Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

"The girl I'm talking about is not even sixteen years old. Does Mr. Kiriyama want to commit a crime?" Morikawa Riho said confidently.

Such a young age made Sawayama Haruno stunned.

Not even sixteen?

This is a bit too scary.

Shibata Shinkai has been famous for a long time in this era, so it is normal for him to be invited to the dinner; I myself was invited because of the best-seller "Norwegian Wood" in my previous life, so it is understandable that I was invited.

But what does this sixteen-year-old girl rely on?

Sawayama Haruno's curiosity was instantly aroused.

"What's the other person's name?"

"Saijyo Tsukasa is said to be from Kyoto. When we get to the banquet venue, you will see who is the youngest, and that person should be Saijo Tsukasa," added Morikawa Riho.

"I see."

Sawayama Haruno nodded.

It seems that there are powerful guys in the parallel world as well.

Although this era did not have people like Dazai Osamu and Murakami Haruki, it seemed to have given birth to other extraordinary figures.

But even so, it will not affect his confidence in "Norwegian Wood".

About half an hour later.

The black business sedan took Sawayama Haruno and Morikawa Riho to a manor.

After getting off the car, Sawayama Haruno keenly noticed that there were many luxury cars parked nearby, and there were several waiters in tuxedos at the door. They came up to greet him and Morikawa Riho as soon as they saw them.

"From Kodansha, the name is."

Riho Morikawa has already shown her identity to them.

After a brief check of the invitation list, he and the other party were quickly allowed to pass.

After entering the huge luxurious villa in the manor, Morikawa Riho suddenly reached out and held him.

"?"

Sawayama Haruno turned around and looked at her in some confusion.

"Dinner companion, haven't you heard of it?"

Seeing that Sawayama Haruno looked a little confused, Morikawa Riho had to patiently explain to him.

"Look, most of the people around here are bringing their female companions. Otherwise, it would be very awkward to attend alone and no one would recognize me or pay any attention to me. What do you think I got in by doing?"

"I don't know, maybe it's strength?" Sawayama Haruno said casually.

Morikawa Riho gave him a charming look.

A man who looks honest at ordinary times but starts to talk nonsense at certain times.

But who can blame the other party for being talented?

I was able to be invited here this time, thanks to the other party.

“There are quite a few people.”

Sawayama Haruno let Morikawa Riho hold his arm and walked inside while looking around curiously.

There were definitely quite a lot of people in the banquet hall, and most of them looked very well-dressed and energetic, which was far beyond his expectations.

Moreover, unlike the "stereotyped" writers that everyone has, most of the people present here are real literati. Not only do they not have the gloomy atmosphere of otakus, on the contrary, they are all very good at negotiation and their appearance is very natural.

Sure enough, there are some differences between literati and online writers, Zeshan Haruno sighed in his heart.

"It's indeed a lot, more than I expected."

Even Riho Morikawa who was standing by couldn't help but grumble.

"Could that be Katsuhisa Nishihara?"

"Who?"

"A celebrity, a male celebrity, and quite popular lately." Morikawa Riho tightened her arm around the woman's arm and said helplessly, "Don't you, Mr. Kiriyama, pay much attention to movies?"

“I really don’t pay much attention to it”

Sawayama Haruno coughed dryly.

If it was a short-haired girl from home who came over, recognizing her would be a piece of cake and it would be easy.

He really didn't have much of an opinion about the TV dramas from the island country and had basically never watched them, even in his previous life.

"The last movie that Katsuhisa Nishihara made was actually a remake of a very famous book."

"Maybe we'll have a chance to work together in the future, Mr. Kiriyama."

"Really?" Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but take another look and said casually, "Well, what a surprise. I don't know why I can't imagine him playing Watanabe."

Morikawa Riho wanted to say a few more words, but someone came over at this moment.

"Hey, is that Morikawa?"

The person who spoke to me was another woman who looked to be in her thirties.

The other person seemed to know Riho Morikawa, and was looking at Riho Morikawa's hand tightly holding Haruno Sawayama's arm with some surprise.

"what"

"Imai-senpai."

Morikawa Riho was startled and subconsciously let go of her hand, then greeted the other person respectfully.

You have to be respectful, as the other party is a very famous senior in the editing industry.

Before joining Kodansha, Morikawa Riho had studied under them for a period of time and worked as an assistant editor.

"long time no see."

"It's been about four years since we last met."

"Who is this?"

"Kirishama Fuyumi is one of the writers I am responsible for now." Morikawa Riho quickly introduced her, "She is also one of the people invited this time."

There was inevitably a hint of boasting in her tone.

