I won't be a loser.

"It's a very feminine name."

"Because it's a girls' manga."

He glanced back at the serious Umetaro Nozaki and knew that he was talking about a real sage. After looking at him for a while, he repeated the word "really" at Umetaro Nozaki's serious expression, smiled, and went to add to his notes.

When school was over, after saying goodbye to everyone else, Kento came to Nozaki Umetaro's side. After he packed his things, he asked him a few questions.

"Is everything packed?"

"Yeah, it's all packed."

"Let's go, then?"

"Ah."

The quiet Umetaro Nozaki walked in front, and Kento followed quietly beside him. The two of them left the school. It was rare to see them walking together. Ichika, who was going home with her sisters, went up to them and asked them.

However, Kento did not tell her that Umetaro was a shojo manga writer. He just covered it up and said that he was visiting Umetaro's home.

Ichika seemed to be eager to go along, but for the sake of safety, she was not allowed to go along.

Eriri stood aside and watched the intimate interaction between Ichika and Kento coldly, but her eyes still glanced at Nozaki Umetaro. Like Kento, she knew Nozaki Umetaro's identity, and her eyes fell on Kento again, wondering what Kento was going to do by suddenly approaching Nozaki Umetaro.

On the way, Umetaro Nozaki also bought some ingredients. It happened that Kento felt that the ingredients in his refrigerator were almost empty. He looked at the fresh ingredients, hesitated for a moment, and decided to come back tomorrow.

"Because I live alone, I am responsible for all three meals a day."

On the way home, Umetaro Nozaki explained to Xianren, who nodded in understanding.

"I feel the same way, but have you lived alone before?"

"I used to live at home, but it wasn't until I was in high school that I got my family's permission. Plus, my manga was approved for serialization, so they agreed to let me live on my own."

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I dreamed of a rich woman who took care of me tenderly, woooooo...

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Cherry Blossom Season: 94. It feels like stepping into a completely different world

Nozaki Umetaro's apartment is quite a distance away from where Kento lives, but the general direction of home is similar. His apartment is just a little further north than Kento's, so he doesn't have to worry about walking too long at night to get home.

"Please come in."

Arriving at the door of the apartment, Umetaro Nozaki took the key out of his pocket, opened the door, stepped into the house first, and brought the spare slippers for the guests to Xianren.

"Well, excuse me."

Looking at the spacious entrance and the long corridor, it is obvious that it is much more spacious than Xianren's own apartment.

He took off his shoes, pointed the toes of his shoes towards the door, and followed Nozaki Umetaro into the house in his slippers. The living room was about one-third the size of the apartment where the wise man lived. It was furnished with tables and chairs, and there was a bookshelf on the side, which was filled with dictionaries and various painting-related books.

The wise man, who was not very knowledgeable about painting, only recognized two common dictionaries and some famous works.

"It's a very large room. It looks spacious, much larger than my apartment. The view outside is also nice. It's a nice apartment."

"I've looked at a lot of apartments, but this one is the only one I like, so I've chosen to live here. I won't worry about work for now. Let's prepare dinner first."

"Have you already agreed to keep me here and let me work for you for a long time?"

Nozaki Umetaro smiled. Seeing the smile on his face, which usually looked a little dull, gave people a sense of ill intention.

"Do you need my help?"

"Help me prepare the ingredients. Take out the meat and vegetables, and prepare the potatoes and radishes a bit."

They took the ingredients bought by Umetaro Nozaki out of the shopping bag, rinsed them carefully, and started to process them. The two of them were relatively good at cooking, and they quickly prepared dinner with the cooperation of their partners.

The two people sat in the living room, facing each other and enjoyed the dinner that had just been prepared.

"This is probably my first time having dinner with a boy of the same age."

"Aren't you close to Yoshii and Sakamoto? I see you guys hanging out together a lot."

"I only had lunch with the two of them, not dinner. Since we lived quite far away, we didn't stay until the evening and went home before dark."

"I see."

Nozaki Umetaro nodded and ate his dinner quietly without saying a word.

Looking at the young man sitting opposite him, Xianren couldn't help but choke on his words and quietly ate his own dinner. No matter how slowly the two boys ate, their eating speed was not much slower and they finished their dinner quickly.

Nozaki Umetaro cleaned up the dishes by himself, put them in the kitchen sink, washed them, and put them away. When he returned to the living room, the atmosphere suddenly became unusual.

"Then the work will begin. First, help me blacken the marked areas."

He picked up his comic book from the desk beside him, handed the completed part to Xianren, and pointed to the place marked with an 'x'.

"Is that all that's needed?"

Looking down at the uncolored manuscript, Xianren turned his gaze to Nozaki Umetaro in front of him.

“Just color it.”

He nodded and said that for now he only needed to paint. As for work like pasting the mesh, there was no need to rush. He just needed to finish the current work.

Looking down at the exquisite and gorgeous painting in front of him, Xianren just picked up the pen silently and began to fill in the blanks. He sat down at the table silently. The two of them fell into silence. No one spoke. In the silence, there was only the sound of the pen "squeaking".

Xianren's character is that when he focuses on something, he will devote himself to it wholeheartedly. Even if Umetaro Nozaki opposite him suddenly stood up and went to the bathroom, Xianren did not raise his head. He stared quietly at the manuscript paper in front of him, painting the black paper as accurately as a machine.

