"Hello, Ms. Rita, Ms. Shiina! You actually came to the convention too! Those damn official accounts didn't even give us a heads-up, but luckily... I made it in time!"
"You two are so beautiful! Even prettier than in the photos on Twitter! Ms. Rita looks like a real Valkyrie, and Ms. Shiina... she looks just like she does in the pictures, like a girl who stepped right out of an anime. She's just too adorable! I really want to hug Ms. Shiina!"
"I want a photo with Ms. Rita!"
"Ms. Rita, what character are you cosplaying? You're so gorgeous! And you have such a knightly air about you. If I didn't know that was impossible, I'd think you really were a Valkyrie!"
"Who's that adorable girl cosplaying a nine-tailed fox? She's so cute! Her ears and tail can move too—they look completely real. Is that some kind of high-tech costume? I really want to touch her ears and tail!"
Perhaps even Rita herself did not realize just how famous she and Mashiro Shiina had become. Genius painter, underage contracted weekly manga artist, a girl who had stepped out of a manga... A whole series of factors had made Rita and Mashiro Shiina exceptionally well-known among otaku.
Now that they had unexpectedly discovered two artists they had never seen in person before, the many fans who liked Rita and Mashiro Shiina were completely beside themselves with excitement!
What excited them even more was that the two artists' looks were simply unreal. It was not just hype—they really were exactly as advertised, like girls from anime.
"Um... everyone, please don't get too excited. We're not going anywhere! Mm~ Why don't you take a look and see whether there's anything you're interested in? The prices might be a little high, but I