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"I'm sorry, mother, it was Mr. Hachiman who thought it would disturb your rest, so he left on his own initiative."
Yukinoshita Yono was shocked by the power of this photo and knew that he was completely out of danger.
"That's it. He is such a considerate child."
Yukinoshita Yono even saw a little kindness in her mother's eyes.
"But, Yangno. If this is the case, I will definitely not stop you. Why would you leave without saying goodbye? Your father and I are very worried about you."
Mrs. Yukinoshita asked puzzledly.
"Mom, actually before I left home, everything was still unknown. A lot really happened today."
Yukinoshita Yangono said this.
The amount of information in this sentence was a bit large. Mrs. Yukinoshita thought about it for a while before she nodded slightly.
"Your behavior today is quite similar to how I felt back then. Okay, let's not talk anymore. It's too late today and you haven't washed up yet. Take your time and go to bed early. Good night, Yangno."
"Good night, mother."
After the conversation between the two parties ended, Harano received an email on her mobile phone from Hikigaya Hachiman.
"I'm home. The driver is very good at driving. How's it going? Did my face work? Are you out of danger?"
"It is indeed a very convenient face, Hikigaya-senpai. I even have a feeling that if I want to go out to play in the future, as long as I tell my name, my mother will allow it no matter how long I don't come home."
Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned when he saw this reply. He felt that it was Imamura Naho who did this kind of thing last time.
"As long as it's useful, I'll visit you at home when it's convenient. Good night, senior."
After the night's struggle, Hikigaya Hachiman could finally take a look at his prize - a watch engraved with his name.Hikigaya Hachiman likes watches very much, and he can't put it down even more for such memorable and unique watches.
He decided to inform his readers in a more subtle way that he had won the award, so he put on his watch, took a photo of his arm, and posted it on Twitter without any text.
"Look, look, Hachiman-sensei has posted on Twitter. Is he finally going to announce his award?"
In many places in Japan, there are many mystery fans waiting for the results. They all hope to see Mr. Hachiman win the award, so they monitor his Twitter all night long.
"What is this? Mr. Hachiman's arm? Forget it, lick it first."
"Ugh, there's a pervert upstairs."
"For those of you who can't grasp the key points, Mr. Hachiman wants to show you his watch. This is Louis Erard, a relatively unpopular Swiss watch. This is the brand used in the Mystery Writers Association Awards."
"Yes, look carefully and there is 'Hachiman' engraved on the dial. Doesn't this mean that Mr. Hachiman has won the award?"
Soon, the news that Mr. Hachiman, who was only 15 years old, won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award, spread throughout Japan's mystery fan community.
Chapter 43 Hikigaya Hachiman's status confirmed
Hikigaya Hachiman won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award, although this is not a surprise to the writers involved and the association.
But for readers and other publishers, this is nothing less than a thunderbolt.Last year, Mr. Hachiman significantly broke the age limit for winning the "All Readings" Newcomer Award at the age of 15. However, since it was only a magazine's Newcomer Award, its influence was limited.
The Mystery Writers Association Award that Mr. Hachiman won this time is a heavyweight award that all mystery readers know. The jury is a group of uncles in their 60s and [-]s, and the representative Shimada Shoji is over [-] years old.
Such a group of judges, who represent the authority and status of Japanese mystery writers, awarded this heavyweight award to the 15-year-old teacher Hachiman, which actually means that they have recognized this young man and believe that the future of Japanese mystery writers lies in his hands. .
And other publishing houses in Japan are even more envious of Literary Spring and Autumn, so much so that they have pink eye.What's even more despicable is that they have no idea how to poach this talented young man.Bungeishunqiu offered Mr. Hachiman the highest salary that the industry could offer. Even if other publishing houses were willing to pay higher, they could not break the old rules of the industry.
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As for Literary Spring and Autumn Publishing House itself, it began to frantically produce a new style of book waist, adding bold and emphasized letters on it to announce that the book "Confessions" had won the Mystery Writers Association Award, and the related supporting publicity was in full swing to help "Confession" Sales of "Confession" achieved reverse growth in June.
The editorial department of "All Readings" magazine is as busy as ever. Because of Mr. Hachiman's award, the number of submitted manuscripts has increased much more.It is estimated that the number of submissions for this year's Newcomer Award will increase by more than 50.00% compared to the highest level in previous years.
Considering that the reasoning craze started by Mr. Hachiman will not dissipate in a few short years. Ryutaro, the chief judge of the "All Readings" Newcomer Award, has proposed to Bungei Chunqiu Publishing House that changing the Newcomer Award to a Newcomer Award only for "historical era" novels can greatly reduce the number of submissions and reduce the burden on the magazine and the review team. work pressure.
After holding many rounds of meetings and weighing the matter, the publishing house agreed to the proposal, and decided to take effect next year. The "All Readings" Newcomer Award, which has lasted for more than 60 years, will be officially changed to "All Readings" Historical Era Novel Newcomers. reward (in reality, it will not be officially changed until 2021).
These are all the influences caused by Hikigaya Hachiman's winning this award, but he himself knows almost nothing about it because he is immersed in intense and exciting studies again.
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Unknowingly, two months have passed in the first semester. In the first stage exam, Hikigaya Hachiman's score fell to the ninth grade. He deeply reflected on this.
"What he did must have been done by Yukinoshita Yono!"
Hikigaya Hachiman quickly reflected on the result.
When school started in early April, Hikigaya Hachiman vowed to study hard on weekends and plan his writing and studying time appropriately.
Two months have passed, and his weekends seem to be either hanging out with Yukinoshita Harano, or calling and sending emails with Yukinoshita Harano.Therefore, his decline in academic performance must be caused by this annoying senior.
"I have to call her and reprimand her for this behavior that affects my study."
So the two chatted on the phone for a long time again, but this time Yangno heard that her junior student's grades had declined, and she became really worried.
