Is there Kamen Rider 01 in Date Away?

"Don't want to lose? Don't want to lose what?"

"Just now when I was choosing clothes..." Niya took the lead and ran to Manren, ready to tell Manren about the little interaction between her and Shiori when he was delusional.

"Don't say that, Erya!"

Just now when choosing clothes, Shiori originally wanted to choose a maid outfit with less exposure, but Niya said, "Is it really okay to dress so conservatively? Lianbao's eyes might be focused on me."

After hearing this, Shiori suddenly became a little uneasy. Although the focus of this date was to capture Niya, she didn't want to lose to Niya in attracting Shinren's attention. With this mentality, Shiori chose this relatively revealing nurse uniform, not noticing the "planned" smile of Niya behind her.

Shiori quickly covered Niya's mouth, and Shinren was also sensible enough not to ask any further questions.

Erya walked around Zhenlian, like a tailor shop owner helping a customer to visually measure his body data, and finally decided: "I see, Lianbao, try the priest costume!"

"Ah?" Before Zhenlian could react, Erya stuffed a black and purple priest uniform into her and pushed her into the dressing room.

A few minutes later, Zhenlian came out wearing a black and purple priest's uniform with gold decorations.

"Ohh! As expected, Lianbao's devilish and sinister personality is suitable for the priest costume!"

Hearing Niya's praise, Zhenlian showed a disgusted expression: "Are you praising me or insulting me? Hmm? Shiori, what's wrong with you?"

Compared to the excited Niya, Shiori looked like a deflated balloon with a look of despair on his face: "Nothing, it seems some bad memories came to my mind. For example, when I and Kotori wore angel costumes and fought against the evil demon naked in the end."

"What kind of R18 pornographic game plot is this?"

"Xiao Zhizhi, please describe the details to me in no less than 100,000 words!"

Zhenlian looked at the priest robe on herself. Since she was wearing this COS costume, it would be a shame not to imitate the character.

"Ah~~" Zhen Lian's body trembled, and his voice suddenly became tax-evading, "Spiral staircase, rhinoceros beetle, ruins street, fig tower, rhinoceros beetle, path of suffering, rhinoceros beetle, singularity, Giotto, angel, hydrangea, rhinoceros beetle, singularity! Secret Emperor!"

"It's very authentic, Lianbao!"

"To be honest, I'm more interested in little boys than girls, Amen."

"Such a hellish characteristic, there's no need for you to restore it, Shinrei-kun!"

"Well, Lianbao, try this again."

Niya found a door frame from somewhere and handed it to Zhenlian, who got into the door frame very skillfully: "Ah——! I feel it! I found the 'spot'! That's it! Made in heaven!"

Looking at the two people who were having so much fun, Shiori suddenly felt that he could not keep up with their pace.

--split line--

"Very satisfied~ Very satisfied~" Erya came out of the COS shop with a very satisfied look on her face, "Although it's a bit regrettable that I couldn't make Lianbao look shy or lose his mind and shout 'I want to be Miss Erya's dog'. But overall it's still pretty good~"

"I'm sorry, I'm not a canine, I'm a primate. But if you're willing to switch from primates to canines, I'd be happy to help you put the lid on Darwin's coffin."

"Aaaaaah~ It turns out that Lianbao is such a sadistic person! Lianbao, so sad!"

Manren and Nia were like manzai actors, talking one after another, and it was difficult for Shiori to get a word in.

"So which bookstore should we discuss with Lianbao and Xiaozhizhi next? Mate? Gamer? Tiger?"

Hearing the meaningless words coming out of Niya's mouth, Shiori tilted his head in confusion: "Mare-kun, do you understand what Niya said?"

"I just watch anime occasionally and buy some pseudo-otaku peripherals. My purity is not as high as Erya's."

"It's Animate, Gamers, and Toranoana. Do you like MelonBooks or COMICZIN? Or BookTower or something like that?"

Seeing the two of them looking confused, Erya explained. However, seeing the more question marks on the other two's heads, they probably still couldn't understand what Erya said.

"I do not mind."

"Just do what Erya likes."

