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Yukinoshita Yukino thought of Yono's rebuke to her that day, but she didn't think about it because the other party had a bad attitude.
"People always take what they have for granted, but pay special attention to things that make them unhappy. This is true, but you are a bit too aggressive, Miss Yukinoshita."
Hikigaya Hachiman finished his teaching. He hoped that the other party would really listen. Why would he be so unhappy with his mother when he was celebrating the New Year?
"I've benefited a lot, Hikigaya-san. You should be a junior high school student too, so I'll call you classmate. However, if I still want to change my destiny, do you have a good way?"
Yukinoshita Yukino has completely returned to normal. Although she still refuses to accept her fate, she has figured out many things.
"Change your destiny? This topic is a bit broad. In your current situation, if you want to escape the control of your family, it will be too difficult. You need to make achievements that are recognized by the family at a very young age, and this achievement cannot be Use the help of the family as the basis, otherwise it is no different from riding a horse. But if you just don't want to be arranged for a marriage and can continue to live in the family, it is much simpler. You just need to find a partner who can be recognized by the family. , and then let this partner enter your family, and then your mother will directly shift the focus of cultivation to him, and you will naturally be liberated. There are too many such things. "
"Find a partner who can be recognized by the family and let him marry...?"
Yukinoshita Yukino is thoughtful.
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Chapter 23 Is Hikigaya Hachiman going to win a prize?
Yukinoshita Yukino said goodbye to Hikigaya Hachiman, returned to the lobby from the balcony, and headed straight to her family's rest area.
Opening the door to the lounge, the whole family was indeed here. Mrs. Yukinoshita saw Yukino and did not speak immediately, but looked at her with cold eyes.
Yukino was a little frightened by this gaze, so she took a deep breath, walked to her mother, and bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry, mother."
As soon as these five words came out, the atmosphere in the whole room became a little uneasy.Mrs. Yukinoshita was even more at a loss as she said, "Good guy, I can't fix it anymore."Yukinoshita Yukino has never said the words "I'm sorry" so solemnly.
"I apologize not only for what happened tonight, but also for my naivety over the years. If any other family is embarrassed by my resistance tonight, I will also go out and apologize to them."
Yukinoshita Yukino's voice was not loud, but very firm.
Mrs. Yukinoshita even had the urge to cry for a moment. She immediately turned her head and said to Yangno:
"That boy Ye Shan, is he really so smart?"
Harano was also shocked. She did ask Hayama Hayato to see if she could have a few words with Yukino, but that was just because she didn't want to care about the matter at all at that time. She threw him over and accepted Yukino for a while. Just anger.Why did my sister change immediately after she came back?
"It's okay, Yukino, please sit down first. Is there anything that a family can't understand?"
Mr. Yukinoshita saw that his wife and eldest daughter were silent, so he spoke first to ease the atmosphere.
"Thank you, father, for your troubles over the years because of my willfulness."
Mr. Yukinoshita covered his face and turned away.
"But, mother, I still have some ideas of my own about my future. I will never resist you like this again, and I also want to try my best to fight for my own future."
Yukinoshita Yukino finished speaking and waited quietly for her mother's response.
"... Yukino, mom is very happy, really. After all, you are only in junior high school now, and there are some big things about the family's future and long-term planning that I haven't told you before. You can say these words today, It proves that you have indeed grown up a lot, and it also means that you should understand that marriage is not the only possibility for this family. At least your father and I are not in a political marriage... But, Yukino, this road will be difficult. Go. I will try my best to arrange an easier path for you, and I will not stop you from fighting for that future."
Before Yukino could say anything, Yangno rushed to Yukino, hugged Yukino and rubbed her against her.
"Xiao-Yuki-no, you have finally grown up! Sister, I am so happy. What did that boy Hayama say to you?"
Yukino, who finally freed herself from Harano's arms, was stunned.
"Hayama? What Hayama? Are you talking about Hayama Hayato?"
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't know why her sister suddenly mentioned her old classmate at this time.
"Yes, I asked Hayama-san to talk to you before to see if I could persuade you. What's wrong?"
Yangno began to feel that something was wrong, but she continued talking.
"Sorry sister, I don't know where you are. I haven't met Hayama-san at all. I was alone on the balcony for a long time, and a peer I had never met came to talk to me for a while, and then I figured it out. ."
"You ask for the name? His name is... Oh, by the way, Hikigaya Hachiman. Because the name contains the word Hachiman, I even joked about it at the time. Judging from his clothes, I guess he is a young master from someone I don't know. Come on. Sister, what's wrong with you? "
Yukinoshita Yukino searched for memories and answered Harano, and then found that Harano's expression became very exciting.
"It's okay, Yukino, you must be tired. Just take a good rest here before the end of the night."
Yukinoshita Yono had a crazy idea, and she subconsciously did not tell Yukino that she also knew that person.Then he walked out of the lounge.
