However, Rita had Shiina Mashiro stay here halfway through, with Yingcao secretly protecting her. Then Rita went alone to find the organizers, inspected the venue first, and obtained the vendor credentials.
Like other expos, vendors were allowed in early to set up, so they needed things like entry passes.
"Finally done! Thank goodness everything went smoothly!"
Rita returned to Shiina Mashiro's side with the vendor access card. It was just a card, but it seemed to contain some kind of magnetic strip for authenticity verification.
"Shiro, is everything ready?"
Entering the shop and seeing Shiina Mashiro sitting off to the side in a daze, Rita approached her and asked again to make sure.
Earlier, Shiina Mashiro had only emailed her to say it was done.
"Rita, it's ready..."
Hearing Rita's voice, Shiina Mashiro came back to her senses and nodded... then looked in another direction, where a huge pile of things had been stacked—all of them Shiina Mashiro's works.
"That much? All of it?"
Looking at the massive pile, Rita was a little surprised. A few hundred copies did not sound like much, but several large boxes stood full before her now.
"Mm~"
Shiina Mashiro's expression did not change at all. She merely rose slowly to her feet. She had been sitting here for a long time; since she did not understand any of this, Rita had to come back and handle everything.
"Miss, you're finally here. Everything you wanted has been packed up for you!"
At that moment, the shopkeeper noticed Rita's arrival and hurried over enthusiastically. Rita's order had been urgent... so urgent that she had even had to put aside her other goods to finish Rita's order first.
But with Rita paying double the price... it was all worth it.
"Mm, thank you."
Rita walked over