I won't be a loser.

"I know a friend who runs a restaurant. If you have any ideas in this area, I can introduce you to her and we can discuss it."

"Dining room?"

"Ah."

"friend?"

"Just an ordinary friend, I'll give you the contact information now?"

"No need for now. Mainly because there are some differences between a coffee shop and a restaurant. I have to slowly make plans for these things. I'll ask you for help then."

Since it has been said so, the wise man will not force it.

The three of them sat in the coffee shop for about an hour, and then went back to Koishikawa in Bunkyo Ward together. One returned to a high-end apartment, and the other returned to his own small apartment. They entered their own rooms, sat in front of the computer, and looked at the current market conditions of Bitcoin.

The original price of Bitcoin began to gradually recover, about doubling.

"It's still too little."

After taking a look, he found that the price was not yet what he wanted, so he closed the browser, opened his own document, and began to think about his new work.

Mari Fukazaki didn't want him to write something too dark, and wanted a plot that could be read by his sister. So he followed this line of thought and began to rethink the idea he had thought of in Akihabara, and thought about how to make the plot reasonable.

"Unexpected time travel under special celestial phenomena... This setting is a bit much, but it's also easier to accept. Anyway, the main plot is not related to celestial phenomena, so let's set it like this. Then the celestial phenomena..."

Until the evening, Xianren was in his apartment, sitting at his desk, thinking about his new book.

In the evening, one person prepared dinner and cooked some curry. After dinner, he was about to watch some videos and then go to rest when the doorbell rang.

I came to the door and opened it, and saw Qingpu Setsuna standing at the door.

"good evening."

"Good evening, sage. Have you had dinner yet?"

"Just used it, come in."

He looked back at the living room, let the girl in, and went to pour tea.

"curry?"

“Does it smell that strong?”

"Ah."

I sniffed the living room and could faintly smell a hint of curry, but from a sage's perspective, it wasn't that strong.

After thinking about it, I opened the balcony window to let the natural air outside flow into my room.

"There's fragrance in the room, can you smell it?"

"The taste is a bit strange. The flavor of curry and the sweet orange essence mixed together tastes more..."

Frowning, Qingpu Shuna couldn't think of the right words for a moment.

"It tastes weird anyway."

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Another year of budding: 343. Chiba University

Chiba.

Take the Sobu Line from Tokyo to Chiba.

Xianren had been to Chiba two or three times before, and his impression of Chiba was almost vague. When he came to Chiba again, he got off the bus at Nishi-Chiba. He was not familiar with the location of the Chiba University campus, but as soon as he walked out of the platform, he saw the signpost indicating the location.

The distance from Nishi-Chiba Station to the Chiba University campus is about 100 meters.

After looking at the map on the Internet and comparing it with the road signs in front of him, the wise man, worried that he had taken the wrong path, double-checked and confirmed that his direction was correct before heading towards the university campus.

Come out of Nishi-Chiba Station and walk northwest along Wenjiao Road for a while, and you will reach the main gate of Chiba University. The first thing you see is the words "Chiba University" written in gold on a black background at the entrance.

Looking at the students entering and leaving the campus gate, he found a relatively secluded corner, looked at the information on Line, and communicated with the academic affairs officer who was responsible for his 'jump in', informing the other party that he had arrived at the gate of Chiba University.

"Please wait a moment. I've sent someone to the school gate. He's wearing a white shirt and a black sweater, and has short hair."

"I see. I'm also wearing a white shirt, but with a blue sweater."

The message showed 'read' but there was no response from the other party. I guess he had already told the person who came to greet him. Xianren stood quietly at the school gate, looking at the two big trees at the gate. They looked like late cherry blossoms. At this time of the year, the cherry blossoms were already in full bloom.

There was a sign on the side of the door that read "Security is necessary within the school. No entry except for those with relevant qualifications."

There is also a sign on the wall saying 'No entry without a parking permit'.

The main gate is open from 6:00 am to 21:00 pm, and until 19:00 pm on weekends. The opening hours of other gates like the North Gate and the South Gate are different. After staring at the schedule above, Xianren memorized it in his heart.

