Great Mangaka

At sunset, the setting sun faded, the girls' dance rehearsal in ancient costumes came to an end, and the spectators gradually left one by one.

Takumi and Miyuki sat on the green stone bench. He watched the woman skillfully drink the orange juice and couldn't help but praise her: "You're amazing!"

From beginning to end, no matter how much Takumi pressed and tested her, Miyuki did not take off her mask. The woman had already noticed his plan, and now prevention was particularly important.

Although Takumi invited her to dinner, Miyuki did not accept.

"Do you know where my pseudonym came from?" Takumi thought for a moment and slowly said: "I used to be very shy, and it was a person named Miyuki who broke into my life and changed me...".

Takumi felt a touch of nostalgia.

"Thanks to her, I changed my pseudonym to Mirai-sensei."

He turned his head, looked at the real Miyuki, and suddenly asked: "Are you Miyuki?"

In an instant, Miyuki was almost startled and jumped up. Her heart beat nervously, and she could only grit her teeth to avoid showing any abnormality. 'Who was this young mangaka? Did he really know her? But Miyuki didn't remember getting along with children her age. Her reason told her it was just a coincidence. However, how could such a coincidence exist? It was fine that Mirai-sensei's pseudonym came from Miyuki, but how could he doubt that she was Miyuki!'

'Incredible, this was too incredible! Did Miyuki forget something? Or was a big scam appearing before her eyes?'

Miyuki felt uneasy. She knew very little information.

"You must have seen it wrong. I don't understand why you thought I was that Miyuki. Did she disappear?"

Miyuki calmly tried. Takumi didn't know how to answer this question, so he could only say superficially: "She disappeared for various reasons... But my original intention in naming her was, in fact, to find her."

"Why are you doing this? Do you like Miyuki a lot?"

Takumi frowned slightly and shook his head: "Of course I like her, but that's not a feeling between men and women... Perhaps it's more appropriate to say admiration and gratitude. I owe her too much, and I know she has many difficulties and needs my help. If this life..."

He paused. 'The words "this life" would not easily make people think badly, but he was very cautious.'

"My mother said that a drop of water is repaid with a spring. Miyuki has done me a great favor. If I don't repay her, I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life."

His words clarified Miyuki's thoughts, who deciphered the clues. 'In other words, this child has received a favor from a woman and now wants to find her to repay her. How good!'

'But he's too sensitive and thinks everyone is that woman.'

"Don't overthink it, I'm definitely not the Miyuki you mentioned." Miyuki consoled her: "If you want to see what I'm like, I'll just take off my mask."

She yielded. It must be a coincidence. As long as Takumi looked at her face, everything would be clear. Besides, such a good child couldn't be as persistent as Mach-sensei.

After the thought, Miyuki was ready to reach out and take off her mask.

"Mach-sensei, don't be depressed. There are good girls everywhere. There's no need to cling to that one."

"Kaze, don't say that. I've had really bad luck today. I didn't expect to lose her!"

A nearby voice quickened Miyuki's movements, and Takumi's attention also shifted to that side. Although the light wasn't very bright, he saw five people there, two men and three girls.

Mach-sensei? Kaze?

"Stalker..."

"What?"

Takumi heard Miyuki's rough voice.

"Brother Mirai-sensei, didn't I say the mask is for hiding from people? I'm hiding from that Mach-sensei!"

Miyuki took Takumi's hand and tried to pull him away, but Takumi was startled. He discovered that one of the three girls was holding a hat and looked very much like Shiori.

"Miyuki, did you say Mach is a stalker?"

He couldn't help but rejoice. Today was Saturday, and it was normal for Shiori to go out and play, but 'why was she with Mach and the others?'

"Yes, let's get out of here quickly."

Miyuki wanted to move away from Mach, but Takumi refused.

"You hide first, I'll go take a look." He said, "There's someone there who looks like my friend."

"How is that possible!"

Miyuki wanted to object, but Takumi had already approached. She watched and could only step aside, determined to see what happened.

Takumi approached the five people and discovered that the girl with the hat was Shiori, and the other two were her roommates. The two men also seemed very familiar to him: Mach, author of The Detective Sherlock, and Kaze, the mangaka of The Cat and Mouse Couple, who recently claimed to have defeated Mirai-sensei.

"Shiori, what are you doing here?"

Takumi asked.

"Huh?"

Shiori was startled and turned to look at Takumi. It took her a while to react: "Takumi, why are you dressed like this? My roommates and I came to play. Look who we ran into! It's mangaka Mach and Kaze!"

"Miss, is your name Shiori?"

Mach and Kaze exclaimed with surprised faces: "Isn't her name Li Hui?"

Takumi was stunned, and then the other two girls rushed towards him and hastily pulled him away.

"What are you doing?"

"Shiori worked so hard to convince them!"

The two girls complained and quietly explained what had happened to Takumi. It turned out that the three of them found Mach and Kaze when they were on vacation. As admirers of Mirai-sensei, they were bold enough to swindle their money to eat and drink for free, and then brought them there at night to teach them a lesson.

"Teach them a lesson?" Takumi asked, overwhelmed: "I think they're all idiots."

He was a little sad. 'What was Shiori doing? He knew she was very capable physically, but could she do something so dangerous just because she was strong? How did she know she could beat those two men? What would she do if something happened?'

'This academic bully used to seem rational, why would she be impulsive today?'

"I'm going to bring her back." Takumi freed himself from the two girls' tugging, approached, and grabbed Shiori's hand: "Don't play games, come with me!"

Shiori looked at him, thought for a moment, and finally nodded obediently.

"Okay."

She turned and smiled slightly: "Thank you for your hospitality. I'll take my leave first."

"Who are you, kid?"

Mach and Kaze immediately got angry. 'How could he appear out of nowhere while they were flirting with girls?' They glared fiercely at Takumi: "Buddy, don't mess with me, okay?"

Kaze, relying on his height, reached out and pulled Takumi's clothes. Shiori, displeased, kicked him.

With a dull "bang," what happened next was like an animated film. Takumi saw Kaze flying horizontally, six or seven meters away, and then he fell to the ground, motionless.

"..." Takumi opened his mouth and was speechless. Mach's face was pale, and his pants were wet.

"How awful!"

Shiori covered her nose and lifted her leg again without hesitation.