[Comprehensive] I really have a problem with my daily life

"Ah, isn't this Mr. Iori and Mrs. New Wife?" Editor Yoshida of the JUMP editorial department came over to greet us with a smile. Behind him was a young man with a middle part, a pair of unmotivated dead fish eyes, wearing White shirt and black suspenders.

I don't know if it was my illusion, but the young man's eyes lit up when he saw me, and his expression changed a little.

"This is Kazuya Hiramaru who will be serialized in "JUMP" soon." Editor Yoshida pointed to the young man behind him and said, his tone was a little proud, he should be delighted to have found a good seedling.

"Hello, Mr. Hiramaru." I stood up with a smile and bowed as a greeting.

"Hello, I'm Hiramaru." Hiramaru also stepped forward, although his attitude seemed a little unnatural, but there were all the courtesy.

I tried my best to ignore this strange feeling, and asked with a smile: "I heard that Hiramaru-kun quit his job as an office worker to draw manga. Does that mean he likes manga?"

"No." Hiramaru answered quickly, with a firm attitude, "I just hate work."

Me: "..." Huh?

"Why do people work?" Hiramaru lowered his head, matching his dead fish eyes, his whole body exuded a mournful atmosphere, "At that time, I saw a JUMP on the tram, and I read the manga. I thought I would do the same, so I came here... Anyway, it’s great that I don’t have to work!"

I hesitated to speak, and when I was about to speak, Editor Yoshida had already pushed Hiramaru away.

"Hey, Yoshida, is it true that you can get women and money by drawing manga? I've always wanted a cute girlfriend... just as cute as the one I just met, and I'm satisfied .”

"Really! But the cute girl just now is not good. That is our teacher Iori, who has a boyfriend. But you can learn from her, and she will make a lot of money, and she will also meet a handsome guy. The other party is still The son of the Akashi Zaibatsu."

"Wait! Does this have something to do with being cute?"

"No! It's all because he draws comics! The most important thing is! He never delays the draft!"

"……Really?"

"Of course! Just search the Internet and you'll find out!"

"Okay! I trust you, don't betray my trust, Yoshida!"

"how come!"

"..." I heard the two muttering as they walked away, and looked at the editor Hattori with a complicated expression, "That...is this considered a scam?"

And it is wrong to use me as an example!First of all, I am not JUMP!Secondly, I do make money from comics, but I didn't get handsome guys because of it!

And at this time, is it really good to instill in such a newcomer the wrong idea that drawing manga does not require work? !That's right, drawing comics without commuting to get off work means that all your spare time belongs to working time!Now I have fooled others and waited for them to come back to their senses. How can I close the manuscript and suspend the publication? !

"Mr. Yoshida should have his own way, right?" The new wife, Eiji, folded her arms and looked at the direction the two left with a serious face. "I think they will be a good combination."

"Since Xinwife-sensei said so, then there should be no problem..." I have always believed in my new wife Eiji's prophecy, "By the way, Xinwi-teacher, I just have something I want to ask you for advice."

In the end, I only asked questions about the comics, instead of asking the other party what gifts boys like.

Because... when I was about to ask the question, I suddenly realized...

The new wife teacher, although he can see clearly, but he has no girlfriend and his relationship experience is blank...

It was all because the other party's calm attitude and sharp observation gave me the illusion.Looking at the emotional line of the other party's comics, you can feel that this person has never been in love.

On Akashi's birthday, I was still troubled.

During the period, I actually thought of several alternatives, and I was ready, but I finally rejected them when I woke up after sleeping.

But on his birthday, this problem was solved in another way—because this semester is coming to an end, he has a lot of things to do as the president of the student council during this period... I was thinking about whether I should go to Kanagawa to replace him. He celebrated his birthday, but now it seems that he can't make up the time, and the other party is not worried that I will go there alone so late.After all, it gets dark very quickly in December.

"Hey? Okay... no, it's okay, it's your birthday, why are you apologizing to me... it's okay! Then I'll make it up for you at Christmas time!" After I hung up the phone, I let out a long breath .

The good thing now is that I have a few more days to think about it... The bad thing is... I feel a little lost.

My four assistants didn't know this, and when they left at nine o'clock in the evening, they said goodbye one by one.

"Miss Iori, today is your boyfriend's birthday, right? Good luck with the date!"

"Miss Iori! It's so late now, if you go out..."

"Shhh! You're the one who talks too much!"

