Comics, daily stories

Aside from the New Year's gifts and blessings at the end of the year, Kasumigaoka-senpai disappeared from his life without any further news.

“There are always other books to read,” Nomiyama said casually.

“You don’t understand at all.” Eriri Sawamura turned around and glared at him.

"There are many light novels about daily life romance on the market, but the only one with a male protagonist who is so unusual yet blends into everyday life without feeling out of place is this one by Kasumi Shiko. I'm still waiting for them to confess to each other and exchange lives."

"You admire her a lot?" Nomiyama was slightly surprised.

“It’s not admiration, it’s liking.” Eriri Sawamura glanced at him, then turned her head and continued searching for the light novel she needed on the bookshelf. “I really like the male protagonist described by Shizuko Kasumi. If I could, I would even like to draw illustrations for him.”

“There should be an opportunity,” Nomiyama thought for a moment. “After all, Eriri is now considered a fairly well-known illustrator in the industry.”

“It’s not as easy as you make it out to be,” Eriri Sawamura said in a lower voice.

"I'm just a doujinshi artist. Even if I'm somewhat famous, it's still very difficult to become an illustrator for best-selling works like theirs."

“It’s all about human effort. In my opinion, Eriri has talent that’s no less than those illustrators.” Nomiyama pulled out a light novel he was still reading. “Maybe all she needs is a little bit of opportunity.”

“But I don’t have that opportunity.” Eriri Sawamura sighed. “They don’t like my background as a doujinshi artist. If they approach me, it’s just to ask me to draw some erotic pictures. I might as well continue drawing doujinshi.”

“There will always be one. Eriri is amazing. In terms of writing, neither Yukinoshita nor I can compare to you.” Nomiyama held the book, glanced at her who had also found a book, and turned to walk towards the cashier.

“That’s simply because neither of you are interested in creating anything,” Eriri Sawamura muttered softly as she followed behind him.

“That’s wrong, Eriri. Creative talent isn’t academic talent. Yukinoshita and I may be great at studying, but we’re not necessarily good at creating something new.” Nomiyama handed the book to the cashier, then passed her the same one.

"In this respect, Eriri has always been better than us."

Eriri Sawamura didn't say anything, but simply followed him out of the bookstore, then held her light novel and looked at him.

"Carry me on your back."

"Are you a little kid?"

That being said, Nomiyama did indeed squat down in front of her.

Sawamura Eriri tilted her head as she lay down on him.

"The wind blows early."

"Well, I'm here."

"If I had gone with you back then, would everything have been different?"

Eriri Sawamura tightened her grip on his neck and shoulders, her voice low and muffled: "If we had stayed together throughout elementary school, would we have been happier?"

Nomiyama looked up at the orange sun in the distance and bounced the person on his back: "Eriri, didn't I tell you not to dwell on the past? Yukinoshita and I don't care about what happened back then. The past is not important. What we should care about now is the result."

Sawamura Eriri bit her lip, tightening her grip even more.

You don't care because you've reached the best possible ending, but it's different for me. If I hadn't walked away back then, I would have been the one facing that ending.

At the very least, I shouldn't be a bystander.

Sensing the emotions of the person on his back, Nomiyama said softly, "Eriri, the past is set in stone. We just need to watch what happens next."

Eriri Sawamura suddenly got angry, opened her mouth, and bit his shoulder and neck.

Nomiyama glanced at the dandelions on the riverbank, a little helpless: "Even if you keep biting until the end of time, you can't break through the skin if I don't want to."

Eriri Sawamura relented, saying resentfully, "Then let your guard down, I'm going to bite you hard."

"Oh." Nomiyama relaxed his body.

then.

"hiss..."

"Be gentle, be ladylike. You're the eldest daughter of the Sawamura family, after all."

"Ouch! Ouch! Be gentle!"

Hearing the cry of pain, Eriri Sawamura slowly loosened her grip and looked at him hesitantly.

She couldn't tell whether the pain was real or fake; she just felt like she couldn't bite down when she heard him cry out in pain.

She hesitated before saying, "You're faking it."

Nomiyama pouted: "How could that be? I'm really in pain."

"Really?"

"fake."

Eriri Sawamura's eyes hardened, and she opened her mouth wide again.

"Stop biting! Stop biting!" Nomiyama stopped her from going crazy, kicking a dandelion by the roadside.

"Such a beautiful sunset is rare, don't act like a puppy."

"You're the puppy! Your whole family are puppies!" Eriri Sawamura shut her mouth and spoke angrily.

Nomiyama shrugged. Anyway, he was the only one in his family right now... Oh wait, he and Megumi had gotten past their parents' approval, so he wasn't alone anymore.

So he retorted, "What is that golden retriever saying?"

Eriri Sawamura snorted and ignored him.

She simply tilted her head and looked at the setting sun.

The orange-red clouds cast an apocalyptic atmosphere over the city across the river, as if it were about to perish.

The river reflects the sky, also tinged with orange. Some children are splashing and playing in the water along the riverbank, while fluffy dandelions sway in the breeze.

“I want to pick dandelions,” Eriri Sawamura said.

So Nomiyama moved closer to the riverbank so that she could be closer.

Eriri Sawamura plucked a few dandelions. She didn't intend to play with them; she started blowing on them as soon as she picked them.

