novelraw Chapter 201 : Poisoned Girl
Chapter 201 : Poisoned Girl
The three walked and browsed along the way, drawing countless passersby to stop and look back. Finally, they arrived at an exhibition booth that was still being set up. An intellectual-looking young woman in her early twenties wearing glasses was continuously moving items from boxes onto the table, while a girl who looked barely of age was helping nearby. Both seemed to have been busy for quite some time, with their bangs soaked through with sweat.
Seeing the three approaching figures, the young woman stopped what she was doing and looked at the three with confusion, asking: "You are?"
She looked over the three distinctive girls and suddenly a flash of amazement appeared in her eyes.
The girl leading at the front wore a handsome and upright white Admiral Uniform, her cold and elegant temperament making her look like a flower on a high peak, unforgettable at first sight.
The girl in the middle wore an ordinary sailor outfit, and only from the anchor-printed hat could one tell she was cosplaying a character related to Kantai Collection. After thinking carefully, she recognized this as Hibiki from Sixth Destroyer Division, a cool and expressionless white-haired loli, but she felt the girl's obviously submissive and timid temperament didn't suit cosplaying such a character at all. The timid Inazuma who would be startled even by others speaking loudly might be more suitable for the girl.
The last girl was cosplaying Ikazuchi from Sixth Destroyer Division. The girl's energetic appearance did match the character setting of the spirited Ikazuchi.
But the young woman thought for a long time and couldn't remember when she had met these three girls who didn't look very old.
"Moon Has Dark Clouds Flowers Have Wind," Bei Yaoyue answered briefly, introducing the two people behind her to the young woman. "This is my sister and classmate."
Although they knew each other, they had only communicated online and had never met in real life. Moreover, Bei Yaoyue was now wearing cosplay clothes and makeup, so even Su Weiai might need to look for a while before recognizing her.
"Oh oh! It's Teacher Hana ni Kaze!" The young woman suddenly realized, then showed a gentle smile. She pushed up her glasses and said: "I didn't expect Teacher Hana ni Kaze to be so young. Teacher Hana ni Kaze's art skills are so good, it looks like years of dedicated study. I thought you'd be at least twenty-five. It really shows you can't judge by appearances. Teacher Hana ni Kaze is truly accomplished at such a young age."
After speaking, she turned her gaze to the two behind Bei Yaoyue and smiled: "Teacher Hana ni Kaze's sister is really lovely. I'm quite envious. It would be great if I had such a cute sister."
"Mm." Bei Yaoyue nodded faintly. Having no interest in such social pleasantries by nature, she directly skipped the mutual business flattery phase. "Since the convention hasn't started yet, we'll come help you organize the booth."
"Oh no, no need, that would be too much trouble." The young woman quickly waved her hands with a smile. "There isn't much left. I can handle it myself. You should go have fun, and besides, wearing those cosplay outfits isn't very convenient for this kind of work."
After all, Bei Yaoyue had bought the Staff Pass from her, and she had taken money while getting the better deal, which made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"It's fine." Bei Yaoyue shook her head. Having just tasted Xifeng's flavor, she was in quite a good mood. Coming to help was actually just because she was genuinely bored and wanted to find something to do.
Seeing Bei Yaoyue's persistence, the young woman couldn't refuse anymore and had to reluctantly agree.
Given her physical limitations, the powerless Xifeng could only awkwardly stand aside watching the others busily work. Out of boredom, she picked up an art book placed on the exhibition table to look at.
The cover of the art book showed two girls in underwear embracing each other closely. Xifeng immediately recognized these two characters as Komeiji Koishi and Komeiji Satori from Touhou Project. The fresh art style looked pleasing to the eye.
"...She's also a yuri artist. Birds of a feather really do flock together." Three black lines couldn't help but appear on Xifeng's forehead as she looked at the signature on the cover—"Poisoned Girl."
However, the art book was completely sealed in plastic, making it impossible to open and disappointing Xifeng's desire to explore its contents. But Poisoned Girl, who happened to pass by her, keenly noticed Xifeng's intention and smiled at her: "There's an opened copy on the table behind you. If you want to look, you can check that one."
Having her little thoughts seen through, Xifeng immediately felt a sense of shame, since this behavior could strictly speaking be considered freeloading. But since Poisoned Girl had already allowed her to freeload, being coy about it would be unreasonable.
Finding that unsealed art book and opening to the first page, what met her eyes were two girls intertwined like ropes in intimate fusion. Whether it was their gracefully proportioned slender bodies or certain indescribable private parts, everything was depicted vividly, making the completely unprepared Xifeng instantly blush and raising some doubts in her mind.
Logically speaking, domestic conventions shouldn't allow the sale of R18 art books, right? No wonder these art books were sealed so tightly in plastic. If someone opened one and flipped through a few pages, then reported it, they'd probably be immediately taken to a small dark room for reflection.
Later when Xifeng mentioned this to Bei Yaoyue, Bei Yaoyue explained to her that selling R18 art books at conventions was actually not uncommon, though most didn't allow on-site browsing. Most buyers had already learned about them in advance through the artist's Weibo or other channels, and would come directly to buy when they reached the venue.
This kind of thing was commonplace at conventions large and small across the country, and could even be called an unwritten rule. Of course, those who understand, understand, and those who don't understand shouldn't say much.
After flipping through the last page, Xifeng took a deep breath and closed it with some lingering satisfaction, unable to help but exclaim in her heart—yuri really is amazing!
"Who draws better, her or me?" Bei Yaoyue suddenly appeared by Xifeng's ear, speaking softly to her. Xifeng could even feel the hot breath from Bei Yaoyue's mouth creating a moist, warm sensation on her ear.
Feeling uncomfortable all over, Xifeng pulled away from Bei Yaoyue slightly and glanced at her irritably, saying: "Much better than you. It would be great if your drawings could be even one-tenth as good."
These words were somewhat insincere. Xifeng was mostly speaking from a mindset of deliberately provoking Bei Yaoyue. After all, love extends to all associated with the beloved—in Xifeng's view, no one's art style could possibly compare to Bei Yaoyue's. Her Bei Yaoyue was the best.
"Hm?" Bei Yaoyue couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. It was clear that Xifeng's words had indeed made Bei Yaoyue somewhat displeased, since no one would like hearing that their area of expertise was inferior to others.
"I think my makeup might have smudged a bit. Would you like to accompany me to the restroom again?" Bei Yaoyue leaned down close to Xifeng, saying with a cold smile.