My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

56 – 20. Eli’s Cosplay for Me

Summer had ended.

We had gone on trips here and there, and I had done many things with Eli this summer.

Towards the end, the weather became too hot, so we mostly stayed at home, but we still managed to take a family trip to the beach, maintaining a sense of closure.

And as the semester break came to an end and the new school year began, our kisses and skinship, touching each other’s bodies, had become much more natural.

Except for a few sensitive areas, we could touch each other without any hesitation.

Anyway.

My guitar practice, which had started halfway through, was going smoothly, and I was diligently drawing pictures at night, making time for Eli as well.

After sending that packed vacation.

September.

Lunchtime at school, which I hadn’t attended in a while.

After finishing my meal and taking a short break, Soyeon called out to me in a low voice.

“Doyoon.”

“Yeah? What’s up?”

“Your birthday is coming up soon, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, it’s in mid-October.”

“I have a favor to ask you…”

“What is it?”

Soyeon leaned in close, as if sharing a secret, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Neither Eli, who was staring at me from beside me, nor Minjae, who was looking up from his phone, seemed to bother her.

Her face slightly flushed, she made a pleading expression.

“Will you let me choose Eli’s birthday outfit together?”

“…….”

“Please! It’s my lifelong wish!”

“Hmph…”

At that moment, I subtly turned my head towards Eli. From across the room, I could hear Minjae coughing, trying to stifle a laugh.

And today, my beautiful girlfriend, shining with a radiant platinum glow, gazed at Soyeon with a light, dismissive glance.

“Hey, Soyeon. Why do you want to choose it with me?”

“But! Even if I can’t see it directly, I want to know what she’s wearing! Or, can’t you just show me once?”

“No way. I’ll only show it to Doyoon. Besides, you’ve been a bit… off lately.”

“What’s wrong with me!”

“Your gaze is a bit dangerous. You can’t even change clothes together.”

“That’s unfair! I just want to see something pretty…!”

“You’re being too obvious. Even during gym class earlier…”

As I watched the two of them bicker, I let out a small sigh. It was still a bit awkward to discuss this with friends, especially female friends.

I never thought I’d have to discuss Eli’s birthday outfit with Soyeon… Of course, I understood that it wasn’t something Eli could share with her friends.

I knew that girls shared all sorts of stories with each other, and even our moms knew about the things that went on between us.

Maybe our moms didn’t know everything, but Soyeon’s mom knew almost everything.

As the two of them continued to chat and bicker…

“Hey…”

Minjae carefully opened his mouth, speaking to Eli, not me.

Since we went to the swimming pool together, Minjae had become a bit more comfortable talking to Eli and Soyeon.

However, it was still rare for him to bring up a topic, especially to Eli, so our eyes were fixed on him.

Minjae didn’t back down and continued.

“Are you guys planning to cosplay as that bunny girl?”

“Of course! Don’t you want to know, Minjae?”

Before we could respond, Soyeon pounced on Minjae’s question.

I thought it would be difficult to directly approach Eli, so it seemed like Min-jae was trying to make an indirect attack through him.

“Uh, no… I’ve mastered that side of you…”

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

We were all speechless at Min-jae’s unexpected response.

At the same time, Eli’s and Lee So-yeon’s gazes turned into a gaze that seemed to be looking at trash.

As a guy, I couldn’t blame him for that statement. A guy could be a master of bunny girls.

It took a lot of courage to say that out loud.

However, unlike me, who respected him, the girls’ eyes turned cold, and Min-jae was startled, waving his hands.

“No, it’s not like that! I’m saying that because my sister really likes that kind of thing… and I heard the story, so I thought…”

“Min-ah sister?”

“Yeah. My sister can’t resist bunny girls or maid costumes. So, I thought it would be okay to ask my sister for help if you haven’t decided yet… since you’re coming to my house to talk about cosplay anyway.”

“Oh, that’s a great idea?”

“Hmm…”

With Min-jae’s pure and kind opinion, I, of course, and Eli, too, lit up our eyes.

There was no reason to refuse. It was going to happen anyway, and Eli just said she would wear it without specifying what to wear.

Getting advice on the material, type, and purchase would be a huge help.

And Lee So-yeon, who heard that, too.

“That’s right! You guys were planning to do it separately, right? I’ll do it too! I’ll definitely go!”

It seemed like she was going to join in naturally, and she started making a fuss, saying she would definitely go.

It was a bit awkward to reveal my bunny girl taste to Lee So-yeon, but… if Min-jae and his sister were going to be there, it wouldn’t be a big deal to add Lee So-yeon to the mix.

I thought it was okay, and looked at Eli, who had the decision-making power. Eli nodded, flipping her hair back.

“Ask and let me know when it’s okay. We’ll go then.”

“I’ll let you know as soon as my sister sets a schedule… I’ll tell you right away.”

“Okay. Thanks. You can come too, Lee So-yeon.”

“Really?!”

“I won’t show you the clothes, though.”

“Hmph…”

***

Somehow, Eli’s bunny girl expedition team was formed.

The words were a bit weird, but whatever.

And that day…

After finishing our night classes, on our way back home in the late evening.

I saw Eli walking with her arm around mine.

