Volume 1: Japanese Storm Chapter 5: The Storm Arrives (1)

  Almost overnight, the three provinces hall bookstore had on display "Jurassic Park" and "Railway official", and at Jerry's request, both books' front page and back page carried information about the publication of IC Comics magazine!

  At the same time, almost all buses and subway interiors were covered with promotional slogans for a boys' manga magazine, "Shonen Top, everyone's manga!"

  Advertisements are flooding in!

  No one ever thought that subways and buses could be used for advertising! As a result, the subway company's ignorance led them to pay a terrible price, as they extremely cheaply sold the ten-year advertising rights of the subway ads to Shao Nian IC.

  "Jasmine, Jasmine! I heard that His Highness Cai Cai Zi has a new book out!"

  "Ah, Ryūsaki-kun, yesterday I skipped school and lined up for a whole day, and finally got the books! One is 'Jurassic Park', and the other is 'Railway Worker'! I really didn't expect that His Highness Menusuke could still write such realistic and touching stories!"

  "Ugh, I lined up yesterday too, but unfortunately there were too few books allocated to Hokkaido and they were all snatched up by the time it was my turn! By the way, Mokuren, can I discuss something with you?"

  Nagatani Mariri looked at Ryūsaki Tsukasa's eyes and quickly hugged her backpack to retreat, she was all too clear that this guy was also a fan of Menusubashi-sama, and the Menusubashi support group in Kajima Gakuen High School was founded by him!

  "Hey, Molly, don't be nervous, hey, why are you running away? I'm not going to snatch your book! Can't I just borrow it from you for a few days? Stop her quickly!"

  Nagatani Mari saw that things were not going well and didn't even attend class, hastily hugging her school bag and turning around to run away!

  "This guy! Didn't you say there were two copies?! Why don't you want to lend me one first?! Am I that scary?"

  Ryūsaki Kō didn't know that he, who had been arrogant at Kashima Gakuen High School, would be believed to have borrowed and returned something! It's already good that he wasn't beaten up! Moreover, those two books were ** of Hasegawa Mari, which I finally managed to buy after lining up! Who knows if it will be like last year's limited edition, which only had one version!

  She hid in a corner on the top of the school building, huddled up and then took out a pair of white gloves from her pocket and put them on, carefully opened "Jurassic Park" and read it quietly.

  “

  ……

  A torrential tropical downpour was drumming against the roof of the Aniasco clinic, now approaching midnight; a power outage had occurred, and midwife Elena Morales worked by the light of her flashlight when she suddenly heard faint peeping sounds. She thought it might be mice and hastily placed the hot compress on the forehead of the woman in labor to go check on the newborn in the adjacent room. Her hand was just reaching for the doorknob when she again heard those faint peeps, and so she relaxed. Apparently, this was nothing more than a small bird that had flown into the house through the window seeking refuge from the rain. In Costa Rica, it is said that if a bird visits a newborn, good luck will follow.

  Irena opened the door. The baby lay in a wicker cradle, wrapped in a light-colored blanket, with only its small face exposed. On the edge of the cradle crouched three dark-colored lizards, like three strange and grotesque statues. When they saw Irena, they raised their heads curiously to look at her, but did not flee. In the flashlight's beam, Irena saw fresh blood dripping from their mouths. One lizard softly chirped as it lowered its head quickly and ripped off a piece of flesh from the baby's face.

  Irena screamed and rushed forward, the lizards flying into the darkness. But before she reached the cradle, she had already seen what the baby's face had turned into. She knew the child was dead. The lizards chirped and flew separately into the rainy black night, leaving behind only three-toed footprints with fresh blood like bird claws.

  ……”

  It was actually a baby lizard, and Nagatani Mariri felt a wave of nausea in her stomach! The breakfast that had been churning seemed like it was about to come up at any moment!

  "Found you, Mokuren!" Suddenly, Ryūsaki appeared in front of her, panting heavily!

  The girl was obviously frightened, her mouth agape, and she let out a hysterical scream!

  Ryūsaki Tsukasa stared at Hasegawa Mari's terrified face, his feet continuously backing away. In an instant, his legs got tangled together and he fell onto the ground with a thud!

  "Jasmine, Jasmine, don't call out anymore, I won't snatch your book!"

  It's clear that such persuasion is of no use at all!

  Ryūsaki Tsukasa was utterly helpless; he really just wanted to borrow a book and take a look!

  ……

  On May 21, 1986, almost all of Japan was talking about one person and two books! "Jurassic Park" broke away from extreme horror and took a big step forward in the realm of horror and science fiction, causing a great debate about the cause of dinosaur extinction. As the debate deepened, legends such as the Loch Ness Monster were dug up, and with the heat of archaeology, even the 1978 dinosaur special "Dinosaur Train" was rebroadcast on Tokyo Channel 12.

  "Human cannonball, first gear, human cannonball, second gear, human cannonball, fire! Kessei is coming to visit!"

  Classic lines, popular again in Tokyo!

  As for "Railway Workers".

  "I never thought a horror writer could write such a heartwarming story, but Natsuko Ishida did it. A person independent of society yet isolated within it, Natsuko Ishida created an ordinary and persistent Sato with her plain writing style, who seems stubborn but also implies human nostalgia. It deeply pierced the tenderest part of my heart!" said Shigeru Tsukazaki, a columnist for Yomiuri and famous writer! (Actually, Shigeru Tsukazaki is the real author of Teito. Jerry smiled slyly!)

