Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

But this is good, really good. Uesugi Kai is certain that Hanabi's slight toughness is just a thin layer on the surface. If she were a little stronger, she could easily expose her shy nature.

I'll tease her slowly after we've completely reconciled.

Kai Uesugi raised his hand, blocking Hanabi Hanabi's small fist attack while smiling faintly from below.

"Oh right, since we're free after dinner, we can—"

"The fireworks are gone!"

"We can learn the Yoroi Dance together, it's for the year-end festival. Hanabi, with that expression, are you thinking something else?"

Hanabi Hanamaru blushed instantly, lowered her head, and muttered, "It's all Kai-kun's fault for being so mischievous, always beating around the bush when he says something..."

"You bad guy!"

Hanabi Hanamaru thought about it more and more and felt that he was bad. Even after all this, he still had to tease her. She clenched her little fist and hit him again, "Bad guy, bad guy, bad guy, bad guy!"

"Alright, alright," Uesugi Kai said with a smile while enduring her punches, "Hurry up and eat, it'll get cold soon."

"No, no! Kai-kun is a bad guy, a really bad guy!"

"Okay, okay, Little Fireworks is right."

Hanabi Hanamaru got even angrier when she heard his mocking voice: "I hate it! I hate it so much!"

Even if Hanabi hits me, I still like her.

"Bad guy!!"

###Chapter 525 Light Novel Release Date###

Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

"Hanabi, Hanabi-chan, wake up."

Kai Uesugi stood by the bed in the bedroom, gently nudging the girl who was still fast asleep in front of him.

"Hmm... Kai-kun, is it already morning?"

Kai Uesugi smiled as he looked at the girl in front of him, who still seemed to have had enough of her nap, and sat down beside her: "Isn't this bed more comfortable to sleep on?"

"Kai-kun... why don't you mention that Hanabi has been sleeping in Mom's room for over ten years? Would Hanabi feel more comfortable there?"

"Does Hanabi want me to hug her?" Uesugi Kai leaned closer, feeling that Hanabi looked especially petite as she had just gotten out of bed.

"No way! Kai-kun is a big bad guy." Hanabi Hanamaru pushed his face away forcefully.

"Actually, the fact that Hanabi is willing to go home with me means that she has already begun to forgive me, right?" Uesugi Kai looked at him, defying her resistance.

"No...!" Hanabi Hanamaru continued to push.

"Stop being stubborn, Hanabi. How about we go out together today?" Uesugi Kai continued to argue.

"not good!"

Hanabi Hanamaru gave up and immediately shook her head, but soon, after a moment of silence, she asked Kai Uesugi in a low voice, "Where are we going?"

"A date." Uesugi Kai touched his face, which was covered by a red handprint.

"A date...? No, we can't go on a date. Hanabi hasn't forgiven Kai-kun yet." Hanabi lowered her head, stealing a glance at him once or twice. "But... it's not impossible to go on a date for just a little while."

"How about we meet for a little while?" Uesugi Kai smiled. Hanabi was the kind of girl who would still give money to someone even after being scammed!

"Um......"

"But there's one more thing we need to look into before the date."

"what?"

My book has been published...

"Fireworks Love?"

“Yes,” Uesugi Kai nodded, “There are only the first three volumes so far.”

Hanabi Hanamaru hesitated for a moment: "Kai-kun, there's something I've always wanted to say."

"what?"

"Are you really going to use this as the title of the novel?"

Uesugi Kai chuckled, "It's been so long, and Hanabi is only now telling me this?"

"From Hanabi's perspective... this title really sounds weird."

"What?"

Hanabi Hanamaru raised her eyes: "Because it sounds like I'm writing about fireworks, which is so awkward."

"The female lead was originally based on Hanabi."

"But even so, something still feels off..."

"Alright, alright," Uesugi Kai said to her, "Would Hanabi like to come out with me? Let's go to the bookstore together. I'm a newbie, and I bet my books are tucked away in a corner... Can you really bear to let a down-on-his-luck novelist like me go to the bookstore all alone to look at my own books?"

