Yu Murakami took Xingxing to eat snacks and wandered around with Xingxing, while Ai Nakano and Risa Taneda were cleaning up the dishes. There was no way, as soon as he finished eating, Yu Murakami was kicked out of the house, and the rest of the things could naturally only be cleaned up by the two.

Seeing Ai Nakano beside him looking down and sorting out the plates, Risa Taneda didn't know what she was thinking. She could only say a word, following the rhythm of Ai Nakano, arranging the dishes, wiping the table, and then washing the transferred dishes in the sink.

Ai Nakano stood to her right, washing the dishes together in another sink. She had already put hot water in the sink so she could soak it before adding dish soap to clean the dishes.

Risa Taneda glanced at Ai Tano.

She wore bright yellow gloves and looked intently at the cutlery in front of her, as if the things in her hands were more important than the whole world.

Sensing Taneda's Risa's gaze, Ai Nakano turned her head and looked at Taneda Risa: "What's wrong, Tane-chan?" Any questions? ”

"No, no." Taneda Risa hurriedly denied it, and also concentrated on washing the dishes.

There was silence between the two for a moment.

"Planting-chan, you like Murakami-kun, right?" After a long while, Ai Nakano suddenly asked, breaking the calm with only the sound of washing dishes.

Her eyes seemed to freeze, and she kept looking at the dishes in front of her, and it seemed to spread, and she didn't know what was in her eyes.

"Yes, I like Murakami." It's like facing everyone else, even in the face of the person Murakami has admitted to dating, Risa Taneda still speaks her mind.

This is her personality, whether she is narcissistic or confident, she will not give up any trace of pursuit of her feelings.

Of course, it was after Murakami brought her out of Kamakura Palace.

"Planting-chan, do you know what we're going to do for the weekend?" Ai Nakano didn't answer, but started another conversation.

Without waiting for Risa Taneda to ask questions, Ai Nakano continued to talk to herself.

"We went to Hokkaido on the weekend. Xiao Qi told me that she also liked Murakami-kun, and also admitted that she had kissed Murakami-kun. After we announced our relationship, Xiao Qi was sad and wanted to relax, so he called Onishi to go to Hokkaido to enjoy the cherry blossoms together. ”

"In May, go to Hokkaido to enjoy cherry blossoms?" Risa Taneda interrupted, not knowing if she really wanted to ask questions or give herself a buffer time.

"Yes, go to Hokkaido to see the cherry blossoms. On the first day of being there, Xiao Qi had a high fever because of a cold. Later, it was Onishi who called to tell us that Murakami-kun and I rushed over and stayed there for a day before returning. ”

Ai Nakano finished the story, her expression calm, as if she was narrating something that had nothing to do with her.

There was silence between the two again until they had finished washing the dishes and cleaned up the sink. The two returned to the living room and sat down on the couch.

Instead of sitting together on the same line, they sit face to face on the sofa placed opposite each other, as in the negotiation, and the opposition is very obvious.

"Love clothes, so ...... What do you want to do? In the end, it was Taneda Risa who opened her mouth first.

Ai Nakano didn't answer for a while, and inadvertently played with her tulip hairpin.

This action seems to have become a habit for her as well, since Murakami gave her this hairpin.

"Actually, I don't know what to do." After a long time, Ai Nakano gave the answer.

It can be said that it is the answer, and it cannot be said that it is the answer.

"Actually, I know that Suzune likes Murakami-kun, I know that Nana likes Murakami-kun, I also know that you like Murakami-kun when you make sauce, and I also know that Xiaoqi likes Murakami-kun. I once said to Xiao Qi that I thought that if I didn't force Murakami-kun, he would make a choice in the end. At that time, no one will say anything either. ”

Ai Nakano's expression was calm, no longer in the mood of Hokkaido.

After all, she is a strong, self-reliant girl, and she will always find a way out of it on her own at any time.

"Murakami-kun, he can't let go of any of us, especially he can't let go of you." Taneda Risa bowed her head slightly, was silent for a while, and said what she thought.

"yes, that's what I thought too. But who among us can be separated from Him? Her expression was still very calm, but it seemed a little sad to Risa Taneda.

