…How should I start speaking?
It might be a bit embarrassing to say, but… I basically have very little sexual desire.
That doesn’t mean I don’t have any.
Sometimes I get excited when I see something lewd, and I even indulge in self-comforting when I can’t resist that desire.
No matter my mental age, my body is in the peak of a high school student after all.
But that just means it happens very rarely.
Maybe at most once a month?
If it’s not that time, I don’t get excited at all, no matter how lewd something is.
When I see lewd pictures, I end up focusing more on the composition, and in manga, I concentrate more on the story.
So what I’m trying to say is….
[Angels fall into temptation.]
[Idols always crave love!]
The fact that my gaze is drawn here doesn’t mean it’s due to any corrupt desires.
What’s at the left booth is Suzuha’s doujin.
The outfit depicted on the cover is a bit disheveled here and there.
Her cheeks were blushing red, and there was a lack of vitality in her upward-looking eyes.
Kneeling and reaching her hands towards the sky, she looked incredibly captivating.
But the absence of the R-18 label means it’s completely for all ages.
And right next to it is Natsune’s doujin.
In stark contrast, the cover has a lively atmosphere, with her wearing the ‘Night of Starry Beacons’ outfit for her birthday, cheerfully making a peace sign, and just like Suzuha’s doujin, it also has no R-18 label.
Yeah, I’m not drawn to these doujins because of sexual desire or such corrupt cravings.
I’m just genuinely curious about the stories in those doujins.
I’m just interested in what they could be about.
The fact that these doujins are all ages is proof!
“Shall we head over there this time, Yuyika?”
“Sure!”
Of course, the reason I came to Comiket today isn’t for anything special; I just wanted to check out the Star’s Flow official booth….
But now that I’m interested, well… I can’t help it, can I?
Moreover, both sides didn’t have much of a line yet, so I could buy them quickly!
With that, I lined up and bought the two doujins.
“…Huh?”
And before I knew it, I became a lost child.
★
“Huh? Madoka-senpai, where’s Kayanoh…?”
“Hmm? Wasn’t she next to Yuyika?”
“Ahhh?!”
Suzuha and Tsubaki.
It was simply inevitable that the two of them lost sight of Izumi.
What is Comiket, after all?
It’s the largest event for otaku that occurs only twice a year.
Over the course of three days, the total number of participants in this event exceeds an astounding 500,000.
It’s so crowded that if you lose your group even for a moment, it’s hard to even realize you’ve lost them because of the sheer number of people.
And with Izumi’s personality, where she tends to speak less in crowded spaces, it was only natural that it took a while for them to notice she’d disappeared.
Who could possibly imagine that Izumi would line up at a booth wanting to buy doujins without saying a word?
At least for Suzuha and Tsubaki, that was a stretch.
“…Do you think there was something she really wanted?”
“I told her to let me know if there was anything.”
“Given how many people there are, Kayanoh’s voice might not have reached her.”
Suzuha and Tsubaki decided to slip through a less crowded passage to assess the situation.
But even if they understood the situation, all it did was emphasize the fact that Izumi had gone missing.
That’s why Suzuha took out her phone first.
[Koga Suzuha: I lost Izumi. Let’s stick together if you find her.]
As soon as she sent that message on the Miscode server.
[Aki Nekoto: Okay!]
[Utsumi Ayaka: Got it! ─=≡Σ((( つ＞＜)つ]
[Akabane Yukari: Understood.]
In an instant, replies from the other second-generation members came back, leaving out only Izumi.
“What’s that?”
“That’s the Miscode server created for the second-generation members excluding Kayanoh.”
“…Huh? A server excluding Kayanoh?”
“Yes.”
Of course, Suzuha and the other second-generation members weren’t trying to ostracize Izumi or anything like that.
This server was created secretly to help Izumi whenever she faced problems like now.
“Kayanoh is the youngest among us and still a high school student, so we naturally thought it was our responsibility to help her, but Kayanoh doesn’t like that sort of thing very much. She feels like she’s not a kid anymore and that it’s humiliating since we are all the same generation… So, we made this separate server.”
“Is it a rebellion against something?”
“Not really sure… But I think she has improved a lot compared to before.”
“Really? But if she finds out about this, that could be problematic.”
“Well, it’s not like we’re discussing anything too strange… She might actually be embarrassed instead.”
Hearing Tsubaki’s words, Suzuha quietly started to imagine.
What if Izumi accidentally stumbled upon the chat in this Miscode server?
At first, she might say something like, “I-I’m not a kid! I don’t need this…” but ultimately I’m sure she’d be blushing, saying, “T-thank you, everyone….”
Naturally, if Izumi were the type to innocently charm everyone around her without any intent, Suzuha was convinced that would definitely be the case.
“Pfft! Do you think it’d be alright if I shared that on stream later?”
“Hm… I don’t mind.”
“I’ll ask the others separately.”
“Okay.”
“Then let me send a message to Uncle Yuto too….”
