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"If we print so many, can we really sell them all?" Shiina Mashiro looked at the picture books piled up like a tower on the table beside her, still looking a little unconfident.
"Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem." Natsume Rin comforted her. She glanced at the time and saw that the museum was about to open. Unable to suppress her curiosity, she let Shiina Mashiro guard the stall alone and ran to her senior to observe the situation.
Don't look for it specifically when you get there. The senior students' booths are so different from those of other small clubs. Even big clubs have to admit defeat in front of them.
The venue was filled with illustrations and drawings in an otherworldly style. The theme's name was written on a shed, and a notice board next to it introduced the background of the novel.
"The Bologna War?"
Natsume Rin stood there reading out the name, looking up at the huge words in the middle of the shed. Apart from the lack of otherworldly elements from the host of the event, the atmosphere was perfect.
"You should wear magician costumes." Natsume Rin gave considerate advice.
"Instead of spending time here talking nonsense, why don't you come and help." Yukino said something ridiculous as she passed by him.
They are obviously competitors, it's good enough that Natsume doesn't help and cause some trouble, but he actually said he would help like this!
Then he saw that Senior Aoyama, who was clearly investigating the situation, picked up the figures and arranged them carefully.
Who is she from?
So Natsume Rin also joined in, took the figures that Yukino brought out of the box and started visiting.
"Bullmaster, I don't think you are suitable for the profession of magician."
"Right, a magician can only be controlled by my temperament!"
Kasumigaoka-senpai's voice came from behind, and Natsume Rin nodded in approval.
"Mysterious, powerful, and a bit charming, if Kasumigaoka-senpai wasn't having an attack, she would be exactly the image of a magician that I have in mind."
"...Junior, I don't think I'm sick." Kasumigaoka Utaha was happy for only a few seconds, then stared at her with resentment.
Natsume Rin pretended not to notice and continued to comment with great interest: "And someone like the Minister seems more suitable to play the role of a sage, leading the protagonists to challenge the Great Devil."
"Command ability? Not bad." Yukino nodded with satisfaction, and was quite satisfied with Natsume Rin's comments.
"Well, actually I mean that in terms of the Riddler, the Minister is indeed very similar to the guide of the protagonist group."
Click.
Yukinoshita Yukino broke the puppet in her hand expressionlessly, leaving Natsume Rin with an unclear expression of horror, and then stood up alone.
Hiss, telling the truth is indeed a difficult thing.
Chapter 169 You are really lustful
"As for Shiina-san, he must be a pure and noble priest."
He even arranged identities for everyone in a serious manner. Shiina Mahiru tilted her head and looked at him for a few times, then reluctantly said, "Although I don't like it very much, I still appreciate your kindness."
"What about me? What about me? Don't treat me as if I don't exist!"
Eriri, who had been trying to make her presence known in front of Natsume Rin ever since she came over, said in dissatisfaction.
The relationship between the two of them couldn't be considered bad at all, especially after the tutoring before the exam, Eriri began to treat the other as a comrade-in-arms.
It was really too much that her comrades chose to ignore her at this time.
"Hey, Eriri-senpai is here too." Natsume Rin pretended to have just noticed her and laughed. After all, among all the girls present, she was the only one who would be fooled by this little trick.
"For a girl like Eriri-senpai, I feel like there's only one identity that fits the bill."
"Princess of the kingdom?" Eriri touched her beautiful blonde hair and asked with certainty.
No matter how she thought about it, she felt that she was most suitable for that role.
"Uh, that's about the same idea." Natsume Rin blinked.
"Hurry up and tell me, a mixed-race princess born out of a state marriage, with a beautiful face and a gentle personality, and loved by both royal families." She even added some settings for herself without authorization.
But there’s nothing wrong with a pretty face, and a gentle personality is not the right word to describe a senior.
"She is the kind of villainous noble lady that is common in the royal capital. After mocking the protagonists, she was severely humiliated. Even though she realized her mistake, she still stubbornly insisted on it. In the end, she relied on the power of her family to save her life." Natsume Rin told the truth seriously.
Anyway, with Eriri-senpai's personality, even if she goes to another world, she probably won't be able to escape this kind of development.
"Natsume Rin!"
Before the comic convention officially opened that day, the audience waiting outside the door described that they seemed to hear an extremely angry female voice.
……
"You really deserve it."
Nanami Aoyama looked at Natsume Rin with a gloating look, while Mashiro Shiina, who had just woken up, looked at them, very curious about what was happening over there.
"Senior Aoyama, to be honest is indeed a very painful thing." Natsume Rin said lazily.
He just wanted to experience what it felt like not to lie, but within just a few days he was severely punished by several girls.
"That's true. Sometimes white lies are necessary."
Let’s put the discussion about truth and lies aside for the moment. With the official opening of the venue, the comic convention, which had been postponed several times, finally welcomed new tourists.
As the ones who participated on the second day, Natsume Rin and his team had inherent disadvantages, but relying on their advantages in publishing, their booth was soon surrounded by crowds of people.
Natsume Rin looked at the young ladies flocking to the stall with satisfaction. It turned out that Shi Lien's style of painting is more suitable for girls' comics.
If you want to gain higher popularity, you still have to wait for the wave of animation to come, and rely on excellent production and plot to attract more passers-by.