"I still plan to serialize the book "Malice" for four issues in total, ending with the part where Kaga Detective investigates Osamu Nonoguchi's past. The magazine serialization part accounts for two-thirds of the book, and the remaining one-third will be completed as a book. publishing."
After saying goodbye to Yukinoshita Yukino from the balcony, Hikigaya Hachiman bumped into Arisugawa who had finished the social session, and the two got together and started discussing some topics in "Malevolence".
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"This book is far less topical than "Confessions", and the process is far less exciting, but its reasoning part is definitely far better than "Confessions", and the ending is more shocking. There may be many people who read "Confessions" alone. "Confessions" didn't think I was a mystery writer, and "Malice" was written to reverse that idea."
Hikigaya Hachiman said."Confession" was responsible for the huge commercial success, and it was "Malice" that established his position in the mystery world.
"You're right, Hikigaya-kun. Traditional mystery literature is too boring to be serialized in magazines, and publishing it directly in books is too risky. That's why the current mystery world has begun to pursue new styles that are more attractive. I have also written a few new novels based on the human eyeball writing style, but it is still far behind those young writers."
Arisukawa lamented that he is now writing purely based on his interest. The novels he has written in the past few decades have earned more than 4000 million yen in royalties every year, and there are also film and television requests that come to him at every turn.When a writer enters the wealthy class by writing books, the biggest motivation to support his creation no longer exists.He is now elected as the president of the "Original Mystery Novel Association" and serves as a judge for the "All Readings" Newcomer Award. His life is still fulfilling, but the time for creation is getting less and less.
"Mr. Arisukawa, you didn't have a drink just now? You still have to drive me back."
Hikigaya Hachiman asked worriedly.
"Huh? Drinking. Unless I go home at night and die of gout pain, I won't take a sip of alcohol."
Mr. Arisugawa's eyes are very determined, and it seems that he has fought a arduous battle with alcohol.
"Oh, by the way, Hikigaya-kun, I have good news for you. You know that there is an award called the "Japan Mystery Writers Association" every year. The status of this award is quite high in the mystery world. We start collecting the past every April. The published novels of the year will be selected and awarded in July. When we start collecting, your "Confession" will also be published, so it will definitely enter the selection. This award will not be awarded to a certain writer repeatedly, and this year it is more popular. Several well-received mystery novels are all written by award-winning writers. You know what I'm going to say. Next year, you will be a sure winner of the most important Best Novel Award in this award."
Mr. Arisugawa suddenly told Hikigaya some news that he didn't expect.
Chapter 24 Yukinoshita Harano's desire for exclusivity
"There's a good chance of winning a prize..."
Hikigaya Hachiman was naturally very happy to hear the news.The Mystery Fiction Association Award is not one of those pheasant awards that people write casually just to make up money for publications. The status of this award in the mystery world can be said to be second only to the Edogawa Ranpo Award. For a mystery writer, it is a piece of cake. A real gold-lettered signboard.
"Thank you for telling me this, Arisugawa-sensei. I never thought I would win a heavyweight award so soon."
Hikigaya Hachiman said honestly.
"In this day and age, it is a major trend for the winners of various literary awards to become younger. It is precisely because there are always young talents like you emerging that the literary world can always remain dynamic. Having said that, Hikigaya-kun, you Sure enough, you are still too young. You won the Mystery Writers Association Award at 15 years old, and some old guys have been writing for more than ten years and still can't even see the shadow of it."
Arisugawa smiled and patted Hikigaya Hachiman's shoulder.
"Anyway, Hikigaya-kun, I think the future of Japanese mystery novels lies with you. I can make this judgment based only on the two works "Confession" and "Malevolence". Of course, you must not fall behind in your studies. Ah, you said you want to take the exam to Chiba University in the future."
"Keep it in mind, Mr. Arisukawa."
The two began to chat, talking about everything from Edgar Allan Poe to his new character.
At the same time, Yukinoshita Harano left the lounge and began to look for Hikigaya Hachiman. When they met for the first time, her mind was very confusing and she was unable to make a correct judgment.When she recovered, she recalled Hikigaya Hachiman again. He matched all the characteristics of Hachiman-sensei, such as his age as a junior high school student and his unique temperament. Other peers at the same age came with their families. Only He remained alone, indicating that he had received the invitation on his own merit rather than being accompanied.
When Yukinoshita Harano became more and more determined in her thoughts, she saw Hikigaya Hachiman, and the man standing next to him chatting happily was the famous theorist who had just visited the Yukinoshita family. The writer Arisukawa.
The last trace of doubt was eliminated, and Yukinoshita Yono showed a well-planned smile.
The banquet was coming to an end, and Hikigaya Hachiman was waiting to end alone, while Arisugawa went to say goodbye to his writer friends.At this time, a familiar figure walked towards Hikigaya.
"Hello, Hikigaya-san, I hope you had a nice night."
It was Yukinoshita Harano. She was still dressed in the same outfit, but the expression on her face finally became cheerful.
