Chapter 286: The Famous Sawayama Haruno
The Miyazawa family's day starts at six in the morning.
The one who woke up before the alarm was set was none other than the absolutely beautiful girl who had no flaws in any way.
After getting up, she would spend fifteen minutes to half an hour washing up. Only after she had taken care of her personal image would she go downstairs to prepare breakfast for herself and her parents.
After she had taken care of her breakfast and came out of the kitchen, she would simply say hello to her father who was sitting on the sofa reading the morning paper, and then go out with her small bag to prepare for school.
A simple and plain day can actually make people feel a little surprised.
It turns out that such a beautiful girl lives such a weird and monotonous life?
In the past, when faced with such a question, Mana Miyazawa might have smiled and said that she was used to it.
But starting at some point this year, some of her thoughts began to change slightly.
Especially in Tokyo after the sudden drop in temperature, there were even high school couples wearing thick winter clothes in broad daylight, holding hands and going to school together. The sight of them chatting happily was so mesmerizing.
"Misaki, do you have time after school?"
The conversation that suddenly came to her ears made Miyazawa Mana subconsciously look at the other party again.
——That was the boy who was one of the high school couples walking next to us.
"Hey, is it time to get out of school?"
The girl in JK uniform obviously hesitated after hearing the other party's invitation.
Looking at the distance of less than 500 meters to the station, she hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Yes, but my family has a set curfew, so I have to go home before dinner."
"Eh"
The boy's eyes dimmed quickly, but he still asked with determination: "It won't take up too much time, okay?"
"In this case."
The girl lowered her head, hiding half of her slightly red face in her plush collar, and whispered, "Is this okay?"
The boy was instantly excited.
Looking at their "cautious" appearance, Miyazawa Mana, who had been walking beside them and secretly observing them, couldn't help but feel a hint of loneliness in her eyes.
High school students' feelings
There is no specific curfew in her home, but after all, she has always played the role of a good child since she was a child, so even if her parents don't say anything, she will return home within a specified time.
As for Maki Miyazawa, it might be a little later than her, but not too much later.
After all, the other party was a guy who had few friends with whom he could socialize. Even if she wanted to go home late, she didn't know where she could go.
Before entering high school, Miyazawa Mana always thought that she and her sister would maintain the same routine until she met Sawayama Haruno in high school.
The other party casually asked her if she wanted to have dinner together in the evening for the first time, and she agreed without even thinking about it.
This caused quite a misunderstanding at home. After all, Mana, who had always been obedient and came home early, actually disappeared until eight or nine in the evening. It seemed abnormal no matter how you looked at it.
Especially after dating Haruno, I got home later and later, but fortunately my parents were quite open-minded in this regard and did not require me to get home before a certain time.
"At that time, I really thought that kind of life was pretty good." Miyazawa Mana thought.
But she finally chose to "go home early", and the reason was very simple.
I found myself coming home later and later after dating Sawayama Haruno.
I don't know what Miyazawa Maki was thinking, but she also started to come home very late.
Compared to herself who makes them less worried, Maki's late return home makes her parents worry, and they even lecture her more often.
Miyazawa Mana at the back finally realized that the other party just didn't want to appear to be behind her in terms of "coming home late", as if Maki went home early because no one was with her.
In order to solve this problem, Miyazawa Mana chose to reduce the time she spent with Haruno at night.
Although Maki's depressed mood did not improve after turning this couple activity into a phone call, at least she tried her best not to affect the other party at that time.
The responsibility of being a sister has been haunting me till now.
There was a daze in Miyazawa Mana's eyes.
Just like that, she silently entered the station, got on the tram and took it to Meguro District. After exiting the station and walking towards the school not far away, she still could not come out of the memories of the past.
It was not until someone patted her shoulder unexpectedly from behind and a cheerful voice rang out that she turned around belatedly.
"Mana!"
No, Reina Kamimura was looking at her excitedly.
"Mana, why are you a little late today? I thought you had already arrived at school."
As soon as they met, Reina Kamimura started talking incessantly.
She didn't even explain to Miyazawa Mana why she came to school late, and just started talking about her day's experiences.
"I said, I got up very early today, at 6:30, but when I went out."
Halfway through her speech, Reina Kamimura suddenly covered her mouth and looked at Mana Miyazawa with some apology.
