Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

If that's the case, why not help bring his things over as well.

I have to carry a bunch of clothes and a computer. Although it is not heavy for me, it is really troublesome.

Not to mention the suits and other things inside. When the results of the competition are announced, everyone will probably gather together. In order to appear more mature, he brought the most expensive suit he had ever bought.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry to interrupt your three conversation."

Riho Morikawa suddenly raised her hands and clapped, but her eyes were always on the other people walking out of the cafe.

"It looks like it's almost time to leave." Morikawa Riho said simply, "There will be a bus that will take us to the station, and then we will take the Shinkansen to Kyoto."

Chapter 159: Living together with two girls?

To be honest, it’s not very far to walk from Otowacho to the nearby station.

But perhaps because of the wealth of the Otowa Group, they managed to charter two luxury buses to take them there.

Sawayama Haruno was still a little dazed when he entered the Tokaido Shinkansen train from the entrance station.

Looking at the two girls following behind him, he felt very upset but didn't know where to start.

Forget it

It's better to follow than not to follow. If we separate, I will have to worry about whether something might happen to Ezaki Suguha.

Now that the other party is right next to him, it seems to be the safest way.

"Can I have the innermost seat?"

Just as Sawayama Haruno put away his luggage, Ezaki Suguha, who was supposed to sit in the middle, suddenly spoke.

She stared at Zeshan Haruno and said seriously, "It seems like we'll see a lot of nice scenery along the way. I'd like to sit by the window, is that okay?"

"Okay, you can sit down."

Sawayama Haruno smiled helplessly.

Anyway, he was planning to finish his manuscript during the short time he was in Kyoto, so it didn't matter to him where he sat.

Suguha Ezaki, who successfully exchanged a seat with Haruno Sawayama, seemed very happy. After sitting down, she took out her headphones and prepared to listen to music while looking at the scenery along the way.

Shiori Mine, who was standing next to her, was holding a tablet and wasn't sure what she was looking at.

As if she noticed the gaze of Zeshan Haruno, she stopped what she was doing and said with a little uneasiness: "I say, Haruno..."

"Ok?"

"Will Haruno be angry?"

"Angry? No."

Seeing that the other party seemed to have misunderstood, Sawayama Haruno smiled and explained, "I was a little surprised. It was just an unexpected feeling. But I didn't expect that Shiori and I would both work under Editor Morikawa by such a coincidence."

"Um"

Mine Shiori's expression looked a little unnatural.

In fact, she only found out about it this morning.

There was no other way. The matter of entering the Otowa Group was arranged by Ezaki Suguha through the backdoor. Her original plan was to rely on her own efforts after entering, and then find a way to meet Sawayama Haruno, creating the feeling that they would meet again after making progress together.

But she didn't expect that Ezaki Suguha's arrangement would be so "perfect", allowing her to sit next to Sawayama Haruno.

To be honest, she was shocked when she heard Suguha talk about this matter when she first met him in the morning.

Fortunately, Haruno doesn't seem to mind this behavior.

So, next up... a week-long business trip to Kyoto with Haruno?

For some reason, Mine Shiori felt secretly delighted.

Although it is nominally a business trip, from another perspective, isn’t it just like a couple going out on a date and traveling?

Very good, Shiori.

I have to keep working hard for this, and strive for the opportunity to go on business trips with Haruno in the future.

The petite girl secretly encouraged herself in her heart, but she was completely unaware of another very serious matter.

——That is, Sawayama Haruno has started dating someone else now.

But it's not her fault. Neither Sawayama Haruno nor Miyazawa Mana told Mine Shiori too much about Maki's affairs.

Although she knew that Maki was living at Haruno's house, Mine Shiori always thought that it was only for a short period of time and felt that Maki should have returned home by now.

Seems normal, right?

For most people, especially those who are more conservative, it is impossible for a girl to live in another boy's house for a long time.

And we also have to consider the complicated situation of my sister's ex-boyfriend.

In short, Mine Shiori is still working hard as she believes she should.

So, she is now also using a tablet to help Sawayama Haruno check the sequel manuscript of "Norwegian Wood".

“You’re looking at this.”

As soon as he opened the computer document, Sawayama Haruno noticed the content on the tablet in Mine Shiori's hand.

He glanced at Mine Shiori with a hint of gratitude and whispered, "Thank you, it really helped a lot."

"It's fine for me. But Haruno, is it still possible? The preliminary selection will start soon."

"I should be able to make it in time. I heard from Editor Morikawa that one round is just a process and it will be on Friday afternoon. I should be able to catch up on the progress in the hotel after I arrive in Kyoto." Sawayama Haruno pondered.

The remaining two days should be enough for him to finish the 50,000 words or so, right?

Just spend a little more time and stay indoors.

"I see."

Mine Shiori saw what he was thinking, so after a brief moment of thought, she said in a slightly calmer tone, "Then I'll also 'seclude myself' for the next few days and help check the manuscript a few more times."

"Shiori, don't force yourself. You came here with Editor Morikawa and attended the professional exchange training session, right?"

"That's true, but I think I can still find time at night."

"is it?"

Sawayama Haruno thought about it and chose to patiently advise: "It's better not to push yourself too hard. I don't have much progress to make here. You can complete the subsequent inspection work yourself."

