Chapter 312 Kafka on the Shore
In a high-end apartment in Shinjuku District, Tokyo.
Ezaki Suguha, who had just had a passionate time with Sawayama Haruno, has now finished taking a shower, changed her clothes, and is sitting in front of the desk.
She was staring intently at herself in the small mirror in front of her, slowly applying lipstick.
Sawayama Haruno was lying on the soft bed behind him, scrolling through his phone out of boredom.
"Have I taken up too much of your time?" he suddenly asked.
"No, it's just right to set off now." Ezaki Suguha put down the lipstick in her hand, turned around and smiled gently, "Haruno, don't you want to take a nap?"
"I don't know why, but I don't feel sleepy."
Zeshan Haruno put down his phone, stretched his body and said with a smile: "Lie down for a while, fish for a while, and then I will start working."
"It's about time I set off."
Ezaki Suguha picked up the handbag beside her, walked over and kissed Sawayama Haruno, then whispered, "Don't work too hard, I'll be back around nine in the evening."
"be careful on the road."
Sawayama Haruno gave some instructions and then watched Ezaki Suguha leave the room.
When the tall girl went out, she did not close the door of the guest bedroom, which allowed Salmon Ball to slip in at the first moment.
However, it seemed that there was still some pungent smell in the room, so it just came in for a walk, glanced at Zeshan Haruno with some disgust, and then ran out again.
"This guy"
The disgusted look of his little cat successfully angered Sawayama Haruno. He turned over and got out of bed, successfully caught the cat on the sofa in the living room, and then buried his head and RUA it hard.
After he couldn't stand sucking the salmon balls anymore, he smiled and carried the other person back to his master bedroom.
——It’s almost time to work.
I don't know why, but every time I hang out with Maki or Suguha, inspiration keeps popping up in my mind.
I don’t know if there is any special psychological influence, but Sawayama Haruno feels that his current condition is pretty good.
He placed the salmon ball on his thigh, opened his laptop, created a new document, and stuffed all the documents such as the draft outline that he had prepared two days ago into it.
“The preparations are almost done.”
Zeshan Haruno slowly let out a sigh of relief and began to ponder in his heart.
I can start writing my second book at any time, but there is still a more serious problem facing me. There are two intersecting stories in "Kafka on the Shore". Should I write them in an intersecting manner, or finish one at a time and then divide them again?
"Salmon Ball, what do you think?"
"Meow~"
"Meow, that means I'll finish one before writing the other." Sawayama Haruno said to himself.
In fact, Salmon Maru definitely didn't understand what he meant. After all, the other party was just a simple little kitten.
However, Sawayama Haruno prefers to finish writing one of the stories in one go. After all, that was how he read the book when he first read it.
There are other advantages to finishing a story first, which is that it is less likely to cause confusion in your thoughts and you can write the story more systematically.
After considering these factors, Sawayama Haruno gradually finalized his creative plan - to write the story of "Kafka" first.
As he thought this, he had already created a document and allowed fragments of memories from reading in his previous life to emerge in his mind.
Sawayama Haruno's execution ability in this regard is incredibly high, and he enters the writing state very quickly. The only thing that limits him is that he has to translate the text from "Japanese to Chinese" back into "Chinese to Japanese".
Fortunately, he did not participate in any competition this time, so he had plenty of time and it didn't matter even if he wrote slowly.
Just like that, with a leisurely mood, Sawayama Haruno began to type on the keyboard while stroking the salmon ball on his leg from time to time.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the short two hours went by in the blink of an eye.
On the other side, the station exit of Shibuya, Tokyo.
Not long after Ezaki Suguha came out, she saw a familiar petite figure wandering back and forth on a newsstand not far away.
Without much hesitation, she took a few steps forward, then raised her hand and patted the petite figure's shoulder.
The other person shuddered and turned his head slowly as if he was frightened.
"Suguha, why are you guys walking without making any sound?"
Mine Shiori looked at the other person with a complicated expression.
This seemed not to be the first time she was scared by someone who "walked silently". The last time was when she was making coffee at the company, and Sawayama Haruno appeared silently at the door.
However, compared to Ezaki Suguha who directly patted the shoulder, Sawayama Haruno at least knew to knock on the door, so it was not too scary.
"Sorry, I'll try to make some noise next time."
Ezaki Suguha smiled apologetically.
