I won't be a loser.

"If you don't know what to do, you can take a look at the books on my desk. You can handle the rest yourself. Yotsuba and I will be leaving first."

"Ah."

"Let's go, Yotsuba."

Siye, who was already prepared, glanced at Sanye at home, stuck out her tongue, made a face, and followed Xianren towards the door, leaving Sanye alone at home. Sanye, who had nothing to do, watched the door close, then sat down at the desk and started thinking seriously.

After sitting for a while, he picked up a book, opened it, and began to read it carefully.

"Is it really okay to let my sister stay at home alone?"

"Are you worried that she'll be lonely?"

"My sister is a restless person. If I leave her alone at home like this, I don't know what kind of crazy she will get."

"That's not the case. In the afternoon, we can go shopping with Setsuna. She should be able to hold herself back."

Holding an umbrella, protecting the four leaves.

The brother and sister walked in the continuous drizzle, and put away their umbrellas when they arrived at the subway station. Xianren himself had a monthly ticket, but he still had to buy a ticket for Yotsuba. After the two entered the subway station, Yotsuba sat quietly beside Xianren, but her eyes were observing the surroundings.

The place where Xianren lives is relatively safe, and there are no strange people around, so when sitting on the subway, he doesn't see any troublesome guys.

Siye only took a quick look and then retracted her gaze, quietly looking at the advertisements posted above the subway car. Especially when she saw the funeral advertisements, there was a bit of strangeness in her eyes.

People in this country are not very shy about funerals. Some neighborhoods are even right next to cemeteries, which are called "cemetery-viewing houses."

Originally, these advertisements were not so obvious, but with the aging of society, advertisements for these funeral services have gradually become more and more numerous. Even many elderly people will choose their own funeral services after their death and choose a "little home" for themselves.

Kento, sitting quietly in the subway, was still thinking about his meeting with Mari Kazeoka and how to discuss the film adaptation.

She didn't really pay attention to the advertisements that Siye saw. After transferring two stops, she arrived at the station near the publishing house. After getting out of the station, she went to the door of the publishing house where Kaiyingshe was located.

After reporting her own name and Mari Fukaoka's name, Mari Fukaoka, who was still processing documents, immediately put down her work and went to the conference room to meet Kento.

"Who is this child?"

"Sister, Miyamizu Yotsuba."

"Hello, I'm your brother's editor, Mari Fukaoka."

"Miyamizu Yotsuba, please give me your guidance."

Yotsuba also greeted Mari Kazeoka obediently, then sat quietly beside Kento, watching Mari Kazeoka take out the document and hand it to Kento. Kento reached out to take it and began to read it carefully.

"He's a well-known author in the industry and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture."

"Nomination?"

"Nomination."

The entire film industry is now in a state of transition. The older generation of directors have begun to retire, and there are few suitable successors in the entire film industry.

"As the highest award for local films, even a nomination is already considered good."

"That's true. It's already great that someone is willing to adapt my work. What's their asking price?"

"Three million yen."

The wise man sitting at the table fell into a brief silence after hearing the other party's offer. The price was not very high, but not very low either. For a new writer like him, it was already a very reasonable price, and could even be considered a generous price.

"condition?"

"No."

"That's really generous of them. Three million yen, no strings attached?"

"No."

He lowered his head to look at the contract in front of him, and read through all the conditions on it carefully. It seemed that there was indeed no problem. In the past, they were all adapted into small movies, but now they could suddenly be put on the big screen. This made Xianren feel emotional in his heart.

With his head lowered quietly, the wise man carefully read all the terms on the paper in front of him. He had no other opinions and nodded.

"Sign it now?"

"That's fine. You can also meet the other party's director before signing this one. Actually, that director seems to be very interested in you as well."

"for me?"

Frowning, Xianren looked at Mari Fukazaki opposite him with some confusion.

"It seems he knows your identity, Xianren, and he's openly hoping that if you're interested, you can audition for a movie and try to become an 'angel' or something..."

"........"

After a moment of silence, Xianren raised his eyes and looked at Mari Fukaoka who was sitting opposite him.

"Being an actor is very tiring, and the income is not high."

"Well... usually it is like this."

Most of the high income does not come from film pay, but from advertising endorsement fees and other various announcement fees.

"Then forget it."

He signed his name and handed the contract to Mari Fukaoka.

"Is there anything else?"

"It's nothing serious. I'm just waiting for the movie to be successfully filmed and released. I think it will boost sales."

"probably."

I originally thought that my work would be a complete failure. With the first print run of 6,000 copies, I had almost given up on myself. However, it suddenly took off. After a series of successes, it became a small bestseller. Now it has been reprinted to 100,000 copies. I don’t know when I can achieve sales of 200,000 copies.

On the contrary, as for the new work, it is one thing that he has not finished writing it yet, and even if he has finished it, no one knows when it will be completed, and no one knows whether it can catch up with his current sales.

"When the new work is released, perhaps it can be put on the shelves of bookstores at the same time as the movie is released, and it can also be promoted along with the movie."

"That makes sense. I'll try my best."

The filming of the movie will take at least half a year, or even a year. It is still a long time. Xianren himself is not in a hurry or concerned. He stood up quietly and looked at Yotsuba beside him.

"Then, we'll leave first."

"Ah."

Mari Fukaoka tidied up the documents in front of her and stood up. Xianren politely took a look at the black stockings under her black miniskirt, then quickly looked away.