"No kidding, I think it is really necessary for you to receive tutoring. You have to know, Hikigaya-san, your competitors may have signed up for tutoring classes. If you only rely on classroom study and after-school self-study It's hard to compete with them."
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Yukinoshita Yono's improvement in academic performance mainly relies on the tutor's teaching and the consolidation and improvement through the test papers he assigned. She knows the importance of extracurricular tutoring.
"Senior sister, you are at a critical stage of review now, don't worry, I will find a way on my own."
Hikigaya Hachiman still rejected Yukinoshita Harano's suggestion to tutor him. If she asked him to go out riding, he might really agree.But tutoring, especially tutoring that spans three grades, is definitely useless for teaching people. How much knowledge he can gain from tutoring with his senior sister is another matter.
Feeling that her junior classmate would not accept her tutoring, Yukinoshita Harano no longer insisted. After a brief chat, she hung up the phone, hoping to give Hikigaya Hachiman enough time to study.
"Hikigaya-senpai, you must be admitted to the Sobu High School."
Yukinoshita Harano prayed in her heart. She also felt that she was playing with Hikigaya Hachiman a little too often.
Even though Hikigaya Hachiman is in the top ten of his grade every time he takes exams, he seems very powerful.He knew very well that the average level of the students at the municipal Chumori Junior High School he attended was hard to praise.
Playing chess with a group of bad chess players every day will not improve his chess skills much. What's more, there are eight people who he can't play, which means that he is also one of the bad chess players.
After telling my mother about this, she had an idea. Isn't there a top student who graduated from a prestigious university?Why bother looking around.
This person is naturally Machida Enko. She and Imamura Naho are both top students who graduated from Meiji University. Tutoring a junior high school student is really a bit like anti-aircraft guns.
Of course, Machida Enko was very willing to do this for Hikigaya Hachiman. For her, after a week of working as a social worker, it was a pleasure to be able to teach Hachiman about junior high school knowledge for half a day.
So, starting from the first weekend of June, Hikigaya Hachiman had one day to receive tutoring in math and science from Machida Enko.
Hikigaya had to admit that Machida Enko was indeed a decent teacher. She explained all the knowledge points very thoroughly and was very strict. She only gave Hachiman very little rest time throughout the afternoon.She believes that Hachiman's deficiencies in mathematics and science are not minor problems and need to be quickly identified and filled.
Thanks to Machida Enko's excellent teaching and after-school tasks, Hikigaya Hachiman believes that his math and science skills have grown rapidly, and he only needs to wait for the final exam in late July to test his quality.
Before that, something very important had already happened, but Hikigaya Hachiman was so absorbed in his studies that he didn't notice.That is, the July issue of "All Readings" which carries the fourth part of the serialization of "Malicious" has been officially released, which means that the single volume of "Malicious" will be released soon.
Chapter 44 Hikigaya Hachiman is popular in junior high school
The fourth part of "Malevolence" forgotten by Hikigaya Hachiman, the chapter title is The Murderer's Monologue.
After Detective Kaga discovered key evidence, the murderer decided to confess his motives. He recounted his process from getting to know the deceased to finally killing him.In particular, he mentioned that over the years, he had experienced the resentment of not being able to get what he wanted from his lover, not being able to appreciate his own works, and being blackmailed by the deceased for several years.
And the incurable disease he contracted was the straw that broke the camel's back.From then on, he strengthened his determination to commit the crime. He regarded this as revenge for the other party taking everything he should have.
Just like "Confession", the single volume and library volume of "Malevolence" will also be officially released four days after the serialization.
The discussion and popularity brought about by "Malice" is far less than that of "Confession", but most readers still gave positive reviews and said they would definitely buy the book.This gave Literary Spring and Autumn Publishing House the confidence to maintain the same number of 50 individual volumes and [-] library volumes for the first printing. In any case, these can definitely be sold out within a year.
As for the publishing contract of "Malice", Bungei Shunqiu increased the royalty rate for Hikigaya Hachiman by one point, reaching 14.00%.This means that Hikigaya Hachiman has officially received the highest royalty rate that a Japanese writer can receive. Looking at this treatment alone, he has become one of the top people in the Japanese literary world.
Hikigaya Hachiman, who was obsessed with studying, didn't pay attention to the fact that his account had an extra 500 million yen. It was better not to care, otherwise he would have to worry about the huge tax again.
"Teacher Hachiman, I know you are under a lot of pressure from studying recently, and we will not disturb you during the pre-release promotion stage of "Malevolence". You only need to send this message we edited to your Twitter. Okay, please excuse me."
This was a call from a staff member of Bungeishunqiu Publishing House. She spoke to Hikigaya Hachiman carefully, making him very confused.
However, Hikigaya Hachiman thought about it again. During the period when "Malevolence" was about to be released, as the author with whom he was most closely related, it seemed as if the book had nothing to do with him at all.Even when Bungeishunqiu was promoting it like crazy, he posted a photo of himself cooking on Twitter, which attracted a group of Yawata teacher flesh chefs to lick the screen like crazy.
"Oh, this is indeed not kind enough. I'd better help you a little bit."
Hikigaya Hachiman muttered to himself.
So, he picked up the sample of "Malice" sent by the publisher before, put it on his chest, and asked Komachi to take a faceless photo for him, focusing on the book.
"Brother, why don't you show your face? Your appearance will be greatly improved after wearing glasses. You will definitely attract many fans online."
Hikigaya Komachi asked innocently.
"Aha, thank you for the compliment, Komachi. Maybe you still don't understand, but it's precisely because my appearance is decent, brother, that I can't just post pictures of my face on the Internet. It's dangerous, and the same goes for you, Komachi. ."
Hikigaya Hachiman touched Komachi's head and warned.There is no need for him to let Komachi know just how crazy the bastards in Japan are and how many unbelievable things they have done.
