It was ten o'clock at night.
Fujiwara Chika, who had long since returned home and studied diligently for two hours, stretched.
Her beautiful figure was on full display, but unfortunately, Tanaka Masao wasn't there to witness it.
Speaking of Tanaka Masao, Tanaka Masao arrived...
In Fujiwara Chika's mind.
Thinking that Tanaka Masao might already be home at this time, she picked up her phone, opened Line, and sent a message.
"Junior Tanaka, are you home yet?"
After waiting a while, there was a reply.
"I'm already home, thank you, Fujiwara-senpai, for your concern."
Seeing the reply, Fujiwara Chika leaned back, continuing to type in a comfortable position.
"Hey, Junior Tanaka, I have a question for you."
"What question? Just ask, but I can't promise to answer."
"Junior Tanaka is really not cool at all. Shouldn't you say, 'I'll answer whatever you ask,' at a time like this?"
"But what if Fujiwara-senpai asks about my measurements or something? What should I do?"
"Who would ask for your measurements!"
In reality, Fujiwara Chika's cheeks flushed slightly as she looked at the text on the screen.
Fujiwara Chika thought of Tanaka Masao's appearance; who would be interested in those measurements?
"Honestly, Junior Tanaka becomes so uninhibited online. Alright, I want to ask Junior Tanaka, why is that person your idol?"
Her hand holding the phone was a little tense, and her eyes were fixed on the screen, waiting for a reply.
She had learned about the experiences of a person named Yamagami Tetsuya, and she knew that his reputation among the public wasn't even too bad.
The reason, naturally, was that the current government was not very effective.
She was very curious if Tanaka Masao had made that person his idol because he was dissatisfied with the current state of society.
Understanding more about this would also help her in her future bid to become Prime Minister.
"You mean that person? Actually, there's no special reason. I just..."
Fujiwara Chika stared at her phone, but after waiting a long time, there was no follow-up.
"Just what? Junior Tanaka, hurry up, don't keep me in suspense."
Tanaka Masao, on the other end of the phone, seeing that the other party was getting anxious, slowly typed his reply.
"Just wanted to give Fujiwara-senpai a shot."
Fujiwara Chika: "щ(゜ロ゜щ)?"
A moment later, Fujiwara Chika finally reacted and replied angrily.
"Hmph, Junior Tanaka is bullying people again. You're mean. I'm not talking to you anymore."
After typing this, she threw her phone onto the bed beside her, crossed her arms, and decided not to respond to him.
But after a short while, her phone chimed with a message notification.
Fujiwara Chika glanced at her phone and struggled for a moment.
"Never mind, I only said I wouldn't talk to him, not that I wouldn't look at my phone. And what if it's a message from someone else?"
Saying that, she walked over again and picked up her phone.
It was still a message from Tanaka Masao.
"Then Fujiwara-senpai, get some rest early. Remember to review well, and if you have any questions, you can always ask me."
Seeing this message, Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but smile.
"Ask you? Junior Tanaka is really full of himself. I'm the senpai; you should be asking me."
She hesitated for a moment but still typed a few words.
"Good night."
"As a member of the Fujiwara family, I must be polite."
Fujiwara Chika found an excuse for herself.
After waiting a while longer and seeing no more messages, she went to wash up and prepare for bed.
What Fujiwara Chika didn't know, however, was that when Tanaka Masao said he would give her a shot, it wasn't just a joke.
That casual remark truly came true many years later.
Only this 'shot' was, "Do you want this gun in my hand, or do you want my gun?"
Tanaka Masao, the "Gun Hero."
...
Meanwhile, Tanaka Masao, who had just been chatting with Fujiwara Chika, was also chatting with others.
Eriri: "Tanaka, you bastard, if you dare to stay today, I will definitely kill you."
"Oh, Eriri, why are you so angry?"
"It's all because of the new doujinshi you sent over! I won't say anything about 'Sunflower,' but what the hell is 'Hydrangea'?!"
"What's wrong with that one? I think it's pretty good."
"The plot, the plot! Yoko, such a pure and lovely school idol, and she's been childhood friends with Gangban Ricuan, but you actually arranged a blonde guy to come in!
Tanaka Masao, you deserve to die a thousand deaths! I swear, I will kill all the cuckolds in the world!"
Tanaka Masao could feel Eriri's resentment even through the screen.
Only then did he remember that Eriri was a staunch childhood friend supporter.
Seeing such a perfect childhood friend turn out that way would certainly make her angry.
He could only say it was a good thing the female lead this time had long black hair. If she had blonde twin-tails, Eriri would have definitely traveled from Tokyo to Chiba by now.
But this was just the beginning. If she couldn't handle this, then when the 'Pure Dance' came out later, Eriri would surely go crazy.
He couldn't afford to provoke her. He could only go to Sawamura Sayuri to subtly inquire about Eriri's situation.
"Xiao Baihe Onee-san, Eriri seems very angry."
"That's right. Eriri was still arguing today that 'Hydrangea' must not be published, saying it's the biggest enemy of the childhood friend faction.
But Tanaka-kun, don't worry, I'm not part of the childhood friend faction, so it will be published normally. I also want everyone to see such an excellent work."
"Then I'll leave it to Xiao Baihe Onee-san."
"By the way, Tanaka-kun, you're preparing for exams and didn't stay today. After the exams, you must come over so Onee-san can properly entertain you."
"But Eriri..."
"Oh, don't worry, it's a small matter. Eriri will definitely forget about it in a couple of days."
Looking at Sawamura Sayuri's message on the screen, Tanaka Masao expressed disbelief.
If he remembered correctly, Eriri had a very strong temper.
Never mind. He'd see if the system would give him the 'Pure Dance.' He could give it to her then to appease her.
Eriri: Needs tomato.
"Alright then, I'll go when I have time."
After sending this message, Tanaka Masao opened another chat window.
"Tanaka-kun, have you returned from Tokyo?"
The sender of the message was Yukinoshita Yukino.
"I'm back. I didn't expect Xuezhixia Classmate to actually care about me."
"Care about you? Tanaka-kin, you're thinking too much. It's just that we'll be studying all day tomorrow, so I need to remind you to get enough rest.
Otherwise, if you doze off tomorrow during the day, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Oh, a whole day of studying, how exciting! Well, good night, Xuezhixia Classmate. See you tomorrow."
"Good night, see you tomorrow."
Tanaka Masao put down his phone and stretched.
"I really am busy."
Feeling a little tired, he turned off the room light and fell into a deep sleep.