If I don't capture the girl, I will die

Pretending not to notice Kasumigaoka Utaha's little emotion, Ji Qi and Kato Megumi packed up their things, and the three of them left the stall and walked towards the club that Sayuri Sawamura belonged to.

Not long after they left, a woman with a steady temperament, wearing a decent black women's shirt and a black hat to cover her dark red hair, appeared in front of their stall, staring at the three posters.

Gradually, a frightening, fanatical light flashed in those lazy eyes.

Ji Qi and his friends, who didn't realize they were being targeted, squeezed out of the crowd. The first thing they did was to buy a pair of sunglasses and put them on.

The feeling of being watched by a crowd of people is really painful.

It was also the first time that Ji Qi intuitively realized his popularity in the small circle of the second dimension.

Here, even the two beautiful girls beside him were not as attractive as him. Of course, this was related to the fact that Kasumigaoka Utaha deliberately reduced her presence.

After putting on the glasses, the situation was much better. Even so, it took them a while to reach the location near Eriri's stall.

In this area, egoistic-lily, another doujinshi club to which Eriri belongs, is undoubtedly the most popular club. All the other stalls combined are not as popular as it.

But the people who sold it were not Eriri and Sayuri Sawamura.

This is also a matter of course.

Ji Qi looked around. The venue of Tokyo International Exhibition Center was very large. In addition, there were many people. It was really difficult to find a petite figure with the naked eye in such an environment.

"Would you like to take a look at Eriri's illustrated book?"

Ji Qi, who had not deliberately looked for Eriri, shook his head and said that he was not as malicious as Kasumigaoka Utaha who always wanted to bully her.

"Tsk, should I say that Scumbag is indeed a scumbag? You let two girls follow you to read an 18X book. Only you can say such a thing."

Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at Ji Qi with a half-smile, her tone still as sarcastic as ever.

Ji Qi said speechlessly: "This is the result of our partners in the same club. Don't you want to see it? Besides, I didn't force you."

"Since the younger generation has said so, let's just go and take a look." Shi Yu stretched out her beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings. She was obviously quite interested, but she insisted on distorting the facts into saying that she had to go and see it just for Ji Qi.

Kato Megumi's face turned a subtle pink, and she followed the two of them somewhat embarrassedly.

Although Hui's presence has usually risen to the point where no one can ignore her, it is still difficult to find her in such a huge crowd.

However, when it comes to going to see, Ji Qi would definitely not let the two girls flip through the book in public.

So he asked the two girls to wait for a while while he queued up to buy a book and then the three of them shared it.

Well…it feels worse in a way.

Is it an illusion?

Even though with his relationship with Eriri he could easily cut in line and get a free book by just telling the staff, he didn't do that after seeing how busy others were.

When it was his turn in line, Ji Qi paid for the book without even looking at it, then turned around and walked back to the two girls who were talking.

"Here." Ji Qi handed the book with a bold and provocative cover to Kasumigaoka Utaha in a serious manner. His expression seemed as if he was not giving her a book but some kind of socialist book.

Shiyu's eyes were wandering, and her expression under the hat was a little uncomfortable. She would have felt a little shy watching it alone at home, let alone with Ji Qi around.

Kato Megumi uttered a series of "eh hehehe" sounds, which are expressions of embarrassment and shyness.

Chapter 371: Holy War in Progress

In the summer, even if all the air conditioners in the venue were turned to the lowest setting, the stuffy air still lingered.

In a small area in the west district, two girls had an unnatural blush on their faces, but it was not so noticeable in this weather.

"Oh, by the way, Hui, give me the camera." Seeing that Kasumigaoka Utaha was just holding the notebook without opening it, Ji Qi, who had already known her character clearly, shook his head and habitually said to Kato Megumi on the right.

Hearing this, Kato Hui responded and took out the Canon camera that Ji Qi had recently bought from his backpack and handed it to Ji Qi.

He hung it around his neck skillfully and adjusted it. There were two beautiful girls following him. Ji Qi had the illusion that he would turn into a certain Master Guan Xi at any time...

Looking at the tacit cooperation between the two people who knew who knew when they had developed it, the corners of Kasumigaoka Utaha's mouth twitched, and she really wanted to say, "Why are you so skilled?"

What happened recently without her knowing? Didn't Ji Qi say he was busy with the animation script? They shouldn't have much time to communicate, right?

The keen intuition of a woman told Kasumigaoka Utaha that something was wrong. However, when she looked closely at the communication between Himechi and Kato Megumi, there was not much difference, which puzzled her.

Putting the notebook into her pocket calmly, Shiyu narrowed her eyes and asked, "Youngster, are you trying to imitate other wretched uncles by taking a camera and taking cosplay photos?"

"Please be careful with your wording. It was taken openly." Ji Qi raised the camera and casually took a photo of Shi Yu. Then, he adjusted the exposure and focus in the other party's bewildered gaze, and nodded with satisfaction.

When it comes to photography, he can only be said to be a beginner at best. He only knows some simple composition techniques and operations, but he is not a professional in this field, so this is enough.

