I.W.B.A.L

　　"It's a very feminine name."

　　"Because it's a girls' comic."

　　He turned around and glanced at the serious Umetaro Nozaki, knowing that he was talking about a real sage. After looking at him for a while, he repeated the word "really" at the serious expression on Nozaki's face, smiled, and went to add to his notes.

　　When it was time to go home from school, after saying goodbye to everyone else, Kento came over to Umetaro Nozaki, and after he had packed his things, he asked him a few questions.

　　"Everything packed?"

　　"Yeah, it's all packed."

　　"Let's go, then?"

　　"Um."

　　The quiet Umetaro Nozaki walked in front, and Kento followed quietly beside him. The two of them left the school. It was rare to see the two of them walking together. Ichika, who was going home with her sisters, came over to ask them.

　　However, Kento did not tell her that Umetaro was a shojo cartoonist. He just covered it up and said that he was visiting Umetaro's home.

　　Ichika seemed to be eager to go along, but for the sake of safety, she was not allowed to go along.

　　Eriri stood aside and watched coldly the intimate interaction between Ichika and Kento, but she still glanced at Nozaki Umetaro. Like Kento, she knew Nozaki Umetaro's identity, and her eyes fell on Kento again, wondering what Kento was going to do by suddenly approaching Nozaki Umetaro.

　　On the way, Umetaro Nozaki also bought some ingredients. It happened that Kento felt that the ingredients in his refrigerator were almost empty. He looked at the fresh ingredients, hesitated for a moment, and decided to come back tomorrow.

　　"Because I live alone, I am responsible for all three meals."

　　On the way home, Umetaro Nozaki explained this to Kento, who nodded to show his understanding.

　　"I feel the same way, but have you lived alone before?"

　　"I used to live at home, but it wasn't until I was in high school that my family gave me permission to live alone. Plus, my comic book was approved for serialization, so they agreed to let me live alone."

　　Image: "Futaba Rio", Location: "Images/1639152951-100277911-108076047.jpg"

　　Picture: "Umetaro Nozaki", location: "Images/1639153114-100277911-108076047.jpg"

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　　I dreamed of a rich woman who took care of me tenderly, woooooooooo…

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Cherry Blossom Season: 94. It's like stepping into a completely different world

　　Umetaro Nozaki's apartment is quite a distance away from where Kento lives, but the general direction of home is almost the same, except that his apartment is a little further north than Kento's, so he doesn't need to worry about walking too long at night when going home.

　　"Come in."

　　Arriving at the door of the apartment, Umetaro Nozaki took the key out of his pocket, opened the door, stepped into the house first, and brought the slippers prepared for the guests to Kento.

　　"Well, excuse me."

　　Looking at the spacious entrance and the long corridor, it is much more spacious than Kento's own apartment.

　　He took off his shoes, pointed the toes of his shoes towards the door, and followed Nozaki Umetaro into the house in his slippers. The living room was about one-third the size of the apartment where Kento lived. It was furnished with tables and chairs, and there was a bookshelf next to it, which was filled with dictionaries and various painting-related books.

　　Kento, who was not very knowledgeable about painting, only recognized two common dictionaries and some famous works.

　　"It's a big room. It looks spacious. It's much bigger than my apartment. The view outside is also nice. It's a nice apartment."

　　"I looked at a lot of apartments, but this one is the only one I like, so I chose to live here. I won't worry about work for now. Let's prepare dinner first."

　　"Have you already agreed to keep me here and let me work for you for a long time?"

　　Umetaro Nozaki smiled, and seeing a smile on his face, which usually looked a little dull, made people feel that there was something malicious in it.

　　"Can I help you?"

　　"Please help me with the ingredients. Take out the meat and vegetables, and prepare the potatoes and radishes."

　　They took out the ingredients bought by Umetaro Nozaki from the shopping bag, rinsed them carefully, and started to process them. The two of them, who were both relatively good at cooking, worked together to quickly prepare dinner.

　　The two people sat in the living room, facing each other, and ate the dinner that had just been prepared together.

　　"This is probably my first time having dinner with a boy of the same age."

　　"Aren't you close to Yoshii and Sakamoto? I see you guys hanging out together a lot."

　　"I only had lunch with the two of them, but not dinner. Since we lived far away, I didn't stay until the evening and went home before dark."

　　"I see."

　　Umetaro Nozaki nodded and ate his dinner quietly without saying a word.

　　Looking at the young man sitting opposite him, Kento couldn't help but choke on his words and quietly ate his dinner. No matter how slowly the two boys chewed, their eating speed was not much slower and they finished their dinner quickly.

　　Umetaro Nozaki cleaned up the dishes by himself, put them in the kitchen sink, washed them, and put them away. When he returned to the living room, the atmosphere suddenly became unusual.

　　"Then the work is about to begin. Please help me blacken the marked areas first."

　　He picked up his comic book from the desk beside him, handed the completed part to Kento, and pointed to the place marked with an 'x'.

　　"Is that all that's needed?"

　　Looking down at the uncolored manuscript, Kento turned his gaze to Umetaro Nozaki in front of him.

　　"Just color it."

　　He nodded and said that for now he only needed to paint. As for work like pasting the mesh, there was no need to rush. He just needed to finish the current work.

　　Looking down at the exquisite and gorgeous painting in front of him, Kento just silently picked up the pen and began his work of blackening, then sat silently at the table. The two of them fell into silence, no one spoke, and in the silence, there was only the sound of the pen "squeaking".

　　Kento's character is that when he focuses on something, he will devote his whole heart to it. Even when Umetaro Nozaki opposite him suddenly stood up and went to the bathroom, Kento did not raise his head. He stared quietly at the manuscript paper in front of him, painting the black paper as accurately as a machine.

