

Saturday, when I got up in the morning I received such an email from Koigasaki.

Every time an e-mail comes in, I expected it to be from Hasegawa, but since I sent her an email last week, no reply email from Hasegawa came and I was a bit depressed.

I look over the mail from Koigasaki again. She is working in a maid cafe, MyHome ... ....?

I know a maid cafe called My Home. When I went to Suzuki and Akihabara before, I was taken as the most famous maid cafe in Akihabara.

Were they accepted there? Well Koigasaki and Sakurai are cute as well, and if appearance is the most important criteria in a maid café, then they would certainly pass.

"Wow. I have been there. Are you already working?"

She replied,

"First day training today. You can’t work if you do not receive training.”

But at that store, surely maids have to talk and interact with male customers, sometimes they have to stand on the stage and sing and dance, but can Koigasaki do them? Did she know it when she applied for the job?

I was worried, but I remembered that I should also worry about myself.

Meanwhile, I also started part-time job at a karaoke shop the other day. Today, I will work until 10 PM and today I will be preparing for work ... but honestly, I do not care for it.

I have only been there once but I already have a bad feeling. At that time, I was taught by my senior from high school who was already working there for three years.

Also, there were also three other part-time workers, two men and two women who were either high-school students or university students. Everyone was rather loud; I was the only silent one. I feel that I could not get along with anybody.

While hoping that there will be a different worker today, I made preparations in a melancholic mood.

My hope did not come true and I was told to be the same Kato senior (an inevitable Chara man) will work the same shift as me.

"Oh, read this when you have time"

I handed something that seemed to be manual. Wow, I could throw up.

On that day I was mainly taught to carry drinks and room cleaning but there were some things that I could not understand. But their intimidating attitude that does not allow me to ask questions. Because I was not able to ask questions, I thought about learning by watching the seniors at work, but because the day was Saturday there were a lot of customers even the newcomers like me were too busy carrying food and drinks to ask questions. My body and mind was tired when I ended my shift got home feeling exhausted.

When I got home, Akari, my sister who is a first year junior high school girl, is playing the game, mother was asleep.

As I saw her, my little sister was wearing a big T - shirt and wearing nothing but trousers underneath.

Perhaps wearing a mother's or someone else's T-shirtwas this style this summer.

She used to wander around the house wearing only her underwear. Mother since said, "Stop acting like a little girl and act like a woman!", so she settled into this style as summer came.

Even if I am hot and wore only a pair of pants, I will be scolded for being half naked ....

"Eh ......where is my food ......"

There is nodinner on the table, I was shocked. Okaa-san knew that there is no dinner in my workplace.

"There is food in the curry pot, please do not eat it all by yourself;there is some rice in the rice cooker"

Akari pointswithout looking at me.

"Seriously ...... yeah"

I wanted to eat curry, but since I was fatigued, so I ate it as it is. Damn it, in 5 minutes I could fall asleep in my condition.

"Why didn’t you bother to heat up your food!? Lazy lazy Naoki! First, aren’t you just playing until late!?"

"I was playing, haven’t you heard from Okaa-san? I work in a karaoke shop now hehe ... ...."

"Work!? Naoki is!?"

Akari saw me properly for the first time, I was surprised.

"Impossible! Naoki is unreasonable to decide to work on a part-time job! ...."

I feel like I'm being abused somehow, but I do not even have the strength to talk back.

"I'm getting sleepy waiting here! I'm too tired waiting for you to get home from work!"

Let me see ...

She was crying about something, but I since I was half asleep, I could not catch what Akari was talking about.

"...... Baka Naoki ──!"

"Whaaa!?"

Akari got up and hit me then ran away with holding her console.

"What are you doing !?

I awoke from the pain and got up and tried to get angry at Akari ... but when I the table I could not get mad.

Curry and rice and drinks were prepared on the table.

"Huh? Has she prepared this?"

"Naoki is trying to go to bed without eating too! Mommy said don’t make a waste of the food!”

"Seriously ...... Thank you Akari!"

Although Akari was angry at me, I thanked Akari and ate the curry.

I then finished a game and entered the futon saying "I'll go to bed now." My gentle sister suddenly getting angry, I do not quite understand my adolescent sister.

On Sunday the next day, I went to Akihabara to work off the depression I got from my work.

I off at the electric town and wandered aimlessly. I have no salary yetand my money is a measly 5000 yen. I have plans to for my money and I decided to not buy anything unless there is something I want so much. So I just enjoyed window shopping. (I was enjoying since I can’t buy anything anyway)

After walking around a bit, I noticed that I was extremely thirsty under this heat. I decide to find a place to drink.

I first headed to the Mac which is near the Electric street entrance, but I gave up when I saw the crowd there. Next, I remembered that there was a MOSS burger on the street on the opposite side, just across the pedestrian crossing. But it is also crowded. It will take time to buy and I do not know whether there are vacant seats.

I also thought about buying drinks at a vending machine, but my legs are tiredso I'd like to go someplace where I can rest.

So I remembered the maid cafe where Koigasaki started work. I have not heard about when they will actually start work there, but I was told that they will not work until they passed training yesterday; and it is possible that they won’t be here today. It is close from where I am now, and since it is not an ordinary cafe or family restaurant, it is possible that there will be less crowds there. So I headed to the maid cafe "My Home".

When I got up at the escalator and arrived at the store, the maid cafe "My Home" seemed a bit crowded, but I was immediately guided by a maid to a vacant table.

Of course it is my first experience coming to a maid cafe by myself so I was nervous.

"My husband, what would you like to order?"

I asked for the cheapest orange juice from the menu carried by a cute maid with fancy make-up and brown hair. Everyone is young and cute; maids wearing short skirt-length frilly laces. After all, I think the maids were hired mostly for their appearance.

