186 < EP. 43: Absolute pleasure. (3) >

“There was a little greed I wanted to play with.”

With her smile holding my hand with a bright smile, an alarm sounded to announce the start of the event. Afterwards, Sawano Tsubaki, the last character of Idol, came through the speakers, and his whole body suddenly trembled.

An empty platform with only two of them.

I'm worried about your silent face.

It's a voice that comes in from the CD every day, and I can't believe my heart is shaking like this...

At that moment, Mayumi, who was next to me, took her mouth off with a trembling voice.

“This... is live, right? ”

“Excuse me?”

“I can feel my breath in the middle of the song. Don't you see?”

“That's... that's what it looks like.”

And he shall become of the adults, and shall live for ever;

You may lose something precious, but...

I know that, too, but...

Ah... I definitely heard Mayumi's story, and I listened to her voice, and I could definitely feel it in my voice, unlike what I heard on the CD. Mayumi's right. The protagonist is hiding somewhere, singing a song.

After a while, her conversation with me began to spread throughout the queue through the people around her.

“I thought this was live. ”

“Huh? Your breathing is subtly different from what you hear on the CD. ”

“Right…? ”

“That's... creepy!! ”

The person in front of me folded his arms and swept down his forearms looking at the stage set in front of the Pentagon Shop. In view of the intense summer day sunlight, Tsubaki playing the piano in the screen with a veil on the ceiling was revealed. The elasticity starts to flow from the queue.

Hug me.

My body is breaking apart.

“Ah, finally.”

Her fluffy black hair blew in, and her exposed face gave her a sad feeling, out of nowhere.

As my thin fingers flew up like dancing on a white ledge, Mayumi, who was staring at the blank screen, stumbled and leaned against my shoulder.

“What's wrong with you? ”

“I don't know... I was so numb, I couldn't feel my legs...”

But Mayumi's story was not wrong at all.

Her life was so captivating that I could feel her breasts rising in the highlights of the song.

That's when the people around me began to praise her voice.

“Oh, I was just about to lose my mind at the peak. ”

“Is this how you sing with your emotions? I've never felt it before, to be honest.”

Although I don't know what makes her voice so loving, she is currently at Virchur Idol, sorry to her friend Kanna, but she is the best of them all.

“I have decided. I will choose the Sawano Tsubaki version of the Virtual Idol title. ”

“Me too.”

“Oh, shit. I want to buy the Tsubaki version too, but I hope you don't buy it all in front of me!? ”

After the end of her live with a quiet piano sound, me and Mayumi hear Kanna's familiar song.

“Oh, Erica!! ”

Her song, which announced the beginning of Virtual Idol, warmly touched the hearts of those who had been touched by the tsubaki.

“Ah, Erica's not a bad choice, either. If Tsubaki is in love, Erica is like," The sweetness of the song. "”

“That's right. I've been at work all day, and when I come home and I hear Erica's songs, I feel like all the fatigue of the day is gone.”

As I also felt in Tsubaki's song, Erica's ‘Cheerleader’ also went live.

Having been busy with Virtual Idol's recording schedule recently, it has been a long time since I and Mayumi have heard Kanna's live.

While listening to her song, I whispered to Mayumi beside me.

“Like the storm in Tsubaki, Kanna must be nearby. ”

“I haven't seen your face in a while, but I'd love to see you around...”

I used to feel like Erica looked like Kanna somewhere on the screen, but I felt sad because I felt like a friend I used to know had gone far away.

I'm getting tired of different realities, more and more disappointed than I've ever dreamed.

But your world will come to pass. I'll always cheer for you!

Soon after Kanna's song, Cheryl and Kono Azza's song naturally came together, and the atmosphere of the venue began to heat up.

Obviously, unlike the two previous songs, the intense two songs were enough to excite those who were waiting…

The more people who were waiting, the more hesitant they were to find out who to buy from among the idols. Cheryl's Beat Heart, which has been buzzing since Saturday morning, was enough to stop the fever that had been hiding in the man's mind.

“Aah!! Dammit! I don't know!! Let's just buy them all!! ”

“Yes. We'll manage one day anyway!" ”

“Yes, this is what cards are made for! ”

Mayumi grabbed my hand in the air just as I was about to stretch out my arm to help the shouting of the users.

“You're not going to buy all four of them here, are you? ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Oh... I shouldn't have brought Mayumi.

Eventually, I agreed to switch with Tsubaki and Mayumi when they bought and cleared the Kanna version, but my mind was still a little twisted.

I said, "You know, maybe I should just buy two silent songs, so why don't you buy one more Cheryl or Kono Azza version? ”

“Do one thing. There's only one soft card in the game machine anyway. ”

“No, but if you get bored playing, you can do it halfway...”

But I could see in her eyes that my words were lightly silenced.

There were people around me who were either jealous of me for buying games with their girlfriends or staring at me with their murderous eyes...

"Actually, I'm tired of this..."

What have I been struggling with for the last month?

It was all an investment for today that I dragged my bicycle to save on transportation costs even though I was going to fall hungry.

I have to use my head somehow...

I waited in haste for the line to drop, avoiding the look in her eyes of suspicion.

&

At the end of the celebration stage of Virtue Idol, when the full sale started, I felt excited and nervous in a slowly decreasing queue.

We took a quick look inside and found that there are five cash stations.

