[7] Appointment Time

"I'm back, Onii-chan!" Kazumi pushed the door open and shouted.

"Oh, perfect, lunch is ready, let's eat together," Kazuya looked at his sister walking in and said.

"Yes, brother, what did you make?"

"Omelette rice," Kazuya smiled. "Come, taste it, and see if there's any improvement."

"Mm-hmm."

"Wash your hands first."

"Yes~" Kazumi nodded, washed her hands, and sat in her usual spot. "I'm starting."

"Kazumi, do you have plans for tomorrow?"

"Umm... I haven't decided yet," Kazumi thought for a moment and, with a spoonful of omelette rice in her mouth, murmured, "Onii-chan seems to have something going on, Kazumi is probably staying at home."

"Is that so," Kazuya nodded. "If you have nothing planned, let's go to the amusement park tomorrow."

"Huh? Really?" Kazumi said excitedly.

"Yes, of course, I can't leave you idle at home," Kazuya stood up and pinched Kazumi's nose.

"Don't pinch my nose," Kazumi said, laughing. "Nee~ how about playing Hanafuda later?"

"Ah, sure."

"Ring ring ring—"

Just then, the phone rang.

Kazuya furrowed his brow. Who could be calling at this time?

"Kazumi, you go ahead and eat, I'll answer the phone."

"Yes~"

"Oh, by the way," Kazuya turned back just a few steps away. "How was it this time compared to last time?"

"Um..." Kazumi thought hard and sighed. "I can't tell."

"Is that so? Well, yeah, you always eat what I cook, so unless there's a significant improvement, it's hard to tell," Kazuya nodded. "I'll answer the call now."

"Okay, go ahead."

Kazuya smiled. It seemed like he needed to draw a food-themed world in the future and see if he could learn something...

...

"No one's there?" Iwamoto Yu furrowed his brow as he looked at the phone. There had been no response up to this point.

"Hello, is this the editorial department?" After going upstairs, Kazuya saw the ringing phone in the room and knew who was calling. After all, only the people from the editorial department knew about the phone in the study.

"Yes, that's right, it's me, Iwamoto Yu," Iwamoto Yu breathed a sigh of relief as someone finally answered.

"Is there something you need?" Kazuya was somewhat puzzled. The manuscript should have already been delivered.

"Yes, well... Kurokawa-sensei, the chief editor would like to visit you in a while. Do you have time?"

"No, I don't have time," Kazuya directly refused.

"If you have time, that would be good... uh?"

"Um, I said I don't have time..."

"Then... do you have something to do?" Iwamoto Yu said in confusion. According to Kurokawa-sensei, there shouldn't be any work right now. Was he working on a new manga?

The chief editor, standing nearby, also furrowed his brow. He was now quite interested in this mangaka who had refused an assistant and had also killed off the main character. And now, he was adding another item to the list: refusing the chief editor's visit.

"Um, I'm going to play Hanafuda with my sister later," Kazuya said seriously.

"Huh? But... this matter shouldn't be that important, right? Compared to that, the chief editor..."

"No, my sister is more important."

"Well..." The corner of Iwamoto Yu's mouth twitched. He couldn't help but think of a word that might not exist yet: 'sister complex.'

"It's okay, if it's not today, maybe tomorrow," The chief editor interjected, unable to bear it.

Iwamoto Yu nodded and continued talking on the phone, "What about tomorrow? Do you have time?"

"No."

"Huh? Not tomorrow either?" Iwamoto Yu was taken aback.

"Yes."

"But... what do you have to do tomorrow?"

"I'm taking my sister to the amusement park," Kazuya thought for a moment and decided to share. It wasn't something that needed to be kept secret.

"Well... but, okay. Hold on a moment." Iwamoto Yu covered the phone and spoke to the chief editor, "Well, Chief Editor, considering the situation..."

"Then the day after tomorrow."

Iwamoto Yu was somewhat impressed. It had to be said that the person who became a chief editor had a different aura... very calm.

"Yes, let me check." Iwamoto Yu had only been to the Kurokawa-sensei residence twice, and before, it was Kurokawa-sensei who came over. He didn't know that this guy was actually such a sister complex, and to this extent!

To refuse even the chief editor's invitation just to accompany his sister... it was truly impressive.

"So... the day after tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow... um, that should work," Kazuya said after some thought. His sister, Kazumi, would be going to school by then, so he didn't have to worry about such matters.

"Good." Iwamoto Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "Then it's the day after tomorrow. I'll come over with the chief editor."

"Alright, I'll prepare some tea to welcome you both when the time comes," Kazuya said and hung up the phone after confirming that there were no other matters.

In his previous life, he used to say things like, "God owes me a sister"...

In this life, he finally had the opportunity, how could he not be a sister complex? Don't just talk the talk, take action!

So—

Now, whenever his sister was at home, Kazuya absolutely wouldn't work, but instead would spend time with her and take her out to play, except for the initial adjustment period when he came here.

Of course, for him, who had achieved a certain level of success, the situation had improved considerably.

Now, his drawing speed allowed him to have a lot of free time, which he could use to accompany his sister and do other things.

"Are you done eating, Kazumi?"

"N-No— not yet!" Kazumi's voice sounded a bit flustered.

"Well, don't worry, take your time."

"I know—!"

...

"Um... the time is confirmed." Iwamoto Yu wiped the non-existent sweat from his brow and said.

"Good, that's settled then," The chief editor nodded and walked towards his room. "Get back to work."

"Yes!"

The chief editor didn't say much more. He went into his room.

Although he was uncomfortable with Kurokawa Kazuya's request, he didn't pay too much attention to it. If what Iwamoto Yu said was true, then Kurokawa Kazuya was undoubtedly a genius.

Geniuses could be tolerated, no matter what they did, as long as they didn't harm him and JUMP's interests. But—

The premise was that this guy was indeed a genius. It was understandable for a genius to have quirks.

But—

For ordinary people, that was a different story.

Ordinary people should act like ordinary people. If, as Iwamoto Yu claimed, he was not a genius, then he wouldn't accommodate an ordinary person—

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