Hachiman believes that as a writer with relatively public influence, it is very reasonable to give up some personal privacy and life, but how much he gives up is completely up to him.
At least for now, he will never make his appearance public, otherwise the impact on his own life will be small, and the impact on his parents and sister is what worries him the most.
When he reaches high school and moves into a newly purchased house, he can gradually loosen these restrictions.The apartment he was interested in was located in a high-end residential building, and security measures were very strict to prevent possible harassment as much as possible.
In fact, the management of personal image has always been something that many creators attach great importance to, such as the frozen cartoonist Araki, or a cartoonist who likes to draw fitness and boxing themes. He is really a Big muscle guy.
Bungeishunqiu Publishing House will also send someone to tell Hikigaya Hachiman not to stay up too late, use more skin care products (if you don't have any, you can send it to him directly), try not to gain weight, etc.It all shows that his appearance is also part of the writer's business card, and if he wants to show it to the public, he should show his best side.
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On June 26, "Malevolence" was officially released. If we talk about the situation on the first day of release, it was even better than "Confession".After all, at this time, Hikigaya Hachiman already has a huge fan base, and fans will support the huge first wave of consumption.
"Is this the fan economy?"
Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but sigh when he saw the long queue in front of the bookstore on his way to school.He was originally quite shameless about this kind of behavior. A group of people were watching the release time just to get the first release. This not only wasted their own time, but also caused such a congestion in front of them. It was really of no benefit.
However, when he thought that these people were waiting in line to buy his book, Hikigaya Hachiman had a completely different idea.Readers are willing to support him so actively, how can he maintain absolute objectivity and criticize them.
"Let's find an opportunity to mention this on Twitter a little bit in the future."
Hikigaya Hachiman plans to use a gentler method to restrain the behavior of fans.He really didn't expect that as a literary creator, he would need to do this kind of thing. He could only say that the title of young man was very useful.
Hikigaya arrived at class relatively early, and there were not many people in the class yet, so it was relatively quiet.In fact, even if there are more people, it will not become noisy. Everyone will just study quietly and wait for the teacher to come.
Today, however, the situation is a little different.
"Good morning, Suzuki-san, see what I bought?"
"Morning... eh? Is this the single volume of "Malevolence"? Is it going to be released today?"
"Yes, I queued for a long time to buy it this morning. Let me tell you..."
Hikigaya Hachiman was surprised to find that his book had become a topic of discussion among students at school.Even Class A, who usually only knows how to study, has many fans of his books.
Second period math class in the morning, Class C
"Hey, Orimoto! What are you doing sneaking around?"
The math teacher suddenly attacked, and his target was Kaori Orimoto, who was sneaking around in his seat.
"No, nothing, teacher."
Orimoto-san hurriedly covered it up, but the teacher was already walking towards her quickly.
"Here, you are reading a novel during class? Teacher, I have to confiscate it. Come to my office after class and take it back. Wait, is this book? Then come back when school is over in the afternoon. . Let's continue the lecture."
The math teacher put the confiscated "Malice" into his arms and returned to the podium.
Chapter 45 Mrs. Yukinoshita's earnest teachings
(Written beforehand: This chapter contains details about the core motivations of evil. Readers who have not read this book and do not want to be spoiled are advised to read this chapter at their discretion)
After the release of "Malevolence", Twitter soon started a round of crazy book sharing. It is obvious that the works of author "Yawata" already have strong social attributes.
However, as readers gradually finished reading the book, the discussion on the Internet immediately changed dramatically.Countless netizens resisted the strong urge to spoil the movie and began to use all possible words of praise for "Malice".
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"Even though it's only June, I can boldly conclude that "Malevolence" will be the best of the year! With just over [-] words, it vividly depicts the evil of human nature and is more spine-chilling than "Confession"!"
This is the netizen who previously questioned whether "Malicious" spent a lot of time searching for motives, but now he is convinced.
"Although I also think this book is explosive, did you pop the champagne too early upstairs?"
"Professional commentators must dare to make judgments!"
"I admit that your book "Malevolence" is very strong, but if, I mean if, Mr. Hachiman writes another case-based mystery at the end of the year and shocks the reasoning world, how should "Malevolence" be dealt with?"
The speech that Hikigaya Hachiman gave at the award ceremony has been made public by the official website.All mystery readers know that Mr. Hachiman will enter the ranks of true reasoning.
"Mr. Hachiman must have just told those adults! He will never betray the socialist reasoning!"
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The defiant socialist reasoning fan cried out in despair on Twitter. He couldn't believe that Mr. Hachiman would give up his comfort zone and enter the already established model of character reasoning.
"Watching the socialist fans in the front row breaking the defense, XDDDD"
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"I have nothing to say. This book "Malice" shows us the possibility of socialist reasoning."
In the Mystery Literature Department of Chiba University, today's theme is not to discuss, but to see who can praise Mr. Hachiman.Even the minister and the school girl came today, and they were already sitting together.
"There will no longer be this kind of novel. Maybe even Mr. Hachiman won't be able to write it. He will move into character reasoning in the future."
One of the members said with regret.
"We were all deceived. From the first conversation between the murderer and the deceased, we were completely caught up in Mr. Hachiman's conspiracy. Now if we look back from the beginning, there are too many details that are completely misleading."
This member of the club had done the most analysis before, but now it seems that those analyzes that he thought had seen through Mr. Hachiman were all within Mr. Hachiman's expectations.
At this time, the schoolgirl sitting next to the minister spoke up, and no one would ignore her now.
"Everyone, before you finish reading this book, have you ever felt inferior because of the excellence of others? Have you ever suffered from others' tolerance? Have you ever hated others because of their pity?"
Everyone looked at each other, and there was no doubt that the answer was yes.However, when you think about it carefully, this is very abnormal. Repaying kindness with hatred is not in line with human nature.
