Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

Sawayama Haruno rubbed his brows and asked curiously, "By the way, hasn't Ms. Morikawa been promoted yet?"

"I've moved to an independent office, but the promotion hasn't been finalized yet. I guess it will be confirmed before the annual meeting."

Mine Shiori paused and added, "But this is basically a done deal. I was able to get a permanent job ahead of schedule because of Ms. Morikawa and your relationship with Haruno."

"Eh, did you get the job right away? But you still have to go to school, right?"

"Ms. Morikawa said it didn't matter. She could make the decision on such a small matter anyway. So she let me come in early to be on the safe side."

"That guy"

Sawayama Haruno held his face and said casually, "She abused her power right after getting promoted, didn't she? She didn't even treat us to a meal."

Although this is not the first time he has seen Morikawa Riho use the "little caprice of power", he still feels an inexplicable emotion every time he sees it.

Next time we meet, I must give this guy a good beating again. At least he should treat me to a meal at a high-end restaurant in Ginza, right?

"Shouldn't it be Haruno's treat?"

Mine Shiori turned around and said coquettishly, "Haruno's sales have nearly tripled over the second place recently. He will definitely win the bestseller award next year, right?"

"Is there any other award like this? But next year I plan to participate in other literary awards."

Sawayama Haruno stretched and muttered to himself, "It would be best if I could submit the second book for evaluation as well."

He has recently almost finished drafting the opening story of his second book, "Kafka on the Shore."

Although this book is not as easy to write as the previous one, he still has the memory and system reward plug-ins, so he will not stagnate due to the deviation of literary sense. At most, the progress will be a little slow.

Fortunately, this year's tasks have been basically completed, so there is still plenty of time for Sawayama Haruno.

Besides, he would have plenty of time to continue writing novels after returning to Osaka.

"Haruno's second book?"

Mine Shiori couldn't help but turn around and look at Sawayama Haruno.

She also wanted to see the other party's new work as soon as possible, and heard that some magical elements would be added.

I just don't know how long I have to wait.

For the next period of time, neither of them spoke again, but closed their eyes and began to rest.

Only when the Shinkansen finally arrived in Gunma Prefecture did they get up, pick up their luggage and prepare to get off the train.

Compared to Tokyo, Gunma Prefecture, which has more mountainous terrain, has a greater temperature difference.

Sawayama Haruno, who had just got off the car, hadn't noticed anything yet, but Mine Shiori next to her silently took off her scarf.

She looked outside the station and suggested, "Let's go to the hotel and put our things away first."

"sure."

Sawayama Haruno said without thinking: "Why don't we go directly to the cemetery after we put the things there?"

Their trip only lasted a day and a half in total. After all, Mine Shiori had already taken several days off from work and school, and she had to report back to the company the day after tomorrow, so the tomb-sweeping seemed inexplicably urgent to her.

Fortunately, things went on in an orderly manner. The two of them first went to the booked hotel to put down their luggage, and then went downstairs and took a taxi to the cemetery.

By the time Sawayama Haruno and Mine Shiori arrived at their destination, it was almost afternoon, the warmest time of the year in this cold winter.

Since most Japanese people visit their ancestors' graves during the Obon Festival, the number of people in the cemetery is pitifully small.

After Mine Shiori showed her identity to the security guard of the cemetery and explained which grave she wanted to sweep, the two were quickly allowed to pass.

After walking for a long time along the upward road, they finally stopped at a larger public cemetery, and the tombstone of Mine Shiori's mother was located at the edge.

A small stone tablet was erected here. There was no photo on it, only a few simple lines of words recording her identity.

If you only look at this point, it is somewhat similar to the tomb-sweeping ceremony in previous lives.

"I just didn't take any banknotes or anything like that." Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but mutter.

He always felt that visiting the graves without burning something would lack the sense of ritual, but since Mine Shiori said it didn't matter, he decided to just ignore it for now.

"Mother."

Mine Shiori squatted carefully in front of the tombstone and whispered, "I'm back."

It was so quiet all around that apart from the petite girl's words floating in the air and gradually being blown away, it was hard to hear any other sounds.

Sawayama Haruno just stood behind her silently, listening to what the other person said.

"I brought a friend this time." Mine Shiori looked at the tombstone in front of her and said in a calmer voice, "But Mom should know him too. He's the Sawayama classmate I mentioned before."

"We are currently attending the same university and we also work for the same company, so we invited him to come and visit the grave together this time."

"Even though I said that, there must be a lot of things that mom doesn't understand. I suddenly went to work directly, and suddenly my relationship with Zeshan-san became so good."

It was difficult to tell what Mine Shiori's mood was at the moment from her voice, but standing behind her and listening to her talk more and more, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart.

Sure enough, sadness is the most common thing, he thought.

I feel like I don't know what to say.

Sawayama Haruno took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the emotions surging in his heart.

Mine Shiori has already started talking about their university life, which is nothing more than some academic trivia, and there is actually not much to say. Fortunately, Mine Shiori soon talked about her joining Kodansha, and the name of Sawayama Haruno began to appear more and more frequently in her story.

This is normal, after all, her job content is mainly related to Sawayama Haruno.

I wonder what kind of expression Mine Shiori's mother would have when she heard what her daughter said.

After all, Mine Shiori's mother wanted to encourage her daughter to pursue her own love.

Although it ended up with a not-so-good ending, it has been almost two years since the incident. No matter how many worrying things there are, we should learn to let go.

At least that's what Sawayama Haruno thinks.

“It really feels like a dream.”

Mine Shiori drooped her eyes and murmured softly, "I broke my promise to my mother, but after all this time, I'm finally here with Haruno. It feels like a dream."

