My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 255 Group photo
After everything was over, Naoto Nishikata took a few photos with the group, and they said goodbye at the school gate.

The early spring air was filled with a faint scent of cherry blossoms.

Nishikata stood at the corner of the slope, watching his shadow stretch long in the setting sun. For the past three years, he had always slowed down at this moment.

The hem of Takagi's school uniform skirt brushed against the railing, making a series of soft rustling sounds.

Today, she tucked her long hair behind her ears, revealing a small patch of skin on her neck that was tinged with honey by the sunset.

"Nishikata-kun, it's time to say goodbye again."

Takagi's gaze returned from the distant house, her round-toed shoes stopping at the edge of his shadow, and the teru teru bozu pendant hanging from her backpack swaying gently with her movements.

A falling cherry blossom petal brushed against the girl's shoulder, and Naoto unconsciously swallowed, reaching for his phone in his pocket.

He could clearly feel his hoarse voice mixed with the rustling of cherry blossoms in the wind, "Um... um... I graduated..."

He paused, the cherry blossoms casting his shadow in a blurry, swaying motion, and swallowed hard.
"Can I... take a picture with Takagi-san?"

“Okay.” Takagi chuckled and agreed without hesitation.

"!"

He was a little taken aback, not expecting her to agree so easily. He had been thinking of explaining if Takagi refused.

Takagi's eyelashes cast small shadows under his eyes. When the girl suddenly tiptoed closer, the sound of his hastily pressed shutter startled the sparrows on the power lines.

"Nishikata-kun, it's time to say goodbye."

Takagi took a half step back, raised her phone, and shook it. The screen showed a misaligned photo of the two of them taken by Nishikata at some point.

She ran her finger along the boy's reddened earlobe in the photo. "See you tomorrow. I hope Nishikata gets good grades."

By the time Nishikata came to his senses, Takagi was already far away. He waved to her retreating figure and muttered to himself, "See you tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards another road, making sure to save the group photos he had taken on his phone as backups.

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As night fell like pale ink from the eastern mountains, the fluorescent blue lights of the vending machines on the street corners glowed softly, and the warm yellow lanterns of the shopping streets lit up one after another.

"Shoko-kun, have you thought of a pen name yet?" Tsuna turned around and looked helplessly at the girl lying on his bed, swinging her legs.

Shoko stopped what she was doing, sat up, and said, "Let's just call him Nishimiya."

"This is the pen name you and Takagi and the others came up with after discussing it all afternoon...?" A hint of speechlessness flashed in Tsuna's eyes.

“Hmm…” Shoko nodded, “An illustrator’s pen name isn’t that important, and I’ve already thought about it!”

From now on, I'll only draw illustrations for you, and I don't care what you call me!

After saying that, he fell backward again.

"..."

"The exam is tomorrow, shouldn't the genius Shoko-san study a bit?"

Tsuna took out his phone, found the LINE contact picture of Kazuno Jun, and clicked on it.

"No need, no need, I have confidence in myself!" Shoko hugged Tsuna's pillow and waved her hand casually.

"Sister Shun, Shoko's pen name is Nishimiya. Since my pen name isn't printed yet, could you please change it to Miyamura as well?"

"Arigato"

After sending these two messages, Tsuna looked up again at Shoko, who was playing on her phone behind him, and threatened her.

"I heard that public high schools are mainly based on 'region + grades'. Aren't you worried that we might not be in the same school because of our grades, Shoko?"

“!” Shoko paused in replying to the message, then suddenly sat up in bed, meeting Tsuna’s gaze, wondering if he was trying to scare her.

But she realized that her skills were not up to par and she couldn't see anything clearly. She stood up, ignoring the doubts of the person next to her, and quickly walked downstairs.

"Auntie...!" Shizuka Miyamura, who was watching a TV show in the living room, heard Shoko's anxious voice coming from outside. She paused the TV with the remote and looked up at her, puzzled.

"What's wrong? Did Tsuna bully you...?"

“No.” Shoko quickly walked to the sofa next to her and sat down. “Tsuna told me that high school will be assigned based on ‘school district and grades’? Is that true?”

"Hmm..." Shizuka Miyamura squinted in thought... This question really caught her off guard. To be honest, she had never paid attention to this news before...

Her high school at the time was a private one... I don't know much about public high schools...

"What Tsuna said is true."

The two people on the sofa looked up at the same time and saw Daio Miyamura walking into the living room with a book in his hand.

"Public high schools are generally managed by local governments and usually adopt a combination of school district system and examination selection."

Daio Miyamura walked to the coffee table and sat down. Seeing that the two still looked puzzled, he continued to explain carefully:

"The school district system means that students must apply to schools within the school district where they live, but some highly competitive high schools may recruit students from other districts."

The selection process is based on exam scores and internal audits, such as junior high school grades, attendance, and extracurricular activities.

This time, Shizuka Miyamura understood, but Shoko still didn't quite grasp it.

"Um……"

After thinking for a moment, Miyamura Daio reorganized his words and explained it in a simpler way, which made Shoko fully understand.

But before Shizuka could ask her why she was asking that question, she suddenly stood up, said something to the two of them, and ran back upstairs to the second floor.

"This child..." Shizuka Miyamura sighed and looked away, turning her gaze back to Daio Miyamura, who was eating an orange by the coffee table: "Is everything settled?"

"Okay." Daio Miyamura nodded and handed the peeled orange to Shizuka Miyamura. "We'll just tell them about it later."

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"Tsuna...!"

"What did you go down there for?" Tsuna asked, looking at the girl who had run back.

"Help me review!" Shoko grabbed the water glass from the table and drank it all in one gulp. "Quick, quick, I regret it now, I want to review!"

"Hmm, calm down first." Tsuna handed her a tissue, gesturing for her to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead.

After she sat down, I asked her what had happened, and I was a little speechless...

Shoko is just too impatient. If she keeps asking questions, she probably won't even want to study anymore...

Because Aunt Yaeko had already asked my mother about high school, and my mother agreed without hesitation.

However, it's a good thing that Shoko wants to study now, and he won't discourage her or anything like that.

"(OK.jpg)"

"Why are you changing your pen name?"

"Also, Mr. Miyamura, when will your second volume be finished?"

"Trust me, okay? Your first volume will definitely be a bestseller, so sending me the second volume won't be a problem!"

Tsuna had silenced his phone long ago, and he didn't see these messages until after 10 p.m., after saying goodnight to Shoko.

"Go to bed early tonight and get enough rest for tomorrow's exam." Tsuna rubbed Shoko's head.

"Yeah, you too." Shoko gently slapped his hand away and wrinkled her nose at him. "Goodnight, Tsuna."

"Good night."

(End of this chapter)