Daily life in Zongman

"I didn't expect that you, Kato, are such a wicked idiot!"

"What do you mean by current?"

"A winner in life with a fulfilling real life."

"Isn't that Fujiwara-kun?"

"..."

"It seems that Fujiwara-kun still has some self-awareness."

"I'm planning to have all the club members participate in the summer CM, and I'd like to ask Kato what character he's decided to cosplay."

"Ah, let's get back on track. Let me think... Sorry, I don't know much about the two-dimensional world yet, so I don't have many ideas right now."

"Then I'll recommend some excellent works that Kato can try when he gets home."

"sure."

——June's daily chat⑤——

In the club activity room, everyone gathered together after school in the afternoon.

Fujiwara Haru had already prepared his cosplay props and clothes, and wanted to spruce up the activity room, so he bought a wind chime and hung it on the window.

After finishing my work and having some free time, I took a comic book I hadn’t read from the bookshelf and walked to the sofa.

On the other side of the sofa was my classmate sitting behind me. I curiously looked at what she was reading and found out it was the Demon Slayer manga. She seemed to have finished reading the One Punch Man (2018) that I recommended to her before.

"What do you think of the comics I recommended before? They should be pretty good."

"To use a word I recently learned: very exciting and very interesting."

She turned a page of the comic book and said, "It's really fun to read comics. This comic book is passionate, funny, and gentle."

"We are planning to participate in the summer CM in August. Remember to confirm the character you want to cosplay around July, otherwise you may not have enough time to make the costumes."

"Confirmed."

"Curious, who is Kato planning to cosplay?"

"Kurihanaru Kanao, you don't need to dye your black hair."

"It suits Kato's role very well. Even when Kato is silent, he still has that silent yet gentle feeling. Great."

"Ah~ But there's a problem."

"Huh? What's the problem."

She put down the comic and smoothed her ponytail. "So, my hair isn't that long. It's still a little short. I guess I'll need a wig."

Fujiwara Haru observed it carefully and said, "It seems so. It should be about ten centimeters longer."

"It will take about a year for it to grow ten centimeters. I guess I'll have to use a wig for now."

"No, I have an idea."

The person at the back table tilted his head, waiting for advice.

"Go to the shrine and pray. Pray sincerely to the gods to make your hair grow longer. Maybe it will grow to your waist soon."

"Eh? Fujiwara-kun is someone who believes in gods."

"God is real."

"It's a firm belief."

The student at the back desk thought for a moment and nodded: "Then I'll try it at the shrine on the way home from school."

——June classmate chats about daily life⑥——

On Friday, the PA sister said that there would be a great band performing tonight, and Fujiwara Haru decided to go and see it to relax, so he left the club activity room early.

On the way back to find Futaba, I passed by the classroom and saw someone at the back desk putting buckets and other things back and tidying them up.

Suspecting bullying, he frowned and pushed the door open and walked in.

"Is Kato the one cleaning today?"

“There’s a name on the blackboard.”

She pointed to the area for the students on duty.

His brow relaxed a little: "Well, so why is Kato the only one left now? Where are the others?"

The student at the back desk looked over and said gently, "Fujiwara-kun, do you think I was bullied because I was left alone to clean the classroom?"

"Correct."

Fujiwara Haru nodded seriously.

"You seem a bit serious, which is rare for Fujiwara-kun. Don't worry, I just don't have much presence. Everyone left after cleaning, and I happened to go empty the bucket. When I came back, I was the only one left."

His brows didn't relax: "Really?"

"Don't worry too much, I'm just inconspicuous and ignored."

"It always feels weird. How could someone as cute as Kato be ignored?"

"Fujiwara-kun, you're really good at making girls' hearts flutter."

"Don't change the subject. If you're being bullied, you must tell me, okay?"

"Ah, is this protected?"

"Yes."

"Fujiwara-kun was really a bit too serious today. Don't worry too much. Fujiwara-kun, can you recall if anyone talked to me when I was in the classroom?"

"Maybe not……"

"Is there a teacher who wants to ask me a question?"

"Maybe not……"

"So, in reality, Fujiwara-kun is the only one who has been paying attention to me."

"Eh? What's going on?"

"Because I'm inconspicuous."

"But Kato is so cute, it's weird."

"Fujiwara-kun."

"Ok?"

The woman at the back table adjusted her breathing and calmed her mood and thoughts.

"I'm not being bullied, so go and mind your own business."

"Oh, I'm leaving now. Come to me if you need anything."

"See you on Monday, Fujiwara-kun."

-

It’s mid-June, one month left until summer vacation and two months left until summer CM.

After confirming that Yakumo Yukari would be cosplaying in the summer CM, Kitagawa Umi began to work hard on making the "Yukata".

However, when people joked that Yakumo Yukari's clothes were a yukata + a shower cap, after actually researching and drawing the map, we realized that it was quite difficult.

For her, a novice tailor, it was a challenge, and Kitagawa Umi decided to accept it.

She was very proactive. After confirming her goal, she went to Fujiwara Haru to get the key to the activity room that day, bought a backup on her way home, and ran to the activity room at noon the next day to increase her practice time.

