The day, June 10th. The time, 10:48 AM. The place, the biggest anime and manga expo of the year in a certain city in Japan. And there, shifting through the crowds to try and find more worthy items for her collection, was a young

18-year-old

girl with blue hair and a split lip that made her look like a cat when she smiled. Her name was Konata Izumi, one of the biggest buyers at the expo and holding the record of most money spent

"So, how many

shrinkies

have you eaten, Bryce?" was a question I got ever since I was a little kid. And every single time that I got asked that question, I always responded truthfully.






"I can't digest meat, so I normally don't eat them," I said, which was oddly true. And how was that possible? It was a very r