(My dad's temperature is 39.4 degrees. It feels like it'll be these next few days. I'll try to build up a backlog; if I really can't manage, I'll take some time off. Lin)
"Why do I have to come to Akihabara with you at night?"
"This is obviously weird, isn't it?"
At six in the evening, on the streets of Akihabara, a girl with blonde hair in a single ponytail, ordinary black-framed glasses on her face, and a white mask covering her cheeks muttered under her breath.
As the target of her complaints, Utaha Kasumigaoka replied expressionlessly:
"With all due respect, you're the strange one here, Sawamura."
Utaha Kasumigaoka still couldn't understand what this "little blonde" in front of her was thinking.
"You went all the way home after the Art Club's activities ended to change into plain clothes, put on glasses you don't normally wear, and even change your hairstyle. Are you planning to go into show business, Sawamura?"
"Huh? What do you mean, glasses I don't normally wear? I just don't wear them at school."
At those words, Eriri stamped her foot.
"And what do you mean, go into show business? Do you think I can't hear your sarcasm?"
"You invited me to Akihabara, you know! At least have some idea of the situation!"
"Some idea of the situation?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka paused slightly, then turned to look at the varied people on the street, all sporting different looks.
At that moment, people in all sorts of outlandish outfits were strolling casually through Akihabara in groups of three or five, making the scene as surreal as Halloween.
Yet this was normal for Akihabara.
After all, this was a world-class gathering place for cosplayers.
Compared with them, Utaha Kasumigaoka, dressed in her Toyogasaki uniform with at most the addition of