Track 9
ComiPara Venue
What are we supposed to do…? How did this even happen…!
(Was there a defect? A mistake? Where? Did I fuck up on the procedures…?)
…Kurama, let’s try, calling the… publishing company…
Oh… r-right. Th-Their number is, um…
(Shit, my hand keeps shaking.)
Oh…
…Wait. Let me try, calling them…
Huh…?
(Even though he absolutely refuses to have anything to do with the phone when we’re working at HAMA Tours…?)
*Kiroku makes the call*
He-He-Hello…?
(But like, what can we even do at this point…)
They said, the books have been… delivered as scheduled…
But it’s not here.
Then, I’ll go look around, and call again… just to be, sure…
Yeah, but the doors are about to open. Even if we do something now, it’s not like we’ll make it in time for sure…
…
Good morning! I look forward to working with you today!
Oh, um… mor…
P-Please take care… of us…
Alright! Then shall we start setting up?
No matter how many times I do this, opening the cardboard box always gets my heart racing~
…
Oh my god, look! The cover’s so cute! I’m glad we went for the holographic print!
(…It’s not like I don’t wanna see our final product with the foil stamp Idiotake kept yapping to me about…)
Hmm, is the poster too big? But I’m feeling so hyped seeing it like this!
(I mean, we also have a poster up and everything with a whole table set up…)
…Kurama…
(Is my day really just gonna end with me sitting here looking like an idiot?)
…Heh. Who knew my first time ever participating as a circle would turn out like this…
…
…I feel a little tired. I need to sit down for a bit.
What should I… do?
What should you do…? What do you want to do?
Oh, since it’s your first time, wanna try lining up for some of the bigger circles? Or go see the tables selling art supplies, maybe chill in the food area?
Kurama…
It’s good to know when to quit. Like we should just take the L and—
Flashback
ComiPara
…
(Fuck…)
There were comments looking forward to our doujinshi.
…Yeah.
Everyone helped make this possible, you drew the cover for this, and I stared at the screen every day for an ungodly amount of hours typing it out.
Yeah…!
(If Reito was here, he definitely wouldn’t just take the L and give up. I—)
I… don’t want to give up either…!!
Me too…! Let’s try searching, again…!
Golem, wait here. You aren’t familiar with this place yet and the general entry might start soon.
In the meantime, I’ll go around searching every nook and cranny of this place to find it…!
Outside
Maybe we should’ve cosplayed after all~
Nah, that would’ve only made Ushio mad.
(Now that I think about it, why did he only tell me to wear a mask and not the others?)
Oh, the line is starting to move. We should let them know on PeChat.
Artist Alley
(I’ll set up the table in case Kurama comes back…)
*phone notif*
Oh, there’s a message… from the others.
Outside
…For real?
This was beyond our expectations.
Is there anything we can do? Are we just gonna have to wait here quietly until the doors are open?
I wonder… Perhaps we could release a post on SpiNet detailing the situation?
Okie dokes. Going on the account… Hm?
Yo guys. We got a reply?
1 Sorry for bothering you! I was thinking of buying your novel and just wanted to confirm if your table is in the East Hall where the PatiBattle layout is?
Huh? Didn’t Kiroku say they were in the East Hall? So why is this person asking their table—
Wait! Our post says West Hall!
If we miswrote the location on our post, perhaps…
I get it! The shipping address we gave to the publishing company was wrong, right!?
Mhm~ I see, I see! So what you’re saying is—
Uu-chan’s books are, without a doubt, in the West Hall…!