I won't be a loser.

"Why not just take a look? It's in the cafeteria anyway, right?"

Ichika, who was originally dining quietly, gradually raised her head and looked at the situation inside the restaurant. She scanned the restaurant and soon focused on the familiar figure. She saw Nakano Satsuki and then looked at the people around her.

Nakano Ichika's expression suddenly froze.

The other three people were also looking for Nakano Satsuki out of curiosity. When they noticed Nakano Satsuki and the people beside her, they all showed shocked expressions and quickly set their sights on Ichika.

At this moment, they fell into an inexplicable silence. The four of them remained silent, quietly withdrew their gaze, lowered their heads, and quietly ate lunch.

Yotsuba, who had a big heart, didn't dare to speak loudly at this moment. Miku didn't care much and quietly ate her udon. Nino, who had known about May's affairs for a long time, didn't expect May to do such an outrageous thing and sit with Kento in such a public place.

"May... and Miyamizu..."

Ichika lowered her head in silence for a moment, then slowly raised her head and looked at her other three sisters.

"do not know."

Yotsuba quickly answered, saying that she didn't know, while Miku was leisurely eating her udon noodles. Her calm reaction also gave her answer. Ichika's eyes fell on Nino.

Her expression was obviously not natural compared to usual, which made Nakano Ichika's eyes fixed on her.

"All I know is that May often met with Miyamizu at a restaurant near the school. It seems May asked Miyamizu to help her with her homework. As for other things, I don't know."

"So she meets Miyamizu every Saturday at noon?"

Ichika also remembered the unnatural things that happened to May during this period of time. It was just that everyone had their own things to do, and May herself liked all kinds of food, so when she went out at noon, they thought she was going to a restaurant.

"should be."

Noticing Ichika's thoughtful expression, Nino couldn't help but look in the direction of May, focusing her attention on Ichika, but Ichika didn't have any special reaction.

"Oh, so that's how it is. So, May's grades suddenly improved because of Miyamizu's tutoring, right?"

After a slight smile, Yihua lowered her head.

"There's nothing wrong with that."

The other three people looked at Ichika's calm reaction and couldn't help but look at each other. They stared at each other for a while, not knowing what Ichika was thinking in her heart. They ate lunch in silence.

"Are you free this Saturday?"

After spending some quiet lunch, Nakano Satsuki suddenly spoke again. Xianren raised his head and looked at the girl sitting opposite him.

"Just like before, nothing happened, what's wrong?"

"This Saturday, I have something to do..."

"I see. Then this week will be--"

"No, no, no! No, I want you to go to the bookstore with me!"

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Cherry Blossom Season: 202. Nautilus Fossil and Sakura Stone

There was nothing wrong with going to the bookstore. Looking at the girl in front of him, Xianren thought that it would be nothing more than accompanying her to buy some tutoring books that might be useful. It wouldn't take much time to just browse around the bookstore.

No matter how big a bookstore is, the categories are quite clear. If you just want to buy some useful books, you only need to make a quick selection in a specific category. Xianren doesn't think that will take more than two hours.

"It's no problem to go to the bookstore on Saturday. I happen to have some books I want to buy... Yeah."

It suddenly occurred to him that Saturday was not necessary. He could go directly to the bookstore after school today. It wouldn't take much time to pick out the books he needed. But after taking a look at Nakano Satsuki sitting opposite him, he didn't change his mind. There was nothing wrong with going back early.

Even though my body is still young, it cannot withstand long-term squandering. I will inevitably feel a little tired and not in a good mood. I need to rest a little and recharge my energy.

"Then, let's go to the bookstore together on Saturday after school?"

"Wait until Saturday and contact me then."

"Ah."

For the rest of the time, the two did not chat much, but just quietly ate their lunch. Xianren finished his lunch first and looked at Nakano Satsuki sitting across from him. He stood up and said goodbye to her after she finished her meal, and then left the cafeteria separately.

After Xianren left, Nakano Satsuki went to find the other four Nakano sisters and sat down beside them.

As soon as he sat down, he noticed that the atmosphere was not right. He looked at the other four people with some concern, and his eyes fell on Yotsuba, asking what had happened.

Hearing May's question, Yotsuba tensed up her body and couldn't help but look at the other three people.

"Ahahaha~ Nothing much, I just thought I saw you and Miyamizu-san together?"

"Huh? They are together, did you see?"

Nakano Satsuki had never thought about it and had always kept her relationship with Kento hidden. Their relationship was originally ordinary, she just asked him to tutor her homework privately. It had been such a long time, and there was no need to continue hiding it from the other four.

While speaking, May's eyes couldn't help but fall on Ichika, paying attention to Ichika's reaction.

She had a strange feeling in her heart. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her relationship with Kento, but she couldn't help but worry about Ichika's reaction. She pretended to be calm and observed Ichika, but she found that Ichika's reaction seemed even more indifferent.