A thin short-sleeved top. Eli, like other girls, liked to wear her school uniform fitted to her body, and her skirt was tightly fitted to her body.

Her thin arm, overlapping with mine, was pretty, and her leg line, visible under her skirt, was pretty too.

This girlfriend of mine was going to wear a bunny girl costume. From the day I first heard those words, I had been imagining it every day.

Eli in a bunny girl costume.

“Eli.”

“Hmm.”

“Will you give me rabbit ears too?”

“…….”

I asked jokingly, without much meaning, but with a slight hope that she would.

Eli’s gaze turned to me, her blue eyes narrowing as she looked at me.

Her slightly raised lips seemed to indicate that she knew I was really looking forward to it.

“Rabbit ears? Do you want to see them?”

“Of course, I want to see them.”

“Heh, pervert.”

“Even perverts want to see them.”

-Tightly

Eli’s grip on my arm tightened.

She then intertwined our arms, holding my hand tightly and pulling me closer.

And she whispered in a low voice.

“The tail?”

“Huh?”

“Don’t you want to see the rabbit tail?”

“Uh………”

It was a sudden, brain-freezing comment, but I quickly regained my composure.

After all, the tail was a given.

“It’s originally attached to the costume, right?”

“Really? I don’t know.”

“Maybe that’s how it is…?”

Although she said she didn’t know, her tone implied that she already knew.

It was just a casual comment on our way home, but it was getting deeper and deeper.

“So, what about the legs?”

“Legs?”

“Do you prefer bare legs or mesh stockings?”

“…….”

Had she already researched bunny girls? I had searched online a few times too.

Anyway, it was a difficult and embarrassing problem to consider seriously.

Bare legs or mesh stockings?

It was hard to choose between them.

“Hmm…”

“Kuk…”

Eli laughed at me, who was sincerely deliberating, but I didn’t have time to notice.

Eli’s legs were so beautiful that they would look good even if she didn’t hide them, but the unique allure of mesh stockings awakened my male instincts.

Choosing one was really, really difficult.

Thanks to that, I was still stuck in thought even when we arrived at my house.

And at the entrance, Eli hugged me, holding my cheek.

“Side…”

The moment our lips touched, softly.

I made a choice.

“…Mangsa.”

“Huh?”

“I think Mangsa is better.”

“Why do you think that’s better?”

“I see Mandari often, but I’ve never seen Mangsa.”

“That’s it?”

“…Does it feel a bit more exciting too?”

“Pervert.”

“I’m sorry, I’m a pervert…”.

Honestly, I had nothing to say, so I just admitted it and looked down, and Eli’s voice mixed with laughter came through.

“You’re cute.”

“You think I’m cute…”

“Anyway, as long as you do well in practice and listen to me, I’ll get you what you want. We’ll choose it at Seongminjae’s house.”

“I know, I know.”

“I’ll stretch for a bit at my place, so you do your thing too. I’ll come by around 11 pm.”

“Okay, I’ll wait.”

“Lips.”

– Side

“Take care, see you later.”

– Thud, thud

After receiving my kiss, Eli patted my butt and went home.

It felt like I was being trained, but it wasn’t a bad feeling.

“I need to practice guitar…”

I just thought I needed to practice guitar more seriously.

***

A few days later, on Saturday.

We went to Seongminjae’s house. As promised, Eli, Soyeon, and I all went together.

Nuna had prepared some pre-recorded content in advance to make time for us, and our parents had cleared out, so we were invited over.

We gathered outside and then went into the house, and that’s when Eli and Nuna met for the first time.

“Hello, I’m Alisa.”

“Huh……”

“…Nuna?”

“…Uh, um, uh… That… isn’t…”

“Yes?”

“……Can we take just one photo together…?”

“……”

As soon as we faced Elly’s beauty, Min-ah, who had momentarily frozen, stuttered and requested a two-shot.

“My heart… understand!”

“Okay, okay.”

Min-ah and I, So-yeon, could understand that heart.

Although Min-ah had seen Elly in pictures, Elly was a hundred times more beautiful in person.

As die-hard Elly fans, we couldn’t help but understand Min-ah’s heart.

“Is it… is it really that much?”

Only Min-jae gazed at his sister with an ominous expression, as if he loathed her.

Anyway,ADATAfter that first meeting, Min-ah and Elly took a happy two-shot together, and we finished all the introductions.

We gathered in Min-ah’s room.

“Heh heh. I did something embarrassing. Anyway, I’ve prepared everything for your cosplay.”

“That’s going overboard…”

“I did it because I wanted to. I’m so excited I could die… no, not that. Let me show you one by one. You know the princess-type character Do-yoon mentioned? What kind of cosplay would be suitable for that?”

Min-ah sat in front of the computer, looked at us, and opened an internet window with the alt-tab.

A page filled with meticulous explanations and images appeared simultaneously.

But.

“Huh?”

“Yeah?”

“……reverse?”

“Sister, that’s not…”

What Min-ah was saying wasn’t related to the princess cosplay.

“What’s not… mi, sorry!! This isn’t it!!”

[What is a reverse bunny?]

It was about a completely different type of cosplay.

And the internet window showed embarrassing example pictures.

We were shown that.