I, who tortured the readers, was knocked to the ground by them!

Chapter 47 Eh? Nagayama Haruki is also a high school student?
I don't know when the rain stopped.

The sky is still overcast, making it hard to tell when the rain will return.

In a daze, the school days for Tokyo high school students, which were not long to begin with, passed by in a flash.

The school bell rings.

Sato Wakaba was chatting and laughing with her classmates while walking towards the corner where Sakurai Tree was.

"School's over! Let's go, you two!"

She waved and greeted enthusiastically as always.

Sakurai Itsuki also stood up slowly, yawning as usual.

And Hanase Shion, who usually walked with the two of them after school recently, stood up with a sullen face today and said to Sato Wakaba, "I'm leaving first. I'm not going to the club today."

"Eh? Ah, okay!" Sato Wakaba nodded, "How about..."

Sato Wakaba originally wanted to suggest that instead of going to the club, everyone should just walk to the school gate together.

But before she could finish her words, Hane Shion nodded goodbye to Sato Wakaba, then immediately turned and left.

As for Sakurai Itsuki who was standing next to the two of them, she simply ignored him.

It was as if he hadn't even seen the person, and he didn't even say goodbye out of politeness.

"Oh, goodbye." Seeing this, Sato Wakaba could only wave goodbye to Hane Shion enthusiastically.

Watching her back quickly walk in front of the two of them, Sato Wakaba narrowed his eyes and looked at Sakurai Itsuki, "Tell me, what bad things have you done again?"

"Ah, I just made some boring jokes." Sakurai Itsuki did not hide it.

"Look, it's so hard to see how things are going between you two. Can't you just tone down your awful sense of humor? Do you really find it funny to keep doing this?"

Sato Wakaba sighed and complained unhappily.

"Yeah, it's very interesting." Sakurai Itsuki nodded very straightforwardly.

Thinking back to this morning when Hane Shion put her ear close to me with a look of arrogance, her expression changed from smugness to confusion, then to extreme disgust, and finally to anger after she realized she was being teased.

Extremely fun.

Of course, the price was that Hane Shion hadn't spoken to him the entire day.

And she never glanced at him again. If they occasionally looked at each other during class activities, she would immediately turn her eyes away with disgust.

But Sakurai Itsuki was enjoying it.

He finally understood why some middle-aged men always liked to tease their relatives' children.

"It's okay, she's easier to fool than you. Next time, find an opportunity to praise her for her good painting skills, and everything will be fine." Sakurai Itsuki waved his hand and said.

"What do you mean you're easier to fool than me?!" Sato Wakaba raised her hand and pinched the flesh on Sakurai Tree's waist hard, punishing him.

"Hiss, was the force a bit too strong this time?" Sakurai Itsuki gasped in pain.

Sakurai Itsuki always flicks Sato Wakaba's forehead when she does something stupid, and similarly, Sato Wakaba will now stretch out two fingers and pinch the flesh on Sakurai Itsuki's waist when he says or does something inappropriate.

In fact, Sato Wakaba originally wanted to step on his toes with her feet.

But I was afraid that my punishment would become a reward for him, and would only help him to do more harm than good. So I ended up changing it to this method where the physical contact wasn't too much and the damage was just enough to make him feel painful.

Now both of them have gradually adapted to each other's harmless violent means.

However, today Sato Wakaba was obviously using much more force than before, even pinching the flesh and twisting it hard.

"Humph! Because you talk like a hopeless scumbag!" Sato Wakaba said, "Today's force is for two people. I'm helping Shion."

"You are really kind-hearted." Sakurai Itsuki touched his waist which was pinched and burned and complained.

However, he did not object to Sato Wakaba's sanctions.

He himself has always agreed that Sakurai Itsuki is an extremely bad person.

A pure black Cayenne on the road near the school.

In the driver's seat, Masako Hanase, dressed in a smart suit, was like a roaring beast, scolding her subordinates on the other end of the phone and even clicking her tongue.

However, when she saw her sister walking quickly towards her in the distance, she immediately hung up the phone, opened the car window, stuck her head out and waved at her with a bright smile.

"This way!"

"I recognize the license plate." Hane Shion opened the car door and got in.

"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood? Don't you have to meet with the editor to submit your manuscript today? You should be happy and excited."

Masako Hanase remembered that her sister was very happy this morning. What happened?
Could it be that this is another masterpiece of that kid?

