My Platinum-Blonde Childhood Friend is Too Pretty - Chapter 57

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◈ My Platinum-Blonde Childhood Friend is Too Pretty

Chapter 57: Elli's Cosplay for Me (2)

The room was filled with silence.

The computer monitor that noona was using was probably 32 inches. The one in my room was 27 inches, so it was definitely bigger.

In short, it was very large.

Thanks to that, we could clearly see what was displayed on the monitor, making it difficult to say anything.

What is a reverse bunny costume?

Honestly, I knew what it was. It wasn’t something you’d often see in manga or anime, but I had come across the term occasionally and looked it up.

To put it simply, it's an outfit that's the complete opposite of a bunny girl costume. The women's version is extremely revealing, almost X-rated, and there's even a version for men.

The male version has the upper body completely exposed, only covering the limbs—an insane outfit.

Of course, I had no issue with the outfit itself. It would be weird to make women wear it and not men.

It was just hard to look at as a guy.

And on the window noona had open, there was a somewhat less revealing version, worn by a cute female character.

"Jesus... Ugh..."

Min-jae, who is serious about 2D, almost gagged at the sight of the explicit male character in a reverse bunny costume.

"Ugh..."

I wasn't as extreme in my reaction, but I felt slightly dizzy. Though I had no right to complain about double standards, the male version was really hard to look at.

"I'm really sorry... I meant it as a joke to lighten the mood... something to laugh about later..."

Because of our reactions, Min-ah noona looked embarrassed for showing us something like that without warning.

But aside from me and Min-jae, the other two—Elli and Lee So-yeon—

"Since we didn't see it properly, please show us again."

"I'm really curious! So what exactly is a reverse bunny costume? Please tell us, unnie!"

They were eagerly asking Min-ah noona to show it again with intrigued expressions.

Elli seemed genuinely curious about something she didn't know.

And Lee So-yeon—

-Smirking, smirking...

As a girl who had read a lot of manga, she probably knew what it was but was doing it to tease me.

Seeing her glance at me with a sly smile, I was 100% sure.

I couldn’t just stand still here.

"Do you really want to know? In that case, I'll..."

I had to stop Min-ah noona, who looked delighted by their interest.

"Noona. Let's do what we planned first. We might run out of time."

With three out of five showing interest, it was hard to outright refuse. Besides, if Elli insisted on knowing, I wouldn’t be able to stop her.

So, I decided to delay it, hoping it would naturally pass.

"Is that so? Well, the charm of the reverse bunny can't be explained in a short talk... it would take time..."

"......"

But I wasn’t sure if we could just let it pass. I knew she was a deep otaku like Min-jae, but I didn’t realize she was this serious about the reverse bunny.

Anyway, as noona nodded and moved to another page, Elli and Lee So-yeon didn't say anything further.

And from that moment—

"Then let's really start."

About 30 minutes.

Min-ah noona's passionate lecture began.

"There are a few characters I want to recommend, but your preferences are the most important, so take a look. It doesn't have to be a princess, right?"

"I do prefer that, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be. Recently, those characters aren’t as common."

"Do-yoon, Do-yoon. How about an evening dress? Let's just go with Elsa! Too extravagant... well, it would suit Elli, but something calmer would be prettier, right?"

"That's true. Elsa... it’s definitely in my top three choices."

"It’s better if it's common and famous. If the character is too obscure, the costume will be hard to find... Custom orders take too long."

"My brother is right. It’s fine if it's from an obscure work, but it should at least be the most popular character in that work to make finding the costume easier."

So-yeon, Min-ah noona, Min-jae, and I.

The four of us were enthusiastically discussing in front of the computer right after noona’s lecture titled 'What is Cosplay?'

Since it was cosplay, we were looking at various popular female characters, especially those in dresses, discussing intensely.

And while we were doing that, Elli stood a step back, drinking soda and using her phone.

Right after Min-ah noona’s general cosplay lecture ended, Elli said,

"Choose something you want to see. I'll wear it. If you pick something weird, you’re dead."

She had declared that she would leave the decision to me. So, I was trying my best to find the cosplay that would suit Elli the most.