The senior named Imai quickly saw through her little thoughts and immediately found it a little funny.

"Really? The little girl who would cry when she was scolded has now become a reliable editor," she joked.

Chapter 196: The solution to the Suguha incident [asking for monthly tickets]

"Imai-senpai!"

Morikawa Riho's face turned a little red, as if the other party had mentioned some bad memories of hers.

"Ikemoto and the others are here too. Do you want to go over and say hello to them?" the other person said with a smile.

Judging from the situation, the two seemed to be going to chat for a while.

As an outsider, Sawayama Haruno didn't want to stand there for too long. When he saw a waiter carrying drinks not far away, he thought for a moment and gave Morikawa Riho a look.

The other party immediately understood.

"Okay, I haven't seen them for a long time."

Morikawa Riho immediately smiled, and Sawayama Haruno nodded and walked to the other side.

Miss Morikawa basically only knew colleagues in the editing industry, and he didn't know any of them. In that case, he might as well go shopping on his own. After all, the other party would chat for a while, say hello, and then come back.

While thinking this, Sawayama Haruno had already walked up to the waiter and picked up a glass of champagne.

The other party had no doubt at all whether Sawayama Haruno was twenty years old or not. He probably assumed that most of the people who could attend this dinner were successful people over twenty years old.

This gave Sawayama Haruno great convenience.

However, just as he took the wine and was about to turn around and leave, a hand reached out from beside him and took the last glass of champagne on the waiter's tray.

"We meet again."

A familiar voice came in.

Sawayama Haruno subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man with a slightly gentle appearance.

The guy who explained kendo knowledge to him in the martial arts hall was also Ezaki Naoha's brother - Ezaki Naoto.

"what"

Sawayama Haruno was obviously stunned for a moment.

"Senior Jiang Qi, why are you here?"

Aren't most of the invited guests literary men invited? Why is Naoto Ezaki also here?

Moreover, the business of the Ezaki family seems to be mainly based in Kanto. This is Kyoto, the Kansai region.

"Of course I'm here to discuss business."

Naoto Ezaki smiled faintly, and his expression seemed inexplicably intriguing.

"My sister has been living with you lately?"

".Well, thanks to Suguha, this is my first time staying in a place like Ginkakuji." Sawayama Haruno said with a dry cough.

Although I had planned to talk to Naoto Ezaki before, I felt inexplicably embarrassed when I thought about having to explain the relationship I had with his sister.

Especially since the other party's sister drugged him.

"is it?"

Naoto Ezaki didn't seem to mind at all. He took a sip of champagne and said with a smile, "This is the first time I see Suguha has a friend of the opposite sex."

"Didn't she come with you tonight?"

"No, the other girl who came with us got sick, so Suguha didn't come to take care of her."

"Really? Is it Mine Shiori? It's not serious, right?"

"It's not serious, even though I've been too tired lately."

"Is that so?" Naoto Ezaki nodded, and suddenly said, "After this trip, Shiori Mine will most likely be able to finish her job as a tutor."

"."

Sawayama Haruno's eyes moved slightly.

The other party suddenly said this, probably intending to bring up the matter of Suguha.

As a strong contender for the next head of the Ezaki family, he is almost certainly the next successor.

Naoto Ezaki must also know the plans of the other uncles in the family, and he can more or less guess that they intend to use Suguha Ezaki.

In that case, you might as well ask the other party here.

"I think it would be better to continue tutoring."

After thinking for a moment, Sawayama Haruno tentatively said, "It seems Suguha doesn't want to rely on her family's help either."

"And even if we put aside the college entrance exam, it wouldn't be a bad thing for her to get more tutoring. After all, Mine Shiori gets along well with her, and they are friends."

"What you said makes sense."

Naoto Ezaki sighed.

"If she doesn't take tutoring classes, all Suguha has left is kendo practice. She doesn't have many close friends at school, so she basically practices kendo alone when she gets home."

"Sure enough, it would be more convenient to find her a friend of similar age. Even if it's not for tutoring, just chatting together would be a good thing, right?"

He looked at Zeshan Haruno with a meaningful look, and when he saw the other party nod, he smiled with some joy.

But he quickly changed the subject and talked about more realistic things.

"But unfortunately, although I am Suguha's brother, we are only cousins ​​after all. Judging from what Suguha's biological mother said, it seems that everything has been arranged."

He paused, revealed a somewhat helpless look and said, "Really, my aunt is a little too worried, and so are my uncles."

Maybe I'm worrying too much. Judging from what Ezaki Suguha said, these people have a strong desire for control, Sawayama Haruno thought.