"I'm sorry, Mom. I broke my promise at that time. I had promised to confess my feelings to him, but I couldn't express my feelings because I knew he was already in a relationship, and it ended up like that."

"But now I understand that I brought him here because of my feelings. Although I know it's still wrong, compared to that time, I don't want to see anything happen that I will regret."

“I think my mother will understand me.”

Mine Shiori's tone gradually became a little light.

Standing behind her, all Sawayama Haruno could see was her slowly twitching shoulders.

Mine Shiori still has such feelings for me.

Sawayama Haruno suddenly felt mixed emotions.

Although this matter has no direct relationship with me, but seeing the other person showing such a vulnerable look, I don't know why I feel very sorry for him.

Until now, he has never responded directly to Shiori Mine's feelings for him. After all, it involves the other party's lingering knot, which makes him subconsciously treat the other party with caution. Therefore, there is still no clear answer until now.

However, standing here, he suddenly had an inexplicable feeling.

Maybe I should think carefully about what Morikawa Riho said back then.

Chapter 328 Mana's Black Silk Photos

After the tomb-sweeping ceremony, Mine Shiori's depressed mood did not last long.

Not long after they walked out of the cemetery, the petite girl quickly returned to her usual self and even seemed more energetic.

In accordance with the agreement she had made to Sawayama Haruno, she took him for a stroll in Gunma Prefecture after the tomb sweeping.

Although for a small city located on the mountain, there are very few places to visit, Sawayama Haruno still appears to be enjoying himself.

The two of them strolled around for the entire afternoon, had a meal in the city center in the evening, and then slowly returned to the hotel to rest.

Lying on the soft big bed in the room, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but stretch.

"Be responsible"

He pondered for a moment, then folded up the pillows again and leaned against the head of the bed.

Now that he has decided to respond to Mine Shiori's feelings, he can't just talk about it, he really intends to take action.

Morikawa Riho once said something very good: as long as he becomes a great writer, no matter how chaotic his private life is, there will always be great scholars who will help him debate.

Becoming a literary giant is only a matter of time for Sawayama Haruno. With the memory of most books and the rewards from the system, he will sooner or later stand at the top of the island nation's literary world or even the world's literary world.

So the real problem is whether the girls at home will agree.

Sawayama Haruno thought about it and felt that with Ezaki Suguha's personality, she would most likely agree.

As for Maki, if I could find a way to coax her and get Suguha to cooperate with me while she's in a good mood, I might be able to convince her.

But what should Mana do afterwards? The other party is still unwilling to open her heart to her because of the relationship with her biological sister, not to mention what kind of expression she will show when she finds out about Mine Shiori.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache.

Sawayama Haruno rubbed his face, and on a whim, he picked up his phone and sent a text message to the other party.

He wanted to ask Miyazawa Mana what she was doing now.

Time passed by minute by minute, and just when Sawayama Haruno thought that the other party might be too busy to read text messages and was about to doze off, his cell phone suddenly vibrated.

A picture was sent in, it was an extremely seductive photo of black stockings.

The photographer was obviously lying on the bed when taking the photo, and both beautiful legs were captured in the photo, especially the arc drawn by the slightly raised toes, which is even more suggestive. When looking down, you can notice that the girl's slender yet plump thighs are tied by the black stockings, revealing her fair and tender flesh, which looks particularly attractive under the collision of different colors.

"??"

Sawayama Haruno was stunned.

Did I send it to Maki by mistake?

He looked at the nickname displayed above with some uncertainty. After confirming again that it was Miyazawa Mana's LINE number, he typed below to ask the other party with some hesitation.

".Is this Maki?"

"Of course not. How could I have such an idea?"

Mana Miyazawa sent him a sweaty rabbit emoticon.

"I'm just posting it like this, don't you like it Haruno?"

"That's not the case, it's just a little unexpected."

Sawayama Haruno looked at the text message on his phone, blinked, and could hardly contain his surprise.

It seems that the last guess was correct. The conversation between Mine Shiori and Miyazawa Mana in the school cafeteria did produce some unknown effect.

And the last time I met Miyazawa Mana, she didn't show any resistance to me.

Sawayama Haruno suppressed his excitement and wanted to say something to the other party, but Miyazawa Mana was one step ahead of him and sent the text message first.

"Haruno, you guys are going back to Osaka after Christmas, right?"

"There is such a plan."

Sawayama Haruno was a little surprised that the other party had guessed his schedule in advance.

However, the last time I went to Miyazawa's house, I had told his father about this matter, so it didn't seem surprising that it was guessed.

I just don't know what Miyazawa Mana means by saying this now. Is she jealous of her own sister?

Sawayama Haruno was a little confused, but the other party quickly gave his answer in a text message.

"Today, my father talked to me for a while. The general meaning was that I should be mentally prepared and go to Osaka with him after Christmas." Miyazawa Mana typed slowly.

"Would you like to come with me? It doesn't seem right to leave you alone in Tokyo."

Zeshan Haruno thought about it and patiently advised: "Don't worry, mother and the others will definitely welcome you to come as a guest."

Well, you are welcome, for sure.

I just don't know what the old couple will feel when they see their former daughter-in-law and current daughter-in-law.

But no matter what, all the members of the Miyazawa family will follow him back to Osaka, but Mana stayed in Tokyo, which is really a bit unreasonable.

In this case, I might as well bring them all over. Anyway, except for Maki who will live with me at home, everyone else will probably still stay in a hotel outside.

"There aren't that many rooms at home to live in." Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but mutter.

There are only four rooms in his house: the master bedroom where his parents live, two secondary bedrooms where he and Ayano Yui live, and a guest bedroom for entertaining guests.