It seems that before Yu Murakami entered Sakuraso, they were already boyfriend and girlfriend in a relationship.

Risa Taneda only vaguely remembers that Nana Higashiyama mentioned it to herself at some point, probably when mentioning her harem plan.

She looked at Ai Nakano: "So, Ai you?" ”

She didn't ask, she was also an empathetic girl after all, and it was impossible to force Ai Nakano to answer in this way.

"At least for now, let's do it for now. After all, we are all big relatives and friends, and we can't stop contacting Murakami-kun for the sake of them. Ai Nakano replied without much hesitation.

Seeing that Ai Nakano had already given her answer, Risa Taneda decided to leave: "Aiyi, it's not too early, I'll go back first." ”

"Have you forgotten that you originally came here to be Murakami-kun's manga assistant? Wait for him to come back and finish the comics, and then ask him to send you back. Ai Nakano regained her smile and stopped Risa Taneda.

The peerless beauty is somewhat embarrassed.

"I'm back!" Outside the door, there was Yu Murakami's voice, as well as Xingxing's cry.

"Welcome back!" Ai Nakano and Risa Taneda replied together.

The peerless beauty realized that something was wrong, covered her mouth, and looked at Ai Nakano.

Ai Nakano just added: "Hard work, Murakami-kun." But then you still have a comic drawing with a kind of sauce that is not completed, so you can only be patient a little more. ”

She didn't seem to care about the welcome that Taneda Risa blurted out.

"Nakano, it's so late today, so let's let Taneda go back to Sakuraso first, right?" Yu Murakami asked tentatively.

"Your comic is about to be delivered, and if you drag it off, the editor will come to you."

For this reason, Yu Murakami couldn't refuse, so he could only hand over Xingxing's rope to Ai Nakano and take out the painting tools.

He looked at Risa Taneda, and there was some inquiry in his eyes.

Taneda Risa just nodded slightly, and there was a little confusion in her eyes.

……

After a few hours of busy work, Yu Murakami finished painting at an astonishing speed, and Risa Taneda also performed beyond the norm to keep up with Yu Murakami's speed.

I don't know if there is Nakano Ai on the side as a supervisor.

Hurriedly putting away the tools, Yu Murakami once again took the Taneda pear yarn on the motorcycle and headed towards Sakuraso.

It was already night, and there was no loud noise, at least near the residential area. For this reason, Yu Murakami did not drive the car very fast, so as not to disturb others.

As when she came, Risa Taneda hugged Yu Murakami's waist tightly.

In the end, it was Murakami who opened his mouth: "Farming, what did Nakano say to you?" ”

"I didn't say anything, I just asked if I liked you."

"You admit it?"

"Admit it."

"And then?"

"Then she told me about Xiao Qi."

"......" Yu Murakami suddenly didn't know what to say.

"But I think Aiyi's attitude seems to be less firm than before."

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

"Originally, I wanted to leave after talking to Aiyi, but then she stopped me and said that she would send me away when you came back and finished drawing the comics."

"Hmm......"

When he arrived at Sakura Village, Yu Murakami just put down Taneda Risa at the door and turned the car back, and Taneda Risa naturally had to open the door and enter the door alone.

In the living room, Suzune Sakura and Nana Higashiyama were watching TV, but they glanced in the direction of the door from time to time, looking very absent-minded.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, they jumped up from the couch almost instantaneously and gathered around the door.

"Welcome back." Greetings are naturally indispensable, but they immediately mentioned the things they cared about, "Did Aiyi say anything?" ”

"Aiyi told me about Xiaoqi...... And said, at least for now, so be it. Risa Taneda sat down on the sofa and picked out the key points and spoke briefly.

Nana Higashiyama looked a little excited.

"Nana? What's wrong? "Miss Sakura noticed that Nana Higashiyama was unusual.

"Aiyi still cares about us, which means that we can be with her!"

Her mind was still jumping as always.

The three people present all had some understanding of Yu Murakami's plan, so it was not too difficult to communicate.

Taneda Risa didn't say anything, but Miss Sakura's expression was a little tangled.

"Suzune?"

"Nothing."

