Chapter 10: Cosplay Costumes

The Store Manager was a man with slightly parted hair, wearing semi-rimless glasses. Despite his mature appearance, there was still a trace of youthfulness about him.

“Are you here to apply for the part-time job?”

The Store Manager’s expression was calm, not showing the excitement that others often did.

Lin Guanqi was stunned for a moment, then answered, “Ah, yes.”

“Alright, come with me. I need to get some basic information from you.”

The Store Manager brought her to the staff break room.

There was only a single table and a sofa in the room.

“Have a seat. I just need to know a bit about you, no need to be nervous.”

“My name is Chen Xi. You can call me Boss Chen. We’re about the same age, so there’s no need for us to be so formal in our conversation.”

Look at him—already a boss at the same age, while I’m still struggling to make ends meet looking for a part-time job. This system is really unreliable!

“That’s amazing. You’re already a boss at your age.”

“If you’re willing to work part-time in my store, I can offer you… 30 per hour. How does that sound? And, if we exceed this month’s sales, there’s a bonus commission as well.”

Thirty yuan an hour?

That’s great!

Think about it, in another world, would a milk tea shop ever offer thirty an hour?

“Boss Chen! Please let me have this job!”

Chen Xi had actually been worried that his offer was too low, but now it seemed he’d worried for nothing.

“Alright, can you start tomorrow? I didn’t know you’d be coming for an interview today, so I haven’t prepared a uniform for you.”

System? You’re not going to suddenly give me a mission tomorrow, are you?

[In the event of any sudden situations, that’s not within this system’s control.]

After spending these past days together, Lin Guanqi knew that whenever the system said that, it meant something would definitely happen.

To avoid losing her job, she had to tell Chen Xi in advance. Otherwise, what if he thought she left early and fired her?

“Boss Chen…”

“Just call me Chen Xi.”

“Chen Xi, I, I’m a Magical Girl… If there’s a mission…”

Even though she was in a girl’s body now, saying the words “Magical Girl” still made her inexplicably embarrassed.

“I know you’re a student at the Battle Academy, but I don’t mind. Look, many people come here because of you. Even if you just stand at the bar as a mascot, you’re worth that wage.”

Chen Xi held Lin Guanqi in high regard—after all, her reputation from Dawn Academy spoke for itself.

“I’ll start work tomorrow then!”

“No problem! Welcome to Corner Café! Oh, and I have another part-time arrangement at eighty per hour. Want to hear about it?”

Eighty per hour?!

She understood hourly wages, she understood eighty, but together, that just sounded surreal!

“Really? What’s the arrangement?”

Eighty yuan an hour—work four hours a day, that’s 320 yuan. No more worrying about food or rent!

“That would be if you’re willing to wear cosplay to work. I’ll reimburse all cosplay expenses.”

So it’s cosplay?

Now that was Lin Guanqi’s forte! She was a cosplayer herself, so this would just be going back to her old trade.

“Of course! Don’t worry, Store Manager, leave it to me!”

“Any specific character requests?”

Chen Xi thought Lin Guanqi would suit cuter cosplays, so he said, “Try some loli cosplay. I think those would really suit you.”

Girls’ Dormitory.

“What? The boss wants you to cosplay at work? Isn’t he a pervert?”

Chen Xi… didn’t seem like a pervert, though.

“Come on, you always think the worst of people. He’s offering eighty yuan an hour!”

Lin Guanqi was browsing for cosplay outfits at the Three Point Delusion flagship store while chatting with Ling Xue.

“But I’ve never seen you cosplay before. I feel like if I drew a doujin of you, I’d make a fortune, hahaha.”

“Hey, if you dare draw a doujin of me, I’ll kill you~”

Ling Xue: “Hahaha… Don’t say such scary things with a smile, will you?”

“What do you think of this one?”

Ling Xue leaned in for a look, and one thought immediately came to mind.

“Isn’t that the Queen? You want to cosplay her? Isn’t the skirt too short?”

Seeing the cosplay, Ling Xue’s first impression was just how revealing it was.

“Short?”

Back when Lin Guanqi was a guy, he’d worn even shorter. This one actually seemed quite long to her.

“Yeah! Look at our school uniforms—the skirts are even longer than this.”

Ling Xue tugged at her skirt hem—wow, blue and white stripes!

“It’s fine, cosplay outfits are always a bit short.”

With that, Lin Guanqi placed the order. But this Four-Part cosplay was seriously expensive! It used to be just over three hundred, but now, in this world, it cost a thousand! Even middlemen don’t mark up this much!

Luckily, it could be reimbursed.

Customer: “Boss, can you rush this cosplay for me? I need it urgently.”

Seller: “Dear, we’ll arrange shipment as soon as possible~ Your treasure is already on its way~”

This kind of customer service script must be universal.

Two days later…

Parcel Room.

“Student Bai, this is your package, right?”

“Yes, thank you, Auntie.”

As Bai Ningbing was about to leave, she noticed a familiar name on the parcel rack—Lin Guanqi.

“Jiaojiao’s package?”

“Student Bai, is that package for a friend of yours?”

Name: Lin Qier

Item: Three Point Delusion, Krul cosplay.

Cosplay?

Why would Jiaojiao buy something like that…

In Bai Ningbing’s memory, Lin Guanqi had never been into cosplay.

“Auntie, this is my friend’s package. She’s not free to come, so I’ll help her collect it.”

Girls’ Dormitory.

Lin Guanqi’s room.

After receiving the package notification, she was planning to fetch her cosplay immediately, but as soon as she opened the door, Bai Ningbing was standing there like a gatekeeper.

“You bought this cosplay to make our bed scenes more interesting, huh? Baby?”

Bai Ningbing waved the parcel bag in front of Lin Guanqi.

“Y-you, give it back! That’s for work!”

“Work? You mean you’re going to wear this for other people?!”

For some reason, Lin Guanqi sensed that her tone was a bit angry, but it really had nothing to do with her, did it?

“What does it have to do with you? Give it back!”

At this moment, Bai Ningbing’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, her gaze icy cold.

She grabbed Lin Guanqi’s wrist and threw her onto the bed.

“I’ll show you just how much it concerns me!”

The sound of fabric tearing echoed in the room.

“What are you doing?!”

Smack!

That slap was not light.

Bai Ningbing snapped back to her senses, only to see Lin Guanqi sobbing in front of her.

“Bai Ningbing! I hate you!”

With that, Lin Guanqi shoved Bai Ningbing out of the room and locked the door.

“I only had one school uniform, and now she’s ruined it so roughly! I’m so mad!”

It seemed the thing Lin Guanqi was most upset about… was that her clothes had been torn?