I look around the area while waiting. In the shop, maids and customers talked, a Blackbeard was playing a dangerous game and taking pictures. When I read the fine print of the menu, it seems that games and taking pictures are allowed. Of course it is natural.

"Please serve this!"

A man wearing a suit seems to be the headof the staff. He calls for a maid. He gives orders from the counter to carry the meals. Immediately, a maid comes to pick up the dish and brings it to a customer. It seems that today is crowded, the maids are moving around busily.

Eventually my orange juice arrives.

"Thank you for waiting, here is your orange juice ... ... Whaa?"

I was surprised to see the maid's appearance. It was Sakurai

Sakurai asked.

"Kashiwada, why are you here ...?"

Sakurai in a maid costumeis cute. It is a costume of design that emphasizes her chest, so her bosom are conspicuous and my eyes seemed to be drawn to them but I frantically endured.

Oh, but she finally called me by my name for the first time.

"Oh, Sakurai… I had a business Akihabara, so I thought going here for a drink. What a coincidence ..."

Sakurai leaves her expression wary of me as usual,

"Did you come to see Momo-chan's appearance ...?"

she asked.

I thought they would not be working yet since I heard that it is impossible to work until they finish training.

"Both of me and Momo passed training yesterday, so we decided to workstarting today."

"You passed at once, that's amazing, isn’t it?"

"No, it was quite simple and easy ...... Both me and Momojust took one hour in training; Momo-chan is over there."

"Wow! You are working withKoigasaki?"

Sakurai 's finger is pointing to a familiar face in the kitchen. Koigasakilooks perfect in her maid's uniform, she looks better than any other maid in the store. She seems to be in the midst of training from someone who seems to be the head maid in the kitchen.

"Azuki? Please bring this to the customer!"

Then the staff called Sakurai. I mean, Sakurai, is that your real name?

"Huh! Well then, I am off!"

Sakurai left without saying anything. I decided to see the state of Koigasaki while drinking my orange juice.

The senior maid is talking to Koigasaki somehow. I wonder if she is teaching her.

Then she started putting food on a tray. She came out of the kitchen and brought the tray to a customer. While she is serving the food, she was being spoken to by customers, but Koigasakiseemed to be just fine then she briefly bowed before leaving the customer. Immediately, she was called again by the head maid and disappeared into the staff room.

At that time, my eyes met with Koigasaki who turned around for a moment.

Then after a while Koigasaki and another maid came out of the staff room. The expression of Koigasaki seems to be depressed. After that, I thought that she would start servingor helping cook in the kitchen.

After 30 minutes passed, I paid and I left my seat and then went to checkout.

When I passed the cash register, my eyes saw Koigasaki in the kitchen.

As ever, I did not call her out.

I quickly passed the register and left the store.

When I arrived at the station in Akihabara, an email came.

"Sender • KoigasakiMomo

Are youfree right now? If you are still in Akibahara, can you wait for a while yet? "

Are you on a break now and can send emails freely?

I replied, "I am Akiba station now, but ..." and sent it.

A reply came soon and it was, "I got work now, but can you come to Mitsubdo at the second-hand cosplay shop at three thirty?”

It's about three o'clock now, so I just milled around Akihabara. In addition, I appreciate the opportunity to visit shops where I might purchase my cosplay costume. I did not know what shops are selling costumes.

Moreover, I would try to buy my costume second hand, as it probably is cheaper. I can buy a costume today if I can find a cheap costume.

