[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment":3,"chapter-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-503":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Tokyo: You Call This Normal Equipment?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1952478,2739,"Chapter 503","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-503",503,"\u003Cp>It should be like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded secretly, feeling that this explanation made a lot of sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it’s good that she came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun was just looking for an opportunity to ask Odo Orihime what her purpose was in asking him to learn drawing before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he met her today, he could just probe her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and regular footsteps came from the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stunning figure appeared in the halo of backlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odo Orihime was still wearing that iconic red and black kimono today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exquisite fabric was embroidered with dark patterns, flowing slightly with her steps, gorgeous and restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was that kind of transcendent, near-perfect beauty and exquisiteness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin was as fair as new snow, and her features seemed to have been carved by the gods with the most care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A waterfall of long black hair was combed into an elegant princess-cut hairstyle, with a few strands of hair hanging down softly on both sides of her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most eye-catching thing was still those eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep, eerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When stared at by her, one would unconsciously produce a sense of insignificance and chill from being stared at by the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her temperament was cold and noble, as if she was born standing on the clouds, holding a kind of distant indifference to everything in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This temperament was perfectly set off and strengthened by the red and black kimono she wore, making people dare not look directly, and yet unable to help being attracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked in slowly, her steps silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And following closely behind her was that expressionless, doll-like Konoe Hitomi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, half a step behind, Furukawa Masahiro, who had a just-right respectful smile on his face and bowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odo Orihime’s gaze swept across the room first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it passed over Xia Xia Xia Mujun who stood up, those eerie eyes lingered for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze finally fell on Furukawa Saio sitting by the shogi board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her red lips parted slightly, her voice was cold and flat, without any emotion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Play shogi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concise, straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furukawa Saio had long been used to her senior sister’s style, not only not feeling cold, but even more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded hard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior sister, Saio was guided by big brother today! I feel I have become much stronger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior sister, you have to be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun, seeing this, very consciously took the initiative to stand up from the cushion beside the shogi board and gave up his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odo Orihime showed no reaction to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked extremely naturally to the seat Xia Xia Xia Mujun had just sat in and sat down gracefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even care that this was the seat he had just sat in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stretched out her slender, fair fingers and began to tidy up the slightly scattered pieces on the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were unhurried, carrying a pleasing sense of rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the gap of tidying up the pieces, her gaze finally turned to Xia Xia Xia Mujun standing to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still not looking up, just turning her head, asking in that flat, waveless tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard from Hitomi...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your drawing now, can it already 'enter the eyes'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun faced this powerful eldest miss with a calm mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, practiced for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should... be considered okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a relatively conservative evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odo Orihime heard this and didn't say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still focused on the board, as if thinking about the upcoming game with Saio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she clearly issued instructions, without looking back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drawing paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drawing pen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoe Hitomi, who was standing behind her, nodded slightly immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hand and clapped twice gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The applause sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost the moment the applause fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men in black suits, with straight figures and expressionless faces, appeared quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them held a wooden tray and an easel that looked very exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tray was filled with a thick stack of high-quality sketch paper, various models of sketch pencils, charcoal pencils, erasers, and pencil sharpeners and other tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked in lightly and placed the things respectfully in front of Xia Xia Xia Mujun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without a word, they retreated silently again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole process was fast, quiet, and efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun looked at the professional drawing tools that suddenly appeared, and was stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then remembered that he had indeed promised Odo Orihime that after his drawing level reached a certain level, he would draw for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had accepted that extremely generous \"prepayment\"—a ten-tsubo property under the Odo family name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally understood the principle of taking people’s money and eliminating disasters for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that he wasn't quite sure what Odo Orihime specifically wanted him to draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Odo Orihime, who had refocused her attention on the board, and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orihime, what do you want me to draw?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still life? Scenery? Or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Odo Orihime’s brief silence, her cold voice sounded again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Draw Hitomi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was flat, as if talking about a matter-of-fact thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Konoe Hitomi’s beautiful face, which was always expressionless like a mask, a trace of extremely faint surprise flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She widened her eyes slightly and looked at her eldest miss’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, that trace of surprise dissipated without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to that waveless look, her eyelids drooping, returning to silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun didn't think too much after hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only felt that Odo Orihime might just want to test his current drawing level by drawing the person she was most familiar with?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, observing and depicting familiar people best reflects the painter’s capturing ability and expressiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is very reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't hesitate and began to observe the surrounding environment, looking for a suitable angle and atmosphere for drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze turned to the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was currently around three o'clock in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The autumn afternoon sun had become gentle and mellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shone down through the lush branches and leaves of the tall maple tree in the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was filtered and shattered by the layers of maple leaves, becoming like something processed by a professional soft light box.\u003C\u002Fp>",1058,"2026-06-15T07:10:31.195Z","2026-06-15T07:45:40.648Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8b6335aeb5c778dc80cfbfcb41e2df15994b2513195d8c14d71f3a1a946aa056","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-504","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-502",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]