Chapter 2

The next day, Mizuki was in her cosplay of a school girl (A Costume her new friend, Kazuki, gave her), and showed it to everyone in Cosmo-Tropolis. Everyone awed and gazed at her and cheered on her on. She started to blush, as the crowd loved her. To be perfectly frank, it was her body; and her ideal measurements were the real deal.

Just then, a girl with violet hair dressed as a Chinese fighter came by in front of Mizuki. She was amazed by her performance; she started to look at her clearly.

"What's your name, kid?" She asked.

"I am Mizuki. I like your attire, Miss."

"My name is Reiko. Aya & I are working in the cosplay department out of town. We decided to go Global and depart Cosmo-Tropolis for everyone. But we couldn't leave because the fans think highly of us."

"You don't say…" Mizuki replied, "Say, how come your face looks a bit like those 'Cos-Bots' I saw on a poster."

Reiko answered, "Oh? You mean Vash? Oh, no. But I do have a costume of her attire. And I did get pinched for masquerading as her."

"So did I; but…" Mizuki cried, "I was dressed as Peach."

Reiko & Mizuki continued to talk until…

"AHH! HELP!"

A girl shrieked out loud. Reiko & Mizuki hurried to the scene. They saw a girl, dressed a princess, being harassed by camera-toting boys.

"Hey, you…" A tall thin boy said, "Why not pose for me?"

A small chubby boy then added, "He's right. We just wanted you for posterity."

Reiko & Mizuki arrived and started to fight off the pervs.

"Leave her alone, you sickos!" Mizuki shouted.

The girls rushed to the boys and started to attack them. The girls began to dodge the attacks, but were no match for the girls' fierce-some assault. One of boys did a Matrix-style dodge to evade Reiko's punt, but he went too far and sprained his back. The boys retreated before they could even continue.

"We'll return soon!" The chubby boy cried, carrying his accomplice away with him.

Reiko shouted, "Just try! And maybe next time, you'll never get away!"

All the townspeople cheered as Reiko & Mizuki smiled and thank the city. However, Aya, a girl with black hair and a gold-colored school girl costume arrived, in hoping that Reiko is okay.

"Are you okay, Reiko?" Aya asked in a quiet voice.

"I'm fine," Reiko answered, "Another assembly of perverts came by yet again. But we know this…"

"Excuse me, are you Aya?" Mizuki asked Aya.

Aya bowed at her and said, "Good day."

Reiko introduced Mizuki to Aya and went inside the building for an important meeting.

"Sorry, Mizuki, but I'm needed in the station," she said, "But for now, I'll leave you be. By the way, be careful of those rogue Cos-Bots!"

"I will, and thanks." Mizuki said and left the area.

Mizuki vanished into the dusk, and Reiko & Aya meet in an undisclosed conference. As Mizuki leaves, she had a bewildering reflection: What does she know about the Cos-Bots? Was she an agent? Mizuki wasn't certain, but she left to see Kazuki.

"Oh, no! Mizuki!" Kazuki cried.

"What?" Mizuki asked.

What Kazuki was telling her, was that her clothes had a bit of a rip on her hemline. Kazuki started to sew her clothes, as Mizuki explained what happened at town. She met two gorgeous girls that are dressed beautifully and how they fended off those camera-packed men. Kazuki explained about the mass Pervert Cluster since 200X, in which the group was known to be bald, fat, or smelly, or creepy; Mizuki was told the story and had a fear for otaku. As Kazuki mended her cosplay, he then said to her:

"Be careful of these guys. Once they spot you, you can only run in this situation; of course, the only groups who can stop them are the "Cos-Bots"; they're more vicious than the cluster itself."

Mizuki asked, "You know about them?"

"I do. In fact, they are still around. The legend told me about 3 evil ones that were fiendishly destructive; they disappeared after a couple of years. Officers and Specialists have been looking for them around the prefecture of Neo Tokyo."

"What are they?"

"Well… you do look like Project Peach, one of those rogue androids."

Mizuki then asked, "Really? Then the other day when I…"

Kazuki then proclaimed, "It's okay. I know you're not her; but keep on your toes… these girls catch you, they'll harass you on the way you dress."

"In a bad way, right?"

"Right."

"I'll do as you say, Kazuki! I seriously hate OTAKUS!"

Kazuki & Mizuki share a laugh and went to the other room for her to change.

