After the end of the test, the atmosphere in the class seemed to come alive in an instant.

Boys and girls gather in groups, complaining about the exams they have just taken and meeting for lunch.

Kimura took out his smartphone and flipped through the latest news inside.

Aside from a few inconsequential pushes and harassing messages, she couldn't find the message she was waiting for.

"Xinxi-chan, what are you looking at?" Kyoko Tachibana stepped away from her seat and walked over to Kimura's side.

"Nothing."

Kimura put away her phone with some loss and shook her head slightly.

If you count the time, your manuscript will have arrived in Tokyo.

Maybe the editor of the publishing house has also finished reviewing his manuscript.

But why haven't I received the message, could it be that my contact information has been filled in incorrectly?

Before sending the manuscript, I clearly confirmed the contact information, and even listened to Sister Xun specially write two.

I haven't received the news for so long, I'm afraid it has been rejected by the publishing house, but the lack of accurate news makes her feel uneasy.

Does she have to wait for the rejection email to come back before she knows that she has been rejected......

Kimura thought pessimistically in his heart, and his cute little face looked listless.

"Didn't you play well? The teacher's question this time is really too difficult, and I can't start it at all. ”

Kyoko Tachibana propped her hands on the table and said helplessly.

She thought that Kimura's uncomfortable look was because of the exam just now.

"What?" Kimura came back to his senses and looked at her suspiciously.

"I'm talking about exams, are those things really something that people can learn, and even if they do, they won't be used at all." Kyoko Tachibana wailed, "Could it really be that someone would use the equation to buy groceries?" ”

"It doesn't seem like there's anything too difficult this time...... Kimura said hesitantly.

"Huh?"

Kyoko Tachibana's lips were closed, and her eyes were wide open as she stared at the girl.

The next moment, she sighed as if she was very annoyed, and sat on the empty seat in front of Kimura Kokoki with her hands on her skirt.

"I almost forgot...... People like Xinxi-chan won't understand a stupid person like me, and I actually think that Xinxi-chan didn't play well, and I was reckless...... So, is there something going on? ”

Kimura Xinxi held his chin lightly with his palm, with confusion in his eyes: "What has Kyoko been saying since just now, I'm fine now." ”

"Don't lie! From the time I came over until now, Shinki-chan has been wandering, and there is definitely something going on. ”

"Is it so obvious?"

Koki Kimura rubbed his eyes with both hands.

"It's obvious." Kyoko Tachibana said seriously.

"Okay...... Let's go out for a bento and smoke it this morning...... There is takoyaki in the bento. ”

"You haven't said what's going on." Kyoko Tachibana's hand grasped Kimura's hand, "Don't try to fool the past. ”

"......" Kimura opened her mouth.

She was hesitant to tell Kyoko about submitting her manuscript to the publishing house.

However, I always feel that if my manuscript is rejected by the publishing house, it will be embarrassing to tell others about such a thing.

Inexplicable shame increased.

As she pondered, Kyoko Tachibana's body leaned forward, her cheeks getting closer and closer to hers.

"Yes, it's the crew's business."

"Crew?"

"Yes, crew. is what everyone has been talking about during this time, will the school rent a few classrooms in the south to the crew for filming during the holidays? ”

Kimura took a bite and said quickly in his mouth.

"Is there anything to think about here?" Kyoko Tachibana was stunned and sat back in her chair.

"So it's just a pointless fantasy."

Looking at Kimura Shinki's "sincere" look, Kyoko Tachibana stopped asking in disbelief.

"However, when it comes to the crew, ......"

"Hey." Kimura agreed.

"I heard that the crew came from Tokyo, and someone saw a group of people filming in an empty house in the town before, so it should be the same crew that is going to borrow a school." Kyoko Tachibana recalled.

"I guess so." Kimura Xinxi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly, "It's probably some kind of crew that is not famous." ”

"It's very likely, otherwise why would I come to a place like Morido to shoot, I must have been unable to stay in Tokyo, so I thought about shooting here."

"Well...... " Kimura didn't answer with a forced smile on her face.

Kyoko Tachibana pinched her chin with her fingers, and the more she spoke, the more she felt that her conjecture was right.

"Maybe I'll ask some artists twice our age to pretend to be students to shoot on campus, just to ......"

"Kyoko, it's not early, let's go eat first."

Kimura stood up from her chair with a bang, waving her hands wildly in front of her.

