Tokyo landlord: why is the panties of the lady next door in my house?!

Although it contained quite an exaggerated element of performance art, it succeeded in piquing the little one's curiosity as she tilted her head, asking with some curiosity,

"What's up? What's good for me?"

"When you draw manga, do you stick to a single main storyline?" Haruka Yuzan countered.

"No way!" Misaki Saki shook her head obediently.

Seeing this, Haruka Yuzan continued, "When creating a work, you definitely add in a bit of other elements to enhance the attractions, right...."

"Yes! That's my forte!!"

The little one revealed a simple smile and stretched out her small hand, fiddling with things.

"...."

Haruka was met with a face full of speechless lines, realizing he probably should buy and appreciate a copy of the little one's previous works.

However, he quickly interrupted the little person who was meddling with knowledge, "Alright, alright, I know Misaki the great teacher is impressive..... However, when do you think you can create a timeless masterpiece??!"

"When?" Misaki Saki blinked her eyes, wait, that wasn't why she came to him in the first place, was it? How did they end up talking about this?

But, that simple little head didn't have time to think so much; the little person was now completely attracted by what Haruka said, not even realizing the shift in conversation.

It's just... why did this conversation feel so familiar, as if... someone had said something similar to her before??

Watching the little one take the bait, Haruka Yuzan couldn't help but smile and then said seriously,

"Of course, it's when the author has personal experience, can truly bring those feelings and love into it, only then can one create an absolute masterpiece that resonates with readers!!"

Having finished, he forcefully suppressed the urge to express 'understood applause' in his heart, turned his head towards the little one lost in thought, and smiled,

"How about it, does what I said make sense?"

"Eh, you know, it does seem like there's something to it....."

Misaki Saki touched her little head as if something dawned on her, her beautiful eyes suddenly brightening,

"I see! So that's how it is!"

"Mhmm...." Haruka Yuzan nodded in satisfaction, thinking she was indeed teachable.....

"Then does that mean I have to experience things like time-stopping or being hypnotized??!"

"Yes... Ah?!" He didn't catch on immediately, looking back at the little one with some uncertainty, and asked, "Cough, Misaki, what were you just talking about?"

"Time-stop and hypnosis!" Misaki Saki blinked her bright eyes, the entire little person seemingly inspired, rambling on by herself,

"Hypnosis isn't too hard, I can pretend, but for time stopping... huh? If I just hold a pose and don't move, would that work!!"

"Uh....." He hadn't expected it, he hadn't expected the little one to be capable of such deductive reasoning, so clever! Hmm... it's time she became a master...

"Haruka, you're a genius! Let's play like that from now on!!" In the end, the little one only had this to say.

"No, you're the real genius."

Looking at the adorable little person in front of him, Haruka Yuzan couldn't help but show a contented smile, feeling as if... he had the mistaken impression of a child having grown up.... Perhaps, this is what teachers and elders feel when they see a perceptive junior....

"Hehe!" Facing the boy's praise, Misaki Saki giggled, seemingly enjoying the sensation of being stroked by a boy....

"So, about tonight's school swimsuit?"

"No problem! I should be thanking you for helping me find inspiration!"

"Yeah, no need to be polite, just understanding and being considerate towards each other is enough!"

"Yeah, Haruka, you're so nice! Sorry for troubling you!"

"It's not trouble! This little thing is nothing....."

....

As they chatted, Misaki Saki completely forgot why she had come to see Haruka in the first place.

Was it to uncover the story between Haruka Yuzan and Arisugawa Hoshina? That had already been tossed to the back of her mind by the young girl.... Now, in the little one's heart, there was only the joy of finding inspiration and of Haruka... full of emotion.....

"Meow...."

Roast Meat, curled up to one side, also couldn't help but let out a meow. Those wise black bean eyes seemed to have already seen through everything, feeling pity for some reason.

Having been so easily tricked into selling herself, it seemed a very wise choice not to have joined the uprising with this guy earlier...

"Meow....."

.....

The summer nights were noisy,

The cicadas in the little courtyard seemed tireless, perhaps for them, their whole life was for this moment, or the moment after their efforts...

In the bedroom at the end of the corridor,

Haruka Yuzan lay tiredly on the big bed, holding the small person in his arms whose deep blue clothes and delicate skin stuck together tightly due to sweat.

The small person was very silent, and seemed even more exhausted than the boy. She was obviously uncomfortable in the tight-fitting school swimwear due to the sticky sweat, but she still closed her eyes, her slightly open mouth letting out even breaths,

Without power, she naturally couldn't be spirited. If one ignored the small face blushing with health, then the whole little person seemed very listless.....

The girl lay quietly in the boy's arms, her long eyelashes trembling slightly in the air, and Haruka Yuzan couldn't help but kiss those rosy lips again.

Thump!

With the characteristic bubble sound of android charging, Misaki Saki seemed to come to life, and her previously peacefully closed eyes opened involuntarily, Discover more stories at empire

Was it because Haruka Yuzan had put the charger back in its place?

Unknown.....

But at this moment, the noise of the cicadas outside the window seemed not so noisy.

.....

In the bedroom,

The delicate girl who should have fallen asleep early was indeed having trouble sleeping tonight,

Sitting by the desk, staring blankly outside the window, the bright moon hanging in the dark night sky was extraordinarily, at the same time emitting a faint light that seemed sacred...

The beautiful moonlight, the beautiful girl, her delicate fair skin was soft and tender to the touch, and her cool eyes constantly rippled with complex emotions.

What exactly... could make the girl so absent-minded?

That diary, half-written, her slender fingers holding the black carbon pen, but today she just didn't feel like writing any further.....

Seeing the lit smartphone beside her,

Chiba Shimizu couldn't help but pick it up, unlocking LINE, where the meager chat threads hardly needed to be searched,

Because there were only those three or five people anyway.....

Sister Reiko, Misaki, Otome... and Haruka Yuzan...

Looking at that philosophically-laden profile picture, those slender fair fingers paused for a long time.... but ultimately she couldn't resist sending out a line,

"Are you asleep?"

But, right after sending it, the quick-reacting girl withdrew it....