Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 154: Muzi catches adultery on the spot
April 3rd is the first day of school.

There was a drizzle in the sky and the sky was dark.

Holding a transparent umbrella bought from a convenience store and tucked under his arm the newly released haiku "Masaga Shirabe", Toru Ryukawa walked through the streets of Kagurazaka and headed towards the entrance of Waseda University.

Although Tokyo is located in the south of the Kanto Plain and close to Tokyo Bay, it has many ups and downs.

The raindrops fell on the umbrella and on the ground. Early in the morning, Longchuan Che's thoughts spread like vines.

Haiku has been weak for a long time. If it wants to return to the public eye, it must have a high enough explosive point. Publishing it in a magazine is only the first step. Later, people must pay attention to the magazine "Masaga Shirabe".

"Good morning, Ryuukawa Tetsu-san."

"Good morning, Xiaoping."

The words on his lips suddenly stopped, and Long Chuan Che weighed the schoolbag on his left shoulder.

He was wearing a black student suit with a white shirt underneath and a loosely tied tie.

Today is the first day of school. Although Japanese universities do not force everyone to wear formal uniforms, it is still better to dress formally.

"Does Imamura-san live nearby?"

Ryukawa Toru lifted up the schoolbag that had been sliding down his shoulder and looked at Natsuko Imamura in front of him curiously.

It was spring, and the girl wore a gray plaid pleated skirt for the first time. Her two slender legs stood straight in the water like a phoenix tree. She wore a white shirt without a jacket, and the red tie on her chest was neatly tied into a bow.

The girl was cool and gentle, and met Longchuan Che at the corner.

"Live over there."

Pointing with a slender finger, Longchuan Che saw a gray building not far from his home.

"The young lady doesn't live in her own palace, but actually goes to a place like this."

The apartment was fairly high-end, with the words 'Hanzomon' written on it, and Ryukawa Toru muttered something casually.

"Where's Muzi?"

"She lives on campus."

“The opening ceremony should be held together.”

"not sure."

The two of them walked and talked. The girl, who was dressed neatly and elegantly, glanced in front of Longchuan Che and saw the magazine he was holding.

The cover of the magazine is a yellow maple leaf with the words [I go, you stay, two autumns]

"Is it a new magazine? I don't think I've seen it before."

The girl tilted her umbrella halfway, and raindrops shattered into transparent butterflies at her feet.

Natsuko Imamura is an orthodox literature lover. She subscribes to magazines and published books, but she has never seen a magazine called "Masaga Shirabe".

"I'll lend it to you."

Longchuan Che bought it just to look at the design and layout, and he was familiar with all the contents, so he handed it to the eldest lady.

"Yeah, thank you."

The cover was very beautiful. Natsuko Imamura hesitated for a moment and then reached out to take it.

“It’s a haiku.”

The girl's voice has a warm feeling as if soaked in spring water. She has a delicate appearance and seems a bit cold when she doesn't speak, but after spending some time with her, you will find that she is a very easy to get along with person.

She's completely different from a certain girl who became a Kodansha lady after returning to Tokyo.

"The world should be destroyed when it calls out to cows and horses. Today is different from yesterday, and I am the only one awake."

The title of the homepage was not a haiku by Masaoka Shiki, but a Chinese poem written by Ryukawa Tetsu himself. The girl raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

"Mr. Longchuan seems to be a little different from Japanese literati."

The girl walked and looked, and the haiku on the first few pages was
The sound of the insects is the path of the wild paths. (Through the sound of insects in the field/I step out/a path.)
The mountain road is in the middle of the grass. (Mountain path/cricket/sleeping alone.)
木をつみて夜の明やすき小窓かな. (The branches are pruned/the dawn/comes early/visits my small window.)
The little girl's fan is a green curtain. (Behind the blue silk curtain/girl/waving the fan lightly.)
Japanese haiku will lose its artistic conception once it is translated. The girl used her fingertips to draw a line behind the words "虫の音", "小窓かな", and "青簾".

"Why do you say that?"