"These are the real malice of the murderer. Good people should never be pointed at guns, but it is good people who are always being targeted. This kind of malice is unreasonable and goes against human nature, but it is also what we Everyone has experienced it. Teacher Hachiman's insight is too powerful. Without him, we wouldn't even be aware of the existence of this kind of malice, but our actions would be driven by this kind of malice."
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"I still don't understand, mother. I just feel scared. I don't understand what the murderer's motives were."
In the evening, at Yukinoshita's house, after reading "Malevolence", Yono was still puzzled, so she decided to ask her mother for advice.
"Yano, it's normal that you don't understand, because you have always been looked up to by others until you grew up."
Mrs. Yukinoshita's face still showed no expression, but her voice was very gentle. This was a good opportunity to educate her daughter.
"Your father once told me a story. It was when he was in his third year of high school. He met a classmate from the countryside in a cram school. That classmate was very withdrawn and didn't know how to get along with others. He also made rude remarks to your father. . However, your father is willing to get along well with him and does not care about these things."
Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yono thought that her mother just wanted to tell her about her father's beautiful character.
"Afterwards, your father studied with him, but his learning ability was far better than the other's. Soon the cram school set very different goals for the two of them. And your father was willing to spend his precious study time , to help each other check and fill in the gaps. In the eyes of outsiders, these two are also very good friends in the cram school."
Mrs. Yukinoshita took a sip of tea and continued.
"Later, the college entrance examination was over. Although the grades of the classmate from the countryside were still far behind your father, they were much better than expected. He himself admitted that if it were not for your father, he would not have such good grades. In this way, the two When people say goodbye, they say a lot of things from their hearts. In the end, do you know what that classmate said to your father?"
Mrs. Yukinoshita asked a question, and Yukinoshita Yono was puzzled. She didn't know how such a standard friendship story would have a different ending.
"He said: 'During the time we spent together, there were countless moments when I had the urge to kill you. You are the source of all my pressure and low self-esteem. The more helpful you are to me, the less I can forgive you. I used to be despicable. However, I have let it go now. I think I should be honest with you about these thoughts I have had. You don't think I'm a freak, do you?'"
Yukinoshita Yono was already stunned. The amount of information in these words was too great, and it was enough to impact the education she had received and the values she had formed over the years.
"Because it is more difficult to forgive others for their mistakes than to forgive others for their mistakes."
Mrs. Yukinoshita said so.
"When you quarrel with someone, you know very well that it is the other person's fault. As the reasonable party, even if the other person does not admit it, you will only think that the other person is messing around and let it go easily. But if the identities are swapped, you No matter how you think about it, you find that the other person is right. You may hate him, but you can't even find a reason to hate him. The more correct the other person is, the more unreasonable you are. This is how malice arises."
Mrs. Yukinoshita finished her conclusion and looked silently at Harano, whose expression was almost uncontrollable.
After thinking for a long time, Yukinoshita Yono finally spoke slowly, but her voice was already too small to be heard.
"Mom, what's going on with the classmate that my father met before?"
"He, he is very good and has a successful career. You even met him when you were a child, when you visited a shrine. He is still your father's friend and we often communicate with him on the phone."
Yukinoshita Yangno was stunned again.
"Yangno, I think through today's words, you should understand that human nature is very complex and elusive. Like your father's friend, he can be called a warrior if he dares to face his own heart. , most people will choose to hide the despicableness in their hearts, and the very few who turn this despicableness into action are the protagonists in "Malicious"."
"Mother, I think it may take me some time to digest these things. You have convinced me, but the impact of this fact is too great, and I cannot directly say that I understand."
Yangno returned to his normal demeanor, raised his head and said.
"This is normal. But, Yangno, mom didn't expect you to come to me to answer this question. Teacher Hachiman will definitely be able to give a better answer than me. If you still have any questions, just ask him directly." ."
Yukinoshita Yangno blushed. Why didn't she want to go directly to the junior student to ask questions.However, doesn't this require her to admit that she did not understand the other party's book, which is something that makes Yangno even more ashamed to accept.
No.40 Chapter [-] Mrs. Yukinoshita's expectations
Ever since Haruno came home very late and brought the good news that she had hooked up (because the two had not officially established a relationship, but they seemed very close, so I can only use this word) and had sex with Mr. Hachiman.Mrs. Yukinoshita never stopped thinking about it.
The Yukinoshita family is a prominent family that has lasted for hundreds of years. To a certain extent, they are a microcosm of Japan, a country with solidified classes.Mrs. Yukinoshita, as the head of a family who grew up from a wealthy family, naturally does not believe in such things as changing one's destiny against the will of heaven and rising in class.
What?You mean Mr. Yukinoshita?Maybe, but getting married as one of the ways to change one's destiny is really a bit shabby.
According to Harano, this teacher Hachiman comes from an ordinary family that can be seen everywhere in Japan.If there is no literary creation, he will study in an ordinary way, graduate in an ordinary way, become a social beast, and be squeezed every day for the construction of capitalism, and that's it.
However, when Mr. Hachiman was 15 years old, two literary works written by him came out, which shocked the Japanese mystery literary world and became officially recognized as the future leader of the mystery world.And this person has a relationship with his eldest daughter Yukinoshita Harano that is obviously beyond ordinary friends.
This is really distressing...
"Why does it have to be Haruno?"
Mrs. Yukinoshita said to herself.
Yukinoshita Harano, when she was in junior high school, showed the qualities of an excellent successor family head:
Towards her family, she is respectful and obedient, and can successfully complete all the training plans assigned; externally, she has shown excellent leadership skills. She has served as the student council president since junior high school, and has served as the student council president at Sobu High School, the top school in Chiba. She has turned the entire student union into her voice, and her ability to organize activities and formulate plans is widely considered to be the strongest in the history of Sobu High School.
She is more sensible than Yukino, more humane than herself, and more decisive than her husband. This is Mrs. Yukinoshita's evaluation of Harano.There is no doubt that Yangno will become the next head of the family.
