Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

She can't accept it.

I can't accept that Ezaki Suguha gave up something I had been dreaming about so easily.

I feel uncomfortable when I see him with Sawayama Haruno.

But she would also feel uncomfortable when she saw that the other party was with Sawayama Haruno and then left without any hesitation.

Although this might be a good thing for me.

But if it appeared in this way, she would rather pretend not to know from the beginning.

"Master, you should also know something about my family situation."

Ezaki Suguha sighed slightly.

"There is no chance to refuse, and my mother also supports my uncles' idea."

"But Suguha's mother is not."

"Ah."

Suguha Ezaki responded softly.

"The mother has mental problems and must be hospitalized for observation, but this does not affect her decision to support others."

"."

Mine Shiori opened her mouth, but still couldn't accept it.

Finally, after a long silence, she said bitterly, "This is too cruel to Haruno."

"You obviously did this to him."

"You know that Suguha is a very gentle person. Since something like this has happened, he will definitely take responsibility. Why do you want to leave?"

"Because I couldn't help it." Ezaki Suguha's eyes drifted to the vase beside him and he said softly, "I'm just like my master, I couldn't help it either."

"Just seeing Haruno like that makes me want to leave a deep impression on him. I hope he will always remember me like this."

"Because... I'm afraid of following the same path as my parents." She murmured in a low voice.

"But isn't Suguha now repeating the same mistakes as your parents?"

Mine Shiori immediately retorted.

"How is your behavior of walking away after having sex and never seeing each other again different from what your father did?"

This sentence is a bit "sharp".

At least the moment she said it, Mine Shiori felt regretful.

And Ezaki Suguha also fell into silence.

Yes, this approach is indeed no different from what her father did.

But from the perspective of Suguha Ezaki, there are also some differences.

That is, Sawayama Haruno will not be like her father, or like her mother.

Given the other person's personality, he will definitely remember me and keep some feelings for me in his heart forever.

This is what she feels is the biggest difference between her experience and that of her parents.

"I know what I'm doing."

Finally, Ezaki Suguha sighed and spoke slowly.

"Some problems can't be solved just by knowing them. If that were the case, Master wouldn't have waited until now to confess to Haruno, right?"

She paused, then added, "After all, isn't the master the same as me?"

"I"

Mine Shiori subconsciously wanted to refute the other party.

She is different from the other party in this matter.

She is just a little conservative, so she is slower than others in this kind of thing.

But that doesn't mean she didn't work hard in that direction.

These were the words she was thinking in her mind, but after seeing Ezaki Suguha's expression, for some reason, Mine Shiori had a feeling that she couldn't express.

An inexplicable feeling of oppression.

On the other side, inside the Ginkaku-ji Temple.

What happened between Suguha Esaki and Shiori Mine was destined to be unknown to Haruno Sawayama, who had already left the hospital.

After asking the bodyguards to drive him back and finding an ironing machine, he took out all his suits and began to prepare for the evening banquet.

Riho Morikawa told him that someone from the group would drive over to pick him up in the evening, so after ironing his clothes and eating lunch, he set an alarm and started his lunch break.

In fact, it doesn’t matter to him whether he takes a rest or not.

Ever since he had gained "physical fitness improvement" and the "organ strengthening" he had just obtained two days ago, he was now feeling less and less tired.

Even if there is, it's just a feeling of exhaustion and powerlessness when facing the weird habits of girls around me.

The reason for taking a nap was also affected by this. If I didn't sleep for a while, I would keep thinking about how Mine Shiori looked before, and then thinking about how she had done that in this room again, the complex emotions in my heart would surge violently.

There is no need to think too much when falling asleep. Sawayama Haruno, who has been able to control his own body, can fall into a deep and efficient sleep anytime and anywhere.

It seems to be affected by the superposition of these two rewards.

Sawayama Haruno slept until four in the afternoon. When the alarm rang, he did not feel dizzy as if he had slept too long.

After taking another shower and tidying himself up, he changed his clothes and walked out of Ginkaku-ji Temple.

The shuttle bus that Morikawa Riho mentioned should be arriving soon.

Chapter 195: Girl, too young? [Seeking monthly votes]

Less than a moment after coming out of Ginkakuji Temple, Sawayama Haruno saw a black business car driving over.

He stood there and looked for a while, until Morikawa Riho rolled down the window and asked him to get in, then he slowly walked over.

"You're dressed quite smartly."

As soon as I got on the car, Morikawa Riho greeted me warmly.

After all, in her eyes, Sawayama Haruno is now like a delicious bun.

"We were all wearing casual clothes when we met before. It turns out that Mr. Kiriyama is so suitable for wearing this kind of suit." She said with a smile.

Morikawa Riho was also dressed formally today.