However, I never went to a cosplay shop called Mitsubdo, so I do not know the location. "Where is it ... ... Is its okay to meet in front of the store?" "That's absolutely not good! Even walking to a store in Akiba without a man is not good! " When I examined the location of Mitsubdo on my cell phone, it was close to My Home. I arrived and waited for a little while before Koigasaki came ... Although it is nice to have a look at Sakurai in costume, I feel annoyed since I have to accompany them to the store. "I’ve kept you waiting, let’s see the cosplay costumes!" "Oh, ok ......" I feel somewhat uncomfortable at this time. Why did she invite me to see the cosplay costumeswhen Azuki is already with you? Why do need the two of us to help you choose your cosplay costume? "In this shop, I can try fitting costumes according to Azuki's story! I’m super thankful!" "Well ... ...." I return a bad reply and entered with the two. "Momo-chan would definitely become this kiss ~! Because this game is also so interesting, I will lend it next time!" What Sakurai recommended to Koigasaki was a cosplay of the protagonist of the love simulation for women. It was a Western fantasy, the costume of the hero is also a Western-style period dress, it looks good on Koigasaki. "Wow, that's cute!" "Ah, there are costumes for the princess of dance on sale!" Sakurai shouted excitedly and ran to the costume. The anime character certainly was a popular with women .... I thought that Koigasaki would follow her, but she stayed here. "Hey Kashiwada, are there cosplay costumes of characters that Suzuki likes in this store?" Koigasaki asked me with serious eyes. Oh, so this is why Koigasaki forced me to accompany her to this shop. Suzuki cosplays characters that he likes, so she wants to do cosplay of characters that Suzuki likes for the cosplay event this month, is it something like that? By the way she said that such a thing. Because we signed a cooperation agreement, she is using it here. Well, I thought she helped me a lot recently on Hasegawa's case ...... I hope that I can help her this much. "Ah, this is it, this is Sushi Sentai Cutie 5" I immediately found Suzuki 's favorite cosplay costume of anime and took a look at it. It is the anime of a girl squadron that airs on Sunday morning; it is about five elementary school students transforming themselves to fight their enemies. Suzuki seems to like these loli shows. The costume after transformation is a bit sexy with a high degree of skin exposure, it is also popular with adults as well as young girls. "Fufu, hmm ... ...." Koigasaki is gazing at the costume with wrinkles in her eyebrows. This costume has a bare stomach and a short skirt, it has a high degree of exposure, so maybe she is worried about it. "By the way, these characters are what Suzuki likes ...." I searched the image by cell phone and showed the image of the character to Koigasaki. There are five squadrons, red, pink, white, light blue, five with black, but Suzuki's favorite character is the youngest of the members wearing the pink costume, the elementary school Fourth grader, Cutie pink "Peach (Momo) Gardener". By the way, all members' names are from the colors after their transformation. "Well ... I, I will try on this!" Koigasaki took a costume and went to try it. If it is for Suzuki, she can wear such expensive costumes, that person .... "Eh, Momo-chan's trying on that costume!" Sakurai was surprised to see the costume in Koigasaki's hands. "No…." "It sure looks nice if Momo-chan tries it on ..." Sakurai have a hungry looking face. When Koigasaki went to the fitting room, and became awkward for me and Sakurai alone. "That costume ... Did Kashiwada recommend Koigasaki to wear it?" I was asked a question by Sakurai. "Er, um ... that’s not really the case ..." It would seem that I'm trying make Koigasaki wear a cosplay costume with a high degree of exposure. As I was feeling awkward, Koigasaki opened the curtain of the fitting room and came out. "Well, how about this... ... Is this ok?" The Lily Cutie pink costume unexpectedly suited Koigasaki. Frilly pink clothes really suited her Koigasaki who tied her hair to twin tails like Cutie Pink had changed from the girl who had been wearing uniforms to that, looking great in her costume. "EhhhMomo-chan is super cute!" Sakurai has sparkling eyes. "If Momo will do Cutie 5, I might as well do it, too! I am pretty suited for elementary school student costumes as well... ...." "Well, that's true! Let's do it together!" If Sakurai does a Cutie 5's Cosplay, it would definitely be Cutie Black. It is a very sexy character unlike Cutie 5 who is a sixth grader in elementary school. "Oh, but this costume is quite expensive ..." Koigasaki leaked a sigh by looking at the price tag attached to the skirt's hem. Although it looks simple, the costume costs ten thousand yen. It's a fairly made costume and I anticipated that the original price will be quite high. "Kashiwada, is there anything else!?" "Er, um ... ..." Suzuki 's favorite character costumes at this shop ... I'm panic and scan the costumes. Sakurai looked at the situation with a stuffed expression. I wonder why I can’t convince you that I am looking for a cosplay costume for Koigasaki. However, it is a mystery whether Koigasaki explains this thing to Sakurai, I can’t say anything. "Wow, these costumes are also on sale here ..." Next, I discovered another character costume from the late night anime that Suzuki likes "Is she a kindergarten child? It is a strange story of a kindergarten child suddenly growing to a 16 year old girl, and the heroine is a kindergarten child, but tends to act a little slutty (?) in front of a hero guy because of her lack of awareness. Some comedy scenes include a bath scene with the hero and heroine. Lolis are a hobby for Suzuki, he seems to be interested in the heroine because of the unbalance where the mind is still loli but the appearance is adult. By the way, since the heroine was originally a kindergarten, the heroine is always wearing kindergarten clothes at the age of sixteen, but I did not think that they were selling that cosplay costume. "Here, is this it...?" Koigasaki is looking at the kindergarten suit she will try on. Although it is for adults, it is a genuine yellow garment that looks yellow from anywhere. "Oh well, I like this, but ... ... it looks like a tough fit ... ..." "... ... When you wear it, it makes you look good ... ... Yeah ...." Koigasaki has a blue face and muttered to herself, and then entered the fitting room with the costume in her hands. She has a great courage. "Momo-chan, how is it?" "I’m wearing it but .... this is too serious and impossible!" "Eh? I can see it?" Sakurai opens the curtain before hearing a reply from Koigasaki. "........................" Koigasaki was shamefully depressed and modeled the kindergarten clothes in front of us. Well, she is surprisingly cute. I mean, whatever Koigasaki wears becomes seriously cute! "This is ultra super impossible! I’m not wearing it!" Koigasaki tried closing the curtains quickly. "Eh no such thing! It suits you so much, I want to give you a licking!" Sakurai made suspicious comments that exceeded the degree of a follow-up. Are you okay, girl? "But I don’t have the courage to participate in the event in that costume ... ... Kashiwada, what else is there?" "What? What else?" I pulled out one out of the costume I was holding. "Here it is ..." Aimlessly, I offered to Koigasaki. The reason I’m being awkward is that the costume may be more embarrassing than the kindergarten garden costume. It