If I could go back in time, I would definitely move far away from Yokohama, away from Tamae Harumi, the life where I was surrounded by street children.
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Wake up and appear on the streets of a strange city?
Qingshui Yuzhi, who was penniless and had only one skill, had to pick up his old job and become a third-rate novel writer. He went by the pseudonym "Tianxing Yeke" and made a living by producing scraps of ethical manuscripts.
Just... Why are there always strange people disturbing her peaceful life?
Qingshui Yuzhi, who went downstairs to throw away the garbage, exhaled smoke expressionlessly, which made the dirty-haired boy with black hair and green eyes next to the trash can cough repeatedly: "Let me go, I won't pity you, little tramp."
"Ranpo-sama is not a tramp, Ranpo-sama just hasn't figured out the rules of the adult world yet!"
"Oh."
It's none of her business.
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By the river, Qingshui Yuzhi, who was fishing by the river with his slippers on, kicked the black garbage under his feet, took a photo and posted it on LINE with an expressionless face: "Today's result, a fish as big as a human, enough to last a week, that's great."
"Do you want to eat me? Great! Start with the eyes!" The boy with iris-colored eyes shouted excitedly before being kicked back into the water.
"Gudu, Gudu, Gudu, Gudu, Gudu..."
"Tsk, the fish have mutated." Qingshui Yuzhi frowned, picked up the plastic bench and left.
I had another discounted lunch today, and it was all because of nuclear wastewater.
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"Hey, stop! You! I'm talking about you!"
On the street, Harumi Tamae, who was carrying a discounted lunch, stood silently and handed his wallet, which totaled 3,001 yen, to the dirty orange-haired boy: "Here, don't kill me. I have no savings, only loans and editors who urge me to update."
"Huh? I didn't want this!"
"Tsk, even the discounted bento boxes. Yokohama is indeed a dark city."
Qingshui Yuzhi walked out of the alley, looked up at the sky with squinted eyes, weighed the five thousand yen change in her hand, and left Laibo Street wearing a shorter coat.
The deposit is five thousand yen more, so I might as well not write any manuscript today.
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"The winner of this Golden Pen Novel Award is - Tianxing Yeke! He is good at satirizing the darkness of society with his satirical writing style, beautiful language, and gorgeous descriptions. Teacher Tianxing brings us not only a literary feast, but also a reflection on society!"
"At the same time, Teacher Tianxing is also committed to charity. Although his life is difficult, he is keen to adopt poor street children and has a heart of gold!"
Many years later, Harumi Tamae, who has become a famous writer, published her first memoir, which was sold out as soon as it was published.
Readers were surprised to find that there was only this philosophical statement written on the title page of the memoir——
[Don't send sympathy casually. Remember, the friendly reminder to keep life from being too bad is: don't send sympathy casually.
[——"Memoirs of a Third-rate Novelist"]
Intention: How to create genius? Give him otherworldly gifts and a little love. How to create a villain? Take away that little bit of love.