Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

After uttering his last words somewhat vaguely, Nangong Yu tensed up, pressed himself tightly against the door, and dared not say anything more.

Chapter 235 Fantasy Land Carnival

Glug glug, plop~

At the open-air pool, Bronya scooped up a handful of water and rinsed her mouth, gurgling for a while before spitting out the slightly cloudy liquid.

Then, he grinned with a disgusted expression and stuck out his tongue.

Although she swallowed most of it, a small amount of it was sticky and made his mouth feel strange. As soon as she finished, she pulled Nangong Yu over to the pool to rinse his mouth.

Standing beside Bronya, Nangong Yu's gaze lingered on Bronya's red lips, watching her as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Let's not do it outside next time..."

No wonder Bronya pulled him into a small, dark room; it turned out it was all premeditated.

While he was holding the door open, he kept hearing footsteps coming from the doorway. In just over ten minutes, his heart rate had become a jumbled mess, fluctuating wildly.

It's exciting, but it's better to be more cautious in the future.

Unfortunately, Bronya ignored him completely. After rinsing her mouth, she took out a lipstick, applied it to her lips twice in front of the mirror on the wall, pursed her moist lips, and then gently popped them open with a soft "pop".

Bathed in light, Bronya's rose-red lips appeared even more luscious and alluring. She put away her lipstick and finally looked at Nangong Yu with a smile.

Nangong Yu was now completely captivated by her movements. The simple application of lipstick revealed a feminine charm that made it difficult for him to look away. Beneath her alluring eyes, those red lips had been moving constantly...

Feeling somewhat dazed, he came to his senses to find Bronya standing in front of him, her soft, white hand resting on his chest, as if she were coquettishly cuddling with her closest lover. Bronya tiptoed and whispered softly in his ear.

"The time just now was half the time you usually spend at home!"

"!!!"

He quickly turned his gaze and immediately met Bronya's teasing and smiling eyes.

“Is it that comfortable?”

"..."

"Don't worry, I will be responsible for you."

"?"

Bronya was increasingly amused by Nangong Yu's rare moment of helplessness. Just as she was about to continue teasing him, Sugisaki Ken's voice rang out from afar.

"Hey!! Yu, come over here if you have time!!!"

Before Bronya could say anything, Nangong Yu quickly turned her head and replied, "Understood, right away!!"

Gratitude for his good brother welled up in his eyes, and when he turned back, he immediately looked embarrassed, saying to Bronya, whose expression had suddenly become blank, "Ahem, look, Key is calling me..."

"Alright, alright, let's go."

With a helpless wave, Nangong Yu left as if granted a pardon. Of course, he didn't forget to kiss Bronya on the cheek before leaving, and then, under her reproachful gaze, he happily hurried towards Sugisaki Ken's location.

"Tsk, this is really bad timing."

With a smile on his lips, he watched Nangong Yu's carefree figure run away and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Her cheeks flushed instantly, her pearly white teeth gently biting her red lips, and she couldn't help but place one hand on her chest, feeling her heartbeat, which had just calmed down.

What Nangong Yu didn't know was that some people's heartbeats were actually not much weaker than his.

Bronya leaned weakly against the wall, using her freshly washed, cool hands to cool her face, and her mood finally calmed down.

Next time, let's choose a safer place...

"What's wrong? Why did you call me all of a sudden?"

He walked over cheerfully and patted Sugisaki Ken on the shoulder. Sugisaki Ken looked a little annoyed and couldn't help but ask, "Why did you hang up on the phone just now?"

"Telephone?"

Speaking of this, Nangong Yu suddenly remembered that halfway through the process, his phone suddenly rang, startling both him and Bronya. Somewhat annoyed, Bronya took out his phone and turned it off, and it hasn't been turned on since.

"Sorry, I accidentally turned off my phone."

He quickly pulled out his phone and turned it on; sure enough, there were several missed calls from Sugisaki Ken.

"Forget about it, don't worry about that. Have you forgotten you're supposed to be on stage this morning? The makeup artists are getting impatient."

They thought Bronya would come back after giving Nangong Yu a good scolding, but the two of them disappeared as soon as they turned a corner. They couldn't find them anywhere, and they couldn't get through on the phone either. The three of them were really worried.

"...My problem, cough cough, let's go over there quickly!"

Somewhat embarrassed, Sugisaki Ken replied and immediately left, with Nangong Yu quickly following behind him.

Upon entering the backstage area of ​​the main venue, a group of makeup artists were already ready. As soon as Nangong Yu entered, she was surrounded by a group of people and forced into a chair. One delicate white hand after another reached into various bottles and jars, applying a bunch of unknown substances to Nangong Yu's face.