She was wearing a light gold evening gown. Although her shoulders were exposed, the neckline of the gown tried to cover her proud assets as completely as possible.

But it is this half-covered look that makes it look more attractive.

Not to mention that women's evening gowns are generally very slim-fitting, which perfectly outlines her tight and sculpted figure. Even though she is sitting in the car and people can't see her whole body, it is not difficult to imagine her almost perfect appearance.

What is even more eye-catching is that she deliberately tied her hair into a somewhat dangerous hairstyle today. Not only did she put on makeup, she also wore shiny earrings.

Mature women are indeed different from those girls in school. They know how to put on makeup to suit themselves best, and they also know how to dress up to look intellectual and decent.

Seeing this, Haruno Sawayama couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it turns out that Miss Morikawa, who wears a uniform all day, also knows how to dress up.

He thought that the uniform OL was the other party's companion skin.

"I bought this suit when I first entered college."

Sawayama Haruno smiled slightly.

"Fortunately, I can still wear this one, otherwise it would be much more troublesome to buy one at the last minute."

"Indeed, the scene tonight is extraordinary." Morikawa Riho teased, and added, "I have already asked the authors who will attend the banquet for this competition. There are three people in total. Would you like to meet them, Mr. Kiriyama?"

Those who are invited to the Sunday dinner are basically those who have a high probability of winning the competition.

Apart from Sawayama Haruno himself, the person behind the conspiracy was among those two.

This piqued his interest a little.

"Does Ms. Morikawa know?"

"Of course I know. One of them is Shibata Shinkai, a famous suspense writer for a long time."

Riho Morikawa spoke eloquently.

"You've probably read his books. He's one of the bestselling physical book authors in recent years. His works aren't pure suspense, but rather focus on various suspense cases arising from ethical issues. They also reflect some of the current social realities. Because of their profound meaning and excellent writing style, they are very popular among young people."

“So that’s what it is.”

Sawayama Haruno nodded slightly, probably understanding what the other party meant.

It was nothing more than a melodramatic family ethics drama leading to a tragedy. He was very familiar with this. After all, more than half of the physical books on suspense themes in the island country followed this pattern.

Well. Speaking of ethics, eh, isn’t that very similar to my own book?

It’s just that “Norwegian Wood” may not be as strongly related to the other one.

"Shibata-sensei's books are really popular among young people."

Morikawa Riho suddenly added something with a slightly meaningful tone.

"Many middle school and high school students admire him very much."

"It seems that I will have to learn from Mr. Shibata's work if I have the chance." Sawayama Haruno said calmly.

This was probably a hint to me that Shibata Shinkai was most likely the person who was designated as the leader?

After all, Ms. Morikawa has been emphasizing that it is "very popular among young people" since the beginning, and from the look on her face, it seems that Mr. Shibata's works contain not only suspense content, but also have something to do with emotional literature.

It just so happens that the little princess of the Ishizawa family is now a junior high school student, so it is normal for her to be attracted to books of this type.

It seems that the other party is my biggest competitor this time.

"Which publishing group does Mr. Shibata belong to?"

"Shinchosha is the group that specializes in publishing literary books, and it is also the group that has the best relationship with the Ishizawa family."

"I see."

Sawayama Haruno seemed to be thinking about something.

So it’s Shinchosha, no wonder.

Perhaps as one of the four major publishing groups, it is not the most famous one.

But the reason is that other publishing groups also produce animation and comics, while Shinchosha is more inclined towards literature.

In Sawayama Haruno's previous life, this publishing group was not very famous, but as long as the two awards were mentioned, people would feel as if they suddenly realized that "it was this".

And that is - the Yukio Mishima Award and the Yasunari Kawabata Literature Award.

These were two very prestigious awards in the island nation’s literary world in the past. Although they were not as prestigious as international awards, they were already considered very impressive even within the island nation.

Judging from the current situation, Shibata Shinkai seems to be the flagship figure of Shinchosha in recent years, and his strength should be very strong.

Sawayama Haruno thought for a moment and then asked, "I think I understand. What about the other person?"

"Another Person"

Morikawa Riho paused, and her eyes became inexplicably strange.

"Well, the other person is like you, he seems to be a newcomer, and he is said to be very young."

"How young?"

"I don't know the details, I just know she's still in school, and it's not university yet," Morikawa Riho said distressedly while fixing her hair, "Their people wouldn't tell me, but she should be here tonight, right?"

"she?"

"Yeah, girls."

Morikawa Riho smiled and said jokingly, "Teacher Kiriyama, please don't have any bad ideas. The other party is a serious minor."

"Technically, me too."

Sawayama Haruno felt a little helpless.

These guys always tend to forget his age; he's actually not even twenty years old.