"Huh? Good. Kyoko Tachibana's words were interrupted by the other party, "Are you hungry?" ”

"I'm hungry, so I'm going to eat first."

Kokoki Kimura took out his bento from the drawer, reached out and took Kyoko Tachibana's arm and walked out.

She was afraid that if she continued to let Kyoko Tachibana continue, she might say something.

And I know that Kyoko is a fan of my brother's movie, and the more Kyoko talks about it now, I am afraid how embarrassing it will be after the movie is released.

And what if Sister Smoke is slandered......

"Shinki-chan?"

"Let's go."

"Wait, I haven't taken my lunch yet."

"Oh."

“……”

Not long after the two of them left the classroom, Kimura's desk, the mobile phone screen began to shine continuously.

……………………………………………………

"Strange, is it just not there?"

In the stairwell of the Hayin Society, Ryoichi Kishida looked at the phone in his hand that had been unable to get through.

Regarding the manuscript of "He and His Cat", after some consideration during this time, he put it in a pending position for the time being.

There is no explicit rejection of the manuscript.

The beginning of the manuscript is too little, although the story at the beginning of the manuscript is very good for him.

But that doesn't mean the follow-up content will be good.

After all, not everyone is a teacher in the courtyard.

In short, let the other party send the rest of the manuscript to take a look.

Ryoichi Kishida looked at the mobile phone that couldn't get through and compared the number with the number on the slip of paper in his other hand.

"There should be no mistake...... Then try another one......"

He copied both of the contact details on that manuscript on paper.

Ryoichi Kishida pointed to the second number on the note, entered it into his mobile phone, and dialed it.

……

Inside the house in Morido City.

The telephone rings in the hallway, and the sound of the bell rings through the house.

The old man stepped out of the living room and walked towards the phone with a gentle step.

Then, the old man picked up the phone.

"Moxi, Moxi, it's finally connected."

Ryoichi Kishida's brisk voice rang on the other end of the phone.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" The old man asked, not hearing the voice on the other end of the phone.

The old man's voice was transmitted through the microphone to the stairwell of the Ha Tone Society in Tokyo with a slow and leisurely pace.

Quiescence.

Probably the best description at this point.

The words that originally came to Kishida's lips suddenly couldn't be spoken, and his mouth was wide open and he didn't know how to make a sound.

Wait, wait......

Why does the voice on the other side sound like an old man.

He swallowed, and quickly reacted, maybe it was the elder of the writer teacher who answered the phone.

Ryoichi Kishida cleared his throat and said to the other side as clearly as he could.

"Is it Tachibana-sama's house?"

"Tataro Tachibana?" The old man repeated the name, "How could anyone call such a strange name, this is the Kimura family......"

"No, Tachibana Tataro is a pen name, and that's the contact information written on the manuscript sent by the teacher."

Some sweat oozed from Ryoichi Kishida's forehead, and he tried to explain in succinct words.

"But there's no such person here." The old man still said.

"Is that Morido City?" At first, Kishida was a little skeptical that he was fighting the right one.

"It's Morido City."

"That shouldn't be wrong." Kishida Ryokazu made up his mind, and what he had to do now was to ask the old man to call the writer teacher at home to answer the phone, "Tachibana Cataro is not a personal name, it is a pen name, and it should be one of your family." ”

"Not a name?" The old man captures the key inside.

"Hey, it's not a name."

"That's right, but there's only Orange Cat Jiro in the house, and there's no guy named Orange Cat Taro." The old man said slowly.

Orange Cat Jiro?

In the corridor, Ryoichi Kishida looked at the phone in his hand in a bit of confusion.

Why did a person named Tachibana Jiro suddenly appear, shouldn't it be Tataro Tachibana?

Moreover, thinking about what the old man said in his mind, the name of this orange cat Jiro doesn't seem to be much better than that of the orange cat Taro, right?

Maybe it's a pen name filled in incorrectly? Or maybe the old man remembered it wrong......

After a brief hesitation, Ryoichi Kishida decided that it would be more convenient for the old man to call a young man to talk first.

The slow conversation made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"That'...... Could you please ask Mr. Jiro Tachibana to answer the phone? Ryoichi Kishida said respectfully.

The old man was also surprised at this time why the person opposite would say such an outrageous request.

"Let Jiro answer the phone?"

"Yes."

"But even answering the phone doesn't help...... Jiro's kid doesn't like to talk very much. ”

"It's okay, I'll communicate carefully."