After she goes to college, the family will start giving her some work to complete.After she graduates from college with excellent grades, she will enter the company's management and begin to participate in the formulation of important plans and determine the future of the family.After many years, the energy of the Yukinoshita couple will have been exhausted, and it will be time to officially give way.
Such a clear plan and such a smooth process.At this time, Mrs. Yukinoshita had a happy trouble: her daughter, Yukinoshita Harano, actually fell in love with the famous teacher Hachiman, and the other party also regarded Harano as a good friend.
As Harano becomes the head of the family, her spouse is destined to choose to join the Yukinoshita family and work for the family.But Mr. Hachiman, how could he get married?When it comes time to talk about marriage, Mr. Hachiman estimates that he is already a wealthy man, and his influence will spread not only throughout Japan, but even to many places overseas.
Such a powerful person would marry into a local family.Mrs. Yukinoshita thinks this is also a fairy tale, but the protagonist has become the Yukinoshita family.
"It would be great if it was Yukino, then everything would be easier to talk about."
Mrs. Yukinoshita said something casually, but the idea that came out of her mouth made her think deeply.
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"Careful! Yukinoshita."
shouted the stable staff eagerly.
At this time, Yukinoshita Yukino was riding a horse. She was extremely familiar with horses, but when she dismounted, it seemed as if time had been taken away, and she almost fell off the horse.
"Thank you, I'm fine. I was a little careless just now."
Yukinoshita Yukino was very puzzled. An extremely simple movement of dismounting her horse, but she was distracted for a moment and almost fell down.
"Do you want to go back this summer vacation?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was in the lounge, thinking silently alone.
After studying abroad for the past two years, she would only return to Japan during the Christmas holidays to spend the New Year with her family because she hated the atmosphere at home.Of course, she still doesn't have any good feelings towards the family. The previous reconciliation was just a temporary truce. Without a substantial breakthrough, it was just appeasement.
Yukinoshita Yukino believes that this substantial breakthrough will definitely not open up the situation in the United States.
She wanted to return to Japan during the summer vacation to see if she could meet that Hikigaya Hachiman again. Maybe he would be able to figure it out.No matter what, she always felt that good things would happen when she returned to Japan.
After Yukino returned to her residence, she found a package placed at her door. She opened it and found a brand new copy of "Malice" inside.She was very happy, but when she thought that she had paid the price of being teased by Yangno for a long time, her smile faded away, even if no one saw it.
Since she had been reviewing the first four parts of "Malevolence", the plot was already familiar to her.So after getting the single volume, she directly turned to the unserialized part of the magazine and started reading.
"This is really...why is there such malice...?"
Yukinoshita Yono was trembling a little when she read the end. This was because she was frightened when the motivation in the book was completely revealed.Like Yangno, she was unable to deeply understand the murderer's heart, but she knew very well that the ending was extremely impactful.
So she decided to read the full text again, looking for details that she hadn't found. If it didn't work, she would go online to read the analysis. In short, she wanted to understand this book.
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"So Hachiman-sensei, is this what you're going to serialize next? With all due respect, is this a bit...a joke?"
Naho Imamura carefully considered the words, but in the end she could only come up with these three words.
"What's wrong? This is such a heartwarming little story. But don't worry, Editor Imamura, this is the first and only article. The following stories will be real murder cases."
Hikigaya Hachiman explained.This "joking" story mentioned by editor Imamura is actually one of the short stories in Hikigaya Hachiman's "The Causes of Disintegration" series that will be serialized soon.
No one died or was injured in this story, it just told a heartwarming little story about a family.Originally this was the sixth story in "The Causes of Disintegration", but Hikigaya Hachiman adjusted it to be the first story for serialization, with the intention of letting readers see a different, somewhat naughty teacher Hachiman.
"So, you put a warm little story in the first issue of the series because you want to write something particularly curious later? Mr. Hachiman."
Naho Imamura asked curiously.
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"That's right. Readers have had enough of me writing dark stories. It's time for me to use my pen to heal everyone."
Hikigaya Hachiman said solemnly.
Chapter 47 "Causes of Disintegration" by Hikigaya Hachiman
(This chapter contains spoilers for one of the stories in "The Causes of Disintegration", but you can read as normal. "The Causes of Disintegration" is Nishizawa Yasuhiko's debut work, and it is also a collection of short stories. It has a strong playful nature and a rough writing style. The original article is quite interesting, but it's not a must-read. You can read my explanation or search for video explanations on Bilibili. The effect is almost the same.)
"Speaking of a family of five, there are five people: parents, the eldest sister in middle school, the second sister in fifth grade in elementary school, and a five-year-old brother. My mother once bought a toy bear for my brother, and he regarded it as his own friend. cherish."
Hikigaya Hachiman is telling a seemingly normal story, and the listener is Machida Enko.They were on a break from weekend tutoring when Hikigaya Hachiman asked to tell a story.
"One day when my mother came home, she found that the window of the house was open. The second sister had some out-of-body experience, and the younger brother was crying there. As for his little bear, one of his arms had been cut off by someone who used scissors. It's the one in mom's own cabinet. My brother treats the little bear as a friend, so he will naturally feel very uncomfortable."
"However, the matter is not over yet. The eldest sister in junior high school found that the handkerchief she placed on the top of the washing tub was also missing. The handkerchief was given to her by the senior sister she admired. It was not expensive, but she cherished it very much. Combined with Little Bear The eldest sister was afraid that an outsider came into the family to have her arm cut off."
When Hikigaya Hachiman said this, he observed Machida's reaction. He was very fascinated by what he heard.
"Just like that, on the afternoon of the next day, the eldest sister returned home earlier than usual because of her cram school. When she got home, she found her brother's little bear on the sofa, and his arm had been connected Got on. But the thing that tied her arm was not a bandage, but her lost handkerchief."