is a cosplay costume of Suzuki's favorite fighting game "Valiant Princess", but since all the characters of this game are women, and all costumes’ exposure level is high. Suzuki's favorite Lori Chara is dressed in a nurse-style costume, but the costume is also erotic. It is a pure white nurse uniform, but the upper body part is broken along the way, the breast parts are a little exposed. The super short miniskirt exposes the pantsu, has white knee high socks, and it is a costume that the fans can’t afford. When Koigasaki received the costume from me, she turned pale. "Why are parts exposed here and here ...... and here! I am NOT wearing that!" What kind of condition are you going on? She was red in her face and just returned the costume to me. "Well, you wanted to know what he likes!" Sakurai also sent contemptuous looks to me. Well, I don’t want Koigasaki wearing that costume as well... "Any others?! Is there anything else! " "Oh! I already looked, there is nothing else here ..." Koigasaki slowly droops her shoulder at my words. I felt Sakurai's eyes on Koigasaki who was wearing the kindergarten school uniform costume. "... Kashiwada, are you helping Momo-chan find a suitable cosplay costume ... Is it that it ...?" "Well, that’s it ... She doesn’t know much about anime and their characters yet since she is just starting to be an otaku, like I told you ..." I thought she might say something about Suzuki, but Sakurai is someone passionate about cosplay. If Koigasaki said she is doing a cosplay with an impure motive of "I want to noticed by my crush", she might not give a good impression to Sakurai. I also judged in my opinion that it would be better to hide the Suzuki thing. "Really……" Sakurai stared at the fitting room where Koigasaki changed clothes with a profile that seemed dissatisfied. Eventually, Koigasaki comes out of the fitting room. "Sorry to keep you waiting for Azuki-chan ... ... If there is a costume that you also want to try on Azuki-chan ..." "No, I just saw Momo-chan's cosplay fashion show and I am full in my stomach today!" Why are you cranky when talking to me earlier? Sakurai is pleasantly looking at Koigasaki. "After all that trying on, I cannot decide what to do ......" Muttered Koigasaki who was feeling depressed. "Oh, I have one other recommendation. The other day, the Vocaloid "Voice Rulu" was released (Suzuki is interested in it). Since this is a new vocaloid just released, there are no cosplay costumes for sale yet. " "RikyuKokono" is a new vocaloid set with a 12 years old childish voice quality being a special feature. The package illustration is also pretty adorable, and is said to be Rorikon Hui Hoy. "Momo-chan, if you are going to do the L'echos, I can match you by wearing Rica's cosplay costume!" "What is it like, Kyouson Lulu ... what kind of character is it?" I explained all about the Vocaloid called Kyoko Ruru to Koigasaki, then I searched and showed the images on the mobile. "Oh, it is probably the cutest ever!" The cosplay costume of RikuKayono is surely not very sexy, just a miniskirt, but it is pretty cute and fancy as it is seen from girls I think that it is a costume. "But it is meaningless if the costume is not sold ......" As Koigasaki is thinking …. "If you do not have a costume yet, do not worry! If you want this costume, I think you can easily make it! If you make it yourself, you can make a perfect size fit! Momo, I will help you, we will make it together! " "Wow!? By myself! That’s fun! I wanted to make clothes from scratch for the first time! Make yourself a cosplay costume? Such complicated things? Is that possible? "But is not it hard?" It seems that Koigasaki thought the same thing as me. "It's not hard once you get used to it! I will also help! " "Really! Azuki-chan, have you ever made costumes yourself?" "Yeah, I always make my own costumes, as most of the costumes on sale don’t have sizes that fit me. The size does not match ... like in the chest ...? Is it because the costumes were made for smaller sizes? "Did you make the costume you were wearing the first time we met ...?" My mouth was arbitrarily motivated and my mouth moved freely. "Well, yes ... .... Or rather, I'd like you to forget about that time ..." Sakurai lost her brightness as soon as she replied to me. I think that half the volume of her voice disappears when she is talking to me compared when talking with Koigasaki. I was hurt by her reaction, maybe she remembered that I saw her pantsu. I also remembered that, and somehow became ashamed and diverted my eyes from Sakurai. 'Awesome ~ We can make it! Well let’s try making it! ' "Well then, come back here and make it together!" The two girls are excited. Like that, it seems that Koigasaki made her own cosplay costume of "RikyuKyono", Sakurai made a cosplay of "Megurine Rika", and it was decided they do a combination. Then, I also tried searching for the cosplay costume of the protagonist of "Physicals" at the store, but since it was not sold there, I decided to look for it elsewhere. "After you decide, let's go buy the wigs right away!" Sakurai suggested in a good mood as Sakurai was the first to leave the cosplay shop. "Where is it sold?" "Wigs are sold in Akiba but I always buy in a shop in Lily. I like the wigs of the shop. I like the cheap cloth stores in Nippori, so you won’t mind if we go to Nippori? " "Yeah, I'm going! It was pretty close to Akiba, right?" Hmmm, I guess they will go to Nippori after this ... Oh, Koigasaki looked backwards behind her. "Oh, Kashiwada, please behave differently to the station! If we went together, no one will get angry if you went to this shop!" "eh……" Speaking of which, I was told that I was bad if they walked around without a man at a maid cafe. Even so, is it enough to worry severely to this extent? "What will you do after this?" When I wasasked by Koigasaki, I thought a little. Oh, I already told you the characters that Suzuki liked, it’s up to you who to choose. "Well, I’m going home ..." I just seem to be an obstacle any way, Sakurai seems doesn’t want me to come. "Have you bought your zura or something? Shouldn’t you buy it today?" "Ugh ......, for sure ..." I am comfortable buying wigs by myself but it would seem enjoyable if I take advantage of accompanying you to the shop. It is a little awkward going as three people, but unavoidable in this case. "I will go, too ..." "Well, we’re going to Nippori station like we discussed earlier!" Koigasaki and Sakurai headed for Nippori ahead, and I immediately left after the two disappeared. It was agreed that we meet in Yamanote line from Akihabara that is four stations away, at the south exit. I arrived at Nippori Station and headed to the south exit immediately. Koigasaki and Sakurai have arrived already. "Well, Azuki, where should we go first?" "Oh yeah, well, first ... the nearest, let's go to the “Maple” shop that is selling wigs!" Under the guidance of Sakurai, we decided to go to the shop “Maple” selling wigs. After we walked a little, the sign was visible and we entered the store. "Wow, that's amazing!" Koigasaki looks at the inside of the shop and gives out such a voice. Wigs decorate the whole wall of the shop, and there are various types of wigs including odd wigs with long and short hair, hair with fancy colors. "Ah – I see ordinary plain ones!" Koigasaki has a bright brown hair and holds Bob cut's wigs in her hands, and she snapped out. "I'd like to try Bob cut once, but I like my hair longer as it is so it's okay. Maybe I’ll try this wig " "Momo-chan, the Bob cut seems to suit you too ~!"

