Rebirth of COSPLAY

2044, summer.

There was silence during the meal, save for the sound of tableware clashing.

A round dining table sat around four people, two men and two women.

The four people are almost in their 40s, and they can be seen as two couples at a glance.

The four of them ate in silence for a long time, and finally a voice hesitated: "... When will the two of them come back?"

Xiao's mother looked at the other party, frowned and thought about it, and said softly: "Xiao Ze said that he might not be able to come back until early August."

"Hmph!" After finishing speaking, only Father Xiao hummed softly.

"..." Xiao's mother comforted, "There is nothing to do if there is something in the company. Originally, Xiao Hai also said that he can solve it by himself. Isn't it because you are worried that you stayed?"

"Then you can't persuade me anymore!" Father Xiao said with his eyes wide open, blowing his beard angrily.

Xiao's mother looked at Jiang's father who was sitting very calmly across from her, and Xiao's father who was sitting next to her depressed and unable to eat at this time, she was embarrassed, she silently shut her mouth and kept silent.

"It's okay, it's okay, they will record it." Mother Jiang comforted quickly.

Father Xiao put down his chopsticks, sighed, and shook his head, expressing deep regret.

This year there is a World COSPLAY Contest in Japan, and the contestants are naturally from all over the world.However, because there is only one round of the competition, the competition has limited the number of contestants sent by each country.At the beginning of the year, selection began in China.

Many cosplay clubs in China participated in the selection. Because of the large number of people, almost from the beginning of the year, Xiao Ze and Jiang Sheng, including members of Jiuyue Club LING Club, have not been free.

It was not until mid-April that the candidate was completely finalized.

There are ten people in total, excluding Xiao Ze and Jiang Sheng, there are Luo Xing from Jiuyue, Popsicle, Xinghua from LING, Akutaki and Xiaomei who have quit LING, and three other cosplayers from other clubs.

This time the lineup is very strong. When "Beauty Magazine" announced the candidates, the entire COS circle was almost boiling!

Luo Xing and Pop Popsicle are the predecessors in the COS circle, and their strength is obvious.Xinghua is the leader of LING, even though he has not participated in many cosplays, everyone knows that he is a very good cosplayer.Although Akugi and Xiaomei withdrew from LING, this did not affect their popularity in the slightest.The two of them grew up in the LING club, and they are already very good cosplayers.Although the other three cosplayers from other clubs are not as familiar with each other as the other seven, they are all capable and easy-going cosplayers.

Naturally, Xiao Ze and Yue Cheng were the most talked about.

Of these two people, one is a rising star in the COS circle, and the other is a god-level figure in the circle.

There were various scandals between the two two years ago. It was not until last year that Xiao Ze and Jiuyue performed the stage play "Urban Nightmare" together that the fans reluctantly turned their eyes back to the stage. It gradually forgot about it.

This World Cosplay Competition brought their eyes back to these two people.

Although the arrangement of the performance was not quite in line with Xiao Ze's original idea, after thinking about it, he also understood that it is impossible to have two cosplayers on stage for such a big event.Ten domestic high-quality COSERs are on the stage together, the momentum is strong enough, and the content that can be performed can be abundant.

Although he really wanted to stand on the stage with Jiang Sheng alone... But there will always be a chance in the future.

It is most suitable for foreign countries to represent their own country in competitions, and the content of the performance can contain the cultural heritage of their own country.A group of people hesitated for a long time, and finally chose an early domestic animation.

It is said that it is very early, and naturally it is impossible to arrive at Xiao Ze's 2011 as early as [-].It was an anime almost ten years ago, and it told stories about fairy tales.At that time, this animation was very popular, and it was translated into Japanese and English and introduced to Japan, Europe, America and other countries. Therefore, performing this animation on a big stage can still resonate with people from all over the world.

When choosing roles, everyone else consciously chose some classic supporting roles. As for the two protagonists, it was Xiao Ze and Jiang Sheng's turn.

Like the classic plot, the two protagonists, one is a mortal and the other is a fairy. The two met each other by fate in the world, and experienced some important things that happened between the two worlds of the fairy.

When this type of animation is booming, it is inevitable that there will always be a lot of fanfiction on the Internet.And everyone's favorite CP is the CP of these two protagonists.Of course, these COSERs selected from hundreds of miles are also one of the "everyone".

