Chapter 415: Hachiman's Cosplay Preparation
"Onee-sama, I got the drinks!"
With a clear voice, the familiar face of Miharu appeared in front of Hachiman.
"Oh, isn't this Hikigaya-kun?" Seeing Hachiman suddenly, Miharu couldn't help but tilt her head in confusion.
Hachiman greeted her with a smile, "Hello, Miss Miharu."
"Oh, hello!" Miharu nodded instinctively, then realized. "Wait, Hikigaya-kun, what are you doing here?"
Seeing Hachiman, Miharu's face showed a hint of displeasure.
There was no way around it—Hachiman had ignored her last time, which hurt her pride.
Because of this, Miharu's affection for Hachiman had never been high. Unexpectedly, she ran into him here today, which made her subconsciously overthink.
Could it be that Onee-sama called him here?
Had their relationship reached a point where they could candidly discuss cosplay outfits?
Had Onee-sama already shown Hachiman similar clothes before?
No, my Onee-sama, why didn't you let Miharu see first!
The annoying Hikigaya-kun had seen Onee-sama's beautiful figure before Miharu did?
So they really were sisters, even their penchant for imagining was the same.
"Oh well, I'm just here to hang out with friends and happened to run into Sensei." Unconcerned about Miharu's vague hostility, Hachiman shrugged.
Just a mere little sister with a battle power of five—what's there to be afraid of?
Seeing Hachiman recognizing another beautiful girl, whom she hadn't met before, Yumiko pouted unhappily.
"Hachiman, who's this?"
Hearing the slightly jealous tone from the girl, Hachiman couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
"This is Miss Miharu Kirisu, Sensei's sister."
"Huh? Kirisu-sensei's sister?" Both Yumiko and Ebina widened their eyes in surprise.
Hachiman then introduced the two girls to Miharu.
At that moment, Miharu regained her composure. "Hello, nice to meet you all. I'm Miharu Kirisu."
"Hello, I'm Yumiko Miura."
"I'm Hina Ebina, pleased to meet you."
Yumiko and Hina introduced themselves as well.
"Well then, we'll be on our way and not bother you any longer," Hachiman nodded to the Kirisu sisters, signaling their departure.
Since the misunderstanding had been cleared up, there was no need to linger.
As Hachiman was about to leave, Miharu's face lit up with joy. She never liked the idea of her sister being around Hachiman.
But before she could feel too happy, a girl with a clear face approached from a distance.
"Oh no, Miharu, Kono is in the hospital because of food poisoning."
Upon hearing this, Miharu's face showed surprise.
"Oh, is Kono going to be okay?"
"Yoshida has already taken him to the hospital. He just called and said it's only acute gastroenteritis, he just needs to take some medicine and rest more, nothing serious." The girl approached the group, slightly out of breath.
"But now the most important thing is that we're short one guy for the cosplay shoot that's about to start. What should we do?"
Just as she finished speaking, she noticed Hachiman standing beside the Kirisu sisters and her eyes lit up.
"Miharu, is this your friend?"
"Huh? You mean Hikigaya-kun?" Miharu blinked.
"Is his name Hikigaya-kun?" The girl glanced at Hachiman, nodded, and continued, "He's tall and quite handsome."
Then, approaching Hachiman, she said mysteriously, "Friend, how about trying cosplay?"
Seeing her sales pitch, Hachiman chuckled.
Miharu also realized, "Oh? Chihe, are you suggesting he replaces Kono's role?"
"That's right, Hikigaya-kun's appearance fits well." The girl named Chihe nodded.
"So, Hikigaya-kun, how about helping out? Don't worry, it's just taking a few photos, won't take too long, and we'll give you 2,000 yen as compensation."
In Japan, it's allowed for high school students to work in convenience stores or restaurants, with an hourly wage of around 800 to 1,000 yen. Just taking a few photos and getting 2,000 yen is indeed quite good.
Unfortunately, the two thousand yen was hardly worth Hachiman's attention given his current financial situation.
Just as he was about to refuse, Yumiko spoke up.
"Oh, are we getting this guy to cosplay? He seems interesting. No problem, we agree."
This elicited a smirk from Hachiman.
Hey, hey, did you just agree on my behalf? What about my opinion?
Since the girls had already agreed, Hachiman couldn't be bothered to speak up anymore.
But he made a mental note of Yumiko's action.
Just wait and see, I'll definitely pull out all the stops later. Even if you beg for mercy, I won't let you off the hook.
