Tokyo Love Story

"That's for sure."

Ejima Mia nodded and gave an answer that made Kitagawa Che feel both relieved and worried.

*

after an hour.

In the living room, after taking a shower, Beichuan Che sat on the sofa and stretched his sore shoulders and waist, and pinched his tense thigh muscles.

His health was worse than he thought.

But it’s normal, after all, the original Beichuan Che had never exercised.

According to the current situation, his body should feel uncomfortable in the next few days before he can adapt to this kind of 'morning exercise'.

Compared to his previous embarrassment, Ejima Tadashi seemed much calmer, whether it was the warm-up aerobic exercise or the subsequent simulated combat.

Ejima Miu, who had also taken a shower, sat next to him.

Her short hair was not completely dried and was still a little wet.

"Can I give you a massage?"

Ejima Tadashi asked in a low voice.

Beichuan Che's performance just now was beyond her expectations again. If it were other people of the same age, regardless of gender, who had done that kind of training, they would have fallen down by now, but her young master only looked a little tired.

During the actual sparring stage, his progress was visible to the naked eye. In just twenty minutes, he had basically mastered when to retreat and when to fight back.

Even if he held back, the speed at which his young master was improving was truly astonishing.

"Uh, please."

Kitagawa Che originally planned to refuse, but after thinking about the soreness in his muscles, he chose to accept Ejima Mia's kindness.

A white and tender hand rested on his shoulder.

The faint scent of her shower gel rushed into Kitagawa Che's nostrils.

After a few tentative presses, Ejima Mia seemed to have found the right strength and gently began to massage Kitagawa Che.

"In fact, your progress is very fast. You are quite talented in this area."

While massaging Kitagawa Tetsu, Ejima Miu whispered about her opinions.

"It's wonderful that you held back."

Kitagawa Che knew very well that Ejima Miu must have let him win.

but……

His attention was slightly focused on what was in front of him.

In the light blue learning panel, the level of the fighting skill has reached lv.3.

This may mean that his previous groundless association was correct - when he learns from someone who has already mastered a certain field, the speed at which he gains experience points for that skill will be greatly increased. If the other party is willing to teach patiently, the multiple of experience points gained will also increase.

According to this reasoning, his level is reasonable.

It’s not too high. In fact, Beichuan Che can already imagine the difficulty that will be involved.

The acquisition of all skills on the learning panel conforms to the saying "Everything is difficult at the beginning and becomes even more difficult later."

Starting from nothing to something is the first hurdle. After that, each level upgrade will require more time and more energy.

For example, his writing skills are basically stuck at level 7 and cannot move forward.

During this time, he experimented.

To this day, he has not fallen behind in training his writing skills, but his experience bar has not increased at all.

This means that, at present, without the corresponding opportunity, the writing skill will definitely not be able to be improved in a short period of time.

This further proves the saying "Everything is difficult at the beginning and even more difficult later on".

"This has nothing to do with holding back, young master. This is because of your talent." Ejima Mia shook her head and gradually slowed down the work in her hands. "It may feel a little itchy next, so don't move."

"it is good."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Kitagawa Che even had time to prepare himself mentally, Ejima Tadashi's slender fingers slid to his waist and back, and gently massaged it through his short sleeves.

The tingling feeling came up in an instant.

Beichuan Che moved his body instinctively, but he quickly adjusted himself.

"Please bear with me for a moment."

Ejima Miao paused for a moment, and a slightly cold voice came from behind Kitagawa Che. The warm breath hit his neck, making him itchy.

But before she could continue, Beichuan Che's cell phone rang first.

After taking a look at the caller, he picked up the phone.

The call was from Kaoru Kamino.

"Good morning, Editor Shen Ye."

"Good morning, Beichuan. Sorry to bother you so early."

On the other end of the phone, there was a hint of apology in Kamiya Kaoru's voice, but more of it was an uncontrollable excitement, as if he had encountered something exciting and good.

"It's fine actually. Is there something wrong?"

Kitagawa Che did not continue with the polite conversation, but chose to get straight to the point.

"Yeah, two things, both are good, and both are good news." Shen Ye Xun didn't mind his direct approach. On the contrary, if he didn't take the initiative to bring it up, she would have taken the initiative to bring it up. "The first thing is your contract... On the 19th, which is the day after tomorrow, that day is Saturday, are you free in the afternoon?"

"Those who are free are pretty idle before April."

"Four months ago?" Shen Ye Xun was stunned for a moment, but she was not too surprised. She had already expected it in her heart, and now it was confirmed that Beichuan Che was indeed still a student. "Then, let's meet at the old place, at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at that coffee shop. I have to give you your contract."

"Okay, what about the other thing?"

Beichuan Che asked.

If you say this, I will be very excited!

Shen Ye Xun lowered his eyebrows and his eyes fell on the printed "Hear the Wind Sing" on the table, his heart full of anticipation.

The recommendation on the book jacket was written by a well-known author from the Baiyuanchuan Library.

The entire publishing process went quite smoothly and quickly.

At the traditional internal preview reading event of the Baiyuanchuan Library, everyone showed great expectations for this book, and "Hear the Wind Sing" received positive and high recognition.

Even the usually strict President Kashiwa Yuanchuan gave a rare "good" evaluation.

She adjusted her mood and tried to keep her tone as natural as possible. "Another thing is, 'Hear the Wind Sing' will also be released on the 19th."

