"Meow!"
Roast Meat let out a dissatisfied meow, annoyed that his own "charm" had been sold for such a long time. Was this little dried fish really going to be denied to him?
Normally, he would start with at least three sticks in one bite, and now you're being so stingy with just one.
I'm not serving you anymore.
After a few more disgruntled meows and realizing that the girl still wasn't letting go, he gave a reluctant lick before leaving with dignity.
Hearing the fuss, Misaki Saki snapped back to reality.
Seeing the plump cat about to leave, she promptly stuffed the dried fish into Roast Meat's mouth.
Continue reading at m|v-l'e-NovelFire
Presented with the unexpected treat, the chubby cat shamefully forgot the pride he had just displayed.
He snatched the dried fish in a single bite and scurried away, fearful that the young girl might snatch it back again.
Misaki Saki also stood up and quickly ran to the bathroom to wash her hands, then came back and plopped down on the other side of Haruka.
Glancing up at the girl beside him, Haruka Yuzan didn't bother to engage her but continued to play with his phone.
"Haruka, I want you to look at my draft."
At that, Haruka Yuzan also perked up,
"This time I'll look at it for you, but if there's no progress, I'm going to have to punish you."
After saying that, he put his phone back in his pocket and headed upstairs, worried about the progress of what he referred to as his "portable little gold mine."
"Hmph!"
Misaki Saki let out a discontented snort and then hopped off the sofa to follow the boy upstairs.
"Today I'm definitely going to surprise you."
The voice faded away, and Chiba Shimizu continued to sit there, quietly flipping through the magazine in her hands.
....
"Hey, Haruka, what's the deal between you and Shimizu?" Misaki Saki teased, winking at the boy.
Using the tone of an elder while sporting such a youthful face, it was truly jarring.
Haruka Yuzan chuckled, "Honestly, there's really nothing going on between us."
Haruka Yuzan took the additional drafts from the girl's hands,
and began to read seriously. Unbeknownst to him, he was about to be even more startled,
the story was simple yet vivid,
beginning with the male lead inheriting an apartment building, followed by his journey of renting it out,
with only two tenants currently, a beautiful mother who came to Tokyo with her daughter to work,
and another character designed as an irresistibly cute young girl.
The artwork was still very good, even evoking a strong sense of immersion in Haruka Yuzan.
And he also knew that tonight, a third tenant would arrive.
Substitute an apartment building for a villa, and wasn't that exactly his situation?
"What were you thinking?"
"How about it! This is something I spent a lot of time on!" Misaki Saki stuck out her tongue playfully, "I think it's great, and I plan to work on two comics at once, rushing them both out!"
"Suit yourself," Haruka Yuzan gave up resisting and responded somewhat helplessly.
"So, about the inspiration for today?"
He looked up to see the girl only wearing a little tank top and black shorts, her slender legs pressed together, looking very coy and pleading.
A faint blush graced her adorable face, her golden curly hair tied up into two cute ponytails, artistically trailing at her waist.
Her skin was fair, and her build was petite.
"I can give you inspiration, but tonight you can't use a carbon pen to mark it up,"
Haruka Yuzan retorted.
"Ah? Can I just draw it a few more times, then it will be more realistic, and besides, you'll get a share of the model fee when I make money!"
"Hey, it's hard to wash off, I have to scrub it loads of times when I shower, plus, that spot is really delicate, you can't scrub it hard."
There was one more thing Haruka Yuzan didn't say out loud: every time, there's this feeling of shame from being marked with the character "正" (correct).
"Just a few more times, I promise. I'll use a pencil today!"
"...."
.......