(Un) Fortunately the Yandere is Not After Me

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The plan was simple, all Hifumi had to do was to get herself on stage. Of course, a simple plan doesn't mean an easy plan. And it wasn't because of any challenge to getting up there according to the rules.

No, that would be the utter anxiety she felt welling up inside at the idea of being on stage. In front of so many strangers, all while dressed in very revealing clothing. It sent shivers up her spine at just the thought of it.

Still though, she wasn't going to give up. There was a chance that it might be a good enough idea, so that she could wipe out that embarrassing memory he was going to have of her in this suit.

Once they finished eating, it was time for her to bring it up.

"So, what else are we going to do?" Yogi asked Arata. The two of them were taking out the trash, while multiple passerby's headed towards the exact location Hifumi was hoping they'd take.

"I'm not really sure." Arata answered. He only had the doujins as the only important things planned out. After all, it's not like they'd stay here the entire day. It's still Christmas, and he'd like to spend the night with his family. It would be wonderful to have a nice dinner and exchange some gifts. In fact, he found a nice book, he was certain Ayumi would love.

"How about over there?" Hifumi directed them towards where people were going. It was generating quite the crowd now. Mostly with the men and women dressed up as popular and well known anime characters.

"That looks like fun." Yogi commented, being fully on board with the idea. Yuki and Erina were cool with it as well, but Arata felt something was strange about that offer. He knew something was up, but wasn't about to argue with everyone on it. Instead, she sneakily confronted the girl that brought it up.

"You're planning on joining it, aren't you?" He questioned Hifumi, as they lagged behind the others.

"Fufufu, perhaps." She answered him in a vague manner. Though that was all he needed to confirm his suspicion.

"But, you're not even playing a character." He informed her, a bit annoyed at the idea. At least on the outside, but he would've liked to see more of that costume.

"Of course I am." She corrected him. As luck would have it, she did indeed look like the librarian girl of 'The Only One That Loves me, is You'. It was especially even more fortunate that character also had a bunny costume for an arc.

"Fine." He relented to her. It's not like he could stop her anyway. "But will you be okay? There's a lot of people here."

"I don't mind." She lied. "I think it'll be a lot of fun." Arata let her go on ahead, and talk to the person running the whole thing. Unsurprisingly, they let her enter, because why wouldn't they?

"What's she doing?" Erina asked him, as she noticed that those two were discussing something before she left. He told her of her plans, of which he kept silent on the reasoning. That wasn't really necessary information for his other friends to know.

"Anyway, I guess we can watch until she gets on." He telling her everything. However, all that did was get an idea churning in her mind.

"Wait a second, if I'm this costume." She looked down at herself, then towards Yogi. "I'm entering."

"Ehhh?!" He looked at her like she was crazy. Sure, if Hifumi got the idea, then it wasn't a stretch someone else would think of it. It's just that, he would've thought that she'd be against the idea. Yogi's not the only one watching.

"But he is watching, right?" She countered. "It's okay, I won't be too upset about everyone else, just as long as he notices me." Erina laughed, leaving before Arata had anything else to protest on.