Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

"Please, don't be a substitute and say you want to go on stage - what I need is you???. Just think of it as for our dreams, for our dreams of being a light novel master! You are not the only one who is participating in Shonen Jump's book signing. Popular comics Family, but we really only have a super newcomer in our library to be animated, what should we do without you???"

"...Sorry, President Miki."

Looking at the elite bespectacled man in front of him who no longer cared about dignity and just wanted to keep himself by his side, Mochizuki held his hand tightly and said:

"You are really a good person, but we are not suitable for each other - time collided with each other, and Jump's interview with the cartoonist is in hot pursuit. I really want to leave."

Then, the hand was freed.

The young man had made up his mind to leave, and his voice became clear:

"If you really miss me too much, just think of this mysterious masked man as me for the time being... I'm sorry, I can't give you more."

"No!"

Miki Kazuma wailed in pain, like a stand-in + the tragic heroine of a literary work with lifelong regrets. His expression of despair was comparable to that of Subaru Natsuki, who died repeatedly. He tried his best to reach out, but in the end he could only watch the one he cherished most today. The man disappeared into the crowd, unable to do anything.

"...Condolences."

Seeing that Ari did tell Miki Kazuma about the stand-in in a rather abstract way, Tsugawa Yuu, who was wearing a shark mask, also politely handed over the handkerchief:

"Um, wipe your tears——"

"Do not touch me!"

Miki Kazuma took a few steps back and looked at the mysterious masked man in front of him. His voice also changed in a rare way:

"You are not him...you are just a substitute!"

"You are right - but President Miki, you should relax a little. After all, I am not joining forces with Ari to play a prank on you today, but to really help you get out of trouble."

"........"

Hearing this mysterious man wearing a shark hood speak, Miki Kazuma's originally anxious expression also became slightly dull at this moment.

"what?"

"I mean, after Ali is gone, I am the only one who can help you."

Yu Tsugawa, who was clearly ahead of Mochizuki in terms of communication skills and mental state, slowly spoke at this moment:

"Although Ari usually behaves very abstractly on radio waves, there is no doubt that he really values ​​every one of his works, and also wants to help President Miki stand up for you - but there is no way, Young Jump is suppressing It was too tight, almost forcing Ali to come to the scene, so he had no choice but to ask me, a friend and fan, to come to the scene to help... Although it may not be obvious on the surface. , but in fact Ali has always cared about you, and has always been grateful for your appreciation of him in the past."

"......"

Perhaps because he thought it was so incredible that the mysterious man wearing a shark mask in front of him suddenly spoke to comfort him, Miki Kazuma couldn't help but raise his head and look squarely at the strange shark in front of him.

"Really...is this happening?"

"of course it's true."

Tsukawa Yu nodded slightly.Although his B shark mask still looked a bit abstract, the boy's clear voice still comforted the middle-aged president in front of him:

"Actually, I didn't want to wear this b-hood to be a substitute for some elementary school boy. But there was no way. Ali pushed too hard, saying that if the mermaid didn't go on stage to promote the animated version of "Zero - Starting Life in Another World" If so, President Miki will be very helpless - no matter what, he doesn't want to make you sad, and he doesn't want to embarrass you, the senior who values ​​him the most... It was after hearing these words that I followed Standing in front of you like a clown, ready to help him."

"...Is this like this?"

Although his mood was still quite abstract, when he heard the shark monster standing next to him, who was obviously very strong, the resentment that originally lingered in Miki Kazuma's heart seemed to gradually dissipate at this moment:

"Ali...really care so much about me and his light novel animation?"

"Yes."

"He... actually always respects me?"

"Yes."

"He respects me like shit!"

Miki Kazuma rolled his eyes, and his voice changed considerably:

"He even asked me to treat him to Michelin tires some time ago. BYD ate [-] yen from me before and now he just slaps his ass and leaves. What does he think of me? A bartender or a dance floor lady?"

"...Relax, relax."

Trying to calm Miki Kazuma's emotions, Tsugawa Yu's expression did not change at all:

"Calm down, although his usual behavior may be rather ugly, but since he chose to let me stand in for an hour and a half, there must be a reason for him - even though I'm wearing a B-mask, in fact I have been chasing his light novel that is about to be animated, and if you really want to say it, I may be the only person around him who can help him."

".......yes?"

At this moment, the anger has almost disappeared.

Miki Kazuma raised his glasses and looked around the street where Mochizukiri had long been gone. He couldn't help but fall into silence.

"...I probably understand the situation."

Pulling his sleeves, the middle-aged president calmed down his expression and returned to his previous appearance.

"So, Mochizuki, that guy just left this mess to us, leaving the fans of his light novel alone... I know he's not very versatile, but finding a stand-in to disguise himself is a bit too much. That's a bit too much - as far as I know, there are many people rushing to this exhibition."

"...Actually, Ali didn't mean to deceive his fans."

Jinchuan Yu sighed and said:

"He actually has other plans for the promotion of the light novel animation - it's not just about arranging me as a stand-in."

"Ok?"

After hearing Teacher Dayou's rather informative words, the president of Zhichi Library raised his eyebrows slightly:

"What does it mean?"

"...I don't know either. I just heard that he seemed to have a special plan, but when I asked him in detail, he said that he was shy and wanted to keep it secret for the time being."

"........."

What is this all about?

Miki Kazuma, who had no idea what Mochizuki was doing, had a subtle change in his mood.

After a long time, there was only a sigh.

"...You mean, this is all under Ali's control, right?"

