This boring world without comics

"Oda-kun! Long time no see!"

Jiang Hao was stunned the moment he saw Oda Sakunosuke, he felt that this person was really familiar, not only did he look familiar, but his voice was also familiar.

Fortunately, it's been a year since he came to the different world, but he really didn't make many friends, so he quickly remembered that he was the person he met when he first went to the Sakura Newspaper to submit an article.

After that, the two of them had dinner together, and then... nothing more...

Jiang Hao originally thought that he had made the first friend from another world, but he did not expect that that meeting would be the last time they would meet......

Maybe it’s really because Oda Sakunosuke was the first person Jiang Hao ate and chatted with when he came to the other world, so even now Jiang Hao still feels sad about not getting Oda Sakunosuke’s phone number.

I never thought that by mistake, the two of them would meet again!

The first time the two of them met was in the newspaper office of Sakura Daily. At that time, I took the Spirited Away painting I had just drawn to the publishing house to submit a manuscript, and there I met Sakunosuke Oda who was also going to contribute a novel.

When we met again, I had already opened a company, accumulated a certain number of readers and contacts, and started selling serial comics in single volumes, and even the comic serials will soon be broadcast on TV......

From coming to the different world to now, everything seems to be still vivid in my mind, and now I think about it, I have really experienced too much.

"Long time no see, Jiang Haojun."

The two nodded and said hello to each other.

Jiang Hao wanted to be more enthusiastic and kind, but after all, he hadn't seen him for such a long time, so it would be more or less embarrassing to act like this all of a sudden.

"You....Have you stayed in Yokohama all this time? Didn't you go somewhere else?" Jiang Hao didn't leave after seeing Sakunosuke Oda greet him, but stood where he was. After thinking about it, Jiang Hao decided It's better for him to take the initiative to start a conversation, "And... the novel, how is the writing going?"

Jiang Hao remembers very clearly that the first time he met Sakunosuke Oda, both of them went there for their dreams.

Although my dream is not yet fully realized, it is still on the road of chasing it.

He wondered if Oda Sakunosuke was like this too.

Oda Sakunosuke replied very flatly: "I have been in Yokohama all the time. As for novels... I usually find time to write while doing part-time jobs. Recently, due to some other reasons, I haven't written for the time being."

"Hey? What happened?" Jiang Hao was about to inquire, when he suddenly found that they were on the street, which was really not a good place to talk.

Jiang Hao suggested: "Is Oda-kun busy in the future? We haven't seen each other for a long time, let's have a meal together and talk."

"..." Oda Sakunosuke did not respond.

Combined with what Oda Sakunosuke said just now, Jiang Hao had a guess in his mind.

"By the way, I remember that Oda-kun invited me to dinner at that time, and we haven't seen each other since then. We finally met today, and you can't refuse this gift in return."

Oda Sakunosuke thought about it, and finally agreed: "Okay."

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.......

Jiang Hao seldom went out to eat out by himself, and he didn't know what was delicious and what was not, so he randomly chose a nearby restaurant and sat down.

While waiting for the food to be served, Jiang Hao inquired about the current situation of Oda Sakunosuke.

"You adopted five children?!" Jiang Hao was shocked.

Judging by the age of Oda Sakunosuke, he is only in his early twenties now, right?And it seems that he doesn't even have a girlfriend... so he will have to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?

From the perspective of a friend, Jiang Hao is really worried about Oda Sakunosuke, but at the same time, he really can't hide his admiration for Oda Sakunosuke.

Dare to ask, who in his early 20s has such kindness and action?

"Yes, they are all orphans who lost their families in the Dragon Head War a while ago."

"Ah...so that's how it is..." As soon as Jiang Hao mentioned the Dragon Head War, the scene that he could only see in hell at that time appeared in Jiang Hao's mind.

That war did take away too many people.

Oda Sakunosuke didn't know why when he saw the children lying in the arms of their dead parents in the fire, he couldn't pretend he couldn't see anything.

If I hadn't saved them at that time, then they really might not have survived.

At that moment, Oda Sakunosuke made a bold decision, he wanted to adopt these innocent lives who had lost their families due to wars and wars!

but.......

It is not easy to support one child, let alone five?

It turned out that Oda Sakunosuke relied on the money he transferred from doing odd jobs for others to be enough to support himself and at the same time have a little savings.He was not such a materialistic person in the first place, and he had a little spare time to write novels slowly, and he lived a very good life.

