480 What Should I Do Because I’ve Grown Cat Ears And Can See Ghosts?” (1/2)

Just as the college-aged man surmised, everyone riding this elevator was an award winner.

The elevator soon arrived at the banquet hall floor, and they all walked to the venue to see the orange-haired beautiful editor who was wearing a suit.

”Editor Yoshizawa…”

”Welcome, everyone,” Saki greeted Seiji and the others politely. ”I'm Editor Yoshizawa from Thunderbolt Literature… Everyone, please sign here on the check-in sheet to indicate your arrival.”

Saki gestured toward a form on the table.

Seiji saw that it was labeled ”Award Ceremony Arrival Status”, and that several names were signed on it already.

He picked up a pen and signed the name ”Seigo Harano” next to his pen name ”Idle Dimension by the Shore”.

Everyone else filled in their names as well.

Saki looked over at the form that everyone filled out, then picked up several name tags embroidered with red ribbons and placed them in front of Seiji and the others.

”Please put on the name tags with your own name on them.”

Seiji and the others did as instructed.

Then, the female editor led them to a waiting room by the banquet hall.

There were three people inside this room already, two women and one boy. All three were currently fiddling with their cell phones.

When Seiji and the others entered, a woman wearing a one-piece dress with a jacket on top and the boy who was wearing a school uniform looked at them, while the girl who was wearing a down coat continued to focus on her cell phone.

”Please rest here for a while. I'll come let everyone know when it's time to formally begin.”

The female editor left after saying so.

The room remained silent for a few seconds.

”Good evening,” Seiji politely greeted the woman and boy that were looking in his direction.

The one-piece dress woman was slightly dazzled by Seiji's handsome face and only regained her senses when he spoke to her, which caused her to start blushing. She finally responded with a ”G… good evening.”

”…Good evening.” The boy who appeared like a middle school student seemed to be unwelcoming of Seiji's presence as he responded with a grim tone.

Seiji then turned to look at the girl who was focusing on her cell phone as he was rather surprised to meet her here.

Miyabi Ishihara.

A student librarian at Genhana High School who once had a mystical incident during the infirmary. She possessed a ghost within her that called itself ”Ya-chan.”

She never returned to the infirmary after that, nor did it seem like anything was wrong with her. She never became an Awakened, nor did any other incidents happen.

Seiji never expected to meet her in such a place… this Ishihara-senpai of his must have been writing light novels as well.

Seiji couldn't help but smile as he imagined things while walking towards her.

”Hello, Ishihara-senpai.”

She noticed someone approaching her and greeting her by name. The brown-haired girl with black-rimmed eyeglasses finally lifted her head away from her cell phone, only to notice a smiling handsome boy standing before her.

”H… hello, Harano…-san.”

”It seems that Senpai knows who I am, so I won't need to introduce myself.” Seiji smiled in greeting. ”I didn't expect to meet Ishihara-senpai here.”

Miyabi looked at him with a confused expression on her face.

”Harano-san, you're a really famous person in our school, which is why I know you… but why do you know me?”

”Last year right before the final exams, I saw you in the library when the drama club was having a study group there. I heard that you were Shiho-senpai's friend, so I remembered this fact from that time.”

”…Are you highly skilled at remembering girls?”

”No, I just coincidentally happened to remember you, Senpai.” Seiji did his best to cover for himself.

Miyabi furrowed her eyebrows slightly in evident doubt.

”Alright, I'll tell you the truth.” Since he saw that she didn't believe him, Seiji did the next best thing without having to tell her about her own mystical incident. ”Actually, a friend told me that when Ishihara-senpai takes off her eyeglasses and pays special attention to her appearance, that you'll be an incredible beauty… which is why I especially observed Senpai before, and that left me with a deep impression.”

Miyabi paused in surprise for a moment. A few seconds later, her face began to redden.

”R… ridiculous…”