When Shiyu, who had gone to the restroom on the way, returned to the stall, he saw the trio from the baseball club gathered around the table studying something.
"...What are you doing? And where is Kato-kun?"
"Ah, Kasumigaoka-senpai."
The three of them raised their heads and said, "We are reading the magazine that Brother Kato brought back. As for Brother, he said he went to greet other clubs."
"Magazine?"
"Yes! Because there is still some time before we leave the venue, Brother said we should kill time by ourselves, so we are planning to go to other stalls... Ah, there is another book here specially left for you."
As the trio talked, they stood up from their seats and respectfully handed over a copy of CM's event brochure.
"...That's it, thank you."
Shiyu reached out to take the magazine and scanned their faces one by one, "I remember that you are also in the second grade. Since we are all the same, there is no need for honorifics or anything like that."
"Uh...then, Kasumigaoka-san?"
"Well, that's enough."
After the girl nodded slightly in greeting, she sat down in her previous seat again, "Then you go shopping, I'll be fine here."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to Kasumigaoka-san." He turned and left.
In the midst of whispers such as "I didn't expect Kasumigaoka-san to be so easy to talk to", "As expected of the... person next to Big Brother", and "Idiot, your voice is too loud", Shiyu curled up the corners of her mouth slightly, and then casually flipped through the book in her hand.
publication.
The CM event journal is equivalent to the venue index, and the content inside basically includes all records of this event.
It includes a map of the venue, an index of exhibiting societies, an introduction page of exhibiting societies, an introduction to corporate booths, and even the locations where drinks and food are sold within the venue.
It is such a brick-like book. For those lovers of Comiket (abbreviation of Comic Market), it is basically a must-have.
Because the participating clubs will change every time, Otaku people often buy CM event catalogs in advance to formulate detailed strategies and purchasing routes for this event in order to buy their favorite products, and the catalog itself also has a certain collection value.
It is worth mentioning that although it is called a journal, this book is not free.
If purchased on the day of the event or online, the price is 2,000 yen per copy. For those who need to plan strategies based on this, they will generally pay a higher price to buy it in advance at convenience stores and bookstores.
"cutie fake", "digital lover", "egoistic lily"...
The girl just flipped through the club introductions in the venue page page by page, until the introduction page of a certain club with a long list of titles and honors came into her eyes.
""Rouge en rouge"......"
Shiyu murmured, his beautiful brows couldn't help but frown slightly, and then he turned his attention to the stall located in the gate area.
"Why does that person appear here..."
Through observation, even though she knew that the other person did not seem to have appeared in her club, she would still subconsciously glance over there from time to time.
When it comes to the name "rouge en rouge", it is a club name that even Shiyu, who has never participated in Comiket, has heard of.
The categories, products and creators it covers are diverse. From books, games, music CDs, general level, adult level, secondary creation to original content...
Their works will never make fans feel tired, let alone out of trend. Since its development ten years ago, it can be said to be a huge organization describing the enterprise.
The founder of the society is the famous cartoonist and original author - Akane Kurisaka, who is sure to be a hit every time he publishes a single book, and who has multiple animated adaptations to his name.
But this monster, which was said to have gradually disappeared behind the scenes, not only came to her door in disguise today, but also sent an invitation to the treasure boy in her heart.
Thinking of this, Shiyu couldn't help but feel restless and restless.
Obviously, he only needs me as a career-oriented big sister by his side, but where did such an annoying BBA-type character come from!?
"Unforgivable..."
With her hands clasped in front of her mouth, she couldn't help but blurt out: "How could I be snatched away by you, that stinky old woman?"
And the next second...
"What is unforgivable?"
"……Eh--?"
A figure suddenly sat down next to him.
"Thank you for your hard work, senior. Have Ito and the others gone to the exhibition?"
"Huh? Ah, um..."
Shiyu nodded numbly, then cleared his throat and said: "...Have you heard everything I just said?"
"Huh? I just heard things like "Unforgiven" and "Old Woman". What happened during my absence?" Kato Yusuke asked doubtfully.
"—No, nothing happened."
"Is that so...but senior sister's face looks very red."
"Really? It's probably because it's too hot in here."
