Chapter 1205: I knew Naoki-san's efficiency was absolutely OK!!!

Because these few days were in the rainy season, Naoki Nagayama didn't continue filming the location shots for "Departures," and he let the crew have a holiday again~

Taking advantage of the free time in the morning, he just happened to be able to complete the unfinished business before...

"Akina~"

Naoki Nagayama asked Akina, who was holding little Xia Hua and teasing her.

"There's an important matter!"

"Nani?"

"When will you finish reading your novel?" Naoki Nagayama continued, "That 'Full House' one... I want to take it to the editor at Shogakukan to read~"

"There's still a little bit of the ending left that I don't want to read..."

"Don't want to?"

"Yeah..." Akina had a tangled expression on her face. "Once I finish reading it, it'll be gone..."

"......"

What kind of strange idea is this?! Shouldn't reading a novel mean finishing it?

Naoki Nagayama walked to Akina's side and asked with some surprise:

"Don't you want to know the grand finale?"

"Of course I do!" Akina continued, "But I also don't want to..."

"Uh..."

"It's very tangled..."

As Akina said this, she looked at Naoki Nagayama, her tone complaining,

"In short, it's all Naoki-san's fault!"

"Ha?"

Naoki Nagayama's eyes widened; this was no longer the classic "you were wrong," this was completely a pot falling from the sky!

"Writing the story so well... making people reluctant to finish it..."

Akina also stood up, put little Xia Hua, who was looking at her mom and dad strangely, into Naoki Nagayama's arms, and revealed a cunning expression.

"I'm going to finish reading it now... but Naoki-san has to hurry up and start writing the next novel! It still has to be this sweet and interesting, okay!"

After saying this, she kissed Naoki Nagayama's face and then walked quickly upstairs, preparing to finish reading the manuscript placed at the head of the bed.

"...... Is this a custom-made text?"

It seems like he was PUA'd without knowing it, right? It seems like it's not...

Naoki Nagayama lowered his head and bumped into little Xia Hua's ignorant eyes, feeling that he was also a bit confused now:

"Hua-chan... I'm getting more and more unable to understand your mother..."

"Ah ah... Mom..."

Little Xia Hua subconsciously followed and called out...

"...."

There was only a little bit of the ending left, so naturally it didn't take long to read. After Naoki Nagayama accompanied little Xia Hua to read the children's picture book, Akina walked down from upstairs.

Akina, full of smiles on her face, said very happily:

"Sure enough, it's a good ending! It's really great that they are together!"

"......"

It was already said to be a love story, how could it be a bad ending!

If it were written as a sad ending, wouldn't he be sent razor blades by numerous readers?

Eh... wait, it seems that tragic love is more moving...

Many thoughts popped up in Naoki Nagayama's mind, but Akina didn't stop. Instead, after handing the file bag to Naoki Nagayama, she took little Xia Hua into her arms.

"Alright, alright, Naoki-san, hurry up and take the manuscript to Shogakukan..."

Akina, like a factory owner squeezing the sweat and blood of workers, pretended to be very cold and said,

"And then Naoki-san, hurry back and write a new novel before dinner... otherwise..."

When she said this, Akina suddenly blushed:

"Otherwise, compensate with your body!"

"!!!"

Is it this explicit after marriage?! Can you be this wanton after having a child?

Little Xia Hua is right beside you, Akina, don't you avoid people when you speak? You'll spoil the child!!!

"Dream on! You nymphomaniac who covets my flesh!"

Naoki Nagayama pretended to hug his arms.

"I will not yield!"

"Pfft..."

Akina couldn't help but laugh, put down the little baby, and chased Naoki Nagayama to make a fuss, and little Xia Hua also excitedly cheered with "ah ya" on the sofa~

However, the child's mother let the child's father escape after taking advantage of him a lot~

Putting on his coat, Naoki Nagayama took an umbrella from the entrance and then walked slowly into the fine drizzle.

Shogakukan wasn't actually too far from Mountain Cherry Garden, and the rain scene was also very nice, so Naoki Nagayama decided to walk over.

Dark clouds covered most of the sky, and the light passing through the gaps in the clouds seemed to have added a layer of cold-toned filter, making the whole city become sentimental.

Walking alone on the sidewalk in Chiyoda, the unhurried footsteps formed a sharp contrast with the hurried pedestrians. Naoki Nagayama appreciated the rain scene while walking towards Shogakukan.

The continuous raindrops hit the umbrella, and the "pfft pfft" sound was like giving the ears a massage, somewhat comfortable and relaxing...

