Chapter 273 A Nighttime Meeting with Mana [Seeking a Monthly Ticket]
Now that the difficult problem at the end of the semester has been solved, it would be difficult for Sawayama Haruno to shirk the responsibility of taking care of the next task.
Fortunately, he had originally planned to agree for the sake of Riho Morikawa.
Therefore, when Nami Takayama asked about it later, he agreed readily.
"Just a simple interview, right?"
Zeshan Haruno asked curiously: "What's the exact time?"
"It will be fine next week. Then we can arrange it according to Mr. Kiriyama's free time."
"Do I need to prepare anything in advance?"
"No need." Takayama Nami explained with a smile, "Teacher Kiriyama just needs to briefly describe some things that happened during his creation, and some things about the Kyoto competition."
As a professional, Nami Takayama knows very well how to create topics effectively.
What's more, there are many things about Sawayama Haruno that can be used as hot topics. First of all, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and was able to publish his own novels at a young age, which is not something that ordinary people can do.
Not to mention that even before he made his debut, he was able to defeat a number of industry seniors by participating in literary competitions, and even Shibata Shinkai praised his books.
These places are full of explosive points, and coupled with the promotion by Shibata Shinkai on his own Twitter account some time ago, it will only raise the news value of Sawayama Haruno. No, to be precise, it is Kiriyama Fuyumi who has this person.
While no one is aware of this up-and-coming star, you can prepare yourself in advance, establish a good relationship with him, and do him a favor. If he really becomes successful in the future, you may be able to profit from it.
In simple terms, this means spending little money to accomplish great things!
Nami Takayama felt that the meal she treated was well worth the money.
"You want to ask about the Kyoto competition. I have no objection, but..."
Morikawa Riho next to her looked over speechlessly.
"That competition isn't completely open. Aren't you worried that someone from above might give you trouble?"
"It should be fine."
After she said that, Takayama Nami also felt a little guilty.
The main reason is that he was afraid of offending the Ishizawa family.
But if I think about it carefully, the Ishizawa family's main business is in Kansai. If I were in Kanto, it shouldn't have much of an impact, right?
At worst, I can go back and explain Sawayama Haruno's situation to the section chief, and tell him what Riho just told me about Sawayama Haruno's future potential.
People who do this kind of news interview projects need to have an extremely keen sense of nose. Otherwise, when Sawayama Haruno becomes completely famous, what will they use to invite him?
"Just don't be afraid."
Seeing that her old classmate seemed determined to do this, Morikawa Riho stopped trying to persuade him and turned to look at Sawayama Haruno.
"Has the matter from the other day been resolved, Mr. Kiriyama?"
"Ok?"
Sawayama Haruno looked at the other person blankly.
It was a long time before he realized that the other party was talking about traveling to Macau.
"It hasn't been solved yet, but I've been working on it these past few days." Zeshan Haruno took a sip of water and said helplessly, "Let's see later."
"Eh--"
Morikawa Riho said with some amusement: "It seems that Shiori is also worried about your situation. I have heard some of the things from her in the past few days."
"Really? Is she worried about me?"
"Even though you act like nothing has happened, you can't just judge a girl by her appearance. She's probably worried about you, right?"
Morikawa Riho shrugged and said casually, "You'd better give more thought to the advice I gave to Mr. Kiriyama last time."
Last suggestion.
It must be the incident when someone persuaded me to date Mine Shiori, Sawayama Haruno thought.
The issue of the Miyazawa twins has not been resolved yet, and facing Mine Shiori, he is really powerless.
There is no way. With more girls around me, it becomes difficult to arrange my time reasonably.
Not to mention that everyone has their own things to do on weekdays. Mine Shiori also has to go to school and work as usual, and she has even more things to do.
In the end, Zeshan Haruno said perfunctorily: "I'll think about it again."
"What are you struggling with?"
Morikawa Riho raised her eyebrows and said seriously, "Didn't you say last time that you were going to prepare a second book? This is a good opportunity to ask her for help again, or maybe help with the editing work. After all, I'm going to be promoted by the end of the year."
"Although I will continue to be responsible for Mr. Kiriyama's works, I may have to ask Shiori to take care of the trivial matters," she added.
"I understand. I'll tell her later." Sawayama Haruno said helplessly.
Riho Morikawa's repeated insistence made it difficult for him to refuse, but what the other party said did make sense.
Not only for personal matters, he also had to ask Mine Shiori to continue helping him with work.
