Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 138 Reward
Late at night, the light was still on in Natsume Mio's room; she was still waiting for today's update of "Chainsaw Man".

Although she had already seen the later parts of the original manuscript at Sakamoto Ken's house, she still wanted to read it as soon as it was updated.

The update was still scheduled for midnight, and she clicked in right on time, leaving the first comment for this chapter.

After carefully reading it, I refreshed the page, and Mikazuki Haruna's manga had also been updated.

The two comics are updated at the exact same time, making them competitors from the same period.

I continued clicking into her comics and read through them page by page.

She has been following the series from the very beginning and can clearly see the changes in the artwork of "Young Lady".

Compared to the first few weeks, the artwork is now significantly more refined, and its popularity is rising rapidly, although it's still far from matching A-Jian's level of artistry.

But none of that is the point. The point is that Mikazuki Haruna is eyeing Ken.

Natsume Mio closed the JUMP+ app. She had just finished reading the latest chapter of "Young Lady". Her mind was filled with the image of Mikazuki Haruna, especially the look in her eyes when she looked at Ken.

That's definitely not the way a fellow student or senior looks at a junior!
There was clearly a... obvious infatuation in it!
This guy is definitely the type who wants to take advantage of Ah Jian!
You can tell by the fact that she always wears different stockings to see Ah Jian; she's trying to seduce him!

Ha, what a bad woman!
Judging from her behavior, her feelings for Ah Jian are definitely not just about appreciating his talent; she's clearly lusting after his body!
That's really lowbrow!
But this kind of low-level tactic might actually work...

After all, Ah Jian is just a pervert!

Natsume Mio rolled over in bed, pulling the blanket up a little so that only her eyes were visible.

I originally thought that after university started, I could naturally begin a beautiful campus romance with A-Jian.

Dating, shopping, movies, love hotels... just like any ordinary couple.

Suddenly, Mikazuki Haruna appeared out of nowhere!

Moreover, Mikazuki Haruna is not only rich, but she also publishes manga with Ken and is his senior from his upperclassman.

She certainly understood the principle of "being near the water tower gives you an advantage," after all, she had always felt that she was the closest to the source.

Now, Mikazuki Haruna is too much of a threat!
The original plan was to find a suitable time to confess to A-Jian before the official start of university, and then they could actually be together.

Although we had kissed before, that time it was my own surprise attack.

These kinds of things should be based on mutual consent.

But now...

Natsume Mio glanced at the date on her phone; there were still a few days until the entrance ceremony.

Hmm... Although I've already registered at school and received my student ID, it's not strictly speaking the start of the semester until I attend the entrance ceremony, right?

Yes! School hasn't started yet!
In other words, she only has a few days left!

We must completely subdue Ah Jian within these next few days!

Besides the visible threat of Mikazuki Haruna, Natsume Mio actually had another hidden worry in her heart.

That is, in that memory about the "future", besides Haruna, there was a third woman!

Unlike Haruna, at least she had an eye-catching red luxury car as a clue, allowing her to match it with something in reality.

Natsume Mio had no concrete impression of that mysterious third woman, not even a vague outline of her.

She had no idea when or where Ah Jian had hooked up with this person.

I was clearly the first one here!

All these years, I never confessed my feelings during middle school; I just kept watching him silently.

Why do I feel like... I'm going to be the last one?!
No!

Absolutely not!

Mio Natsume suddenly threw off the covers, grabbed the life-sized body pillow next to her, and hugged it tightly to her chest.

She buried her face deeply in the soft pillow, as if trying to embed her whole body into it.

The scent of the cushion lingered around her nose—the faint fragrance of laundry detergent—but that wasn't enough for her.

She closed her eyes, imagining that the pillow was Ah Jian... imagining his scent, his warmth, and his heartbeat...

"Um... Ah Jian..."

The girl murmured softly, pulling her arms even tighter, completely deforming the pillow.

Those fragments from deep within my memory surged into my mind.

Not just those memories from the "future".

And recently, every moment I've had with Ah Jian in real life.

Especially that kiss...

Although it was only a brief touch of lips, that warm and soft sensation is etched in my mind and will never fade away.

My body... seems to be getting a little warm.

Natsume Mio felt her cheeks burning and her breathing becoming rapid.

Thinking back to that very long memory, the time I hugged Ah Jian tightly.

It was still very hot, but I didn't mind being drenched in sweat.

That profound impression, that touch, that selflessness, that...

I turned over, and my mind felt even more chaotic, with all sorts of thoughts surging up.

She felt the burning heat inside her body almost melting her whole being.

It only took less than five minutes.

Natsume Mio curled up on the bed, her body completely relaxing after being tense, and she quietly looked at her right hand.

Her fingers were very delicate, and Ah Jian really liked her hands. When they held hands, he would gently squeeze them.

She also liked Ah Jian's hands. Ah Jian's hands were a bit rougher than hers, but warm, and they could completely envelop her hands, which felt very comfortable.

The girl rubbed her lips together, her mind filled with Ah Jian's face, reliving the experience.

This feeling is somewhat wistful and lost.

Before her eyes, beside her, the imagined Ah Jian was certainly not here; all that remained was an empty room with only her own body.

It felt like falling from the clouds back to the ground.

After a long while, Natsume Mio finally sat up from the bed.

She braced herself on the bed with both hands, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, the heat on her body quickly dissipating.

No sleepiness at all.

Natsume Mio sat back down at her desk and opened the notebook on the table. It was her vocal training notes, and the latest few pages contained some lyrics.

To become a voice actor, it's not enough to just do voice acting; you also need to be able to sing, and singing theme songs is also part of a voice actor's job.

If someone can sing in addition to voice acting, that's a huge advantage when casting.

She studied music and wanted to write some original songs, but she never had any ideas for the lyrics.

As I twirled the pen in my hand, my thoughts drifted back to Sakamoto Kenjiro.

After Ah-Jian moved to Taitung District, the location of her studio became very close to her home.

If you take a car, it will take less than twenty minutes to get there, and you can go see him anytime.

Moreover, he did not explicitly refuse to go there again today.

However, she is definitely not the only one who thinks this way!
Haruna Mikazuki also knows the location of Ken's studio, and she might go there at any time.

So……

Let's go check out Ah Jian's studio tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)