Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 927 - 542: Another Christmas (2)

The other party seems to be quite angry, sending three angry emoji expressions in a row, accompanied by a picture taken of a page from the light novel, describing the male protagonist’s confusion after being informed of his childhood friend Yasukawa Harumi’s death.

[Hey, hey! This author is too outrageous! At first, I thought Yasukawa was the heroine, why did the author make her disappear in the second Chapter?! I really liked her!]

Many emojis followed the caption, mostly expressing dissatisfaction.

Below were comments from two other netizens.

Drawn Fantasy n: [Yasukawa-san died, so I don’t want to continue reading. I bought this light novel because I heard Teacher Hanamaru made a comeback; anyway, I’ll treat it as buying illustrations to support Teacher Hanamaru.]

— Balanced Reply to Drawn Fantasy n: [Initially, I thought the same, ’What is this author doing!?’ But if you keep reading, you can still find that the novel is quite good.]

The comment above had 5 likes, while the one below had 14.

Uesugi Sakura looked at this and thought, although many people were dissatisfied with the beginning of the story, the fact proved that many still continued it.

He chuckled and continued to browse his phone.

A user named TuuGou posted a status 20 minutes ago with a picture of the book’s beautifully captivating cover titled "Hanabi’s Love."

[So, does anyone know when the fourth volume will be released? I finished reading them this morning, took only two days.]

[Excuse me, I haven’t bought the book yet, how is it later on?]

TuuGou replied to the person above 10 minutes ago: [It’s wonderful, at least it fits my taste completely. To avoid spoilers, I can only tell you that I’m already looking forward to the upcoming story of Akisuki and Hanabi Chiwa.]

Uesugi Sakura scrolled down again.

[Teacher Hanamaru’s new work! Must buy!!]

The photo showed an entire box of the first three volumes of "Hanabi’s Love."

This post had over three thousand likes, twenty thousand views, and many user comments below.

[(Crying laugh) (Crying laugh) You’re really something.]

[(Thumbs up) Why not ask the author for a signature?]

[Suggest you to @ the author, he will definitely like your post.]

[Why contact the original author? Shouldn’t it be Teacher Hanamaru?]

[The light novel is just toilet paper! Teacher Hanamaru’s illustrations are the real deal! Such exquisite illustrations stand out in a bookstore!]

[Can’t say that, after all, the author also put his effort into this.]

[By the way, how did this author manage to contact Teacher Hanamaru to create illustrations for him? Haven’t many popular light novel authors tried and failed before?]

[No idea, maybe they know each other privately?]

[Teacher Hanamaru is an absolute beautiful girl! And those previous photos from the comic convention!]

[Oh, oh, oh! I’ve seen it, I’ve seen it, and the maid outfit too, Teacher Hanamaru is indeed too cute.]

[A maid outfit!? (Shocked) Why haven’t I seen it? Can you guys please share it?]

[Image]

[Cute~]

[Teacher Hanamaru is too cute! That squinting expression~ I can’t take it... I feel healed.]

[So cute! What a beautiful girl illustrator!]

[I want to follow! What’s Teacher Hanamaru’s full name, please tell me.]

[Just ’Teacher Hanamaru,’ I heard it’s actually the teacher’s real surname, but so far no one knows the teacher’s first name.]

[Went to follow and found out even Miss Fox Demon is a creation by Teacher Hanamaru! I absolutely love this character, though sadly Teacher Hanamaru’s Twitter seems to only discuss work, no personal life shared, really want to see~~]

[+1, want to see the daily life of a beautiful girl illustrator, even if it’s just a glimpse of a hand.]

Uesugi Sakura saw this and kept scrolling down.

He noticed it was all about how great Teacher Hanamaru is, with few discussing his novel.

Dang!

He didn’t expect that most of his popularity actually came from his wife.

Uesugi Sakura casually checked Hanamaru Hanabi’s Twitter and was surprised to find she had over 2.6 million followers.

The latest tweet from a few days ago mentioned the collaboration notice about "Hanabi’s Love," the second-place winner in the newcomer light novel competition.

As for the comment section below.

It’s full of various users shouting "Teacher Hanamaru!!" in shock.

It’s over, little Hanabi now has gained fame online, while he is still an unknown small author.

Overshadowed by his wife.

It’s irritating.

"Sakura."

Hanamaru Hanabi opened the door and called out to Uesugi Sakura, who was sitting on the bed looking at his phone, "Mom made dinner, time to eat."

Uesugi Sakura turned his head, gazing at Hanamaru Hanabi’s absolutely adorable and beautiful face for a long time.

"Why is Sakura staring at Hanabi?" Hanamaru Hanabi slightly tilted her head, showing a puzzled expression.

"I’m just looking at how pretty a beautiful girl can be, does Hanabi think she’s pretty?"

"Well, it’s alright..."

"Hanabi-chan, come here."

"What for?" Hanamaru Hanabi leaned one hand against the wall.

"Come here." Uesugi Sakura smiled and called again; only then did Hanamaru Hanabi walk over to his side.

Then, Uesugi Sakura reached out as if to touch her face.

"What’s Sakura doing?" Hanamaru Hanabi instinctively tried to avoid.

"I just wanted to squeeze it." Uesugi Sakura reached out, directly placing his palm on her cheek, "Soft and a bit warm."

"Why did Sakura suddenly want to touch faces?"

Uesugi Sakura laughed: "It’s nothing, just wanted to see how adorable they all say this beautiful girl is online and feel that this beautiful girl is my wife."

"Then wouldn’t Sakura want a good morning kiss?"

"Bring it on!" Uesugi Sakura lowered his hand and pouted directly at her.

Originally, Hanamaru Hanabi just wanted to tease him, but she didn’t expect him to be so decisive. Now seeing his face, she was too shy to refuse.

So, blushing, she simply pouted and lightly pecked his lips.

"There... is Sakura satisfied now?"

"Is a good morning kiss just a light peck like this?"

"Otherwise... if you want more kisses... let’s wait until we go out..."

Uesugi Sakura met her evasive gaze: "Remember the plan to go to the couple hotel today, Hanabi-chan?"

"I!

"No, it’s not! It’s perfectly normal." Uesugi Sakura smiled at her adorable little face, "Besides, I know there’s a couple hotel where the rooms have train scenarios."

"Train...?"

"The scenes are recreated exceptionally well at that hotel, not only perfectly recreating the shaking, but even the announcements have been replicated one-to-one, so when we get there, Hanabi and I can be alone in a train car."

The train...

Hanamaru Hanabi’s heart skipped a beat, her face flushed, and she sneaked a glance at his smile, even starting to imagine the scene by then...

Grabbing the strap, or just lying on the train floor.

"Then... let’s go... it’s Sakura who wants to go, not Hanabi...."

"Yes, that’s right, it’s my request."

Uesugi Sakura laughed, over the two years of marriage, he gradually figured out Hanabi’s favorite places. Once they’re in places like balconies, small woodlands, or snow fields, she becomes extremely happy.

Didn’t expect Hanabi to be such a girl.

But, he didn’t mind at all.

"Sakura! Hanabi! Come down for breakfast! Stop dawdling! The food will get cold!"

Mrs. Hanamaru’s voice came from downstairs.

"Sakura, it’s time to eat."

"Alright, let’s go, have breakfast, then we’ll head out to celebrate Christmas together!"

"Mhm."

Hanamaru Hanabi sneakily glanced at him again, for some reason, the young girl felt a faint sense of anticipation in her heart.