After being thoroughly scolded by Rion, I worked hard for the remaining time.
I worked for exactly one hour, and when it was time for the shift change, Riran and I decided to walk around the school.
I stayed in my kimono, but in addition to the dog ears and dog tail, I put on fluffy paws and feet. Around my neck, I hung a placard that said '1-5 Japanese-style Cafe' to serve as advertisement (Neika's idea).
What should I do? I feel restless, like a large dog wearing a collar.
And Riran was in the Dracula mode from earlier. There was nothing she could do about her chest, but other than that, she was completely a cross-dressing girl. Female students had been calling out to her incessantly for a while now.
“You're popular, aren't you? As expected.”
“What about you? Akito, you’ve been taking lots of pictures with girls too.”
“I’m more like a mascot. Riran, you’re a complete idol.”
She had been stopped frequently for a while now. I felt like I was just an extra.
But thanks to that, we were able to guide people to our class. During this time, Suwabe-san, who was in charge of customer service, sent me a message with a happy scream: 'Please don't send any more people—!'
Good, good. I'll send even more.
“Akito, as expected, I'm hungry.”
“Ah, that's true. What do you want to eat?”
“Hmm... cotton candy!”
“It was the same during the summer festival... Do they even sell cotton candy here?”
“It seems they have it in the courtyard. Let's go.”
Riran led the way with the pamphlet in one hand, and I followed behind her. I felt a bit like a dog being led by its owner.
When we went out to the courtyard, it was also crowded with quite a lot of people. There were people doing full-blown cosplay like Riran, people doing simple cosplay like me, and others who only had a single point of costume.
Even among them, Riran showed an extraordinary presence.
In addition to her overwhelming beauty, she had a high-level vampire cosplay. And me, walking behind such a Riran. Wasn't I completely a vassal?
“Ah, I found it! Akito, cotton candy!”
“Yes, yes.”
But man, her smiling face really is that of a peerless beauty. I feel like my brain is going to bug out.
I ordered cotton candy at the stall and paid 200 yen. The school festival stalls are really cheap and helpful.
“Here.”
“Thank you. *Munch*. Mm~, so sweet...!”
She grabbed the hem of my kimono and shook it back and forth. This was a scene I had seen back in the summer too.
Up until a moment ago, I looked like Riran’s vassal, but now I was leading Riran so she wouldn't get lost. Well, that’s just a pretext. It’s because I want to hold hands with Riran. As long as we have the Red Thread, we won’t ever get lost from each other anyway.
“What will Akito eat?”
“Hmm... Oh, yakitori. I'll go buy some.”
“Okay~”
I lined up at the yakitori stall and bought about three skewers. When I hurried back to where Riran was...
“Kuonji-san, please look this way too!”
“A pose over here, please!”
“Ah, yes. How about something like this?”
“““““KYAAAAAA—!”””””
Good grief, a crowd had formed magnificently.
“As expected of Kuonji-kun.”
“Eh? Ah, Yakushiji-senpai. Hello.”
“Umu, hello. I was watching, and the moment she was alone, she was surrounded.”
“Well, Riran alone looks much more the part than when she’s with me.”
“Rather, it’s because she looks so happy when she’s with you. It was probably hard for them to call out to her.”
Was it that much? ...Looking at that situation, it’s probably true. It’s a bit complicated.
“You have a complicated look on your face, but that applies to you too.”
“Eh?”
“If I weren't by your side like this, you’d probably be swarmed by hungry female students too.”
Hahaha, no way.
I suddenly looked around. ...Is it just my imagination, or are there more gazes on me...? No, no. Unlike Ryūya or Asahiko who have the looks, there’s no way I’d be noticed.
“More importantly, too many people are gathering, Enma-sama.”
“That’s true. But please stop calling me Enma-sama. It’s embarrassing.”
“You said it yourself, didn't you? Even though you went all out with that outfit.”
“Saying it myself and being called that by others are two different things.”
I guess that’s how it is.
Yakushiji-senpai cleared her throat once and raised her voice.
“Students gathered there! If you don't disperse immediately, I will use my authority as Student Council President to make everyone take supplementary lessons for the entire duration of the Ginkgo Festival!!”
*Freeze*. Everyone hurried away.
Amazing, everyone disappeared just with those words. I doubt she actually has that much authority, but since it's this person, she might actually do it...
“Akito~, I'm tired~”
“Yeah, good work. Yakushiji-senpai, thanks.”
“Thank you very much, Senpai.”
“Fufu, don't mention it. This is also part of maintaining public order.”
Yakushiji-senpai laughed heartily and disappeared into the crowd.
There is no Discipline Committee in our school. That’s why the Student Council takes on that role... but there is no one more suited to be the Discipline Committee Head than her.
As expected of someone called 'Enma-sama,' I suppose.