"Is not it so suddenly Ao-chan, is not it?" I wonder if this trial will result in rash?

I entered the conversation of the two ....

"No, look for that character's hairstyle in the wigs here ..."

I give a gentle reminder.

"Oh, that was right,"

"Oh, if you show a character image to a clerk, they will find a similar looking wig."

"Is there a wig you're looking for?"

With good timing, I was able to speak to a clerk, and Koigasaki showed the image of RikuKikon. The clerk immediately brings wigs from behind the store.

"The color is a bit brighter than the image, but I think they are similar."

The character Koigasakiwants to do is "Charles Ryuru" who has light blue hair. There seems to be various hair colors, even if it says aqua blue, close to the image we gave.

"This color is beautiful ~!"

"Yeah, this color may be closest to the image!"

I pulled out of the bag and spread the wigs and saw it, and it seemed that the wigs I thought they eventually wanted were the same, Koigasaki decided to purchase.

"Kashiwada, you should just buy also!"

"Huh ... ... Kashiwada, are you going to a cosplay events as well?"

Sakurai was watching me with a face as if she was on high alert.

I want to cosplay only with Momo-chan, so do not disturb me! ...... She meant that.

"Well, I'm going to cosplay with my friends ...."

The fact that I am going to the same event as Koigasaki and Sakurai may complicate things, so I better not say it yet.

"Oh, is that so?"

Sakurai has a face with a blatantly relieved look.

What an easy to understandreaction.

Did you feel relieved that I won’t cosplay with Koigasaki so much?

"What kind of wig are you looking for?"

The clerk asked again.

"Well, brown hair, just a little long in the back and it feels like it's spreading outside ..."

"What is the specific character name ...."

"The hero of the animePsychicals ..."

"Oh, you are in luck! Well then ... how about these?"

The clerk brought me two wigs that meets the conditions I said and one of them was very close to the image so I decided to purchase it.

"Thank you, it will cost 3,800 yen"

Oh, it's a painful expense as I haven’t had any salary yet. When I looked at my wallet after paying, it turned out that the balance of money was down to 2,000 yen.

But after 4 more days it will be payday .... I will tell myself this as today is near the 21st of this month.

When I left the wig shop, Sakurai said "Let’s go to Tomato" this time.

"What is Tomato ...?"

"It's a shop selling cheap fabric! I often buy cloths to make cosplay costumes there ~!"

Again with Sakurai-san's guidance, after a five minutewalk, we arrived at the fabric shop called "Tomato".

There were surprisingly a lot of fabrics in the store.

"Maybe this cloth is good for Momo-chan's Lulu. It's just 200 yen per meter! "

"Wow ... is it cheap? Or is it expensive?"

"It’s cheap, I wonder how much I would need; I think a sleeveless top with miniskirt won’t need much, but I guess it would be better to buy a little more than a little less."

Sakurai was eyeing the fabric colors.

"Oh, but the fabric of this one is shiny and it may be closer to the image of the illustration!"

I am overwhelmed with the fabrics on display. When it comes to cosplay Azuki seemed to be very talkative and soon she was talking about various cosplay costumes withKoigasaki. I really admire that she really likes to cosplay.

From such a cloth shewill make a cosplay costume like that, I wonder how she can make it all together, I think as I look at the fabric she is holding.

"Kashiwada - I decided to buy this fabric, how about you?"

Koigasaki came to me holding the cloth wrapped in a cylindrical shape with both hands.

"... I do not feel like I can make costumes ... I am not good at home economics ... ... I can’t make one from scratch ... ...."

Koigasaki will be taught by a veteran costume maker, Sakurai. However, Sakurai will never do anything to help me.

It is impossible for me to make it by myself, and there is no choice but to buy ready-madecostumes. Even if they are expensive, I have no choice but to purchase them.

"Well, I will buy these."

Sakurai also seems to have decided the fabrics to buy.

"Wait Momo-chan, we also have to buy lace for the hem or for the ribbon"

"Oh, that's right!"

The two disappeared into the back of the store.

As I was left alone, I wandered around the store for a while looking at cloths etc., but I felt depressed knowing I have to buy expensive costumes while the girls get to make their own.

Soon after Koigasaki finished purchasing fabric, we left the store.

"I also need to buy colored contacts today."

"Where can we buy that?"

"We need to go to an ophthalmologist and get a prescription before buying; but I'm scared, so please go with me!"

"Yeah, take me with you next time!"

Fortunately, the character I'm trying to do has black in eyes, so I don’t have to buy color contacts.

It seems that my mind is thinking how much money is needed to buy costumes and wigs and color contacts.

"Wait, is it time already?"

Sakurai suddenly panicked while looking at her watch.

"Azuki-chan, do you have an early curfew?"

"No, anime Thunder Nine will start!"

Thunder Nine ...... Children's baseball animation, big women's friends ...... Bukkake girls Popular animation.

Does it air on Sunday evening?

...... Sakurai-san, you are a Thunder Nine addict?

"Damn it, I will not make it in time if I do not go home in a hurry! I have never missed it!"

"Do not worry about us, you can go home ahead"

"Sorry, sorry, well, I will let you go ahead!"

Sakurai gave a good-bye to (only) Koigasaki. "See you tomorrow!", and then ran towards the station.

"You are really kind to Sakurai-san ... "

Since Sakurai-san was completely gone, I complained to Koigasaki.

I could easily feel the difference in her attitude to me and to Sakurai.

"Well, this is what I always behave towards all my girlfriends, isn’t it?"

"Well, it’s just that you have an unreasonable attitude towards me"

"Ha? I do not have any unreasonable attitude!"

"You do it! Always!"

