Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

[Kamishiro Hakufu: Uh... Went out shopping and chatting.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Oh, I see. I'm so envious.]

[Kamishiro Hakufu: Ahem, I have a favor to ask of you, Miss Igarashi.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Using such formal language is too much. What's our relationship? There's no need for that. Just tell me what's wrong. I'll definitely help you if I can.]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: Ahem, so if anyone asks, can you just say you were with me at night?]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: ∑(дlll) What's going on? Could it be that you cheated on me with another girl, Kamishiro-kun, and are worried your girlfriend will ask, so you asked me to do this?]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: This isn't how cheating works.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: So what exactly happened?]

[Kamishiro Shirokaze: Uh... I guess I went out to play without telling my family or girlfriend, and I didn't reply to their messages in time, so they got really angry. I made up an excuse to talk to you about copyright issues.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Oh, I see. It's not a big problem. I can help you. And speaking of which, it's actually quite convenient. I was planning to talk to you tonight about the copyright issues related to "Love Letter."]

[Kamishiro Hakufu: Eh, what a coincidence?]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: I didn't expect that either, but are you planning to go to sleep now? I can talk to you tomorrow.]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: It's okay, just tell me.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Okay, the reason I called you this time is to tell you that quite a few companies have contacted us wanting to buy the film, animation, and manga rights to your book "Love Letter," and the prices they've offered aren't low. As for the price, we're still negotiating, so the company can't give you an exact amount yet. However, I can assure you that we will definitely do our best to get the highest possible amount.]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: I don't know much about copyright matters, so I'll leave it to you guys.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Well, besides that, there's something else I wanted to mention. The animated film rights to your novel, *I Want to Eat Your Pancreas*, have already been sold. However, we negotiated a non-buyout agreement, meaning the more people buy tickets to see your film, the more revenue you'll generate. Because we have high hopes for your work, we plan to see how well your film performs at the box office before deciding how to sell the rights to your other works.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: The final calculation of the copyright fees will be sent to you after the movie is released. As for other copyright fees, the same applies. Because other companies are very cautious about handling copyright matters, the fees are usually delayed for a while. It's impossible to receive them for at least one or two months. Do you understand what I'm saying?]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: Yeah, that's fine.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: That's good. Since your anime, *I Want to Eat Your Pancreas*, already has an animation studio in development, they're currently casting for the voice actors for the male and female leads and some supporting roles. I remember your aunt is a voice actress, right? If you'd like, we can get her in the running and have the producer voice her character. What do you think?]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: That's great! I had this idea before, but I didn't expect that Ms. Igarashi would think the same way.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: (#^.^#) Looks like we're pretty on the same wavelength. Since you think it's okay, I'll talk to the animation company later and have them contact your aunt.]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: Okay, please. But Igarashi-san, it's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: (#^.^#) Actually, I had just fallen asleep, but no matter what, you're still my most important author right now, so I set up special attention for your messages beforehand, and I woke up immediately after hearing your voice.]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: You don't need to do that. It's so late, you don't need to get up specifically to reply to my messages. You should get some rest.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: (*￣︶￣) It's okay that there's no news from Kamishiro-kun. But you're right, it's already very late, so I won't disturb your rest any longer. Get some rest, Kamishiro-kun. I'm going to sleep too.]

[Kamishiro Shirokaze: Yes, goodnight, Ms. Igarashi.]

【Chinatsu Igarashi: Goodnight.】

At last.

Shiro Shiro clicked on the message that Saijo Hazuki had just sent.

[Hazuki Saijo: Kamishiro-kun, are you already asleep?]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: Not yet, what's wrong?]

The message was answered quickly.

[Hazuki Saijo: Why aren't you asleep so late?]

Since this person is a criminal police officer, and what Bai Feng did at the exhibition tonight was actually illegal to some extent, it would be very troublesome if he were caught.

So he had no choice but to continue deceiving people.

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: I was discussing copyright matters with people from the publishing house, so I got back a bit late today.]

[Hazuki Saijo: |д)!! Oh, I see. No wonder. But I called you to talk about Yasuo Asai, since you seemed quite concerned about him before, didn't you?]

[Kamishiro Hakufu: What happened to Asai Yasuo? Is there any news?]

[Hazuki Saijo: Yasuo Asai has been arrested tonight. Because he has many criminal records, he'll likely be in prison for life. You don't need to worry about him retaliating when he gets out.]

[Kamishiro Shirokaze: That's wonderful. I'm also very grateful to have a detective like you, Ms. Saijo. It's because of police officers like you that we ordinary people can enjoy such a peaceful and safe life.]

[Hazuki Saijo: (ω) Thank you for saying that. I will do my best to serve the people even more in the future.]

[Hazuki Saijo: As for Yasuo Asai's arrest, you'll see it on TV tomorrow. But there's some inside information: besides Yasuo Asai, there was another person arrested today. That person was key to capturing Yasuo Asai. Without him, I feel things might have gone wrong, because Yasuo Asai and his gang were carrying guns.]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: I see. What kind of person is that?]

[Hazuki Saijo: That person was dressed all in black, with curly hair and red gloves. We carefully compared him to the video and realized that he was completely cosplaying. He was cosplaying a character from some game, I think his name was something like Ren Amamiya. But because he was wearing a mask and was completely covered up, we couldn't tell who he really was.]

