"Then I'm going to school now. If you want to go out, don't worry. I put the house key under the potted plant next to the door, just look for it."
After eating the breakfast Yoshino made, Toujou Nozomi, who had changed into her school uniform, stood at the entrance and said to Yoshino in front of her.
"Also, thank you, Yoshino, for preparing the bento for me. I will savor it well. It's full of Yoshino's feelings and love."
Raising the bento in her right hand, Toujou Nozomi felt light and airy. It was the first time she had felt this way.
"Yes, be careful, Nozomi-neechan."
Standing on tiptoes, Yoshino carefully adjusted Toujou Nozomi's collar and waved goodbye at the entrance.
"Tch, whatever. It's just going to school, did you want Yoshino to give you a goodbye kiss?" Shiina, who was ruining the warm atmosphere between the two, was immediately unhappy. What do you mean by this? Are you treating me like I don't exist?
"Heh~ If Yoshino is willing, of course I wouldn't say anything. Hey, Yoshino. Do you want to give your sister a farewell kiss?" Saying that, she moved her face closer to Yoshino, scaring Yoshino into taking a few steps back.
"Eek!? You pervert, Yoshino is definitely in danger around you. You quickly get away from me! If you want Yoshino's kiss, you have to step over my body first."
Saying that, she hit Toujou Nozomi's face with her small fist, but it was just tickling her.
"Hahaha~ I'm just kidding with you. Then I'll be leaving now, Yoshino. I'm a member of the student council, so I have to go to school before the other students."
Patting Yoshino's head, he had to say that Yoshino's hair was really good, and it felt very comfortable to touch.
"Well then, I'm leaving."
"Yes, be careful on the way." * 2
Waving her hand, watching Toujou Nozomi close the door.
The whole house calmed down, so quiet that it was a little scary.
"..." Yoshino sat on the sofa in the house, staring blankly out the window. Shiina didn't say anything, just staying with Yoshino in a daze.
After an unknown amount of time, Yoshino touched her chest. The feeling just now was really unpleasant.
"Are you feeling what Toujou Nozomi feels every time she's alone at home, Yoshino?"
Looking at the house, which was a little too big for one person to live in, Shiina marveled at Toujou Nozomi's awesomeness. As expected of the person who embraces the entire Muse. This was the second time Shiina had marveled, but she couldn't help but marvel now.
"Yeah, I feel empty inside, it's very uncomfortable, Shiina."
Just now, she felt like the living room had been magnified to infinity. She was all alone in that place, and Yoshino felt very bad.
"So we are all Nozomi's family now, Yoshino. A family that can support each other, encourage each other, and comfort each other. Just like your mother always supported you."
Raising her right hand.
"... Yeah." Extending her index finger, the two made a promise to each other.
"Yoshino, it's time for us to take action. You, who possess the power of a spirit, are not comparable to those ordinary mortals. Now, pick up your paintbrush."
Extending her hand, it was now my turn.
"Yeah, it's time for us to start now. I've always wanted to experience what those plagiarists in my previous life felt like, but I shouldn't be considered a plagiarist now, right? I'm drawing manga."
Yoshino was originally good at drawing, and with the memory of her previous life, a light novel from her previous life was locked in by Yoshino.
""GOSICK"? Gothic Loli Detective, why do you want to draw this? Could it be because Yoshino wants to attract those loli con in Japan?"
This is Victorique, ah. Such a classic loli, how can those loli con resist?
"This manga was actually drawn in 2008 in my previous life. When I watched the anime version at that time, I looked at the manga version and found that it was not as beautiful as the anime version, so I regretted it for a long time. Now I can finally use my own hands to make it exquisite."
She finished drawing a perfect picture of Victorique wearing her rooftop reading outfit quickly.
"To be honest, I admired the author at the time because the author combined the events inside with history. Whether it was the heroine's identity as the "Gray Wolf" or the protagonist's identity as the "Black Reaper", they all fit the taste at the time."
Moreover, Victorique liked to eat snacks, and the way she puffed up her cheeks when she was angry or the way she calmly analyzed cases completely grabbed my Q point at the time.
"But this can also be considered a short manga. These things take time to get used to. Mhm! A loli drawing a loli manga, wow! This is really good, Yoshino." Giving a thumbs up, Shiina expressed her approval.
"Mhm, let's not talk about that now. Let me draw properly now."
"Got it, I'll just watch from the side. You can draw with peace of mind."
"Mhm!" Yoshino nodded and picked up her pencil.
After an unknown amount of time, when she finished the fifty pages needed for the first chapter of each manga, Yoshino stretched after putting down her pencil.
She looked at the fifty pages of manuscript paper on her desk and carefully placed them on the desk. She'd find a file bag to put them in tonight. This was also a way to respect her own work.
"How is it, Yoshino? The result of five hours of dedicated drawing?"
"Eh! Has it been five hours?" She turned her head to look at the alarm clock on the table; five hours had indeed passed.
"Did so much time pass without me realizing it?" She hadn't eaten lunch yet, it seemed.
Never mind, she was a Spirit after all; skipping one meal wouldn't be a big deal.
"How do you feel now, Yoshino?"
"Feel? Mhm~ Very satisfied."
Yes, unlike before when she worked for a living, now she worked for her hobby. Even if it was tiring, it was worth it.
"Have you finally taken the first step? You're even stronger now."
Shiina nodded, Yoshino had grown another step.
"Ah! I still have to cook dinner and wait for Nozomi-neechan to come back tonight? I need to go buy groceries now."
After saying that, she hurriedly got her small purse that Toujou Nozomi had given her and prepared to go out.
"Ah, don't prepare dinner for that woman~ Yoshino. We can just eat together."
"No, in a family, you have to eat together for the food to taste better, right?"
"Ah, really!? Yoshino is not cute anymore!"