There was no way around it; after all, Nangong Yu represented the image of Gensokyo Company, and he really couldn't do it without makeup. Several different fragrances lingered around his nose, making him want to sneeze. After being 'tortured' like this for more than ten minutes, a group of makeup artists finally arranged his portrait like an exhibit and nodded in satisfaction.

"He's handsome!"

Sugisaki Ken went on to do other things, leaving Kitahara there to keep him company. When Kitahara saw that he had finished his ordeal, he immediately came up to him with a smile.

"This is pure torture."

Nangong Yu rolled her eyes at him and got up to change her clothes.

After all, it was the first Gensokyo Carnival, so he naturally had to dress in a way that matched the atmosphere.

However, looking at the clothes that Beiyuan handed him, Nangong Yu stared at him in confusion: "Hey buddy, you didn't take the wrong thing?"

"No ah."

He shook his head innocently, then crossed his arms naturally, his lips twitching as he clearly tried to suppress a laugh.

"Then explain to me what the lotus flowers on this dress are all about?"

Taking out the only undershirt from under her coat, Nangong Yu pointed to a large image of a girl in a Hime-style kimono on it and asked expressionlessly.

"What? Is there a problem?"

Kitahara, as if he had been waiting for this moment, excitedly scolded, "This is your debut work!! Shouldn't it be the most memorable?! Now that you've become successful, you've forgotten your roots?!"

"So what? Forget about the lotus flower, why is it still an erotic image?"

"Pfft~ Maybe it's more representative?"

Seeing the barely concealed expression on Nangong Yu's face, Beiyuan felt as refreshed as if he had just drunk an ice-cold cola on a sweltering summer day.

The resentment I felt from working overtime lately dissipated with this.

"......Fine."

With a sigh, Nangong Yu changed into a lotus-patterned top and then put on a Pikachu jacket. The jacket was zipped up tightly, but Beiyuan didn't seem to mind and waved at him.

"It's almost time to enter. I'll go check again. Ah Yu, you just wait here. Staff will be here in half an hour at most."

"understood."

Kitahara yawned, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and turned around: "By the way, I just sent Ya-chan a message that you've finished your makeup, and she said she'll be there soon."

"That's great, saves me the trouble of doing it myself, thanks!"

With a wave of his hand, Kitahara said nothing more this time and quickly walked out, disappearing down the corridor.

A few minutes later, the door to the dressing room opened again, and Bronya walked in.

Looking down at him, Bronya clicked her tongue and said, "You've applied almost a whole layer of this, haven't you?"

"Yes, it always feels like there's a lot of stuff on my face."

"Don't worry, I brought makeup remover. I'll fix it for you after you get off the stage... Don't kiss me... Your makeup is going to run!"

"It's okay, you can pay for it for me if it's spent."

The half hour of free time passed quite meaningfully. When the door was pushed open again, Bronya quickly slapped the hand off her thigh, and Nangong Yu pretended to have been waiting for a long time before standing up and walking out.

The staff noticed nothing amiss and, upon seeing Nangong Yu, hurriedly led him toward the stage.

"I'm going now!"

"Well, come on."

.......

"Before our fun activities begin, we have a surprise for you all~"

On stage, the host, dressed as Dark Magician Girl, smiled sweetly. Beneath her short skirt, her black cleavage was faintly visible, making the otaku's blood boil with excitement.

The stadium already has over 10,000 visitors, and it doesn't feel crowded thanks to the fact that the expanded stadium is large enough.

The host was quite skilled, and in just a few minutes, she had captured the attention of most people in the venue. When everyone looked over, she received a notification in her earpiece and immediately said with a sweet smile, "Let's welcome Mr. Nangong, the designer of Pokémon and many other games, and the creator of Gensokyo, to the stage!!"

Upon hearing this, the otaku were stunned for a moment, forgetting all about admiring the long legs, and all turned their fiery gazes toward the stage.

"No way, that old thief really came here? I hadn't heard anything about it before!"

"Wow, this is amazing! We've hit the jackpot this time!"

"Several fellow enthusiasts didn't come because they thought it was too far. They're going to be devastated now, hahaha~"

Amidst the constant clamor and discussion, Nangong Yu, microphone in hand, walked confidently onto the stage.

"Hello everyone, I'm designer Nangong."

He greeted the tens of thousands of players in the audience with a smile, which immediately triggered a thunderous roar of cheers.

"You old scoundrel!! We respect you!!!"

"Old thief, I love you Wuhu!!!"

"You old scoundrel, is the Kaleidoscope series really your work?!"

"..."

This sparked a wave of similar questions, which were immediately raised one after another.

Nangong Yu smiled helplessly, thinking that since she had already put on the clothes, there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

"wait a minute."

After he finished speaking, he held the microphone in one hand and placed the other hand on the zipper of his collar under the puzzled gazes of the audience.

Then, without hesitation, she pulled down the zipper, revealing a disheveled Renka lying on the bed, her kimono disheveled.