"I was curious, so I took a look and saw you and Miyamizu-kun sitting together."

Seeing that everyone else remained silent, Yotsuba answered.

"That's it..."

Xianren left the cafeteria and returned to the classroom. He sat down in his seat and looked at most of the people in the class. He looked out the window with a vague gaze. Compared to looking at people, he preferred looking at the vast blue sky.

Whether it is sunny or rainy, I can always recall many memories of the past, recalling every little bit of the past, and I can feel a peace in my heart that I would never feel under normal circumstances.

The girl's gaze fell on the boy, who was gazing at the sky outside the window, his face propped up with one hand. She quietly gazed at the figure etched deep in her memory, the figure deep in her heart. She clearly had feelings she wanted to convey, but now a thick barrier had formed between them. Alone, she savored this bitter and tragic loneliness...

"Would you like to come to my house after school?"

Faced with Yoshii Akihisa's invitation, Xianren shook his head.

"I'm a little tired, so I'll go back and rest today."

"Well, Yuuji and I are just the two of us, and it's a bit boring. Oh, and Hideyoshi, I'll go invite Hideyoshi."

Yoshii Akihisa, whose invitation was rejected, did not feel too entangled. He waved goodbye to Kento and went to find Kinoshita Hideyoshi. Kento packed his schoolbag, put it on his shoulders, and left the classroom.

After leaving school, I walked all the way home. When I passed by a convenience store, I bought some drinks. I also went to the shopping street to replenish the supplies I had consumed in the past two days. When I returned to my apartment, I sat down directly in front of the computer.

"I feel like I haven't done much exercise. Apart from going to school and coming home every day, I haven't done any other exercise or workout... I need to pay attention to this."

He sat down, carried vegetables, meat, and drinks, and walked all the way back to the apartment. He felt tired. Xianren began to reflect on his life during this period. His eyes fell on the computer in front of him, and he showed a helpless expression.

"There's no need to spend all your time on these things. You should still enjoy your hard-earned youth a little bit."

After sitting in front of the computer for a while, Xianren walked to the edge of the bed and lay down on it.

"Let's sleep for a while before thinking about these issues."

He closed his eyes and lay on the bed, but found that he could not fall asleep for a while. He wanted to close his eyes and rest, but for various reasons, he could not fall asleep, so he slowly opened his eyes.

He sat up again, walked silently to the desk, turned on his computer, opened the document, and quietly began his work...

When he arrived at Qingpu's house in the evening, he noticed that Qingpu Mai seemed a little depressed, and noticed that Setsuna didn't seem to pay much attention to him, so he walked over to Qingpu Mai and asked her.

"No, nothing."

Qingpu Wu glanced at Xianren and her reaction seemed extremely indifferent.

I think it was probably because of what happened when it rained, leaving her alone at home, and she was a little dissatisfied. Xianren had no choice but to avoid Shanshan and comfort her a little. Qingpu Wu's face soon flushed, and she was no longer as calm as before.

When dinner was over, Qing Pu Mai kept winking at him, but he pretended not to notice. He returned to his home, took an early shower, and lay down on his bed. Only then did he close his eyes and rest peacefully. This time, he didn't suffer from insomnia again...

Since the day she appeared on the show, Mari Fukaoka rarely called Kento. Occasionally, he would take the initiative to ask about the sales situation, and the other party's answer was quite encouraging. Nearly half of the 60,000 copies printed had been sold, and there were not many copies left in various bookstores. They had already thought of continuing printing and publishing, and this time they would probably add about 40,000 copies and sell them to other bookstores across the country.

But even with such gratifying sales, people within Kaiyingsha still seem to be not very optimistic about Kento. At least the last time Mari Fukaoka agreed to recommend him to the show, it was rejected after internal discussions within the company.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help you."

"No, I'm already grateful to have made it this far."

Looking back, I realized that Mari Fukazaki has helped me a lot so far. Without her help, the sales of the book might have been even worse than the initial 6,000 copies. The current sales of more than 60,000 copies was also due to luck.

Will the next book still be published by Kaiying Publishing House?

If he were to be honest, the only person he had a good impression of for Kaioka Sha was Mari Fukaoka. As for the others, he basically didn't know them and had no contact with them. In addition, some things that happened since the release of the game had made him a little dissatisfied with Kaioka Sha, and there was no reason for him to continue.

After a brief chat, it seemed that someone called Mari Fukaoka, so the call ended. Kento sat quietly in his room, staring at the document in front of him. After thinking for a long time, he decided to publish his new work with Kaiyingsha.

"After this book, I'll look at other publishing houses. With my current level, I won't be as ignored as I was when I first submitted it to Kaiying Publishing House."

Staring at the computer document in front of him, he sighed softly, put his hands back on the keyboard, and continued to work.

