Unlike the chaos happening outside, on the inside except for a few idiots all the beasts attending the meet and greet were gazing at the figure of their dreams with terrifying excitement.
During the crazed rush of beasts Iori and Kohei had completely lost their masks and also found their organization, but the members of that organization had not expected the two to be here.
When the two groups saw each other their eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
Just as Momo was about to greet her fans screams erupted from the crowd.
"Why the hell are you guys here?!!!!" ×6
Momo: (▼皿▼＃)
Quiet down!!!
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...….
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"Everyone please don't push around others, everyone will have a chance"
After Momo's words and with the help of the staff the beasts calmed down and lined up in order.
To the beasts the Goddess's words were to be absolutely obeyed.
Cutting in line might make the Goddess remember them faster but it would also make them completely lose their chance for obtaining the golden ticket.
They could not let something that small make them lose the chance to unite with their Goddess.
People are always good at finding reasonable excuses to comfort themselves.
For example, if someone did not get the golden ticket because they cut in line the first thing they would think would not be that they lacked charm.
It would be that they cut in line! If they had not cut in line then they definitely would have been chosen!
"Are the beasts in big cities always this well mannered?"
Iori was extremely annoyed after being pushed all the way to the back of the line.
The main issue was that he could not cut the line!
From this spot, all he could see was the goddess Momo's forehead!
Is that what he came here for? Sure it was the head of his Goddess but what he wanted was to see and maybe touch something soft and squishy.
This meet and greet was basically the same as a handshake event just with a lottery included.
Of course the golden ticket was not part of the grand prizes.
It had been made clear from the start that the male actor for this collaboration would be personally chosen by Momo herself.
The level of extravagance in the outfits at the venue was practically on par with a fashion show!
In order to attract their goddess's attention everyone had put on their most handsome clothes!
There were even a bunch of Ultramen and Kamen Riders mixed in!
You really had to say the otaku aura here was overwhelming.
Although the golden ticket was not part of the prizes everyone was still excited about the rewards.
After all, who would ever complain about having more figurines, more cups, or more photos taken with their goddess?
"This is all your fault! If it weren't for you I would already be the first in line!"
Yamamoto glared at Iori and Kohei with bloodshot eyes. Clearly he had placed all the blame for not being able to squeeze forward on them without even considering whether his own body size might have been the issue~
"Hah? That is something we should be saying! You were the ones dragging us earlier… we "
As he spoke, Iori suddenly started stuttering.
At that moment four burly men were standing in front of him staring at him with ferocious expressions.
Although they were not holding any threatening weapons the bulging veins on those muscles alone were enough to make Iori wisely shut up.
"Go on, why did you stop talking?"
Fujiwara sneered. It was time to let them witness the results of all his hard earned gym training!
Iori stayed silent. What was he even supposed to say in a situation like this?!
At this moment Kohei spoke casually, completely unconcerned.
"This is so boring. Looks like it'll take forever. Can we just leave?"
It was obvious that Kohei really had zero interest in Momo!
Hearing that Yamamoto's eyes lit up!
He couldn't let Kohei leave! This was Kohei whose looks alone were enough to debut as an idol!
If he could keep Kohei here wouldn't his chances of getting the golden ticket increase a little more?
Before Iori even had time to speak, Yamamoto enthusiastically grabbed Kohei's hand.
"Kohei! Since we're already here, attend this event together with us. And with so many otaku here you might even run into someone with the same tastes as you!"
Faced with Yamamoto's enthusiasm Kohei blinked in confusion and cautiously took two steps back.
In his experience, whenever Yamamoto smiled like that, nothing good ever followed!
"What are you plotting?!"
"..."
Yamamoto's mouth twitched.
'What happened to the trust between bros, if it was not for the Golden ticket who would even bother with you.'
For the sake of the ticked Yamamoto endured and let out an awkward smile
"I just think that since fate bought us together in Tokyo we should all have fun together"
Nojima, Mitarai and Fujiwara: (???)
They clearly remembered that Yamamoto had deliberately not called Iori, Kohei, Kamishiro and even convinced Fujiwara why they did deserve to meet the Goddess.
Yamamoto did not care and continued coaxing Kohei.