"No wonder Big Totoro would like it~"

Such thoughts popped up in Naoki Nagayama's head, and then he associated it with "The Garden of Words" that he had recalled and drawn a long time ago.

"After 'Totoro,' how about producing this animation too?"

"No, no, to draw such a complex animation in this era, the production cost is too high..."

Perhaps because it was raining, or perhaps because of the fresh water vapor, in short, strange thoughts kept popping up in Naoki Nagayama's head along the way.

It wasn't until he arrived at the familiar Shogakukan that these thoughts slowly disappeared.

"Naoki-san!"

The glasses girl at the front desk, Reiki Nozawa, saw Naoki Nagayama putting away his umbrella at a glance and stepped forward to greet him somewhat excitedly.

"Why did you come on a rainy day!"

"Because I'm here to submit a manuscript!" Naoki Nagayama laughed. "Kuniharu-san has been urging me for a long time!"

"Submit a manuscript?"

Reiki Nozawa helped Naoki Nagayama put away his umbrella while leading him into the interior of Shogakukan.

"Ah! Does Naoki-san have a new work?!"

"Haha, yes..."

"What type is it? Is it romance, or sci-fi?"

Because Naoki Nagayama's previous novel was "Jurassic Park," Reiki Nozawa didn't know for a moment whether the great author would continue to write new types of novels.

However, judging from his own interests, Reiki Nozawa still hoped that Naoki Nagayama would continue to write romance!

"It's romance!"

Naoki Nagayama laughed and followed Reiki Nozawa into Shogakukan.

"Light comedy romance!"

"That's great!"

Reiki Nozawa's happiness was visible to the naked eye, and she had even planned to get on good terms with Kuniharu Morikawa and take a look in advance before the trial printing...

As they were talking, the two arrived at Kuniharu Morikawa's office. Reiki Nozawa knocked on the door diligently:

"Naoki-san, I'll bring you here..."

"Arigato..."

Kuniharu Morikawa, who was originally sitting in the office burying his head in reading something, looked up and saw Naoki Nagayama:

"Naoki-san?!"

After saying this, the expression on his face changed from surprise to pleasant surprise:

"Your new novel is finished?!!!"

He knew that Naoki Nagayama would never come to Shogakukan to stroll around for no reason...

"Kuniharu-san is as wise as a god~"

Naoki Nagayama patted the file bag in his hand and placed it on the desk.

"Spent a lot of energy, the result is right here..."

"Hahaha, sure enough, it's Naoki-san!"

Kuniharu Morikawa hurriedly laughed and asked Naoki Nagayama to sit down, then busied himself with serving tea. At the same time, he calmly took the file bag on the desk into his hands.

"'Full House,' right? I knew Naoki-san's efficiency was absolutely OK... as long as there is inspiration, a novel or something is very fast!"

"Haha..."

Naoki Nagayama laughed it off; it was clearly written long ago, but it was just occupied by someone...

After chatting for a few words, Kuniharu Morikawa finally couldn't suppress the desire in his heart:

"Sumimasen... Naoki-san, just treat this as your own home... I'll start reading it first!"

"Good, good..."

They were so familiar, so Naoki Nagayama didn't care too much. Seeing that Kuniharu Morikawa had already started reading the manuscript, he scanned the office and decisively picked up the latest issue of "Weekly Shonen Sunday" to read.

"Slam Dunk" was still the main publication of this magazine. Naoki Nagayama was surprised to find that the manga had just reached the plot of Mitsui Hisashi...

"Hmm..."

After flipping through it with great interest, Naoki Nagayama finally saw the classic scene where Mitsui Hisashi knelt in front of Coach Anzai with tears and snot, shouting with tears:

"Coach... I want to play basketball!"

After not knowing how many years, when seeing this scene, Naoki Nagayama still felt emotional in his heart... This is the initial moving feeling brought by hot-blooded manga!

When flipping down, Naoki Nagayama was surprised to find that a new manga was also just being read, and he had also seen the animation version of this manga...

"'Ranma 1/2'?!!!"

A healthy beautiful girl wearing a cheongsam and a huge cute panda... This is clearly a Chinese-style manga!

And the Nyannichuan that can change gender inside also left a deep impression on the former Naoki Nagayama... touching cold water and turning into a beautiful girl...

Then the question is, how to let the roommate go to the Nyannichuan to soak for a while?!

"Haha~"

Kuniharu Morikawa, who was immersed in reviewing the manuscript, was disturbed by the sudden laughter and looked up at Naoki Nagayama:

"Naoki-san? What's wrong?"

"Ah... daijobu!" Naoki Nagayama waved his hand. "I just thought of something funny..."

