"You said you want to return to writing as soon as possible?" Editor Minagawa asked in a surprised tone.
"En." Shouko nodded with a firm gaze.
After lunch, they returned to the office and started discussing work.
"Don't you want to rest more? With your condition right now, I'm afraid it'd just burden you."
"I think it's alright," Shouko smiled faintly. "Maybe, I could remember something once I started writing again. Well, you've said it yourself that I took a break after Aiko and the Moon was published autumn last year. It has been a year, right?"
"That's true," Editor Minagawa answered slowly. She paused to think, weighing Shouko's suggestion before she finally agreed. "If you think that way, I shouldn't argue otherwise. After all, you know your condition best. But, have you thought of what to write next?"