In fact, there are two charming girls around her. Shiyu can kill 99% of cosplayers in seconds with just that pair of black stockings. She is not very keen on taking cosplay photos of Ji Qi, she just wants to satisfy her curiosity.

This is my first experience like this.

"Youngster, tell me honestly, which 2D character do you like the most? I can consider cosplaying it for you tonight."

With eyes as bright as water, Kasumigaoka Utaha walked to the side of Ji Qi, slightly raised her flat heels, and whispered in his ear. Her voice was deep and revealed a hint of witch's temptation.

It has to be said that as a light novel writer whose target audience is otaku, Kasumigaoka Utaha's understanding of this group is extremely thorough.

In other words, it's very interesting.

She has an advantage in this aspect. No man would dislike such a woman. One will get tired of looking at a face, but interest can greatly shorten this time. And this smart woman also knows how to use her advantages to attract men's attention to prove her excellence and satisfy her little desires at the same time - you can tell from the fact that she likes to wear a pair of high-quality black stockings.

At present, she will only use this thought on Ji Qi.

Ji Qi imagined the scene in his mind and was a little moved. Speaking of cosplay, he felt that Shiyu really didn't need to cosplay others. Just wearing Feng Zhiqi's ordinary school uniform and black stockings would satisfy his bad taste in some aspects. After all, Shiyu was one of his favorite wives in the past.

He glanced at Kato Megumi calmly, then regretfully took back his bold idea.

In response to Kasumigaoka Utaha's words, just when the three people failed to find Eriri and were about to leave the area to look outside, they stopped in their tracks at the same time.

Because they noticed out of the corner of their eyes a girl wearing old-fashioned denim overalls. She was standing timidly not far from the Egoistic-Lily Club. The large beret on her head covered her face, making it difficult to see her expression and making her look even more sneaky.

So familiar.

Both the dress and the behavior are so familiar.

Look at that tuft of golden hair that accidentally leaked out...

That's right.

Last time in the mall, the three of them had seen Eriri in disguise, so they recognized her at a glance.

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Kasumigaoka Utaha's lips. She had already thought about how to tease Eriri next.

The three of them walked slowly along with the crowd, and then Ji Qi took the initiative to greet Eriri from behind: "Teacher Kashiwagi Eri?"

"…I'm not, I didn't, you got the wrong person."

The sound was not loud, but to the ears of the young girl, it was like lightning and thunder in a clear sky, making her whole body tremble.

At the same time, Eriri took several steps back like a kitten whose head was touched, and stammered out a retort without thinking.

Your triple denial had the perfect counter-effect.

Being so tsundere to this extent is quite amazing.

After coughing, Ji Qi grabbed the shoulder of the figure who looked like a boy or a girl and said with a smile, "There is no second Kashiwagi Eri teacher here."

Eriri's heart was about to jump out of her chest. She mustered up the courage to look back, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, she didn't care that Kasumigaoka Utaha was beside her. Utaha would just say a few harsh words, and she would just bear with it and not tell anyone else. But if her schoolmates found out, her hidden identity might be known to everyone in the school overnight! Then she would fall into the cold violence of being excluded by others again.

Maybe the man who knew about it would threaten her to do something bad... Of course, she would rather the truth be exposed than agree to it. She is not as smart as the heroine in the anime.

Eriri is very confident about her reputation and beauty!

Ying Lili thought in her mind with her imagination running wild.

"Why are you still standing here like an idiot? Do you want to continue staying here or come to the comic convention with us?" In the noisy hall, Ji Qi had to raise his voice to make sure Ying Lili could hear him.

"One, let's go together..."

It was rare that she didn't say this in a tsundere way. Instead, Ying Lili lowered her head shyly, and even her ears turned pink.

Unlike the other three members of the club who are not very keen on otaku-related things, Eriri is a serious otaku, the kind that would not be left behind by BD plastic figurine creators. She would certainly not miss the CM event that is regarded as a holy war by otakus. It would be better to say that twice a year, she would wear this rustic outfit to go shopping and buy as much as she wants.

She also fantasized about sharing joy with people who share the same hobbies, but fantasies are only fantasies when one knows that it is impossible to happen. At first, Eriri would spend the whole day agonizing over whether to invite her childhood sweetheart, but later, she was so desperate that she could only complain bitterly about Aki Tomoya a few times and didn't even think about it.

Now, she has real friends. They are friends with whom she can mock and ridicule each other, know each other well, and make progress together.

All of this was brought about by the man in front of me.

Chapter 372 I Want to Be Eriri's Father

Ying Lili fixed her eyes on Ji Qi, who had a camera hanging around his neck and a calm and mature profile.

He was the one who brought so many outstanding girls together. If it weren't for him, she and Kasumigaoka Utaha or Kato Megumi would definitely be from two parallel worlds. And even among so many outstanding girls, he was undoubtedly the most dazzling one. No one ever doubted his ability.

Of course, ability is only part of it. No one wants to take advantage of it. The most important thing is his own character and personal charm.