"Of course, this was a very successful banquet, thank you for your hard work."
Hikigaya was very surprised, why did this woman come to look for him? Could it be that the enlightenment she just gave to Yukinoshita Yukino had the opposite effect?
"I'm here to thank you, Hikigaya-san. My sister has matured a lot since she returned to us, which surprised my parents and me. I think this is mainly due to you. Without you, our family would be This New Year's Eve and New Year's holidays may not be so easy."
Yukinoshita Yono did not and did not dare to think about what it would be like after returning home if Yukino was not persuaded today. Her mother's patience was also limited, and she might really put Yukino into confinement.So her gratitude was very sincere.
"Is the effect so obvious? That's good. I just did some minor work."
Hikigaya Hachiman said modestly.
"Haha, Hikigaya-san, you are quite humorous. Speaking of which, you look about the same age as my sister. Are you studying in junior high school in Chiba City?"
Yukinoshita Harano began to get to the point.
"Yes, I am currently in the second grade of Municipal Chunmori Middle School. Senior, are you studying at Sobu High School? I seem to have seen you before when I attended Sobu High School's campus festival."
Unknowingly, Hikigaya Hachiman had changed his name.He remembered that he had indeed seen the eldest lady of the Yukinoshita family before.
"That's right! I'm a sophomore at Sobu High School now, and I'm also the student council president. By the way, Hikigaya-senpai, would you like to exchange email addresses with me? I want to formally thank you after I'm done with this period of time. once."
It was a very reasonable request, and Hikigaya Hachiman had no reason to refuse.
After exchanging emails, the two parties said goodbye to each other.After a while, Mr. Yukinoshita came on stage and gave his closing speech, and it was time for everyone to go back to their homes.
When he and Arisugawa rushed to the parking lot, Hikigaya Hachiman got closer and smelled the other person's scent, and found that there was indeed no alcohol smell, so he felt relieved.
"What's wrong, Hikigaya-kun, you don't believe me so much?"
"Teacher Arisukawa, you are a celebrity with social influence. I am also thinking about you."
"Hahaha, you are right, Hikigaya-kun. The more famous a person is, the more he must regulate his behavior. You will soon become such a famous person, and you must think more about yourself by then. ."
Hikigaya Hachiman's first banquet experience ended successfully.
"I'm sorry, Sister Yangno, I haven't been able to find where Yukino is. When I saw her later, she had gone directly to the lounge."
Hayama Hayato said to Yukinoshita Harano embarrassedly.He also regretted that he could not help.
"It's okay Hayama-kun, did you see anyone else with Yukino?"
Yukinoshita Yono confirmed.
"...No, Sister Yangno, I'm pretty sure that I only saw Yukino the whole time."
"That's good. It's getting late. Your father should be here to pick you up. See you later, Hayama-kun."
Yukinoshita Harano directly said goodbye to Hayama Hayato.Her main purpose of calling Hayama over was to confirm whether Hayama knew that Hikigaya Hachiman and Yukino had been together.If he had seen it, Yangno would have told him not to mention it to Yukino. Since he hadn't seen it, it would be much easier to handle.
Frankly speaking, Yukinoshita Haruno doesn't want others, especially her sister, to know the true identity of Hikigaya Hachiman.The best way to do this is to simply cut off any possible contact between them.As long as Yukino spends the time at home during the vacation, it will be impossible to have any contact with her when she returns to study abroad.
Yangno himself couldn't explain why he had this idea. It might be because Teacher Hachiman himself didn't want his identity to be known to too many people.
Or perhaps, she was a little jealous of her sister. No matter what Mr. Hachiman and Yukino said during that time on the balcony, it must have been a very in-depth exchange, or Mr. Hachiman was unilaterally following the instructions, and he had been looking for such a long time. Teacher Hachiman was unexpectedly met by her sister so easily and had a long conversation, but she could only use boring social rhetoric to talk to Teacher Hachiman. The more she thought about this comparison, the more unfair she felt. .
"I'm sorry, Xiao Yukino. I'll tell you the true identity of Mr. Hachiman after you return to Chiba to attend high school. Before that, my sister is affected, so I'll have a good communication with him for you."
Chapter 25 Hikigaya Hachiman's publication preparation (Reaching per day)
During the rest of the New Year's holiday, Hikigaya Hachiman spent a relatively relaxed time, watching TV programs with Komachi when he had nothing to do.On the night of New Year's Eve, he called Machida Enko, Imamura Naho, and Arisugawa respectively, and they chatted for a long time in each call.As for Yukinoshita Harano, whom he had just met, he edited a New Year's greeting email and sent it, and received a reply soon.He also received a New Year's greeting email from Orimoto Kaori. Although it was obvious at a glance that it was sent in bulk, he still replied with a brief blessing out of politeness.
Hikigaya's family sat together, and with the bursts of singing coming from the red and white song festival that is regularly broadcast every New Year's Eve, Hikigaya Hachiman's extraordinary year also turned over.The next day, the family got up early and drove to Chiba Temple to pay homage.