  The snowflake that had already melted was standing in front of him again, softly calling out "Dad~"

  Almost everyone who reads this book is moved to tears!

  "Miss Nana, how could you! How could you write such a dreamy and touching story!"...

  "This year will belong to Tanaka Kanae-sama!"

  When Tanaka Nana saw the above information on various newspapers and magazines, Jerry was still sleeping soundly in bed! Looking at the little guy's adorable appearance with his mouth pouted, Nana couldn't bear to wake him up just to scold him. This wasn't possible! One wrong step, every step wrong, it seemed that getting off a sinking ship wasn't that easy! These days, he was really tired, just the illustration work for "Game King" was already very heavy, and on top of that, there were contacts with the printing factory, designing and publishing advertisements, managing finances, and overall planning for the company... although he looked like an adult, in reality, he was still a six-year-old child! Nana felt a little heartache as she gently stroked his face. The little guy slept very soundly, only scratching his cheek and continuing to sleep with his mouth pouted!

  "Mom, I have something to ask you!"

  "Come on, Cai Cai Zi, what's going on? Just say it!"

  "Mom, you also know about me setting up a comic company recently, right?!"

  "Didn't you tell me about this a few days ago? What's wrong, what happened?"

  "Hey! Actually, the company's financial staff have never been found! Mom, I know you and dad are both senior accountants. I was thinking, is it possible to ask you and dad to come to the company to help out?"

  "Ha! Cai Cai Zi, your tail is finally out!"

  "Ah~ So Mom, you've known what I was thinking all along!"

  Tanaka Rumiko stroked Nene's head, "From young to old, when have you ever been able to deceive your mom! I had already guessed it when you told us about the comic book company!"

  "Then Mother, you promised me?"

  "They've all left Fuzhou already, how can it be done if you don't respond!"

  "So, does Father know about this too?"

  "Everyone is helping out! If he won't even help his own daughter, does he want to help outsiders? I've never liked that Norio Matsumoto guy!"

  "Mom, thank you so much! So, Jerry..."

  Tanaka Nana is excited and somewhat at a loss.

  "What's wrong with Jerry?"

  "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

  "Miss Cai Cai Zi, are you hiding something from mom?"

  "This, mom, let Jerry tell you himself!"

  Tanaka Nanako hastily retreated from the room and let out a deep breath with a "whoosh".

  "Miss Cai, what are you doing?" Jerry rubbed his eyes, brushed his teeth, and asked vaguely.

  Tanaka Nana was startled, turned around and saw Jerry standing behind her in his pajamas. "How did you end up outside? Hurry up and go brush your teeth! You got out of bed without even putting on a single piece of clothing, aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Aren't you afraid I'll worry about you? Jerry-kun, how old are you now?"

  Jerry blinked his eyes and then stretched out four fingers with his left hand, plus one finger with his right hand. "Miss Caicai, I'm only six years old!"

  Suddenly discovered that the number of fingers was wrong, Jerry's left hand immediately changed to five fingers, "Huh, I'm only five years old!"

  Tanaka Nana laughed so hard her belly almost cramped up, Jerry was greatly embarrassed and hastily made a "deer fleeing" gesture!

  After brushing his teeth, using the toilet and changing his clothes, Jerry walked into the dining room looking neat and tidy.

  One raw egg, a small piece of silver cod, two slices of smoked round leg, two shrimp, two pieces of purple seaweed, a small amount of sauce vegetables, one dried plum, half a small bowl of soup, and 1.5 bowls of rice. In the half bowl of soup, there are also six things such as shrimp, red sausage, tofu skin, and chicken feather vegetable. This is the standard breakfast for Japanese kindergarten to junior high school students, and around 10 o'clock, they also have free milk supplements! This standard has been in place since 1960 and continues to this day. Its goal is to improve the physique of Japanese citizens! And Japan has succeeded, the Japanese Ministry of Education once calculated that from 1960 to 1979, the height of Japanese youth increased by 2.8 cm (male) and 2.5 cm (female), which is an "unparalleled human physical development miracle".

  Jerry had just sat down when Tanaka Rumi spoke up, "Jerry-kun, is there something you're hiding from me?"

  The old man smiled and Jerry began to play dumb.

  "Grandma, I'm not hiding anything from you, am I? Who's been telling tales about me in front of you?"

  The adorable killing machine is fully utilized, and from time to time, it pitifully uses its small tongue to lick the spoon, with an innocent look!

  "There really isn't! Don't make wild guesses!"

  "What's there for me to hide from you?"

  "Did Nene's mom tell on me about wetting the bed two days ago? She's so mean! Actually, it was Bob who did it. He didn't sleep well at night and used me as a toilet!"

  ……

  Bob directly buried his head in the rice bowl, with red ears!

  After observing Meizi these days, Caicai's little son is not an ordinary role, he doesn't look like Bob, a bit silly and muddle-headed, this little guy is clever!

  "Ah~ green pepper, Cai Cai's mom, do you like to eat green peppers!" Jerry suddenly picked up the wilted chicken feathers and shouted loudly!

  "Whoa!" Tanaka Nana directly spat it out, this little devil! Following Tanaka Nana, a spoonful of food landed on his head, "Eat your breakfast properly, what's with the green peppers?!"

  Jerry made a face at her behind her back!

  Look, it's just that simple to change the subject!

  Forget it, even if I don't say anything, kids have no big secrets, they'll find out eventually! Rui Mei Zi smiled as she watched the mother and son start their magic duel!