I won't be a loser.

It is impossible to imitate others and copy their success. I also know that my talent in this area does not seem to be very good. I closed the magazine on my legs, stood up and put on my slippers.

"Coffee, would you like some?"

When I arrived at the living room, Machida Sonoko was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, holding a cup of coffee in her hands. She had a relaxed look on her face as she looked at the wise man who appeared from the stairs.

"Forget about it this morning. Today is, well, the weekend. I almost forgot about it."

He walked to the refrigerator, opened it, looked at the dazzling array of drinks inside, picked out a bottle of juice, unscrewed the cap, walked to the side of the lazy cat-like woman, and prepared to sit down. She also tactfully retracted her beautiful black silk legs and looked at the wise man sitting next to her.

"Sister Mari went out?"

"Yeah, we went to the nearby shopping street. Why, it's only morning and you're already feeling impatient?"

"You are so rude."

He poured the juice from the small bottle, which contained about 200ml, into his mouth, glanced at Machida Sonoko beside him, and then looked at the scenery outside the window.

"I have to go out, too. I have some things to take care of."

"To accompany your little girlfriend?"

"Now it's time to take a break and deal with some personal matters."

Kento didn't care much about Machida Sonoko's teasing. He just sat for a while and then stood up and went back to his room. After simply choosing some clothes for traveling, he appeared in the living room again, informed Machida Sonoko, and left the house.

Watching Kento walk down the stairs, Machida Sonoko, who was sitting in the living room, looked at his back as he left, feeling a little regretful.

"He's a good guy in every way, but his age is a shame~"

The author under her, Kasumigaoka Utaha, is of similar age to him and they may have some common language, but considering that Kento already has someone to date, and considering Kasumigaoka Utaha's own personality, it is probably unlikely.

After leaving the coffee shop, I arrived at the subway station. I boarded the subway smoothly and sat quietly for a while. When I arrived at my destination, I got out of the subway station, transferred to another line, and walked a short distance before arriving at the door of the tax office, which I hadn't visited for a long time.

Ding-dong-

There was no response from behind the door. The wise man standing at the door did not get anxious or impatient, but pressed the doorbell again.

Ding-dong-

About three minutes later, a petite woman in burgundy lace pajamas stood in front of Xianren. She had sleepy eyes and looked like she had just been woken up.

"You're...ah, the writer who contacted me a few days ago. You want to ask me something? You're the one I haven't seen in a while, right? Come in."

Ashley Ohno, who was wearing pajamas, didn't care about her clothes at all. She invited Xianren at the door to enter her tax office and asked him to wait in the living room. She went back to the bedroom to rest and change her clothes.

There were beer cans scattered on the floor of the house, and the smell of alcohol was very strong. You could smell the astringent smell of beer with every breath.

The other person's charming posture and the scattered wine jars on the ground formed a very sharp contrast, which made the wise man sitting in the house sigh for a moment, saying that you can't judge a book by its cover.

half an hour.

In the bedroom, Ashley Ohno reappeared in front of Xianren. She had changed from pajamas to casual clothes. Her legs were covered with white silk stockings that looked very smooth and soft, paired with a red dress, fluffy blonde hair, and petite figure, which were enough to make people who didn't know her mistakenly think she was... a girl?

Her pure white silk, paired with the mature color of the other person, made her very eye-catching in front of men in every aspect.

"So, what's going on today?"

She was not wearing any makeup, but her face was still delicate and lovely. At this moment, there was a mature and confident smile on the corner of her mouth as she looked at the wise man in front of her.

"These are the income from my publishing during this period, and the others are some related invoices."

"Ah."

Looking at the document bag handed to her, Ashley Ohno calmly took it in her hands, looked at it carefully, and then made a rough calculation in her mind with her experience as a qualified tax accountant.

"The royalties are quite high. Normally, the taxes and fees that need to be paid are also quite high. But, well, these invoices are also very useful. I think they can refund at least half of the taxes and fees. Besides..."

Some professional terms began to appear in the other party's mouth. Xianren was not familiar with them. After asking, he got the answers and gave the corresponding answers. The two communicated for about half an hour and handled the matters related to royalties.

"That's about it, any other questions?"

With the help of Ashley Ohno, the income of millions of yen could probably save tens of thousands of yen in taxes. Xianren nodded in agreement without any doubt.

“And this.”

He took out a new file bag and handed it to Ashley Ohno. The tax accountant looked at Xianren and was a little surprised, but still took the document from the other party and looked at the contents inside.

"........"

Silence, and silence.

Ashley Ohno looked at the information in her hand silently, then raised her head and looked at the boy in front of her.

"Real estate?"

"Ah."

"Although I'm a tax accountant, I specialize in matters related to royalties. As for things like real estate, I'm not very good at it."

"That?"

"But you can give it a try. However, the cost will have to be a bit higher than the royalties. Is that okay?"

"of course."

Xianren was naturally mentally prepared for this aspect, so he consulted the tax accountant in front of him about various tax issues related to real estate, and Ashley Ohno also gave Xianren reasonable suggestions from various angles.

By the time the two of them had almost finished their conversation, it was already close to noon.

In response to this, looking at Ashley Ohno who was sitting opposite him, Xianren took the opportunity to invite her to have lunch together.

Ashley Ohno didn't refuse.

No matter how you look at it, Ashley Ohno has a mixed-race temperament and appearance. Xianren originally thought she would choose to go to a Western-style restaurant, but unexpectedly—

"A pot of Van sake and a pot of daizeki."

