Chapter 334
334 – [OVA] Cosplay Kim Yu-Seong
When we came out to the cosplay plaza, the attention of passers-by instantly caught our attention.
“Uh, that!”
“It’s Joseph Jotaro and Holly Jorin!”
“Twin cosplay!”
“Great reproduction!”
In fact, as with most cosplays, if the hanger is good, it goes well with whatever clothes you wear.
So, the combination of me, who has a nice, tall figure, and Maria, who maintains a youthful face so much that people call her a vampire, was bound to attract attention wherever I went.
It’s already been 10 years since I started participating in Comiket with Maria.
Since I first started at the age of 17 and am already 26 years old, I am now considered to be a fairly mid-level cosplayer.
“LISA! I need some posing for you!”
After receiving a request from one of the galleries, Maria poses in a strange pose that is almost like her character’s identity.
In fact, in the story, Holly Jolin is set to be Joseph Jotaro’s biological daughter who came from the future via a time machine, so although she appears to be of a similar age on the outside, she is actually much younger than Joseph Jotaro.
So, I thought it would be a bit difficult for the older Maria to portray the character, but she pulled it off perfectly.
After all, 50 years old!
“… Yuseong, aren’t you thinking about something strange?”
“No, nothing.”
While she and Maria were flirtatious as they took the poses requested by the gallery girls, I, as a professional cosplayer, struck various poses until the shooting was over.
***
The morning filming ended around 11 o’clock.
Originally, there were quite a few people waiting for their turn, but as filming became longer and a line naturally formed, Comiket volunteers forcibly dispersed the crowd to calm traffic.
Thanks to this, we had some time to rest, so rather than sitting outside in the hot sun, we decided to go back to the van parked in the paid parking lot and get some fresh air from the air conditioner.
‘I’m tired.’
Cosplaying in the middle of summer is harder work than you think.
If it were a character with a bit of exposure, you could at least apply a lot of sunscreen to prevent burning your skin, but the character I cosplayed, Joseph Jotaro, was decked out in black clothes, so he was literally like a walking steamer , absorbing the sunlight as it was.
So, in order to cool off a little, I was fluttering the hem of my clothes and gulping down bottled water from the icebox.
“Ha~ I think I’ll buy it.”
Cough! Cough!
I was taken aback by Maria’s white upper chest that suddenly came into view.
“Mama! Ryu-chan is there too!”
“This is a family, so what’s wrong?”
As Maria said this, she pushed the portable fan through the clothes that were pulled to a fairly tight level.
“Mom, maybe it’s because her breasts are big, so she always gets sweaty here.”
“Ahh! I understand, so hurry up and go!”
“Okay, okay.”
When Rika almost tried to eat her, Maria put down her hand as if she couldn’t resist.
But seeing the corners of her mouth her turn up, it looks like she was teasing me on purpose.
As she was wiping her watery mouth with her forearm, thinking that they are still a good mother and daughter no matter how old she gets, Rika opened her eyes and asked.
“Ryu-chan, did you see it? Didn’t you see it?”
I answered her sudden question, avoiding Rika’s gaze.
“I will exercise my right to remain silent.”
Rika then made an exasperated noise, but perhaps because she knew it wasn’t my fault, she didn’t say anything else.
The silence that fell in the car for a moment.
But it didn’t feel that uncomfortable.
In the first place, I met Maria quite often due to work, which did not suit her relationship with her mother-in-law and son-in-law.
As my sweat cooled down while blowing air from the air conditioner, I glanced at my watch.
The current time is 11:30 am, and it is almost lunch time.
“What should we do for lunch?”
Then, Maria looked like she was thinking “Hmm”.
“I’m sick of eating convenience store lunch boxes all the time. Should I try ordering from Uber Eats?”
“Can you deliver here too?”
“I don’t think there’s anything that won’t work.”
“Then, Mom, order Uber Eats. Me and Ryu-chan will go to the convenience store to buy some drinks.”
“What’s the menu?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“… Daughter, you know that saying ‘anything’ is the most irresponsible word in the world, right?”
“My mom originally decided the menu at our house.”
Then, Maria said she couldn’t think of anything to say in response and took out her smartphone.
“Then let’s go, Ryu-chan.”
“Yes.”