"Hopefully my (son/brother's) book will be a big seller this year."
The family made the same wish tacitly.
After ending the New Year's holiday in a state of confusion, Hikigaya Hachiman also began to finish the work on "Malevolence". During the holiday, he was not in the mood to create, and he could only start working with enough energy after school started.
The first third of "Malevolence" is about the occurrence and detection of the murder, and the middle third is about the search for and detection of the murderer's motives.Hikigaya Hachiman has completed these two parts, and what follows is the shortest but most important and shocking final third, which is the part where the truth is completely revealed. The writing method of this part is exactly the same as the last two chapters of "Confession".
While Hikigaya Hachiman was finishing the final touches on "Malice", Bungei Shunqiu Publishing House was also doing the final work before the publication of "Confession".One week later, on January 22, the February issue of "All Readings" will publish Chapter 4 "The Seeker" of "Confessions", and will start promoting the publication of the single version and the library version.After preliminary research by the publishing house and feedback from readers during the serialization of the previous chapters, the initial printing quantity is tentatively determined to be 50 copies of the single volume and [-] copies of the library volume.
This first printing quantity is a treatment only available for absolutely phenomenal works, and what Linyi Chunqiu Publishing House cares about is just how quickly it can be sold out and the next batch printed.
Hikigaya Hachiman also received a sample of the final version of "Confessions" before printing began. The cover design was basically the same as the previous version of Futabasha, and Hachiman was very satisfied.
The weekend before Chapter 4 of "Confessions" was about to be published, Naho Imamura came to Chiba City again with a mission, and agreed to meet Hikigaya Hachiman at Hikigaya's house.This time her task was to conduct an exclusive interview with Hikigaya Hachiman. The condensed text version of the interview would be published as one of the promotional methods for the single publication of "Confessions". Naturally, Imamura Naho accepted this task without hesitation.
To sum up, this meeting became Imamura carrying a laptop to record, and Hikigaya Hachiman became a simple narrator.After a brief pleasantry, the interview officially began.
"Teacher Hachiman, before the formal interview begins, please introduce yourself to the readers."
"Hello readers, I am Hachiman, the author of "Confession". I am 15 years old and a genuine second-year junior high school student."
Hikigaya Hachiman said with a smile.It's a pity that this smile can only fascinate Naho Imamura in front of her, but cannot reach the majority of readers.
"Then, the first question is, Mr. Hachiman, what was the inspiration for you to write "Confessions"?"
Hikigaya Hachiman began to think about the relevant content in the postscript of this book in his previous life.
"Is it an opportunity? I think this is related to the fact that I see juvenile crime cases in the news more and more frequently. I am one of the teenagers myself, but I can't understand that these people of my age have embarked on the road of crime. What is their state of mind? So I tried to investigate, not only themselves, but also factors around them, such as schools and parents. In the end, this book "Confessions" was summarized."
"Teacher Hachiman is indeed a writer with a strong sense of social responsibility, which is also the same as many readers' perceptions. The second question is, Mr. Hachiman, the character Yuko Moriguchi you created in the book, how would you evaluate her? "
"Teacher Moriguchi... I need to express that I am firmly opposed to using non-legal means to punish prisoners. Her essence is to use violence to fight violence, and she is naturally the evil side. Teacher Moriguchi is the protagonist in the book, Her actions were used to advance the plot and did not include my personal thoughts."
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"Received, then the third question. Mr. Hachiman, the overall tone of the first four chapters of your "Confessions" is leaning towards despair and ruthlessness. Is this your own creative tone, or is it simply the emotional tone you gave to this book?"
"Of course it's just about this book. The theme of this book is Teacher Moriguchi's revenge, and the endless pain this revenge brings to students and families, and these pains are not simply caused by acts of revenge. The teacher's revenge is just a Introduction, the more essential reasons for the tragedy are naturally the things I want to discuss such as tutoring and teacher ethics. Therefore, no one will be saved in this book, and this will naturally be the tone."
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"Okay, we also look forward to you bringing some heart-warming works in the future. Next question..."
In fact, many of the questions and answers in today's interview were simulated in advance. Regarding the work "Confession", Hikigaya Hachiman has no secrets for Naho Imamura or the entire publishing house.If it hadn't been for the request from the publishing house leader, Hikigaya Hachiman would have directly instructed Imamura Naho to compile an interview transcript.
With the end of the interview, the last preparation work before the publication of "Confessions" also came to an end.Next Monday, the day after tomorrow, "All Readings" magazine will serialize Chapter 4 of "Confession" and launch a large-scale publicity campaign. Next Friday, the single volume of "Confession" will be available in all Literary Spring and Autumn Bookstores, and online sales channels will also be available. open.
However, before the eagerly awaited readers had waited for the release date of "Confession", a huge amount of money had already arrived in Hikigaya Hachiman's account.