The next night, Mizuki, dressed in her Card Master Peach attire, was posing for Kazuki's next manga art. She was making lots of poses as Kazuki starts to draw. He was a very great artist, he was amazing in his art, but has been noticeable for years in popularity. However, he needed a new model for his art; so he hired Mizuki to perform for him by posing on the art stand.

Mizuki, later, started to change in the closet, when she heard a knock on the front door.

"I'll get it! It's very important!" Kazuki called out, as he answered the door.

"It's me, Kaz!"

Kazuki opened the door, revealing a girl with glasses and long auburn hair, dressed in her Kimono.

"Yuu? What are you doing here?" Kazuki asked.

"Any news on that deadline on that artwork you're doing for my next comic?"

"Not yet. But I have been working really hard at it; plus, I found the perfect girl to pose for me."

"Really? Who is she?"

"A girl named Mizuki. From what I hear, she kind of looked like Project Peach."

"Oh? So I've heard… Reiko told me all about it last night when we partied."

"Really?"

As they continued to chat, Mizuki entered the room, with her casual attire, and found Kazuki with a girl. Mizuki huffed her way to him and grabbed his cheek furiously.

"OW! Hey what gives?" Kazuki shouted.

"Who the hell is she?" Mizuki asked in anger.

"Oh! Her? I can explain," He explained, "She's one of my co-workers in our Manga Circle, "The Nippon-Tsumi"."

Yuu shook Mizuki's hand and said cheerfully, "I'm Yuu Inagawa! It's nice to finally meet you, kiddo! And my goodness, you look very beautiful!"

"Why… thank you… Miss Inagawa."

"You're welcome; and please… Call me "Yuu"! I feel like your mother!"

Kazuki added, "Say, uh, why don't we sit and chat about each other?"

Mizuki & Yuu agreed and they went to the table for some tea.

As they have tea together, Yuu explained to Mizuki what the "Nippon-Tsumi" does: A Manga Circle for Young Artists.

"I see. And Kazuki let me pose for his upcoming project?"

"Sure does! He's been the hit in Neo Tokyo, until an accident occurred."

"An accident?"

Kazuki answered, "Yes. 5 years ago, I was called in to take care of a girl, who was dressed in black, and let her be my model; but she was involved in a vehicular accident caused by one of those perverts."

"So… one of these men caused the death of a girl?" Mizuki asked.

Yuu replied, "I'm afraid so. Kaz here couldn't draw for months. I took him in and helped recover his unintentional loss. In other words, I hired him to work in my Circle."

"I didn't know that." Mizuki said, then said to Kazuki, "But I thought you said you were a writer."

"I was, but ever since Ikumi's death, drawing was the only thing I had left in my inner skills."

"Kazuki was an astonishing writer, but ever since Ikumi was killed in a car accident, he was devastated that he couldn't write anything," Yuu explained, "And the worst part was, she was human."

Mizuki looked sad and said, "I understand how you two feel right now, knowing about the "Cos-Bots", the Pervs, the Otaku, and everything, but I want you to know that no matter what job you work on or work for, I'd like to help you. Of course, I'll work for free, since I have no job to pay off the rental fee."

"Baloney! You'll work in our expenditure, kiddo! We pay you 5000 Yen a week."

"You mean it? Even you, Kazuki?"

"I have no trouble with that."

Yuu & Mizuki shook hands again knowing Mizuki has a job. But Yuu later warned her about her competition: Eimi.

"Who's Eimi?" Mizuki asked.

Yuu explained, "Only the most snobbish Cos-girl in Cosmo-Tropolis. She at all times has been #1 in manga sales. She's better than "Cat-or-Fish" & "The Two Brothers" combined. And she always wore the very sexiest set of clothes around. She's such a prima-donna!"

Mizuki asked if she could meet her just to talk about it, but Yuu denies any approach on Eimi. However, she gave her the address & phone number to her home apartment in Neo Tokyo. Yuu advised her to use this number for certain tricks around the city. Mizuki agrees and continued to chat with her.

Later that night, when Yuu left, Mizuki stepped out back to get dressed in the moonlight. She suddenly read the address to Eimi's Circle: "Feline Nya-Nya".

"Hmm… I know I'd be disobeying Yuu," she thought, "But I would love to see her in action."

Mizuki changed into her pajamas and went to bed; but suddenly, her head started to shake. She remembered what happened not too long ago, when she with two other girls in costumes were on the street on a rampage. However, she confronted a boy with a camera. But after that… her memory left her.

"What is this? Is this a memory I am having?" She thought to herself, "What is this I am having?"
Mizuki went back to bed in a confused manner. Eventually, she fell asleep.