Nine clock in the morning,
The sunlight had already filled the living room of the Gojo residence.
The house was unusually quiet today.....
From the room upstairs, a door slowly opened.
Benio Adashino walked out while yawning lightly. Her long black hair was slightly messy, showing that she had just woken up.
"…Morning already?"
She stretched her arms slightly and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
Even though she was an Exorcist, she was still a teenager. Waking up early on weekends wasn't exactly her favorite thing on her do list.
But still waking up this late wasn't her fault, Benio paused as she looked at the person beside her—
Inside another room,
Another girl was still sleeping soundly with no care of time.
That girl was Umaru Gojo.
Or more precisely—
Umaru Gojo in her "Lazy mode."
She was lying sprawled across the bed in an extremely relaxed posture with a bags of potato chips lay beside her pillow. She was drooling slightly while sleeping.
"Mmm… snacks…more pudding…"
Benio looked at her silently.
Her expression gradually turned into one of grievance.
"…Seriously? You look like a lazy raccoon."
Yes, Benio and Umaru have to share a room because of Marin. Which resulted in Benio unable to sleep because pf the light on Umaru's computer and the noises....
Umaru didn't respond to her rude comments.
She was clearly to immersed in her dreams about food to care about anything else.
Benio sighed helplessly.
"…Forget it. She'll wake up when she smells breakfast."
Benio walked downstairs toward the living room.
When she reached the dining area—
She immediately saw someone already sitting at the table.
Gojo Satoru.
He was drinking coffee calmly. His usual blindfold had been replaced with sleek black sunglasses again. With the strange thing being the camera that hung around his neck.
Benio make a wise choice to ignore it as she greeted him casually.
"Good morning, Gojo-sensei."
Then she looked toward the other person sitting at the table.
"Good morning—"
Her words suddenly stopped as she finally looked at the person.
Because sitting beside Gojo—Was a strange girl she had never seen before!
The girl had!; Short dark violet hair, with some pale makeup, she had purple eyes and she was wearing a black gothic Lolita outfit!
The overall appearance was delicate, mysterious, and very eye-catching.
Benio stared for a few seconds, trying to figure out if she had seen her somewhere but couldn't recognize her at all. Then she asked seriously.
"…Who are you?"
The moment she said those words, the mysterious girl suddenly burst into laughter.
"Pffft—! Hahaha—!"
She laughed so hard she almost choked on her saliva!
"Cough—cough—!"
She cough violently before she calm herself, pointing at her own face with a smug smile.
"It's me, Benio! Marin!"
Benio blinked in confusion, "…Marin?"
She looked at the mysterious girl (Marin?) carefully again, placing the image of her friend Marin image just beside the girl.
The facial structure, heights and those useless baggage were indeed somewhat similar, her voice was familiar too.....
"…Marin Kitagawa?"
"Uh-huh!"
Marin nodded enthusiastically with the same smug smile. She was really proud at her friend not being able to recognize her!
Her useless baggage bounced slightly as she moved her body.
Benio stared at her silently. Then she sighed as she took her seat on the dinning table. Gojo didn't say anything as he pass her the coffee cup.
"…I almost thought someone broke into the house. You look completely different...."
"But that's the point of cosplay!"
Marin exclaimed with an excited face as she stood up and spun around, her skirt fluttered beautifully.
"Look! How is it?"
Benio took the cup from Gojo's hand before thanking him as she took a sip of it, then saying lightly, admitting. "…You look beautiful. So beautiful that I couldn't recognize you."
Her tone was calm, but it was genuine.
Without hearing Marin's voice earlier—
She truly wouldn't have guessed who it was.
Marin grinned happily, "Right? Gojo-kun did all the makeup!"
Benio turned her head toward Gojo, her eyes narrowed, surprised, "…Gojo-sensei. You even did the makeup?"
This teacher of her's is really very good at giving her surprises! First the sewing and now make-up!
Gojo shrugged. "Just a hobby."
He pointed at the camera around his neck.
"We're going out to take photos."
Benio nodded, calmly while commenting inwardly. 'That explains the camera.'
She took another small sip of the coffee, before asking. "So you two are going to a cosplay event?"
Marin nodded eagerly.
"Yes! There's a big cosplay comic exhibition in Chiba today! I've been waiting for this event for months!"
She clenched her fists excitedly.
"At first I thought I wouldn't be able to participate. But Gojo-kun finished the costume just in time!"