"Really? Then let's start from the nearest bookstore!" Hearing the two people's answers, Erya excitedly pulled Shinren and Shiori into the nearest bookstore one by one.

--split line--

"Wow! Is this true? Umura-sensei's painting style has changed! This work has actually been published to the 25th volume, in my lifetime!" Niya flipped through the works one after another with stars in his eyes. Then he picked up a comic book, his eyes shining, "This... this... this is Kurauchi-sensei's new work!"

Seeing how excited Niya was, the poker-faced Zhenlian also showed a little surprise: "Niya, you also like Mr. Kurauchi's "Time and Space Tale" so much."

"It's more than just love! I decided to become a cartoonist because I read Kurauchi-sensei's 'Tales of Time and Space'! Zhu Luye is my bride! Even if he's a boy, he's still my bride!" Erya spoke much faster and talked incessantly.

Seeing Erya so excited, Zhenlian was a little overwhelmed. Although he knew that Erya liked this work when he saw her "Time and Space Tale" figurine cabinet before, he did not expect Erya to be so fanatical.

"Um...what are you guys talking about..." asked Shiori weakly, who didn't understand otaku culture.

"It's "Chrono Tale", a work by Mr. Kurauchi. It's a popular manga-level work. But if Xiao Zhizhi wants to get into it, she still needs to overcome the problems of the quality and style of comics and animations from the last century, so it's more suitable for newcomers like Xiao Zhizhi to get into it through the new version of the animated movie..."

Listening to Erya's excited recommendation, Shiori suddenly felt that his brain was not enough.

A few minutes later

“Bliss~”

Niya walked out of the bookstore excitedly with a pile of books in her arms, and Shiori's face seemed a little red - the reason was simple, the cover of the book Niya was holding had an illustration of two half-naked boys hugging each other, and the slogan printed on it was "My Sword of the King".

"Niya, this is..." Although the girls in the class sometimes bring such works to school, Shiori himself has never come into contact with BL works. Looking at Niya holding a pile of BL books, Shiori didn't know what expression to make.

"Let's not talk about Lianbao for now. I thought Xiao Zhizhi would understand my girlish heart." Erya was a little puzzled, as if he had discovered that his accomplice was actually a high-level double agent.

"Eiya, it seems like you have a big misunderstanding of me..."

"Do I have to hold this?" Zhenlian, who was walking behind, had a unhappy look on his face. As a pack animal, he was responsible for helping Erya hold the male character's R18 pillow. A boy holding a male character's R18 pillow in public, such behavior of a social bully would inevitably become the visual focus.

"Don't be so sad, Lianbao. You will be rewarded."

"I'd like to state in advance that I'm not interested in your underwear."

"Eh, eh, eh! I'm so hurt." Erya pretended to be hurt, then he became energetic again, "Well, in this case, let me show you my lifelong skills!"

After that, Erya pointed his hand at Zhenlian like a camera: "Identification completed! Black-bellied, sadistic, stuffy, and a devilish top!"

"Hey!"

"So are there any strategies for this type of character?"

However, Niya did not answer Shiori's question, and pointed the "camera" at Shiori: "Weak, always uke!"

Shiori was also "identified" by Nia.

Chapter 10: Love of the Second Dimension (Part )

At lunchtime, the three of them had lunch at a hamburger restaurant.

Fortunately, Niya is not the kind of autistic otaku who hardly talks to people except those who share the same interests as her. Her talkative personality makes even Shiori, who doesn't know much about otaku culture, enjoy chatting with her.

"So satisfied! So satisfied!" After finishing two hamburgers, Erya leaned against the back of his chair and touched his flat belly with a happy look on his face. It was not only because his appetite was satisfied, but also because he wanted to shop all the time.

Along the way, Shin and Shiori accompanied Nia to visit almost all of Akihabara, buying all the games, comics, anime CDs, albums, figurines, and official books. The originally empty suitcases and backpacks were now like cans filled with sardines, and even the cart was piled high with a layer of stuff.

"If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it enough grass. Erya, you have to treat me to lunch." After doing hard work for the whole morning, Zhenlian complained to Erya about his exploitative behavior by ordering another Big Mac.