Even though Ai Nakano sounds like she's slowly accepting this, Sakura still feels a little sorry for her, even if she agrees with the plan.

The three of them didn't talk about this topic anymore, they casually flipped through the TV and found a tricky show to pass the time.

Before midnight, they rested separately.

……

Yu Murakami didn't have a job on Friday, so he got up a little late. So, even with Nakano Aiyi, I got up a little late.

While making breakfast, he received two messages, one was "the home of the strongest light novel writer in the island country!! , the message sent by the ferry.

As usual, he was looking for someone to drink at night, but he specifically named Yu Murakami.

I don't know if it's for the sake of spring things.

Below the news of the crossing, there are a few replies scattered around. Yu Murakami glanced casually and saw a few familiar names.

Shuichi Nimaru, the author of "Undefeated Ome", Rishi Kawahara, the author of "Sword Art Online", and Onion Haraba, the author of "The Flower Marriage of the Five".

Thinking back to the list he had put together in his head, Yu Murakami seemed to feel a hint of bad meaning.

However, since the ferry designated him to go, out of the principle of being tactful and not causing trouble to others, Yu Murakami did not refuse this invitation.

As for the other message, it is the message in the group chat of Sakuraso, which has been silent for a long time.

"Trouble": "When will Aiyi come back and grind coffee for us once!" I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss ヽ (✿゚▽゚)ノ"

"Oh ~ damn carbonated drinks": "That's it, Aiyi, I miss your coffee too!" ”

Then below these two messages, Yu Murakami saw Ai Nakano's reply.

"Xingxing": "Okay, I happen to have nothing to do tonight, do you want to come over tonight?" ”

You Mubi applauded loudly in the group by voice.

However, there is no news from Risa Taneda, and Yu Murakami guesses that there may be some consensus reached between the two last night.

Bringing the prepared breakfast to the table as usual, Yu Murakami went to wake up Ai Nakano. However, this time it shouldn't be considered a wake-up call, because Ai Nakano replied to the message in the morning.

This time he opened the door and took a step forward.

Ai Nakano is lying on her side with her phone in one hand.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, she yawned slightly: "Murakami-kun, good morning." ”

There was laziness and sleepiness in the voice.

"Nakano, get up for breakfast." Yu Murakami didn't see the news in the Sakura Village group chat, and only mentioned eating breakfast.

By the time the two of them finished breakfast and Ai Nakano went out with her bag, Yu Murakami could finally sit at home and take a break and read the books he wanted to read.

"The last time I had this kind of free time was at least nine days ago." He sighed.

Then he received a phone call from Kagurazaka Iris.

"Murakami-sensei, when will your novel manuscript be delivered to me?" There was a hint of menace in Kagurazaka's voice.

"Tomorrow must be, tomorrow must be." After hastily apologizing and reassuring, Murakami hung up the phone and began to be irritable again.

He walks around the living room, hoping to find inspiration quickly and write a story to deal with Kagurazaka.

It's a pity that inspiration is hard to come by if you don't want to, and he shamefully failed.

With a hint of guilt, he called Kagurazaka Iris again.

"I'm sorry, Kagurazaka-san, I may need to close my pen for a while."

Kagurazaka has probably seen too many light novel writers, and it is common for such reactions to occur, so she only said that the deadline could be postponed, not after May 15th.

Yu Murakami still didn't agree.

"Kagurasaka-san, let's put it that way. The novel "Never Enough Love" is more or less based on myself and the people around me. Now I can't see my own story, and I really need to stop for a while. ”

Yu Murakami asked again very sincerely.

In the past, he wrote stories more or less casually, and his thoughts and experiences were more or less reflected in the novels. And now, he can't see his future clearly, so naturally there is no way to write an attractive story.

He waits until his story has an ending, and then gives "Never Love" an ending, although it may be a little different from the title given to the novel when he first wrote it.

Confidently giving his reasons, Yu Murakami probably waited until Kagura Saka reluctantly agreed and hung up the phone.

Thinking that he didn't need to write novels for the time being, he felt that everything in his vision brightened up a little.

Then he saw the ferry send him a message saying that the drinking was still in the old place.

The sight of things darkened again, just like when I had just woken up in the morning.