Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 84 You came at the right time

Natsume Mio arrived excitedly at Sakamoto Ken's apartment building.

She had originally planned to call him to open the door, but just then she saw someone coming out, so she quickly went up to hold the door open and went inside.

As she knocked on the door, she was already imagining the look of surprise, astonishment, or delight on Ah Jian's face when he saw her.

But after knocking twice, no one answered the door.

Is Ah Jian not home?

Thinking of this, Natsume Mio curiously put her ear close to the door and listened.

I had just put my ear close when I heard a familiar female voice.

Who's outside? Aren't you going to open the door?

Natsume Mio instantly matched that voice to the person in her mind.

It was March Spring, the author of "Pantystockings"!
What's she doing at Ah Jian's house?!

As Natsume Mio stared at the closed door, some daring ideas began to pop into her head...

Just then, she heard the sound of a hand touching the doorknob from inside the door.

Natsume Mio quickly straightened up and took a half step back.

The door opened, and there stood Ken Sakamoto.

Mio Natsume quickly adjusted her expression, forcing a smile: "Ken...you, you just opened the door..."

Ken Sakamoto knew that it was Mio Natsume outside, so he hadn't looked through the peephole earlier.

Now we see that she has dyed her hair pink, is even wearing colored contact lenses, and is dressed in the style of Machima.

Long-sleeved shirt, black tie, black trousers, brown leather shoes.

When Ken Sakamoto left Shueisha today, his editor, Kaji, already told him that Mio Natsume was filming a promotional video for the Chainsaw Man manga, and that she was cosplaying as Machima.

Now that he actually saw it, Ken Sakamoto admitted that he was momentarily stunned. Apart from the expression not having the bad woman vibe of Makima, the whole person was almost a complete replica. Oh right, Mio's breasts are a size larger than Makima's.

Natsume Mio turned sideways and looked into the room.

Completely unaware of what had happened, Mikazuki Haruna didn't hide, and thus she met Natsume Mio's gaze from inside the house.

The two girls' gazes met as they passed over Ken Sakamoto.

A few seconds later, Natsume Mio looked at Sakamoto Ken.

"Ken, what's she doing at your house?" Natsume Mio asked.

Ken Sakamoto said, "We are discussing manga creation."

"Yeah, yeah, why is Natsume-san here too?" Mikazuki Haruna gave Sakamoto Ken a questioning look.

"You two know each other?" Ken Sakamoto asked, somewhat surprised.

“Of course I know him. I saw him at Shueisha a few days ago.” Natsume Mio pouted and said, “Ken, did I come at the wrong time?”

"No, you've come at just the right time."

Sakamoto Kenzo stepped aside, pointed inside the house, and said, "Since we're already here, aren't we going to come inside?"

Natsume Mio went inside, her eyes quickly scanning every corner of the room. She even sniffed and took a deep breath, finding nothing suspicious.

No! The fact that she was at Ah Jian's house is highly suspicious!
Do we have to come to my house to discuss comic creation?
Is this discussion of yours... really that inappropriate?!
Although everyone looks neatly dressed now, it's not like if I hadn't come, you would have started chatting and then...

Natsume Mio completely forgot about her purpose of coming to see Ken with her hair styled and full makeup; now all she could think about was whether Ken had any special relationship with her.

As for Mikazuki Haruna, she leaned against the wall, looked at Sakamoto Ken, then at Natsume Mio, and said, "Natsume-san, so... you and Sakamoto Ken-sensei know each other?" "Of course, Ken and I have always been classmates," Natsume Mio said. "Haruna-senpai, I thought that day during the live broadcast was the first time you two met."

“Haha, that’s actually not wrong,” Mikazuki Haruna said. “We only met once before, and we only got to know each other during the live stream.”

"Then how come you got home so quickly?" Natsume Mio asked.

As girls who shared similar thoughts, Mikazuki Haruna clearly sensed that Natsume Mio was pressing her for answers.

A very ominous thought popped into her mind...

The girl in front of him, who was about to graduate school, had styled her hair like the heroine in his book and even put on a full face of makeup. Normally, you wouldn't spend so much effort on a full face of makeup just to go out!
Could she be Ken Sakamoto's...girlfriend?!

Haruna Mikazuki chuckled and decided to test the waters, saying, "I came to Ken-sensei Sakamoto's house to discuss manga creation, do I need to tell you?"

Clearly, Natsume Mio opened her mouth, unsure how to respond.

Judging from the conversation between her and A-Jian just now, you can tell that their relationship isn't that of lovers.

Put yourself in her shoes. If you were Ah Jian's girlfriend and came to his house to see another woman there, especially since she was alone with him, you would definitely be angry, not like her... Although she seemed a little unhappy, she wasn't angry; she was more surprised.

Hmph, so you actually like Ah Jian, right? But you don't dare to say it out loud, afraid that you won't even be able to be friends with him after being rejected.

Haruna Mikazuki's lips curled up slightly as she thought to herself: Mio-senpai, I've completely seen through you.

Meanwhile, Natsume Mio was also observing Mikazuki Haruna's reaction.

When she first saw Mikazuki Haruna in the room, her mind went completely blank for a moment.

But once I stepped inside, it felt alright.

There is a clear distance between Haruna and Ken; they are definitely not in a close relationship.

Although it's a bit strange that she came to A-Jian's house to talk about comic creation, it's fine as long as they're not very close.

After all, she and A-Jian hadn't officially started dating, so she had no reason to accuse him of meeting other girls at home...

However, Natsume Mio remembered this incident and decided to keep an eye on this guy in the future.

From now on, not only will she be going to Kanzaki Art Academy, but Ken will too, and Ken will even be her direct junior in the same major.

It feels like someone's trying to steal Ah Jian away...

No, it's not just a feeling, it's that someone is trying to take Ah Jian away!

Although Natsume Mio still wore a polite smile, alarm bells were already ringing in her mind.

My mother said that these things can't be rushed; we have to take it slowly.

But that's only if there are no competitors!

We can't take it slow now!

At that moment, Ken Sakamoto stepped between the two girls, cutting off their staring contest.

He sat down directly, gently patted the table, and said, "Don't all stand, sit down first. Since it's such a coincidence, let's chat together."

Mikazuki Haruna immediately sat down opposite Sakamoto Ken.

Because low tables are rectangular, the distance between people sitting face-to-face is the shortest, allowing them to look directly at each other. If you sit on the shorter side...

Eh? !

Mikazuki Haruna watched helplessly as Natsume Mio sat down right next to Sakamoto Kenjiro.

He even flicked the braided pigtail, looking at her with a smug expression.

(End of this chapter)