"Don't worry, I'll think it over carefully."

Mine Shiori nodded slightly.

The two of them originally wanted to talk about something, but Ezaki Suguha, who had been listening to music and looking out the window since the Shinkansen started, suddenly took off her headphones and turned to look at them.

"Haruno, I forgot to tell you."

"what?"

"Your hotel is different from the others in the Otowa Group."

Ezaki Suguha said as if it was a matter of course, "Master said he would help you check the manuscript, so I think for the sake of efficiency we should arrange for the three of us to live together if possible."

".ah?"

Sawayama Haruno was stunned for two seconds, and asked uncertainly: "Then where do we live?"

"Ginkakuji Temple."

".ha?"

"Ginkakuji Temple."

"Wait, wait." Sawayama Haruno raised his hand, somewhat bewildered. "I know what Ginkaku-ji is, but is that a place you can live in? Isn't it a scenic spot?"

In response, Ezaki Suguha simply said, "Ginkaku-ji Temple is actually very large. There will be room for us to stay, so there is no need to worry."

"Is that so?"

The corner of Sawayama Haruno's eye twitched slightly.

Ginkaku-ji Temple is a very famous scenic spot in Kyoto. How famous is it? As early as the last century, it was included in the World Cultural Heritage as a cultural asset of Kyoto. In simple terms, it is a serious scenic spot in the island country.

Its construction history can be traced back to the 15th century, making it an extremely ancient historical site.

Now, Ezaki Suguha actually told him that the three of them lived in that kind of place?

To use the historical sites I knew in my previous life as an analogy, it was like they had spent the entire week living in the Potala Palace, or perhaps the Chengde Mountain Resort.

No normal person would live in a place like this, right?!

Is this the eldest daughter of a famous family? For the first time in my life, I felt that Ezaki Suguha was so rich and powerful. It seems that she was too low-key before.

"Haruno, you think it's scary too, right?"

Mine Shiori, who was standing by, noticed his expression and said weakly, "To be honest, I was also quite shocked at first."

She even suspected that there was something wrong with her ears, and she didn't want to doubt that the Ginkaku-ji Temple that Ezaki Suguha mentioned was the real Ginkaku-ji Temple.

Although Mine Shiori knew more about the Ezaki family than Sawayama Haruno, she had never imagined that things would unfold like this.

At first, she thought the place Ezaki Suguha was talking about was, at best, a four- or five-star luxury hotel. She never imagined they were actually staying inside a World Heritage Site.

Sawayama Haruno twitched his lips and said, "This isn't a question of whether it's scary or not. Just how rich is your family, Suguha?"

"It's just that they're usually rich." Ezaki Suguha frowned slightly, puzzled. "Don't you want to live there? I just think the environment there is quite nice, and I think it will help your writing, so I suggested living there."

".I am truly terrified."

"Well"

Ezaki Suguha was a little troubled.

But it seems that she has no intention of giving up the idea of living in Ginkaku-ji.

Although he was still very surprised inside, Sawayama Haruno slowly forced himself to "accept" it.

Well, just consider it as the result of the help from the eldest daughter of the Ezaki family.

This was his first time to experience living in such a place. He was afraid that no matter how many books he moved in the future, he would not be able to experience it a second time. This was not something that could be achieved simply by having money and status. Only the top talents in the island country were qualified to experience it.

Thinking of this, Sawayama Haruno sighed inexplicably.

However, he quickly forced himself to calm down and devoted the next period of time to finishing the manuscript.

Mine Shiori also picked up the tablet and helped check very carefully, and from time to time she would use the brush function to mark a paragraph in red.

It can be seen that she is extremely determined to help Haruno.

Among the three, only Ezaki Suguha seemed to be more relaxed.

After the brief chat, she put her headphones back on and stared out the window in a daze.

No one could tell what kind of emotions were hidden beneath her seemingly calm eyes.

In this way, time passed quickly, and after about an hour and a half, Sawayama Haruno finally stopped the work in his hands.

It will take about half an hour to reach Kyoto.

He glanced calmly at the girls sitting on both sides of him. He didn't know when Ezaki Suguha had closed her eyes and fallen into a doze, while Mine Shiori was still diligently checking the contents of the novel on her tablet.

She has worked so hard. After I finish the manuscript, I will treat her to a good meal near Kyoto, Sawayama Haruno thought.

It was almost eleven o'clock, and he had to go out and report the information to his girlfriend Maki Miyazawa.

So Sawayama Haruno put away his computer, picked up his cell phone and whispered something to Mine Shiori. After the other party voluntarily made way for the exit, he tiptoed towards the bathroom.

It was inevitable that we would bump into members who went to Kyoto together on the road, but we didn’t know each other, so we just nodded slightly when we looked at each other as a greeting.

But when he was about to reach the bathroom, Sawayama Haruno was stopped by someone.

Boom--

Someone was standing in the smoking room, knocking on the glass towards Sawayama Haruno who happened to be passing by, as if to signal him to come in and chat.

Sawayama Haruno turned around and saw that it was his editor, Morikawa Riho.

He blinked, pressed the button at the door of the smoking room, and the door opened immediately.

"you do not mind?"

Morikawa Riho took a few steps back, raised the cigarette in her hand, and asked, "Would you like one?"