There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

Li Nian looked at the line of text at the bottom of the page.

——New and emerging writer Kasumi Shiko, on full fire!

"He is truly a new talent... After reading three volumes, anyone can easily see his thriving growth, which would make some third-rate writers envious."

Li Nian laughed at himself, but at the same time, a feeling of unwillingness to admit defeat arose... He had the urge to pick up a pen and write something right now.

...You have to support yourself first before you can have that spare money.

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Chapter 18 Hiding the Past

The dazzling sunlight shone in through the window and stung her eyeballs through her eyelids, and Li Nian woke up in a daze.

"hot……"

The first feeling was that the air in the room was very stuffy, as if the wind blown out by the fan was hot.

Li Nian sat up from the bed, his whole body sticky. He had sweated profusely without realizing it, and the fan dried him, making him feel very uncomfortable. He raised his eyes to look at the clock and found that it was already nine o'clock.

As to why the sun was so bright, it turned out that it was already a time that could no longer be called early morning.

Reaching out to draw the curtains, Li Nian frowned and rubbed his nose, his eyes also feeling a little sore.

The reason he got up so late was simply because he stayed up a little late.

Li Nian shook her head and forced herself to put aside the irritable feeling. She picked up the three novels beside the pillow, carefully inserted them into the bookshelf, and left the room.

After taking a shower in the bathroom and changing clothes, I came out feeling much refreshed.

While doing some stretching exercises, Li Nian walked towards the kitchen, preparing to make something for breakfast. At this moment, the door of Room 101 suddenly opened, and Kanda walked out of the room and bumped into him.

"oh!?"

Li Nian was startled, but Kanda's reaction was very indifferent. When he saw that it was Li Nian, it seemed like it took him a long time to figure out who the figure in front of him was. He raised his hand weakly and greeted him.

"Good morning……"

"…Good morning. By the way, Kanda, you don't look well, do you?"

Kanda's voice was hoarse, his face was as pale as paper, his eyelids drooped, and he looked obviously very tired.

"Not looking good? I guess so..."

"Stay up late?"

"Yeah, I have no choice. Someone dragged me to play games until four o'clock."

Li Nian took a look at his room from outside and saw a pair of white thighs placed on the bed. He heard loud and rhythmic snoring. It was Senior Kamiigusa who was sleeping soundly on Kanda's bed.

Logically speaking, this is a scene that can make people imagine a lot, but Li Nian didn't think of anything wrong with it. He just showed a sympathetic expression and reached out to pat Kanda on the shoulder.

"……Thanks a lot."

Kanda smiled weakly, waved his hand, walked past Li Nian and headed towards the bathroom.

Li Nian took another look at senior sister Kamiigusa who occupied Kanda's bed and fan, and became more determined to keep a distance from this person. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she turned around and greeted Kanda.

"I'm going to make breakfast. Do you want me to prepare an extra portion for you?"

"Hmm? Ah, okay, please..."

Li Nian came to the kitchen and looked through the refrigerator. There were all kinds of ingredients inside, but he only saw the bagged udon noodles. He reached out and took it out directly. Then he thought for a while and took out the meat, eggs, green peppers and onions.

When Kanda came back after washing up, Li Nian had already put two bowls of noodles on the table. He asked him to sit down, and then he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Kanda sat at the dining table, looking curiously at the bowl of udon noodles in front of him. There was a thick layer of stir-fried pork and eggs with green peppers on top as a side dish, and chopped green onions sprinkled on the edges. He didn't know how the soup base was made, but the aroma was so fragrant that it made him salivate.

Kanda's tired face suddenly brightened up, and he said, "I'm eating!" He imitated Li Nian and slurped a big mouthful of noodles, then swallowed it whole along with the side dishes. The rich and perfectly mixed taste lingered on his tongue.

"Delicious! Great cooking."

Li Nian couldn't help but smile after hearing this.