　　When Umetaro Nozaki, who was sitting at the table, felt the soreness in his neck and slowly raised his head, he found that the manuscripts he had handed to Kento in front of him seemed to have been almost smeared out.

　　"So soon?"

　　Umetaro Nozaki stretched out his hand, took the blackened manuscripts in his hands, and looked at them carefully.

　　The blackening technique was not outstanding, but it had reached the passing line. It was completed quite well, and the speed was so fast that Umetaro Nozaki could not help but cast his eyes on Kento and stared at him closely.

　　want to.

　　I want him to keep painting the dark shadows on me.

　　Feeling a chill, Kento stopped what he was doing, slowly raised his head, and met the fiery gaze of Nozaki Umetaro.

　　".....Why are you staring at me?"

　　"Hey, Miyamizu, is there anything special going on during the weekdays?"

　　"Dating your girlfriend?"

　　"...."

　　His ears twitched slightly, and Umetaro Nozaki looked at Kento in front of him with some surprise.

　　"Girlfriend? Nakano, or Sawamura?"

　　"No, none of them. This is not the key point. Why are you asking this?"

　　"Nothing, I just feel that your blackening skills are quite outstanding. Are you interested in being my assistant?"

　　"...No, let me make it clear first. I'm only here to help you with the notes. Don't expect me to stay here all the time to help you with this kind of thing."

　　"That's a shame."

　　After hearing this, Umetaro Nozaki felt a little regretful. He slowly raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already ten o'clock in the evening.

　　"It's already ten o'clock."

　　"Well, already... huh?"

　　Nodding, Kento slowly raised his head and looked at the wall beside him. Looking at the clock hands on it, it was already past the eight o'clock he had expected, and it was almost half past ten.

　　I silently took out my mobile phone from my pocket, took a look, and saw the screen full of missed calls and unread messages.

　　He always turned the volume down to the lowest setting, and only turned it up to make it tremble.

　　It's not that he didn't feel anything when he was painting black, but his concentration was on the act of painting black. His mind was only thinking about 'painting this part first' and 'wait until I finish painting this picture'. Due to his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, he even forgot to answer the phone.

　　He casually clicked on the message and replied to a text message saying that he was at a classmate's house and would be home soon. Then Kento slowly stood up and looked at Umetaro Nozaki in front of him.

　　"family?"

　　"Well, it's getting late, and the blackening is almost done."

　　Looking at the completed blackened works piled up on the table, Kento sighed slowly.

　　"I'll go back first."

　　"Well, be careful on the road."

　　Nozaki Umetaro lowered his head, leaned over the table and continued to draw. Looking at the serious Nozaki Umetaro, Kento felt helpless and walked quietly towards the door.

　　Walking on the night road home, the lights are bright, and Kento, wearing a school uniform, walks quietly towards home.

　　On the quiet way home, there weren't many people around like during the day. I walked leisurely towards my apartment, feeling a little lonely in my heart. My pace quickened a little. It was getting late, and I just wanted to go home and rest early.

　　Just as he was passing by a park, on the quiet road, Kento Er suddenly heard a whimper and a low moan in his ears, which made him look towards the dark park on the side.

　　"There, there must be someone here...right?"

　　"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"

　　"Hmm... um..."

　　The hesitant and worried voice of the young man and the rude urging voice of the woman made Kento slow down his pace slightly and lighten his footsteps, walking quietly on the road outside the park.

　　Maybe it's because the sound is too far away, so I can't hear it clearly.

　　"You're moving too slowly, just take it off!"

　　"Uh, um! No!"

　　"Why is your personality like a girl? Hurry up and squat down!"

　　"Hmm…"

　　He looked into the park with curiosity, but because of the branches and leaves of the trees, he could not see clearly. Deep in the bushes, he could only vaguely see a delicate figure trembling as she squatted down, and a woman who looked a little "plump" standing in front of him.

　　A black rope was tied around the delicate boy's neck and in the hands of the 'busty' woman.

　　"I spend so much money every month just for this, right? Be quick!"

　　"...."

　　Listening to the female voice, Kento slowly withdrew his gaze. After hearing this part, he no longer had any interest in listening any further. He silently quickened his pace and left the park.

　　After spending about half an hour to return to his apartment, he stood on the side of the road and looked at Qingpu's house where the lights had been turned off. He slowly walked to the door of his house, took out the key, opened the door, and entered the house.

　　The familiar smell and the familiar environment made Kento gradually relax. He closed the door casually, took off his school uniform jacket and hung it aside, entered the room, and poured himself a glass of water.

　　Looking at my room, I didn't know what to do for a moment.

　　"Take a shower and go to bed."

　　There was nothing special, so Kento walked into the bathroom...

　　Because he went to bed a little later than usual, Kento woke up a little later than usual. Amid the constant noise of the alarm clock, he sat up from the bed, yawned, and got up from his clothes.

　　Wash and get dressed.

　　When I was thinking about whether I should prepare breakfast or even a lunch box for myself, the doorbell rang.

　　When he opened the door, he saw Setsuna and Saionji Sekai standing at the door.

　　"Good morning, Setsuna."

　　"Good morning."

　　"Hey, Miyamizu-kun, you look a little under the weather. Did you go to bed very late last night?"

　　"Well, I got home a little late. I was at a friend's house, helping with some things, and didn't get home until around ten o'clock."

　　Looking in front of him, his eyes fixed on him, Kento added another sentence.

　　"Boy."

　　After returning to the house, since there was still plenty of time, Kento took out the few remaining ingredients from his refrigerator, simply fried an egg, and had it as his breakfast.

　　"Will you go to that classmate's house today?"

　　Setsuna looked at Kento who was sitting at the table and having breakfast, and asked.