Kato Yusuke then handed over the thing in his hand, "If you don't mind, just use this, Shiyu-senpai."
"Hmm...? Wet towel and fan, where did you get these things?" Shiyu asked, looking at the things in front of him.
"I brought the towel from home, and I just got the fan from another club, which comes in handy at times like this. There is also plenty of water and food, so feel free to take it if you need it."
"...Thank you, you are very well prepared. As expected of Kato-kun, you are really amazing."
"Because Aunt Sayuri, Eiri's mother, told me a lot of precautions. These are their previous experiences in participating in exhibitions. I just copied them, so it doesn't count..."
Kato Yusuke paused momentarily when he said this, and then asked in a blank tone to the girl who was burying her face deeply in the towel and panting.
"What are you doing? Senior Shiyu, I bought that towel from the convenience store this morning. Is there anything wrong with it?"
"——!?"
After hearing this, Shi Yu paused suddenly, and then silently raised a pair of magnificent dark red eyes from the wet towel, "Bought from a convenience store...?"
suck--
"But there seems to be a nice mint smell on it..."
"Well, because I washed it with shower gel before. So is there something wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, I just think it smells very pleasant."
The girl took off the towel from her face indifferently and said casually: "What brand is this shower gel? I'll buy one later."
"Adidas mint is just for men. Does it mean that my senior likes this kind of thing?" Kato Yusuke said with some surprise.
"Probably." Shiyu responded vaguely, silently putting the towel on the other side of her hand.
For some reason, her face seemed to have turned from a light blush to a slightly darker flush.
"Speaking of Kato-kun, I remember the event starts at ten o'clock, right?"
"Well, that's it. Is there any problem?"
"So are those people standing over there also members of the club?"
"?"
Kato Yusuke looked in the direction the girl pointed, and soon he understood what she was thinking.
According to the time, only members of the participating societies should be allowed in at this moment, but for some reason, under a certain pillar in the hall, there were many participants who seemed to be just here to buy things.
There were probably dozens of those people gathered in front of their stalls, some were taking photos of their products, and some were talking on the phone about what they were discussing.
Some people even completely ignored the instructions of the committee staff, "Okay, you can't line up now, let's go, let's go~", they just pretended to be the first to line up for their booth, showing a very fighting spirit.
.
"Ah, I think those are probably the doujin speculators Eiriri mentioned." Kato Yusuke suddenly said.
"Fan speculator?" Shiyu repeated his words with a puzzled look on his face.
"They are people who report to counterfeit clubs and go shopping in advance. Most of the doujinshi resellers on the Internet basically rely on this method to snap up popular products."
"I see, so the empty seats I just saw over there in the slums were made by them?"
"...That's called the island block area, senpai, it's a stage that all new authors and fans have to go through. Speaking of which, if it weren't for joining "egoistic Lily", I would be one of them.
member."
The girl who heard his words chuckled, "Yeah - but as long as Kato-kun, you will definitely stand out among them quickly, because you are so special."
"maybe."
Kato Yusuke responded noncommittally, then silently picked up a bottle of oolong tea from the side and drank it.
…
After 9:30, passage between venues was restricted.
The gate leading to the outside was opened, and the target was the most popular stall... that is, the participants in the stall in front of the gate were gradually attracted outside.
After a while, the crowd gathered in front of their booth also walked outside from the side door, and the trio from the baseball club also returned here.
Just like that, in the last ten minutes before the start.
Kato Yusuke gathered everyone together, and after he reiterated their respective responsibilities, he took the lead in extending a hand.
"Thank you everyone for your help today. Anyway, please work with me to achieve the goal of completing the sale."
So the other people also stretched out a hand and folded it up.
When it was Shiha's turn, the girl did not choose to stack it on top of the Santo combination, but placed her hand under Kato Yusuke's palm.
"For the sake of the president, come on!"
Beginning with Shiyu's words, shouts filled with the energy of athletic boys sounded in the area.
"Oh~~~~~~~!!!"
"The ??Comic Market is about to be held."
As the broadcast in the museum was broadcast over the loudspeaker, the battle that would determine the direction of someone's life began grandly.
There was also a vague word of doubt mixed in it.
"Sister, let go quickly, the mobilization is over."