Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

"I'm glad you're okay. I was thinking that if it's inconvenient for you to rest in Kyoto, you might want to return to Tokyo early." Sawayama Haruno joked.

This is also true.

The results of the competition will be announced within one or two days at most, so you don’t have to wait until Wednesday to go back.

Basically, after following the procedures and winning all the awards in the competition, he can leave the main group and go back to Tokyo with Suguha Esaki and Shiori Mine alone.

“No need to advance.”

"Come to think of it," Mine Shiori asked softly, eyes drooping, "how did things go last night? I heard from Suguha that you attended the Ishizawa family's dinner party. It seems to have something to do with Shu's grades, right?"

She didn't really want Sawayama Haruno to continue talking about being "ill".

Because whenever I talk about this, I will inevitably recall what happened yesterday at noon.

Although I wanted to confess to him yesterday, after talking to Suguha, I didn't know why I didn't have the courage to tell the truth to Haruno again.

I am afraid that it will make the relationship between the two of us awkward, and I am also afraid that it will affect other things.

The best thing to do is naturally to find a new topic, right?

“There is indeed a certain relationship.”

Sawayama Haruno smiled at her, picked up the apple from the fruit basket beside him and prepared to wash and peel it, while not forgetting to chat with the petite girl sitting on the hospital bed.

"It seems that only those who are favored can go through. So even if we don't talk about the specific results, just the potential can be regarded as being recognized by others. There are also many seniors in the industry."

"Ms. Morikawa went with me last night. I think she met her former mentors. She spent the second half of the party chatting with other editors," he added.

"is it?"

Hearing this, a hint of envy flashed in Mine Shiori's eyes.

She is now considered to be working in this industry, so naturally she has some yearning for this kind of event. Especially after hearing that many industry leaders will be coming, she became more and more envious.

Last night, Ms. Morikawa also sent her some photos of the party, including many group photos with editors from other groups.

Of course, there are two pictures of Sawayama Haruno wearing a suit.

Mine Shiori secretly saved these two photos separately, put them in a cloud drive, and set a password to prevent others from finding them.

It’s just my little secret, she thought.

Although this seems a bit pathetic.

After all, Suguha and Haruno had already experienced such a thing, and all he could do was secretly save photos of him in formal attire.

Even if he wanted to do something out of line in the other person's room, he would be caught on the spot.

Some are just embarrassing experiences like social death.

Thinking of this, the petite girl's expression became more gloomy, and her eyes looked extremely sleepy, which made people wonder if she didn't get enough rest last night.

Of course, Sawayama Haruno also noticed her condition.

However, knowing Mine Shiori, he didn't say much. Instead, after washing the apple, he took a knife and prepared to peel it for her.

"Things in Kyoto have finally come to an end."

He suddenly said, "But after returning to Tokyo, it seems like there will be more things to do."

"Although the book has been completed, the subsequent printing and publishing will have to wait for further notice. In addition to these, we also have to prepare the semester assignments, right?"

"Indeed, we prepare according to the groups of each student, right?" Mine Shiori pursed her lips and whispered, "Our group hasn't even started discussing how to handle the team's semester assignments."

"It's the same here. They don't seem to be in a hurry at all."

Zeshan Haruno peeled the skin in a few seconds and then started cutting it into pieces.

"It's such a headache. I've taken a week-long vacation this time. After I return to Tokyo, I might need to take more leave. Then I'll have to find a way to make up the credits from elective courses."

After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh.

This is also the problem that bothers him the most now, that is, the attendance rate in school.

Although the University of Tokyo has a very relaxed policy towards student entrepreneurship and internships, there are prerequisites.

Sawayama Haruno didn't attend classes this week, so it would be understandable if he could find a way to make up some credits later.

But he will have to take more leave next.

Even if we ignore the matters of the Ezaki family, he still agreed to go traveling with Miyazawa Maki and Miyazawa Mana.

He couldn't wait until the winter vacation, after all, he had promised his mother to go back to Osaka nearly two months in advance.

If you think about it carefully, the time ahead will really make you so busy that you will be at a loss.

If I hadn't written a book, it would probably be a lot easier.

Of course, Sawayama Haruno doesn't regret it either.

After all, he still has to rely on the fame he gained from writing books to solve Ezaki Suguha's troubles, and his future with the Miyazawa twins also requires a lot of money to realize, so it is worth it to be a little tired now.

Mine Shiori watched him cut the apple into pieces and put them on a small plate. She smiled silently and whispered, "It's indeed a bit troublesome."

She was about to continue speaking, but the ringing of her cell phone interrupted her before she could finish her words.

While Sawayama Haruno was slightly hesitant, Mine Shiori took the initiative to take a tissue from the side and wipe his hands.

"Answer the phone first."

"Thanks."

Sawayama Haruno took the opportunity to hand the other party the small plate filled with apple pieces, wiped his hands, and then took out the mobile phone from his pocket.

