Chapter 138: Reward
Late at night, Natsume Mio’s room was still lit up. She was still waiting for《 Chainsaw Man》’s update today.
Although she had already looked at the later manuscript at Sakamoto Ken’s house, she still had to follow-up read it first thing when it updated.
It updated right on time at midnight as always, and she clicked in right on time, also leaving the first comment for this chapter.
After carefully finishing it, she refreshed the page, and Mikazuki Haruna’s manga had also updated.
The two’s manga update times were exactly the same; they were rivals in the same period.
She continued clicking into her manga, reading through it page by page.
She had been following-up reading it from the very beginning, and she could clearly see the changes in drawing for《 Young Lady》.
Compared to the first few weeks, the illustrations now were obviously much more refined, and popularity was rising quickly too, though still far from A Jian’s manga.
But none of that was the point. The point was that this Mikazuki Haruna was coveting A Jian.
Natsume Mio closed the JUMP+ app. Having just finished《 Young Lady》’s latest chapter, her mind was now full of that Mikazuki Haruna’s figure, especially her gaze when looking at A Jian.
That was absolutely not the look of an ordinary colleague or a senior student looking at a junior!
It clearly carried a kind of… very obvious infatuation!
This woman definitely wanted to devour A Jian completely!
Just look at how she wore different stockings every time she came to see A Jian; she was clearly trying to seduce him!
Hmph, bad woman!
With her like this, it definitely wasn’t just appreciating his talent toward A Jian; she was clearly craving his body!
Such low-class tastes!
But such low-class tactics might actually work…
After all, that guy A Jian was actually just a pervert!
Natsume Mio rolled over on the bed, pulling the quilt higher, only her eyes exposed.
She had originally thought that after university started, she could naturally begin a wonderful campus romance with A Jian.
Dates, shopping, movies, couple hotels… just like any ordinary couple.
But then Mikazuki Haruna suddenly appeared out of nowhere!
And not only was Mikazuki Haruna rich, she was serializing manga with A Jian and was his direct senior student.
She of course understood the principle of the one nearest the water getting the moon first; after all, she had started out thinking she was the closest.
Now, this Mikazuki Haruna was too much of a threat!
The original plan was to confess to A Jian at a suitable time before university officially started, and then truly get together.
Although they had already kissed before, that time had been her sneaking it.
This kind of thing still needed to be mutual consent.
But now…
Natsume Mio looked at the date on her mobile phone; there were still a few days until the entrance ceremony.
Hmm… although she had already gone to school to register and gotten her student ID, strictly speaking, it didn’t count as officially starting until the entrance ceremony, right?
Right! It hasn’t started yet!
That meant she still had these last few days!
She had to completely win over A Jian within these few days!
Besides the visible threat of Mikazuki Haruna, Natsume Mio actually had another layer of hidden worry in her heart.
That was, in those memories about the “future,” besides Haruna, there was a third woman!
Unlike Haruna, at least there was a conspicuous red luxury sedan as a clue, allowing her to match it in reality.
For that mysterious third woman, Natsume Mio had no specific impressions in her mind, not even a vague outline.
She had no idea at all when or where A Jian had hooked up with such a person.
Clearly… clearly I was the first one here!
All these years, she had never confessed back in middle school and had always quietly paid attention to him.
How did it feel… like she was instead going to become the last one?!
No way!
Absolutely not!
Natsume Mio suddenly threw off the quilt and grabbed the nearby body pillow, hugging it tightly to her chest.
She buried her cheek deeply into the soft pillow core, as if trying to embed her whole self into it.
Her nose was surrounded by the scent on the cushion fabric, the lingering fresh scent of laundry detergent, but it couldn’t satisfy her.
She closed her eyes, imagining the body pillow was A Jian…
Imagining his scent, imagining the warmth and heartbeat on his body…
“Mm… A Jian…”
The girl softly murmured, her arms tightening even more, squeezing the entire body pillow completely out of shape.
Those fragments deep in her memories surged into her mind.
Not just those memories from the “future.”
But also every moment of contact with the real A Jian in this recent period.
Especially that kiss…
Although at the time it was just a brief touch of lips, that warm soft sensation was already engraved in her mind, impossible to shake off.
Her body… seemed to be getting a bit hot.
Natsume Mio felt her cheeks burning, her breathing becoming rapid.
Thinking of that very long, very long memory, when hugging A Jian tightly.
The weather was still very hot, but they didn’t mind being drenched in sweat.
That profound impression, that sensation, that immersion, that…
She rolled over, feeling her mind even more chaotic, various thoughts surging up.
She felt the burning heat in her body almost melting her entirely.
It was only less than five minutes.
Natsume Mio curled up on the bed, her body completely relaxing after tensing up, and she quietly looked at her right hand.
Her fingers were very slender and tender; A Jian really liked her hands, and when holding hands, he would gently pinch them.
She also liked A Jian’s hands; his were a bit rougher than hers, hot, and could completely envelop hers, very comfortable.
The girl rubbed her tip, her mind filled with A Jian’s face, savoring the earlier experience.
This sensation felt somewhat empty and lost.
In front of her, beside her, the imagined A Jian was of course not here; what was left was her empty room with only herself.
Like falling from the clouds back to the ground.
After a long time, Natsume Mio finally sat up from the bed.
She supported herself with both hands on the bed surface, took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, the heat on her body quickly dissipating.
No sleepiness at all.
Natsume Mio sat back at the desk, opening the notebook on the desk; this was her notes for vocal music learning, and the latest few pages had some fragmentary lyrics.
To become a voice actor, just voice acting wasn’t enough; she also needed to sing, and performing the theme song was one of a voice actor’s jobs.
If she could sing besides voice acting, that was a big advantage in auditions.
She had studied music and wanted to write a few original songs, but she always had no ideas for lyrics.
Twirling the pen in her hand, her thoughts drifted to Sakamoto Ken again.
Thinking that after A Jian moved to Taito Ward, the studio’s location was already very close to her home.
Taking a car there would take less than twenty minutes at most, so she could go find him anytime.
And he hadn’t clearly refused her going over again today.
But she definitely wasn’t the only one with such thoughts!
That Mikazuki Haruna also knew where A Jian’s studio was, and she could go there anytime too.
So…
Tomorrow, she would go take a look at A Jian’s studio too!