After Jiang Sheng smiled and chose the role of a fairy, Xiao Ze silently and consciously played the role of a mortal, and very responsibly played the role of being suppressed even in the cosplay.

Sitting in the dressing room quietly reviewing the script, the noise outside the door seemed to have gone away.

Suddenly there was the sound of the door opening.

Xiao Ze turned his head and saw Jiang Sheng walking in while answering the phone.

The moment the door was closed behind his back, the person on the phone seemed to say something to him, Jiang Sheng was slightly taken aback, his eyes fell on Xiao Ze, and in the next second, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

Everyone has finished their makeup at this time, and others are watching other countries' COSER performances outside.

Jiang Sheng was wearing an elegant and elegant white robe, with a golden belt around his waist.The long black hair was draped over the shoulders, and a few locks of short hair were casually placed on the forehead.

The slanted corners of the eyes, the high bridge of the nose, and the resolute facial contours make him look very handsome.

Xiao Ze stared at him for a few seconds, then his eyes fell on his lips.Frowning, he looked at Jiang Sheng suspiciously.

"Auntie?" Frowning, Jiang Sheng pulled a chair over and sat next to Xiao Ze.

"OK."

"kindness."

"..." Jiang Sheng opened his lips slightly, stared at Xiao Ze motionlessly, and smiled slowly, "I'll tell him."

Hearing the last six words, Xiao Ze became inexplicably nervous: "What's the matter? Who's calling?"

"Guess?" Jiang Sheng hung up the phone and said lazily, leaning on the back of the chair.

"How can you guess that!" Xiao Ze said dissatisfied.

Jiang Sheng chuckled and said, "I'll tell you after today is over?"

"...Then what if I get distracted during the game..."

"You can?"

Xiao Ze choked.

Although he can't control his curiosity a little bit, but no matter what, he must be single-minded during the competition.

Xiao Ze was depressed.

Seeing him drooping his head and reading the script boredly again, Jiang Cheng bent his lips, leaned forward, and reached out to pat Xiao Ze's cheek lightly.

Xiao Ze turned his face slightly, and Jiang Sheng kissed the corner of his lips.

"Come on for the game."

"...You wiped all your makeup off." Xiao Ze turned his head away very imposingly, only hearing Jiang Sheng's laughter next to his ear.

On the stage, intense rock music shook people's eardrums, and foreign contestants made a stunning appearance wearing costumes of characters in the game, and the audience screamed continuously!

In the front row, a boy was holding a video camera to record the performance on stage.The girl behind him tried her best to poke her head, but finally patted him and said in Japanese displeasedly, "Excuse me, can I ask you to sit down?"

The boy turned his head and looked at the girl blankly.

A taller boy next to him said impatiently: "She told you to sit down."

"Oh..." Responding, Li Chengran sat down in embarrassment and touched the back of his head.

After thinking about it, he turned to Xiao Yanchen and asked, "Do you know Japanese?"

"Things that must be learned." Xiao Yanchen looked at the stage with his chin resting on one hand, looking a little less interested.

"Uh..." Looking at the stage and then at Xiao Yanchen, Li Chengran whispered, "Xiao Ze and the others are coming soon."

Xiao Yanchen glanced at him inexplicably.

Li Chengran shrank his neck and turned his gaze back to the stage.

Each performance is about 10 minutes or so.

Waiting for this group of performances to end and the host to come on stage, the screaming in the audience stopped temporarily.

Li Chengran hummed and excitedly raised the camera to point at the stage.

Although he really didn't understand the Japanese spoken by the host, and although he was really embarrassed to ask Xiao Yanchen what the host said, he knew who the next performer would be.

Xiao Ze told him which ones they played first, and he counted them from the beginning.

The lights came from behind the stage, a row of black silhouettes solidified in front of the stage, and cheers from all over the world sounded again!

The performances of other groups have different styles. Guzheng, Xiao, flute, and various instruments play classic anime classical songs.Immortals in fairy robes of various colors, and mortals in commoner clothes.Demons and ghosts, immortals love and enemies.

After two months of rehearsal, they can already perform very proficiently in dancing and fighting during the performance.

During the performance, Li Chengran had been concentrating on recording the video, and suddenly felt that someone was sitting in another seat beside him.Turning his head, he saw a woman who looked a little familiar.

The woman noticed his gaze, nodded to him with a smile, and introduced herself, "I am AKIO, the editor of "Beauty Magazine."

"Uh... hello..."

