112 The Return of the Past

There’s a saying that you have to row when the tide comes in.

It’s a maxim that applies to everyone from the self-employed to major corporations, but it’s especially important to follow in the entertainment industry.

That’s because the entertainment industry is incredibly difficult to break into, and if you miss the one chance in your life when you might be able to row, you could end up regretting it forever.

Of course, Mikansei and I had already rowed plenty, and the strength we’d built up since then was carrying us steadily forward.

But when an opportunity to row came along, there was no reason not to take it.

“Oh. This school uniform is pretty.”

“They said it was a cosplay school uniform… It was hard to find a decent ready-made one right away, so I just grabbed this.”

“I like it. This is pretty enough.”

This shoot was entirely my idea.

I came up with it after seeing people speculate about my age in the community, and I thought it would be a good idea to upload a live video of myself actually wearing a school uniform and put the question of my age to rest once and for all...