Both are sake, but they are different types. Xianren has some knowledge about wine, but not very deep. He has a history of immersing himself in wine, but he just simply got himself drunk. He doesn't know much about the types and brands of wine.

At that time, I was in a daze. Every day I just ordered some wine at random and poured it into my mouth. How could a person who didn't care about anything remember the names of those wines?

The people I felt sorry for at that time were probably my mother and my sister.

After sitting down in the izakaya and seeing Ashley Ohno ordering drinks, Kento's memories were suddenly triggered. The expression on his face gradually became silent, which made Ashley Ohno stunned for a moment.

"You... hate alcohol?"

"I don't hate it. I just remembered some things from the past and felt a little nostalgic."

"Judging from your expression, you must have a very profound past?"

Ashley Ohno looked at the young man in front of her, and before the wine and food were served, she started chatting with Kento. Just now in her tax office, the two were talking about tax-related matters. Now it was not working hours, so they just chatted casually.

I don’t know what kind of plot the other party has imagined in his mind. Looking at the way Ashley Ohno looked at him, Xianren’s expression was a little subtle.

"No, there's nothing particularly profound about the past. But you, Ms. Ohno, have always been like that, drinking... every day?"

"Of course, a single person, with nothing but work every day, what else can he do if he doesn't drink?"

"You're not going out?"

"very tired."

The answer was brief, yet surprisingly convincing, and the wise man nodded in approval.

"As for you, you're actually quite young and already have your own house, and such a nice one at that. I'm a little surprised. Didn't you just come to Tokyo?"

"It's been a year."

"It takes at least three to five years to be considered a proper Tokyo resident."

“But I have a house.”

"......"

In response, Ashley Ohno remained silent. Looking at the boy in front of her, she found that she didn't know how to start the conversation. She sullenly picked up the wine brought by the waiter and took a sip.

"No girl would like this."

"I have a girlfriend."

"..."

Ashley Ohno looked at the boy in front of her, was silent for a moment, and then sighed silently.

The young man in front of her had only been in Tokyo for a year and already had a house and a girlfriend, while she was still single. She couldn't help but feel a little emotional when she thought about it. It wasn't that she couldn't find a boyfriend. Her conditions were there, so it was very easy for her to find a boyfriend.

But for most people, they don’t really take it seriously.

Picking up her wine glass, Ashley Ohno downed one glass after another. Xianren, who sat opposite her, wasn't old enough to drink yet, so naturally, he couldn't be as generous as her. He could only drink juice and watch her drown her sorrows in alcohol...

In the afternoon, he sent Ashley Ohno back to her tax office. Seeing her drunken appearance, he felt a little worried. After watching her enter the house, Xian returned to his coffee shop.

When I entered the living room on the 2nd floor, I saw Mari Kazeoka and Sonoko Machida sitting together. They were leaning against each other, lying on the sofa, seemingly chatting about something.

When he saw the wise man appear in the house, he did not feel shy or embarrassed.

"You're back? Have you dealt with the matter?"

"Well, it's taken care of."

"document?"

Mari Fukaoka was a little surprised when she saw the file bag in Kento's hand.

"I talked to the tax accountant about tax refunds. It took a while, but I got a lot of useful advice. I think I can save some money. Can we have another barbecue?"

"Tax accountants, there are also some in publishing houses, actually..."

After hearing what Kento said, Mari Fukaoka thought he was going out to meet with other publishing houses to discuss books, but she didn't expect it to be about taxes.

When she thought of this, she also thought of the tax accountant of her own publishing house.

If she had a good relationship with Xianren, she could ask the company's tax accountant to help Xianren deal with it. However, her relationship with the tax accountant in the publishing house was not very good, and they did not have much contact at work, so it was difficult for her to help Xianren. In addition, judging from Xianren's appearance, he had already handled the matter, so there was no need for her to ask.

"Ok?"

"nothing."

Looking at Mari Kazeoka who seemed to be hesitant to speak, I had no idea what she was going to say.

After answering his room and putting the documents away, he returned to the living room. Looking at the two people sitting in the living room, he poured himself a cup of coffee.

"Aren't you going to your apartment to see your little girlfriend?"

"During this time, she was also spending time with friends, going shopping, and she was about to enter her second year of high school, so she had to prepare for new uniforms and other things."

"Second year of high school, that sounds so far away. I can't even remember my friends from high school. Mari, do you still remember me?"

Machida Sonoko still has some impressions of her college friends, but except for a few friends, she has basically no memory of those who happened in high school.

"A little bit. I'm a good friend of mine and we've been in touch recently."

"I don't have any."

Looking at Xianren, Machida Sonoko suddenly showed a strange smile on her face.

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen you in contact with your friends at school much. Could it be that our Miyamizu-kun has very few friends at school?"

"Not many, but I do have two friends I can talk to. Oh, and one of them is a cartoonist, currently serializing his work in a monthly magazine."

"Kodansha?"

"No, it's SE."

"Well......."

Machida Sonoko's expression was a little subtle, and her feelings towards SE as a company were a little subtle, so she did not give any comments.

The three of them sat in the living room, doing almost nothing. Even the capable woman in the publishing house would become lazy when she was resting, leaning quietly on Machida Sonoko, staring at Xianren with blinking eyes.

The wise man who was being watched just sat there calmly, not knowing what to do.

“It’s so quiet.”

"Yeah, it's really quiet."

Ding-dong-

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