"Great! Hikigaya-kun, come with me," Chihe smiled upon seeing their agreement, then started leading Hachiman towards the changing room.
Halfway there, she seemed to remember something and waved to Miharu and Mafuyu again.
"Oh, Miharu and Mafuyu, come along too. If we're shooting a photo album, you'll need to change into a different outfit."
Hearing her words, though slightly puzzled, the sisters followed along.
Upon entering the changing room, Hachiman noticed there was already a guy and two girls, all dressed up in costumes from "Sword Art Online". There was Klein with red hair and a headband, Silica with brown twin tails and a shoulder-sitting dragon, and Yui with black straight hair and a white dress.
Seeing everyone's attire, Hachiman felt a hint of unease. "Um, Miss Chihe, could you tell me which character I'm supposed to cosplay as?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you," Chihe realized, "I'm sure Hikigaya-kun has read the popular light novel 'Sword Art Online', right? We're cosplaying characters from there, and you're supposed to cosplay as the main character—Kirito."
As expected, his premonition came true.
Hearing her words, Hachiman's mouth twitched.
Making the author himself cosplay as the protagonist from his own work, what kind of situation is this?
But before he could say anything, Chihe handed him a set of clothes. "Here, this is the cosplay outfit. Try it on." Taking the outfit, Hachiman unfolded it and saw it was the black coat worn by Kirito in the original work.
Taking the outfit, Hachiman unfolded it and saw it was the black coat worn by Kirito in the original work.
Since things had reached this point, he didn't say anything and walked into the changing room.
Before long, Hachiman, now dressed, emerged from the room.
It seemed that clothes really do make the man, as Hachiman walked out in the outfit, all the girls present couldn't help but admire him.
His six-foot stature made him seem like a natural clothes hanger, and the black coat seemed tailor-made for him, fitting him perfectly.
Seeing this, Chihe nodded in approval, "Indeed, it suits you very well."
She then motioned for Hachiman to sit down as she prepared to do his makeup.
However, upon closer inspection of Hachiman's face, Chihe found it difficult to proceed.
With multiple max-level modules already in place, almost all the minor flaws on Hachiman's skin had been eliminated. His face was remarkably smooth, devoid of any pimples or blemishes, and his skin looked refreshingly clean. Most importantly, everything appeared natural, without a trace of makeup.
Although at first glance, Hachiman seemed only moderately handsome, upon further observation, he belonged to the type that grew more attractive over time.
Gradually, even Chihe couldn't help but be amazed.
Noticing her hesitation, Hachiman asked, "Miss Chihe, can we start?"
Hearing this, Chihe snapped out of her trance, "Oh, sorry, I got lost in thought. But Hikigaya-kun, your skin is so good, I can save a lot of time."
With that, she finally began to work, applying some light makeup, tidying up his hair, and putting on colored contacts. The whole process took less than ten minutes.
"Wow, so handsome, and the resemblance is uncanny!"
Seeing the finished Hachiman, the girl dressed as Yui exclaimed in admiration.
Chihe also couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Initially, Hachiman was the type that grew more attractive the longer you looked at him. After the makeup, his appearance was completely highlighted, eliciting exclamations of surprise.
At that moment, Mafuyu and Miharu emerged from the changing room, dressed in their costumes.
Mafuyu was dressed in a costume of the Blood Knights, wearing an orange wig on her head, clearly cosplaying as Asuna.
As for the little sister, she changed into a costume of Lisbeth.
When the two saw Hachiman, who was now fully dressed, they couldn't help but be stunned.
"So... so handsome," little Mafuyu's eyes gently swayed, her heart beating faster.
Even Miharu, who didn't have high expectations for Hachiman, whispered softly, "I didn't expect Hikigaya-kun to look so handsome after putting on makeup. Oh no, oh no, if this continues, Onee-sama will fall even deeper."
"No, I can't let this continue like this." With that, the little sister beast patted her cheeks, forcing herself to sober up a bit.
But before she could take action, Chihe pressed her down on the chair.
"Alright, time is running out, let's start with the makeup."
Meanwhile, Mafuyu was also being pressed down on a chair by another girl to have her makeup done.
Luckily, both of them had naturally beautiful features, so it only took ten minutes to finish the makeup.
Seeing everyone fully dressed, Chihe nodded, spread her arms, and displayed a confident look.
"Alright, we can go out now. Let's surprise everyone next!"
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