After the first batch of 60 printed copies of "Confessions" were divided up among bookstores across the country, Hikigaya Hachiman's account received about 500 million yen in after-tax royalties, without any taxes paid directly through the account. It is as high as 300 million yen.The heartbroken Hikigaya Hachiman hopes that the tax department will issue him a "big taxpayer" sign to make up for his psychological trauma.
As mentioned before, the amount of royalties is not affected by the actual sales of the book, because the publisher has already used the author's copyright when printing is completed and supplied to bookstores across the country. If the book sales are not good, the publisher will still be charged. Swallow the bitter pill yourself.Therefore, the publishing house will conduct careful market research before the first printing, and this "Confession" has given Wenyi Chunqiu Publishing House great confidence that it has not had in many years.
Chapter 26 Hikigaya Hachiman received rave reviews
On January 22, the much-anticipated fourth volume of "All Magazine" was released. Long before the release, "sources" reported that "Confessions" would be published after Chapter 4 was serialized.The audience directly confirmed the authenticity of the news after getting the magazine and turning to the serialization section of "Confessions".
"On Friday, January 26, the single volume of "Confession" will be available for sale in bookstores across the country, and online sales channels will also be opened."
This is a notice-like slogan on the official website of the magazine, calm and calm.
"The single volume of the 15-year-old genius writer Mr. Hachiman's debut novel "Confession" will be released soon! It contains the fifth and sixth chapters that have not been serialized in the magazine. The final twist is coming!"
Although exaggerated, there is a lot of effective information. This is the slogan on the cover of the magazine and in the column.
"A representative of social mystery writers in the new era, a genius junior high school student writer Hachiman's painstaking work! Use books to arouse society's attention to the healthy growth of minors."
This kind of high-hat propaganda is very annoying to Hikigaya Hachiman, and it can easily ruin his popularity with passers-by.He thought that he should tell the publishing house to reduce this form of advertising slogans.
As for the fans on Twitter, they were even more happy. They finally no longer have to wait a month to see the [-]-word magazine. The single volume of "Confessions" is finally coming, and there are still two full chapters of unreleased content.People were excitedly discussing possible endings to the final two chapters on Twitter.
On Tuesday, the text version of the exclusive interview with Mr. Hachiman's "Confessions" was released.It has triggered a new wave of attention, mainly due to readers' curiosity about Mr. Hachiman, a mysterious young writer.However, everyone who read the entire interview was a little disappointed, because except for a self-introduction, Hachiman spent the entire interview talking about the plot and creation of "Confession".
"Does this reporter know how to ask questions? Jing picks up these useless things and asks them here and there."
A Twitter user expressed his dissatisfaction without reservation and received so many voices of support.An overseas account also liked the comment.
But this interview is not completely useless. Mr. Hachiman mentioned that "the only twist in this book is in the two chapters five and six that are not serialized. They are absolutely wonderful." This has raised everyone's expectations for the book. .
Naturally, Yukinoshita Yukino also learned this information from the electronic version of the magazine. She immediately sent an email to her sister and asked to mail her a copy after it was released. Naturally, she was inevitably teased by Haruno before she finally agreed.
"It's such a waste of money to mail it across the ocean. How about this, Xiao Yukino, after I buy the physical book, let's start a voice chat and I read it to you."
After seeing this message from her sister, Yukino, who knew that she was in a weak position in asking for help in this matter, clenched her phone tightly and silently accepted the teasing of her sister with a bad personality.
Finally, Friday came.
Hikigaya Hachiman set out on his way to school as usual, but today he paid special attention to what was going on in the bookstore on the way.Normally, no one would visit the bookstore on a weekday morning.But today is an exception. There are many people visiting the two bookstores on the road. It seems that they are all social animals getting ready to go to work. On the way to work, they came to the bookstore by chance or by accident, in order to naturally buy "Confession" which is on sale for the first time today. ", these people probably have to fish and read when they go to work today.
Just like when a popular game is released, there are always people who like to grab the concept of "first launch".The same is true for novels. Starting at around nine o'clock in the morning, people gradually began to post their copies of "Confession" on Twitter, injecting social attributes into the novel and even being on it for a long time. Daily trend.
Hikigaya Hachiman walked into a bookstore. As soon as he entered the door, he could see that the single volume of "Confessions" was placed prominently, and it was obvious to the naked eye that some of them had been sold.Although today is a working day on Friday, many people do not want to be spoiled by those who bought the book first, and are not willing to risk waiting until Saturday even if it is only one day late.
With the blessing of various reasons, the sales of "Confession" on Friday were already very gratifying, and it will undoubtedly explode in the two days of the weekend.What's more, Bunko books, the main sales area, have not yet been fully installed in stores. Due to their advantages of being cheap and portable, Bunko books must not only be sold in bookstores, but also in station stores and various convenience stores. Bunko books will be introduced for sale nationwide. The sales points have also been installed, and the sales of "Confession" have begun to embark on a real fast track, which will not take long.
