I'm Shizo Masusuke, and I'm going on a dinner date with my mother to clear my mind and keep writing my story.
Masusuke entered the restaurant, looking around like a lost child searching for his mother, when his phone suddenly got a notification. He opened his phone and saw a message.
[ "I set you up on a blind date; you better not run or else...."]
His mother texted him with a "blee" emoji and threatened him not to turn back. Masusuke's anxiety rose, and he overthought it because his clothing was very ordinary: a shirt and a T-shirt with a loli design. His phone vibrated again, and a message popped up.
["Find your date; she's still in her 20s. She has black hair and is wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and pants."]
Masusuke put his phone in his pocket and started looking around the restaurant. In the corner of the restaurant, a woman in a black long-sleeve shirt and pants with long black hair is looking at her phone, and she seems like she's chatting.
'You got this'
Masusuke thinks, then slaps his face left and right with both hands at the same time, walking to the table where the woman sits, chatting. As he walks, Masusuke feels anxious; his feet ache, and he feels like he's trying to put a 1010-ton bell on his head. His steps were heavy as he approached one by one. When he arrived, he immediately stood, cleared his throat, and started introducing himself.
"Ehemm, himself. Uhmm h-hello, m-my name is Shi-Shizo Masusuke," speaking so fast with a nervous tone, he looks like a high schooler confessing to a girl he likes.
The woman looks confused; she starts looking around to make sure that she's the one he's speaking to.
"uuh h-hello?" She responds confusedly.
"Are you my blind date?" Masusuke ask.
"D-date? W-what date?" The woman responded confusedly.
'Wha-what? Am I the wrong person? Is she not the one I'm supposed to date? B-but she looks like the description?'
Masusuke's thoughts were filled with questions.
The woman suddenly laughed.
Masusuke's thoughts paused, and he looked at the woman in confusion.
"I'm just kidding." The woman spoke while giggling.
"Yeah, I'm the woman you're supposed to blind date."Suddenly, the woman spoke in a serious tone.
"Sigh' i thought I'm done for thanks God" Masusuke sigh heavily and speaks to himself.
Then, Masusuke started to introduce himself again.
"I'm going to introduce myself again, and again. My name is Shizo Masusuke, I'm 28 years old, and I am a writer, and my dream is to be a great writer"
Masusuke introduce himself now with ease, maybe because it's his second time introducing himself, or maybe because the woman made a joke.
"Oh, it's my turn now. Hello again, my name is Suzune Hori, and I'm 27 years old, and I'm a detective police officer", the woman introduces herself with a serious tone.
They continue their conversation; well, it's more like a one-sided conversation because Masusuke's the only one who speaks about himself. He feels excited because it's his first time going on a date. Then suddenly the woman speaks, interrupting his story.
"So where can I buy your book?" With a serious face, the woman asked him
"Actually, there's no physical copy yet because I only write online", Masusuke responded to her shyly
"So how do you earn from it? How do you make a living?"
"Well, I can earn from it through pay-to-read, where my viewers pay for my latest chapter"
"How much do you earn? Can you support a living besides yourself?"
"I earn around 10,000yen per month, though it's hardly enough for myself"
"You don't feel shame? I only came here because your mother asked me to, but you show yourself like that?"
"Actually, I don't know that I'm going on a blind date today. My mom only asked me to have dinner with her, so I only wear normal clothes." Masusuke's expression changed; he spoke as if he was disappointed in himself.
The woman picked up his things, stood up, and was about to go, but she left him with a word.
"You're wasting my time"
With a disgusted look, the woman started walking away. On the other hand, Masusuke was depressed by the words she left.
His phone suddenly rang, and a call request came in. He checked it; it lookedt looked like his mother was calling. He answered it, and she talked
["How's the date?"]
"It didn't turn out very well. I got left to
[Well, it's okay; there are more women out there]
'She didn't even ask if I'm okay' Masusuke's thoughts were filled with depression
They continued to talk until it was late.
Then Masusuke realized that he was the only one left in the restaurant now
'To think the only viewer of my story was my mother'
While talking to his mother a while ago, his mother's tongue slipped and accidentally revealed it.
'On top of that, my book got reported and got blocked'
'I think I got the worst luck'
While thinking Masusuke hears a female voice. It's the waiter, asking Masusuke to leave because they're about to close. Masusuke then leave the restaurant. While walking on the sidewalk, he saw a couple kissing next to a streetlamp.
Masusuke's thoughts were filled with curses: 'To think they will do it in the middle of a street. Masusuke then cursed them again. Then he suddenly started running again; Masusuke then quickly ran to his apartment. Soaking wet, he opened the door to his apartment.
A figure stood in the dark; it looked like a girl with a perfect figure. Her body stood out in the dark room, and the atmosphere was filled with sakura flowers falling around her. When Masusuke turned on the lights, he saw a figure whose slenderness was perfect and whose shortness was suitable; her shoulders were sharp, her waist shaped like a covenant, her face like a goddess, and her hair long and black. But somehow the girl feels familiar to him, though he's sure that it's the first time seeing her.
She was dressed like a princess in medieval times. Then Masusuke recognized her when he remembered her dress. How? Because that dress- every detail of it is exactly what he wrote in his novel.
'It's impossible, right? Is she a thief? Or is she sheltering because it's raining and she's in the middle of the cosplay?' arguing with his thoughts, then he looks at the beautiful girl.
The beautiful girl looks at him, confused
"Where am I?"
The girl asks as she looks at her surroundings
Did my heroine really come out of my novel?!!