So if I just scatter with Mayumi, I can buy all the titles I want, put them in a shopping bag and go home.

Maybe she wants to see what's inside, so why don't you tape her shopping bag?

While I was thinking of ways to avoid her gaze, I noticed five calculators in front of my eyes that had just entered the Pentagon Shop.

Where are we going? We need to calculate as far away from Mayumi as possible. ’

If she heads for the central calculation, it's over. But if they were to be placed on both ends, that would be the best position...

For quick calculations, whether I secretly took out a thick envelope from my bag, I shoved the money into Mayumi's back pocket as soon as she turned to the other side.

‘That's it. First mission clear. ’

Wait. My Complete Raon...!

I looked around pretending to look inside the store while swallowing dry saliva and looking at the decreasing queue, looking at the shifts of people heading to the counter.

‘The average time to buy a device body and soft per person is 3-4 minutes. If this is the case, Mayumi will be placed in 4 places. Not 1 or 5, but 4 is not bad. If you count at least once or twice, Mayumi won't be able to see the items I calculate. ’

Ah! I paid for a game, but it's so hard...

Fortunately, virtually none of the idols were out of stock. However, it seemed to be the fastest running out of the Tsubaki version.

“Ah, it's our turn next. ”

“Y-yeah. You're only gonna buy the Idol Erica version with the main body, right? ”

“Yes. I'll buy it and get Kanna to sign it. ”

“That's a great idea! Maybe I should, too!”

“Hmm? Didn't you say you live in the Tsubaki version? ”

Ugh! What a stupid... What an important moment!!

I turned my head away from Mayumi looking at me with suspicious eyes already, and I heard the Pentagon staff's voice behind me in a good time.

“Next customer, please proceed to bill number four. ”

“Oh, yes! ”

Following the staff's instructions, I looked at Mayumi heading to calculator 4 and waited for my turn to come.

"Buy one or two quickly... please!! ’

But my expectations were imperceptible...

“Please proceed to bill three for the next guest. ”

... Damn it. I can't believe I'm stuck next to Mayumi.

If you want to get as far as you can, head to the register, and suddenly the guy at counter number one is leaving with his shopping bag.

At that moment, I stumbled for a moment, staggering toward the first calculation.

“Ah, this way! ”

I heard the voice of Cashier 3 calling behind my back, but I quickly ran to Cashier 1 and spit out the prepared comment.

“One complete raon, four versions of Virtual Idol. All for the first time only!! And give me a full metal gear solid and a street makeup version that I don't have!! ”

“Oh, I see. You're asking for all of the products launched with Complete Raon today? ”

“Yes!! ”

I quickly nodded, looking at Mayumi who was listening to the product description from the employee.

Then she took the product out of the back room, one by one, and piled it up like a pile on the counter. He then shouts the microphone next to him, and announces the announcement in a voice.

“We are pleased to announce that we are out of limited edition Erica packages, including Idol Savano Tsubaki, as well as the customer you just ordered. ”

Me, Nice!! I bought the last limited edition of Tsubaki and Erica!!

Wait, Erica...?

I was supposed to buy the Tsubaki version... and tell Erica?

When I turned my head to the ominous feeling, Mayumi looked at me from Casher 4.

“Sir, may I briefly explain the Complete Laon you bought? ”

“No. I have an urgent matter to take care of. ”

“Then please refer to the documentation before playing. So 80,080 yen for all the soft drinks you bought with Complete Raon. ”

Since the limited edition of Virtual Idols is 9,280 yen each, the combined four are more expensive than Complete Raon.

But is it the thrill of having won the last limited edition? I hurriedly handed the staff eight Man-En bills and one Hundred Yen coin in an envelope.

“Thank you. 80,100 yen. Here's 20 yen change. ”

Looking at the two copper coins returned from handing over eight bills, I felt a sense of emptiness for a moment, but now is not the time to feel that way.

I helped an employee with a heavy complete raon in a massive shopping bag and then rushed out of the Pentagon shop with a one-time receipt.

“Kensuke!! ”

Later, Mayumi, who left the store, walked toward me with a shopping bag the size of my hand.

“How long have you lived? ”

“Oh, no, I just bought another version of Erica for Kanna to sign. ”

“Then why did the shopping bag burst? Come here for a second. ”

“I'm not. Even if I only bought two of them!! ”

“So show me for a second!! ”

“Oh, what a childish thing to do. ”

I retreated to the side of the car, avoiding Mayumi rushing towards me with enormous force. I persistently avoided Mayumi reaching for the shopping bag.

Fortunately, there was a railing that prevented me from falling, so I pushed the shopping bag as far as I could towards the road and stopped her.

Buaaaaaah!

Bam, bam!!

While Mayumi's voice could not be heard from the horn coming from somewhere, I felt heavy as she was trying to examine the contents anyway, but even more so, I tried to stay away from her by hiding the shopping bag towards the car.

At that moment.

Ta-da!

I think someone hit my back. Something's missing...

“Huh?"

I turned my head and looked at the hand that was on the side of the car, and all I could hold was the handle of a large shopping bag.

“Huh? What is this? ”

Booooooooooooooooo!

I turned my head to the noisy sound of the motorcycle, and the chunky shopping bag that had just been in my hand was in the back of someone sitting on the motorcycle.

Are you sure this is gonna fly?