What are you going to do with it, this guy.

"... Well, maybe I spend a little time with you that I tend to forget compared to when I am with other people ..."

After thinking for a while about her attitude, Koigasaki acknowledged only a few of her unreasonableness.

"You see, in the manga I borrowed from you, there are words like Tsunderethere. There are also Tsuntsun, however, Deredereis my favorite!"

Now why did it suddenly become a story of Tsundere? Besides, exactly the explanation of that tsundere is not very good.

"I am the opposite of that, surely! Uh, Deretsun? It seems to be kind and gentle to everyone."

"What's going on, giving me attributes!"

Well, wait, but as you go through that definition, that deretsun is gentle to other people, only to those who like it ....

"Yes, everyone is kindred to me ... ___ 0 ___ ___ 0 ___

If "Deretsun" is applied toKoigasaki right now, then she is kind to everyone else and is taking an unreasonable attitude only to me; I'm the one who has an unreasonable attitude as opposed to Koigasaki.

In a while, Koigasaki also noticed something wrong with the current situation.

"Ha ha! It's okay, she is not rude and she is not rudetowards you! Is it just your bad attitude towards me? And Azuki-chan is super cute"

"That is ... ... Well ...... I, am completely disliked by Ms. Sakurai"

I reconfirmed today as well.

"Do you still care about that? That's why I told you that she does not dislike you"

Does this person even listen to me?

"Wow, it's really hot, I am thirsty! Do you want to get a drink?"

"Oh, I want to drink something"

Since there was a Mac in front of the station, we decided to enter there. It is also true that I do not want to go to shops other than Mac due to my lack of money now.

We got seats and then we ordered. We also sat face to face. It is my second time to enter a store with Koigasaki, but this time I was not as nervous unlike before.

"Wow, I was not able to hear what show Aki-chan mentioned, she was in a rush."

"Oh, its Thunder Nine, a baseball anime for children"

"For children, Azuki-chan likes that?"

"Because she is a fujioshi who likes popular animations,"

Although I thought that Koigasaki would find it impossible to understand the word fujioshi, Koigasaki responded swiftly to that word.

"Fujioshiare girls who likes men's romance?"

"O, O ... ... why do you know it?"

I do not remember explaining it to Koigasaki.

"I heard that term when I borrowed a comic book from Azu-chan; it’s a cartoon popular among girls, although it has funny content and the men are not quite homos, the fujioshi find something homosexual in the content although I did not understand anything. "

As expected, even if she was only an ordinary person, she recognizes such words as homos and fujioshi.

"I would normally like to have a hero and a heroine girl together, but when I was reading it, I thought that the herois not interested in the heroinebut to the male rival. I do not quite understand.

"By the way, what kind of manga did you borrow from Sakurai?"

Three pieces of manga titles came out from the mouth of Koigasaki, but all were popular with fujioshi girls.

"...... The mangas I borrowed by Azu-chan ... were different from what Suzuki-kun likes ...."

"I said that from the beginning"

When Koigasaki told me that she wanted to become an Otaku, I told her "I think that those mangas are different from Suzuki's taste and different girls have different tastes in manga.” Although it seems that she didn’t listen to me.

Koigasaki said with feeling,

"Well then, I suppose that’s it ... Ha ... Well, I read them as a good friend of Aki."

Then, she suddenly asked me.

"Ah, I remember, why did you come to the store suddenly today? I was extremely depressed."

"Oh, that ... I happened to go to Akihabaratoday and there were not any other shops with vacant seats anywhere. I did not expect you to be working today. Did you finish training so soon?”

"The training was easy ... because there really not many customers.There is aperson working in the kitchen part-time, and our job is to speak to customers about our delicious cuisine and to bring them their food. I was taught by my seniors for exactly for one hour, Azuki as well. "

"Ok ... but why did you not tell me something like this before?"

After saying, I thought that I what I said was wrong, but it was already too late. Koigasaki has a dark expression on my remarks.

"After all, you went to see me ..."

"No, I didn’t know you were there ... I just happened to seeyou."

I would like to avoid the impression that I was stalking her.

"Yes, as you have seen, I continued to be kept at attention today ... Finally, I got scolded at the back and I was taken out of the floor afterwards and placed in the kitchen. It seems that they think I would be better there."

Was it because the senior maid saw Koigasakiand then took her to the staff room ...?

"What are you so angry about your work?"

"... ... because I cannot speak with the customers ..."

"Huh……?"

When I saw her, Koigasaki is almost crying.

"I did not know that I had to talk to the customer like that. I saw the work ad with Azu-chan on the net, I liked the cute uniform and the hourly salary was very good considering that it was just waitress work like the first maid cafe where we went with Azuki before .... "

"... That was completely different,"

"Yes, in that store, talking with customers and providing a good time for the customers is also one of the maid’s jobs ... The senior or the store manager told me many times but I still get nervous talking to male customers, I cannot say anything ... I am the worst "

It seems that my anxiety that Koigasaki who is not good talking to guys could not work in a maid café came true. I did not tell her as I thought she might surprise me and do good work

Even I thought that "Karaoke seems to be easy and I can talk to girls" but when I started work, my human relations did not go well; now it is becoming the most depressing place for me.

If I think about it, Koigasakiand I are in exactly the same situation ....

"Not only that, even though no one asked yet, customers can choose maids to play games with them or take pictures with them ... I absolutely cannot do those ... "

"You should know that from the beginning ...... Do you want to leave work?"

"... ... for now I will decide that I will continue for as long as I can ... Because I have Azu-chan with me and I am saving like you."

With a face that looks like she is dying, Koigasaki said this. Her determination is great ....

"Yes, there is something else I want to ask you."

Suddenly changing topics again.

"What?"