"Why aren't you leaving yet? Are you feeling uncomfortable due to the heat? I'll give you an ice pack." Seeing Ying Lili still standing there staring at him, Ji Qi, who couldn't read minds, seemed to have thought of something and took out an ice pack and stuffed it into Ying Lili's hand.

"...I'm fine, but thank you." After coming back to her senses, Ying Lili subconsciously clenched the ice pack in her hand and said in a low voice.

"I'm glad you're okay. Don't you want to say hello to your mother?" Ji Qi squinted his eyes and looked around several times, but couldn't find Sayuri Sawamura.

I felt a little disappointed inside.

Realizing his emotions, Ji Qi was a little shocked. He always thought that he was a girl-con and goddess-con. He liked women between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. As long as they were in this age group, whether they were JK, Lolita, or Yujie, he said they were all ok. Any older or younger would be a little boring. He thought his hobbies were normal until he met Sayuri Sawamura...

Now he knew very well what this emotion represented.

He wants to be Eriri's father!

But then again, given his current situation, it's not a problem for him to pursue Eriri, but it's wishful thinking to have some kind of relationship with Sayuri Sawamura. After all, he traveled through time too short a time, and his foundation is too shallow. Even if he has done his best to develop during this period, he can only achieve this at best. Maybe his current achievements are impressive in the eyes of his peers, but they are nothing in the family and age of Sayuri Sawamura.

Even if he really has some ulterior motives, he should at least reverse the status between the two of them, that is, he should be the stronger party, then there would be a slight possibility.

Okay, in order to become Eriri’s father, I have to work hard to make money in the future!

It is said that women are the driving force for men to work hard, and there is nothing wrong with this. At least now Ji Qi has an unprecedented desire to make money!

Well, I'm kidding. No matter how young she looks, Sayuri Sawamura is still his elder, and it's not a good idea to have such thoughts. He has no intention of breaking up other people's happy families.

However, the growth of this emotion cannot be stopped!

Inadvertently seeing Ji Qi's subtle expression, Ying Lili shivered for no reason and said with a chill: "Were you thinking about something dirty just now?"

"Don't imagine that others are the same as you, experienced teacher Eri Kashiwagi." Even though Ji Qi was thinking about other people's mothers, his expression did not change, and he even had the mind to tease the other person. It seems that he has almost mastered the skill of cultivating Qi.

"Don't say this name in public—"

Just like in the comics, Ying Lili's blood rushed up and her face instantly turned red. She wanted to stand on tiptoe to cover Ji Qi's mouth, but Ji Qi easily dodged it. Seeing this, she could only glance around the crowd in panic, as if she was afraid that others would hear her.

"Okay, Eriri."

Ji Qi, who originally wanted to change the subject, got the result he wanted and walked ahead happily.

Although all of them were in disguise, their figures and temperaments were obvious. Apart from anything else, Kasumigaoka Utaha's legs alone attracted everyone's attention like a magnet.

Even those who wanted to take photos were turned away.

There are generally three types of people who cosplay and take photos for others. One type is those who do it out of love for their favorite characters and the simple love for fan fiction. Another type enjoys the feeling of being treated as an idol by others. The last type is those who simply put on a layer of cosplay and openly sell their bodies for profit, driving up the wholesale prices and making this small circle a mess.

Let’s not comment on other people’s mentality for now. What’s important is that the three girls present do not fall into the above categories.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri grew up in the spotlight, and they were already immune to the pursuit and admiration of others a few years ago, so they naturally wouldn't rely on cosplay to attract attention. Kato Megumi may have a desire for attention that she herself doesn't know about, but there are many ways to get attention, why must she choose this one?

So they didn't give anyone any chance. Ying Lili even pulled her hat up to cover her entire oval face.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi have not been to comic conventions much, but Himechi and Eriri are both veterans. They randomly found a relatively less crowded area and walked from the book selling area to the photography area outside.

As soon as they came out of the closed environment, and it was now noon, the sunlight shining directly in front of them made them squint.

If there is any good thing about this extremely hot weather, it is that it is very friendly to new photographers like Ji Qi.

Ji Qi looked at the people wearing various clothes, posing in the sun and sweating profusely. Regardless of whether they looked good or not, just looking at them made Ji Qi feel hot for them.

This is really powered by love...

He definitely couldn't do this.

“Does cosplay mean taking photos for others in such hot weather? It must be very tiring.”

Kato Megumi obviously had a similar opinion to Ji Qi. When she saw one of the people wearing a black and white teddy bear costume, Miss Kato refreshed her impression of the two-dimensional group.

"Wow, is that the cosplay of Black Butler over there? So realistic. Hey, you brought a camera, right? Let's go take a picture--" Eriri, who was accustomed to such scenes, quickly took a look around, then her eyes lit up, and she took Ji Qi's hand and walked towards her target.

This seems to be her home ground.

After wiping the sweat off her forehead with a tissue, Utaha Kasumigaoka looked at Eriri, who was running around like a hare that had broken free from its reins, and seemed to be thinking about something.

"You still watch anime like Black Butler?" Ji Qi, who had no goal in mind, let Eriri drag him. There were several beautiful girls around him, and it was impossible for him to really take some revealing female cosplay photos.