TDGA) Puri Puri Beauty! (Unedited)

--AN) New novel: The Dragon Girl's Ascension. Some of you are probably like, Invayne, why are you writing another novel? And I will answer..... Because I wanted to!  Nah, I just want more content to see what will catch people's eye. And I had a good idea for a new character. :P So, hopefully, you will like this new character and story of a dragon girl. --

“Puri Puri Beauty!” As I spin in place and make a strange pose with my fingers in a v shape near my eye, my mind is only thinking one thing…. ‘Murder all those who keep coming up to ask for pictures.’

Yes, I hate this. I did not want to be here, but my friend dragged me here. “Puri Puri, let me take one more picture!”

Take one more picture!? Why not just choke on your camera? I let out a sigh as I stare coldly at the man in front of me. He was middle-aged, but here he was, standing in front of a girl who was a year away from being eighteen and asking to take more pictures of her. “Pay the fee for the picture you just took. If you take any more, you will be reported and banned from all ani-cons. In other words, pay and get lost.”

While I am being very rude, the middle-aged man blushes and gives the girl to the side ten bucks before leaving. This same thing keeps happening as the hours pass. Only when noon hits am I allowed a break. 

I walked out back and slouched down in the chair that was prepared for me, and looked up at the ceiling above me. I want to go home. I want to slough down in my computer chair and let my avatar do the talking for me. Why did I agree to this? I am nothing but a shut-in who streams all day to pay bills. If it was not for the fact that someone paid me fifty thousand for a face reveal, these middle-aged men would not even know what I looked like.

Was it worth it for all this hassle? I am not sure, to be honest. I did gain a large number of followers after that, but…. This was just too much. And the culprit for why I am here….. “Shiro! Do not look at the ceiling as if you wish to blow this whole place up.”

“Is it wrong to dream, Anna? Whatever happened to hairy arms guy and skinny legs girl? Why am I the only one here right now?” The girl who I just questioned is my best friend, Anna. We grew up together. Probably one of the very few people I can remember the name and face of. Well, I guess after so many years of being together, it was bound to happen.

I normally just refer to everyone else by some trait that sticks out to me, like their occupation or physical feature that might catch my eye. To be honest, I can not be bothered to remember people’s names. I mean, it took me a long time to stop calling Anna piggy girl. She had two pigtails that she used to sport. But for some reason, she used to cry a lot. I also used to get yelled at by my mom as well for being a bully. But the thing is, no matter how much I told her that I have never bullied anyone a day in my life, she just told me to shut up and reflect on my actions. But no matter how much I thought about how I walked into the house, I still did not know what I was reflecting on.

At any rate, it took about twelve years for my parents to finally take me to the doctors to find out that I was face blind and had selective memory. Don’t get me wrong, I was not dumb in the slightest. In fact, I was in the top ten of my class. But this was only because I never went out. I would play games for a while and then study a lot. I really had no idea what I wanted to be when I finished school, so I figured at least I could have good grades so I could do whatever I wanted.

But who knew I would wake up one more and go: ‘I want to be a v-tuber!’ And as such Puri Puri Beauty was born. Why the name, some would ask? Well, mainly because it was the one name that did not describe me. A different person kind of persona. A happy-go-lucky girl who would talk with her audience and tell them off while playing video games while hidden behind the mask of some cute character on my screen.  

This was all well and good until I revealed my face, and now here I am…. Well, I wouldn’t be here if Anna did not drag me here. “Shiro, are you listening!?”

“Hmmm? Listening to what?” I tilted my head to the side in confusion. Anna looked at me while shaking her head. For some reason, it seems that she has given up on something.

“You asked me where Dan and Amber went, and I was telling you,” Anna replied. But what I do not get was who Dan and Amber were.

“Who are Dan and Amber?” I asked in confusion. I have never heard of these names before.

“Dan is hairy arms guy, and Amber is skinny legs!” Anna yelled out. She was just like my mother. Always yelling about things. “Anyway! Before you ask any more stupid questions. Dan and Amber went off to…. Hairy Arms Guy and Skinny Legs went off to promote you. Did you not realize how big your line got? These people really love you.”

“Wait… Were we not supposed to be trying to sell your manga!? Why are you promoting me!? No, wait… You are using me to sell your own goods!” I wanted to cry. She said she wanted me to help with the manga she wrote and drew, but in the end, she just wanted to use me! What kind of friend does such a thing? I am leaving. I want to go home and sit around in a long shirt and panties. While reading a novel or playing some game. “I am done….”

“What!? No! If they do not find you here, people will yell at me!” Anna cried out and grabbed my arm. I just wanted to leave this place and go spend time away from crowds. I want my alone time back!