"She picked up Little Bear and looked at her handkerchief carefully, and found that there were some dark red stains on the handkerchief, which were undoubtedly blood stains. This series of things was too strange. One day later, the eldest sister told her tutor about it Listen and ask the tutor if he has the answer."
Hikigaya Hachiman paused. Breaking the story before revealing the secret was his favorite thing to do, even if he told it face to face.
"What's going on? What's going on down there? Don't make me want to, Hikigaya-san."
Machida Enko's two hands grabbed Hikigaya Hachiman's upper arms and shook them back and forth.
"Okay, okay, Editor Machida, let me continue."
Hikigaya had no choice but to compromise. He was afraid that Editor Machida would add some outrageous material to his tutoring today.
"Actually, just think about it carefully. Whether it's the handkerchief in the laundry tub or the scissors in mother's drawer, they are all things that only family members know about, so these things must be done by family members. This should be very important. It's easy to understand."
"The real situation is that the second sister of the fifth grade had her aunt visit for the first time at home that day. The girl panicked, and when she was dealing with it in the bathroom, she grabbed a handkerchief on the top of the wash basin, causing the handkerchief to be stained Stained with blood."
Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Machida Enko's complex affection and continued.
"And when the second sister came out with a handkerchief, his brother saw it. He didn't know what the second sister had gone through, but he recognized the handkerchief in the second sister's hand that the eldest sister cherished very much. He thought that the second sister was panicking. Because I soiled this handkerchief, I was afraid of being scolded by my eldest sister."
"So the younger brother came up with a plan, a plan to excuse his second sister. He dug out the scissors from his mother's drawer and cut off an arm of his beloved little bear. In his innocent world view, the little bear he regarded as his best friend The doll can also feel pain and bleed. In this way, the blood stains on the handkerchief can be said to have come from the bear doll."
"The second sister didn't understand her younger brother's childish world view, but she also didn't want to see her brother hurt the cherished bear doll for her. So the second sister opened the window and threw the handkerchief out. But the honest second sister found it after her mother came home. , still chose to tell my mother the truth."
"The mother was naturally dumbfounded, so she picked up the handkerchief and used it to tie the arms of the bear doll and put it on the sofa. Originally, the mother's idea was to let the younger brother look at it first after picking him up from kindergarten. When I arrived at the restored doll, I didn't expect that the eldest sister, who had finished her cram school early, returned home first, and that's when I saw that scene."
"This is the first chapter of "Causes of Disintegration" that I will serialize, "Guardian of Disintegration"."
Hikigaya Hachiman finished talking. This was the only story in the original work that was not a murder case, but it had become his favorite.
"This... is really a heartwarming story, Hikigaya-san. By publishing this story in the first issue, do you want to give everyone the illusion that you are going to write a healing story?"
Machida Enko was surprised by the huge change in Hachiman's story style.
"That's not true. In fact, I have said before that "Disintegration and Punishment" explores the murderer's method of 'dismembering' the body. There are several possibilities for what he wants to achieve. This story is actually a discussion of It is the possibility of covering up the mistakes made by another person by dismembering the body, thereby protecting that person. It is the 'disintegration guard'."
"No matter what, you still have such a rich imagination, Hikigaya-san. I'm looking forward to reading some other stories."
"In addition, there are seven stories besides this, but I haven't finished them yet. I will send them to you when I finish them, Editor Machida.
Hikigaya Hachiman promised.
"Hmph, that's pretty much it. Come on Hikigaya-kun, we've had enough rest, we should continue studying!"
Machida Enko is full of energy and Hikigaya Hachiman is miserable.
It's already late July, and Hikigaya Hachiman's first semester of junior high school is coming to an end soon. He will be greeted by the midterm exam of this school year.For junior high school students, the midterm exam means a reclassification. After this exam, a small number of students in the class will be replaced by new ones.
Although Hikigaya Hachiman does not have such worries, he is determined to return to the top six in grade, so naturally he will not relax for a moment.
During this period, Naho Imamura reported to him the sales of "Malevolence" in the first month.Thanks to the crazy word-of-mouth fermentation on the Internet, a total of 40 copies of the single version and the library version were sold in the first month. Although it was not enough to be reprinted immediately, it far exceeded the publisher's expectations.
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As for "Confessions", with the official blessing of winning the Mystery Writers Association Award, the sales volume in the first half of the year has reached 95 copies. The third printing within a year has become a certainty. The publisher's year-end sales expectations for "Confessions" are even higher It was increased to 150 million copies.
There is no doubt that Mr. Hachiman has become synonymous with bestsellers.
Chapter 48 Machida Enko's small request
On July 22 this year, the August issue of "All Reading" magazine was released, and there was no new serialization by Mr. Hachiman in it.
Based on the speculation based on Mr. Hachiman's age and the current time, readers generally believe that Mr. Hachiman must be preparing for the midterm exam, so he has no time to take care of the magazine serialization for the time being.
As a result, fans of Hikigaya Hachiman began to wish Mr. Hachiman on Twitter to get good grades in the exam so as not to affect his subsequent writing. "Cheers for the exam, Mr. Hachiman" even became a daily trend for a time.
Hikigaya Hachiman was naturally dumbfounded when he saw this situation.He is indeed about to take the exam soon, but the reason for stopping is simply because after discussing with the publisher, he decided to leave a month blank to extend the completion period of "The Clock Museum Incident".
Carrying the blessings given to him by his readers and friends, Hikigaya Hachiman walked into the examination room with full confidence.
In the previous exams, Hikigaya Hachiman's scores were always among the top ten in his grade. This ranking looked very good.But in fact, Hikigaya himself knew that this was just because the municipal Chunmori Junior High School he attended was too good.I couldn't show anything in the exam organized by my school. When it came to the unified exam, my underwear was exposed immediately.
"Guarantee five and fight for three."
