My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 342 Aquarium

Nishikata squinted, half-believing, half-doubting, "Really none left?" He even reached out to rummage through Nishikata's backpack.

But Tsuna dodged it with a simple raise of his hand.

"Why would I lie to you? Just these two photos, only you guys would be so bold."

Excluding him and Shoko, it really is only him and Takagi who would do this.

"I don't believe you, swear it."

"..." Speechless, Tsuna still made a meaningless oath as he was told.

"Do you believe it now?"

Nishikata nodded vigorously, turned around and quickly walked towards his schoolbag. His immediate priority was to find a safe place to hide the two photos!

Tsuna watched Nishikata's figure disappear into the corner of the crowd before turning his attention back. Coincidentally, just as he turned around, Takagi happened to 'stroll' up to him.

"Hey, Takagi!" he quickly called out to the other person.

"Huh?" Takagi stopped and looked at him in confusion.

"I have two special photos here. Would you like to make an offer to buy them back?"

"..."

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"Wait, Naoka!"

During a break at Higashi High School, in the noisy corridor of the teaching building, Miki Kawai called out to Naoka Ueno as she walked past.

"Huh? What?" Naoka Ueno stopped and turned to look at Miki Kawai with a puzzled expression.

"Don't you think the content of the novel that Miyoko just talked about seems familiar?"

Naoka Ueno shook her head and denied it without even thinking.

"Miki, you're overthinking it. As long as a novel becomes famous, countless people will borrow its plot and content."

"But I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."

Kawai Miki muttered something under her breath, and only after the other person shook their head and turned away did she return to the classroom to look for Sahara Miyoko.

"Miyoko, what's the name of that novel you mentioned in the last class? I'd like to look for it in the literature club after school."

"Hmm... 'We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day.'"

"...So long..." It's no wonder she forgot the name so quickly.

The day flew by, and not long after the school bell rang, Miki Kawai rushed straight to the literature club.

Based on the note with her name written by Miyoko Sahara, after searching for more than ten minutes, she actually found a copy of 'Anohana' that had not yet been rented out.

"Miyamura... Nishimiya...?"

As Kawai Miki turned to the first page, the author's and illustrator's pen names immediately caught her eye, and she couldn't help but silently read them aloud.

The previously hazy memories suddenly became clear. She remembered that when she was in elementary school, she had heard Miyamura tell this story to Shoko in the gymnasium.

Looking at the cover of this book, it's no wonder that Shoko joined the art club so suddenly in the second semester of junior high school.

"Hey, do you want to rent this book? Could you...?"

A crisp sound interrupted her thoughts, and when she looked up, her eyes met those of a shy blonde girl.

“Yes,” she nodded, and walked past the girl toward the head of the literature club.

It has been almost half a year since Anohana was released, and many works have appeared on the market that imitate it, but most of them have happy endings.

Because those clever authors also saw that Miyamura-sensei had been criticized by readers for almost a month because of the unsatisfactory ending.

Of course, there are also imitations of his ending, either with a supporting character dying or the male lead dying, but none of them are as famous as Miyamura-sensei's.

Tsuna's pen name has also made him somewhat famous in Japan, while Nishikata-sensei is a little less so.

If it weren't for her frequent updates on illustrations on Twitter, people would only remember her when a new book by Miyamura is released. ——————

"Tsuna, I'm pregnant."

"Snapped……!"

Shoko was pretending to rub her round belly when Tsuna, who was lounging on the living room sofa behind her, lightly slapped her on the head, bringing her back to reality.

"Do you want me to get beaten half to death by your godmother?" Gang rubbed her head, completely ignoring her silent resistance with her puffed-up cheeks.

"What time do you want us to go to the aquarium tomorrow?"

"What time does it open?" Shoko stood up and pounced on him without caring about the heat.

Without hesitation, Tsuna gently pushed her away, but seeing that it had no effect, he let her press her soft breasts against him first.
"Both tickets are with you, how could I remember?"

"Then 9 o'clock tomorrow?"

"Ah."

Before he could say anything more, Shoko gave him a quick peck on the lips and then ran off, saying, "I'm going home now, goodnight Tsuna!"

"..."

"Click..."

The door slammed shut, and Tsuna continued to lounge around watching TV until Shizuka Miyamura came out of the bathroom, at which point he was finally sent back upstairs.

The night is anchored and divided by the monotonous ringing of two alarm clocks, and quietly slips away.

The chill of early morning hadn't yet dissipated, but the seafood market was already bustling with noise.

Fish scales gleamed under the light, ice cubes emitted white steam, and the wet floor was crowded with people. The sounds of cleavers being used to kill fish, the splashing of buckets, and loud voices shouting prices all mixed together, filling the air with the fishy smell of the sea.

"Hey, Takagi-chan," Ayumi Ajitani gestured with her chin, pointing to the grass carp still thrashing about on the ice.

"Miyamura and Shoko-chan, the aquarium they went to, they'll pass by here...?"

The fishy smell in the air made her subconsciously raise her hand and wave it in front of her face.

"Do you remember the name of the aquarium that Miyamura mentioned back then?" Takagi stopped and asked with a smile.

Ayumi Ajitani couldn't remember at all and could only shake her head. Takagi had told her to lead the way, so she forgot as soon as she finished eating her bento.

"The Binlan Aquarium on Shuangye Street."

Under Ayumi Ajitani's gaze, Takagi pointed to the name on the signboard at the very top of the seafood market entrance, where the two of them were located.

"Now do you know where it is?"

Shuangye Street Binlan Seafood Market

"..." The confusion in Ayumi Ajitani's eyes quickly turned into speechlessness. She remembered the last time she was this speechless was...

She really didn't expect Takagi-chan to be so cooperative with Miyamura's perverse sense of humor this time.

"If I had known, I would have said I was too busy to come, just like Nishikata..." Ayumi Ajitani let out a sigh, releasing all the speechless emotions in her heart.

She turned around and tried to pull Takagi away. She had dressed up nicely early in the morning for today, and she really didn't want to smell of the sea.

But Takagi clearly didn't think so. He grabbed Ayumi Ajitani's wrist and pulled her towards the crowd:

"Come with me, I came here specifically to pick out fish. Come on, come with me to pick out a few, and then we can have lunch at my house!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."

Ayumi Ajitani had no choice but to be dragged in by her, and she cursed Miyamura in her heart several times.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Ah Qiu...!"

"Tsuna, are you alright? Was it too cold riding your bike in front of you so early in the morning?"

(End of this chapter)