Chapter 71: Encounter with Ezaki Suguha [Seeking follow-up reading]
7:23 pm, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.
Sawayama Haruno walked out of a teppanyaki restaurant with a bad look on his face.
I thought this restaurant was newly opened, and the reviews online were pretty good. It should be one of the more delicious ones.
I didn't expect that I still miscalculated.
It's not that it tastes bad, it just doesn't live up to its price.
"It's better to deal with it near Shinjuku."
Sawayama Haruno said to himself.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the old white office building not far away.
That is one of his future goals, Kodansha.
I don’t know if the group responsible for physical books and publishing is also here, but the address for submission is written as the location of this building, so it should be correct, right?
Although the other party may be better known for various comics and the like, as one of the four major publishing groups in the island country, it is certainly impossible for the group under it to only focus on a single field.
Counting my saved manuscripts, it seems that the day to submit them is approaching.
Sawayama Haruno plans to submit the first 50,000 to 80,000 words of the manuscript first, and then make future plans after the follow-up results come out.
In terms of time, it will probably take less than one or two weeks.
Sawayama Haruno withdrew his gaze and was about to leave when his eyes met the girl with a high ponytail who was walking towards him.
He couldn't help but be stunned.
"Hey, are you coming out alone today?"
Suguha Esaki was the first to greet.
She seemed a little different from the usual people I met, and had a more familiar vibe.
Of course, the word "familiar" here is not a good word for the Japanese, because it means that the other person is annoying and does not know polite etiquette.
For example, now, Suguha Esaki directly skipped the greeting part and directly mentioned the matter of Maki Miyazawa to Haruno Sawayama.
Although Sawayama Haruno wouldn't care about details like being polite or not.
"As for Maki, she doesn't want to go out tonight."
Sawayama Haruno smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet you so soon. Miss Ezaki, I didn't have time to thank you for what happened last time."
"Little things, little things."
Jiang Qizhiye waved her hand disapprovingly: "Since she is Master's friend, she is also my friend. Besides, she already thanked me on LINE last night."
"is it?"
Sawayama Haruno hesitated for two seconds.
It turns out that Miyazawa Maki also has this side. But it's true that she is the kind of girl who is rebellious but thin-skinned, and she is not a bad person at heart.
No matter how reluctant she is after receiving help, she will want to express gratitude.
"She thanked me once in the morning, but I think she wanted to chat with me more because she took some photos of my cat and talked for a long time."
Suguha Ezaki's face was calm, but she was saying some embarrassing words.
She took two steps forward and explained, "I asked her if she had no friends, and then she was silent for a long time."
".Huh?" Sawayama Haruno's face looked a little embarrassed.
Girl, your words have really touched the heart of Miyazawa Maki. That guy really doesn't have many friends!
"Sorry, she's actually the type that talks a lot in private, but she just looks a little cold on the surface."
"No, it's not a bad thing."
Ezaki Suguha shook her head and added, "After a while of silence, she explained to me that she wanted to talk to someone else because you were not here, so I asked her straightforwardly if she wanted to be friends with me. Judging from the result, it should be a good thing, right?"
"Indeed"
The corners of Sawayama Haruno's mouth twitched.
Maki, have you become friends with Suguha Ezaki?
Well, it's indeed a good thing, but I always feel that it's a bit strange that the two of them can be friends with their personalities, right?
One is the kind of guy who appears cool on the outside but is extremely rebellious on the inside; the other is a bit outgoing, speaks bluntly and doesn't bother to hide his thoughts.
No matter how you look at it, you don't think these two types of people can sit together and make friends in harmony.
Would Maki really not be irritated by the other person's straightforwardness?
"Are you going anywhere next?"
Suguha Esaki took two more steps forward.
She stared at Zeshan Haruno and asked seriously, "Are you planning to go home? Maki also said in our chat this morning that she hopes you can stay at home more."
"No, there's something else going on." Sawayama Haruno said subconsciously, "Because Maki adopted a cat, I plan to buy some cat litter and a cat tray before going home."
"So this is it. It's the one I saw in the picture this morning."
Jiang Qizhiye thought for two seconds, and then immediately said: "How about joining us? I have raised pets before, so I know which cat food is better to buy."
".Is this too much trouble for you? Miss Jiang Qi, do you have anything else to do next?"
Sawayama Haruno said this as he took two steps back calmly.
He couldn't stand the other person's personality, which was too "direct".
I feel like he is the type who does whatever he thinks of.
"There's nothing else to do. Since today is Sunday evening, I don't need my master to tutor me anymore, so now is my free time," explained Suguha Ezaki.
To her, free time seems both precious and redundant.
As the eldest daughter of the Ezaki family, she has to practice swordplay during the day and study in the afternoon even on her days off.
What's more, Suguha Ezaki's academic performance is surprisingly poor. Since she hired Shiori Mine as a tutor, her study time has been increased to the evening. She only has two or three hours of relaxation on Sunday night.
But when these two or three hours really came, she didn't know what to do.
Even if there is something I really want to do, just thinking about it makes me feel inexplicably tired.
So in the end, it became a situation where every Sunday night, Suguha Ezaki would go out and wander the streets alone.
Since we're just wandering around wherever we go, we might as well just follow Sawayama Haruno to buy cat litter and a cat box.
Judging from the photo of the cute kitten that Maki Miyazawa shared this morning, she seems to like cats very much. It just so happens that she has some pets at home too, so maybe she can give some advice.
With this thought in mind, Ezaki Suguha raised his eyes and looked straight at Sawayama Haruno without any hesitation.
Her figure is very tall among women. Although she is still not as tall as Sawayama Haruno, she can still easily look him in the eye if she raises her head.
Coupled with his calm look that seemed to be a matter of course, Sawayama Haruno could not find an excuse to refuse.
Do you want to bring the other person?
(End of this chapter)