"Okay, Lianbao. I'll treat you this time, so eat as much as you can." Erya picked up a French fry with a smile, "Lianbao, do you want to share a French fry with me?"

"Not only do we have to share one, the whole bunch of fries belongs to me." Zhenlian put the fries in Erya's mouth into her own with a wicked smile, and then unceremoniously moved the bag of fries in front of Erya to herself.

"Woo woo! Little Zhizhi, Lianbao is bullying me!"

"Wipe your greasy hands and greasy mouth first!"

"What a relaxing date." Looking at the two people having fun and drinking the cool and refreshing cola in the cup, Shiori exclaimed happily.

[Hmm. Compared to other elves, Erya is really as difficult as a low-level pure-good novice village.]

The sound of the piano coming from the headphones also brought an expected sense of relaxation.

"I hope so..." Hearing the praises of the two sisters from the Gokawa family, Shinrei felt a little uneasy. After all, Shinrei had been exposed to more otaku culture than Shiori and Kotori, and naturally had dealt with those who relied on the second dimension to escape reality. Shinrei dared to guarantee that it would be no more difficult to capture these guys than to date an elf.

Now Manren can only pray that Niya is not the kind of otaku who is disappointed with the real world and devotes all his energy to the second dimension.

[And to be honest, I feel that Nia's enthusiasm for Shiori is far less than that in the BL book. ]

Shinren thought so as she looked at Nia, who treated BL doujinshi as a treasure and rubbed her face against it.

[Commander! Look! The data of Nia Honjou...]

It seemed as if the gods of this world had a grudge against Zhenlian. After a few minutes, the panicked voices of the crew members came from the headphones. If nothing unexpected happened, Erya was probably the type that Zhenlian was most worried about.

【What's wrong? 】

[Today, Erya's favorability is completely stuck at the level of the first meeting. From this morning till now, there is no fluctuation at all. Let alone sealing, it is completely at the level of ordinary friends. ]

"Eh?" Shiori was a little surprised when she heard the voice in the headset. She and Niya had been getting along well today. Shiori was very cooperative except for the topic of otaku. Even when it came to otaku culture, Niya was very patient and explained it to her in a way that Shiori could understand. She had a lot of fun with Niya, whether it was wearing sexy COS costumes or imitating the speech of anime characters with various attributes. Although she knew that this would not lead to a successful strategy, she could not imagine that Niya's emotions towards her did not change at all.

As the saying goes, good things don't come in pairs, and accidents never come singly. Just when Shiori was worrying about how to improve Nia's favorability, Manren and Nia actually had a conflict.

"When it comes to bonds, it should be Longlu! Zhu Luye and Longwu have so many combined ultimate moves! Longwu must be Zhu Luye's true love!"

"Huh? Isn't Ryugo just a character who wants to make money from the fan circle? Obviously, only Kotetsu who has been silently protecting Tokiyo is Tokiyo's real life!"

Although I couldn't understand the conversation between the two, it was different from the previous joking quarrels. Zhenlian and Niya supported their hands on the table, and there seemed to be crackling sparks between their emerald eyes and half-blue and half-purple eyes.

"There is no market for the reckless and honest character of Kotetsu anymore!"

"How can the guy who wanted to assassinate Zhu Luye in the first place have the right to stay by Zhu Luye's side with a clear conscience?"

[What is that idiot Manrei doing? Go and stop them, sister!]

"Oh oh oh!"

Just when the two were about to start fighting, Shizhi hurriedly stood between them and said, "Stop fighting! If you have anything to say, just talk it out!"

After placing Shinrei and Nia on both sides, Shiori went to inquire about the situation one by one.

Zhen Lian said angrily, "Er Ya is a member of the Dragon Heron Party, and I am a member of the Tiger Heron Party. Tiger Heron was already aggrieved enough, but Er Ya insisted on whipping his corpse. I really can't stand it anymore."

Niya complained to Shizhi angrily, "I thought Lianbao was a fellow, but he turned out to be a member of the Tiger Heron Party! And he's the type that explodes when touched! I misjudged him!"

"Shiori-chan, you must be on my side!"

