Naoki Natsume walked very slowly, and it took half an hour to walk out of the school gate from the square.

Stop and go, but there is no longer the figure I expected.

When he got home, he plunged into his study as usual.

Studying in the study takes more than half of Natsume's waking time in a day. Only in this way can he surpass most people by working hard as he is not as good as ordinary people.

The desktop in the study is not turned off 24 hours a day, and you can see where the last saved code was written with a flick of the mouse, so you don't have to find it from the folder every time.

Naoki Natsume also forgot when the computer last rested, just like he forgot when he last gave himself a holiday.

Sitting down at the desk and leaning his schoolbag at his feet, he pulled out the textbook he had brought with him.

When I was rummaging through the textbook, my little thumb touched a crusty notebook, and after hesitating for a moment, Naoki Natsume still took out the notebook.

It's a beautiful cover that reminds people of beautiful things, such as Mt. Fuji in winter or long legs under a short skirt in summer.

Flipping through the hardcover, the title page reads "Inspiration Collection".

Since the goal is to make the best game for the graduation project when he graduates, Naoki Natsume has a lot to prepare for in addition to studying on the premise of writing a thesis and completing the project from the beginning of his freshman year.

If you want to make a game from scratch, in addition to being able to write code to complete the game framework, copywriting and vertical drawing are essential.

Since no one can be relied on, Naoki Natsume can only do it himself.

Four years may seem like a long time, but if you break down what you want to learn, it's no wonder that Naoki Natsume squeezes time out of the sponge - you have to learn to draw from scratch, you have to learn how to write copywriting scripts, and you have to learn modeling.

The tip of the pen lightly clicked on the crusty book a few times, and Naoki Natsume finally closed the book with a long sigh.

Today is another day of lack of inspiration.

His biggest problem now is that he doesn't have a clear content yet.

"What kind of subject matter?" Naoki Natsume looked up at the ceiling with a slight whims, "It is necessary to have both a sense of operation and a rich sensual line...... The beautiful girl of the Three Kingdoms or the last days of survival with the royal sister? ”

He tilted his head to look at the bookshelves, which were filled with stacks of books and game cartridges that had been retained.

Each game cartridge has a sticky note attached to it, which is the advantages and disadvantages that Naoki Natsume summed up after playing it several times, including the game type, the game plot outline, and so on.

"Click."

There was the sound of a key opening the door at the door, followed by the familiar voice of Mao Asai.

"I'm back."

"Welcome back."

Naoki Natsume closed the notebook and walked to the door of the study and poked his head out, watching Asai Mao change his shoes in the hallway.

"Huh?"

He looked at the moment when Mao Asai took off his shoes and revealed his little feet, and he was a little puzzled.

Her socks, Natsume Naoki felt a little familiar.

But for a while, he couldn't remember where he had seen it, so he didn't think much about it, but asked, "I really didn't expect you and me to be alumni...... Why didn't you say it sooner. ”

"Why, do I look like someone who dropped out of school early?" Mao Asai changed his shoes and walked upstairs, "Natsume-kun, you should have thought that at my age, she is still in school, and the maid is just a part-time job." ”

Lifting her feet up a few flights of stairs, she thought of something, stopped and gently leaned on the railing to look down at Natsume Naoki, squinted her eyes and asked lightly, "Or do I look like I'm past the age of going to school?" ”

Oh, is the air conditioner in the room turned on?

Naoki Natsume has a hunch that it's better to say that she looks like a scumbag who dropped out of school early than to admit that she looks older.

"It's not, it's just ......," he replied with a shrug of his shoulders, "Maybe the status of a maid preconceived to me, if you want me to say that you are like a girl who dropped out of high school and worked part-time." ”

Asai Mao stepped away from the railing and stood up straight, seemingly satisfied with his answer.

"Natsume-kun, please wait, I'll change my clothes and make lunch right away." Asai Mao raised her feet and continued to go up, she controlled her tone so that Naoki Natsume could hear even Natsume who was far away, "Is there anything you want to eat at noon?" ”

"Chinese food!" Naoki Natsume replied.

"And hot dry noodles!" Naoki Natsume rushed over in a few steps and grabbed the railing, looking up and rushing upstairs to add, for fear that Asai Mao didn't listen.

With the sound of rustling clothes, after a while, Asai Mao had changed into the familiar maid outfit and went downstairs.

"Got it, got it." Her tone remained unchanged, but she could hear a slight helplessness: "If I continue like this, I will become a Chinese chef." ”

Asai Mao walked over in a few steps and looked up at him with eyes that seemed to hide the moonlight.

The two of them were so close that Naoki Natsume was a little embarrassed.

"In addition to Chinese food, I have a lot of skills that can make you feel so comfortable that your whole body is soft," a flash of light flashed in Asai Mao's eyes: "For example, a vegetable soup that is so delicious that it can make your tongue melt and you collapse on a chair and roll your eyes...... Natsume-kun doesn't want to try it? ”

"Hot dry noodles." Naoki Natsume is unusually determined.

"Wood." Mao Asai expressed his dissatisfaction expressionlessly, and shook his hand into the kitchen.

Naoki Natsume watched Mao Asai walk into the kitchen, suddenly remembered something, chased to the kitchen door and said to her back washing her hands.

"You liar, you told me that you would be ignored if you wore an ugly plaid shirt!"

Asai Makoo didn't reply: "I'm not wrong. ”

"And you're still wearing it? Who would wear clothes that they think are ugly! Naoki Natsume disagreed: "If you put your appeal near the Imperial Palace today, you will be arrested as a protest march." ”

"Natsume-kun is stupid, so there's no need to explain."

"Poor perception and stupidity are two different things." Naoki Natsume was still frowning in protest.

Mao Asai was already holding her back and not talking, so Naoki Natsume didn't see her expression different from usual.

Staring at his own vague reflection in the pool, Asai Maki didn't understand anything about this.

What happened today was a little different from what she expected.

After lunch, Naoki Natsume and Mao Asai checked the class schedule, and the high similarity of the class schedule made him suspect that Asai Mao had chosen the class according to his class schedule.

Except for those that require prerequisite courses and can't be taken in the first semester of college, the classes of the two of them are exactly the same.

In other words, apart from club activities, there is no situation where Mao Asai goes to class but Naoki Natsume is at home.

"It's just ...... A course chosen specifically for your job. Naoki Natsume sighed as he looked at the class schedule.

"Of course." "It's a maid's dereliction of duty to keep your employer at home, so Natsume-kun can rest assured that my lessons won't affect my work." ”

"And if there is a need for this, I will choose to skip classes and give priority to ensuring a job, so please don't worry about this." Mao Asai added.

Natsume Naoki looked at her so confidently, in fact, I want to say that I don't have to be like this, I have been living alone for a year, and occasionally I have half a day a week to be alone, but I am still very free.

For example, he used to be able to read the study materials on the computer at night without closing the bedroom door, and there was no one at home anyway.

Now it's a good thing, not only do you have to lock the door, but you also have to wear headphones, and you have to steal the trash can yourself, which is also a bit troublesome to some extent.

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Maid's Diary:

On April 4, Waseda started school.

Today, I went to the orientation ceremony according to Naoki's dress, but I unexpectedly failed.

Even Naoki's appearance, wearing a plaid shirt and backpack can be invisible in the crowd, why do I still attract attention?

Probably because there is a difference between men and women, I will look for more unobtrusive clothing combinations in the future.

Written at the end, I can be at the same table with Naoki again.

I want to be happy, but I've forgotten when and what it was like to be happy last time.