Those delicate petals carried the seeds away, swaying in the wind and soaring high.

But some still remained embedded in the plant, no matter how much she praised them, they just stuck to the surface, as if to say that forced melons are not sweet.

That's nonsense; it must be because you didn't twist hard enough.

Thinking this, Eriri Sawamura, her voice slightly annoyed, handed it to him: "Blow them away!"

Nomiyama took it, too lazy to think about anything, he just mustered his strength and exhaled.

A strong wind blew, carrying the entire dandelion plant into the sky, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Eriri Sawamura looked at the vanished dandelion and felt satisfied.

She smiled, reached out, and put her arm around his neck.

That is to say, if you can't achieve your goal, it must be because you didn't put in enough effort.

Nomiyama didn't care what the person on his back was thinking; he was thinking about Yukinoshita and Megumi's situation.

They must have met.

Mai-senpai is the type who will never back down, but neither are Yukinoshita or Megumi.

Their collision was unpredictable, if they were to truly determine a winner and a loser.

Oh no, no matter what happens next, I'm going to suffer. I have no way to fight back because I'm completely in the wrong.

Hmm, I should think about how to appease them. Yukinoshita likes Mr. Pan, and if that doesn't work, I'll use kissing to defeat her. If kissing isn't enough, I'll go further and do something outrageous. In short, I'll defeat her.

And then it's the same for Megumi. Mai-senpai, ah, that's even simpler, one kiss should be enough to defeat her.

It seems there's nothing to worry about?

At most, you'll get your feet stepped on or books hit on the head most of the time?

It seems I already have a lot of experience...

"Hey! We're here!"

Eriri Sawamura said something and waited for him to put her down.

Nomiyama looked up at the villa and the person watering the flowers in the villa's courtyard who was looking this way.

After a moment of silence, he crouched down slightly to put Eriri down on his back, and then watched her walk dejectedly toward the door, and suddenly felt a surge of impulse.

For example, let's be bolder this time. As for Yukinoshita, let her suffer more as punishment for herself.

So he said, "Eri, do you like me?"

Eriri Sawamura had just stepped through the gate when she heard the words and froze, turning around.

She stammered, waving her hands frantically, "What are you talking about? How could I possibly..."

"Summer vacation is in a few days, and you're going to the Tokyo Comic Con to sell doujinshi, right? Let's go together."

Nomiyama interrupted her insincere words with a smile: "We'll go secretly without telling Yukinoshita."

"me..."

Eriri Sawamura opened her mouth, but couldn't say what she wanted to say. Then she watched as the other person turned and left.

“Okay…” Eriri Sawamura lowered her head and answered softly.

After listening to the conversation, Sayuri Sawamura reached out and tapped him on the head with a flick of her wrist.

Her tone was dismissive.

"Why did I give birth to such a stupid daughter like you?"

......

When Nomiyama returned home, the sun had already disappeared.

He stood under the streetlight, looking at the lights on in his own home, but felt no warmth, only a chill.

You guys came to block my house?

Chapter 221 Kissing You Where No One Is Around

Why don't you tell him you like him?

Sawamura Sayuri sat on the swing, her hands covering her face, feeling utterly weak: "He practically offered his whole body to your face..."

Eriri Sawamura crouched down beside her, her head in her hands, sounding somewhat unsure: "I...I didn't think that much about it at the time..."

Sawamura Sayuri lowered her hand and looked up at the moon in the distance.

It's fortunate that Eriri ran into the two of them; otherwise, she would have had to figure out how to make friends on her own.

With a sigh of relief, Sayuri Sawamura said weakly, "Let's think about how to plan for summer vacation."

......

Nomiyama took out his phone and glanced at it.

Big, super big, Miss: [Yukino didn't come home today, were you two messing around behind my back?]

Nomiyama looked at the lights on in his house and was certain of at least one thing: Yukinoshita and Megumi were both there.

Squatting on the street corner, he replied to a past message: [When did you remove the security camera from Yukinoshita's room, you perverted older sister?]

Big, super big, Miss: [I care about my sister's mental and physical health, what's wrong with that? Also, when are we going on a date?]

Nomiyama Kazehaya: [I'll wait until you change the date location to somewhere else. A date at your apartment? That's ridiculous.]

Big, super big, young lady: [What's wrong with wanting to stay close to my sister?]

Nomiyama Kazehaya: [Then come to my house. Your sister is staying here now. We'll tell her that we're dating and that we'll be living at my place from now on, so we'll be closer.]

Big, super big, young lady: [Hehehe, you have twin beauties around you? My brother-in-law is definitely not someone to be trusted with, this is too lewd, I'm going to make Yukino break up with you.]

Nomiyama rubbed his temples: "I'm not going to argue with you anymore. I'll come visit you in a couple of days. Now, I'm going home."

Big, super big, Miss: [No, come visit me tomorrow, and the date will be at my apartment. You bastard, you've cheated on me again.]

Nomi Yamakaze: [...]

A green hat, it seems, I'm not wrong, let's do it tomorrow.

The only problem is that Yang Nai's apartment is a bit of a hassle. She likes to kiss against the wall next door because her sister lives there.

On the day of the public announcement, Nomiyama could even imagine her touching him inappropriately right in front of him under the snow.