When she opened the door, she found it was unlocked. Pushing it open, she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha sleeping peacefully on the sofa. In the dimly lit activity room, she lay there quietly, her long hair cascading down the edge of the sofa, full of gentle beauty.

It looks like I won’t be able to make it this afternoon.

The next day, Kitagawa Umi came to the activity room again at noon and saw Kasumigaoka Utaha sleeping again.

With a mindset of confirmation, she spent another day there. At noon, she came to the activity room and saw Kasumigaoka Utaha again, sleeping on the sofa as usual.

Well, it seems that Senior Kasumigaoka comes to the activity room to sleep every day at noon, so she shouldn’t disturb her too much.

Kitagawa Umi chose to come to the activity room to practice more on the weekend, and this time Kasumigaoka Utaha did not refresh.

Utaha Kasumigaoka chose to sleep at home on the weekend.

It's Sleeping Beauty, only available during the day.

As the author of the famous light novel "Love Metronome", after Kasumi Shiko's novel became a hit, it was naturally kept under the watchful eye of editor Machida Sonoko. The weekly greetings were to confirm the deadline.

The editor wanted to strike while the iron was hot and launch the third volume of the novel while everyone was still impressed by it, so as to push the total sales of "Love Metronome" to over one million!

Xia Shizi understood and cooperated. After returning home every day, she would devote herself to writing and often stayed up late, which also made her sleep at school during the day.

I sleep in the classroom in the morning, go to the club room at noon, and take another nap in the afternoon. When I feel refreshed, I participate in club activities for a while, then go home to continue writing and stay up late.

This cycle will continue until the third volume of "Love Metronome" is written, and then it will stop for a while.

But this period of time is getting longer and longer. She recently encountered a problem: card.

Being a writer is a profession that relies heavily on inspiration. When I don't have any inspiration, it's hard to write a single word. But when I have inspiration, I can write a lot in an instant. That refreshing feeling is like going to the bathroom in the morning, full of comfort.

Kasumigaoka Utaha carefully ponders the subsequent development of her book every night, but lately, every time she thinks halfway through, she thinks of someone's words: "Can't we both confess together?"

Her thoughts instantly split, from the original two-choice to a happy ending.

She wanted to pull her thoughts back, but every time she couldn't help but start thinking about the subsequent plot development when both of them confessed their love, and then every time it ended in vain.

She couldn't imagine how things would develop if both of them confessed their feelings. She had never experienced it and knew very little about it.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is a writer who focuses on experience. She projects her own personality onto the characters in the book, and after setting up events, she uses herself as a reference to write the development of the story.

The original male protagonist, Naoto, had no reference point and was a purely imaginary image of her. He wasn't fleshed out or particularly interesting, just a character who hesitated until the finale before finally getting a bit of a break.

Her main description subjects are the heroines in the book. She describes their thoughts in great detail. No, to be more precise, she describes her own thoughts in great detail.

Part of Kasumigaoka Utaha's personality is that of Sayuka, one of the heroines in the book, and another character, Shin, also has parts of her personality.

Neither of them is her, yet both are also her. It is precisely because of this that she is so entangled in the subsequent direction of the story that she has found it difficult to continue writing.

Today was also a day where I opened a document and looked at it all night.

The next day she came to school and saw someone interacting with "Kana Kei", and she had an idea.

Why not just let Fujiwara Haru play the role of Naoto?

Let’s try to see how the subsequent plot would develop if Naoto was Fujiwara Haru.

Well first, there's a small problem that needs to be addressed.

She came to Fujiwara Haru and asked a small question: "Fujiwara-san, are you free this weekend?"

"Yes, I have nothing to do this weekend and plan to play games at home. What can I do for you, Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

"Go on a date with me. I want to get to know you better."

The wind blows into the room, making the wind chimes tinkle. The activity room of the Handmade Props Club is always so quiet.

Chapter 161: Kasumigaoka Utaha’s date invitation.

"Should I cooperate at this time?"

Fujiwara Haru was reading a romance comic, and the part he had just finished reading happened to have this plot, so he tried to read out the response in the comic with emotion in a rhythmic tone.

"Eh? Um, a date?!"

It is reading aloud, because he himself does not have this kind of "shy" emotion and experience yet.

"Pfft~"

Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help laughing, but when she realized what was happening, she covered her mouth with her hand and tried to maintain her quiet senior image: "Ahem, um~ yes, it's a date!"

She thought she had to remain polite, but her current behavior was somewhat teasing, revealing a somewhat sinister side: "Senior sister is not joking, hey, Fujiwara junior, let's go on a date together this weekend, I want to get to know you better."

Is the senior teasing her? Fujiwara Haru thinks so. Their relationship isn't very close, but it's pretty good.

So he thought about it and decided to return the teasing: "Did I just get confessed to? The senior girl wants to date me because she likes me?"

Utaha Kasumigaoka, who was lifting up her long legs in black stockings, suddenly stopped. Was she being played a trick on?

Her competitive spirit was aroused a little. She stepped on the heel of her right leather shoe with her left foot, took off half of the shoe, and hooked the shoe opening with her raised toes, shaking it.