Chapter 81: Found You!
The old apartment in Adachi Ward, Sakamoto Ken had just returned.
He was refreshing the submission webpage for “Future Film Star” on his mobile phone.
He soon found his submitted work《Look Back》 and clicked in to take a look.
The page was very simple, with just the work synopsis, a link for online reading, and the rating area.
This webpage was public, and any user could read and rate it.
Currently, there were already a few ratings under his work.
「Sensitivity 3000 Times: 10 points」
「Anonymous Reader: 9 points」
「If Miracles Have Color: 9 points」
「Anonymous Reader: 1 point」
One 10-point rating, two 9-point ratings, and one 1-point rating?
Sakamoto Ken’s brows furrowed slightly as he clicked on that 1-point review.
This 1-point review also came with a comment:
「I’ve been following this author’s《Chainsaw Man》, he said in the live broadcast that he was going to publish a short story, now I’ve seen it, but it made me cry, really made me cry… from noon until now, an entire afternoon, I feel like I’m going to jade jade, Fujino and Kyomoto actually had that kind of ending… Author, how could you be so mean! Author, I’m going to kill you…」
“…”
No, couldn’t you rate it more objectively?
You cried watching it, shouldn’t you give it a 10-point rating?
Although it got a 1-point rating, from another angle, it precisely proves the impact of《Look Back》 this work.
Fortunately, the final decision for this submission is mainly in the hands of the judges.
After all, the purpose of the entire submission is to select the work most suitable for film adaptation, and the readers’ public ratings are more of a reference.
The reviews for this kind of short story will definitely differ from long shonen manga, requiring more emotional impact.
Sakamoto Ken closed the webpage.
It had just been uploaded, the judges might not have seen it yet, he believed the judges were definitely professional.
Putting down his mobile phone, Sakamoto Ken immediately continued rushing his manuscript.
The submission was now at episode 17, next was the drawing of episode 18.
The window was open, mainly for ventilation.
Except for hearing some strange noises at night, the residential area was generally very quiet, and occasional passing cars wouldn’t last too long.
But at this moment, Sakamoto Ken heard a particularly loud car engine sound from outside.
At first, he didn’t pay attention and continued drawing with his head down.
Until he finished this page and the sound still hadn’t disappeared, he then got up, preparing to close the window.
Coming to the bedside, Sakamoto Ken casually looked outside.
At this glance, he saw a red Porsche parked on the narrow path downstairs of the apartment building.
Immediately, a huge alarm blared in Sakamoto Ken’s mind.
He was all too familiar with this car, it was Mikazuki Haruna’s Panamera, a left-hand drive imported model.
Back then, quite a few stories had happened in the car, except hers was a four-seater model with a center console in the back seat separating it, not very convenient.
Fortunately, folding down the passenger seat a bit provided enough space, the chassis suspension was also good, it had more sports car feel than her other Mercedes S, and more luxury than her other convertible Boxster, just right.
But why would she appear here?
Does she know where my home is?
Sakamoto Ken shifted back a little, but now he didn’t need to worry about being seen by Haruna.
Because she was already stuck in this alley.
A car over five meters long was fine on the wide streets near her home, but now she had driven into this kind of path, and his apartment was at the end of the road, with the temple wall further ahead, no way to turn around, she could only reverse out.
And then, this guy’s driving skills weren’t great either, in the previous life he was the one driving more often.
Haruna was reversing, but the angle was wrong, and she directly knocked over the flower bed placed at the doorway of the neighboring household.
She stopped the car and hurriedly got out to check.
The flower bed was fine, but the front of the car had a scratch.
This guy angrily stomped her foot, propped up the flower bed, and got back in the car to continue reversing.
After fussing for ten minutes, she finally backed out of the path.
But she hadn’t left, just parked on the roadside.
Then she got out again and walked into the alley where the apartment was.
She stood downstairs looking around, while Sakamoto Ken hid behind the curtain.
Carefully recalling the experiences from the previous life.
Sakamoto Ken was certain she didn’t know this apartment’s address, when they met back then, he had already moved out, he had only mentioned to her that he used to live in a very rundown apartment.
With so many rundown apartments in the Tokyo suburbs, she couldn’t possibly pinpoint it.
So… how exactly did this guy find out?
Even in the entire Shueisha, the only one who knew his home address was Editor Kaji, Sakamoto Ken felt Editor Kaji’s professional ethics were trustworthy, she wouldn’t reveal personal privacy matters.
Sakamoto Ken slightly poked out half his head and saw Haruna walking around downstairs and about to leave, at this time another resident came out of the apartment building.
So Sakamoto Ken watched from upstairs as Haruna ran up to the resident, under the eaves.
Now the view was blocked, he couldn’t see.
She actually came in!
……
After receiving the message from the front desk girl, Mikazuki Haruna immediately drove to wait outside Shueisha.
Originally thinking Sakamoto Ken would take the train, she planned to tail him from afar.
But seeing him standing by the roadside waiting, Haruna realized he was going to take a taxi.
So she quickly went to the parking lot, drove the car out, and waited by the roadside at the street corner.
Seeing Sakamoto Ken get in the car, she followed from afar all the way to the residential area path here.
Finally, confirming he had entered this building.
Now, after entering the apartment building, Mikazuki Haruna looked at the rundown furnishings around and felt a bit novel.
She had never lived in a place like this, only seen similar old apartment buildings in some TV programs.
Haruna first walked into the corridor in front of the first floor, checked each room, and found that even the toilet and bathroom were shared by the entire floor.
Going up to the second floor, the layout was exactly the same as the first floor.
By the door was just a room number simply written with a paint pen, no other markings.
But this was Haruna’s second time exploring inside an apartment building, the first time was based on memory going to the apartment not far from the school.
Although that one was also old, it was maintained and renovated, much better than this one.
But as long as it was an apartment building, there should be one common thing: mailboxes for receiving mail.
Coming back to the front of the first floor main entrance, there was a small administrator’s room here, but no one inside now.
Next to the administrator’s room was a row of mailboxes.
Mikazuki Haruna checked them one by one, and sure enough, in the second row she saw that name:
「Room 202: Sakamoto Ken」.
“Found you!”
