123 Chapter 123
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Chapter 123 [Is this what you are looking for? ]
My wife Sayuri took a sip of milk tea and a bite of cake, without delaying her hands for even 0.1 second.
Seeing her writing so frantically, one could surmise that a major comic convention is coming up soon. This fandom icon is currently working on products for her booth at the convention.
It’s going to be held soon, and we are still in the process of drawing the original drawings. Can we make it into the finished product in time?
What if there is a small printing factory with machines, paper, ink, and the entire production line ready, just waiting for the original manuscript to arrive so that it can be edited and printed immediately? Can it still catch up?
Yes, Agatsuma Sayuri knew that she always had to rush to finish her manuscripts at the last minute, so she used her accumulated royalties to buy a small printing company.
She doesn't care what kind of work the factory takes on, as long as it is legal, compliant and safe, all profits after deducting costs will be directly paid to employees as part of their wages.
The only requirement is that I must help her produce the products on the eve of the comic convention, even if it means working overtime to catch up.
My wife Sayuri probably didn't even notice it herself, but this small printing factory became famous for producing her works. It has now expanded several times and has become a well-known two-dimensional product production company in the industry.
As the boss, she just signed a lot of names. She even mistakenly thought that the contract was a book that needed to be signed because there were too many signatures, and almost wrote it in a to-signature mode.
Fortunately, the management is quite kind, otherwise, with the way my wife Sayuri delegated power so blindly, she would have been thrown into jail without even knowing what happened.
At this moment, my wife Sayuri, who knew nothing, was still feeling complacent, lamenting that she was so foresighted and had actually purchased a printing factory in advance.
As expected of someone who once headed Japan's largest company, I have quite the business acumen.
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[Huh? I was once in charge of Japan's largest company? When was that?]
My wife Sayuri only looked up and thought for 1 second, and then the passing time urged her to work hard again.
She has to race against time, otherwise her booth at the comic convention will be empty!
We met up with our friends at the stall at the agreed time, and our wife Sayuri was still without makeup.
She supported her knees, bent over and gasped, "I'll put on makeup after I get in the car."
She felt like she was about to pass out. She ran so fast that the air she took into her lungs couldn't keep up with the amount she consumed.
Her partner was very calm. She had long been accustomed to wearing full makeup. Agatsuma Sayuri went through the process of going from bare face to full makeup.
Anyone who does this at least twice a year for several years will get used to it.
Who made the big guys around me able to draw such beautiful paintings?
More importantly, as long as she helps out at the stall, she can get a set of specially supplied, personally signed products from the boss for free. To her, the generous cash "salary" is not worth mentioning.
Everyone knows that my wife Sayuri's products have to be snatched away to be bought. I wonder how many people will envy someone like her who is 100% sure to get a set.
Besides, despite having a large selection of products, Sayuri Agatsuma's stall always sells out quickly. And once she's sold out, she, as the stall owner, can transform into a cosplayer and run to other stalls to buy more, practically a free visit to the convention—and actually make money, so why not?
Getting on the car, putting on makeup, and handing over the products for the stall to the printing factory employees, this set of procedures has become so familiar and perfected. Except that the carts used to transport the products to be sold have become larger each time, everything else seems to have remained unchanged.
Agatsuma Sayuri and her assistant pushed the last batch of products delivered to the scene and slowly entered the venue following the line of stall owners.
As they walked past the stalls, they struck up a conversation. "Is 'Ju○Kaisen' still the hottest trend this year? Oh, no, it seems 'Fu○Lian' is more popular."
"'Flora'... such a pure love."
"yes."
Before seeing the products at other stalls, they thought they would buy pure love products this time, but they didn't expect...
Chunyu has never missed any comic convention.
Adhering to the principle of buying a sample of every product to see how salty it is, Agatsuma Sayuri quickly filled several suitcases with food before being recognized and surrounded by fans. Like a hamster that has successfully stored food, she happily returned to her booth.
As long as you put it on the stall, the suitcase will not be lost.
Next is their time to let loose and visit the exhibition~
Agatsuma Sayuri was admiring other cosplayers, taking photos left and right, and at the same time, as a cosplayer, she was asked by others to take photos to expand her circle of friends.
I was always stopped after taking a few steps, and the journey around the exhibition was extremely difficult.
Just wandering around like this will reveal that classic IPs from the past are still as popular as ever. Every time I think an IP has lost its appeal, a few comic book experts pop up at comic conventions to create something out of love, or a cosplayer who has retired from the trend and produced a classic.
Agatsuma Sayuri sighed in her heart that time is unforgiving and missed the characters from her childhood.
She is only 24 years old. Before her birthday this year, she was rounded up to 20 years old. Why does she feel old?
Just as she was sighing, her assistant, who was also a cosplayer, shook her arm and said, "Teacher Azuma, look, that's Shinichi and Ran, right?"