Chapter 12 Where in life do we not meet each other

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day that Kitagawa Che and Kamino Fumio had agreed upon.

In the Magic Cafe, under the Baiyuanchuan Building.

It’s still the same location, and the same people. Perhaps the only difference is that Beichuan Che’s state of mind when he came last time is completely different from that when he came this time.

The last time he came, he came with the idea of ​​solving financial problems. When talking about money issues, he inevitably became tense.

As for now, after solving the top priority of eating, his mood naturally calmed down.

"This is your contract, Kitagawa. Please keep it." Shen Ye Xun picked up his briefcase, took out the document from the bag and handed it to Kitagawa Che. "This contract is very important. If there are some bad business disputes in the future, this contract will be of great use."

"I will."

In fact, there was no need for Kamino Kaoru to remind him, as Kitagawa Che was also aware of the importance of this contract.

After taking the contract, he looked at Shen Ye Xun and gave him a look that said, "Can I see it?" When the latter nodded slightly, he lowered his eyebrows and simply confirmed the contract.

After confirming that the location of the stamp and the relevant clauses involving the fulfillment of responsibilities were exactly the same as the contract he remembered before, Beichuan Che calmly put the contract into the brown paper bag he brought with him.

Seeing Kitagawa Che packed up the contract, Shenye Xun lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

It’s not that the terms of the contract have changed, but when Beichuan Che accepted the contract, the responsibility for safekeeping of his copy of the contract returned to him, so he, as the temporary custodian, can rest assured.

She had encountered a similar mistake when she had just taken on the role of editor-in-chief.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm in the end. The contract belonging to the author was found. She was just too sleepy and forgot to put it in her briefcase. It was not lost. Otherwise, that incident would definitely become a stain on her career.

"Then, there are only two things left." Kaoru Shinno put the abridged version of "Hear the Wind Sing" on the table. This was prepared long ago. "This is the only abridged version available. According to the practice of Kashiwagengawa Library, it is presented to the author himself. Please keep it."

"Okay, thank you."

Beichuan Che was a little surprised, but he quickly came to his senses.

After all, such ceremonial gift-giving behavior is not uncommon.

"One last thing." Shen Ye Xun's expression softened a lot, and his tone gradually slowed down. "This time, it is your first publication, Beichuan. Everyone is optimistic about your book, but you still have to be mentally prepared."

Kaoru Kamino knew very well that what she said at this time was not a good thing, or even a spoiler, but considering Kitagawa Che's age and considering that it was his first time publishing a book, she felt that she still had to give him a shot of prevention.

Of course, as his editor, Kaoru Kamino himself certainly hopes that his book will sell well.

"I understand this."

Beichuan Che nodded, not too worried. Before submitting his manuscript to Baiyuanchuan Library, he had already checked other similar works, which was considered as a survey of the current market. In the end, he concluded that there would be no problem with the book he plagiarized.

But compared to those famous authors, it may take more time for a newcomer like Beichuan to make his first book sell extremely well.

"Then I have explained everything that needs to be explained."

Kaoru Kamino zipped up her briefcase, let out a long breath, leaned back in the sofa and stretched.

During this period of time, work has been piling up and she is too busy to handle it. She finally finished what she needed to do yesterday and should have taken a day off today, but because of this incident, her day off was postponed.

But it’s okay. Given the current situation, she can finally have a good rest over the coming weekend.

Now that we have finished talking about business matters, we can talk about relatively relaxing private matters.

Kanno Kaoru has always been quite curious about Kitagawa Tetsu and Kanno Kaoru.

She took a sip of coffee to moisten her throat, then she started talking about another topic, "Speaking of which, Beichuan, school will start next month, right? Counting the days, it's not long, about twelve days left?"

"Yeah, there's not much vacation time left."

Beichuan Che said this, but his expression did not show much regret. Instead, he seemed very excited.

Before he traveled through time, when he was still a student and before he stepped out of the campus, he always felt that campus life was boring and rigid. Later, when he started working, he was overwhelmed by the trivial and complicated things every day. He suddenly missed the seemingly boring campus life.

It is indeed just as the saying goes - most people always miss the carefree past which they can never return to.

Fortunately, now he has the opportunity to experience it again.

"Why do you seem not disappointed at all?"

"Because I am looking forward to the rest of my high school life."

"High school?" Kanno Xun was stunned for half a second, then recovered. It was normal. Talented people always appear in groups. Before Kitagawa Che, Baiyuanchuan Library already had a high school student author last year. That person's personality was relatively eccentric and he always kept to himself. "Excuse me, Kitagawa, which high school did you go to?"

"Shirakawa High School, the public high school in Bunkyo Ward."

Beichuan Che had no intention of hiding it. After all, there was nothing to hide about such things.

"This... is such a coincidence."

Kaoru Kamino was silent for a full ten seconds before he finally squeezed out these words.

"What do you mean?"

Kitagawa Che didn't quite understand Kamino Kaoru's expression.

"There is also someone in your field at Shirakawa High School. You can even say you are my colleague."

Kaoru Kamino shrugged, but his eyes secretly glanced at his face and observed his expression calmly.

If he was interested, she would continue talking; if he was not interested, the topic would end there.

"That's really a coincidence."

Beichuan Che nodded, but he was not very interested in that colleague.

, it’s almost time.”

Kaoru Kamino looked at the time at her watch. She had made an appointment with her friends to have a good get-together tonight, so it was time to get ready.

"I'll be leaving first. I have something else to do later."