Becoming a Cosplay Master in the World of Honkai Impact 3rd
Chapter 9

Being a Cosplay Big Shot in the World of Honkai Impact 3rd

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Everyone here is an adult, so let's be honest. Li Pu came to learn about COS culture, and about "Welfare Ji," and the like. Li Pu was also quite lustful for their bodies.

Anyway, he has a little money now, so he can afford to be lustful.

As long as it's not too expensive.

But the moment he saw them in person, Li Pu instantly felt like a gentleman!

That was...

A tank! If not a heavy tank, then at least a medium tank. With makeup, her appearance was probably just barely a seven out of ten. And the makeup she had on... it would have been better if she hadn't worn any!

"Sigh... poor photographer and editor..."

Li Pu felt incredibly awkward now, unsure whether to go forward or retreat.

Why did that photographer have to see him? Why did he have to be so foolish and post a selfie?

The photographer was waving at him.

"Uh, heh heh heh~" Li Pu forced himself to walk over. He was already here, he'd been discovered, so there was no turning back. He had brought this upon himself, so he had to see it through, even if it meant tears. Although she looked nothing like the pictures he'd seen on Blue Bird, maybe she'd be knowledgeable about COSplayers?

He would definitely need to humbly learn about COS culture.

"Hello everyone~ Hello everyone~" Li Pu put on a big, sunny smile, as much as he could, and said, "My name is..."

"My name is Mother's Love Guards the Midline."

Li Pu decided not to reveal his real name. He glanced at the several "tank"... girls present. He decided to show off his anime knowledge first to win some favor.

He immediately set his sights on a girl who was wearing what he believed to be a character he knew – a "tank"... girl.

"Are you cosplaying as T-62... no, I mean, are you cosplaying as Katyusha?"

"It seems you really like "tank"... girls and tanks."

"What a coincidence, I like them too~"

"This is COS? I love it! I love it!"

Chapter Fourteen: Is This Good Work?

Welfare Ji.

Many people are likely familiar with them. We don't need to delve into their original intentions or motivations for doing this.

But if you can sell "benefits," you must have something to offer. If you don't have high looks but have a good figure, that works. If you have high looks but not a good figure, that can also work. At least, that's what Li Pu thought before he met them.

After all, if you're going to do something a bit risqué, everyone knows it's for arousal.

However, even through a screen, the price is high, and the quality must be much higher.

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So seeing them in person...

Li Pu realized that there wasn't just a computer screen between him and the Welfare Ji. There was also an excellent makeup artist, hairstylist, costume designer, photographer, prop master, photo editor, and even a lighting technician.

If it weren't for politeness, or if these words were too difficult to say.

He really wanted to advise these girls.

You should rely on your own abilities to make a living. The money you make from your looks and figure isn't even enough to be divided among all these people.

The atmosphere wasn't exactly harmonious. The photographer, who was also the organizer of this offline gathering, a chubby guy about 168cm tall wearing all black, intended to liven things up and said, "Since everyone's here, feel free to order whatever you want to eat."

"I'm paying this time."

"Big Brother is awesome." "Big Brother is generous." "Then we won't be polite."

The other three girls seemed to be offering insincere praise, quickly calling over a waitress to order their preferred snacks.

"Give me a plate of Shaanxi Grand Stew," Li Pu said without even looking at the menu.

"Um, excuse me, young man," the maid girl felt Li Pu's request was outrageous. What kind of place was this? Putting aside the fact that she had never even heard of this dish.

"We don't sell this here." The maid girl wasn't embarrassed and held back her desire to mock.

With a polite yet slightly arrogant smile, she said, "Excuse me, young man, this is a Western restaurant. We don't sell these things."

"Then give me a... never mind." Li Pu didn't want to make things difficult for the maid girl. He was just genuinely worried about not getting enough to eat.

In Li Pu's impression, restaurants like this always sold style, and as for being full, that might not be their concern.

"Then give me a heart-shaped omelet rice," Li Pu said again.

"Sorry, young man..." The maid girl seemed a little embarrassed again. She had heard of this but they really didn't have it here. She maintained her previous smile and deliberately emphasized, "This is a Western restaurant, we..."

"Then give me a coq au vin and a Baguette," Li Pu interrupted the maid girl before she could finish.

"What... what is this?!" The maid girl's smile finally began to falter, as if it were frozen on her face, ready to fall off at any moment.

"This is French cuisine's braised chicken and a baguette!" Li Pu said, tilting his head and still not looking at the menu. "How about it?"

"Since you are a Western restaurant."

"You should have this, right?"

"Um..." the maid girl said awkwardly, "We... don't have that either. We have..."

"Isn't it just pan-frying a steak, boiling some spaghetti, and serving a cup of coffee to call it a Western restaurant?"

Li Pu leaned back in his chair, one hand resting on the backrest, and said, "Just bring whatever you have."

He didn't want to make things difficult for them, nor did he want to be looked down upon. Li Pu could tell that the maid girl was treating him like a country bumpkin who knew nothing. There was nothing wrong with her words, but he could still detect the contempt in her tone.

He also admitted that he was dressed cheaply and didn't look like a wealthy person.

But to be ridiculed for that made him feel like he had to fight back a little.

"Okay." Seeing that Li Pu wasn't going to say anything else, the maid girl quickly agreed. Of course, she also put away the condescending look she had just had.

This person, who didn't look like much, didn't seem so easy to mess with.

The others also ordered their food, and the maid girl quickly left.