"By the way, where are your two friends in the club? Why didn't you come out with them today?" asked Masako Hanase.

"I have a meeting with my editor today and I'm not going to the club, so there's no need for us to go together."

Through the glass, Hanase Shion looked at Sakurai Itsuki, who was walking and talking with Sato Wakaba in the distance. She no longer concealed her expression, wrinkling her nose and baring her teeth. She thought that guy really wanted to walk side by side with her.

Turns out, it's just boring, vulgar, and obscene assholery!
"Ah, I see. It's that Sakurai Itsuki kid again." Hanase Masako looked at her sister's expression in the rearview mirror and shook her head helplessly. "What did he do again?"

From childhood to adulthood, the only person who could make her so "hateful" every time was that boy.

"There's nothing worth talking about that guy."

Hane Shion also sighed and turned her head.

"Go ahead and drive. Don't keep the editor waiting too long. I still need to discuss the final details with her and see if any adjustments need to be made.

"If you're really angry, how about I pull him over and beat him up?" Masako Hanase joked and started the engine.

"There's no need. I don't care about him." said Hanase Shion.

Masako Hanase twitched the corner of her mouth. If she really didn't care, would she look so angry?

At this moment, Hane Shion also fastened her seat belt and told herself not to get angry with that guy.

She now understood that the more unhappy that guy was with her, the happier he was.

Today is obviously a happy day, so why is he angry?

Hane Shion quickly adjusted her mindset and prepared for the final adjustment meeting before the awards ceremony.

It didn't take long before the Cayenne stopped outside a nearby coffee shop.

Masako Hanase led her sister and saw Aimi Shinkawa who was typing on the laptop keyboard.

She was currently asking a talented cartoonist who should be nearby at this hour if he wanted to join in the fun and have a drink.

But there is a high probability that the guy will directly refuse.

After all, the final draft of "Goodbye Eri" has been sent, and the manuscript is as perfect as ever.

The two of them didn't have much to exchange.

"Ah, hello." Shinkawa Aimei looked up and saw the two Hanase sisters, and greeted them warmly, "Would you like something to drink? Be generous, the company will cover it for me."

"Hello."

As an insider in the industry, Masako Hane was waving to Aimi Shinkawa, and Shion Hane had a sacred filter for the Jump editor.

Therefore, she bowed respectfully to Shinkawa Aimei.

"I haven't seen you for a while. You're still so beautiful. It's hard to imagine you're Akina Yumi." This is not the first time that Shinkawa Ai has met the Yuze sisters.

But I still sigh every time that such a beautiful and graceful young lady would actually be an illustrator of heavy-mouthed manga.

"Well, let's not mention this outside. And if possible, I don't want anyone else to know about it."

Hane Shion sat down with a slightly red face. Obviously, she didn't want people to know that she was the horrible illustrator of the book.

This time she submitted her work with determination to succeed, so she changed her pen name and decided to cut ties with her past self.

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, I was just expressing my feelings. I won't use your past for publicity. I understand that."

Ai Mi Shinkawa also nodded. Many creators do not want to show up in public, especially those whose works are not easily seen by the public.

"I have a guy here who absolutely refuses to show up. If we promote it properly, sales will definitely increase. After all, there are only so many geniuses in high school."

"High school genius?"

Hane Shion tilted her head. Since we are talking about sales, it must be a debut serial artist, right?

But in the recent series, I haven’t heard of anyone who is a high school student.

"Well, come to think of it, he should be attending high school nearby."

Ai Mei Xinhe was stunned for a moment and realized that the girl in front of her was not an insider in the industry who knew the inside story, and she had accidentally let the cat out of the bag.

But then I thought about it and realized that Hanase Shion had already confirmed her participation in the Newcomer Award and had sold books, so she could be considered an expert.

She should still understand the basic rules of the industry.

She would eventually enter the circle anyway, and the two of them would meet sooner or later, so it wasn't a big deal. So she just reminded him, "But don't make it public. Come to think of it, you've seen the paintings of that genius freak, right?"

"Eh?!"

Hane Shion was shocked when she heard this.

Genius, freak, I have seen his paintings recently, and they are also done by Shinkawa Aimei.

Hane Shion felt her heartbeat quicken, and then asked.

"Could it be Haruki Nagayama? He's actually a high school student?!"

(End of this chapter)