Daily Comics: Mystery Begins from Everyday Life

"Sorry for keeping you waiting." Kitagawa Umi put the teapot on the coffee table and skillfully poured two cups of tea and handed them to the two of them.

"Thank you, Haimeng." Sakurajima Mai politely thanked her and took the teacup.

"Thank you!" Luo Tian was even more casual. He took a sip and asked, "How is it? Any problems at work?"

"No problem, no problem!" Kitagawa Umi waved his hand and said, "During this period, I just need to sort out the information of the applicants and send emails to the applicants to notify them of the interview time. It's very simple!"

"Hai Meng is already very skilled at the job." Sakurajima Mai put down her teacup and said, "But there's not much time left before school starts. Hai Meng should find someone to take over before the end of the month, right?"

"Yeah, half a month has passed without me noticing..." Kitagawa Umi paused, then said excitedly: "Although it's only one month's work, I can earn 350,000 yen! I'm one step closer to paying for the camera!"

"You still remember..." Luotian took a sip of the slightly sweet cold tea and didn't care about the 4 million yen that they had originally spent on the joint venture to buy the camera.

"Haimeng, even if you don't return it, Luotian won't have any objection." Sakurajima Mai glanced at Luotian coldly. It seemed that because of Luotian's indifferent words, there was a hint of vigilance in her eyes.

"That won't do!" Kitagawa Umi said seriously, "I said I would definitely replace it! I will definitely replace it!"

"Yeah, take your time." Luo Tian waved his hand and said proudly, "I'm not short of money anyway."

As he was speaking, the office door was pushed open, and a cold and beautiful woman in a light khaki suit, short skirt and black stockings walked in. When she saw Luo Tian and the other two, the cold expression on her face disappeared.

"Xiaotian, Mai, sorry for keeping you waiting." Sakurajima Mariko said with a smile.

"We just arrived, Mom." Sakurajima Mai stood up, looking calm, and it seemed that the two of them had really reconciled.

"That's right, time for a cup of tea." Luotian raised the teacup and gestured.

"That's good. I've been busy with interviews these days, so I'm a little busy." Mariko Sakurajima walked to the sofa and sat down next to Mai Sakurajima.

"President Mariko, please have some tea." Kitagawa Umi handed over a cup of cool tea in a very formal manner.

"Hai Meng, thank you." Sakurajima Mariko took the teacup with a smile.

"You're welcome. I'll go out first." Kitagawa Haimeng knew that she was still working hours, and she didn't stay just because Luotian was around.

"Okay." Mariko Sakurajima nodded slightly, with satisfaction in her eyes.

After Kitagawa Umi left, Luotian spoke first: "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Mariko."

"This is nothing compared to my previous job." Mariko Sakurajima smiled and shook her head, looking relaxed.

"Really?" Luo Tian was a little unconvinced. After all, there were at least twenty job seekers sitting in the corridor of the front hall. "Is there anything I can help you with? Don't look at me like this, I'm very reliable!"

"Don't worry, Miss Nanjo and I are more than capable of handling these matters." Sakurajima Mariko said easily, "And the interview went smoothly. Although they are all new graduates, they all have a solid foundation. What they lack is the opportunity to practice."

"A newcomer..." Luo Tian said thoughtfully, "It will take some time to get used to each other."

"It's understandable that it takes time, but it's worth it." Mariko Sakurajima said with a far-sighted look.

"Mom, did those people (abdb) in the office also just graduate from college?" asked Mai Sakurajima.

"Well, you can think so." Sakurajima Mariko continued: "They all graduated from majors related to film crew work, have had some internship experience, and can answer all my questions. They have good potential."

"It seems that we have to find some work for them to train." Luotian said with a smile.

"Does Xiaotian have any ideas?" Mariko Sakurajima asked curiously.

"It's more like a necessary task than an idea." Mai Sakurajima took out a notebook from her bag.

"That's right!" Luo Tian nodded slightly, took the notebook from Sakurajima Mai and handed it to Sakurajima Mariko, "I have prepared all the information about Lycoris's costumes, weapons, props, etc."

"You finished it so quickly?" Sakurajima Mariko took it with surprise, then opened the notebook and looked at it carefully.

While waiting, Mai Sakurajima kept paying attention to the changes in her mother's expression, and then whispered in Luotian's ear: "You see, Mom is really satisfied with the information you wrote."

"Shh, be humble...be humble..." Luotian smiled smugly, and his rude answer made Sakurajima Mai roll her eyes.

After a while, Mariko Sakurajima nodded with satisfaction and shock.

"Mom, how is it? Is there anything else you want to add?" asked Mai Sakurajima.

"No, it's very comprehensive. This is the most detailed prop information I have ever seen." Sakurajima Mariko looked at Luotian with admiration. Obviously, she didn't expect Luotian to be so meticulous.

