Fool's Love

Thinking of this, a flood of pain overwhelms me.

"But there is still a manga to be drawn before that, right? I mean—" Masumi seemed to think of something, "the annual publication of the manga research department. Do this first, or the manga for magazine submission?"

I thought for a while: "Then the comics of the department should be given priority, and they can also be regarded as practice. What do you think?"

"Well, that's fine."

What should be drawn in the cartoons of departmental publications?Masumi said that he wanted to read a manga created entirely by me——

In other words, I wrote the screenplay and did the painting myself, and Masumi would also help me with some assistant work.

But what to draw?I'm completely out of ideas.The previously conceived stories about idols don't seem to be suitable for school publications. At this time, a more royal work should be presented.

Since I don't have a clue, let's put the topic of the departmental publication's comics first.Now that the theme of another manga submitted to the magazine has been temporarily settled, I chatted with Masumi for a while while my interest was high.

He originally conceived the whole story with the idea of ​​making a long story. If he wants to present it in a short form, there are still many things that need to be streamlined.

Let's talk about the details of the work.Masumi respected my opinion and asked if there was anything that could be revised.

But I didn't think about what needed to be modified for a while, so I found a place that didn't hurt or itch.

"Then change the main character's surname to 'Ono'! "I said.

I've been watching a TV series recently, and "Ono" is the surname of one of the characters.

Even with such innocuous opinions, Masumi still listened attentively.As for the title of the work, after discussing with Masumi, I decided to call it "Ono-san wants to go to the universe".

Speaking of which, I'm almost full, and so is Masumi.So we left the sushi restaurant together.

The street scene has completely changed from season to season. Even if it didn't rain that day, the night wind blowing towards us is still cool.

I wore thin clothes that day, my arms were bare, and I was shivering from the cold.After walking for a while, Masumi noticed something was wrong with me, so he took off the lake blue coat he was wearing and gave it to me——

Under his coat is a white round-neck sweater, revealing a clear collarbone.I felt embarrassed, but finally put it on.

The coat was made of cotton, with a fine texture and a thin layer of fleece on the surface, like new clothes that hadn't been wet.

After I put on my coat, I just zipped it up when I heard Masumi laugh again.It turns out that because I am tall, wearing his coat is like wearing a bomber jacket, and the waist reveals the T-shirt that was rumpled by the drawstring of the coat.No way, I had to open the zipper again.

Masumi and I walked on the ground in Umeda in tandem.Tokyo should be more prosperous than here, right?

I've always been a bit of a hipster, so I love Tokyo.I walked behind Masumi, because there was something I wanted to say to Masumi, but I didn't find the most suitable time to say it, so I couldn't walk fast.

Seeing the distance getting farther and farther, I suddenly came back to my senses and took a few steps forward.

At that moment, I saw Masumi's back.His light gait reminded me of my previous experience of climbing Yanwei Mountain with him.

At the end of the trip, I looked at his back in the same way.Inexplicably, I had a premonition that I would not be able to catch him in the future.

Say what you want now!A villain encouraged me loudly in my heart.I stood still and called out his name: "Masumi."

"what?"

"Happy birthday three days from now——happy 16th birthday, Masumi!"

"Ah, yes! Thank you!"

Masumi reacted for a while, then nodded embarrassedly to express his thanks.

A few days before Masumi's birthday, I was actually very troubled about presents.I'm not a person with a sense of ritual, even my own birthday is celebrated casually, but I don't want to neglect Masumi.

In the end, I couldn't think of a suitable gift after much thought, and finally thought about it, how about using the money I earned from the doujinshi to treat Masumi and go out for a day?

Although it was a desperate move, it was the best way I could think of at the time.

Judging by the results, Masumi also seems to be happy, which is better than anything.As for having no presents to give, it is always a bit awkward, so I simply asked him himself.

"Is there anything Masumi wants?"

"Yes..." Masumi gestured on the top of his head with his hand, "I want to grow taller."

—I can't give that!I looked at Masumi, who was about ten centimeters lower than me, and although I felt that his height was not a problem, I replied tentatively, "It's still early! I will grow taller naturally in the future."

At that time, about 90.00% of my feelings for Masumi were liking, and the remaining 5.00% were despicable resentment——

Part of this stems from Masumi's good temper.Because he was such a man, I had to be thrown into suspicion from time to time.

When Masumi smiled at me, how much of that smile was out of habit?

I can't stop thinking about it.I thought I had already ignored it, but in fact it was like the silt at the bottom of a lake—it hadn't turned up yet, and it had sunk to the bottom.But once it is turned over, it will stir up the whole water area to be muddy.

I'm also worried about another thing, which is Masumi's plans for the future.He mentioned earlier that his family wanted him to practice medicine, but he himself seems to want to draw cartoons more.

Masumi talked about ideals when I was confused, as if he had insight into this, but in fact he might not have thought it through himself.

He wanted to collaborate with me on comics, and his grades in the final exam last semester were surprisingly high——

According to the practice of previous years, as long as it is maintained, it should be possible to enter the medical department of a well-known university, right?

Being a cartoonist is a rough and muddy path compared to being a doctor.

It's okay for me, because I don't have much to show besides manga.But for Masumi, there are obviously better choices.

I'm terrified that his association with me is essentially a... depraved.Thinking of this, a flood of pain overwhelms me.