Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

Mine Shiori was stunned for two and a half seconds before she responded subconsciously.

"Yes, I'm awake."

"Can you come in?"

"Huh? Ah, please come in!"

Mine Shiori hurriedly sat up straight, straightened her clothes, and covered up some "obvious" parts a little, trying not to attract attention as much as possible.

bang——

The slightly old sliding door was opened by Ezaki Suguha, who had tied her hair into a single pigtail for the first time today.

Because of her abundant hair, she seems to be particularly suitable for this kind of dress. While she looks intellectual, she also reveals the playfulness that a girl of this age should have.

Combined with the light green knitted short-sleeved shirt she specially changed into, it is hard to imagine that the girl who speaks bluntly and even a little harshly actually has such a vibrant side.

"Good morning, Master."

As soon as she came in, Ezaki Suguha greeted her politely.

He was so polite that even Mine Shiori felt a little at a loss.

"Morning, good morning."

The petite girl fixed her messy hair and asked awkwardly, "Suguha, you got up so early."

“When I was in Tokyo, I had to get up early and run in the morning. Although I am in Kyoto now, I still wake up according to my biological clock.”

Ezaki Suguha paused for a moment and looked at Mine Shiori with a slightly apologetic look.

"I'm sorry, Master. Should I not have come so early?"

"No, I was already awake before you came over." Mine Shiori gave her a faint smile and explained, "It's good to get up early. I haven't even had time to finish reading the manuscript Haruno sent me last night, and I still have to tutor you this afternoon."

“Tutoring.”

Ezaki Suguha opened his mouth, his expression becoming more and more guilty.

"Sorry, Master, I came here just to tell you that the tutoring for the next two days may have to be cancelled."

"Eh?"

Mine Shiori stared at her in confusion.

What does cancel mean?

Would Suguha actually cancel the tutoring plan on her own initiative? In the past, Suguha would only agree to cancel when she had no choice, but today it was the other party who proposed it?

Seeing that she seemed puzzled, Ezaki Suguha had to explain: "It seems that my other friends know about my visit to Kyoto."

"I met a lot of people when I came to Kyoto to participate in the competition. Now that they know I'm here, they want me to go out and get together."

"So that's how it is." Mine Shiori suddenly realized.

She immediately put on a gentle, slightly considerate smile and said softly, "Sure. I originally wanted Suguha to come along so you could relax. In that case, it's okay to skip a couple of days of tutoring."

"Thank you, Master."

Seeing how gullible Mine Shiori was, Ezaki Suguha felt more and more guilty.

There was an inexplicable sense of guilt lingering in her heart.

The reason is also very simple——

Possessing the "talent" of seeing through others' lies, she lied to her master, whom she was expected to respect.

And the purpose of lying is not for anything else, but for what the other person cares about most.

There is an indescribable sense of guilt.

Not only to my master, but also to my friends.

"master."

After a long silence, Ezaki Suguha spoke with some difficulty.

"Master, is there any place you want to go in Kyoto? Or anything you want to buy?"

"Eh?"

Mine Shiori, who was making the bed, was stunned when she heard this.

But she quickly realized what her apprentice wanted to do, so she smiled and advised: "No need, even if there is a place you really want to go or buy, I can go by myself."

"Would it be troublesome?"

"No, traveling is like this, right?" Mine Shiori said softly while tidying up her quilt, "It's not a big deal. Besides, I probably won't be free these two days. If I'm free, I want to go with Haru..."

Halfway through her words, she realized something was wrong, so she swallowed it back and changed the subject: "When we have time, the three of us can go together?"

"You won't, Suguha. You'll have to stay with your friends for the next few days, right?"

She turned around and smiled at her apprentice.

But the latter did not respond at all, just staring at her intently.

"Suguha?"

".I see."

Ezaki Suguha came to his senses and looked away guiltily.

"Well, let's go out and play together after we're done with our work," she said softly.

"Uh-huh."

Mine Shiori folded the quilt and placed it on the mattress. Suddenly, she said a little embarrassedly, "Well, I need to change clothes next, so..."

"Sorry to bother you Master, let's talk later."

Seeing what Mine Shiori meant, Ezaki Suguha simply pushed the door to the outside and closed it with her.

She did not dare to stay at her master's door for too long, fearing that her abnormality would be noticed by the other party, so she quickly walked out of the courtyard.