There was a security guard standing at the door with a fierce look in his eyes. He had noticed Xianren for a long time and was looking at him with suspicion as he stood at the door.

As for the security guard's gaze, the wise man standing at the door smiled at him slightly and waited quietly for the person to greet him.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a girl who looked older than Xianren came out from the school. She was wearing a white shirt and a black sweater, and had medium-short hair. She looked consistent with the image described by the academic affairs officer.

But he was not quite sure in his heart and hesitated for a moment. When the other party's eyes fell on Xianren, he showed a surprised expression, walked from the door to Xianren in a secluded corner, and stopped in front of him.

"Miyamizu-kun, this is the correct name, right?"

"Yes, are you?"

"Yukinoshita, Yukinoshita Haruno, let me lead you in. Please give me your guidance."

"Well, Miyamizu Kento, please give me your guidance."

After politely saying his name, there was no further communication. Under the guidance of Yukinoshita Haruno, the guest, Xianren, easily entered the campus. He smiled at the security guard again, and the two of them entered the interior of Chiba University. They saw many students along the way.

Some were in a hurry, while others were strolling leisurely in the campus. Along the way, many people greeted Yukinoshita Haruno, which surprised Kento a little. It seemed that the person who greeted him was a celebrity at Chiba University.

Without much communication, we arrived at a building of Chiba University. After walking for a while, we met a young woman working in an office.

"Are you the Miyamizu-kun that Tsubota mentioned? You don't seem to be... well, I already have a general understanding of your situation. Given your level, you shouldn't have any problem attending Chiba. Is there any reason you're so anxious to jump into university?"

"There's no particular reason. I just felt that high school life was a bit boring, so I decided to go to college."

"I understand."

The capable female dean took out a form, handed it to the wise man, and handed him a pen.

"Fill in the information on the form."

He looked down at the form and when he saw the content on it, Xianren's expression was a little surprised. He looked at the female academic affairs officer, but the other party was very calm, without any ripples at all.

He took off the pen cap, filled out the form, and handed it to the academic affairs officer. After the officer took the form, he told the wise man that he could leave.

"Okay, it's done. If you have nothing else, Yang No, take him around Chiba University. He'll be your junior next year."

"Junior? That sounds pretty good. Do you need me to accompany you around the campus, Junior?"

The wise man did not expect the process to be so simple. He turned his head to look at the academic affairs officer, then looked at the smiling Yukinoshita Haruno beside him, nodded, and agreed.

After bidding farewell to the female academic affairs officer and walking on the road to Chiba University, Xianren still had doubts in his heart and could not help but ask the girl next to him about the conditions and content of "jumping in".

"I'm not entirely familiar with this, but because there are specific regulations in this area, Chiba University generally makes its own internal decisions. Few people would choose to 'jump in,' so there's always been a lot of flexibility in this regard."

The slender fingers opened and closed in front of Xianren. How big the elastic range was, probably only the insiders of Chiba University knew.

"I heard that you, Miyamizu-kun, are a published author?"

“I do have published works, but I can’t really be considered a writer.”

"Very modest."

Having roughly understood the reason why the process was so brief, I took a quiet walk with Yukinoshita Haruno on the campus of Chiba University. When I saw the unfamiliar faces walking with Yukinoshita Haruno, most of them looked at her curiously, but few came up to ask questions.

"Ms. Yukinoshita, I can see that you are very popular."

"Thank you, but I think those girls still look at you more, Miyamizu-kun. Also, you can call me Haruno."

"Is it the same with everyone else?"

"Only people I find interesting can call me Haruno. Although this is our first meeting, I feel that Miyamizu-kun is definitely interesting, so I allow you to call me Haruno~"

"That's really flattering."

The wise man also reacted to the girl's comment of "interesting" and labeled her as "troublesome" in his heart.

We arrived in Chiba in the morning. At noon, as a thank you, I invited Yukinoshita Haruno to have lunch at a restaurant near the Chiba campus that looked relatively clean and tidy. Then I said goodbye and left, and took the Sobu Line again and returned to Tokyo.

