Volume 4 Chapter 53: I’m an Old Hardcore Anime Fan!
For a moment, the situation became very awkward.
Lin Lin looked at her rival, who seemed deep in thought, and quickly waved her hands, afraid that he would figure out something more specific.
To avoid being completely exposed, she should run away as soon as possible, haha…
“Um, I… I still have work to do. I’ll go walk around over there~ Have fun, okay?”
Right now, Lin Lin didn’t even care about warning her rival not to get too close to other girls. She just wanted to run away.
However…
She was caught again.
This time, he grabbed her wing.
Wuu…
Lin Lin couldn’t flap her fake wings, so she could only stay where she was. She turned her head and looked at Gao Liang with teary, pitiful eyes.
“Don’t… don’t disturb my work, you jerk… wuu~”
“That’s only if you’re really working, Lin Lin. What exactly are you doing for work?”
“I…”
Lin Lin immediately felt unhappy. Yes, she was upset that Gao Liang dared to doubt that she was working.
What? In his eyes, does she only know how to slack off?
“I’m just walking around in cosplay clothes and taking photos with people! It’s a visual job, okay? Like… like an elephant in a zoo… ah, no, that’s not what I mean.”
“Pfft—”
Gao Liang couldn’t hold back his laughter. That made Lin Lin even more embarrassed and annoyed. She puffed up her cheeks and said,
“There’s no point talking to you! Hmph… forget it, I’m leaving! I’ll go take photos with other anime nerds~”
“Wait!”
She was grabbed again. This time, it was the corner of her clothes.
She turned around, a little unhappy at first. But when she saw the serious look on his face, she suddenly felt too shy to say anything.
“I’ll walk around with you!”
“Ah, this…”
Lin Lin’s mouth twitched. She hated herself for talking too much earlier. She didn’t want to walk around the convention at all. Her plan was to shake him off and quickly return backstage.
But now…
Now she was really stuck.
She could only blame her own stubborn mouth.
Ahhh!
Lin Lin was really about to break down. Today was already not a good situation for her to meet her rival alone. And now she couldn’t even get rid of him.
Seeing how serious and firm he looked, almost like he was afraid she would go take photos with other people, Lin Lin could only nod helplessly.
“O-okay… but don’t stand too close to me. Otherwise people will think you are my… ah, forget it. Let’s go!”
“Okay!”
Gao Liang nodded, as if he accepted her warning. But very soon, he walked right beside her, close to her right hand, and stayed there without leaving.
This…
This situation made Lin Lin feel very uncomfortable.
Ah…
It feels like her rival is especially forceful with her today.
Lin Lin didn’t really like this side of him… but she couldn’t say she hated it either.
Still, why is he here?
She really cared about this question. Gao Liang had never said he planned to come to a comic convention.
Is there something special at this convention?
The two of them walked around together. Or more accurately, they walked around without any direction. Lin Lin only knew where the backstage area was, and nowhere else. So she could only wander randomly, making sure she didn’t get lost.
Otherwise, she might not even be able to find her way back backstage later.
As for Gao Liang, he knew even less about the layout of the convention. He only knew roughly where the Little Vampire Girl’s booth was…
And that was based on starting from the center of the main hall. After following Lin Lin for a few random turns, he had completely lost his sense of direction.
Forget it. I’ll just follow Lin Lin… uh, wander around a bit.
Anyway, walking together like this isn’t bad~
“By the way… Gao Liang.”
After walking for a long time and seeing many cute girl cosplayers, Lin Lin could not hold back her question anymore. She suddenly asked,
“Y-you… why did you come to this comic convention? This place doesn’t look like something you’d be interested in.”
“Hm? Why not?” Gao Liang didn’t understand what she meant, so he asked back.
Lin Lin used her usual logic. “You… you don’t look like an anime-type person at all.”
“What?” Gao Liang looked surprised at her comment. Then he said, “I actually thought you weren’t very interested in anime either, Lin Lin.”
“Huh?”
After a short moment of surprise, Lin Lin blinked and looked at him in shock.
“So… you… an otaku?”
“Not really, haha.” Gao Liang shook his head. “I just really like some things that happen to be part of anime culture. It just so happens that the things I’m interested in fall into that category. What about you, Lin Lin?”
“Oh~”
Lin Lin nodded as if she kind of understood. “So that means… Gao Liang, you’re like a… half-anime fan!”
In other words, just someone who touches anime culture a little.
“Hehe~” Thinking this way, Lin Lin suddenly felt proud. She patted her chest and said,
“I’m a high-level anime fan!”
“You’re what… level?”
“......”
Lin Lin could tell he was teasing her on purpose. She rolled her eyes at him and pouted.
“High-level fan!”
Gao Liang blinked, still confused.
Lin Lin pouted and lightly punched his shoulder.
“You’re so annoying! I’m a hardcore anime fan, okay? A real otaku! I’ve been staying at home watching anime since I was young. I’ve watched a lot, read a lot anime, manga, light novels, all of it!”
“Oh…”
After listening to her fast and angry explanation, Gao Liang nodded.
“So that’s how it is. You should’ve said that earlier! I thought you were like other normal girls who aren’t interested in anime characters at all. But now that I think about it, you really are different from them.”
“Uh—”
Lin Lin suddenly felt like her strong heart was stabbed.
Normal… normal girls.
So… does that mean she’s the strange one?
Whether as a boy before or as a girl now… ah, wait…
No, that’s not right.
If she thought about it carefully, she had just been bragging in front of Gao Liang. A tall, handsome, popular guy, about how many anime, manga, and light novels she had watched.
When she realized that, Lin Lin felt like her vision went dark.
At most, Gao Liang probably only watches popular action anime. And yet she had been so bold…
Wuu—
“Lin Lin, what’s wrong?”
Gao Liang looked at the girl who suddenly became depressed. He had no idea what to do.
Did… did I say something wrong?