After the craze for the first release ended, everyone started to actually read. In order to recall the previous plot and enhance the reading experience, most readers started reading from the beginning again.When the first wave of readers finished reading the twist on the last page, they were shocked and developed a fanatical desire for expression. They eagerly wanted others to know how shocking the book was at the end, but because of their own cultivation, they No spoilers.
"Okay, I finally punished this little brat who doesn't know how precious life is. It feels good to watch."
"Speaking of which, it would be too dark for Mr. Moriguchi to do this."
"Didn't Hachiman-sensei already say that Moriguchi-sensei is just a character used to promote the development of the story? In a sense, she is the only character in this book who implements a set of behaviors throughout."
"The ending is really shocking. Mr. Hachiman perfectly left the suspense until the last page, even the last few lines."
The Twitter timeline was flooded with discussions, but without exception they were all positive.
At this time, Yukinoshita Yukino, who was thousands of miles away, was very conflicted. She wanted to block all social media and wait for "Confession" to be mailed, but she couldn't bear the curiosity and continued to browse Twitter, and was praised by a lot of spoilers. It makes my heart itch.
"You actually have such magical power, Mr. Hachiman."
Yukinoshita Yukino fell on the bed and sighed.
As for her sister Yangno, she just returned home from school. She bought three copies of "Confessions". This was certainly not for the purpose of reading one, collecting one, and preaching.One of them went to the post office to apply for expedited international express delivery and sent it to my sister. The other two books were taken home to show to my parents and myself.
"What a cruel ending, Mr. Hachiman..."
After finishing reading, Yukinoshita Harano sighed. While she was surprised by the plot twist in the ending, she also lamented this kind of story where everyone fell into darkness and couldn't see any light.The teacher Hachiman I met that day was a young man as warm as the spring breeze. He wore glasses that added a touch of the writer's unique literary and artistic atmosphere. How could he write such ruthless words?Yukinoshita Yono closed the book and fell into thinking.
Chapter 27 Hikigaya Hachiman makes a lot of money
Time came to February. At this time, Hikigaya Hachiman had finished all the creation of "Malevolence". He first sent the content of the last chapter to Naho Imamura and Enko Machida. For the first time, neither of them had the same character this time. As before, I responded to his email immediately after reading it. Maybe I was so shocked by the conspiracy of the ending that I was speechless.Hikigaya Hachiman thought proudly.
After sorting out the complete manuscript, Hikigaya Hachiman sent it to the publisher, and it soon received unanimous praise, including Arisukawa's.Arisukawa even called directly and praised "Malicious" for creating an unprecedented new way of writing mystery novels and for being a masterpiece that can promote the development of social novels.
However, after writing "Malice", Hikigaya Hachiman had no time to relax at all, because in less than a month, he would have to go through the final exam of the second grade of junior high school.His grades in the literature class are still nothing to worry about. Not surprisingly, he will still be the liberal arts champion of the entire grade in this final exam, but he still needs to review mathematics.Since he had already boasted to Mr. Arisugawa that he was going to be admitted to Chiba University, he had to at least get admitted to the high school with the highest deviation in Chiba City, namely Sobu Municipal High School.
Speaking of Sobu High School, it is well known that the school implements a strict management system that is rare among Japanese schools. Mobile phones are absolutely contraband during class. Teachers are affected by factors such as performance and will strictly restrain students' class discipline. Various There are countless in-class tests and group quizzes.The most frightening thing about Sobu High School is its strict tutoring system. The tutoring lines for each major exam are set very high. If you want to avoid being left in school during summer vacation and spring break, you have to do this. I work harder on weekdays.
Thanks to strict management and high entry requirements, Sobu High School has become the only way for local students in Chiba to enter top universities.Almost all of the new local Chiba students recruited by Chiba University every year come from Sobu High School.
"Eh——? It turns out, Hikigaya-senpai, are you planning to take the Sobu High School exam? Although I believe you will definitely pass the exam, if you have any questions about the course, please feel free to come to me, senpai."
Yukinoshita Harano, who was sitting opposite Hikigaya Hachiman, said this. They were in a restaurant whose name Hikigaya Hachiman had never heard of before, and he had no way of knowing the price. Yukinoshita Harano said He just needs to enjoy the food.
After the New Year holiday, Yukinoshita Haruno had been asking Hikigaya if she had time to have a meal together so that she could formally express her gratitude.However, Hikigaya Hachiman was either busy writing books or reviewing during this time, and was never able to keep the appointment.Finally, at the end of February, the weekend before the exam, Hikigaya Hachiman chose to accept Yukinoshita Harano's invitation after thinking that his review could no longer improve.
"Is that okay? Thank you very much, Yukinoshita-senpai. After I was admitted to Sobu High School, my senpai has already gone to college. It's a pity that I can't go to a high school."
Hikigaya Hachiman thought this sentence was just polite, but the other party seemed to hear some non-existent voiceover and became a little embarrassed.