"Ah... I see! Congratulations, Ms. Iori! Shall we prepare red bean rice tomorrow?"

"... Get ready, go home early!" I glared at the four of them angrily.

If I didn't know that these four people didn't know that I couldn't meet my boyfriend today, I would have suspected that they disliked me when I was struggling to choose a gift before, and I was so annoyed that I deliberately retaliated at this time!

Well, at least it’s not Valentine’s Day absence... I quickly adjusted my mentality with self-comfort, and prepared to spend the whole night in the studio today, trying to figure out the outline of the previous chapter.

After all... I thought about it before, and took a half-year break to prepare for the exam.However, in order to maintain the enthusiasm of the work and the good promotional timing of next year's animation, it is definitely not a wise choice for me to suspend the publication.So I specifically discussed with the editor whether it is possible to start from the previous life chapter and change it to a 30-page serialization every month, so that I can relax a bit, and I can also save the manuscript in advance, so that I can spare time to concentrate on preparing for the exam in the third year of high school ...But before that, what needs to be completed in advance is the cover of volume 7 and volume 8 of the separate volume.

While I was thinking about the composition of the cover, Akashi called.

"Huh? Are you done with your work... It's past nine o'clock now..." I lied on the table and replied weakly, "It's okay... I completely understand this kind of thing...Of course I want to see you! But I can't be so willful Well……"

I hung up the phone after a few words, and then gave myself a perfect score for being reasonable, very proud.

But after I finished the first sketch, the second call came.

[Iori, are you at home now? 】

"No, I'm in the studio..." I replied blankly, "What's wrong?"

[Wait for me for 5 minutes. 】

"...Huh?" I was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously looked up at the clock hanging on the wall, which clearly showed ten eleven...Are you coming here so late? !

wrong!Clean up the studio before that... not right!You should change your clothes first, you can't meet people in Pikachu pajamas like this!

Halfway through I packed in a panic, the doorbell rang.I was stunned for a while, and quickly checked the time. It was clearly less than 3 minutes... After a moment of hesitation, I put on a coat and ran to open the door.

Even though I knew who was outside, when I saw the other party standing in front of me, I couldn't help being a little dazed: "... Ah Zheng?"

Akashi was also taken aback, then smiled at me, his brows and eyes softened: "Iori."

"...You come in first!" After I regained my senses, I took his hand and half-dragged him in, realizing that the other's hand was much cooler than mine, and then I held it together, "It's very cold today... Really! I have said that although I want to see you, I am not that willful..."

Akashi smiled and nodded: "Well, I want to see you."

"..." I couldn't say anything for a while, I lowered my head and raised my arms into the opponent's arms and hugged him silently.

——It’s too foul to say such a thing at this time! ! !

After being coquettish enough, I put all the previous plans behind me, and after pouring tea for the other party, I nestled on the sofa and chatted with the other party. The topic was the birthday present problem that had consumed my meditation time for the past few days.

"I thought a lot... from things that can be bought to handmade products, but I'm only good at handmade desserts. I'm not good at knitting. I used to knit a trapezoidal scarf... Finally, I decided! "

Akashi listened carefully at first, but was taken aback when he heard the words: "Huh?"

"So I decided to ask directly... Ah Zheng, what do you want?" I sat next to him, clasped my hands together, turned to look at him, and swore, "Anything is fine, as long as I can give it to you." !"

Akashi didn't speak, and suddenly fell silent.It was different from usual, this time his expression was very serious, his red eyes were staring at me, as if he was thinking and weighing something, and he had an inexplicable sense of oppression even though he had done nothing.

I didn't think there was anything at first, but after a long time, I also noticed that something was wrong. When the other party leaned forward and approached, I subconsciously shrank back, and tentatively called out: "Ah Zheng?"

After being called out by me, Akashi smiled, and returned to the same attitude as before, straightened up and sat down: "Really, anything is fine?"

Did I dig a hole for myself... But retracting the preface at this time is going back on the promise, people must be honest... I nodded stubbornly and insisted: "Yes! Anything is fine!"

"Then..." Akashi lowered his eyes and asked, "I want to know your secret that Kuroko told me at the time, is that okay?"

"..." I kept a smiling expression and froze there.

...Wait a minute!Could it be that the first birthday gift I gave my boyfriend was to tell him "your girlfriend has drawn more than one little yellow book and it is very popular"? !No!I absolutely don't want to!