舞台慣れしてるパートナーと一緒に出たら？

Maybe he needs a companion who is good with words?
[Sora Ichinose]A companion... A companion! Why didn't I think of that before...? *Coughs*
[player]Take it easy. Did I say something funny?
[Employee]Ah, I see!
[player]And you, stop making that expression like you just understand something! You're confusing me even more!
[Employee]I apologize for being rude. Your words have reminded me though. I now know what is wrong with this costume.
[player]Hmm?
[Employee]The charm of Frankenstein is that he is a monster with human emotions. In this world, there's only one person who can make Frankenstein put away his spikes. And that person is...
[Sora Ichinose]It's his butler!
[Employee]Bingo! We are totally in sync. Would you like to work part time at Ghouls and Ghasts? I'm sure our clothing sales will hit new highs.
[player]Unless you want to have science seminars in your shop, you better drop that idea really soon.
I recall Sora's words—if Frankenstein and his butler appear at the fashion show together and Frankenstein shows different sides of himself to the butler and other people, then it could be quite refreshing if it is done properly.
But the solution to one problem tends to create a new problem.
[player]So... who will be the butler?
[Employee]Well, isn't the answer obvious?
[player]...
[Sora Ichinose]PLAYER, as your friend, can I invite you to participate in the Aotsuyu Middle School Halloween fashion show? Without you, I wouldn't have been so resolute in my decision to dress up as Frankenstein. Just like in the movies, every generation of Frankenstein has a great butler, and you're someone important like that to me.
[player]But I'm not good at role-playing.
[Sora Ichinose]And I'm not the real Frankenstein. In the movies, Frankenstein and his butler don't have a happy ending. We can create a perfect ending that belongs just to them at the fashion show.
[Sora Ichinose]Please come on stage with me at the fashion show, PLAYER... I want to go on that stage with my best and most important friend.
Sora raises his head and waits for my answer. His sky-blue pupils reflect the contours of my face, and there is an unmistakable smile on his face.
[player]Alright, why not.
My reply is answered by Sora's smiling eyes and... the employee's excited quote.
[Employee]That will be 35,000 Coppers. Thank you!
[player]...
It's so expensive!!!
I must say, I've never attended a Halloween fashion show with this many people. The entire playground is filled with all kinds of ghosts, and strangely-shaped heads as far as I can see. The place is swamped with ghosts and monsters.
I walk between the crowd and the wall, moving forward with great difficulty as I search for Sora. The elf prince and princess ahead stop walking suddenly and start dancing with the petals. As the crowd spreads out, I step on the corner of my clothes by mistake and am about to have some intimate contact with the ground.
[player]Watch out!
A pair of familiar hands grab my arm, then a Frankenstein with a red bird on his shoulder appears in front of me. Something similar has happened before, except the two protagonists have switched their roles.
[player]Wow... how did you get here so fast?!
[Sora Ichinose]None of this is a problem to a monster.
This is a classic line in the Frankenstein series of movies, and Frankenstein says it when he meets the new butler for the first time and helps him remove the hat hanging from the tree branch. On a whim, I pick up the conversation and keep it going.
[player]In my eyes, you're still a child who needs to be taken care of, young master.
[Sora Ichinose]You still want this job? Do you need money that badly? You do understand taking this job means you'll have to accompany a monster on a deserted island that none visits?
[player]Drive me away, and there will just be another butler coming in, so why not give it a try?
[Sora Ichinose]You are not afraid?
[player]Why should I?
[Sora Ichinose]...Just so you know, once you've become my butler, you will be my butler for life. So if you wish to leave, it's still not too late.
[player]I've seen the drawings of the villa. The room facing the sun on the second floor can be my bedroom. Also, would you like curry beef noodles for dinner tonight, sir?
We have not kept our voices low throughout the conversation. The familiar lines soon attract a group of Frankenstein fans. In a short period of time, the pile of votes in the jack-o-lantern becomes much bigger than that of the vampire next to us who is one of the favorites to win.
[Sora Ichinose]*Coughs* I can't believe it... You must know, we only had a 5% chance of winning when the fashion show started.
[player]You can't work everything out with math. For example, there's probably a one-in-a-million chance for us to go from being strangers to friends, and we hit that one pretty accurately.
[Sora Ichinose]Looks like I must not let my guard down on the mahjong table even if I have a 99% chance to win.
[player]Shush! Concentrate, sir. The event is not over yet.
[Student A]Look! It's a newly-released HD image!
[Student B]I'm saving this now! Aww, I want to be that little bird on Frankenstein's shoulder!
[Student A]After the Halloween event ended, I watched and played lots of Frankenstien-related movies and games. When I saw the butler take all the blame and force the little monster away, I almost send threats to the director.
[Student B]Someone has uploaded another HD image of the fashion show on Catchat! I wonder who managed to take such an amazing photo?! This person knows exactly what I like. I'm going to save it and use it as my wallpaper!
It's been a whole week since Aotsuyu Middle School held its Halloween fashion show, and people are still talking about it enthusiastically. The Frankenstein played by Sora invoked a lot of nostalgia, and Sora eventually won by one vote.
[Reina Nanami]I think Frankenstein-related topics will still be popular for the next month.
[Reina Nanami]The event was very successful this time, so it's not strange that it has caused some chain reactions. By the way, what prize did Sora get? It's been so long, and I still haven't heard him mention it.
[player]Haha! It was a set of test papers for all subjects. Sora was bummed out for a while.
[Reina Nanami]Hmm, I heard that the same commemorative book set will be on sale at the bookstore today. I hope he manages to buy it.
[player]Haha, life is full of surprises. Even data has an error or two. The commemorative book set is no longer important now as Sora has received a better reward.
[player]Hmm?
My memories take me back to the night of the fashion show, when the elf price who finished in second place came to Sora's jack-o-lantern and solemnly gave him his vote.
Elf Prince
["Elf Prince"]I'm also a fan of Frankenstein. Can we be friends?
[Sora Ichinose]Of course! It's nice to meet you.
Their clasped hands are like a bridge of friendship. The stars in Sora's eyes shine far more brightly than the ones in the sky.
There's no better reward than making a friend. This counts as an unexpected bonus.