"It's just a bowl of noodles. It's not really a skill. I'll show you my real skills when there's a chance."

They chatted while eating, and gradually the topic changed. Kanda couldn't help but ask a question that he had always been curious about.

"Speaking of which, why did Li Nian want to move to Sakurasou?"

"Poor."

Li Nian answered immediately, and Kanda couldn't help feeling ashamed after hearing it.

"Is that so... It is true that living in Sakurasou can save a lot of money..."

Kanda said this, but he was still a little confused in his heart. A few days ago, he and Kamiigusa went to Li Nian's original residence. It was a better-maintained environment than the student dormitory, and the location was also good. It was not far from the school. Compared with Sakurasou, it was much better in all aspects. And from the arrangement of the furniture in the house and other signs, it seemed that Li Nian was still living there with his parents. So Kanda didn't quite understand why Li Nian gave up such a good house and moved to a place like Sakurasou alone.

He felt that Li Nian was hiding something, but since she had said so herself, he was too embarrassed to ask further.

Suddenly, there was a creaking sound of a door opening, and a woman yawned as she pushed the door open.

"…What's that smell? It smells so good. Let me see, Kanda, what did you make to eat?"

"Teacher Chihiro... I'm glad you're awake now."

When Kanda said this, Li Nian knew that this person was the supervising teacher of Sakurasou, Chihiro Sengoku.

He looked over curiously. It was a mature woman with a pretty face, but she looked sleepy at this moment. She was dressed in a sloppy set of pajamas. The edge of her bra with purple patterns could be seen under the wide-open collar. It was quite indecent. Her face looked like she hadn't taken off her clothes before going to bed.

How should I put it... What a free and unrestrained teacher...

"Is there a portion for me..." Teacher Chihiro came to the dining table and sniffed.

"no!"

"Hey~~~Please make one for me~~~"

She squinted her eyes as if she was still sleepy, and even spoke in a coquettish voice to the students.

"You are in your forties and you still have the nerve to trouble students to do it? Besides, it was Li Nian who did it, not me." Kanda didn't buy it and said unhappily.

"Li... Nian...? That guy is here? Where is he?"

Teacher Qianxun then opened her eyes slightly, and seemed to have just noticed the third person sitting in the room beside the dining table. When she met Li Nian's eyes, her face suddenly became stunned.

"…Who are you?"

"Hello, Teacher Chihiro. I'm Li Nian. I've moved to Sakurasou. Please take care of me in the future."

Li Nian greeted him at the right time. Teacher Qianxun seemed to be startled and somewhat sobered up. She looked him up and down with a suspicious look.

"What? What? Who did you say you were? Say it again. I didn't hear you clearly?"

It's not that Chihiro Sengoku has never seen Li Nian before. She worked with Mr. Hiratsuka and once saw Li Nian being called into the office for a talk. She had a very deep impression of that timid and thin figure, so she had informed Kanda Sakurasou in advance that a weak guy who looked like a bottom would be coming, and asked him to take good care of him.

But now there was a tall, strong and sturdy boy in front of her claiming to be Li Nian, making her suspect that she had heard it wrong.

"I am Li Nian." Li Nian guessed what Teacher Qianxun was feeling at the moment and added calmly, "It's a big change, right? The reason is the impact of that incident."

When Teacher Qianxun heard this, she thought about what "incident" Li Nian was referring to and fell silent.

Kanda was confused: "What are you talking about?"

Chihiro ignored Kanda. After a brief thought, she had figured out something and seemed to be much more sober all of a sudden. She looked Li Nian up and down with a complicated look.

"I won't ask any more about what happened."

Li Nian shrugged without comment, not wanting to say more on this topic, and asked, "Teacher Qianxun, you were looking for me yesterday. What did you want to talk about?"

"Nothing. I just thought you might not be able to adapt to the environment of Sakurasou. It seems I was overthinking it... Anyway, although the guys here have some problems, they are all good people. Just treat this place as your second home."