When Umetaro Nozaki, who was sitting at the table, felt the soreness in his neck and slowly raised his head, he found that the manuscripts he had handed to the wise man opposite him seemed to have been almost smeared out.

"So fast?"

Umetaro Nozaki stretched out his hand, took the completed blackened manuscripts in his own hands, and looked at them carefully.

The blackening technique was not particularly outstanding, but it had already reached the passing line. It was completed quite well, and the speed was so fast that Umetaro Nozaki could not help but cast his eyes on Xianren and stared at him closely.

want to.

I want him to keep painting me black.

The wise man felt a chill, stopped what he was doing, slowly raised his head, and met Nozaki Umetaro's fiery gaze.

“…Why are you staring at me?”

"Hey, Miyamizu, is there anything special going on during the weekdays?"

"Dating your girlfriend?"

"......"

His ears twitched slightly, and Nozaki Umetaro looked at the wise man in front of him with some surprise.

"Girlfriend? Nakano, or Sawamura?"

"No, neither of them. This is not the key point. Why are you asking this?"

"Nothing, I just think your blackening skills are quite good. Are you interested in being my assistant?"

"......No, let me make it clear, I'm only here to help you with the notes. Don't expect me to stay here forever to help you with this kind of thing."

"That's a shame."

After hearing this, Umetaro Nozaki felt a little regretful. He slowly raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already ten o'clock in the evening.

"It's already ten o'clock."

"Well, already... huh?"

Nodding, the wise man slowly raised his head and looked at the wall beside him. Looking at the clock hands on it, it was already past the eight o'clock he had expected, and it was almost half past ten.

He silently took out his cell phone from his pocket, took a look, and saw the screen full of missed calls and unread messages.

He always turned the volume down to the lowest setting, and only turned it up to make it vibrate.

It's not that he didn't feel anything when he was painting black, but his concentration was on the act of painting black. His mind was only thinking about 'painting this part first' and 'wait until I finish painting this picture'. Due to his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, he even forgot to answer the phone.

He casually clicked on the message and replied to a text message saying that he was at a classmate's house and would be home soon. Then Xianren slowly stood up and looked at Umetaro Nozaki in front of him.

"family?"

"Well, it's getting late, and the blackening is almost done."

Looking at the completed blackened works piled up on the table, Xianren sighed slowly.

"I'll go back first."

"Well, be careful on the road."

Nozaki Umetaro lowered his head, leaned over the table, and continued to draw. Looking at the serious Nozaki Umetaro, Xianren felt helpless and walked quietly towards the door.

Walking on the night road home, the lights were bright, and Xianren, wearing a school uniform, walked quietly towards home.

On the quiet way home, there were no people around like during the day. I walked slowly towards my apartment, feeling a little lonely in my heart. My pace quickened a little. It was getting late, and I just wanted to go home and rest early.

Just as he was passing a park, on the quiet road, Xianren suddenly heard a whimper and a low moan in his ears, which made him look towards the dark park on the side.

"There's someone here...right?"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"

"Um...um..."

The hesitant and worried voice of the young man, as well as the rude urging voice of the woman, made Xianren slow down his pace slightly and soften his steps, walking quietly on the road outside the park.

Maybe it's because the sound is too far away, so I can't hear it clearly.

"You're moving too slowly, just take it off!"

"Uh, um! No!"

"Why is your personality like a girl? Hurry up and squat down!"

"Well......."

He looked into the park with curiosity, but because of the branches and leaves of the trees, he could not see clearly. Deep in the bushes, he could only vaguely see a delicate figure squatting down with a trembling body, and a woman who looked a little "plump" standing in front of him.

A black rope was tied around the delicate boy's neck and held in the hand of the 'busty' woman.

"Isn't this what I spend so much money on every month? Move more quickly!"

"......"

Listening to the female voice, Xianren's gaze slowly withdrew. After hearing this part, he no longer had any interest in listening any further. He silently quickened his pace and left the park.

After spending about half an hour to return to his apartment, he stood on the side of the road and looked at Qingpu's house where the lights had been turned off. He slowly walked to the door of his house, took out the key to open the door, and entered the house.

The familiar smell and the familiar environment made Xianren gradually relax. He closed the door casually, took off his school uniform jacket and hung it aside, entered the room, and poured himself a glass of water.

Looking at my room, I didn't know what to do.

"Take a shower and go to bed."

There was nothing special, so Xianren walked into the bathroom...

Because he went to bed a little later than usual, Xianren woke up a little later than usual. Amid the constant noise of the alarm clock, he sat up from the bed, yawned, and got up from his clothes.

Wash and dress.

When I was thinking about whether I should prepare breakfast or even a lunch box for myself, the doorbell rang.

When he opened the door, he saw Setsuna and Sekai Saionji standing at the door.

"Good morning, Setsuna."

"Good morning."

"Hey, Miyamizu-kun, you look a little under the weather. Did you go to bed very late last night?"

"Well, I got home a little late. I was at a friend's house, helping with some things, and didn't get home until around ten o'clock."

Looking at the moment in front of him, whose eyes were fixed on him, the wise man added another sentence.

"Boy."

After returning to the house, since there was still plenty of time, Xianren took out the few remaining ingredients from his refrigerator, simply fried an egg, and had it as his breakfast.

"Will you go to that classmate's house today?"

Setsuna looked at Xianren who was sitting at the table and having breakfast, and asked.