"Not bad." Luo Tian smiled and shrugged, then asked, "Aunt Mariko, is there anything I need to explain about these props?"

"The information is very detailed, I can fully understand it." Sakurajima Mariko replied, "Even the backpack with the gun mechanism installed, I can understand the principle."

"That's good." Luo Tian continued, "The preparation of costumes and props can be handed over to the newcomers. Aunt Mariko only needs to check whether they are qualified."

"I will assign jobs to them after I finish the remaining interviews," said Mariko Sakurajima.

"Speaking of interviews, there are more than ten people in the front hall. Are they all here for interviews with the crew?" Luo Tian asked.

"Yes." Sakurajima Mariko said, "The recruitment information posted is still very effective. Every day, the office mailbox can receive about a hundred emails. Then I screen them according to the submitted information and interview forty people every afternoon."

"Forty...forty people!?" Sakurajima Mai looked at her mother in disbelief, obviously a little shocked.

"So many? You must be very tired!" Luo Tian frowned and said sincerely, "Although I can't help you with the interview, if you feel very tired, I can give you a massage."

"Eh!? No...it's not a big deal..." Sakurajima Mariko paused and waved her hand, "Don't worry...Miss Nanjo and I can handle it easily."

"Mom, don't force it." Sakurajima Mai said with concern.

"No, don't worry." Faced with her daughter's rare concern, Mariko Sakurajima responded gently.

"Since these materials are not difficult for Aunt Mariko, we will leave first." Luotian said.

"Are you leaving so soon?" Mariko Sakurajima looked at her daughter in confusion. After all, Luotian would always stay with her until she got off work every time she came, and then invite her to his home for dinner.

"It's like this, Mom," Sakurajima Mai explained, "We're going to the hospital to visit a sick friend."

"So that's how it is." Mariko Sakurajima suddenly realized.

"Yes, then classmate Mai and I will leave first." Luotian stood up.

"Go ahead." Mariko Sakurajima nodded with a smile, then sent the two of them to the door of the office.

"Mom, don't work too hard and know when to stop working," Sakurajima Mai warned.

"I understand." Faced with her daughter's concern, Mariko Sakurajima suddenly felt light all over.

"Then we'll go first. Don't force yourself!" Luotian waved his hand and walked away with Sakurajima Mai.

"This little bit of work is not difficult for me..." Looking at the two figures walking away, Sakurajima Mariko covered her chest and murmured with a smile: "It turns out that Mai has already reached the height I expected... I actually only realized now... What childish things have I been comparing..."

Mariko Sakurajima seemed to have suddenly realized something, or as if something in her heart had been resolved, and she looked a lot more relaxed.

But Luo Tian and Sakurajima Mai didn't know this, they had already boarded the train heading to the 'City General Hospital'.

Fifteen minutes later...

Around 3:30 in the afternoon, the sun that was originally standing upright in the sky began to set slightly in the west, and the dazzling sunlight also showed a hint of orange and yellow, revealing a bit of beauty.

"Is this the place..."

"Yes, this is it."

Luotian and Sakurajima Mai have arrived at the hospital. After pausing for a moment at the entrance, the two walked into the hospital and took the elevator directly to the fifth floor of the inpatient department.

"Mu Zhiyuan...Mu Zhiyuan..." Luo Tian muttered as he searched along the corridor, his eyes scanning the patient numbers on the doors of each ward.

"It's here." said Sakurajima Mai.

"Well, listen." Luotian gestured to Sakurajima Mai to listen carefully to the sounds in the ward.

"Ah! I got the turtle again! Really Red is so cunning!"

"You were the one who insisted on drawing this card. Come on, move your face closer so I can draw a big cat."

"Cui Xingshi, will Luo Tian really come?"

"Of course! Father will come when he finishes his work at the office. I promise!"

Sakurajima Mai leaned in to listen and said sourly: "You are really popular..."

"No way, don't talk nonsense." Luo Tian walked forward, opened the door, and shouted, "Who is calling me?"

The door opened, and there was a moment of silence in the ward, followed by joyful sounds.

"Father!" ×5

The four girls, Hinamichi, all turned around. Their originally fair faces were now covered with cat whiskers or dark circles, making them look even more playful in their cuteness.

The most painted Hinamei looks just like what you heard, just like a big cat, with red, green, white, black and other colors all over her face.

Chapter 268: The Diary Left on the Chair

"What are you doing..." Sakurajima Mai asked, holding back her laughter.

"We are playing a game of drawing turtles. Whoever draws the turtle has to draw a picture on his face with a colored pen," Zhenhong explained.

"Nice game." Luo Tian also tried to hold back his laughter, but in order to divert the joke, he walked into the ward and looked at the girl sitting on the bed in pink sleepwear, "Shoko, I'm here to see you!"