"Did you tell to Sakurai-san that I am cosplaying to become friends with Suzuki, trying to become anOtaku to become friends with Suzuki?"

"Huh? I did not tell her about Suzuki, did you?"

"I think that it is better not to tell her that .... particularly cosplaying to become close to Suzuki."

"Why?"

"Why, Sakurai-san, is just enthusiastic about cosplaying, if you cosplay for some other reasons, she won’t feel too good"

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

Koigasaki kept silent and was thinking something.

"You first told me before doing a love minus cosplay to know the character well, as other cosplayers do in order to make their cosplay a success ... But if you are also attending as a cosplayer in the same event, you cannot help me with my character. I think that it would be better to tell me about the character now properly. If I succeed, and I do a good cosplay, I can even come and meet Suzuki at the venue.Maybe even talk to each other? "

Koigasaki was still talking without thinking much. I was touched by her becoming serious and it feels that she reversed her feelings about cosplay.

"What is the character that I am about to do? Is she a character of a game?"

"Chisaeyo: I explained a little while ago,"

"Oh, android!"

"Chofu! Vocaloid! Computer software that allows you to sing a song, search for a character name on the net and look at the outline, etc. Also listen to a sample of the singing voice of Nico Douga if you can, ok? "

"What is it?"

"Nico Nico video is a video site! Go home and googl it!"

In this kind of condition I wonder if you can understand the character you are cosplaying properly.

"Oh, by the way I also wanted to ask you, did you decide where to go with Hasegawa?"

"No, nothing yet..."

Do not remind me of what I am thinking of forgetting.

One week passed since I sent Hasegawa an email.

I cannot decide anything until she replies. If I did not receive any emails, there is no talk of going out. It may be a sign that she doesn’t want to go out with me.

"Well, I'd like you to ask you this as reference."

"What?"

"If a man gave his e-mail address and asked for an e-mail reply, but then did not receive an e-mail after a week… what is it?"

"Because she do not send an email, it means she is not interested in that boy, and you are rather disliked?"

"Is that it?"

I was shocked exaggeratedly and held my head on the spot.

"Hasegawa hasn’t sent any e-mail? It's been a week since then."

"No, no, I told you not to talk about it at all ..."

"Well, maybe you made a mistake in giving it to Midori, grass would grow while waiting for email from girls."

Why did you mention grass to a herbivorous boy?

"Please talk to Midori at school the day after tomorrow"

"Can I ask Midori why she didn’t email a person she dislikes?"

"I am not convinced that she hates you, it might just be that she completely forgot about it."

"It's just as painful, won’t I look like I‘m harassing Midori if I keep asking her even if she doesn’t want to talk to me?"

"Sorry about that! Even if you are herbivorous, your insides must be carnivorous; just like those fashionable cabbage boys!"

What is that? The appearance is herbivorous but the inside is carnivorous, and it seems to be a mix of the herbivorous system and the carnivorous system ... Does that mean?

"Oh I know ...... The day after tomorrow, youcan ask Midori where she wants to go ..."

"Were you even listening to me!"

It seems that Koigasaki 's curfew is approaching, so we cleaned up and left the store and then went home.

School was closed next morning and since I don’t have work, I spent the day idly playing games at home.

On Tuesday, I intended to call Hasegawa as I was told by Koigasaki. But I spent 1 day suffering.

After that, I thought about my last email, "E-mail me when you decide where to go", but the fact that no reply e-mail has come yet, I cannot decide the place where we can visit.

But if she replied, "What is going to be decided!?" my ego will be totally bruised.

While thinking about various things, a day passed without me sending a single email.

After school, this is the last chance today so I decided that I should call her out now, but while I was talking to Kiritani in the back seat, Hasegawa disappeared.

I was sorry but I gave up and hoped for another chance tomorrow and then I parted from Kiritani, who will to go to club activities in the baseball club. I went to the entrance to go home alone.

I changed my shoes and I was on my way from the school to the station.

I could see a familiar back view.

It's Hasegawa. I can’t believe to meet her in such a place. It is a ridiculous coincidence.

Hasegawa was crouching somewhat. When I looked closely, there were stray cats.

"Ha ... Hasegawa?"

Although I was embarrassed, I took courage and spoke to Hasegawa.

Hasegawa turned around silently.

"Cats are cute, aren’t they?"

I looked at the cat being stroked by Hasegawa. It was a small black cat and it was quietly taking Hasegawa’s hand.

Yeah, the cat is certainly cute, but Hasegawa, who is stroking the cat, is cuter.

I wonder if Hasegawa is a cat lover. I saw the image of cool Hasegawa being an animal lover.

But when I came closer, the cat ran away.

"Oh, sorry……"

"No, it's okay"

Hasegawa calmly says. Hasegawa doesn’t look angry.

"Ah, do you mind me going to the station with you?"

I think that it is unnatural situation to split here, so I was able to invite her with a natural flow.

"Yeah"

I am relieved to get her consent.

It is my second time to return home with Hasegawa (even to the station).

When I was in junior high school, it was one of my dreams for going to high school to go back to school with my favorite girl, so that dream came true.

However, this is not the case when you are satisfied with such things. My final goal is to go out with Hasegawa. The future is at stake.

"Oh, remember the email where I invitedyou to go with me somewhere? If you have not thought of it yet, that is fine and all ... "

I was able to communicate what I wanted to ask her today, while walking to the station.

"Yes, if that's the case ... is it really OK anywhere?"

"Well, of course!"

"But maybe Koigasakialso wants to come, shouldn’t you also ask for her opinion?"

"No, no, Koigasaki and me wanted to thank Hasegawa so you get to decide where we can go! Really to anywhere!"

I said hurriedly.

"Really, wherever ... ....?"

"Yeah, wherever!"

