The Elf Saint is a NEET, so I Forced Her to Work in Another World

Chersea's First Cosplay Festival (Part 2)

The cosplay event at the Holy Palatial Gardens' exhibit grounds was scheduled for three days, beginning by Friday. The mangas I had the Lady Hinwe written were for her own booth, which we allotted for her in the event. Our goal to impress everyone with her works remained the same, and I planned the cosplay festival to 'showcase' her as its main event.

Honestly, I'm nervous; 50/50 it might not go our way. But I'm hoping for the best...after all, Maddie, Ruro, Natasha and even Seirna—along with some of our friends—are working hard to make this event successful. Then we can finally end the mess I did at Cherwoods.

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By Wednesday, three days before the start of the festival, I rarely went home to check on the logistics for the event. Since we're expecting a lot of visitors (we did advertise our cosplay festival well), I had to make sure everything was going on smoothly. The stage that was to serve as a 'catwalk' for the cosplayers were thoroughly examined for any possible faults; the magic lights tested, and even the magicians who were to serve as the 'effects' team were practiced and ordered to rest. I also discussed the security with the Lady Henristone, including the flow of foot traffic, so as not to create 'bottlenecks' once the festival began.

And then, the big day arrived...

Well, contrary to what we expected, the crowd that came to the Holy Palatial Gardens exceeded our predicted numbers. Children, teenagers, and even some young adults came in their favorite characters' costumes, many were from the classic stories of Chersean, Cherwindian, and Demon literatures. There were also characters from the Lady Hinwe's manga, though it was understandably fewer than the character classics. But what caught my eyes were the cosplays of the saints...

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From one of the buildings overlooking the palatial exhibit grounds, the four saints watched. The cosplayers of the saints caught their eyes as well, and Seirna went ballistic.

"This is sacrilege!" she bellowed. "Look at that child! She's impersonating me!"

"Chill down, Lady Seirna!" Natasha told her. "It's not like they're doing something disrespectful in our costume."

"They're disrespecting us by copying our images!" the Saint of the Flame reiterated. "I won't stand for this!"

Just as she stood up to confront the children cosplayers, Ruro blocked her. "Hold up," the wolf saint pulled her back. "Let the kids enjoy. If you let them see how angry and offended you are, you're going to scar them for life!"

"That's not how they treat us!"

Maddie countered, "Milady, I don't think those kids meant to disrespect us, though. Actually, if you just peek into their hearts, they want to honor us in that way!"

"Lies! I know the humans, beastmen, and especially the demons, are angry at me!" Seirna reiterated.

"Well, sucks to be you then," Ruro snickered.

"Milady," I decided to intervene. "I think the Human Saint is right. That kid is cosplaying you because she appreciated your efforts; after all, your good deeds were also printed in those materials you distributed. After all, cosplaying is not meant for a character one hates, I can assure you of that." I mean, come on. With the amount of money one would shell out to create the best possible rendition of the character that person liked, it's stupid to invest it in someone they abhorred.

Seirna glanced at Maddie, one of the masterminds of the campaign to promote my 'heroism' before. The Human Saint averted her eyes; she was embarrassed by what she had done. Nevertheless, though she may be snappy at times, I could tell the Lady Seirna was a bit grateful for what her colleague did.