After reaching out to everyone for help, Suzuha and Tsubaki began to consider how to move forward.
“Well, Kayanoh had mentioned wanting to check out the company’s official booth, so shall we head there?”
“…That sounds good. I’ll let Kayanoh know to wait in front of the company booth.”
And so, after Suzuha DM’d Izumi, they headed towards the Star’s Flow official booth.
★
“Wow….”
Seriously, what a massive crowd.
After buying the doujins, the thought of finding Suzuha and Namikawa-senpai came to mind, so I started moving around, but before I knew it, I got swept away in the sea of people.
At first, I thought I might collapse just from that realization, but eventually, I came to a remarkable realization.
It’s hard simply to resist against this crowd.
If I naturally blend in and move with them, it’s not difficult at all.
Just like a jellyfish floating in the ocean, all I have to do is let the current carry me…
And if I find a doujin I like halfway, I can just momentarily step out of the tide and queue up – perfect….
So far, I’ve bought a total of 8 doujins.
5 are from the Star’s Flow members, and 3 are from Uncle.
Of course, I didn’t buy any R-18 works.
To be honest, I was interested, but I’m obviously a student, and they would definitely ask for an ID.
If I can’t buy it anyway, it’s wise not even to attempt to purchase.
How many times did I ride the tide of people?
What caught my eye this time was….
[The Water Avatar Gets Sticky]
An R-18 doujin by ‘Kainoh Izumi.’
…No.
I had expected it would be there, of course.
I had occasionally seen mentions of doujin publishing at Comiket while ego surfing on Naver, and I’d read a few samples too.
But, how should I put this?
Seeing its existence before my eyes felt completely different than just knowing about it.
“Ahhh….”
I felt incredibly embarrassed.
“Ugh….”
Should I dare to try?
Of course, I know it’s a no-go, but I can’t help being intrigued.
The line is pretty long too…
But I’m a minor, and they’ll definitely check IDs….
What should I do?
While I was panicking and pondering, someone placed a hand on my shoulder and asked.
“Do you want to buy that?”
“Whaaa?!”
And the identity of that person was…
“Ah, L-Luka-oneechan…?”
“Yup.”
It was Aki.
“Here you go.”
“Th-thank you…”
In the end, Aki ended up buying that doujin for me.
I was super embarrassed, what am I going to do?
I couldn’t even bear to look at Aki’s face.
As I pondered with my head down, Aki gently patted my shoulder and spoke.
“It’s okay. I mean, Izumi… or rather, Kayanoh is at an age when she would be curious about things like this…”
“No, um, I-I’m not interested in such things…”
“Really, it’s fine. Here’s the bag. I got a lot too.”
Aki said that and showed me the paper bag she was holding.
And inside were numerous R-18 doujins.
There’s even a doujin featuring me among them….
“It’s only natural to be curious about how people look at us.”
“Ah… uh… yeah…”
“I’ll enjoy Kayanoh’s embarrassed face later…”
That’s so unfair.
I wasn’t trying to buy it for that intention at all.
After that, with Aki’s help, I reunited with Suzuha and Namikawa-senpai, who were waiting for me at the Star’s Flow official booth.
“You told me to let you know if there was anything you wanted, Kayanoh.”
“I-I’m sorry…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Yuyika wasn’t upset; she was just worried about you.”
Of course, I got scolded quite a bit.
When Koga asked what I really wanted to buy, I showed her Uncle’s doujin, and she let out a sigh, shaking her head.
Naturally, I hid all the Star’s Flow member doujins.
Considering Koga’s doujin is included, it was something I found ridiculously embarrassing.
I’ll just have to sneak a look at them when I get back to the lodging later.
I wonder what’s inside….
★
After that, we roamed various spots until 4 PM when Comiket was scheduled to end, and as promised, we gathered at the pre-arranged lodging.
“Then I’ll go in first.”
“Let’s meet again next time.”
“Everyone, see you later….”
And then, Kurokami-senpai, Yuzuki-senpai, and Aki headed home first for their respective reasons.
Kurokami-senpai and Yuzuki-senpai had house chores to attend to, while Aki wanted to enjoy what she bought at home as soon as possible.
Aki really is a full-blown otaku…
Well, at least now I have someone to do streams with at home.
If all the members stop streaming at the same time, viewers will undoubtedly grow suspicious.
Besides, everyone knows today is Comiket, so they will likely think we all went to Comiket together.
We also drew quite a bit of attention this morning, so there’s plenty of evidence for them to make guesses.
But if Kurokami-senpai, Yuzuki-senpai, and Aki go home to stream, that completes our alibi.
Some might think it’s excessive to care about that, but I know how nasty some viewers can be.
There are even those who try to pinpoint home addresses just from hearing airplane sounds during the VTuber streams!
So, creating at least a minimal alibi in such a situation is a must….
★
“…Huh? Izumi, what’s this…?”
“Ah, ugh… Koga-chan, that’s, um….”
Why does such a thing have to happen now?
It feels like the world is picking on me.
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