"Hikigaya-senpai, if you exude charm without realizing it, there must be no shortage of female classmates in school to like you."
Yukinoshita Harano quickly changed the topic in order not to let the other party see her embarrassment.
"Stop kidding me, senior, I barely socialized at school, and I'm not dressed like this now. Do you want to see me take off my glasses?"
As he spoke, Hikigaya Hachiman took off his glasses, revealing his dead fish eyes.
"Oh...I really didn't expect this, junior, it turns out that a pair of glasses can bring such a big change to you."
On the contrary, Yukinoshita Harano is more interested in this junior student. If Teacher Hachiman doesn't wear glasses, it will indeed become difficult for people to get close to him.She suddenly thought that this must be the reason why she was looking for Teacher Hachiman but could not find him.She didn't take into account that Mr. Hachiman was actually a complete transparent person in the school.
"Speaking of senior, how is your sister doing lately?"
Hikigaya Hachiman remembered the Yukinoshita family's youngest daughter who had a conversation with her on the balcony, and asked casually.
"Yukino? She has gone back to school in the United States a long time ago. She has been studying there throughout the junior high school period, and you can't usually see her. Thanks to you, our family has been quite happy this New Year, and we even went together on New Year's Day. There are really many people visiting Chiba Shrine this year."
Yangno quickly brought up the topic of her sister.
After their steaks were brought to the table, the meal began.Since both of them are underage, they can only drink juice, which Yukinoshita Yono deeply regrets.
"I'm very happy today, senpai, Hikigaya-san. If there is a chance in the future, I hope I can come out and chat with you again."
"If you want to chat, you can contact us directly via email, senior."
Hikigaya Hachiman can't tell the other person that he wants to write a book, don't always make appointments with him, he won't be free.
"Chatting via email is not as interesting as meeting in person, so that's it for now, bye, junior."
Yukinoshita Harano said goodbye to Hachiman.She was not in a hurry to reveal Hikigaya Hachiman's identity, but it seemed that she had some bad intentions.She needs a suitable occasion to "encounter" Hikigaya Hachiman, who has to appear as "Teacher Hachiman", in order to achieve the best effect.
"Confession" will soon be on sale for a month, according to statistics from bookstores and warehouses in various places.In the first month, the sales volume was 43 copies of the single volume and 50 copies of the library volume, totaling about 50 copies.This sales volume caused Literary Spring and Autumn Publishing House to announce the start of additional printing with a wave of its hand. The number of additional printings is still [-] copies of the single volume and [-] copies of the library volume. However, the period when such popular books sell most crazily is often right after they are released. In the near future, these additional copies will be sold out slowly, and it may take about the first half of a year to sell out.
Hikigaya Hachiman was naturally very happy to learn that the printing was about to be completed, which meant that another income would arrive in his account.
"Isn't this money a little too easy to come by?"
Hikigaya Hachiman was a little dizzy. He seemed to understand the thoughts of those prolific writers in his previous life.The masterpiece you wrote with ten years of hard work will sell well, but on average you will find that your royalties are far less than those of other writers who write one book a year.Moreover, the more you write, the greater your guaranteed income will be in the future. When the craze for a book's release has passed, although sales will drop sharply, there will always be people who keep buying and printing more copies. Quantity wins.
As for the royalty rate for the second printing, it is no longer the 13.00% for the first issuance.According to the unspoken rules of the industry, when a book sells more than 50 copies, the royalty rate will increase to around 20.00%. Although this has never been reflected in the contract, it has always been done.
Chapter 28 Hikigaya Hachiman's final exam
In mid-March, middle schools across Japan began to conduct final exams.This will be a very important exam for the students of Chiba Municipal Harumori Junior High School where Hikigaya Hachiman is located, because after the school is promoted, classes will be reassigned based on the final exam results, except for those who have already decided to directly accept careers after graduation. Except for students in technical education, most students and parents still hope to study in classes as early as possible in the new school year.
For Hikigaya Hachiman, being promoted to Class A in the last year of junior high school is just the beginning. In the end, only about one-third of the students in Class A will be able to enter Sobu High School, but Hachiman believes that this is not difficult. .
Hikigaya Hachiman's reputation in his class has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past six months. Thanks to the drastic change in personal image, improvement in academic performance, and increasingly confident mental outlook, the students began to re-recognize this person who had never known him before. An autistic boy who communicates with others.Of course, he still doesn't communicate with others very much now, but people no longer speculate about him with malicious thoughts.
On the morning of the exam day, Kaori Orimoto, who had not communicated with Hikigaya Hachiman for a long time, came to Hikigaya's side.
"Good morning, Hikigaya-san. How are you preparing for the exam?"
Orimoto still had that bright and generous voice, and Hikigaya even felt a little nostalgic for it.
"Good morning, Orimoto-san. Just be so-so, as long as you can perform normally."