"You are the meteor star, right?"

Li Chengran nodded quickly, and said in surprise, "I am!" He never thought that anyone would recognize him... Although there was a signing event, many readers are more familiar with the author's works.It is quite unusual for an author like Li Chengran to be recognized by the other party at a glance.

"Are you here with L?" the woman pushed her glasses, looked at Xiao Ze on the stage and asked.

"...En..." Li Chengran hesitated.

The woman smiled and said: "I interviewed them when I entered the door just now, and now the photographer is also watching the performance. I think their performance is really good, and the characters are highly restored. People who have seen this plot should also like it." Know."

"Of course, they have been rehearsing for a long time!" Li Chengran said.

"Such a lineup is really rare, especially Yuecheng, who rarely plays in games." AKIO sighed.

Li Chengran smiled without saying a word...

AKIO looked at him and said with a smile: "Did Yuecheng come with L? Although it's not a decisive factor...but it must have had an impact, right?"

Li Chengran immediately put away his smile and looked at her warily.

"Don't worry," AKIO shrugged. "The editor who broke the chat record before is a newcomer. Our magazine has never done boring gossip reports. It is even more forbidden to gossip about COSER during the interview with others. She has been We backed off. We all have rules."

After a pause, AKIO said: "And as far as I know, there seem to be various problems in L's previous life. During the time when L and Yuecheng had an affair, many people actually talked about it. "

"It's from the school." Li Chengran said angrily.

AKIO nodded: "Those people must be from the school. But fortunately, it didn't make a big deal in the end." Turning his head to look at Li Chengran, AKIO said, "If you really like cosplay, the most annoying thing is this messy thing Yes. We like strong and serious cosplayers, and we support such cosplayers, so now these people are standing on the stage."

Li Chengran followed her gaze to look at the stage, and nodded in agreement.

After a while, AKIO pushed his glasses and said calmly: "I think I will definitely win the prize!"

"I think they can all be No.1..." Li Chengran muttered.

The snake demon's tail swept over, and it was about to hit Xiao Ze.Jiang Sheng rushed over, hugged him and threw him to the ground.The two rolled back one meter on the ground, Jiang Sheng straightened up, supporting Xiao Ze with one hand.

In an instant, Li Chengran, Xiao Yanchen and AKIO felt the powerful sound waves behind them making the ground tremble!

In the last climax, one person, one fairy and one demon fought.

All kinds of moves are dazzling, and several legendary weapons are also eye-opening.

After such a performance, it is much more tiring than the performances of other groups.

At the final curtain call, Xiao Ze and Jiang Sheng stood in the center of the stage.Xiao Ze was panting, because it was summer, and he was wearing airtight clothes, sweating profusely on his head.

Back in the dressing room, Xiao Ze shuddered violently when cold air rushed over his face.

Everyone can't take off their makeup for the time being, so they can only rest in the dressing room, wipe off their sweat and drink water, and when the competition is completely over, the judges will report their scores and the association will present awards.

Xiao Ze drank a lot of water with the water cup "Gulu Gulu", and suddenly felt the hem of his clothes being lifted up, and he almost spit out in one breath!

Wiping his mouth and coughing a few times, he blushed and stared at Jiang Cheng who was kneeling in front of him and said dryly, "What are you doing!"

Jiang Sheng pointed to the knees of Xiao Ze's lower body expressionlessly: "Wu Qing."

"..." Xiao Ze looked around at the group of people who turned their heads consciously, and said speechlessly, "...It's not your fault!"

Jiang Sheng was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "I was too intense."

Xiao Ze: "..."

Jiang Sheng rubbed Xiao Ze's knee, looked up at him and said softly, "I didn't do well just now."

Xiao Ze pouted awkwardly.Just now, Jiang Sheng's movement of hugging him and throwing him to the ground was not in place, which directly caused his knee to hit the floor.At that time, the pain made him grin his teeth... But they are all big boys, what's so great about a black...

When the awards were presented, all clubs came to the stage.

The waiting process was very long, and the audience held their breath as they listened to the host report the scores of each club.Most of the people couldn't understand Japanese, so apart from the occasional cheers, it was quiet at other times.At some point, Li Chengran and Xiao Yanchen also sneaked in from the backstage, and got next to Xiao Ze and Jiang Sheng.A group of people stared at the host closely and squeezed each other's hands.The little girl grabbed Xiao Ze's arm with both hands, both hands were covered with sweat.