After saying goodbye to Mari Kazeoka, she left Kaioka Club directly. While walking on the road, Yotsuba glanced at her brother beside her.

"Any questions you'd like to ask?"

Xianren noticed Yotsuba's gaze and asked about his sister first.

"No...it's nothing. Will your work be made into a movie?"

"Probably. If we sign that contract and nothing unexpected happens, it should be made into a movie."

"Can Itomori see this?"

"It's probably a bit difficult, but you can probably see it in Hida and Nagoya."

"Oh."

Yotsuba didn't seem very excited. If it were Mitsuha, she would have hugged his arm and asked about the movie.

"Let's go shopping first. After we're done, we can go meet your sister. We still have time anyway."

It was originally estimated to take one or two hours, but unexpectedly, the deal was done in just half an hour. Adapting it into a movie would definitely be beneficial to Xianren himself. Given his current position, he had no reason to refuse this.

He is not some intellectual who insists on being himself. He certainly cannot do something like going against money and refusing to adapt in order to highlight his own personality.

With another 3 million yen in revenue, we are getting closer and closer to the goal of 30 million yen.

"If things get really bad, should I apply for a bank loan?"

After a moment of silence, he still hated taking out loans. The feeling of being in debt made him feel sick, so he decided not to take out a loan. He would work hard and try to earn enough money within the three years of high school.

Yotsuba, who followed Kento, became concerned when she saw him frowning from time to time. She wondered what her brother was thinking about.

But he was afraid of disturbing the wise man's thoughts, so he didn't say anything. The wise man took his hand and the two of them walked forward together.

Xianren thought about the future for a while, then gave up and focused more of his energy on Yotsuba beside him. He stared at his sister for a while and couldn't help but sigh.

Twintails are cute, and Yotsuba is also cute, but even though they are very cute, there is still something missing.

So, he led Siye into the beauty salon and entrusted her to the beautician inside. Siye's eyes widened, and when she was at a loss, she was directly pressed onto the chair -

"Ah-"

After a sneeze, Sanye looked around and had a bad feeling, as if someone was doing something unpleasant behind her back.

"what time is it now."

I looked at the time and found that it was almost noon. There was still a long time until the afternoon. I felt a little depressed. However, my stomach didn't feel any hunger because I had just had breakfast not long ago.

"what--"

Sighing, Sanye looked at the bed and then at the drawer of the desk.

Feeling somewhat ashamed, but more out of curiosity, she stretched out her hand, slowly opened the drawer, and her eyes fell on the small, rosy red box.

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Summer Cicadas: 232. Mitsuha's New Clothes

Even if she lives in Itomori, it doesn't mean that Sanye knows nothing about health care. At least there are courses on physical health care, and boys are always interested in those things. When she is in school, she often hears boys talking about these things.

We can't blame all of it on the boys, but we can understand some of these aspects. Those boys who gather together after class, seemingly very cautious but talking very loudly about things that are not suitable for children, must have made a great contribution.

Staring at the rose-red box in the drawer, which even had fluorescent-like shining words on it, she stretched out her hand hesitantly. Even though she had picked it up once, she still felt inexplicably nervous when she saw it again.

When her fingers gradually touched the small box, she couldn't help but bite her lips, and her fingers began to tremble——

"This...have you used it?"

Looking at the opened box, it was obvious that it had been used. And after thinking about it, Sanye realized that there seemed to be only one person who had used it.

She couldn't help but glance towards the window. She didn't know when the other party would come to find her. Then she thought about the relationship between Xianren and the other party. She had already used it...

After coming out of the beauty salon, Xianren saw that Yotsuba's hair had become much smoother. He took her hand and continued walking towards the clothing store.

Yotsuba's clothes are not bad either. In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the only thing that is a little lacking is the "transportation". However, living in Itomori, which is such a small town, it basically takes a while to walk to anywhere, so there is really no need for "transportation".

"Are you going to look for your sister next?"

"No, I'm going to buy you some clothes. You've been wearing your current clothes for a while now, right? In case you don't have replacement clothes, I'll buy some clothes first."

"Is it okay?"

"It's okay. If it's just clothes, it won't take much. Besides, Yotsuba is very cute. I hope she can become even cuter."

"My sister will be jealous."

Hearing the sudden mention of Sanye, Xianren couldn't help but laugh. Thinking of Sanye's personality, he thought that she would be dissatisfied when she saw that only clothes were bought for Siye. After thinking about it, he nodded.

"Then buy some for her. Do you know her size?"

"Maybe? I saw some when I was drying clothes."

"That's fine. If the size is too small, you can return it and exchange it later."

"Why not just let your sister choose for herself?"

"......"

It seemed so. After looking at Yotsuba for a while, Xianren nodded, and then walked directly towards the apartment with Yotsuba. Before noon, the brother and sister appeared in front of Sanye again.

Mitsuha, who was staying at home alone, didn't know how long it would take until afternoon. When she saw Kento and Yotsuha appear in front of her, she was stunned.

"came back?"

"I'm back. I thought it would take a long time, but it was over so quickly, and I'm back now."

After staring at Yotsuba for a while, Sanye's gaze slowly fell on Xianren.

"What happened to Yotsuba?"

"what?"

"Your hair is obviously different from before you left the house!"

"I straightened it up a bit. Why, do you want it too?"