Hanabi Hanabi tried to imagine what the failed light novel author, Kai Uesugi, was like: "Of course I couldn't bear it...it's so pitiful."

"Then the fireworks will stay with me, okay?"

Okay...but...

"But what?"

"How about Kai-kun waking up with Hanabi today? Kai-kun should wear the clothes too."

"Shall I carry you over to wash your face, and then get dressed?" Uesugi Kai said with a smile.

"Hmm, it's very simple, isn't it?"

"Where are your underwear? Do you want me to help you put them on?"

"H!" Hanabi Hanabi glared at him.

"Okay, no more joking. I was just worried you were too heavy and would crush me."

"Oh, Kai-kun, you're making that kind of joke again! I'll hit you!"

Hanabi Hanamaru had just thrown a punch at him when Kai Uesugi grabbed her wrist. He then pulled her into his arms, wrapped his arms around her legs, and lifted her off the bed.

No matter how much she moved her feet in his arms, Uesugi Kai held the girl in his arms in a princess carry.

"Hanabi loves this the most, right?"

"No, I didn't..." Hanabi Hanamaru turned her face away.

This is absolutely unacceptable!

"Alright! Let's see how I punish you!"

Uesugi Kai supported her petite back with his elbow, his hand actually resting on her soft waist. She was still wearing pajamas, with only one layer of clothing between them, and Uesugi Kai casually tickled her.

"Haha~~~ No! No tickling!"

As expected, Hanabi Hanabu shrank back in his arms and couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing her face so close, Uesugi Kai could already smell the faint fragrance emanating from her.

A girl as beautiful as her has a soft, supple body and a pleasant fragrance.

Feeling her weight in his arms, Uesugi Kai felt an urge to rub his face against hers.

"Kai-kun, you're a bad guy..."

Why do you like calling me a bad guy so much?

"Because Kai-kun is a bad guy...it's that simple."

"How about I take you to wash your face, you bad guy!"

"Ah."

This time, Hanabi Hanabi did not refuse; she simply nodded with a slightly flushed face in his arms.

Uesugi Kai carried her to the washroom, preparing to put her down.

"Wait a minute, Kai-kun, Hanabi hasn't put on her shoes yet." Hanabi wrapped her arms around his neck, unwilling to get down.

"It's okay if you're not wearing shoes, just walk barefoot on the ground. I'll get them for you in a bit."

"Okay then."

Hanamaru Hanabi was slowly put down by him, and the girl stepped barefoot onto the tiled floor of the bathroom.

Kai Uesugi looked at the two people in the mirror, bent down to face level with her, and said with a smile:

Don't you think we're a perfect match?

"Kai-kun, you've been talking so much today?"

"A lot?"

“More than usual.” Hanabi Hanamaru also stared at him in the mirror, looking at his face, his eyebrows, nose, and hair. “Actually… if you look closely, you can see that Kai-kun has changed quite a bit compared to what Hanabi remembered.”

"Is there a big change? I shave every day."

"Not very big, but more like a man..." Hanabi Hanabi said in a weak voice, turning her face to the side and smiling at him with her little face upturned.

"The fireworks haven't changed much compared to a few years ago."

Kai Uesugi took her small hand, rested his head on her shoulder, and they looked at their reflections in the mirror together:

"But now that we're married, the way I look in the mirror will change more and more as the years go by. I'll get wrinkles and a beard that's hard to shave off."

"Does this count as growing old together?"

"Yes...to grow old together."

Hanabi Hanabi tilted her head up and smiled at him, saying, "Back then... Hanabi must have felt that life is so short... it'll be over in the blink of an eye."

"Yes, life is short, and a happy life is even shorter, so we should cherish the time we have now!" Uesugi Kai smiled and rubbed his face against hers, the soft, elastic skin and the fragrance wafting from her body.

"It's so itchy!"

Hanabi Hanabi's face broke into a smile as he squeezed her cheeks. "But, Kai-kun."

"Hmm?" Uesugi Kai responded on half of her face.