It was raining, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street. The two of them felt the cool spring rain together, and Longchuan Che looked at each other curiously.

The girl had a fair and translucent face. She smiled at the boy and then pointed at the haiku that he had just read.

"The sound of insects on the path, a cricket sleeping alone, the dawn light through the small window, a girl with a round fan."

"Japanese literature is delicate and elegant, and likes to reflect social reality through delicate emotional descriptions and personal experiences. For example, 'mono no aware' emphasizes the emotions and changes in people's hearts caused by external things." The girl pinched her smooth chin.

“Ryukawa has shown this very well in his works, whether it is Snow Country, Listen to the Wind Sing, or this time’s Haiku Collection.”

During the last speech, when Ono Taro asked who the owner of Dassai was, the girl was there too, so it was not surprising that the girl knew it was he who made the speech.

"And then?" Ryukawa Toru shrugged. The Japanese literary style was indeed the same as what the girl said.

"Look at these sentences again."

The girl's bandaged finger pointed to the Chinese poem written by Ryukawa Tetsu.
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There is no need to talk about chapters and sentences when talking about the truth, and I dare not paint people like a painter.
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The world should be destroyed if people call out to cows and horses. Today is different from yesterday, and I am the only one who is awake.
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Suddenly I realized that innocence exists in all things, so I got up and made a spider web to save the dragonfly.

"It is bold and vigorous, which can be described by "poetry expresses one's aspirations" in the Book of Documents and "writing books with great enthusiasm" in the Records of the Grand Historian."

The girl winked at Ryukawa Tetsu.

"It's more like the literary style across the sea."

This woman.
There was a gleam of intelligence in the girl's eyes. Long Chuan Che frowned and pulled the magazine from her hand.

"There are many different forms of literature, and I am also trying different themes. There's nothing wrong with writing something more grand and majestic."

Longchuan Tetsu tucked the book with the girl's body temperature under his armpit and raised his eyebrows and said.

"mean."

In the drizzle, the girl seemed to say this in a scolding tone, and the two of them walked together to the gate of Waseda University.

Various kinds of umbrellas looked like small boats hanging upside down in the sky. Under the guidance of the teacher at the door, the two arrived at the large gymnasium.

As one of the two largest private universities, Waseda University not only has a huge area, but also has very luxurious sports venues.

The building covers an area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters and has gray walls.

"It was designed by the master architect Masayuki Kurokawa."

Looking at Ryukawa Toru looking at him curiously, Imamura Natsuko said.

Masayuki Kurokawa is a famous architectural and industrial designer who graduated from Waseda University. His representative work is the Tower of Wind and Light.

Longchuan Che nodded as he was about to go inside.

"Wait a moment, Ryukawa-san."

The girl hesitated for a long time before finally calling him.

"what happened?"

Ryuukawa Toru, who was wearing a suit, turned around.

"You" The girl frowned and looked at Longchuan Che's crooked tie for the fourth time.

"Did you design this look on purpose?"

The girl had a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, and every time Longchuan Che saw her, her bow tie was tied neatly.

Longchuan Che lowered his head. The tie he had casually tied in the morning looked even uglier now.

“Our previous high school uniforms were youth wear.”

Longchuan Che shrugged. They had worn something like Zhongshan suits in high school, and he rarely wore this kind of tie uniform.

"I hope it wasn't intentional."

Natsuko Imamura let out a light breath and took two steps forward.

"This is a thank you gift for lending me the magazine just now."

The girl's slender fingers gently untied the boy's bow tie.

Miss Imamura was standing two or three steps away from Ryukawa Toru. Although she didn't touch him, Ryukawa Toru could smell the faint scent of blue lotus.

It seemed to be emitted by the gentle young lady in front of him, or it seemed to be seeping out from the rain.

It rolled up and down in his throat, trying to say when he came.

"Natsuko-san."

A hand rested on Longchuan Che's shoulder, and a little head popped out from behind Longchuan Che.

"What are you doing to someone else's boyfriend?"

(End of this chapter)