Agatsuma Sayuri looked up and saw that it was indeed the case. This is quite rare. Although Kudo Shinichi and Mori Ran are classic characters from classic IPs, nowadays people prefer to cosplay more handsome characters, such as Akai Shuichi and Furuya Rei.
I saw the combination of Gin and Vodka at the comic convention some time ago, and there were even quite a few people cosplaying as the criminal Xiao Hei. However, the predecessor of the male protagonist and his childhood sweetheart have not been seen for a long time.
This may be related to the fact that Sayuri my wife does not attend all comic conventions. If she attends a special event, there will probably be quite a few people cosplaying them.
"Is there a team-building event? I saw several characters from Detective Conan." The assistant was eager to try, looking like she wanted to go up and take a photo.
Agatsuma Sayuri and the assistant cosplayed characters from Agatsuma Sayuri's original works. In addition to the two of them, Agatsuma Sayuri also saw several cosplayers cosplaying characters from the works at the venue.
Sometimes I can't help but feel a little proud, because her works are so good that people are willing to cosplay them.
But this kind of cosplay done sporadically out of personal interest cannot be compared with the small team in front of us that clearly has a division of labor.
In the latter, every role has someone to play, and both the makeup and the character's personality are very good, which can be called professional.
Agatsuma Sayuri also speculated, "Was it an invitation from the organizer? To achieve this level, they must have found students majoring in acting, right?"
The assistant leaned his head close to Agatsuma Sayuri's and whispered in her ear, "I think so too. Maybe he's a real actor. Look how handsome he is."
The assistant was referring to the popular character, Shōgu Rei, who had a difficult time applying makeup due to her dark skin. Normally, the foundation you have at home is either close to your skin tone or slightly lighter than it.
According to traditional aesthetics, there is much less demand for applying makeup to darker skin tones.
Agatsuma Sayuri evaluated this "Furuya Rei" from the perspective of a cosplayer and gave him a high score of 82 points. The remaining 18 points will be distributed in the form of 666.
As she examined the group, she casually remarked, "We've already sent out the Furuya Zero, why don't we send out the entire police academy group as well?"
The assistant covered her mouth and chuckled, "My wife-sensei was actually asking, why not let Morobushi Kagemitsu appear?"
"Tsk, just know it, why say it out loud?"
The two little girls laughed and played, but ultimately did not join the large group of people taking photos.
"There's a Jian Wang 3 stage next door. Let's go over there and take a look."
As a long-established game IP with an average player age of over 30, my wife Sayuri has also been deeply familiar with it. Although she turned it into Jiansan Nikkan after reaching the maximum level and doesn't usually play dungeons or competitive games, it doesn't stop her from following the game activities.
So the two of them squeezed into the crowd of onlookers below while the host was still announcing the show.
After a hearty performance, the two audience members were still not satisfied and discussed the new sect. Of course, their focus was not on the new sect's skills or game positioning, but on the costumes and movements.
These two can play together, so they naturally have common interests.
We were so engrossed in the discussion that we inevitably lost sight of the road.
Comic conventions are packed with people, so brushing shoulders with each other is a physical act. If you do get bumped into, you simply apologize, and it's unlikely anyone will let such a minor incident affect their enjoyment of the event.
In such crowded times, it is common to accidentally get separated from your companions and have to look for each other.
When my wife Sayuri had her arm grabbed, she thought it was just a similar situation.
After being separated from the others, I finally found them and was anxious to catch them, but I accidentally caught the wrong target.
Without even looking up, she simply explained, "I'm not your partner."
After saying that, he wanted to shake off the other person's hand and continue his journey to the exhibition with his partner.
Instead of loosening his grip on her hand, he held it even tighter.
Not only that, Agatsuma Sayuri's assistant looked up at the person who came, and her eyes changed from amazement to shining, and then to a smirk, and the whole transformation took only a few seconds.
My wife Sayuri just watched the other person change from smiling and talking to her to giving the newcomer a smirk.
Because her arms were held back, it was difficult for Agatsuma Sayuri to raise her head. Of course, this may also be due to the overly complicated design of her cosplay costume around the neck, which restricted her head movement to a limited range.
But the assistant opposite was giggling and winking at her frantically.
My wife Sayuri sighed inwardly, "Doesn't she want to look up? Besides shopping and browsing, isn't the whole point of coming to the convention to see everyone's cosplay?"
She couldn't lift her head and couldn't see!
She struggled again, and the man on the other side seemed to notice her predicament and loosened his grip, allowing my wife Sayuri to break free.
She took a deep breath, tidied herself up, and looked at the newcomer with condemnation.
At first, because her arm was grabbed by the backhand, Agatsuma Sayuri had to be in a half-bent posture. At that time, she thought the person behind her was tall because she was not standing straight.
But when she stood up straight and looked back, she couldn't see the other person's face. She took a small step back and looked up, then she saw the other person's face.
The man had delicate features, a slender figure, a gentle temperament, and most importantly, a pair of beautiful blue // cat's eyes, just like her favorite character.