When I returned home, I saw Kento's Futaba Rio and I couldn't help but be surprised.

"Are you back so early?"

"Well, the process was relatively easy. I came back after it was over. However, I might have other things to do in the future. I don't know when I'll have to go again. By the way, you just stayed at home today. Didn't you go out for a walk?"

Futaba Rio's eyes fell on Xianren. She moved closer to him and sniffed him twice. She smelled a faint fragrance that did not belong to Xianren, and she frowned.

"woman?"

"Yes, when I arrived at Chiba University, a female university student welcomed me into the campus. The person who handled the paperwork was also a woman. I had lunch with her at noon and then came back."

After hearing Kento's answer, Futaba Rio suddenly lost interest and continued to lie on the sofa.

"Where are the others? Aren't they at home?"

"They went out shopping, apparently buying clothes. Yoshida should be in her room, she rarely comes out. Do you want to go check it out?"

"I'll go take a look."

Kento, who was standing in the living room, listened to Futaba Rio's answer, then turned and went to the bedroom downstairs. He knocked on the door and heard a voice coming from inside the house, which belonged to Yoshida Saki.

"I'm inside, the door is unlocked."

The wise man standing at the door heard Yoshida Saki's voice, so he opened the door and saw Yoshida Saki sitting inside, reading a book.

"Have you been in the room all day?"

"I left the room at noon."

"Except for lunch, I stay in my room. That's right, right? Since it's the weekend, it's better to relax a little. Immersed in piles of books every day will affect my mood."

Faced with Xianren's concern for her, Yoshida Saki hesitated for a moment, put down the book in her hand, put on the label, looked at Xianren standing in the room, pursed her lips, and wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know how to start, so she slowly lowered her head.

"I-I know."

"Then I'll go back to the living room."

Seeing that the girl seemed to be in good condition, Xianren returned to the living room and saw Futaba Rio lying in the living room. When she came to the living room, Futaba Rio glanced at Xianren, but seeing that Xianren came back so quickly, she was too lazy to say anything.

But Xianren looked at Futaba Rio lying on the sofa, and sat down beside her. He stretched out his hand, placed it on her slender waist, and rubbed it gently. Futaba Rio, who was lying on the sofa, also looked at Xianren.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to touch it. Oh, and the weight—"

As soon as the word weight came out, Xianren, who was stared at by Futaba Rio, silently shut his mouth and did not continue the topic.

Yoshida Saki, who was in the bedroom, also walked out of her room and came to the living room. She saw Kento sitting in the living room and Futaba Rio lying on the sofa.

She felt that she had come at a wrong time, and looking at the two people being intimate, she suddenly became restless.

"Um...should I go back?"

"Hmm? It's okay. Just sit in the living room for a while. It's getting a bit boring sitting in your room all the time."

"fine......."

"Come sit here. I'm a little tired, so I'm going back to my room to rest."

Leaving the space for the two girls, Kento walked towards the bedroom. Yoshida Saki, who stayed behind, looked at Futaba Rio. The two girls' eyes met, but they were silent and the living room remained silent.

In the evening, I returned to my apartment and made an appointment with Qingpu's mother and daughter to go to a nearby restaurant. The three of them sat together and chatted about some things in life.

"How's the restaurant going?"

"I've already talked to Yuko, and she's very interested and ready to work with me. She and I will each contribute a portion of the capital to open a restaurant as a trial run. She will then be in charge of the restaurant's direction and management."

It sounds like there is no problem, but when two people work together, there are too many variables, and I don’t know if these things will cause problems in the future.

"Is this a new restaurant, a joint venture between the two of you?"

"Well, her original restaurant isn't involved in this. She originally wanted to open a branch, but because she felt the risk was too great, she didn't take any action. Now that I suddenly asked her, she thinks she can give it a try and share the risk."

"It's a good thing for now, but it's also for now. Her willingness to help is definitely easier than if you were alone. Even if there are problems, they won't be that serious. So, do you agree?"

"I have this idea, but I haven't agreed yet. If you think it's okay, you can give her a positive answer tomorrow."