This is the goal Hikigaya Hachiman has set for himself.He hopes that he can take the first place in his grade in the final unified examination and bring his junior high school career to a perfect end.
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The two days of tutoring ended quickly. Hikigaya Hachiman thought that he did very well in the exam, especially in the two weak subjects of mathematics and science. After receiving tutoring from Machida Enzi for nearly two months, he clearly felt that he had done well in solving the questions. promote.
"The total score is [-] points. Maybe I can get [-] points this time..."
After checking the answer for a while, Hikigaya Hachiman probably had an idea in his mind.At this time, his phone rang. It was Machida Enko, who must have rushed to ask Hikigaya Hachiman how he did in the exam just after getting off work.
"Hello, Editor Machida, what's the matter?"
Hikigaya Hachiman asked knowingly.
"You kid... don't pretend to be confused. Tell me how you feel after the exam. I'm not in much mood at work today. I've been thinking about your exam."
Machida Enko spoke very urgently, and Hikigaya expressed that he was very touched.
"Don't worry, Editor Machida, I did very well in the exam, especially in mathematics and science. I can say that I have never had such a smooth test experience before. You are indeed a good teacher."
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Hikigaya Hachiman expressed his affirmation to the other party.
"That's good. I'm relieved. I made an agreement with your mother before that I will continue to tutor you during the summer vacation. Don't even think about running away."
Machida Enko said proudly.
"...Editor Machida, how can you be so embarrassed to waste your rest time to help me so much."
Hikigaya Hachiman didn't expect that he would have to continue receiving tutoring during the summer vacation, and he did feel that he owed the other party a bit. You must know that hiring a tutor in Japan is very expensive, and the other party would definitely not accept Hikigaya's money.
"Actually, Hikigaya-san, there is something really bothering me here. It would be great if someone could give me some advice. Do you want to listen?"
Machida Enzi entered the main topic of today.
"No problem, Editor Machida, that's what you say."
Hikigaya Hachiman was very happy to hear that he could help somewhere, and it would be good to repay him in this way.
"Well, you must also know that I am an editor at Fusukawa Bunko, which mainly publishes light novels. My main job is to connect with the light novel writers I am responsible for and provide some opinions on their creations. At the same time, we ensure that they can deliver the manuscript on time."
Machida Enko first briefly introduced her job. In fact, there is not much difference in work content between light novel editors and popular literature editors. However, in terms of competitive pressure, the former is far greater than the latter. Light novel publishing relies on Small profits but quick turnover, and if the market performance is slightly worse than expected, there will be the possibility of being cut in half.
"This year, I am in charge of a newly debuted author. Her pen name is Kasumi Shiko, and she is only one year older than you."
Machida Enko specifically pointed out this matter, which made Hikigaya Hachiman confused. Could it be that the other party was here to go on a blind date for him?
"Kasumi Shiko's debut novel is called "Metronome of Love". The first volume has been published, and the response has been pretty good. About [-] to [-] copies have been sold. We have also discussed before that this novel will be published in five volumes. For the debut, It's a good start for me."
"But now, there is a problem with her second volume creation. She has no ideas at all, and she doesn't want to code. She stares at the blank word document in a daze every day, not knowing what she is thinking."
Machida Enko said distressedly.
"Wow, you described it so realistically it gave me the chills."
Hikigaya Hachiman can completely imagine such a state, and he himself has not experienced it before.
"It's not over yet. After I tried every means to force her to submit the manuscript, she finally started to create, but the content she wrote was far from the good response of the first volume. Wenku's attitude towards this second volume also needs to be revised. Otherwise, there is a possibility of being directly cut in half."
"I understand the general situation. So, Editor Machida, how can I help?"
Hikigu Hachiman asked.
"I just want you to do me a favor. I will send you the first two volumes of "Metronome of Love". You can help me take a look and see where Kasumi Shiko's problem lies, okay?"
Machida Enko made a request, which was very different from what Hikigaya Hachiman predicted.
"Of course it's no problem. Although I don't understand light novels, some of the ideas for writing articles are common. Maybe I can help."
"That's great, Mr. Hachiman. I don't have much choice now. I just don't want such a talented author to have her debut work cut in half. It would have a great impact on her confidence."
The two chatted for a while and then ended the call. Hikigaya Hachiman also received an email with an attachment from Machida Enko.
"Kasumi Shiko...? She seems like a gentle and delicate girl."
Hikigaya Hachiman guessed, then clicked on the attachment.
"Oh, I hope Mr. Hachiman can find a way. As an editor, I can't solve the author's difficulties, but I still need to ask another author for help. I'm really derelict in my duty."
After putting down the phone, Machida Enko said mockingly to herself.
In the past, she always thought that Naho Imamura was just lucky. With a writer like Mr. Hachiman, any editor could take off.
Only at this time will she be extremely envious of her senior sister. What a blessing it is to meet a writer who doesn't need to worry about editors at all.
Chapter 49 Kasumigaoka Shiyu is very distressed
Kasumigaoka Shiha, whose pen name is Kasumi Shiko, is a first-year high school student at the private Toyosaki Academy. She hides her identity as a cutting-edge light novel writer. She is currently serializing a work called "Love Metronome" in Fusugawa Bunko.
Until a few months before Kasumigaoka entered high school, she was just an ordinary junior high school student who excelled in academics. She liked reading literary works in her spare time and was a seemingly quiet literary girl.
If there are no surprises, she will be promoted to Chiba Municipal Sobu High School with the first grade in her grade. In that high school, where there are many outstanding academics, it may be difficult for her to maintain the first grade in her grade like in junior high school, but at least she will be on the academic merit list. Those at the top have received three years of education and have been admitted to or recommended to early-school universities.
However, the world line deviated significantly last October.As a literary girl, Kasumigaoka would naturally subscribe to the leading popular literary magazine, "All Readings".So, she read "Confession". While she was surprised by the high quality of this novel and the delicate writing style, she was even more surprised by the author of this article, the teacher "Yawata", who was even one year younger than her.
