Mid-August, the first day of summer Comi.

"Yike...... I didn't expect so many people to line up outside, but luckily we are an exhibitor club, otherwise just huddled with other people would have made me die of heat. ”

Before the opening of Xia Comi, as an exhibitor of the "Knights of the Sacred Black Cat", Kirino, who could enter early, stood at the gate of Tokyo Big Sight with a sense of superiority and looked down, and couldn't help but smack his tongue at the long snake formation composed of at least 100,000 people.

However, compared to the black cat who is still wearing a black gothic loli dress, and Saori, who has a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, Kirino is already very cool when she shows her arms and thighs, and even Ji Feng, who is only wearing a painful T-shirt and big pants, can't be cooler than her camisoles and hot pants.

"Hmph...... You should really be able to appreciate their hard work, lest you treat the 'holy war' as a tour.

But this time, forget it first, hurry up and set up your stall, or you might as well give up your place to Saori. ”

Even in the summer, the black cat, who wrapped herself tightly, mocked this cheap and well-behaved guy with an expressionless face, and then immediately urged her to go to the venue.

Although the black cat has not shed a drop of sweat so far, but as the sun rises, the outdoor heat will eventually exceed the limit of the human body, unless her physical condition is already abnormal, sweating is an inevitable result, only the air conditioner can make her barely keep her "armed".

"Yes, yes!"

"It's such a big person, you can't say 'yes' twice."

Because of the hot weather, Kirino and the black cat didn't even have much interest left in the fight, and the two of them calmly walked into the staff entrance passage, Yuki followed behind them, Ji Feng with things on his back walked at the end, and Saori, who was still dressed as an old-fashioned otaku, and Kyosuke, who was forcibly pulled as a substitute, could only stand at the door and watch everyone enter.

"I'm really sorry, but after going inside, I had to go around buying popular games and doujinshi, and I couldn't be honest enough to enter as an exhibitor.

Please stick with Kyosuke for a morning, and when it's almost noon, I can probably replace you next. ”

Saori, who wore ridiculous round glasses, waved at the four who had entered early, and then waited until everyone's figures disappeared into the door, and then took Kyosuke back to the end of the line outside to line up. Although Kirino was curious to see the Comiket for the first time, after finding the booth of the Knights of the Holy Black Cat, she immediately threw herself into the work of setting up the booth, and she couldn't tell that she usually quarreled with the black cat almost all the time.

Of course, even if they are working seriously, Kirino and the black cat's mouths are still not idle.

"Uh......h Seems a little too cool here? It's really suitable for your outfit, you won't be in collusion with the staff at the venue, right? ”

"If I were you, I would never ask such a stupid question. As soon as the people outside came in, the temperature inside immediately rose a lot, which was quite the right temperature.

How about moving more when you feel cold, and now all the work is done by my brother alone. ”

"Don't! Those jobs are good when my stupid brother comes in and lets him do it, and the reason why he was brought here is to work.

Saying...... Don't you feel ashamed of the gorgeous tablecloth you guys! And the pattern on it is the badge of the 'Black Knights' from your brother's novel! ”

After opening the dark purple velvet fabric in Ji Feng's backpack, Kirino realized that it was a huge pennant with tassels. In the middle of it is embroidered with a golden silk thread with a pointed pattern everywhere, which has nothing to do with the black cat at all, and the words "Knights of the Holy Black Cat" are embroidered underneath.

This pennant that should have been hung on the wall was spread on a stall made of two desks, and the words below could be used as the signboard of the club, which I am afraid was a usage that had been considered for a long time when ordering the pennant.

"Well...... Looks like you've read a good book. ”

Maybe it's because of the rather happy relationship.,It's rare that the black cat didn't sneer at Kirino's slightly sarcastic words.。 She raised her head high, looking proudly at the golden text embroidered on the luxurious and mysterious dark purple velvet cloth, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled.

"After all, it's the sign of our club, and after Xia Comi finished, this one usually hangs on the wall opposite the door of the studio."

Although the scale of the booth of the Holy Black Cat Knights and the enterprise booth cannot be compared, the layout is even better, and it is particularly eye-catching in the community exhibition area here. In addition to the ornate tablecloth signs, there is also a stand with a large poster hanging on the back, which briefly introduces the special features of the fangame "Infinite World", and one of the two tables in the booth is dedicated to the laptop where the game is being demonstrated.

In addition to the 10,000 physical discs, they also sold digital versions of the game, but instead of copying them from this laptop, they used ten USB sticks that had been copied in advance from the client. The disc version costs 5,000 yen, and the digital version costs 5,000 yen, but compared to games of the same quality, it is not only a conscience price, but also a great value.

"For 5,000 yen a copy, you can earn 50 million yen just by selling all 10,000 CDs, which is like grabbing money!

Is it really good that a game that makes such a profit has to be made into a fangame? While copyright owners don't sue fanartes sold on Comiket, it's not necessarily a matter of making too much money, right? ”

Opening the first box, a stack of packages was unusually simple, with only a colorful cover and a thickened ziplock bag on the table, and the booth of the Holy Black Cat Knights was considered to be complete. Kirino looked back at the disc worth 50 million yen behind him, and naturally worried about the five watchmen in his heart, but the black cat just raised his eyelids and looked at her, and then said in a slow tone:

"Ah, you're pretty confident in this game, you haven't played it yet.

Not every club or individual who comes to Comiket is able to sell out their work, the most tragic situation...... It's how much you prepared when you came in, and how much you had to take when you went back.

And in order to save on shipping costs, those things that can't be sold can only be dragged home by themselves. Although some things can be sold on other doujin festivals or the next Comiket, and you can also take them to the doujinshi store to sell on behalf of you, but what you can't sell just can't be sold, and no matter how hard you try to sell them, it's useless. ”

Although the black cat's voice was calm and indifferent, Kirino still heard a certain sense of vicissitudes as if he had experienced it himself. At this time, she looked back at the boxes, and suddenly seemed to see an ominous black resentment emanating from the boxes, which made her finally can't help but shiver.