"Don't you want to chat with people who share your interests?"
Hearing that a flash of disdain crossed Kohei's face.
"Anyone who comes to a meet-and-greet for a real-life girl like this can't possibly be my kind of person!
They're just a bunch of disgusting beasts!
I—mmphmmmm!!!"
Before Kohei could finish, Iori clapped a hand over his mouth.
Lowering his voice, Iori whispered into his ear, "Bro, I'm begging you to stop talking…"
At this moment cold sweat broke out on Iori's forehead. Kohei's words hadn't been quiet at all.
Which meant that the gazes of a whole group of beasts had locked onto them!
The red glow in their eyes was genuinely terrifying!
Even Yamamoto who had wanted Kohei to stay just moments ago was now whistling off to the side pretending he didn't know them.
Who would admit knowing someone this reckless?!
Now he finally understood why Kohei was socially anxious.
If he was not socially anxious Kohei probably wouldn't have lived this long!
Iori actually regretted covering Kohei's mouth the moment he did it.
He should have followed Yamamoto's example and distanced himself instead!
Now it was impossible to distance himself anymore. The worst part was that after realising the situation Kohei fell straight back into full social anxiety mode!
Forget apologizing, he could not even speak properly!
With no other choice Iori had to keep apologizing to the beasts on Kohei's behalf.
"Sorry, sorry it's a misunderstanding he's not quite right in the head."
"Let's not fight, let's not fight, fighting is bad.Think about your goddess—if you start fighting here, you might get kicked out."
"..."
The beasts around them grew increasingly uncomfortable as they listened.
This apology did not sound sincere at all and it actually felt more like a threat!
Who apologizes without even looking people in the eyes?!
In the end the beasts backed down, compared to the Goddess having a few annoying flies nearby really wasn't worth it. They only regretted not grabbing a spot closer to the front.
Kohei also stayed due to Iori's coaxing. After all, compared to Yamamoto and the others Iori trusted the pure-hearted Kohei more.
Why?
Because running into these four idiots here already said everything that needed to be said, didn't it?
Both sides tacitly avoided asking why the others were here.
At this moment all six of them stood quietly at the very back of the line, as well behaved as kindergarten kids!
As for what they were thinking inside that was a whole different story~
Yamamoto: 'That bastard Iori definitely knows about the golden ticket already! Trying to use crossdressing to catch the goddess's attention—how shameless!'
Nojima: 'Damn it, those two idiots are here too. This feels like trouble waiting to happen!'
Mitarai: 'I wanna feel some boobs~'
Iori: 'This is a trap! There's definitely something fishy going on!'
Kohei: 'This is unbearable—can it end already? I want to go to a maid café!'
Fujiwara: "By the way, where's Kamishiro?"
"..."
That one sentence instantly darkened everyone's expressions as they looked at the big oaf with complicated gazes.
This guy really lived a carefree life. How could we forget that scumbag Kamishiro?
We just all agreed not to mention him and you had to blurt it out?!
Wasn't the atmosphere awkward enough already?!
Of course, this unspoken agreement existed only among Iori, Yamamoto, Nojima and Mitarai.
Among them, there was one person who had genuinely forgotten about Kamishiro's existence.
"Yeah, that's true. Didn't you say Kamishiro might be inside too? Where is he?"
Kohei asked Iori. He'd sounded very confident about it earlier.
Looking at the bizarre assortment of "unknown beastly lifeforms" ahead, Iori's mouth twitched.
Even after knowing Kamishiro for over ten years, there was no way he could identify him among this pack of monsters.
Besides he had only said that earlier as an offhand excuse so he could come to the meet-and-greet himself.
For all he knew, Kamishiro may not even be here.
"Ahem maybe he already left?"
Iori said weakly. After all, leaving after a meet and greet was pretty normal right?
Kohei didn't say anything. He just quietly looked toward Momo's direction.
The line hadn't moved at all.
"Do you actually believe that yourself?"
Iori: (;＿;)
"Sorry I'll give you two experience vouchers later"
"Deal!!!"
Seeing the exchange between the two Yamamoto and the others had only one thought:
Two idiots.
Suddenly, being friends with them felt kind of tragic.
