My daily life with the Shiina sisters

"Should we say that he is worthy of being the eldest son of the Imagawa family?" Machida Sonoko said with a smile.

"That's not necessary. If I were just an ordinary person, I probably wouldn't think so much. At that time, I would have been lucky to be admitted. I wouldn't have been so picky as I am now."

The two ignored the guardrail and stepped directly into a small path.

"By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, why do you want to write this kind of light novel?"

"Well, I mainly want to change my parents' view of me."

"Cough cough cough..." Machida Sonoko looked like she was choked.

“Does it feel absurd?”

"It is true a little bit." Machida Sonoko said truthfully.

"I also want to do something else directly, but on the one hand, I am not very good at other things. This is a real world. Whether it is business or politics, it is not as simple as writing a light novel where you can give the protagonist all kinds of incredible abilities with just a few strokes."

"Comparatively speaking, the current method is very simple, with little trial and error cost, almost none, and it's also relatively easy, isn't it? More importantly, I just need to show that attitude. Of course, the most important reason is that the Imagawa family is almost at a blank stage in this regard, so it's easier for me to achieve results."

Seeing that Imagawa Kaede wanted to continue, Machida Sonoko interrupted him hastily:

"Is it really okay to tell this to an outsider like me? Didn't you say you were here to collect folk songs?"

Imagawa Kaede shook his head indifferently and said:

"No, no, no. In the eyes of others, you and I are not strangers. I think you should have noticed something, especially the soundproofing function of that small suite is simply too good."

Machida Sonoko looked at his somewhat naughty smile, exhaled slowly and said:

"Although I don't object to what Master Imagawa said, do you really think that way? Moreover, I really don't know what I have that can attract your attention."

"At this point, if I tell you that it was Yamaguchi Takashi and those guys who misunderstood, you will definitely not believe it. However, I will not specifically explain their misunderstanding. Just treat it as an accidental success."

"Now that I've answered your question, I also have something to ask you. No matter how you look at it, you're a good-looking person, so why don't you have a boyfriend yet?"

"Well..." Faced with this question, Machida Sonoko didn't know how to answer for a moment. After a long pause, she said awkwardly, "I was in the Manga Research Club when I was in college. This type of club, ahem... I don't have much time after work. The person I was hanging out with was suitable in other aspects, but, well, I just didn't like him, so..."

"So, you like me?" Imagawa Kaede thought the answer would be very interesting.

Machida Sonoko felt a little shy when suddenly asked this question, but she still nodded.

"Tsk, you're a face-hungry person." Imagawa Kaede complained silently in his heart, but of course he wouldn't say that on his face.

"Forget it, you should think about it carefully. Have you read "Tokyo Women's Guide"? " asked Imagawa Kaede.

“I have seen this before.”

"If you agree, I won't let you go like the owner of the kimono shop inside." After saying that, Imagawa Kaede walked towards the pond beside him.

Imagawa Kaede had never been here, and neither had the original owner. However, Imagawa Kaede was quite interested in this famous courtyard. In addition, the weather, which had been not very good, suddenly became clear for no apparent reason. Of course, it was mainly because summer was approaching, so it was cooler. Yes, it was simply cooler.

……

"It's so hot, Yuanzi, let's go back to the car and turn on the air conditioning."

"Da-me, I don't have money for gas, it will be cool inside."

"Actually, it's not impossible for me to go to your house. You don't even have money to pay the electricity bill, do you?"

"Well, I haven't been to Shinjuku Gyoen for a long time."

"No, it's too hot. Didn't I ask you to come with me to collect folk songs? Why are you always wandering around the places you want to go?"

"Okay, stop complaining. At worst I can cook for you in the evening. Come to my house." Machida Sonoko's voice became lower and lower, but Imagawa Kaede's hearing has always been very good, basically full marks, so he naturally heard what she said.

So he laughed even more wildly.

Imagawa Kaede rarely does something just for one person.

The small bridge, flowing water, pavilions and terraces are very nice. Imagawa Kaede pointed to the small pavilion over there and said:

"Go sit over there. It must be tiring to walk all the time in high heels. Thanks to you, I can think of a more interesting story."

Upon hearing this, Machida Yuanzi followed but said:

"You should write the story about the superpowers you mentioned first. No, you should finish writing the second volume first."

"Those kinds of things are not important. This pavilion is used as the main filming location to tell the story of a young boy and a working woman. Why don't you guess what kind of job that working woman does?" Imagawa Kaede deliberately led her to think about himself.

Machida Sonoko had obviously thought of it. She turned her gaze from originally looking in the direction of Imagawa Kaede to the wooden bridge in the distance before she spoke after a while.

"I can not guess it."

Imagawa Kaede felt deeply sympathetic towards Machida Sonoko's experience. When facing herself, she chose to retain the dignity of an adult, but she could not muster the dignity of an adult.

"It's a teacher, not a female editor of the library, hahaha. No way, no way, no one would really think it's a female editor?" Seeing her somewhat shocked expression, Imagawa Kaede explained with a smile:

"Although light novel authors and female editors seem good, male students and female teachers are probably more talked about. After all, everyone has been a student these days, and light novel authors still don't have enough sense of immersion."

"That's right. Let's go to the bridge and take a look." As a professional editor, Machida Sonoko agreed with what Imagawa Kaede had just said, but after she finished speaking, she prepared to get up and leave.

"Don't you want to take a break? I can provide massage services, of course, provided that your feet don't stink."

Machida Sonoko admitted that she was a little hesitant at the moment, but in the end she said:

"My feet are smelly, so I won't bother Master Imagawa."

Of course Imagawa Kaede knew that she was upset because of something that happened before, but so what? As long as he felt happy, that was enough.

"I heard there is a hospital that can treat..."

It is worth mentioning that the two of them actually had quite a long break. They had lunch at a small restaurant near Shinjuku Gyoen that Machida invited them to. After many days, Imagawa Kaede finally had a drink again.

(Little easter egg: I recommend everyone to watch the anime Charlotte, it’s pretty good. I remember watching this after watching A Killing Eye. By the way, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is the main filming location of The Garden of Words.)