The old man took the earpiece away in a daze, and for a moment he wondered if the degree of his ear had increased again.

However, she could clearly hear most of the words spoken on the other side.

I just don't understand it......

How can there be such a person.

"Do you really want to?"

"Please." Ryoichi Kishida said sincerely.

"What do you call ......?"

"Yuyin Editor, Ryoichi Kishida."

"Wait a minute, I'll bring the kid."

"Huh?"

The old man hesitantly put down the phone, thinking in confusion.

Was it a prank call from a young man, or some strange scam call.

But if that's the case, why is it more like the other side is playing with itself.

The old man couldn't figure it out, but he had nothing to do, and the other side sounded very anxious.

It's all called Teacher Erlang.,Let's meet the other party's requests that aren't too excessive.。

As he was walking, a round and thick orange cat suddenly came out of the side room.

When the orange cat saw the old man, he immediately leaned up affectionately and rubbed the old man's trouser leg with his own flesh.

I want to get the old man's caresses as usual.

But the next moment, the old man took the orange cat into his arms like a small gas canister, as if it was much more difficult than before.

"Erlang is heavy again."

The orange cat Erlang looked blankly at the ground far away from the ground with a pair of beanie eyes, and the fat fat was piled up, not understanding what was happening.

The old man walked to the phone with it and reached for the microphone.

"After a long wait, I brought it to ...... Are you going to talk to Jiro now? ”

Listening to the sound of the phone ringing again after a moment of silence, a smile appeared on Kishida's face.

"Yes, thank you very much."

"I'll give the earpiece to this kid."

Is it a student who is still in school? It feels like the old man is very strict.

Ryoichi Kishida thought to himself.

There was a small rustling sound on the other end of the phone, and then it returned to normal, it should be that the old man had given the microphone to the other party.

remembered what the old man said, the other party doesn't like to talk, so Kishida Ryoichi decided to be the first to speak.

"Is it Mr. Jiro Tachibana? I don't know if you sent a manuscript to the editorial department of Yuyin Society's "Light Things", the pen name on it seems to be Tataro Tachibana, I don't know if you wrote it wrong, teacher? Ryoichi Kishida said in one breath.

"Meow?"

Smack.

“……”

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"How long will it take?" Tomorrow is wearing a mask and holding Hayabusa Kimura's arm with his small hand.

"That's the one in front."

Hayaya Kimura said, pointing to a building in front of him.

The snow on the ground buried all the shoes of the two of them, and every time they walked, they had to pull out of the snow and step forward again.

Later, Tomorrow simply kicked the snow and walked forward.

There was a creaking sound of soft snow being stepped on.

"Footage of the library in the movie...... It's a shot of an adult female tree working, right? Tomorrow asked as if he had thought of something.

"It's probably only a short part." Hayabusa Kimura thought about it too much.

"Can't you replace it with the school library?"

"That's too small, and it's not necessary." Hayabusa Kimura shook his head, "The cost of a venue in Morito City is not as exaggerated as in Tokyo, and it will be more affordable to use a field than to reconstruct a filming location. ”

"Oh." Tomorrow nodded slightly.

"In addition, since we want to shoot "Love Letter" well, it is better not to blur the shooting locations for all the shots."

"It feels like that." The girl looked up at him.

"Much like what?"

"Big directors, I heard that those famous big directors have some strange preferences, and they will be very serious in some places."

Hayabusa Kimura was too abrupt, "If you say that, my preference is ......"

"Is it a foot?" Tomorrow's soft voice sounded.

"Huh??" Hayabusa Kimura turned her head to look at her girlfriend in shock.

His gaze met the girl's clear and immaculate eyes, as if with some kind of bright light.

"What is Smoke talking about? What feet? ”

"Isn't it?"

Tomorrow blinked suspiciously.

"Of course not! How could it be feet? Anyway, it shouldn't be like this......"

Hayabusa Kimura defended himself too wrongedly, glancing at the girl's feet.

"But,Hayabusa-chan seems to enjoy it every time I touch my feet.,Always hold it in the ......"

"Why does Smoke think of me like this, I'm helping you warm your feet." Hayabusa Kimura interrupted Tomorrow's words bitterly, "I didn't expect that I would be such a person in Smoke's heart. ”

The appearance of the young man's righteous words made Tomorrow Smoke a little stunned.

When Hayabusa Kimura's voice fell, a trace of guilt rose on the girl's delicate little face.

"Sorry ......" (end of chapter)