"Eh——? In the last stage test, Hikigaya-san, you were already in the top ten of the division. Isn't this what you mean by normal performance?"
Orimoto Kaori also turned into the same dead fish eyes as Hikigaya, as if she was a little speechless by the other party's pretentious behavior.
"Well, no matter what, after entering the third year of middle school, Hikigaya-san will go to Class A, and we won't be in the same class by then."
Orimoto Kaori continued, as if he was still a little reluctant to give up.
"Orimoto-san, I think you are still very smart, if you could spend more time studying."
"Wow, this is a standard speech from a good student, Hikigaya-kun."
Orimoto Kaori stuck out her tongue, waved goodbye to Hikigaya Hachiman and walked towards the exam class.
"Unknowingly, it has been almost a year since I came here. I have indeed changed a lot..."
Hikigaya Hachiman sighed as time flew by and entered the examination room.
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The exams in junior high school ended quickly, and the test papers were marked equally quickly.Two days before spring break begins, the final exam rankings for each division are posted on the corresponding bulletin board.Hikigaya Hachiman huddled with a group of people, looking for his name.
"Sixth... As expected, my math score is still low."
He was ranked sixth in the whole grade. Although he could not see the results in any single subject, as expected, his liberal arts scores were still the first in the grade. Others could catch up or overtake him only by relying on math to score points like crazy.After returning to the class, as the new and last number one in the class, Hachiman received strong praise from the class teacher. This class has never had a student ranked so high in grade.
After returning home, Hikigaya and his wife held a celebration party for him and Komachi (mainly Komachi) to enter college at their home.
Hikigaya Komachi will officially become a junior high school student after the spring break, and the school he will enter will naturally be the same Harumori Junior High School as Hachiman.Hachiman, who thought he could finally go to school with Komachi, was not happy for a while when he learned the sad news that starting from the next semester, in order to reduce traffic congestion near the school, the third grade of junior high school will have staggered school times with the first and second grade of junior high school.I couldn't help but put my head in my hands and start escaping from reality.
"Don't be sad, brother, at least you can see me in school, right?"
Komachi comforted Hachiman while gently stroking his head.
After Hikigaya Hachiman made a lot of money, his family's life did not change much.In addition to the food that was often put on the table that I couldn't afford before, it was still time to go to work and go to school. The account password of the bank card was known to both parents, Hachiman, but the money in it just lay there quietly. Interest accrues there.Thanks to the relatively stable performance of the Japanese yen over the years, Hachiman has no plans to invest.
"But you still have to buy a house..."
Hikigaya Hachiman plans to move out after entering high school. Junior high school is nearby, so commuting to and from school does not take much time.But after he entered Sobu High School, he couldn't ignore the time on the road. He didn't want to waste two and a half hours every day on the way to and from school.In fact, he has long been interested in an apartment building very close to Sobu High, but now only the top floor is left, so he is still hesitant.
Municipal Sobu Takasen is located in Mihama Ward, Hayashi City, next to the seaside.Housing prices nearby are neither high nor low, about 35 yen (8 yuan) per square meter.The apartment building Hikigaya is interested in is one kilometer away from Sobu High. The apartment has an area of [-] square meters. The only two remaining apartments are located on the [-]th floor. Apart from being a bit high, Hikigaya Hachiman can't fault it. .
"Forget it, let's think about it during the summer vacation."
The unit price of these apartments is as high as 3000 to [-] million yuan, and Bikigaya is not worried that the remaining two units will be sold quickly.
"You are in the sixth grade? You are very good, Hikigaya-senpai. It seems that you can easily pass the Sobu High School without my help, senpai."
Yukinoshita Harano was on the phone with Hikigaya Hachiman. She knew that Hikigaya's exam was over, so she came to ask about the results.In her understanding, Hikigaya would be unable to do what he wanted both to write a novel and to take time to prepare for exams.However, she discovered that the other party's academic performance was also very good, and her painstaking plan to help Teacher Hachiman with tutoring went bankrupt.
"It's okay, senior. I think my grades can still be improved. My liberal arts scores are very good, but math is my weakness. Maybe I still need some help from you, senior."
"Hmm, if you need anything, you can always ask me, senior. By the way, Hikigaya-senpai, there is a very popular novel recently, have you read it?"
Yukinoshita Yangno suddenly started to tease her again.
"Huh? I haven't studied much recently. Senior sister, you probably haven't heard of it. Please tell me your name."
Hikigaya does not read much. He has been writing books recently and has no time to read, but he can probably guess what Yukinoshita-senpai, who is a fan of Mr. Hachiman, will say.
"The name is "Confession". You should see it prominently in any bookstore you go to."
"..."Confession"? Hahahaha, it sounds like a sweet love novel. Girls like you, seniors, should especially love reading it."
Hikigaya Hachiman could only pretend to be dumbfounded, but there was no voice from his senior sister on the other end of the phone.
Yukinoshita Yono was covering her mouth at this time, fearing that she would laugh out loud and even her body would tremble.