My name is Shido Kurosaki, I'm sixteen years old, and I'm a first-year high school student. About… hobbies?
I like living a peaceful life while spending my time in the living room playing visual novels, which, by the way, I find way too complicated.
This past year, that's all I've done.
Also, it was during this past year that my parents, along with my younger sister, went on an archaeological expedition to Peru, leaving me alone at home.
They know I'm perfectly independent and can live on my own.
If you're wondering why they took my younger sister and not me, it's because she's a genius who already finished her studies at only fifteen years old.
She has received multiple job offers in prestigious fields such as quantum physics, space engineering, and various academic positions.
Since she was young, she wrote multiple scientific publications, which allowed her to complete her studies at an accelerated pace.
Now she enjoys complete freedom to do whatever she wants.
– I'm not jealous or anything, but… it's really incredible what people who are way above average can achieve
Meanwhile, I'm going through the idol route in the most popular visual novel of the moment, High School Love, Total Disaster, on a Saturday morning after breakfast, failing miserably and getting the bad ending where I end up as the idol's fan forever.
– So annoying —I muttered irritably.
In this game, each route has a total of four possible endings: Bad, Good, True, Secret.
And of the four endings, this is the second time I've tried, and I still got the bad ending… This is exasperating.
I stood up and turned off my console, which I had connected to the TV to play, and decided to watch television instead.
That's when I saw the idol of the moment, Karuizawa Eris.
She's so famous that practically all of Japan knows her, and at least 35% of the world too.
And the number keeps growing…
She debuted at a very young age from a family of natural artists, producing the biggest promise in the entertainment world of recent times.
On TV, her new song, Dreams' Miracle, was playing. Listening to it, I thought the melody described a fairy tale about elves singing.
Although I think that's a bit exaggerated and silly; her song was really cheerful and cute, but I got that impression because her talent seemed flawless.
With long, light blue hair, angelic eyes, and bright, shining gaze, her voice was soft yet firm, showing perfect neuromuscular coordination while dancing.
She had an enviable figure any ordinary girl would dream of, a charming smile, and flawless skin that didn't let you look away for even a second while watching her sing…
Every movement she made seemed part of a theatrical performance, as absurd as that sounds.
It's incredible that a girl barely fifteen years old could be so magnificent. I researched a bit on fan forums, and some pages said she's 1.64 m tall and has a B cup. Although this is really hard to verify, is it even important?
After her song ended, she said goodbye, expressing her love for each and every fan who supported her, finishing her appearance on the TV show.
I turned off the TV and thought about taking a walk in the old park near my house.
Usually, when I go out on Saturdays, the weather is either cloudy or very hot, but today the sun was mild —not too cold, not too hot, definitely a pleasant day.
I think today will be a good day.
While walking, lost in my thoughts, I reached an empty bench in the shade.
– Ah…
Even though the wood is old, it's still very comfortable —I'm sure it was made with great care.
My body relaxed so much that I felt like I could fall asleep.
– How nice it is to live in peace…
Closing my eyes, just about to doze off, someone interrupted my nap.
"Hey?!" —A cheerful expression, not meant to bother, just to ask something, a boy woke me up.
– Yes? What's up?
I was a little surprised to hear someone when I was about to sleep, but I couldn't ignore someone talking to me.
I listened carefully to what he had to say, so as not to be rude for ruining my nap.
The boy, slightly overweight and with a nervous but innocent look, asked hurriedly if I had seen a very pretty girl passing by.
He seemed excited at the possibility that I might say yes.
– No, I haven't seen anyone pretty around here. Could it be that you're looking for someone?
"Something like that, from afar I saw someone with the same hair as the idol Eris Karuizawa. I thought it was a cosplay and wanted to ask for a photo"
A cosplay of idol Eris in the park?
– Don't you think you might have confused the hair color with someone else? It's weird for someone to cosplay in such an empty park
"You might be right… I'll look for a bit longer and then leave, thanks"
The Eris fan walked away, a bit discouraged, walking without hope of finding her.
To be honest, his comment seemed strange —I don't understand why someone would cosplay as Eris in a place like this. Usually, cosplay happens at crowded events.
An idea popped into my head.
Could it be possible that Eris was in the park? The thought stuck in my head like a catchy song, and I started imagining finding Eris and taking a photo with her.
– What if I go look for her?
I have nothing better to do, after all.
Anyway, my other option was to sleep a bit, so I decided to go find Eris…
I was bored.