"Why did Fatty choose a place like this?" Li Pu asked, watching the maid girl's retreating back.

"I just come here often," the chubby guy said with a cheerful smile. "I'm sorry to make you, my friend, see this. The service here used to be quite good. I guess they saw you just got off work and were wearing work clothes, so they weren't as attentive."

The chubby guy hadn't expected something like this to happen. This kind of situation, where a seemingly clueless waitress tried to show off in front of a low-key noble young man and was then publicly embarrassed, was happening right before his eyes.

It really felt like watching a TV drama.

"Hahaha~ I did just get off work."

Li Pu tugged at his work clothes. He didn't have many clothes, so he decided to just wear his work clothes as casual wear.

"Speaking of which," Li Pu glanced at the three Welfare Jis beside him and said, "Didn't the makeup artist, costume designer, and hairstylist say they would come too?"

"Why are only the COSers and you, the photographer, here?"

"Of course they're here~" the chubby guy said cheerfully, raising his hand. "Let me introduce you. This one cosplaying Sakura Kinomoto is Nono, she's the makeup artist you mentioned. The one cosplaying Katyusha is Minnie, the prop maker. And the last JK is the costume designer; the clothes she's wearing are all from her."

"Her name is Lily~"

"Oh~ I see," Li Pu nodded.

So T-62, Project 140, and Project 430U were the makeup artist, costume designer, and prop maker, respectively.

This was actually quite good. They had managed to gather a cosplayer, costume designer, prop maker, photographer, and makeup artist all in one place? It seemed like he had come to the right place this time.

The three Welfare Jis waved their hands, clearly not very interested in Li Pu.

As Welfare Jis, they were obviously not very... not particularly friendly towards someone like Li Pu, who might not be a customer but a competitor.

Of course, it couldn't be said that they were hostile.

"I heard your nickname is 'Loving Mother Guardian'... what should I call you?" The chubby guy felt Li Pu's nickname was too long, so he decided not to call him by his full name. But if he didn't use the full name, the address felt a bit off. So he decided to ask so Li Pu could come up with a better one.

"You can call me Captain," Li Pu said, taking a sip of tea. "I want to do some cosplay."

"Do you know King Arthur? A famous figure in British history."

He took out a few pictures downloaded from the internet, and then placed a detailed design drawing of a cosplay outfit in front of the chubby guy, saying, "These things."

"Can you make them for me?"

Chapter 15: Let Me Think About It Three Times

"Let's take a look."

The eyes of the three Welfare Jis lit up. Before the chubby guy could say anything more, they snatched the pictures and design drawings to study them.

The actions of the three Welfare Jis were rather impolite. If he cared, it would definitely be annoying. But the chubby guy was a generous person, and he was also a photographer.

Making cosplay clothes and props was not within his scope of concern.

It was also not within his field of making money, so he wasn't angry at all that the three Welfare Jis had snatched them.

Drinking his coffee, he said, "I thought you wanted to cosplay, but I didn't expect you wanted to have them made. Although I'm not in this business, if you want something made for cosplay, I know quite a few cosplayers."

The chubby guy felt like he had struck gold.

Since he had brought the Welfare Jis, everyone understood the nature of this kind of gathering. It was possible to arrange one-on-one intimate activities or one-on-many intimate activities.

The people who came this time had just joined the group, and the chubby guy didn't know their background, so he brought these three along.

It was fortunate that the other party didn't want to cosplay but wanted to have cosplay items made.

These three could also make some extra money from this.

'A pimp...' Li Pu snorted. He didn't look down on this chubby guy. He was an honest person, genuinely here to learn about cosplay.

He guaranteed he wasn't here to lust after their bodies.

Besides, bringing three medium tanks here, how could he lust after them?

At the very least, he should have brought three light tanks.

Or even wheeled vehicles would have been acceptable.

Of course, he, Li Pu, didn't engage in pedophilia, so anything too young or too old was out of the question.

"I do want to do cosplay," Li Pu said pretentiously. "Can these things be made? My requirement for accuracy is very high! If you can make them according to the drawings, please do so as much as possible."

"Price is not an issue, as long as you can make them for me."

He had the 200,000 to make it happen. The first time he planned to cosplay, it wasn't Old Sword or the Arthur from movies and TV shows, but the one from actual history.

As the original model, understanding this King Arthur would be very helpful in understanding Bed King, who was derived from him. However, the requirements for cosplaying this Arthur were not low.

These three Welfare Jis quickly became dizzy and utterly confused.

"This..." Lily picked up the document, wanting to confirm that this person wasn't just there to cause trouble. "Are you... sure you want to wear something like this? This doesn't look like a cosplay outfit at all!"

This was less a design draft and more like a historical document! Are you sure you're here to cosplay and not to help them with their graduation project?

Even a graduation project wouldn't be this complicated.

"This is indeed a bit difficult to make," Li Pu said, scratching his head. "But this is exactly what I need."

"I don't want to cosplay the Arthur from games and anime."

"So... so..."

"No offense," said Minnie, another tanker, after sizing up the not-so-burly young man before her. "Do you know how much your cosplay outfit would weigh if it were made entirely according to what's given here?"

"This isn't a cosplay outfit."

"It's armor!"

"All metal!"

Heavy!

Don't think for a second that this kind of all-metal armor is a joke. A full set would easily weigh over ten kilograms, and that's considered light. This probably doesn't even include the sword and other accessories.

And the craftsmanship for this kind of thing

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