Chapter 94

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Chatting casually,

watching TV for a while,

a plate of Hami melon was unknowingly finished,

and the topic returned to Naoki Nagayama,

"Mr. Naoki, what have you been up to lately?" Akina asked, "Promoting your novel?"

"The publication of the novel has been mostly handed over to the publishing house."

Come to think of it, there was a phone call before saying the sales were good, and the publishing house planned to reprint it,

"Speaking of the novel, didn't you come here for that today? Did you see the garden downstairs? The cosmos are in full bloom, right?"

"Huh? Downstairs? I didn't see it," Akane said quickly, "We came in through the main gate, and there seemed to be tall buildings and shops on both sides."

The main gate of the apartment building was by the road, and the old house was behind the apartment, so the two of them didn't see it.

"Is that so? Indeed, the old house and the garden are behind the apartment building." Naoki Nagayama led the two to the balcony, "You can see it from here too."

Looking down from the third floor, among several large trees, an old single-story house was surrounded by a low fence. Clusters of cosmos swayed in the breeze, colorful and vibrant.

"Ah~ So beautiful~"

The two girls exclaimed in admiration, "Is that the old house in Mr. Naoki's novel?"

"It's one of the prototypes, to be precise, the house in the novel is a combination of many memories." Naoki Nagayama wasn't lying; it was indeed a "memory" of a fragment.

"Does an old man really live in that house?" Akina asked.

"An elderly man named Masahiro Nagai lives there, but I'm not very familiar with him." In fact, they just nodded when they met.

"Can you write such a touching story without knowing him well?" Akane was puzzled, "The details in the novel seem so real, did Mr. Naoki... umm~ umm~"

Akina quickly covered Akane's mouth: "Secrets, Akane means observation, observation!"

"What do you two have in your heads..." Naoki Nagayama patted the two on the head, "Writing a novel is about having an idea and then imagining and creating it. The details are a combination of past memories, not all of them are real."

"Hey hey~" x2

"What about the three children?"

"Those three children are elementary school students nearby, their real names are Kazuya Haruyama, Eda Harakami, and Shige Akita."

"Huh, they really exist? Which one is Cucumber-kun?" Akina asked curiously,

For some reason, Akina was very interested in this character, "......It's the slightly taller Eda, but he's not as tall as Cucumber-kun, it's just an exaggerated portrayal in the novel~"

"Huh......" She looked a bit disappointed.

....

After looking for a while on the balcony, they returned to the living room,

"Let's take a closer look when we go down, I can take some photos for you as a keepsake." Naoki Nagayama occasionally went shopping at the mall and, of course, bought a camera.

Money makes things so easy!

"Thank you" x2

Akina clearly hadn't forgotten the previous conversation: "Mr. Naoki said you're not worrying about the novel anymore, what are you doing now?"

"Recently, I shot a movie~"

"Huh? A movie? Has it been released? What's it called?"

Although they knew Mr. Naoki had been a GG artist and had shot short films, shooting a movie still surprised the two girls; that was something only real stars did.

"It's a horror movie called 'Paranormal Activity,' currently only released in some theaters. If you're not afraid, you can go see it, Akina-san and Akane-san."

"A horror movie?" Although they were a bit scared, it was Mr. Naoki's performance, "We will definitely go see it."

Akane made such a promise.

They then chatted about some fun stories from the movie set, satisfying the two girls' curiosity,

It was already afternoon, and the two were preparing to say goodbye,

After all, they weren't that close to stay at someone's house for a long time.

Akina, being the older sister: "Mr. Naoki, thank you for your hospitality today, but it's getting late, we should probably head back~"

"Don't say that, do you have any plans for the afternoon? Want to take you shopping at the mall?"

"Thank you, Akane and I plan to visit Senso-ji in the afternoon."

"Senso-ji, the food there is really delicious~"

Especially the grilled meat, it seems to be even more fragrant when grilled near the Buddha....

Naoki Nagayama didn't push further, watching the two pack up and then took the camera and went down with them to take photos.

The old house behind was still very quiet, the old man hadn't been seen for a long time, and the cosmos in the garden still bloomed vibrantly without anyone tending to them.

"Akina-san, Akane-san, come and look."

Standing outside the fence, Naoki Nagayama, seeing the garden full of cosmos, immediately called the two girls behind him.

The three stood in a row, like children, holding the fence, admiring the colorful flowers in the garden. Up close, each cosmos looked like a small sunflower, smiling at the sky.

"Really beautiful~"

Naoki Nagayama stepped back a bit and raised the camera,

"Akina-san, Akane-san, look here!"

Click, the two girls admiring the flowers were captured in the frame,

Then he changed several angles, capturing the blooming garden and the smiling faces of the two girls together,

The weather was beautiful, the scene was lovely, and the smiles were radiant....

"I'll send you the photos when they're developed~"

"Hey, thank you~"

....

Watching the two girls slowly walk away,

Naoki Nagayama returned to his third-floor room,

The fruit plate on the table reminded him of the pleasant chat they had.

The kitchen still faintly smelled of mapo tofu,

The open balcony reminded him of the people who stood there admiring the scenery,

The sudden return to the quiet of the small apartment after the lively atmosphere seemed a bit jarring,

"Loneliness...?"

Living alone, such small emotions often surge unexpectedly,

Naoki Nagayama tidied up the room, put away the camera, and tended to the few potted plants he had,

Such feelings gradually dissipated.

Turning on the radio, he lay on the sofa in the living room,

Planning to spend the afternoon listening to music as usual....

The radio played an introduction by a DJ,

"Next, let's listen to Miyuki Nakajima's ninth single—'Hitori Joushu' (Getting Used to Solitude)"

Naoki Nagayama hadn't reacted yet,

When the radio played Miyuki Nakajima's distinctive voice,

The place I return to feels like home when I hear your voice on the street corner

Beaten by the winter rain

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WTF??

Is this radio possessed?

Is it sympathizing with me?

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