On Saturday, after school at noon, Akihisa Yoshii and Yuji Sakagami came up to him and asked him to go to the arcade together. However, Kento, who had already made an appointment with Satsuki Nakano, naturally refused them. This made Akihisa Yoshii move closer to Kento and stretch out his little finger.

"girlfriend?"

"No, I was just going to the bookstore with an acquaintance."

Yoshii Akihisa, who was originally somewhat interested, lost interest all of a sudden after hearing that they were going to the bookstore. He directly put his arm around Sakagami Yuji's shoulder, and the two of them left the classroom together and headed to the arcade.

He looked in the direction of Nakano Satsuki and found that she was still sitting in her seat, without any movement. Xianren did not go up to talk to her, but left the classroom on his own. After leaving the school gate for a while, he first returned to his apartment and put on his casual clothes.

While he was thinking about lunch, Nakano Satsuki sent him an email, telling him where she was going.

1: AM, Shinjuku Station, Kinokuniya Main Store

"Kinikuniya, it's a familiar place. Well, there's probably no bigger chain bookstore in the whole city than Kinokuniya, so it's not surprising."

Looking at the message sent by Nakano Satsuki, Xianren glanced at the time. It was only 12 o'clock, and there was still an hour until 1 o'clock. There was no need to rush out, but he looked at his room and there was nothing he could do.

After entering the bathroom, he looked at himself in the mirror, combed his hair slightly, and made sure there was nothing wrong with his appearance. Then he went straight out to Shinjuku.

He went out to Korakuen Station and took the subway to Shinjuku West Exit. It took about half an hour. He walked out of the station. He stood at Shinjuku West Exit and waited for a while. He glanced at the pedestrians around him and walked towards Kinokuniya.

"If you have time, you are welcome to visit our Meow Pu Coffee Shop~"

"Welcome to rest in the store~"

When walking on the street, you can see maids wearing cute clothes and masks handing out flyers from time to time. There are many maid restaurants and cafes nearby, and the competition seems to be quite fierce.

After refusing the flyer that the other party handed over, Xianren went straight to the door of Kinokuniya Bookstore, stood on the pedestrian walkway in front and behind it, and stood at the door of the fossil shop. He took out his mobile phone from his pocket and asked where Nakano Satsuki was.

"arrive?"

"Still on the way. Have you reached OvO yet?"

"We're still on the way."

Without urging the other party or telling him that he had come to this matter, Xianren put his mobile phone back into his pocket and looked back at the fossil shop behind him.

The last time he came to Kinokuniya, he didn't look around carefully. Now it happened that Nakano Satsuki hadn't arrived yet. He had some time, so he turned around and looked at the fossil shop behind him, observing it carefully. Standing outside the shop, looking at the fossil products behind the glass window, he even saw a nautilus fossil.

"Late Cretaceous, approximately 7100 million years ago. The price was... million yen?"

Staring at the price tag of the product in front of him, Xianren was silent for a moment, frowned, and looked carefully for a long time to make sure he had not seen it wrong.

"I don't know if this price is expensive or cheap."

He didn't know much about fossils. Staring at the nautilus fossil in front of him, he had the idea of buying it, but the price was a bit high. He had about 4 million yen in savings, but spending 3 million yen on this...

"It's a bit big. Even if I buy it, the room will still feel a bit crowded. As expected, the most important thing now is to think about housing. What kind of property can I buy with a savings of around 4 million yen..."

The ideal residence is probably in Bunkyo Ward, but in Bunkyo Ward, the price of real estate is extremely high. Even an ordinary single-family house starts at at least tens of millions.

If you don't have a savings of more than 20 million yen, it would be a bit beyond your means to consider buying a house.

"Three million yen is about one-tenth of the house price. Considering taxes, furniture, and other expenses... you'd need at least 30 million yen to consider it."

After thinking about the reality, the desire for the Nautilus in my heart suddenly subsided. I just took a look at it and then looked away. There were some other natural stones around, which were much cheaper than fossils. For example, the round pink stone cost only 800 yen.

It was indeed much cheaper, but Xianren was obviously not bored enough to buy these and put them in his apartment.

While looking at those stones, Xianren's attention was suddenly attracted by a label. He couldn't help but enter the store, walked slowly to the stone, looked down at the stone in front of him, and showed a surprised expression.

Sakura stone/produced in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture

The price is 13,750 yen.

Thinking about the work he was currently writing, he had initially considered going to Kameoka City to buy some sakura stones himself. Unexpectedly, they were sold here, which made him interested.

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Cherry Blossom Season: 203. The content is purely fictional for the time being and will not be determined in the future.

I bought the sakura stone, which was a little expensive. The clerk enthusiastically helped me pack it up in a small sakura-colored box, then put it in a paper bag and handed it to Xianren with both hands.