The rain fell on the metal carport, crackling and then sliding down the drain.

Under the carport, Toru Shimizu locked Reina's bicycle, adjusted the saddle back to its original height, and looked back at her.

She stood in the rain with an umbrella, not knowing what to think.

Under the umbrella, Qing Shui Toru looked at a small two-story building with no lights next to it, and felt a little puzzled: "Is the dormitory here?" ”

Nengnian Rena hurriedly raised the umbrella high before she could think about his question.

"Well, this is for young artists," he said, looking at the dark window over there, "Other artists... Most have jobs, and few come back at this time. ”

Toru Shimizu nodded slightly. After all, artists are creatures that are different from ordinary people, and they often look shiny at night.

"Since you have arrived at your residence, then I should go back too."

"Hmm... Ah, wait, this one is for you. ”

Qing Shui Toru suddenly felt that there was something more in his hand, and when he reacted again, Nengnian Rena had already covered the top of her head with her schoolbag, and ran under the hallway where the only light was on.

Just a few meters away, her expression was already obscured by the rain. She could only be seen waving her hand back, and then hiding behind the door.

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didn't dare to stop, Nengnian Rena didn't fall on the bed like she had lost her strength until she ran back to her room.

After a long time, I turned over, took out my mobile phone from my pocket, stared at it for a while, and couldn't help but bury my head in the quilt, but this time I didn't want to come out.

Downstairs, Toru Shimizu looked at the light behind a window in the small building, pinched the umbrella in his hand, and suddenly remembered Kishida's suggestion for the novel.

How can something so easy?

Smiling and shaking his head, Toru Shimizu turned to leave.

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At Kodansha's dictionary bureau, Toru Shimizu greeted a few familiar faces and remembered the umbrella again.

The sudden night rain was followed by several days of exposure, which evaporated the stagnant water and seemed to take away the traces of that day.

If he hadn't left that umbrella as physical evidence, he really had some doubts about how this kind of plot like the "sky falling" plot in the comics would have appeared on him.

Thinking like this, Toru Shimizu had already pushed open the door of the Japanese dictionary class.

Heiichi Irie, who was facing the door, also took a look.

"Shimizu-kun, it's just in time. I'm going out for vocabulary collection today, and the cards are ready. ”

Suppressing those thoughts for a while, Qing Shui Toru picked up a few brand-new cards and listened to Irie continue to talk beside him.

"The bureau decided to revise the dictionary and intend to add some new words, mainly popular among young people. Although it can be found on the Internet nowadays, to understand the specific meaning, you still have to go to the street to collect. ”

Toru Shimizu nodded, "I understand, what do you need me to do?" ”

"You're going to get familiar with the vocabulary collection method this time. Ishii is on a business trip today, so let Kanzaki take you there. Hey, Kanzaki, do you hear that? ”

Looking along Irie's line of sight, Satoshi Kanzaki, who was quite disdainful of the dictionary editing work, was sitting honestly in his seat at the moment.

I don't know what method was used to enter the river.

Thinking like this, Toru Shimizu still took out the attitude of asking for advice, "Kanzaki-san, I'm in trouble today." ”

The Kanzaki just skimmed his eyes, snorted softly and turned his head away, ignoring it.

The green tendons on the neck of the river next to it are already visible to the naked eye.

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Collecting popular phrases naturally goes to places where young people gather. Standing downstairs at Shibuya 109, Toru Shimizu listened carefully to the conversations of passers-by. Satoshi Kanzaki next to him didn't stop complaining.

"Forty years old is just a section leader... This kind of work..."

After listening to two sentences, Toru Shimizu didn't bother to pay attention to it, concentrating on catching the words he hadn't heard.

Anyway, he only dared to talk about it outside, and he didn't have the ability to talk about it in front of Irie.

However, Kanzaki was a little unwilling to be lonely, and when Toru Shimizu had just written down a new word, he jerked the card out of his hand.

"It's useless for you to remember that."

Toru Shimizu looked up and saw a rather proud face. Suppressing the upsurge of anger, he said, "Oh? So what is Kanzaki-san going to do? ”

"Just go and ask no, look at me."

As he spoke, he wiped his hair and puffed out his chest to approach a group of young women dressed as hot girls. However, a few seconds later, he was driven back by a group of disgusted eyes, twisting his face and stuffing the card back into Qing Shui Toru's hand.

That's what it means. Cough... Girls now... Hum! He spewed an accent from his nose, and his expression was full of disdain, "You record here, I'll go somewhere else." ”

Watching him walk away, Toru Shimizu shook his head and planned to continue collecting, and was about to write down the meaning of the new word, but the trouble caused by Kanzaki came up.

"Little brother, are you with the person just now?"

"If you have any words you want to know, we can tell you~"

……

It's hard to do anything on a crowded street, so it took a lot of effort to get out of that group of hot girls.

Flattening the ripped cuffs, Toru Shimizu took a step and just wanted to leave the Shibuya intersection as soon as possible, but he didn't know if the keen hearing he had mobilized just now to collect words had not subsided, or for some other reason, he caught a somewhat familiar voice from the noise.

“… We have new cosmetics... Promotions..."

Stopping to look over, the man happened to be looking this way too.

"Shimizu-san?"

"Nanami-san?"

Nanami is dressed as a clerk, wearing a cap with the store's logo on her head and a thick stack of leaflets on her arms.

Is Tokyo that small?

Qing Shui Toru complained in his heart about the probability of a chance encounter that was less than one in 100 million, but he had already walked over under his feet, and asked casually: "Seven Sights-san, this is..."

Maybe it was a little difficult, she took out one of the stacks of flyers and handed it to Toru Shimizu, and changed from one hand to holding it with both hands, "This is it." ”

It was a dazzling picture of cosmetics, and although it was not clear what the difference was between them, in order to help her lighten her burden, Toru Shimizu still put it in her pocket.

Her questions came at the same time.

"Shimizu-san is in Shibuya, is there something going on?"

"My words... Half part-time, half material. ”

Before the words fell, I saw her eyebrows and eyes crooked.

"Shimizu-san seems to like 'taking materials'? This time too, and last time at the beach. Or is it... Can a writer say 'source' no matter what he does? ”

Qing Shui was stunned, and only after a while did he look away and cough lightly, "Anyway, it's not about wandering around." ”

Taking advantage of the fact that she didn't ask, she looked at the thick leaflet in her hand again, and suddenly a thought popped up, "Is Nanami-san responsible for so much alone?" ”

"Hmm".

As if he didn't know the reason for Toru Shimizu's question, Nanami Nanami blinked.

"When is that going to be sent?"

"There are a lot of people here, and it will probably be delivered before noon... Is Shimizu-san looking for something to do with me? ”

That's three hours left...

Qing Shui Che sighed in his heart, but the thought just now became clearer, and he thought seriously for a moment, and said, "With the ability of Qijian-san, I have a job I want to introduce to you." ”

"Huh?"

"There is no guarantee that it will be successful, but if it succeeds, the reward will be much better than this."

Swindle? Or abduction?

Looking at Toru Shimizu, who suddenly showed a sincere attitude, Nanami's first thought was the legendary part-time job trap.