"Hm?"
Looking at Shiro before her, the quiet porcelain-doll-like girl stood perfectly still, exquisite and beautiful, so adorable that one could not help wanting to cherish her. Rita even suddenly felt as though she had done something wrong.
"I don't understand, so I trust Rita..."
Shiina Mashiro's pure eyes, untouched by worldly concerns, were too innocent to bear defiling, like an icy river flowing through Rita's heart.
"I understand!"
Gently stroking Shiina Mashiro's hair, Rita said nothing more.
"Big Sister, those people's tails and ears look so fake!"
There was still a little while before the event officially began, but many of the cosplayers invited by the organizers had already entered early. Sitting on a cardboard box, Hiyamaru watched a girl dressed as some kind of beast girl walk past and could not help tugging on Rita's hand.
"They are fake to begin with. Did you think everyone was a fox like you? Oh, and don't let anyone find out that your ears and tail are real, understand?"
"Oh~ How strange. They don't have tails, yet they pretend to have them. And when someone really has a tail, she can't let anyone know."
The fox ears atop Hiyamaru's head twitched as she stared ahead with a baffled expression.
"..."
"All right, none of that matters. The event is about to start, so get ready to work!"
Rubbing Hiyamaru's little head, Rita checked the time. In less than ten minutes, the event would officially begin. Compared with the other vendors' booths, Rita's selection of merchandise was pitifully small, but that did not matter. After all, she was not here to make money.
Rita had Hiyamaru and Shiina Mashiro stand obediently in place. Compared to ordinary vendors, the most eye-catching thing about her booth was probably the three of them.
Although