"Luotian-san..." Makinohara Shoko looked at Luotian with a happy face.

"Sorry Shoko, we're late." Sakura-jima Mai said politely.

"Hmm..." Makinohara Shoko shook her head, her eyes slightly wet, "I should apologize for making everyone worry..."

"Oh, it's not a big deal." Luo Tian closed the door of the ward, walked to the bedside of Makinohara Shoko, and said in a relaxed manner: "It's right to care about your friends, but it's wrong for you to hide the fact that you were hospitalized."

"I... I didn't want to come to the hospital, but my parents were worried about my illness, so I was brought here, and I did a lot of tests..." Makinohara Shoko lowered her eyes slightly, as if Luotian's arrival allowed Makinohara Shoko to find someone to confide in her long-suppressed heart.

"Don't worry, it will be fine." Sakurajima Mai sat on the edge of the bed, holding Makinohara Shoko's little hand and comforting her in a gentle voice.

"Father, Shoko went for a check-up more than ten minutes ago," said Cang Xingshi.

"Such frequent checkups?" Luo Tian looked at Makinohara Shoko and asked, "Shoko, how many checkups do you need every day?"

"Hmm..." Makinohara Shoko thought for a moment and said, "I have to do a checkup twice a day, blood test, heart rate, pictures, etc..."

"There are quite a few tests. What are the results?" Luotian asked.

Even though Shoko Makinohara is only twelve years old, she spends most of her time in the hospital and can call out the names of some examinations. It can be imagined that she spends more time in the hospital than at home.

"The results of this examination have not come out yet..." Makinohara Shoko continued, "But when I first came a few days ago, my parents talked to the doctor for a longer time. Judging from the expressions of my parents, my illness should be more serious..."

"Nonsense! What are you guessing about?!" Luo Tian interrupted Shoko Makinohara's decadent words, raised his hand and pinched Shoko Makinohara's little face, and said, "Didn't I tell you that I will heal you?"

"Shoko, don't be discouraged. We are not here just to visit you." Sakurajima Mai said with a hint of mystery.

"Hmm..." Makinohara Shoko smiled and said, "I know, everyone told me that Luotian is here to treat me..."

"Do you know why you still look so depressed? Are you acting like a gloomy little fool?" Luo Tian teased softly.

"Um...no..." Shoko Makinohara lowered her head shyly, her delicate appearance was very eye-catching.

Seeing this, Sakurajima Mai raised her eyebrows, glanced at the boy next to her, and her eyes pierced like sharp swords.

"Ahem..." Noticing Sakurajima Mai's vigilant and unfriendly gaze, he quickly said seriously: "I treated you once before. I can see that your complexion is obviously better than before. It seems that you have recovered well. Now I will treat you a second time."

"Yes!" Makinohara Shoko nodded expectantly, "Then I'll leave it to Luotian..."

"Leave it to me." Luo Tian smiled and raised his right hand. His index finger condensed into a hazy small light spot that was visible to the naked eye, but this small light spot was formed by pure life energy. It looked dreamy and mysterious, and full of affinity.

"It's time to start!" Luotian reminded.

"Yeah!" Shoko Makinohara closed her eyes.

Under the gaze of Sakurajima Mai and others, Luotian pointed his index finger at the center of Makinohara Shoko's eyebrows, and the life energy containing surging vitality was thus integrated into it.

"Well..."

In an instant, the surging life energy turned into a warm current that began to spread from between Makinohara Shoko's eyebrows, nourishing her frail body along her meridians and blood vessels.

After the life energy traveled around Shoko Makinohara's body, it actively gathered on the biggest problem of this body.

Finally, the life energy turned into hazy threads of light that wrapped around the congenitally defective heart, protecting it like a cicada pupa and allowing it to slowly absorb this extremely precious supply.

"What... Ugh...!"

"Do not talk..."

Shinku covered Hinami's mouth with her hand, staring at Shoko Makinohara with a gentle expression, and did not let go no matter how Hinami struggled.

"Shoko...do you feel anything?" Mai Sakurajima asked softly.

"It's so warm... My whole body feels warm, and this place feels a lot lighter and a little itchy." Shoko Makinohara put her hands on her chest, looking at Luotian with a moist light in her eyes.

"It's normal." Luotian secretly asked the system about the status of Shoko Makinohara.

The life energy injected into Shoko Makinohara this time will begin to slowly repair the congenital defect in her heart.

But this is just the beginning, because the heart is inherently fragile and cannot withstand excessive life energy, and can only be repaired bit by bit.

When the heart begins to grow the missing part under the nourishment of life energy, the "slightly itchy" state that Makinohara Shoko described will appear. It is the same as when a wound heals. It will feel itchy, making you want to scratch it.