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« By the way, I’m thinking about it but I didn’t ask you your name, excuse me. I’m Rina, this is Aya and Sophie. »
“Nice to meet you.” x2
« Ha… excuse me, I should have introduced myself before interrupting you. My name is Sugawara Kou, I’m in class 1-B, nice to meet you. »
« You’re our junior then? You can call me Rina-senpai then, mwahaha. »
« Uh… understood, Rina-senpai… »
« I think you make him too uncomfortable Rina. »
“No way!”
“…”
« Um… Oh, I know! We’ll come back later since the club is so crowded, but could you tell us what are these events that attract so many people? »
« O- of course… It just so happens that among the many students in the university section there are some rather well-known novel authors and mangakas. We asked them if they would be willing to run booths to showcase the club and their respective works. »
« You mean like a kind of mini-convention? »
« That’s the idea. Especially since these senpais are former club members so they kindly agreed. »
« Just curious, what are their author names? »
« Well… The authors of novels are Shiranui-sensei, Jessie Ka?-sensei, and Accel-sensei. »
« Um, I know Accel-sensei by name but I’ve never read it and the other two don’t ring a bell. »
It’s almost ironic that Rina…
« However, regarding mangakas, I’m sure I should know them. »
« Regarding mangakas, there are PekkoMekko-sensei, Meguri-sensei and Nonoro-sensei. »
« WHAT! »
Rina violently grabs the poor Kou by the shoulders while looking at him with big eyes.
« You mean these three geniuses are here, in this room?! »
“Hiii!”
« Careful Rina-chan, you’re shaking him. »
« He’s on the verge of tears. »
« Oops, excuse me, I didn’t mean to scare you. »
« No… No problem… »
« These three guys are students here? Unbelievable. »
« Do you know them, Sophie? »
« No, I don’t really read mangas. However, I am familiar with the works of Shiranui-sensei. »
« Hee~ You read novels? »
« It happens that I come across stories that interest me, Shiranui-sensei’s universe is very inspired by European culture and its folklore. His works based on the industrial revolution are great. »
« I look silly for being the only one who doesn’t know any of the artists present… »
« Don’t worry Aya-chan, it was just pure luck on my part, otherwise I’m like you. »
« Thank you for wanting to comfort me, Sophie… »
Kou, still dazed by the shaking of Rina, straightens up and finds his bearings.
*Gulping sound*
« If you are interested in meeting them you can still come in if you wish. »
« Hm… That sounds appealing. »
« Are you sure about this Rina? We’d fall behind on the rest of the program if we waste too much time here. »
« You’re right. I wish I could stay, but I’ve already got a lot of things planned for this afternoon. I know me, I might want to talk to them for hours… »
« In that case, as I told you earlier, within a couple of hours their booth events will be over and they’ll go back to the university. So we should have a lot fewer people. »
« Okay, let’s do that. We’ll come back later. »
Kou notices Rina’s face darkened by sadness.
“Ri- !”
“Hmm?”
« Rina-senpai! If you like, I can have them make a personalized autograph for you. I’ll keep it aside for later when you come back. »
« You… You would do that for me? »
« Sure, I can see that you also have a passion for manga, I can feel it. »
Rina throws herself on the boy and holds him tightly against her.
*Sobs*
“KOU-KUN!!”
“HEEEEE!”
“Kou-kun?” x2
« Thank you, you are so sweet… »
*Inaudible sounds*
« He can’t even talk anymore, release him, Rina. »
« Pfoua… Finally… Free… »
« Haha, sorry sorry. Anyway, you’re amazing Kou-kun, I can’t wait for it. »
« I…I won’t break my promise. Just confirm your first and last name so I can ask them. »
« You can call me by my first name now, you know. We’re friends after all. »
« Eh? Already? »
« Sure. »
« Haha, don’t overthink Sugawara-kun, our Rina here is quite impulsive and never asks people’s opinion when she’s excited like this. »
« Ah… Okay. »
Rina hands a piece of paper to Kou with her name and surname written on it.
« Shall we continue our program, Rina? »
« Yes, it’s on to the next thing. »
Kou doesn’t even have the time to finish reading the kanji that compose Rina’s name she is already far ahead.
Sophie turns to Kou.
« Thank you for your time and sorry if Rina-chan shook you up too much. We’ll get back to you later. »
« Alright… »
…
« A real tornado, I have a hard time with that kind of people usually. But…it wasn’t so unpleasant. »
A little rascal, Kou, isn’t it?
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