She had never seen a cosplayer who so closely matched her image of Zhu Fu Jing Guang. Even though this was the setting of Jian Wang 3, and even though Zhu Fu Jing Guang wasn't the most commonly cosplayed character in the original work, she was certain that the other person was cosplaying Zhu Fu Jing Guang.
The only thing was that there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes, which was a regrettable failure.
Agatsuma Sayuri believes that Morofushi Kagemitsu has moved on from the tragedy of the past. He should have a firm gaze, be optimistic, and be attentive, but not depressed.
Before my wife, Sayuri, could say anything else, the man spoke: "Sayuri, I found you."
Agatsuma Sayuri was taken aback for a moment, then immediately switched to business mode. "Hello, would you like an autograph?"
The man seemed stunned, but soon realized something, rummaged through his bag, and took out a hardcover comic book.
"Please."
This person spoke awkwardly and didn't seem to understand the rules of comic conventions. Agatsuma Sayuri guessed that he might be from a relatively isolated place, or maybe it was his first time attending a comic convention, so he was a bit shy.
"Since that's the case, I'll be magnanimous and forgive him for scratching my arm so hard that it hurt."
The magnanimous teacher Agatsuma Sayuri opened the comic, wrote her name on the title page, and handed over the book and pen.
She said she was handing it over, but when the other party took it, Agatsuma Sayuri didn't let go. Instead, she smiled and asked, "Handsome guy, are you interested in cosplaying?"
She swayed her body, letting the hem of her skirt dance with her movements.
"Like me and my friend cosplaying like this, I think you're perfect for a role."
Agatsuma Sayuri looked far away towards the place where she had just seen the "Detective Conan" team. The group had already left. You know, it had been three hours since they arrived at the Jian Wang 3 stage. Which coser team would stay in the aisle for three hours without moving?
Even if they want to stay for three hours, the staff will ask them to go to a more open place to avoid blocking the small queuing and walking space between the stalls.
"I don't know if you've seen Detective Conan or its spin-off, about a police academy team. There's a character in there that fits your image perfectly."
Agatsuma Sayuri grabbed the man's arm with her backhand, her eyes gleaming. "You're perfect for that role! I guarantee with my titanium eyes that you're the best, no one can surpass you."
"I am Zhufu Jingguang."
The man said with a wry smile, using the Japanese pronunciation for the name part.
Agatsuma Sayuri was pleasantly surprised. "Huh? You speak Japanese so well. Oh, so the teacher is a cosplayer. Um, knowing Japanese is a plus when cosplaying Japanese anime characters."
Then he frowned slightly, looked at the man in front of him, and shook his head.
"The most important thing about cosplay is authenticity. Even if you're not wearing the official costume, the costume from the original work, or Taniko's new clothes, the teacher's outfit doesn't look like Morufushi Kagemitsu's style..."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to criticize the teacher's cosplay, please don't mind it." The sharper the critical gaze, the more sincere the apology.
Just as she finished speaking, she muttered softly, "But it fits the style of clothing that I imagined Zhu Fu Jing Guang would wear. I will add it to Zhu Fu Jing Guang's wardrobe."
"Teacher my wife, I remember you made a similar piece of clothing." The young assistant whispered, covering his ears.
My wife Sayuri suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, I made one for Kagemitsu Nunu."
She gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Good! Teacher, we think alike. Your aesthetic sense is amazing."
I don't know whether he was praising Zhu Fujingguang's taste in clothing or praising himself.
Her excitement had not subsided yet, at least she had not realized that when the other party said "I am Zhufu Jingguang", he did not mean that he was cosplaying Zhufu Jingguang, but that he was Zhufu Jingguang himself.
Therefore, the doujinshi masters who have created countless Morifushi Kagemitsu peripherals have suggested: "But when cosplaying, it is better to wear clothes that are accepted by the public."
"It's a pity I didn't bring my Morifuku Jingguang cosplay costume. Otherwise, the teacher would have looked exactly like Morifuku Jingguang just by changing into his clothes. There won't be another Morifuku Jingguang in the entire venue who looks more like Morifuku Jingguang than the teacher!"
"Yes, absolutely."
"I mean, I need to change into that outfit," Agatsuma Sayuri gestured to herself.
People really do laugh when they are speechless, and it only took Zhu Fujingguang a few minutes to change from a wry smile to a helpless smile.
Finally, the conversation between the two ended with: "Will you come tomorrow? If you are willing, I will prepare the cosplay equipment for you. How about cosplaying as Zhu Fu Jingguang?! Please expand your circle!"
【Author’s words】
Assistant: His eyes are shining—the light of gossip.
Agatsuma Sayuri: Her eyes lit up—she was so excited to have found the perfect person to cosplay Morofushi Kagemitsu.
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Keimitsu Morufushi: Sayuri is still so two-dimensional.
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The main text ends here. The confirmed extra chapters include having Morobushi Kagemitsu cosplay as Morobushi Kagemitsu, returning to Japan where I have control over Japan's number one company, and the daily lives of some characters.
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