...
Meanwhile the Kamishiro that they were talking about was backstage staring at the meet-and-greet scene with a face full of terror!
Gulp.
He had expected that with the golden ticket in play, today's number of beasts would reach a terrifying level.
But—
There were way too many people! Way more than what he had seen earlier!
Kamishiro suddenly regretted agreeing to the bearded director's request.
In the name of fairness for this event, Director Hase had adopted a policy of total transparency.
Of course, "transparent" didn't mean things like lotteries
It meant guaranteeing that the ticket recipient was genuinely chosen from among the fans.
Although he was preselected calling him a fan is not wrong either~
(??ω??)
Which is to say that as the winner of the Golden Ticket, Kamishiro would have to show up in front of this huge crowd of beasts…
Originally, Kamishiro was firmly opposed to this request!
He had not forgotten what kind of situation he was in right now. To put it plainly he had come to this event in a very sneaky way.
After all he was still a wanted man!
However Director Hase had no idea about any of this! For the sake of his reputation, his attitude was extremely firm!
This appearance was absolutely necessary. Otherwise, what if someone spread rumors online about shady dealings?
Even though there really was some shady stuff going on, if you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way! You can't let others find out!
Kamishiro could completely understand Director Hase's mindset.
The problem was that his current situation really was not suitable for showing his face!
Afraid that Director Hase and Momo might misunderstand, Kamishiro tried to explain.
But judging from the increasingly confused looks in their eyes Kamishiro knew he needed to rely on a bit of "external assistance."
So he directly opened A Certain high school's forum and handed it to the two of them.
After reading the information on the forum both of their expressions became complicated.
Some of the scenes described were things they had only ever seen in AVs, who would have thought they actually existed in real life?!
Sure enough, art always comes from life~
Director Hase felt that after reading the content of that forum, he could totally go shoot a movie himself.
The Legend of Kamishiro!
The stuff written here was way too detailed!
Just how many people are paying attention to this kid every single day?
He was a bit puzzled. Clearly this kid's looks weren't even better than his, so how did he manage to live such a flamboyant life?
Back when he had not lost interest in women yet, even he could not live so freely.
Work aside~
Unable to figure it out, Director Hase decided to stop thinking about it. After all, it was only about women and he did not care about that at all anymore.
Men! If you are going to compete, compete in lifting!
Women only slow down the speed of your weight lifting!
However after finishing Kamishiro's "admirable" high school history, Director Hase also felt it would be better to hide his identity for now.
Mainly because he was afraid that something might suddenly get exposed during filming.
Just think about it, if it was confirmed that the male actor was Kamishiro, then the people on that forum would probably keep a death grip on him and Momo.
Then they would track down Kamishiro through the two of them…
For the sake of a peaceful life later on, Director Hase chose to compromise.
But!
Not a complete compromise!
After some discussion, they finally decided that Kamishiro could appear while wearing a mask!
Actually, Director Hase felt that Kamishiro's current outfit was already pretty good enough no one should be able to recognize him.
But Kamishiro added a hood just to be safe .
A magical-girl-style one!
Don't ask! If you ask, the answer is that this was the only one he had!
He had freeloaded it from Kohei last time!
Of course that was just the earlier plan…
After seeing how many people were actually there, Kamishiro started to hesitate.
He felt that if he stepped up there, he might not be able to walk out of the venue today.
He was already wanted, and now this too?!
The difficulty level was a bit too high!
Just imagining the looks from those beasts once he got on stage made Kamishiro start trembling uncontrollably.
"I'm outta here!"
Kamishiro bolted straight toward the back door!
He was ready to stand someone up!
Sorry, bearded bro!
When you come to Izu I will bring booze to apologize!
Ignoring the staff trying to stop him, Kamishiro flung open the back door.
The next second—Bang!
Kamishiro slammed the door shut again at an even faster speed!
He pressed his body against the door, his squinty eyes turning into huge shaking round anime eyes as his chest heaved up and down violently.
Why…
Why are these beasts here too?!
Bang bang bang!
At that moment there was a loud pounding on the door behind Kamishiro.
"Open the door, scumbag! I've already seen you!!!"
????
Are your eyes seriously that good?!