After going out, Ezaki Suguha looked at the pine forest in the distance with lifeless eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief.

The plan to compensate the master seems to have ended in failure.

Ezaki Suguha laughed at himself.

However, the plan to compensate my friend seemed to be very successful. She had just sent me a list of what she wanted. I guess she really thought that I was preparing a birthday gift for her in advance.

Really, who would prepare something like this a month and a half in advance?

Suguha Ezaki's eyes dimmed for a moment, but after noticing the approach of the bodyguard next to her, she quickly returned to her usual calm state.

"Miss, you're looking for me?"

The bodyguard who led Sawayama Haruno yesterday appeared at the side with some confusion. Looking at the young lady who was obviously a little abnormal today, he didn't dare to look at her.

"Well, please go buy some things in various places in Kyoto later."

As he spoke, Ezaki Suguha took out his cell phone.

Looking at the text message sent by someone above, she smiled silently at first, then whispered: "I'll give you a list, you buy all the things on it and put them in a gift bag."

"I see."

Chapter 165 Maki's Emergency

Just as Ezaki Suguha was explaining the matter of his bodyguard, in the living room in the other courtyard, Sawayama Haruno was sitting in front of his computer, frowning and thinking.

He was thinking about the context of the entire book.

Normally, this kind of thing should be thought through before writing, but since Sawayama Haruno moved it here, there is no need to do so much preparation beforehand.

However, considering that he seemed to be having trouble getting into the mood this morning, he thought he'd better take advantage of this time to think about the rhythm and direction of the entire book.

No matter how powerful his memory is, there will inevitably be some omissions. What he needs to do now is to recall the vague parts as clearly as possible, and then see what needs to be modified.

Unfortunately

After staring at the computer screen for a long time, Sawayama Haruno still had no clue.

I don’t have the inspiration to write.

On the contrary, there was an inexplicable feeling of distress lingering in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

——A very bad feeling.

"what happened"

Zeshan Haruno rubbed his brows and said to himself with a slightly tired look: "I should have gotten a good rest last night."

I can't figure it out, but since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well read the novel again from the beginning?

Although Mine Shiori helped check many areas that could be refined, it is naturally better to do more of this kind of thing.

Besides, this book is his debut work, the first time he has written a book in two lifetimes, so he was somewhat nervous.

Great, let's do that and read the book again from the beginning.

Sawayama Haruno took a deep breath and was about to pull the document to the top when the phone that was charging next to him suddenly rang, abruptly interrupting his action.

"?"

Sawayama Haruno turned his head subconsciously.

The phone screen displayed a name that had not appeared in front of him for several days.

——Ayano Yui.

"."

Sawayama Haruno hesitated for a moment, but finally unplugged the data cable.

After answering the phone, he asked with a little confusion: "Wei, what's wrong?"

"Oh, brother—"

The casual voice of my cousin soon came from the other end of the phone.

"Where have you been, brother? You haven't looked for me for several days."

"I'm on a business trip in Kyoto right now. Didn't you tell me on LINE a few days ago that you were busy? That's why I haven't contacted you much."

"It seems that there is such a thing."

Ayano Yui snorted and explained, "That's because I've been busy participating in school competitions these days."

"From Tokyo University of the Arts?"

"Yes. But I'm not calling to talk about this."

On the other end of the phone, the girl giggled for no reason.

"A good news and a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

"What's up with them this time?" Sawayama Haruno sighed and said helplessly into the phone, "Any one will do, just tell me quickly."

"Okay, then I won't delay your work. Let's start with the good news."

Ayano Yui paused for a moment deliberately, then smiled and said, "First of all, good news. Your cousin is sitting with your cousin and drinking tea. They are getting along quite well."

"My cousin and my cousin"

Sawayama Haruno quickly realized something was wrong.

Ayano Yui is her cousin, that goes without saying.

Another cousin. I think he was talking about Maki Miyazawa, right? After all, I had to explain our relationship to Kazuki Takashima, so I just casually mentioned the setting of a cousin.

However, this matter was accidentally discovered by Ayano Yui some time ago.

and many more?

That being said.

"Wei, you ran to my house?"

Sawayama Haruno said in astonishment.

"Hey, there's a reason, there's a reason."