Lee So-yeon and Min-ah noona purely wanted to see something pretty on Elli, and even Min-jae was surprisingly serious and enthusiastic since it was character-related.

So, we spent nearly two hours looking through all sorts of clothes from manga, anime, and even live-action dramas.

Finally, we narrowed down the candidates.

"Alright... Elsa, Nezuko. Alice and maid outfit. A historical drama-inspired hanbok bodyguard outfit. We need to pick one of these five. We have both Western and Eastern styles."

"Except for Elsa, they’re not really dresses, right?"

"Who cares. But this bodyguard outfit is really cool. The black and red combination with the sword. The flowing clothes are elegant in their own way..."

"I vote for Nezuko."

"Shut up, you otaku."

Ignoring the siblings' chatter, I seriously pondered.

They all had unique charms and were great.

The Elsa outfit was the epitome of a traditional evening dress, exuding elegance. Nezuko was strongly recommended by Min-jae.

I also thought it would be fun for Elli to wear it since I enjoyed the anime, and the kimono-style Japanese outfit would look cute on her.

Next was the white and blue dress from Alice in Wonderland.

Naturally, it would suit Elli perfectly, but I wondered if it might be too cute for her.

The fourth was the short skirt Gothic maid outfit. The short skirt made it slightly provocative and sexy. Although it somewhat overlapped with Alice, it had a distinctly different feel.

If Elli wore this maid outfit and called me 'master'...

"......"

Okay. Moving on.

Lastly, the hanbok-inspired bodyguard outfit recommended by Min-ah noona. It had a black base with red lines and straps, and the bottom flowed like a dress.

It was the complete opposite of what I had in mind, but it would look genuinely cool on Elli.

With her strong presence and intense gaze, Elli holding a sword in that outfit would be incredible. Her platinum blonde hair would create an unbalanced charm.

Every outfit was so pretty and would suit Elli so well that it was really hard to choose just one.

While I was deeply pondering, Lee So-yeon nudged me.

"Why?"

"Can’t we just get all of them? I’ll pitch in."

"Hmm..."

Genius, right? I had considered that, but...

Not that I was going to take her money.

Since noona was covering the cosplay costs, I wanted to contribute and get all of them.

-Slide

Glancing at Elli, I saw her listening to our conversation, raising one finger decisively.

She would only allow one.

"She said no."

"Ugh... Choosing one is really tough. I vote for the maid outfit! If Elli wears that and calls me 'miss'... no, 'master,' I could die happy."

"Agreed."

"You share my taste~ Noona's pick seems to be the bodyguard outfit, Min-jae's all in on Nezuko. What about you? What's your favorite?"

"Basically, Elsa, but I'm really curious about the others too."

It was hard to decide. Maybe I wanted to see Alice more than Elsa.

After struggling for about 10 minutes, I decided to think about it a bit more and delayed the decision.

"Considering size adjustments, delivery could take up to two weeks. Let me know by next week."

"Got it."

With that, our main task of discussing cosplay for the day concluded.

However, Min-ah noona, looking even more serious, spoke up as if we were just getting to the main point.

"Bunny girl... yeah. I’m sorry to say, but after hearing about the bunny girl from my brother a few days ago, I’ve been more focused on that."

"I understand, noona."

"I understand too, unnie."

"Perverts."

With a serious face, Min-ah noona opened a new screen on the computer. Elli, now joining us again, insulted us but also looked at the monitor with curiosity.

"I can't listen to this... I'll be in my room. Call me when you're done."

Min-jae stood up as soon as the topic started, probably to be considerate.

Since this topic was about more revealing outfits for Elli, it made sense.

So, with only the four of us left—

"There are many types of bunny girl outfits. The reverse bunny I showed earlier is one, but let’s set that aside for now."

-Click

Min-ah noona opened a tab with various bunny girl outfits. These were actual models on shopping sites, not characters.

The moment those appeared—

"Lee Do-yoon. Keep your eyes to yourself. Look at anything weird and I’ll poke your eyes out."

"Do-yoon. You wouldn't look at other girls with Elli here, right? I trust you."

I heard threats from the two girls sitting beside me.

"Of course not. I’m just looking at the outfits."