The awards start with the runner-up.

Seeing the foreign teams around them cheering with a slow reaction, Xiao Ze and his group became more and more nervous.

"Hey, what if we don't understand Japanese?" one of the cosplayers asked.

"Which team wins the award, the audience will stare at whoever it is," Xinghua said speechlessly, "Let's not stare at the host, but stare at the audience to see when they meet our eyes, then That's us."

"How come I never found you so funny..." the little girl said speechlessly.

Xinghua pouted.

"I can speak Japanese." Akutagi said with a smile.

A group of people suddenly turned their heads to stare at him.

"...Then why didn't you remind us just now?" Another coser said depressedly.

"Let's save the best for last." Akuoki shrugged.

Luoxing and Popsicle looked at each other.

Xiao Yanchen pulled Li Chengran back, and then whispered something in his ear.Li Chengran's expression froze for a second, and became ecstatic the next second. He was about to rush towards Xiao Ze, but was immediately caught by Xiao Yanchen, covered his mouth, and could only bark his teeth and claws to make a "wow" sound. !

After the third runner-up and the runner-up were all awarded slowly, the most critical moment finally arrived.

In other teams, even female cosplayers cried nervously.

Xiao Ze held his breath.

A hand caught him.Xiao Ze leaned in the direction of that hand, and the other party gently squeezed his fingers.

The host spoke very slowly, and even paused when he reached a certain word.

The whole place was silent.

——The next second, the host shouted out a word! !At the same time, many people screamed! !

Xiao Ze's head went blank for a second, and then everyone turned their heads to look at them.

Many flashing lights on and off the court were turned on at them, and the screams of the little girl and Li Chengran's cheers sounded in their ears, and they also felt many hands patting his shoulders and rubbing his head.

"It's us! It's us! They're watching us!!"

"Ah, is it really us?!! I didn't understand!!"

"Akutagi, tell me!!"

Amidst the cheers, Xiao Ze turned around unsteadily and looked at Jiang Sheng blankly.

The other party looked at him and smiled slightly.

Didn't say much, just a hug.

It was customary to party late that night.

Jiang's father's friend Mr. Mizuki found them a sushi restaurant, and a group of people drank wine and ate sushi and made a fuss until late.

The others returned to the hotel, while Xiao Ze and Jiang Sheng returned to Father Jiang's house in Japan.

Open the door, the room is dark.Xiao Ze held Jiang Sheng in his arms, and the two staggered a few steps inside before falling down on the sofa.

Xiao Ze pressed against Jiang Sheng, rested his face on his chest, and lay down in a daze for a while.

Jiang Sheng pushed him, and said softly, "Go upstairs and sleep."

Xiao Ze mumbled a few "woo hoo" words.

Jiang Sheng picked Xiao Ze up vigorously, turned over and sat up, then hugged him with both hands, and walked upstairs in the dark.

Xiao Ze stretched his teeth and claws in the air with both hands, and then hugged Jiang Sheng's neck tightly.

He only heard him mumble something vaguely, Jiang Sheng lowered his head slightly.

"...Quickly, the phone..."

With a chuckle, Jiang Sheng stepped onto the last step, opened the door, walked in and put Xiao Ze on the bed.

Xiao Ze lay on the bed, opened his eyes in a daze, and looked at Jiang Sheng out of focus.

Jiang Sheng propped his hands on both sides of his head, lowered his head slightly, and touched the tip of his nose.

"Your father arranged a trip for us."

"...my dad?"

"As long as we can go back quickly and bring back the video by the way."

"Well……"

Rubbing the tip of Xiao Ze's nose, Jiang Sheng said slowly, "Travel for two, double bed."

Xiao Ze smirked and put his arms around Jiang Sheng's neck.

With his lips hooked, Jiang Sheng scratched Xiao Ze's nose, and said softly, "Let's go on a trip together."

Xiao Ze nodded slowly, then closed his eyes drowsily, and turned his head to one side.

Jiang Sheng raised his eyebrows.

"Ozawa."

"Xiao Ze..."

"……kindness?"

"Today isn't over yet."

"Well……"

The author has something to say: Keke, the episode came late... I have been busy with the school's New Year's Eve party since the beginning of the month, so I don't have time to update...

Xiao Ze and Jiang Sheng will be the first, and the next episode will be about classmate Xiao~

Merry Christmas everyone in advance