I'm going to attend in style this year, too!
The festival of dreams and fantasies known as Comic Market is here.
Chapter 8: Festival ~Dreams and Fantasies Arc~
Do your best people!
Let's do a lot of stuff!
Leave it all to me!
We'll cast a spell!
Japan's young people really put their efforts into the wrong stuff.
Be sure to enjoy your life!
I'm starting to doubt the government's ability to change the country.
The number of people attending
is at least one hundred and eighty thousand.
Yesterday evening:
Hey, go with me!
My circle has some extra tickets,
and Shiyo-tan's going with her boyfriend.
You still haven't gone with me like you promised in middle school.
Back then you had a fever,
and also the time after that, and... let's see...
H-Huh?
Don't tell me you've been coming up with excuses every time?
In order to free herself from the obligation, Mako-chan decided to go.
This sucks! I wanted to go too.
So she went with Mako-chan today?
Even though I told her I wanted to go in Mako-chan's place.
"An otaku's festival is no place for a normal person!"
is the response I got.
And I really love festivals so much!
Chika,
do you know what Comiket is?
It's a manga and anime festival, right?
So, it'll have stuff like a giant robot statue,
and ice sculptures of anime characters, right?
I wonder if that's what it's really like?
Geez! I really wanted to go!
It's a festival where individual dreams and fantasies are plentiful.
How boring, people keep passing us up.
That's normal.
Chikoriinu, here's more stuff to sell.
Shiyo-tan!
Huh? Where's your boyfriend?
He's in the middle of doing something else.
My name is Saitou, and I'm always being troubled by Shinmoto.
That's always happening to me too, I'm Kohara.
Isn't there something weird about those introductions?
There's not the least bit of falsehood in their words.
We're going to go look around, so watch the booth, Saitou.
What?
It's all yours!
Oh, whatever.
Not many people have come by anyway.
Sorry, something urgent's come up, Mao.
Take care of the house for me!
Huh?
Well, whatever.
Saitou Mao: Caretaker of the Shinmoto's house.
Why bring me?
Well...
I'll tell you how to get to Comiket without your sister knowing.
Mako
I'll tell you how to get to Comiket without your sister knowing.
Really!?
Chika
Really!?
However!
Mako
However!
Don't bring Mao-kun with you!
Mako
Don't bring Mao-kun with you!
Mako
I don't want him coming to this place!
Is this really okay?
I don't know anything about anime or manga.
Don't worry, it's fine.
Simple high school students heading into an unknown world.
Chikoriita Shinmoto
Really...
Chikoriita Shinmoto
People actually waste their money on stuff like this?
Umm, excuse me.
Yes?
I'd like a copy, please.
T-That will be three hundred yen.
Thanks!
Oh, there you two are!
You never know what kind of people will buy your stuff at Comiket.
We're going to take our act to Akiba!
My heart skipped a beat there.
I wonder if she's like the manager?
Shucks...
I'm back!
Shinmoto! Someone looking like a superhero came by and bought...
Let me introduce you to my senpai from the university.
Thanks for earlier!
It turns out Chiko-chan knows them.
It's really nice to meet you.
I'm Umezono Ui.
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Umezono Ui
Chiko-chan's senpai at the university
I was surprised such a cutie was manning Chikoriinu's booth.
You're always so kind and caring and notice the little details.
Oh no, you're being too generous!
So there's a pretty girl inside the suit.
She seems to be a good person, too.
Umm...
Hmm?
Excuse my asking, but why are you wearing an outfit like that?
I love tokusatsu shows so I wear this sometimes.
I've always wanted to be that type of hero,
so this is like fulfilling my childhood dreams a little bit.
It's embarrassing as an adult...
N-Not at all!
She seems like a decent person.
Still, it's rare
for a girl to be into tokusatsu heroes.
Didn't you know, Saitou?
Tokusatsu is the latest trendy genre for older girls!
Right?
I don't really keep track of that stuff.
But, senpai's actually an older guy, right?
Right?
I see...
HUH?
The gender of the one who admires heroes is in question!
The festival continues next time.