However, when he heard the noise coming from the crowd, he subconsciously shrank his head and realized that something was wrong.
"Why did it end like that? Teacher Shiina, this doesn't make sense at all."
"Did you already think of the final ending when you were planning the creation? Shiina-sensei, you are so mean."
"Teacher Shiina, will this new ending be a happy one?"
Faced with the overwhelming opinions, Shiina Mashiro would not take the blame for Natsume Rin. When she found that Natsume Rin showed signs of escaping, she decisively reached out her hand: "He is the one who decides the outcome!"
“I’m actually not satisfied with the official ending, so the picture book sold at this comic convention is our revised new ending.”
Natsume Rin felt the full hostility behind him, turned around and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and shouted to everyone: "If you like it, please support us."
After saying that, Natsume Rin ran away. No matter what, he would not come back to this stall today!
His senior classmates didn't welcome him, and his own stall was too dangerous, so Natsume Rin could only wander around the comic convention alone to kill time.
It is worthy of being the most famous comic convention in the island country. Especially after a period of suppression, it seems that this year’s crowd will reach a new high.
As a normal male, Natsume Rin's attention will inevitably be attracted by the endless stream of COSERs in the exhibition hall, including many creative and high-quality cosplays.
Sabe in FGO, Raiden Shogun in Genshin Impact, the Golden Ship in Uma Musume, and all kinds of weird things.
Just like Sukuna's fingers in Jujutsu Kaisen...
Could you please stay in human form next time? I'm talking to you. How can someone roll around on the ground dressed as a bug?
And you guys should stop taking photos with him, otherwise the next comic convention will be another year of chaos.
Even though she was complaining in her heart, Natsume Rin was actually quite happy watching what she was watching, especially when she found a girl whose breasts were totally inappropriate for the image cosplaying the symbol of Rudor. Looking at the tight blue and white sailor uniform of Tresen Academy, Natsume Rin very cowardly went up to ask for a photo.
"Thank you so much!"
After taking photos with the girl, Natsume Rin took the opportunity to shake her hand, and then went on to visit the comic exhibition with great interest.
Special Week, Silent Suzuka, Emperor of the East Sea...
It seems that Uma Musume is really popular, but that boy cosplaying as the golden ship, please don’t come over just because I’m taking a photo with Uma Musume!
Stay away from this kind of cult-level image.
"You are really lecherous."
After he contentedly took a photo with the shy Silent Suzuka, he heard a girl's laughter from behind him. When he turned around, he saw Yukino standing behind him.
"Come on, this is not lust, it's simply the reaction you would have if you saw your favorite character appear in real life." Natsume Rin said goodbye to Wusheng Suzuka with a smile, came to the minister and spoke confidently.
"You don't look like a otaku at all." Yukino followed his footsteps.
"Why do you need to look? Besides, otakus don't have a fixed image. In a place like this, you can see all kinds of people."
After carefully scanning the surroundings, Yukino pinched her chin and thought about the common features of these strange creatures. Finally, she nodded and admitted her mistake: "I am biased."
"It seems that the image of otaku is indescribable."
Why does it seem like it's going in the wrong direction? Natsume Rin shook her head, took the minister to see a lot of places, and finally sent her back to where she started.
Under the pressure and gaze of senior Eriri, Natsume Rin chose to buy a painting as an apology gift.
So telling the truth is indeed a difficult thing.
Chapter 170: The Encyclopedia is Not a Wishing Machine
After the first day of the comic convention ended and the stalls were closed, Natsume Rin and her senior looked at each other affectionately, like a couple who had been in love for a long time.
"Senior, how many copies did you sell today?" Natsume Rin was the first to ask.
"They're all sold out. I've already called the publishing house and asked them to work overtime to print out new books." Kasumigaoka Utaha said with her hands on her hips, full of momentum.
Natsume Rin didn't believe her at all. Not to mention whether the publishing house could be that fast, just looking at the large and small bags being pulled behind her, it was clear that there would be a lot of books left.
"Oh, do you need my help in introducing a publishing house? The one I have a good relationship with is very efficient." Natsume Rin didn't expose her, but just looked at the senior's stiff face, feeling that this would be more interesting than saying it directly.
"Is there any need to hide something like this?" Xueno said lightly as she passed by them carrying a box. "Unless someone cheats tomorrow, it will be too late to change the time."
"No, you don't understand."
Kasumigaoka Utaha and Natsume Rin shook their heads at the same time and started to explain to this half-baked 2D person.
At comic conventions, in addition to the big names who have already started promoting, an indispensable factor is tap water. A booth that makes a splash at the first day of the convention will see a blowout on the second day.
Although they wasted the most precious day, they were still able to find 'tap water' thanks to their connections.
I'm just not sure about the other party's bottom line, so I want to find out in advance.
"There are so many tricks?" Yukinoshita Yukino pinched her chin in thought, then moved the box to the car and wiped her hands, "But in the end, if they all advertised, isn't it the same as not having any publicity at all?"
"This logic sounds good, but..."
"It seems to be what I thought." Yukino interrupted Natsume Rin's explanation with a smile: "Do you want to go eat? Bring your members with you."
The rest of their belongings were taken away by the car, and the few remaining books that Natsume Rin had were also taken up.