However, facing the two's behavior of pulling the neutral party, Shizhi was confused: "Um... I don't really understand what you are talking about..."

Later, with the explanation of Nakatsugawa, an know-it-all in the second dimension, Shiori was able to barely figure out the whole story.

Both Shinrei and Niya are fans of the classic work "Chrono Tale". The protagonists of "Chrono Tale" are the male protagonist Tokito and the two male second-ranked ones - Tokito's best friend Kotetsu and the early villain Ryugo who was later whitewashed and joined.

Originally, the three protagonists were equipped with the standard configuration of a sword, an armor, and a shield. However, due to Kotetsu's reckless and honest personality, his popularity was low. In order to increase sales, the editor not only asked the author to add a plot for the popular character Ryugo, but even forced the author to assign the equipment originally belonging to Kotetsu, Tiger Volt and Tiger Burning, to Zhu Luye and Ryugo.

However, the plot of Kotetsu giving up his equipment and the subsequent character description directly made Kotetsu's popularity soar. In the later period, Kotetsu's special weapons such as Torafuto and Tora-Ren-Yen were also returned to Kotetsu, and in the end, Kotetsu and Tokiyoshi defeated the boss together.

Although in the later part of the plot, Kotetsu got the treatment he deserved as the second male lead, the unequal treatment in the early and middle stages has made Kotetsu's fans extremely dissatisfied. To this day, the joint move of Tiger and Heron released by Ryugo and Tokiwa is still the scene that fans "talk about with relish".

And Niya's words, "I really hope that the one who defeats the boss with Tokiwa Ye in the finale is Ryugo," completely crossed the bottom line of Zhenlian, a Tokiwa fan.

Imagine that you usually live a more miserable life than others, and finally get honor and can be proud of yourself. The guy who usually suppresses you suddenly says to you, "I really wish it was me who got the honor you gave me." This kind of behavior is more or less unable to read the atmosphere.

[The Ryuu-Hiro party is not happy that Ryuugo is weaker than Kotetsu, and the Kotetsu party is not happy that Kotetsu's equipment and roles were taken away by Ryuugo. The two sides have been holding grudges for a long time. Ryuugo was originally involved in the main storyline, and Kotetsu preferred Tokiya's pendant, so this kind of conflict was inevitable.]

After listening to Nakatsugawa's explanation, Shiori also understood the specific situation a little: "I didn't expect that supporting CP would really lead to a fight. I've seen it..."

[Shiori, you are still too young. If you watch "Detective Conan", you will know how crazy the CP party is. ]

Nakatsugawa's words were filled with the pride that only a senior could have, and Shiori once again realized that he still had a long way to go if he wanted to integrate with Manre and Nia.

[In short, Niya's mood is the priority. We must find out the problem that keeps Niya's favorability stable. As for Manren, Ratatosk will have a hundred thousand ways to make him happy! ]

[I’m sorry, Manrei-kun…]

"Are you holding a war meeting?"

"Goo!"

Just when Shiori was apologizing to Zhenlian in his heart, Niya suddenly said something in Shiori's ear, which scared Shiori like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"I was scared to death, Niya..." Shiori patted his chest and said with lingering fear.

"I'm sorry. I was also wrong about that thing with Lianbao. I will apologize to Lianbao later. Xiao Zhizhi, there's no need to worry so much." Erya scratched the back of his head cheerfully, revealing a row of white teeth.

"That's great..." Shiori breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Niya was not still concerned about the problem she had with Marie a few minutes ago - he just had to coax Marie later.

"But it seems that Ori is not just worried about this, right?" Niya looked at Shiori, "Is it because of that... favorability issue?"

"!"

Before Shiori could ask, "Why do you know that?", Niya waved her hand and said, "Don't be so nervous. For me, I also want to live a peaceful life. It would be best if it can be sealed, but it doesn't matter if it's not sealed... But judging from the look on Shiori's face, it seems that your efforts were in vain."

"Did I do anything to upset Erya?"

"No, no! Little Zhizhi is really cute!" Facing Shizhi's question, Niya waved her hand hastily, "It's my problem."

"Di Ya's problem?"