But if this happens, my time will become even more urgent, and I must find a way to coax Miyazawa Maki and Miyazawa Mana as soon as possible.
I might as well find a way to meet Mana tonight, Sawayama Haruno thought.
While the two were still chatting casually, Nami Takayama on the side finally came to her senses.
Her eyes flickered as she looked at Sawayama Haruno, and she asked casually, "Are you talking about Kiriyama-sensei's girlfriend?" "?"
Morikawa Riho looked over with alertness in an instant.
But Sawayama Haruno was one step ahead of her and clarified: "No, we are classmates and half colleagues."
"I have a girlfriend."
He quickly added.
The calm tone and normal expression soon made Takayama Nami lower her head in disappointment.
She thought that the person that Morikawa Riho had just mentioned was just a flirt. If they were not really girlfriends, then maybe she still had a chance.
There was no way. She had neither the qualifications nor the connections in this complex society, nor was she as skilled and lucky as Riho Morikawa.
Therefore, after getting to know Sawayama Haruno, Takayama Nami wanted to cling to him at all costs.
She thought to herself, if she had to blame anyone, it should be Morikawa Riho, who told her too much before the other party came, and also because Kiriyama teacher was so handsome, which made her unable to control herself.
In the following time, Morikawa Riho, who realized that Takayama Nami had bad intentions, no longer gave the initiative to the conversation to her, but kept talking to Sawayama Haruno about publishing matters.
It was already afternoon when they finished their meal. After paying the bill, Takayama Nami wanted to invite Sawayama Haruno to sit for a while in the cafe next door, but before the other party could open his mouth to refuse, Morikawa Riho helped to reject her invitation on the grounds that "I have classes in the afternoon."
After seeing her old classmate's defensiveness, Takayama Nami did not continue to pester her. Instead, she smiled and exchanged contact information with Sawayama Haruno before leaving with Morikawa Riho.
The social activities finally came to an end, and Sawayama Haruno felt a little emotional.
After looking at the time, he decided to go home and rest for a while before deciding on his plans for tonight.
8pm, Mizutsuruike Dance Park, Shinjuku District, Tokyo.
Miyazawa Mana, wearing a simple white dress, sat on a park bench as usual.
Feeling the empty environment around her and the dim light of the street lamps, her mood became inexplicably depressed.
"Is it true that I still feel uncomfortable?" she said to herself.
I always feel like there is something uncomfortable somewhere in my body. This is because when I stay here alone, I can't help but think back to what happened a few days ago.
She knows that she will think of those things if she is free, but she has no motivation to do other things.
In the end, it became a weird cycle.
Thinking of this, Miyazawa Mana's eyes dimmed a little.
Just as she was about to adjust her breathing and cheer herself up, a familiar confused voice came from behind her.
"What's wrong?"
"Eh?"
Miyazawa Mana turned around in some surprise.
As expected, the man she had been thinking about day and night was what came into her sight.
The other party was looking at her with a worried look, and she didn't know what to say.
".I."
Miyazawa Mana subconsciously stood up and wanted to leave, but was interrupted by the other party.
"Wait, Mana!"
"Let's sit down and talk, or do you want to leave without making things clear like you did in the past?" Sawayama Haruno shouted.
Miyazawa Mana's steps suddenly stopped and she stood there with a troubled look on her face.
The other party's words completely hit the pain point in her heart. It was precisely because similar things had happened in the past that she was so hesitant this time.
but
It's time to sit down and have a good chat with each other.
Several days have passed. No matter how unacceptable it is, it should not be a reason for you to refuse to communicate with the other party.
While thinking this, Miyazawa Mana spoke with some bitterness.
"Haruno, what do you want to say?"
"Sit down first."
Sawayama Haruno sat on the bench in front of him and looked at the other person with a hint of pleading.
After feeling his serious gaze, Miyazawa Mana struggled internally and finally chose to sit down.
However, there was still a large distance between her and Sawayama Haruno.
But being able to sit down is a good thing, at least it proves that he is not avoiding me like he did in the past few days.
As long as they can communicate, Sawayama Haruno is confident that he can make his point clear.
After all, the other party still has the same feelings towards him, it's just that something went wrong in the order of things, which led to the outbreak of the Shura Field.
However, before Sawayama Haruno could speak, Miyazawa Mana, who had just sat down, asked the question first.
"Why did Haruno know I was here?"
(End of this chapter)
