Chapter 85 Launch the attack, Maki! [Seeking follow-up reading]
Sawayama Haruno didn't stay at Mine Shiori's house for long.
He came here this time to check on the other person's condition. He was relieved that the condition was not as serious as he had imagined. So after eating the fruit and chatting for a few more words, he left Mine Shiori's house.
Suddenly, the girl was left alone in the narrow room.
She kept her eyes downcast and sat in the same position.
But his eyes began to drift uncontrollably towards the cup that Sawayama Haruno had drunk from.
There was still some leftover barley tea in it.
".What?"
Mine Shiori closed her eyes and sighed softly.
After suppressing the crazy idea that suddenly popped up in his mind, the only thing that echoed in his ears was what the other person had said before.
——Death is not the opposite of life, but exists forever as a part of life.
Looking at it from today's perspective, this sentence seems a bit immature and rustic.
It makes people feel like, what on earth is this guy pretending to be melancholy and profound?
But for Mine Shiori, it was a little different.
On the one hand, it was because she chose to join a literary club, so she was naturally interested in this kind of thing.
On the other hand, this sentence was said by Sawayama Haruno.
The meaning has become somewhat different.
Mine Shiori sat quietly in front of the folding table, staring blankly for a long time.
It seems like I’ve thought of everything, and yet it seems like I’ve thought of nothing.
When the clock hanging on the wall started ticking, Mine Shiori slowly moved.
She began to clear the things on the table.
But his expression was no longer as gloomy as before.
“I want to see it.”
"I really want to read Haruno's book sooner."
She muttered to herself as she cleaned up.
After leaving Mine Shiori's house, Sawayama Haruno did not return to school, but took the train back to Shinjuku area.
Today's weather seems to be much better than before. After coming out of the station, Sawayama Haruno realized belatedly that it seemed to be almost August.
Judging from past experience, the heat will continue in August for about half a month to twenty days, after which the temperature will gradually improve, officially marking the first step towards autumn.
Of course, the improvement in temperature here is only relative to the highest temperature of 39 degrees or nearly 40 degrees in July.
In fact, the temperature in August is about 34 or 35 degrees when it is hot. In addition, the weather has been getting worse in recent years. These two months can be said to be the months that Sawayama Haruno hates the most.
“It’s really hot in Tokyo.”
He let out a slightly heavy sigh and returned to his home.
"Meow--"
Salmon Maru was the first to rush to the door to greet him.
But after walking for a while, Sawayama Haruno was obviously not in the mood. After stroking the salmon ball twice, he left it in the living room to play by itself.
It was not until he turned on the air conditioner and felt the cool breeze passing through his body that the irritability in his heart slowly subsided.
The hot weather dampened his interest in making cocktails and desserts, even though he had just bought a bunch of ingredients last weekend. Sawayama Haruno looked towards the refrigerator, his eyes slightly moving.
There were not only his materials there, but also those of Maki Miyazawa. That guy didn't even say he wanted to make some after he bought them.
Why not try to teach him tonight?
By the way, how about going back to check on your family?
Sawayama Haruno thinks it's okay.
But all that would have to wait until Miyazawa Maki got home from work. Today was her first day at work, and there was no telling if anything strange would happen.
But the store manager hasn't called me since this morning, so that should be okay, right?
Sawayama Haruno suddenly felt his nose itchy. He rubbed it twice but didn't pay much attention to it. He went back to his room, took out his notebook and prepared to continue his typing work.
Thanks to the chat with Mine Shiori just now, his inspiration is pretty good now.
Because the psychological state of the male protagonist Watanabe in the book is actually similar to that of Mine Shiori.
It was also through Naoko's death that Watanabe gained a new understanding of life and was reborn from it.
Mine Shiori is also bothered by the events of Golden Week, her own change of heart, and her mother's death.
The commonalities between the two can be said to coincide with each other, the only difference is that Shiori Mine has not yet completed her self-redemption.
"It is because of the existence of death that people realize the preciousness of life," Sawayama Haruno murmured to himself.
Salmon Maru sneaked into his bedroom at some point.
But the little guy seemed to notice that Zeshan Haruno was busy, so he didn't disturb him, but lay obediently on Zeshan Haruno's lap.
Occasionally, when he got tired of typing, Sawayama Haruno would stop for a minute or two, touch the salmon balls, and then continue typing.
He seemed to be typing faster and faster, probably because practice makes perfect.
Although he was distracted during the process, thinking about Mine Shiori while typing, he was still able to express himself in words without any sense of stagnation.
If this scene were seen outside by other colleagues, they would probably be furious.
It's not just because Sawayama Haruno has a vague outline of the book, it's also closely related to his improvement in skills.
The system's reward was far greater than he had imagined. At this rate, it would probably take less than a week for him to send the 50,000-word manuscript to the Kodansha editor's email address.
Immersed in the stage of inspiration bursting out, Sawayama Haruno kept typing until the sun was about to set without feeling anything.
The cell phone next to the table rang with text messages several times, but he remained oblivious to them and focused on the work at hand.
Until the sound of a door opening was heard outside, interrupting Sawayama Haruno's thoughts for a moment.
As if Salmon Maru had foreseen something, he tilted his little head and meowed at Sawayama Haruno.
However, before he could respond, the door to his bedroom was pushed open shortly after.
Miyazawa Maki stood at the door with a cold face.
"What's wrong?"
Sawayama Haruno stared at the other person in a daze.
Why do you have a sullen face as soon as you come back? Did you have a disagreement with your colleagues at work?
I always feel that this possibility is not impossible.
Sawayama Haruno thought about it and felt that he couldn't spoil her, but he couldn't blame her too much either.
Just as he was still thinking about how to start the conversation, Miyazawa Maki raised her chin and said in a somewhat cold tone:
"Take off your pants."
".ha?"
(End of this chapter)
