On the first day of school, the school beauty in black stockings took me to a hotel.

It's a cosplay club.

The booth was set up like a comic convention, with various anime posters plastered on the backdrop and several life-size standees standing nearby.

There's Nezuko from Demon Slayer, Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen, and Mrs. Joel from Spy Family.

Several young women dressed in cosplay outfits are handing out flyers.

One of the cosplayers dressed up as Keqing from Genshin Impact, complete with a purple wig, black stockings, and a bodycon skirt, and even held a prop sword. The cosplay was incredibly accurate.

Another cosplayer dressed up as Machima from Chainsaw Man, wearing a white shirt and black trousers, exuding a mature and sophisticated vibe.

There's another one... it seems to be Alicia from Honkai Impact 3, with long pink hair, a white dress, and a sweet smile.

"Holy crap... is this heaven...?"

When Miss Keqing saw Liu Yu, her eyes lit up and she immediately walked over.

"Hey there, interested in joining our cosplay club? We're the most active anime club at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, with weekly events and we even organize trips to anime conventions!"

Before Liu Yu could speak, Du Peng squeezed in: "Interested! So interested! Senior, is your club still recruiting? I want to sign up!"

Miss Keqing glanced at Du Peng, her smile unchanged: "Of course I'll take you in~ But, classmate, how much do you know about cosplay?"

"I...I've watched Naruto! I even know how to do hand seals!"

As he spoke, he awkwardly made a "巳" (snake) hand seal with both hands.

Keqing laughed, "So cute~ Do you have a particular character you'd like to cosplay?"

Du Peng blurted out, "Yes! I want to cosplay Luffy from One Piece!"

As they were talking, the Machima cosplayer also came over. She looked more mature and was probably a senior student.

"Excuse me, are you Liu Yu?"

"My senior knows me!"

"The one who sang and played guitar at the welcome party, now everyone in the school knows you! Want to join our club? We're looking for a handsome guy to cosplay some popular characters. Like Gojo Satoru from Jujutsu Kaisen or Giyu Tomioka from Demon Slayer, they'd be perfect for you."

Liu Yu quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I don't know much about cosplay..."

The Alicia cosplayer also joined in, her voice sweet: "It's okay, you can learn it. Besides, our company has great benefits~ We often have dinner parties, and we even organize trips to anime conventions, reimbursing travel expenses and tickets~"

Du Peng frantically winked at him from the side: Say yes, boss! This is such a great opportunity!

Liu Yu remained unmoved: "Thank you for your kind offer, senior, but my girlfriend might not agree."

Senior student Machima raised an eyebrow: "Girlfriend! Su Wanqing!"

"right."

The three cosplayers exchanged glances and smiled simultaneously.

"But you could cosplay her favorite character, or... you two could do it together! Couple cosplay is so sweet!"

Couple cosplay!

A scene flashed through Liu Yu's mind: him and Su Wanqing cosplaying as Twilight and Joel from "Spy House"!

This seems... kind of interesting!

But he quickly suppressed the thought.

"Let's forget about it, we're planning to join the esports club."

Senior Machima nodded: "If the two of you join, the e-sports club is going to be a hit."

"Thank you for your kind words, senior."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Liu Yu pulled Du Peng, who was reluctant to leave, away from the cosplay club's booth.

"Hey bro! Why are you pulling me away! I haven't even asked for your senior's WeChat yet!"

"What do you want it for! Show Wang Qian how capable you are!"

"Can't I just make a friend?"

"Okay, message Wang Qian now and say you met three pretty upperclassmen in the cosplay club and want their WeChat."

Du Peng backed down: "...Never mind, forget I said anything."

The four of them wandered around the playground for another ten minutes or so before finally finding the e-sports club's booth.

Compared to the bustling booths of other clubs, the e-sports club's booth could only be described as "shabby".

A folding table, two plastic chairs, and a laptop on the table with a PowerPoint presentation introducing the club on the screen.

The backdrop features the handwritten words "Tsinghua University and Peking University Esports Club".

There was no one in front of the stall; it was deserted and quiet.

Two boys sat behind the table. They looked like third-year students, both wearing glasses and plaid shirts—typical nerdy attire.

A slightly chubby girl with a round face is looking down at her phone.

Another tall, thin man was staring blankly at the computer screen.

As Liu Yu and his three friends walked over, the chubby senior casually said, "Hey classmate, interested in joining the e-sports club? Our club is very free; when we're not playing matches, we just play together. There's not much fuss around."

The tall, thin senior looked up, saw Liu Yu, paused for a moment, and then nudged the chubby senior next to him.

"Lei Zi! Lei Zi! Stop playing around! Look who's here!"

The chubby senior, Chen Lei, looked up impatiently: "Who is it... damn it!"

His eyes widened instantly when he saw Liu Yu.

The two stood up at the same time, their movements perfectly synchronized.

Chen Lei's voice trembled slightly: "You...you're Liu Yu!"

Liu Yu nodded: "Hello, senior, I'm Liu Yu, a freshman in the Computer Science department."

The tall, thin guy immediately chimed in, "I know you! You were at the welcome party! I was in the audience when you sang 'Simple Love'! You sang so well! Oh, by the way, my name is Cheng Yang, a third-year computer science student, and this is Chen Lei, also a third-year computer science student."

Chen Lei could no longer speak, he could only nod.

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Hello, seniors. We'd like to learn more about the e-sports club."

"Understood! We must understand!"

Cheng Yang quickly turned his laptop around and opened the PowerPoint presentation: "Look, classmate, this is an introduction to our e-sports club. Our club currently has 53 official members, mainly playing games like League of Legends, LoL, CS:GO, and Peacekeeper Elite..."

Chen Lei continued, "Our club's motto is 'Enjoy games, play competitively with a relaxed attitude.' When we're not competing, we just play together as a team. There's no training pressure or mandatory activities. Meetings are all held online, so they don't take up too much of everyone's time."

As Liu Yu listened, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

This club is practically tailor-made for him!

When we're not competing, we just play games together online! We have online meetings! There are no mandatory activities!

Perfect! Absolutely perfect!

"So...where is the activity room usually? How are the facilities?"

"The activity room is in room 307 of the University Student Activity Center. There are ten computers with decent configurations, which can handle most mainstream games without any problems. However, not many people go there usually. Everyone prefers to play in their dorm rooms and just connect via voice chat."

Du Peng interjected, "What about club fees? Are they expensive?"

"It's not expensive, just 100 yuan a year. It's mainly used to pay for electricity and internet. If we occasionally organize offline viewings or dinners, we'll split the bill."

Li Ning nodded: "A very reasonable fee."

Zhang Chunli: "I think so too."

Liu Yu had already made up his mind, but he still asked one more question: "Senior, are there many girls in our club?"