She didn't pay much attention to this problem before, but when she was chatting with Ayano Yui in the park some time ago, she also protested to her about the "silent walking". Maybe she should pay attention to it in the future.
"You don't have to make noise on purpose. Just don't make it seem like you showed up out of nowhere next time." Mine Shiori smiled helplessly. "I thought you wouldn't come over so soon. I was wondering if I should go over and look through the magazine."
"Magazine?"
Suguha Ezaki looked curiously at the newsstand not far away, where a row of magazines and newspapers were lined up.
In this era of comprehensive informatization, such entertainment and news information methods have long been outdated, but there are still many places on the island that retain commercial facilities such as newsstands.
"A student at the University of Tokyo, a talented writer who debuted at the age of 18 and won the 'Asaka Award'?"
Suguha Ezaki whispered the bold words from one of the consulting magazines, and his expression gradually became a little strange.
Could this be talking about Haruno?
No. There's no need to think about it, this is talking about Haruno!
Not only do the schools and ages match, but even the names of the competitions he participated in within the industry also match. Who reported these? Has Haruno ever been interviewed or anything like that?
Mine Shiori seemed to see her inner confusion, so she explained in a low voice: "Haruno must have gone to the port area to get it some time ago. I heard him say that it was arranged by Ms. Morikawa for him."
".It's a bit surprising."
Suguha Esaki stared at the pattern on the magazine. It was a photo of Haruno's profile, and he looked quite handsome.
I really didn't expect that the other party's fame seems to be getting bigger day by day.
Although not many people pay attention to this type of magazines and news, being featured in them indicates an improvement in status.
Moreover, most of the reports are about Haruno's participation in the competition, and there is relatively little description of his "Norwegian Wood". However, this does not seem to affect the popularity of the book.
These days, Ezaki Suguha would occasionally search for novels on the Internet and was able to see a lot of reviews on the Internet. Most people gave them extremely high praise.
Not to mention real life, according to Haruno himself, the royalties and dividends would be an extremely large sum, so it is no exaggeration to say that it was a big hit.
Thinking of this, Ezaki Suguha picked up one of the magazines with interest, and then paid the bill with the old man sitting in the booth.
With her taking the lead in buying the book, Shiori Mine next to her also followed suit and bought one.
"Let's go, Master."
As she put the magazine into her bag, Suguha Ezaki seemed to be in a very good mood.
She looked at Mine Shiori beside her and said gently, "Let's go shopping at the nearby mall. It's the changing season and I'm planning to buy a couple of clothes."
"Ah."
Mine Shiori nodded as well.
She also wants to buy clothes.
Although the internship at Kodansha was very hard, she was able to earn a considerable salary after all. In addition, she had saved a small amount of money when she was a tutor for Suguha. Her current financial situation was slightly better than before, and she no longer had to live a tight life.
"Speaking of which, there is something I want to ask Master. Do you have time in the next few days?"
"Huh? Why are you asking this suddenly?"
"Haruno received three hot spring invitation tickets from someone else."
Ezaki Suguha turned around and glanced at Mine Shiori, and added, "However, since Maki is away these few days, if it's just him and me, there's an extra ticket, so I wanted to ask if you want to go with us?"
"Is it far?" Mine Shiori asked hesitantly.
Take a hot spring bath.
The last time she took a hot spring bath was when she was spending the Chinese New Year in her hometown.
The memory was so old that Shiori Mine almost forgot how long it had been since she relaxed.
The intensity of work at Kodansha these days is frighteningly high, and there are other things to do when she gets home. It can be said that she has been like a spinning top these days.
Fortunately, Ms. Morikawa had already talked to her two days ago.
After reducing most of the work that could be shared, her next main job was to assist Sawayama Haruno in writing the second book.
Therefore, Mine Shiori, who had some free time, couldn't help but be moved after hearing what Esaki Suguha said.
"It's not far, just outside Chiba."
As if seeing through Mine Shiori's inner turmoil, Esaki Suguha added, "It will only take two days at most. It won't take up too much time."
The invitation voucher also stated that the maximum duration of the invitation was three days and two nights, and if the duration was longer, they would have to pay extra.
"Two days? That should be enough."
Seeing that Ezaki Suguha had said this, Mine Shiori had no choice but to nod and agree.
She said softly, "Then you can discuss the departure time with Haruno, and let me know when the time comes."
"Ah."
Suguha Esaki gave a faint smile.
(End of this chapter)
