This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 478 - 315: Dog Food (Achieving 8000 Word Goal)

Chapter 478: Chapter 315: Dog Food (Achieving 8000 Word Goal)

Compared to Beichuan Huili’s situation, things at Beichuan Si were much steadier.

He stood on the highest terrace, with a magnificent and beautiful lake view at a glance.

The calm surface of the lake reflected the scenery of Mount Fuji.

The lake breeze brushed by, stirring up a sparkling play of light on the water.

Being the highest terrace, it was quite far from Lake Kawaguchi, but there were also fewer visitors here, making it relatively more tranquil.

Next to Beichuan Si, Nishijou Kurenai stuck out her head to admire the mountainous landscape.

Shenzhu Shihui, on the other hand, loathed that she couldn’t materialize to capture this mountain scenery with a phone.

However, it didn’t really matter since Beichuan Si had already taken some photos on his side; all she had to do was ask Beichuan Si for them later.

Beichuan Si leaned against the brown wooden railing, browsing through messages on his phone.

Members of their small group had already received news of Beichuan Si’s departure, teasing him half-jokingly for leaving so quickly that they hadn’t had a chance to say goodbye.

Beichuan Si read their words and replied casually before he was about to lock his phone screen, but then—

There were messages from someone else on LINE.

Beichuan Si exited the group chat and immediately saw messages from Shen Gu Mirai.

This little girl had messaged him?

Shen Gu Mirai: "Hey, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Mr. Temple, I’m lonely and helpless at home all by myself—"

She added a cute emoticon at the end of her message and attached a picture underneath on LINE.

It was a photo of Shen Gu Mirai’s living room, empty and devoid of people, seemingly carrying a hint of loneliness.

Shen Gu Mirai had mentioned to Beichuan Si before that her parents seemed to have taken on a project related to research on the customs and folklore of a place overseas called Ihui Island. Now, it appeared that her parents were on a research assignment somewhere, probably departing for that island during their summer vacation.

It was quite normal for her house to be empty now.

Thinking of this, Beichuan Si asked without stopping: "Not going out?"

As soon as he replied, Shen Gu Mirai immediately responded: "Where can I go out alone? I’ve also finished the books that I recently enjoyed. Oh my... Only after losing Mr. Temple did I realize how empty I am—"

This time, she attached another photo.

But this time it was a photo of her fingers.

Specifically, a photo of her making a heart with her index finger and thumb for Beichuan Si.

Her fair, pale-pink fingers carried a touch of cuteness.

"You’re at most just a little girl," Beichuan Si replied offhand, then pocketed his phone.

He was going to walk down and enjoy the lake view directly.

While the full view was visible from above, the detailed parts also tugged at his heart.

About ten minutes later, Beichuan Si arrived at the winding pedestrian path by the lake and looked around.

The area around Lake Kawaguchi was covered with light purple flowers, creating a sense of a sea of flowers at a glance.

This could also be considered a superb view.

Beichuan Si walked up to a vending machine, bought a can of barley tea, and while sipping, he took out his phone for a quick glance.

Sure enough, there was another message from Shen Gu Mirai on LINE.

Shen Gu Mirai: "Let’s not talk about those things. I’d rather know what Mr. Temple is doing. Have you finished dealing with the affairs in Yamanashi Prefecture?"

Beichuan Si’s fingers moved slightly, and a message quickly took form and was sent out—

"All finished up, now it’s like enjoying a vacation, taking Kelian and Shenzhu for a stroll around the Fuji Five Lakes."

Beichuan Si hesitated for a moment but still decided to drag and send a photo he had just taken to Shen Gu Mirai.

On the other side, at the Shen Gu Residence.

Shen Gu Mirai was lying back on the sofa, idly flicking through her phone.

She had maintained this action for over twenty minutes already, checking her phone for messages every single minute on average.

"Why hasn’t he replied yet?"

Shen Gu Mirai picked up her phone again, her snow-white, slender legs nimbly clamping her cuddle pillow, her bright, sparkling black eyes unblinkingly fixed on the phone screen.

It had been twenty minutes since she sent her message; why hadn’t Beichuan Si replied?

Could he have suddenly had some urgent matter to handle?

She extended her fair fingers to swipe and refresh LINE, and in the next moment, she received a message from Beichuan Si.

"Just touring the Fuji Five Lakes," Shen Gu Mirai perked up a bit, clutching her pillow as she sat up, murmuring to herself, "That’s nice, Mr. Temple. I wish I could join you."

Decisively, she sent out this exact message, then lay back down, her legs swinging playfully as she awaited Beichuan Si’s reply.

This time, Beichuan Si’s reply came surprisingly fast.

"I should be returning to Tokyo tomorrow, so I guess I couldn’t accompany you if you came over."

"..." Shen Gu Mirai.

"Got it, got it. Then have fun with poor little Kelian and others, Mr. Temple—"

She was just about to send this message when yet another one came in from Beichuan Si:

"If you really want to see the scenery around Lake Kawaguchi, I can send you photos to check out. It must be boring staying at home alone, right?"

Shen Gu Mirai was dumbfounded.

Then she lay down again, blank-faced, clutching the pillow...

And covered her little head with the pillow.

"Hehe...hehehe..."

A silly laugh emerged from beneath the pillow.

While she giggled, Beichuan Si at Lake Kawaguchi had already sauntered to the next viewing platform.

"This spot seems pretty good," he scanned the tourists around.