Living Normally In An Abnormal World - Chapter 55: Emergency Request

Chapter 55: Emergency Request 

“I’m sorry, Yuuto-kun. I’m bothering you with this troublesome matter during your summer vacation~” 

“No, Reina-san. This is my own doing, so don’t worry about it. Besides, I usually have free time during summer vacation, so it’s fine. Also, please call me Grauzer.” 

“Eh~? But I think it’s fine as it is~” 

“No, I will thoroughly hide my identity. At least until I become a high school student, I don’t want to reveal who I am.” 

(I’ve thoroughly messed up to the point of no return~ But I guess I’ll still keep quiet about it~) 

This time, he was Grauzer. 

Kinoshita Yuuto? I don’t know anyone by that name. I am Grauzer, and no matter what anyone says, I am Grauzer. 

I participated in ‘Paradise Escape’ as Grauzer. Thanks to this, sales of the horror game featuring Grauzer soared. 

However, I had talked a lot in ‘Paradise Escape’, so I became worried that I might get complaints about my voice being different. In fact, ‘Different voice actor’ was trending on Twi○ter. 

Regarding this, the president of Libsys had asked me in advance if I would re-record the lines, and I had agreed. 

They distributed this as DLC, and the issue was settled. 

And now, during summer vacation, he received an emergency request from Libsys, or more specifically, from Reina-san. 

The content of the request was: 

“Bring out Grauzer.” 

Huh? 

It was only natural that I temporarily froze in surprise. 

If that was all, there was no need for me to appear. However, the problem was that the one making the request was of the gender, male, and there were many of them. 

Due to ‘Paradise Escape’, Grauzer had become an aspiration for some and a rival for others. Moreover, since they didn’t know when he would appear again, they didn’t want to just sit and wait in their living rooms. 

If they were provoked, Libsys might be targeted by these people, so they decided to hold an event. 

And so, I participated in the event held by Libsys as Grauzer. 

It was a handshake event, and since it was limited to men, only several thousand people were expected to gather. 

Grauzer sure is incredibly popular. 

At this point, I realized that my activities as Grauzer would continue from now on. 

If I lost, I might be able to quit, but since I had already shown my true strength the last time, I couldn’t hold back now without being found out. I was completely trapped. 

By the way, this event was apparently going to be broadcast on TV. It was said that an event gathering several thousand men was something that wouldn’t happen again in the future. 

“Well, Yuuto-kun. First of all, there’s the handshake event.” 

“Roger that. Miu-san, please refer to me as Grauzer too.” 

And so, Miu-san came as my guardian and manager because she was free on a holiday. 

“Fufu, it’s like you’re doing idol work.” 

“Huh? If Kinoshita Yuuto and Grauzer appear in the media, I’ll die of overwork, you know?” 

“It’s fine, leave the schedule management to me!” 

Well, if that time ever comes, then, well, good luck to me. 

“But is it normal to become this popular? This Grauze.r” 

“Well, after causing such a ruckus, the world isn’t so kind as to just look away.” 

I hoped that someone would come and defeat me soon. 

The handshake event progressed. 

Most of the attendees were in their teens or younger. Instead of a handshake, the young boys asked to be piggybacked or for a photo. Some even asked if they could hug me. 

……Are you a homo? Or so I wanted to ask. 

However, when I thought about it, it wasn’t unnatural for girls to hug each other in my previous life. It was like a senior you admired or a close classmate… In my case, I was more like a senior they admired, even though I was clearly younger than them. 

And when I tried to refuse, they would give me a look like a puppy that had been abandoned. 

So, I agreed. 

After that, for some reason, I felt scared of the gazes of Miu-san and Reina-san. 

But the handshake event wasn’t just that. There were also people who came to challenge me. 

Without voicing the question of whether this was what they had come all this way to say, 

“Hmm.” 

“I see.” 

“Do your best.” 

I responded concisely and coldly. 

It would be more convenient for them if I stimulated their competitive spirit even more. 

And then, 

“Grauzer!! I’m here!!!” 

It’s my reunion with Satoru-kun.

When it was his turn, Satoru flew towards me and hugged me. 

I caught him. Dodging was out of the question. 

“I never thought we’d reunite like this.” 

“Ehehe, it turned out just like Mother said.” 

“What do you mean?” 

“Grauzer is kind, so if there’s a problem with Libsys, he’ll take action right away.” 

“I see.” 

“Also, I’ve been a good boy!” 

“Oh, good job.” 

i patted Satoru’s head. Now that I think about it, I think of him more of as a little brother than a friend,

His friendliness was on par with Yūna’s. 

‘It’s time’ 

As they were talking, an announcement was heard. It was time for the next person’s turn. 

“Okay, get down now. It’s the next person’s turn.” 

“Uuuu…… I want to stay with you a little longer.” 

“Then, I’ll come to play again.” 

“Eh? Really!?” 

“Yes, I promise.” 

“Okay, promise! If you break it, you’ll get a thousand needles!” 

“Okay.” 

We made a finger promise. 

Satoru, who had been a little down, suddenly became cheerful and smiled. 

And then, waving goodbye, 

“See you later, Grauzer!” 

“Yeah, see you.” 

I waved back. 

After Satoru turned his back, I lowered my hand and greeted the next person. 

“Grauzer! Pick me up too!” 

“Sure, welcome, young man.” 

It was a horror game character, but i thought this response wasn’t wrong, was it? 

… 

‘Wow, this has become a big event. I never expected a handshake event with Grauzer, who was clearly known for scaring the wits out of kids.’ 

‘And it’s surprising that several thousand men gathered just to meet Grauzer. No one could have predicted this level of popularity.’ 

‘But among this handshake event, the interaction between Grauzer and Toudou Satoru, the son of Toudou Haruki, was heartwarming.’ 

‘It was as if they were brothers.’ 

‘Satoru already knows Grauzer’s true identity, doesn’t he?’ 

‘Grauzer, shrouded in mystery. We look forward to your future endeavors.’ 

“Quite mouthful.” 

I muttered to myself in the empty living room.