"Yes."

Jinchuan Yu nodded:

"He knows everything."

"...He's a fucking know-it-all."

Having said this hard, I remembered Mochizuki's various bad operations in the past, and Miki and Ima were about to become prosperous again——

But... thinking carefully about Mochizuki, who always seems to be beyond imagination, and always has a blank face, as if he has a plan for everything, the middle-aged president just shook his head in the end.

"...However, there is no other way."

I finally accepted the fact that I had temporarily lost Mochizuki.

Kazuma Miki, whose mood had improved a lot after being coaxed by Tsugawa Yuu just now, President Miki raised his glasses:

"Substitute, are you sure that what you just said about Ali is true?"

"determine."

"Hmph...if what you said just now is true, your negotiation and communication skills are much better than that of a certain abstract light novelist."

He praised the mysterious masked man in front of him in a nonsensical way, and crossed his wrist. Knowing that the time for the promotional event was still approaching, the middle-aged president thought for a moment and finally took Yu Tsukawa's hand:

"...Forget it, since you can say it so well, I will trust you and Ali once -"

"Come on, don't reveal your secret, I'll let you go up there for a while and see what that kid wants to do... You already have the script, right? If you can't answer the fan questions later, you'll go crazy. , that boy’s fans won’t mind.”

"Uh-huh."

"You'd better not reveal your secret."

When taking Tsukawa Yuu away, Miki Kazuma issued a final warning:

"If the secret is really exposed, I will throw that curly kid with thin skin and tender flesh into the red light district and let those part-time jk succubi squeeze him dry... If I want my good brother to have a good time Yes, just cheer me up."

...Aren't you really rewarding him?

As he silently complained about these words in his heart, Jinchuan Yu couldn't help but feel quite uncomfortable.

However... Judging from the current situation, there is no room for him to think too much.

Looking at the location of the re0 animation offline event, many fans have gathered, and the boy wearing a shark hood also became serious.

Next, it’s time to become a psychopath.

..........

It’s not too long since the light novel anime was promoted.

On the other side of Tokyo Comic Con: Shonen Jump’s interviews with emerging cartoonists and book signings are about to begin.

Because Teacher Dayu had already gone to act as a substitute, the two girls who initially accompanied Mochizuki were staying obediently in the audience, quietly waiting for the boy to appear.

"...Phew, it's coming."

Standing under the stage, wearing a brown shoulder-length wig, a set of red hairpins behind each ear, and two dull hairs on the top of her head, she was cosplaying Nagisa Furukawa's dog-eyed teacher. She couldn't help but admire herself The girl in a wheelchair next to me said this:

"It feels like even I have become a lot more nervous... How about Saki-chan? Are you worried about Ali?"

"... A guy with no brains has no need to worry at all."

Sitting in a wheelchair, with her waist-length silver hair styled into a braid, wearing blue-purple colored contact lenses, and full of motherhood and subtle childishness, "Emilia" - Kurihara Saki, also smiled at this moment. Lift your chin slightly:

"I care more about the two of us than that mentally disturbed brat... Do we really need to go out dressed like this? It feels weird."

"Hai, this is a comic show, what's weird about a cosplay? Besides, a cosplay suit is a good disguise for a famous musician like you, isn't it?"

"You say it so nicely...you just want to see me wearing this C-suit, right?"

.....originally I wanted to complain like this.

However, perhaps because he was wearing makeup and wearing a brand new customized wheelchair today, Kurihara Saki did not seem to be recognized that he was actually a sloth fish.

Of course, another main reason why he was not recognized was probably due to the dog eyes of a certain cosplayer Nagisa Furukawa who always kept him away from the center of the crowd...

"........"

Because Mochizuki was about to go on stage, Kurihara Saki, who had been staying next to the little teacher Dog Eyes since just now, couldn't help but hold his chin.

Noticing the pensive look of the girl in the wheelchair, Nagisa Furukawa tilted his head slightly mischievously:

"What's wrong? Are you thinking about Ali?"

"...Who thinks about that guy? I just feel a little ashamed. I have never done a cosplay before."

"Hmph, there is a first time in life."

Like making fun of a girl in a wheelchair for being too old-fashioned, Takegami Kasumi couldn't help but poke her best friend's face:

"Have you never worn these before? Humph, you are such an inexplicably conservative guy."

"...I usually only see a few people, so there's no need to dress up so elaborately, right?"

Her face was slightly red, and Kurihara's mother, who had always been a solitary person, said this:

"Besides, I originally thought that Comic Expo was just a casual place to visit. Who would have thought that you would suddenly break into my house and say you wanted to put on makeup and change clothes for me?"

"...Hai, why don't I cosplay with you now? Don't be embarrassed~"

That's it.

Nagisa Furukawa narrowed his dog eyes, and his voice became playful at this moment:

"Besides, don't you think you've become cuter?"

"Sorry, I don't think so."

Recalling the situation this morning when she was sleepy and opened the door to her dog-eyed bestie, only to be forced to put on a shameful cosplay costume, Kurihara Saki couldn't help but hold her cold chest:

"Suddenly you put me into a low-cut dress and short skirt and white knee-high socks, and asked me if I have become cute... Xiaocheng, you are really starting to turn into a female gangster."

"That's what you said... maybe Ali will like it, right?"

Pouting her lips, the girl with dog eyes said teasingly:

"And then again, I actually didn't expect that Xiao Saki is quite promising."

"......"

Beneath the long silver-colored hair is a blushing face and red ears.