Teacher Chihiro spoke softly, and looked at Li Nian with gentle eyes. Her expression scared Kanda, because he had almost never seen this nonchalant teacher like this before. He always felt that there was a different meaning hidden in the conversation between the two.

Li Nian nodded.

"I understand. I've noticed it in the past few days."

Teacher Chihiro smiled slightly, suddenly turned around and walked towards the refrigerator.

"I'm hungry, Yoshi, just drink beer to fill my stomach."

She opened the lower layer of the refrigerator and took out beer with a smile. Looking at her like that, Kanda suddenly felt that what he had just seen was just an illusion.

"Drinking again so early in the morning..."

"This is the source of your life, Kanda, you are too young to understand."

Teacher Chihiro left the living room with a beer. Kanda turned to Li Nian and said with a helpless expression: "I'm sorry, Teacher Chihiro is just like that..."

Kanda implied that this dormitory manager was not very reliable. Li Nian heard it, but he didn't think so and shook his head.

“I think he’s a pretty good teacher.”

Chapter 19: Apply for a Job

After leaving Sakurasou, Li Nian came to the door of a store called "Takasago Bookstore".

This store, located across the street from Sobu High School where Li Nian studied, is, as the name suggests, a bookstore. It was this nature of the store and its location close to the school that Li Nian was attracted to.

When he came here yesterday, he had already met with the boss and asked about the relevant situation. He learned that this store is their private business. The reason they want to recruit employees is because they consider that school is about to start and students will return to school, which will increase the flow of customers, so they want to increase management staff.

The key point is that it seems that the boss does not want to recruit long-term employees. This job is originally intended for students. It only requires people to come to work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons after school. In a nutshell, the required work content is just to help "look after the store." It can be said that it is very relaxed and free.

So Li Nian pushed the door open and walked in, intending to talk to the store manager about the job application.

"Welcome~~"

A sweet voice came from the counter. Li Nian was startled and looked up. This time, the person standing at the counter was not a forty-year-old middle-aged man, but a cute girl with gorgeous and smooth black hair and a gentle appearance.

Li Nian thought for a moment that the job had been taken by someone who came first. After hesitating for a while, he walked up and asked, "Hello, is the store manager here?"

He spoke up for the store manager, causing the girl to give him a confused look.

"You are looking for the store manager...?"

"Isn't there a job opening notice hanging outside the door? I'm here to apply for that position."

The girl was slightly stunned when she heard that, then she clapped her hands and smiled.

"Oh~~! Finally someone applied for the job?"

"……Um?"

Her words made it seem as if she was the owner of the bookstore, which made Li Nian a little confused. Then she continued, "I'm sorry, my father is not here at the moment. Can I come and talk to you?"

"Father is saying... that you are the daughter of the manager of this store?"

"That's right." The girl nodded with a smile.

Li Nian suddenly realized that this bookstore was a family business, and the people in front of him seemed to be the children of the store manager. In that case, it was not surprising that they were sitting at the counter.

"But……"

Is it up to you to decide on hiring? Li Nian cast a suspicious look at her, and the girl saw what he meant by that look and said with a smile, "If you want to work here, you should first know who is in charge of all matters in this store~"

"… Is it you, young lady?"

"That's right. This store has always been run by my father and I. I'm the one who shows up most of the time, so I have the final say on hiring. And now, your interview has begun."

"This is really sudden..." Li Nian said seriously, "So, how can I get this job?"

"Let me take a look first."

The girl looked Li Nian up and down, observing his appearance and clothes. She felt that the boy was tall and strong, with clean clothes and face. He looked neat overall and had a good image. At least he would not scare away customers.

She nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, that's basically it..."

“…Is that all right?”

"Looks are the most important thing in the service industry. To sit at the counter, you have to be a handsome man or a beautiful woman of my level!"

The girl said this with a smile, and Li Nian smiled slightly.

"I can't beat you in beauty, young lady."