I got out of the van with Rika and headed to a nearby convenience store.
***
The average annual number of visitors to Comiket is close to 1 million.
In other words, it could be said that all the convenience stores around the Comiket venue were crowded with people.
“Ugh, there are so many people.”
“Yes.”
Among the misfortunes, is it fortunate that most people are still inside the venue?
Compared to the population density during peak times, it was relatively generous.
After choosing our items at the counter, we stood behind a long line to pay.
We’ll probably have to wait at least 10 minutes for our turn.
“Ryu-chan, you’re popular here too.”
After hearing Rika’s sudden words, I looked up and said, “Huh?”
Then Rika pointed to the female students who were whispering while looking at me.
“I think those kids over there are Ryu-chan’s fans.”
“Oh no way, that’s excessive self-consciousness.”
When I said that and made her smile bitterly, Rika seemed really aggrieved and called out to the girls with a wave of her hand.
“Guys! Come here!”
“Yes? Us?”
Then, the female students exchanged stories with each other with embarrassed expressions and then approached hesitantly.
Anyway, Rika boldly asked the question with her unique friendliness.
“Do you know who this oppa is?”
Then the female students nodded awkwardly and answered.
“Ah, yes. Aren’t you KENOH, a professional cosplayer?”
Then Rika looked at me with proud expression.
“It means you know me, it doesn’t mean you’re a fan.”
When I shook my head as if I was dumbfounded, the girl who had just answered quickly said, “No!”
“I’m a fan of KENOH! Hey, can I take a picture?”
“Huh?”
My face froze for a moment at this completely unexpected development.
But then he nodded with a business smile.
“If it’s okay with me.”
“aaah!”
Then the two female students took a picture with joy.
I ended up having a fan meeting unexpectedly, and when the girls returned to the original line, I spoke to Rika with a shy expression.
“He was truly my fan.”
Then Rika shrugged her shoulders.
“Look, am I right?”
“Yes.”
When I accepted it obediently, Rika looked at me with a slightly sullen expression and said.
“Would you like Ryu-chan? Because young people like it.”
“Are you jealous?”
“No!”
Rika said that and exclaimed! He turned his head, but no matter how he looked, it seemed like he was jealous.
“I have no intention of cheating, so you don’t have to worry.”
“… I’m still anxious.”
“Why are you anxious?”
“Ryu-chan is secretly popular, so I think he will be taken away by someone else someday.”
I looked at Rika in confusion as she said that with her sullen face, and then she realized that it was our turn and put her basket on the counter.
Beep!
As the clerk started scanning the barcode, I spoke to Rika next to me.
From noble mtl dot come
“Rika.”
“… Yes.”
“Let’s go outside and talk.”
“It’s 1,500 yen in total.”
After giving the money to the clerk, I held Rika’s hand and walked into the alley next to her convenience store.
***
I entered a back alley out of sight of people and spoke to Rika, who had a sullen expression on her face, like a child caught playing pranks.
“Rika.”
“… Yes.”
“I’ve said this many times before, but I have no intention of cheating on her and leaving her wives behind her.”
That’s something I can’t accept, and it would be betraying my wives who trusted me and married me.
“But it’s not that I don’t understand why Rika is anxious. Before, I thought it was okay because few people liked me, but now that I’ve become a famous cosplayer, women keep attracting me, so I’m anxious, Right?”
“… Yes.”
“Then you don’t have to worry. In my eyes, Rika looks much prettier than those girls.”
While saying that, I gently stroked Rika’s cheek her.
Then Rika looked up at me with an moved expression.
“Ryu-chan…”
… I guess this is it for now.
Although it may not be possible to fundamentally relieve Rika’s anxiety, this was the best method for now.
“Then let’s go back quickly, Rika. Maria will be waiting for you.”
When I said that and tried to leave the alley, Rika grabbed my hand and said, “Wait a minute!”
I turned around to see what was going on, and Rika looked up at me with her wet eyes and said,
“Ryu-chan, can I ask you one favor?”
I felt something ominous.
However, it would be a shame to refuse right away, so I asked in the most moderate tone possible.
“What request?”
Then Rika looked up at me hesitantly and spoke in an embarrassed voice.
“Can you make some kabedon for me?”
“… What?”
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