Kuniharu Morikawa nodded, and then continued to read "Full House" immersively, while Naoki Nagayama opposite him continued to read "Ranma 1/2" with pleasant surprise.

For a time, only the sound of flipping pages and drinking water remained in this office...

Half an hour later, Kuniharu Morikawa had a satisfied expression on his face:

"Naoki-san... although I only read a part of it, the plot of this 'Full House' is very interesting! It's very attractive, I look forward to continuing to read it... After I report to the Editor-in-Chief, it can be directly signed and printed!"

For a writer of Naoki Nagayama's level, all processes at Shogakukan were green lights! And all conditions were top-notch...

"Haha, is that so? As long as Kuniharu-san feels there's no problem~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded and prepared to leave.

"Then I'll wait for Kuniharu-san to report it, and I'll come over to sign the contract."

"Chotto matte Naoki-san..."

Seeing that Naoki Nagayama had the intention to leave, Kuniharu Morikawa hurriedly stood up:

"How can I let Naoki-san go back like this?! Doesn't this make others say that our Shogakukan is not hospitable!"

Kuniharu Morikawa hadn't seen Naoki Nagayama for a long time, and he didn't want his friendship with Naoki Nagayama to be just meeting once a year:

"It's almost noon, let's go have a drink! Let's go to a high-end restaurant!"

"This... Kuniharu-san, we are so familiar..." Naoki Nagayama actually didn't care about a meal. "No need to spend money..."

"It's precisely because we are familiar friends that we should treat you well!"

Kuniharu Morikawa hurriedly grabbed Naoki Nagayama's arm to prevent him from escaping.

"Besides, my entertainment budget for this year is still plenty... Naoki-san doesn't need to save for Shogakukan!"

"....."

Since Kuniharu Morikawa said so, and was so enthusiastic, Naoki Nagayama had to follow Kuniharu Morikawa to a very expensive Japanese restaurant in Shinjuku...

And while chatting and drinking, he killed time until two in the afternoon.

After Kuniharu Morikawa went home drunk, Naoki Nagayama, with a slightly red face, took a taxi back to Mountain Cherry Garden...

"So..."

Akina Nakamori was a bit angry and helped Naoki Nagayama wipe his face.

"Naoki-san left me and little Xia Hua to eat a big meal!"

Because Shogakukan was relatively close, at noon, Akina had made a sumptuous lunch at home!

Although she knew that a man like Naoki Nagayama definitely wouldn't have any trouble, and must have been delayed by something, Akina was still worried for a while.

"...... Because Kuniharu-san was too enthusiastic... he wouldn't let me go..."

Naoki Nagayama was a bit weak, because he didn't bring his phone, so he really didn't notify the family.

"Then you should have told the family!"

Akina originally wanted to continue being angry, but seeing her husband's somewhat drunk and dull appearance, it seemed a bit cute again... so she couldn't be angry anymore...

Sure enough, finding a partner means finding someone good-looking; when you want to be angry, look at that handsome (beautiful) face and you won't be angry anymore...

"Tell me next time, okay..." Akina said softly, "Otherwise Hua-chan and I will be worried!"

"Hai hai... I will definitely remember!"

At this time, of course, everything listens to the wife~

After refreshing, Naoki Nagayama wanted to hug little Xia Hua, but the little one smelled the alcohol and refused to be close, and even resisted being in the same room, which made Naoki Nagayama feel lost...

"Haha, you can't hug Hua-chan after drinking~"

Akina said with a smile.

"At least wait until the alcohol smell dissipates... it'll be evening! And now Hua-chan doesn't want to be in the same room with the alcohol smell..."

"..... sigh...."

Helpless Naoki Nagayama could only stay in the study alone...

Leaning his head on the chair, Naoki Nagayama felt a dizzy sensation in his head, and the thoughts of the day floated up from time to time.

The sound of rain outside the window didn't know when it started to get louder, both repressed and violent, vaguely mixed with some thunder, "whoosh whoosh" like washing everything between heaven and earth...

Suddenly, the image of a man running away in a storm suddenly appeared in Naoki Nagayama's mind... running while tearing off the clothes that bound him...

Until finally shouting silently at the sky!

During the period, there was also a vicissitudes narration like the voice of God:

"Some birds, they are born to not be caged, their feathers are too bright..."

With a "crack," a thunderbolt exploded not far away.

Naoki Nagayama opened his eyes in the light of the lightning, his originally chaotic eyes became clear, and he muttered the newly recalled movie in his mouth:

"'The Shawshank Redemption'?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1206 =====