But now that the children are here, the original way of life is simply not enough to support so many people, so he can only temporarily give up his hobbies and find more jobs, or jobs with better wages.

"I haven't given up on the novel, but I may have to put it on hold for a while now." Oda Sakunosuke thought that if he adopted them, he would definitely try his best to raise them into adults.

Jiang Hao opened his mouth, and the words he wanted to say got stuck in his mouth several times, but he still couldn't say it in the end.

Jiang Hao wanted to ask Sakunosuke Oda if he needed his help, but he didn't know where to start...

He knew that what Oda Sakunosuke needs most now is actually money, but the so-called help is not something that can be solved by simply paying money.

The first thing Jiang Hao has to consider is Oda Sakunosuke's self-esteem. If he gives the money hastily like this, maybe the two of them won't even be friends in the future...

This is absolutely impossible.

That means I will help you raise your child?

emmmmm, anyway, this sentence sounds very wrong from the words, it is right......

After much deliberation, Jiang Hao realized that instead of giving him money, it is better to tell him how to make money.

"Oda-kun, I have a friend who is a member of the port mafia. They lost a lot of people because of the war a while ago. Now it is a time when there is a shortage of manpower. Would you like to go there to try your luck? At least there Even if it's a handyman job, the salary is much higher than outside." Jiang Hao once made a friend out of nothing.

Well, well.... Jiang Hao can't be completely making it up, this is really what Mori Ogai told him himself.

But even if Mori Ogai didn't tell him personally, Jiang Hao himself participated in the leading war, so he naturally knew how heavy their losses were.

And if you are the bottom, you will hardly have any dangerous tasks, and you can also help Oda Sakunosuke to say hello inside.

This seems to be an idea that kills two birds with one stone, that is, it slightly alleviates the problem of insufficient manpower that Mori Ogai said, and at the same time helps Oda Sakunosuke find a job with a good salary.

Oda Sakunosuke looked at the black building in the distance.

Joining the port mafia is really his worst move, but as long as he is determined not to kill people, it will be the same no matter where he goes.

And there is another point that Oda Sakunosuke thinks that Jiang Hao is right. The money given by the port mafia is indeed several times higher than the normal part-time salary, so that even if he only has one job, he can earn enough to feed all the children. fee.

Looking at it this way...the Port Mafia seems to be a good place to go.

"Thank you for your proposal, I will consider it carefully." Oda Sakunosuke thanked Jiang Hao.

The two chatted without saying a word while eating.

Although the two of them are not very familiar with each other, they both have the same hobby of creating, so they will not be cold.

After eating, Jiang Hao took out his mobile phone: "I didn't have time to ask for your phone number last time, can you tell me this time?"

Oda Sakunosuke said a series of numbers: "Now you know."

Jiang Hao was very pleased to see that there was an extra name in the phone address book that should have existed from the beginning.

This can be regarded as the fulfillment of one of his unfulfilled wishes.

"In the future, if there is anything that needs my help, just come to me, and I will do my best to help." Jiang Hao knew that Oda Sakunosuke would not really do this, but he still wanted to speak out.

This is a privilege that only friends have, and it should be treated like this.

"it is good."

The meal time passed quickly, Jiang Hao and Oda Sakunosuke said goodbye to each other at the door of the restaurant, and then left.

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After returning to the Port Mafia, Mori Ogai noticed Jiang Hao the moment he entered the door: "You seem to be in a good mood? But the store is satisfied?"

"I saw the store, it's pretty good." Jiang Hao sat down on the sofa next to Mori Ogai, took out his mobile phone, and looked at the phone number of Oda Sakunosuke inside, feeling particularly good.

It's not that this phone number can do anything, anyway, it's like completing the achievement task in that kind of game, just very happy.

Mori Ogai saw Jiang Hao's expression in his eyes, and asked curiously: "Why are you so happy to watch? Have you had lunch yet?"

"Secret—secret—" Jiang Hao seemed to deliberately not tell Mori Ogai, "I ate out with my friends, so I'm going back to draw."

Jiang Hao left Mori Ogai's office, leaving behind a surprised Mori Ogai.

with friends....outside....eat....

Why didn't I hear Jiang Hao say that he has a friend who went to dinner with him...and he even told himself that it was a secret...

A first-level alarm sounded in Mori Ogai's brain.

Now he just wants to know who this friend is!