Benio glanced at Gojo, feeling a little proud, "You worked pretty hard, sensei. And I didn't knew that you know about make-up too. "
Gojo waved casually. "It wasn't that difficult. Do you want me to do your makeup too, Benio?"
Benio immediately shook her head. "No need."
While, she can see that Gojo-sensei is good at make-up just by looking at Marin new look. That doesn't mean that she would want it. She doesn't really know or used make-up to begin with. Truth be told she never feels the need for it to begin with....
It wasn't arrogance as to say, in a manner it was simply the confidence at her natural look.
Benio Adashino already is a naturally striking beauty. Even without makeup, she looked like elegant and refined young lady.
Even though if Gojo were to add something, he would definitely say that it's a pity that her figure is a little immature.
Of course, he wouldn't say it out loud. He doesn't want Benio to chase after him with her dual sword.
The three of them continued chatting while eating breakfast that Gojo had already prepared.
Toast. Eggs. Coffee.
It was a simple meal.
But the conversation made the morning lively.
About thirty minutes later—
Gojo stood up.
"Well. Time to go."
.....
At the entrance hallway—
Gojo put on his shoes while speaking.
"Benio. We won't be back for lunch or dinner. You and Umaru can order takeaway."
He placed some money on the small table beside him.
"I left meal money here."
Benio nodded. "Understood."
After which she waved slightly at them, with a small smile, "Have fun."
Marin waved energetically, "See you later, Benio!"
Click!
The door closed behind them.
Silence returned to the house.
Benio stood there for a few seconds, before sighing helplessly, "Hmm…Let's wake up Umaru. If I leave her alone, she'll sleep until noon again."
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In Chiba City,
A massive cosplay exhibition was underway.
The streets were already crowded with people in different dress.
Everywhere you looked—There were cosplayers.
Some were from popular animes, while some were from manga's. There were many different type of cosplayer.
Even Ultraman.
It felt like characters from countless worlds had gathered in one place.
Among the huge crowd—
Two figures immediately attracted attention of some photographers.
One person was tall while the person beside him was slightly shorter.
They look like an unique couples.
"Gojo-kun!" Marin clung happily to Gojo's arm. Her excitement was obvious. "It looks like we came at the perfect time!"
She leaned closer unconsciously resulting in her soft buns pressing against his arm slightly.
Gojo looked around calmly, as he enjoy the soft feeling around his arm. "Yeah. There are a lot of people."
In fact—
This was also his first time attending a cosplay exhibition.
He had lived two lives.
Yet somehow—
He had never visited one before.
His Six Eyes quietly observed the crowd.
'Interesting. Some costumes were incredibly accurate. Others…Not so much.'
He muttered internally.
That Rem cosplay is about to explode out of her outfit...the person cosplaying as Rem was really doing her best.
And that Berial…just wow—they have really work hard on it. It was from Devil's may cry game, and from what Gojo can see their were a total of three person inside that cosplay and they have even somehow managed to make it ditto as the real one!
Still—
Among all the cosplayers present—Marin stood out easily, well maybe mostly because their were not many female character cosplay here.....
And also her Kuroe Shizuku cosplay looked incredible.
Many people had already started whispering.
"Wow…"
"That girl's cosplay is amazing!"
"Isn't that Kuroe Shizuku from that game?"
"At first I thought she was the actual character!"
"She looks exactly the same!"
Another girl whispered excitedly.
"Forget the cosplay!"
"Look at that tall guy next to her!"
"He's super handsome!"
"Do you think he has a girlfriend?"
Her friend pointed at Marin.
"…Probably."
"They look pretty close."
More voices joined the conversation.
"Are they internet celebrities?"
"I've never seen them before."
"I'm going to ask for a photo!"
Soon—
More and more people began gathering around them.
Even the enthusiastic Marin was beginning to get anxious from all the stare she was getting.
"…Gojo-kun." She whispered nervously. "There are too many people."
Gojo nodded softly. "Well. You're the one who looks amazing today."
"I think they're all here for you." Marin glanced around.
Most of the people staring daggers at them were actually girls looking at Gojo.
Her mood instantly changed, a strange sour feeling appeared in her chest.
Why are they looking at him like that!?
She pouted slightly. Then suddenly grabbed Gojo's arm.
"Hmph! Let's go somewhere else!"
Without waiting for any reply, she began to pulled him toward the gate of the event area.
Gojo blinked then smiled, as he was forcefully pulled by Marin.
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