[Hazuki Saijo: Although none of the masterpieces at the exhibition were stolen today, we police don't know what grudge this person has against Yasuo Asai, nor do we know if this man in black has committed any crimes in the past. Also, because his elusive and sophisticated methods are so impressive, we're worried he might use this technology to commit crimes in the future. Therefore, we've formed a special task force overnight to apprehend him!]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: Ah. They even set up a special task force?]

[Hazuki Saijo: Of course, you weren't there, so you don't know what happened. Let me tell you, the entire exhibition was sealed off. All the gates were fenced off, not to mention there were police and security personnel outside. Yet, this man in black somehow managed to cut off the power to the exhibition and then disappeared into the darkness.]

[Hazuki Saijo: You have to understand, we were in a locked room at the time, there was no way we could get out, but this person just disappeared, we can't find him no matter how hard we search! Many detectives even think he must still be inside the exhibition, since he couldn't possibly get out under those circumstances, so we're still searching for him inside the exhibition.]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: Still searching inside the exhibition hall, huh? He might be hiding somewhere in there.]

[Hazuki Saijo: Yes, but in any case, the Asai Yasuo matter is over, and you don't need to worry about it anymore. Also...]

[Kamishiro Hakufu: What else?]

[Hazuki Saijo: (ω) Now that things are over, how about we go out for a meal to celebrate? After all, you see, Tachikawa-san has been trapped for quite a while, right? It's a good opportunity to celebrate for her and help her relax.]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: Of course! You and Tachikawa-san can discuss when to go out, and we can go out for dinner then.]

[Hazuki Saijo: Okay, sure!]

After replying to all the messages, Shiro Shiro put his phone down to charge and then fell into a deep sleep.

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morning.

Jingle bell bell~

The ringing of a cell phone woke up Shiro Kaede from her sweet dream.

Reluctantly, Shiro Kaede got up and turned off his phone alarm.

Because of his current high physical condition, coupled with the "work-rest balance" effect of Wood Owl, he only needs to sleep for about three hours to bring his body's energy and spirit to their peak.

But because of his excellent physique, Shiro Shiro was troubled by something. He looked down at the condition of his lower body.

Kamishiro Shiro sighed helplessly; he had to wash his boxer shorts again.

But since my aunt went to bed so late last night, she probably won't get up this early today, right?

Shiro Shiro felt that it must be true, so he settled down to exercise in his room. After warming up a bit, he took his boxer shorts to the bathroom to take a shower.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the living room, he was immediately stunned to see that Ayaka Sato had appeared there at some point.

"Auntie, didn't you go to bed very late last night?"

Aren't you sleepy? Why don't you keep sleeping?

Sato Ayaka's face flushed with embarrassment, and she stammered, poking her index fingers together.

"Auntie, I was actually sleeping a lot while I was waiting for you yesterday, so I'm not very sleepy now."

"Bai Feng, you came out wearing boxer shorts, they must be dirty again. Hurry up and give them to your auntie, I'll wash them for you right now."

Shiro Shiro fell silent for a moment, sensing that something was amiss.

Could it be that my aunt deliberately squatted here?

Otherwise, why would you get up so early for several days in a row?

Chapter 449 Come here, I'm going to teach you a lesson! Mist Veil: You dare?!

After thinking it over, Shiro Kaede realized that he was probably overthinking things.

After all, now that they have Rowlet's abilities, Auntie and Erina do get up much earlier than before.

I suppose my aunt has some free time at home and sometimes sleeps in, which is why she's able to get up so early now.

But to be honest, Shiro Shiro felt it was better to wash his own boxer shorts.

It feels weird having my aunt help me with my laundry every day.

However, Ayaka Sato had no intention of arguing with Shiro Kaede. She walked directly to his side and shyly took the boxer shorts from him.

"Alright, Bai Feng, go take a shower now."

"Auntie, I'll go take a shower sometime."

Shiro Shiro was silent for a moment. Looking at his aunt's unyielding gaze, he had no choice but to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

While he was showering, Ayaka Sato's face grew increasingly hot, and she couldn't help but bring the bottle to her nose and sniff it again.

And right now.

The door to Erina's room was suddenly opened, startling Ayaka Sato, who quickly hid her belongings behind her back.

Erina rubbed her eyes and yawned as she came out. Upon seeing her aunt, she said lazily:

"Good morning, Auntie."

Ayaka Sato leaned against the wall, laughing nervously:

"Haha, good morning, Erina."

Erina Kamishiro was still half-asleep and didn't notice Ayaka Sato's unusual behavior. She simply turned her head to look towards the bathroom and muttered:

"Is Bai Feng in the bathroom? Why is the door closed?"

Ayaka Sato, her forehead slightly beaded with sweat, nodded and said:

"Well, yes."

"If you're going, you should wait a bit."

"Auntie, I suddenly remembered something, so I'll go back to my room first."

As she spoke, she slowly leaned against Erina, chuckling awkwardly, and returned to her room, closing the door tightly behind her.

Erina Kamishiro still didn't notice her aunt's unusual behavior and simply sat on the living room sofa, lost in thought.