It was another call from Riho Morikawa.

The frequency of the other party calling his mobile phone number in the past few days is too high.

But it was a good thing that it was the other party who called. If it was Suguha or Maki who called, it would have been unspeakably awkward to be discovered by Mine Shiori.

As for the purpose of Morikawa Riho's call, Sawayama Haruno had guessed it to some extent.

Sure enough, after answering the phone, the first sentence the other party said was congratulations.

"Congratulations, Mr. Kiriyama."

On the other end of the line, Ms. Morikawa's happy voice came through clearly.

Even Mine Shiori, who was sitting on the hospital bed with an apple slice in her hand, couldn't help but glance over.

"Are the results of the competition out?"

"should."

Sawayama Haruno replied in a low voice, and then asked Mine Shiori's question again to Morikawa Riho on the phone.

The other party gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

"It's out. The third place is that newcomer, and the second place is Shibata Shinkai, which means."

Sawayama Haruno's eyes lit up slightly.

Chapter 200: Want to make Shiori normal

"Congratulations, Mr. Kiriyama."

On the other end of the phone, Morikawa Riho congratulated with a smile.

You don't need to explain it too clearly, everyone can understand what she means.

There is only one result.

Although I had heard about the shady stuff before participating in the competition, I still felt a little unsure.

But when the result of the championship was laid out in front of him, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but smile.

Even Mine Shiori's complexion looked a little better.

"A lucky fluke."

Sawayama Haruno said modestly, "The results are coming out so soon, thank you Ms. Morikawa for calling me again."

“I just got the notice too.”

Morikawa Riho said coquettishly, "Is Kiriyama-sensei going to treat me to a meal before returning to Tokyo?"

"No, you should invite him once before you go back, and again after you go back, right?" she joked.

The result of the competition was "both expected and unexpected". Sawayama Haruno was in a very good mood. After hearing what the other party said, he immediately said that there was no problem.

"Of course, Ms. Morikawa can eat whatever you want. Just consider it as a bother to you these few days."

Sawayama Haruno smiled and said, "Don't even mention two meals, twenty meals will be no problem."

Just kidding, he won the championship among all four groups in the competition. From now on, as long as the Otowa Group is not stupid, they will definitely find a way to make him famous.

No matter how backward the physical market is, it is only a matter of time before "Norwegian Wood" becomes a hit.

After all, the island nation's publishing industry, whether it is books or other publishing industries, is almost completely monopolized by these four major groups.

There is more than one way to spread propaganda and communication through multiple entities.

With the support of the Otowa Group, he can still write his own book and achieve success even in this overdeveloped time.

Financial freedom and fame in the future are already a foregone conclusion.

Obviously, Morikawa Riho on the other end of the phone was also aware of this.

After hearing what Sawayama Haruno said, she added with a smile, "Mr. Kiriyama, you'll probably have to tell the others about the good news soon, so I won't bother you any further. I'll send you the arrangements for the awards ceremony later."

"It's troublesome."

"No, just remember to support me."

Morikawa Riho joked and then hung up the phone.

Hearing the "beep" sound of the phone being disconnected, Sawayama Haruno looked at Mine Shiori again and found that the petite girl was looking at him with a smile.

"Congratulations, Haruno."

Mine Shiori said sincerely.

She was truly happy for Sawayama Haruno.

It's not just because the meaning of the book "Norwegian Wood" is of great help to her in resolving the knots in her past.

Another reason is that she felt that the book was really well written and that the author, Haruno Sawayama, also worked very hard.

It’s hard for a normal person to finish writing 200,000 words in a month, right?

What's more, this is a work that tends to be more physical literature.

No matter how much Sawayama Haruno explained that this book is essentially a romance novel, only those who have read it know that it is completely different from those light novels serialized on the Internet.

Being able to finish a whole book in such a short time and with such a high degree of completion.

It's not just the other person's talent that matters; the effort put in during the process is equally important.

So when she heard the winning news, Shiori Mine was even happier than Haruno Sawayama.

"He is indeed the leader."

Looking at the high-spirited look of her beloved, Mine Shiori smiled faintly.

“Although I had this intuition before, I really didn’t expect that a newcomer could do this.”

"It's also thanks to Shiori's help, right?" Sawayama Haruno blinked and added, "If Shiori hadn't helped me refine the content, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been completed so quickly this time."

"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

Mine Shiori pursed her lips and subconsciously looked away.

She originally wanted to chat with the other party more about the leader, but the next second, Sawayama Haruno suddenly closed the distance between the chair and the bed.

The plastic chair made an unbearable "creaking" noise as it rubbed against the floor, and the sudden close distance made the petite girl feel a little at a loss as to what to do.

Looking at the face so close to her, Mine Shiori's heart beat so fast that it almost jumped out of her throat.

What does the other party want to do?

Could it be that.

Mine Shiori couldn't help swallowing.