"Miyabi-sensei~ Aren't you going to introduce this lovely young lady to us?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes as she sized up the graceful girl before them for a few moments before turning toward Sato with a smiling expression.
"This is Yuuki Asuna."
Sato shrugged and gave a brief introduction.
"Nice to meet you both, I'm Yuuki Asuna."
With a gentle smile, Yuuki Asuna slightly bowed toward the two girls. Whether it was her movements, the volume of her voice, or her tone, everything gave off an extremely comfortable and natural feeling.
A rich young lady?!
That thought appeared in both Kasumigaoka Utaha's and Sawamura Eriri's minds at the same time.
After all, that elegant and refined noble-lady temperament was not something an ordinary person could casually develop.
Still, neither of them were ordinary girls either, so they quickly recovered and returned the greeting.
"Hello, I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha."
"Hello, I'm Sawamura Spencer Eriri."
"Spencer?"
Upon hearing Eriri's name, Yuuki Asuna looked at her in surprise. After thinking for a moment, she asked,
"Sawamura-san, are you mixed?"
"Eh? Yeah."
Eriri nodded, somewhat confused by the question, though her face unconsciously reddened.
Even though she was mixed-race, she could practically be called a waste to the foreign community. Her English grades were terrible despite her heritage. Aside from inheriting her blonde hair, she had inherited almost nothing else.
After receiving Eriri's answer, Yuuki Asuna took another careful look at her.
"Are you the daughter of that British diplomat family?"
A surprised expression appeared on her face, as though she had recognized Eriri.
"Eh? How did you know that?"
Eriri was equally shocked, but also bewildered.
She racked her brain but couldn't remember ever meeting Yuuki Asuna before.
Seeing this, Yuuki Asuna smiled.
"At last year's trade conference banquet, I happened to see Sawamura-san once."
"Trade conference?"
"Oh, I remember now! The banquet with all those diplomats and corporate executives from last year, right?"
After thinking for a moment, Eriri suddenly realized what she meant.
Last year, in order to stimulate the economy, the Japanese government had organized a trade conference involving diplomats from multiple countries and major business figures. She had attended as her father's companion.
Listening to their conversation from the side, Sato wore a strange expression.
Discussing such "international" topics in a place like this felt oddly out of place somehow.
"Ahem!"
He coughed lightly to interrupt them.
"You two can catch up later, alright?"
"Ah, right! Right!"
Eriri suddenly snapped back to reality and looked around excitedly.
"We should be exploring the venue right now!"
"I'll just follow Sato's lead."
Yuuki Asuna smiled gracefully as well, her eyes curiously wandering around the area. She had never been to a place like this before either.
"By the way."
Katou Megumi's calm voice suddenly entered everyone's ears. Though her voice was soft, it carried strangely well and was perfectly clear.
Turning toward Sato, a faint curiosity seemed to appear in her eyes.
"Since earlier, I've been hearing Kasumigaoka-san call Nohara-kun 'Miyabi-sensei.' Why is that?"
Miyabi-sensei?
Besides Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha, even Yuuki Asuna looked at Sato in surprise, curiosity appearing on her face.
Did Nohara-kun have some other identity too?
After all, "Sensei" was not a title people used casually.
Aside from actual educators, that title was generally only used for people who had reached a certain level of achievement in a particular field.
"Katou-san didn't know?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha asked in surprise. Since Katou Megumi had come along this time, she had assumed she already knew.
Katou Megumi shook her head.
Seeing that, Kasumigaoka Utaha hesitated before turning toward Sato.
Although Sato did not particularly want too many people to know his identity, it wasn't something that absolutely had to remain hidden either.
So he explained,
"Because I wrote a light novel before. Kasumi Utako is my junior."
Kasumi Utako?
That should mean Kasumigaoka Utaha-san, right?
Katou Megumi quickly realized who Sato meant, and one of her previous doubts was immediately resolved.
So that meant Kasumigaoka Utaha-san was also a light novelist.
Earlier, she had wondered why Kasumigaoka-san would come to an otaku-oriented event like this. Now everything made sense.
And if that was the case, then Sawamura-san probably had some hidden side as well.
"So Sato, you're a light novelist?"
As if suddenly realizing something, Yuuki Asuna revealed an enlightened expression.
So that was it!
No wonder Sato had no interest in grinding monsters and leveling up in the game, instead preferring to wander around sightseeing. He must have been gathering inspiration.
"Barely counts."
Sato smiled modestly.
"Sato, can we go inside already? I want to buy doujinshi!"
After waiting for so long, Eriri was starting to grow impatient.
"Hm? Eriri, you're this excited?"
"Of course! It's been ages since I got to enjoy Comiket like this!"
"Then don't you think there's a problem here?"
"A problem?"
Eriri asked in confusion.
Seeing her reaction, Sato said with an odd expression,
"Aren't you planning to protect your rich-girl image? What if you run into someone you know?"
"Eh?"
Eriri froze for a moment before suddenly jolting in alarm. She nervously looked around and shrank closer to Sato.
In the end, she pursed her lips, stepped forward again, put her hands on her hips, and looked around with less-than-convincing confidence.
"I-It can't be that much of a coincidence, right? Nobody from our school would come here... right?"
"Who says? For example, Tomoya."
"That guy doesn't count... Whatever, if I'm exposed, then so be it. This young lady has already made it ashore anyway!"
Eriri bared her cute little canine teeth.
Aside from Kasumigaoka Utaha, who understood what she meant, both Katou Megumi and Yuuki Asuna looked at her in confusion.
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