"Okay ... How about Odaiba ...."

"Odaiba?"

"Uh ...... Odaiba, a park by the sea .... I do not know the name of the park ...."

"A park by the sea ... ... OK!"

I will look for it on the internet after I go home.

So Hasegawa wishes to go to Odaiba ... It is somewhat surprising.

If you ask me, instead of Odaiba, I will go to Comiket or any place that has cosplay.

"... hey, I was wondering for a while,"

"Huh!?"

I was surprised when Hasegawa spoke, which is rare.

"Why is Kashiwada friendly to me?"

"Huh……?"

Hasegawa asked me as she gazed straight at me while her pretty black hair was fluttering in the wind.

The sudden unexpected question has stunned me.

Why, ... well I cannot think why.

I do not have the courage to say honestly that I would like to be friends.

Because I say such a thing, it seems almost like admitting that I like Hasegawa.

"Is it because I am always ...... alone?"

Hasegawa said with a fragile expression. I can’t even hide my surprise.

Because Hasegawa is always alone, does she think that I spoke to her because of pity?

I am talking to Hasegawa because of sympathy ... Is she misunderstanding me in such a way?

"Well, no!"

I finally denied it aloud.

Hasegawa was surprised by my strong denial and looked at me.

There is no other choice but to say the truth at this time ... Even if I confess now, the result is the same.

"I ......"

I opened up.

"Before the entrance ceremony, I saw about Hasegawa ...."

"Entrance ceremony ......?"

“Yeah. When you are walking to school, I sawHasegawa walking in front of me. At that time, a girl from elementary schoolfell down in front of the Hasegawa. Hasegawa helped her up and comforted her. Then I saw Hasegawa’s great smile, the impressive Hasegawa smile. Then in school .... you always have a cool and calm feeling;unlike the first time I saw you. So then, I wonder what kind of person is the real Hasegawa .... "

What did I just say? Was that just one level belowconfession? I told her the truth though I thought that she may not like hearing it, but ...

"……is that so…"

Hasegawa replied in her usual tone.

Hasegawa's face was pale, as she may have been pretty embarrassed after my long explanation.

"...... I also thought of that before, Kashiwada ... Ihave changed."

"……Huh?"

What has changed?

As I looked at her, Hasegawa had a gentle smile.

I smile back to her.

"Yeah, I'm interested in the way I have changed. First, the people don’t normally approach me. I am not very good at speaking which troubles the people who speak to me. For a long time, I always wondered why Kashiwada spoke to me. "

"Well, I think there are many people who want to talk to Hasegawa!"

Actually, men in class also want to talk about Hasegawa well. Everyone is interested in Hasegawa and also want to talk. However, Hasegawa is a like flower of Takaminewhere people are afraid to approach her even if they are interested in her.

Hasegawa looked surprised at my words, with her eyes wide open.

"Oh, that, can I ask you a question too?"

"What?"

"Hasegawa, why did you become class rep?"

That was something I wondered about.

She is obviously the shy type, Hasegawa is also unlikely to raise her hand during class but just work for exams. Why is she doing this troublesome class rep work?

She even nominated herself, no one pressured her.

".... There are many things that the class reps must do during the break time and after school ..."

"... ?"

That alone is troublesome.

"Well, so?"

"Others are busy during breaks talking with friends and doing club activities. I don’t have club activities, so I often have spare time during breaks ..."

"Huh? Do you have free time ...?"

"Yeah, I thought that it might the same in high school compared to the way things are before this."

.... Does that mean you don’t have friends even from a long time ago?

I can’t absolutely mention that.

"Since I have free time, I thought that it would be better for me to be the class rep; I was accustomed to being class rep even when I was a junior high school student "

"... was that why you became class rep!?"

"... It is no exaggeration."

As I thought, from a long time ago.... Hasegawa really is a very kind girl.

After all, my eyes did not go wrong.

Although she is really gentle, most of my classmates misunderstand Hasegawa probably because of her usual cool attitude.

I wish I could solve the misunderstanding for Hasegawa. I wish I had the power to solve the misunderstanding.

"Oh, yes, I forgot."

Hasegawa muttered unexpectedly.

"this……"

Hasegawa took out something from my pocket.

It is a dirty piece of paper that is not suited to the image of Hasegawa ... ... I remembered something ... ....

"It's the mail address given to me by Kashiwada, but why did it return with an error whenI send an email?"

"What?!"

Well, that was the page of the student handbook I gave to Hasegawa.

"Wait a moment ... "

I received the piece of paper from Hasegawa, and checked the email address.

... I saw what was wrong, one letter was missing.

Hasegawa was trying to send me a mail but kept getting an error due to my mistake.

A great wave of relief comes to my chest.

"Sorry! I was wrong!"

I hurriedly took out my pen from my breast pocket and rewrote the correct address.

"... .... Ah, and if it is okay with you, can we exchange email addresses?"

I leaned on the momentum and asked for her email.

"I do not mind"

I was able to succeed exchanging emails with Hasegawa just like I wished.

My hands were trembling from too much pleasure, after the infrared transmission ended.

"Well then, I am off to the subway"

We arrived at the station as soon as we noticed it.

"Oh, yes! See you tomorrow!"

"Yes, see you tomorrow"

Hasegawa said goodbye and started walking towards the route she is using.

I was stared at the back of Hasegawa until I could no longer see her figure.

After the appearance of Hasegawa eventually disappeared, I take out my mobile phone from my pocket again.

I opened the line of the phone book. The characters of Hasegawa Midori. I still cannot believe it. I got the Hasegawa's email address. I exchanged email addresses with Hasegawa. My hand holding the phone is trembling with excitement.

I remembered that I had talked with Hasegawa today and I felt like staying there forever.

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