"Sorry, I'm too excited. There's someone behind me."
"Eh"
Miyazawa Mana was a little confused. After tilting her head and glancing behind the other person, she noticed that there was a petite girl standing behind them, smiling and waving at her.
"It's Shiori." Miyazawa Mana was slightly stunned, a little confused as to how the two of them came to school together.
"Shiori, please walk faster too."
Reina Kamimura did not rush to explain, but first shouted to Shiori Mine who was walking behind her, and then turned around with a smile.
"We ran into each other in the bookstore, and then came to school together. What a coincidence, isn't it?"
"A bookstore?"
Miyazawa Mana glanced at the other person thoughtfully.
Mine Shiori walked over quickly and explained in a low voice, "We met by chance when we were buying books, so we came to school together."
She was still the same when she was chatting with Miyazawa Mana.
Her eyes looked sleepy and her tone of voice was extremely slow, making her look very tired and gloomy.
Of course, everyone is a member of a club, and Miyazawa Mana is somewhat accustomed to Mine Shiori's appearance. Knowing that she is usually like this, she will not have any bad thoughts.
Therefore, when faced with Mine Shiori's explanation, she just smiled gently.
"You're going to the bookstore so early, are there any new books on sale?"
"Yeah!"
Reina Kamimura next to her suddenly started yelling.
"Shiori and I actually wanted to buy the same book. I was so shocked that I jumped."
"I was startled by a 'Puff' sound. What is this?"
"It's to buy a newly released literary book. Mana should know this." Mine Shiori explained with a somewhat unnatural look on her face.
She has developed a little habit recently, which is to go to the bookstore when she has nothing to do and secretly observe who will buy "Norwegian Wood".
As a result, during the "secret observation" this morning, she was accidentally bumped into by Reina Uemura who also came to the bookstore to buy books. Not knowing how to explain what she was doing in the bookstore, Shiori Mine had to buy another copy of "Norwegian Wood".
Never mind, just consider it as supporting Haruno.
"A book I also know?"
Miyazawa Mana was stunned when she heard this. After thinking for a while, she said uncertainly: "Haruno's book? Shiori also knows this book?"
"Ah, ah"
Mine Shiori laughed dryly.
Instead, it was Reina Kamimura who came to the rescue in time.
"What does Haruno's book mean?"
She had just taken out the book she bought in the morning, and after hearing what Miyazawa Mana said, she stopped where she was, a little dazed.
"Is this book written by Sawayama Haruno?"
She was a little slow to react. After repeatedly observing the author's name written on the book and the expressions of Mana and Shiori, she realized something belatedly.
"Eh?!"
Uemura Reina's eyes widened.
"Is this true? This book was actually written by Zeshan-san?"
"If you don't know, why would you buy it?" Miyazawa Mana asked uncertainly.
"My family told me." Uemura Reina frowned and whispered, "My cousin gave me 100,000 yen and told me to remember to buy a book to read."
"In order to earn these 100,000 yen, I promised her that I would write a book review. But why was the book written by Sawayama-san? After knowing this, I feel a bit weird about writing a book review." She muttered.
Do I have to write a book review? Lingcai’s cousin is really strict.
Miyazawa Mana smiled helplessly.
But then again, why did the other cousin suddenly ask her to buy Haruno's book?
With such a puzzled mood, Miyazawa Mana subconsciously asked: "Is this book selling well?"
“It’s very popular these days.”
Mine Shiori opened her mouth and was about to explain the results of her "secret observation" over the past few days, but was interrupted by a shout from the overly lively Uemura Reina.
“It’s super, super hot!”
Reina Kamimura grabbed the unopened book and handed it to Mana Miyazawa.
She said with a serious expression: "I'm telling you, Mana."
"When I first entered the bookstore, I wanted to tell the clerk that I was going to buy this book, but suddenly I couldn't remember the title. The clerk saw me hesitate for a few seconds and asked me directly if I wanted to buy Norwegian Wood."
"Ordinary books can't achieve this level, so there is only one possibility, it is selling very well, and when I was checking out, I noticed that there were two customers behind me holding this book. Isn't Zeshan-san too amazing?"
"One of them is me," said Mine Shiori weakly.
(End of this chapter)