Talking about why a person changes from a reader to an author, the reason is nothing more than being stimulated by a certain work, or thinking that I can do it.When your mind gets hot, you may not even write an outline, and then embark on the road of no return.
Kasumigaoka Shiha was undoubtedly stimulated by this teacher Hachiman. She originally felt that there was nothing wrong with being just a reader, and enjoying other people's words was inherently a pleasure.It wasn't until the appearance of Teacher Hachiman that she realized that even her peers could create such words that fascinated her. She, who had never been unwilling to lag behind in learning, was now very motivated.
Kasumigaoka started writing quickly, knowing very well that she did not have the ability to conceive of a powerful plot like Mr. Hachiman.So she decided to use writing to tell a love story. Love stories require more words to create an atmosphere and describe psychological activities, which may become her strength.
The creative process is difficult and not happy.It was common for her to scratch her toes in embarrassment after reading through the words she had put so much effort into writing.
What frustrates her even more than being shocked by her own words is that the more she continues to write, the more she realizes that there is a huge difference in creative level between herself and Mr. Hachiman.She submitted the finished text to publishers and magazines, and the responses she received were often dismissive words such as "You did a great job, try your best next time."
Until one time, a magazine gave her a different reply:
"Have you considered submitting a light novel?"
In the literary world, such words are tantamount to swearing.But for a junior high school girl who dreams of debuting, this is really accurate and reasonable advice.
Kasumigaoka Shiu didn't care about the gap between literature and light novels, but she also knew that the writing methods of light novels and literature were very different. With a skeptical attitude, she wrote this article called "Love Metronome" The work was submitted to Immortal River Library.
Soon, she got a response.Fusugawa Bunko recognized her work, but also pointed out that the style of this work was a bit incompatible with light novels. They assigned one of the company's few female editors, Machida Enko, to work with her to help her adapt the novel more like a light novel. Some novels.
Kasumigaoka Shiu was quite satisfied with this editor Machida. She would not dictate her own creations, and the suggestions she made were only point-blank.I usually care about her work and rest, and won't push her too much.
The revision of the first volume of "Metronome of Love" was quickly completed. Fusukawa Bunko naturally used the banner of "Genius Girl" to promote it. Although it was suspected of being popular, it was also genuine.Kasumigaoka Shiu believes that if she is considered a genius, then Teacher Hachiman should be the Wenquxing descended to earth.
At this time, Kasumigaoka Shiu's junior high school career has ended.From the day she decided to create, her promotion to Sobu High School was completely deleted from her plan. She knew that Sobu High School was a very strict management high school, and for her kind of inspiration that broke out at night, she was so excited during the day. It is extremely unfriendly to the author of The Big Sleep.
Therefore, under the unanimous obstruction of junior high school teachers, relatives and friends, Kasumigaoka Shiu successfully signed up for the private Toyosaki Academy, which was the highlight of Chiba City's high school cultural courses.
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The school is famous for recruiting art students, and many of its graduates go to top art universities such as Togei, Tama, and Musashino.However, the school spirit of this school focuses on freedom. As a private school, as long as you pay enough tuition, the school can really become your home.
Kasumigaoka Shiu really needed a school where she could sleep during class, and she had also investigated and found that Toyosaki Academy also had a place recommended to Hayao University, but few students from the school had the ability to fight for it.Her academic ability is undoubtedly a dimensionality-reducing blow to other students in this school.
As a result, there is another maverick student in Toyosaki Academy, which is already full of weirdos.However, the teachers who tried to correct her soon discovered that the girl who was sleeping soundly in class was a complete academic dominator, and they quickly ignored her.
Although he got the right environment as he wished, Kasumigaoka soon discovered that the creation of the second volume of "Metronome of Love" was obviously not as smooth as before.
She kept writing and revising, but she didn't write a complete chapter in more than two months.Light novels need continuous popularity. The time interval between two volumes cannot be too long, and the interval between serialization of chapters in one volume cannot be too long. Fusukawa Bunko's patience wears out very quickly.
In the process of writing, Kasumigaoka Shiu also saw the true face of Machida Enko, the editor.Phone bombardment, knocking on doors, climbing through windows, blocking routes to school, and other urging methods were all used, which eventually turned into a dispute. As a result, Kasumigaoka compromised and handed over his scattered second volume. After entering the library, the result was naturally rejected and an ultimatum was given.
"It's so difficult, writing a novel or something..."
Kasumigaoka Shiyu was alone, curled up on the computer chair with her legs folded, and messily twiddling her tiny toes with one hand.
She knew that Editor Machida had become an ant on the hot pot at this time, but she could not respond to his expectations.Editor Machida worked hard for her debut. If she gave up in less than half a year, Kasumigaoka would really feel sorry for her.
So, Kasumigaoka reopened her computer. Even if she wanted to respond to other people's expectations, she shouldn't give up just like that.However, at this time, Editor Machida called.
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Chapter 50 Hikigaya Hachiman teaches you how to write light novels
On July 24th, Hikigaya Hachiman's summer vacation begins.
The results of the previous midterm exam have been released, with a perfect score of [-]. Hikigaya Hachiman scored [-] and ranked third in the grade. The top two did not score much higher than him.
After receiving a lot of congratulations and compliments from his classmates, Hikigaya Hachiman left the school.But he didn't go home immediately. Instead, he found a roadside bookstore and went in.He wants to buy the first volume of "The Metronome of Love" that Editor Machida mentioned a few days ago.
In the light novel section of the bookstore, Hikigaya Hachiman found this book after searching for a long time. He went directly to the front desk to pay, then sat in the bookstore and started reading.
As a light novel, the first volume of "Love Metronome" is not long, and the light novel is indeed very fast to read.Not long after, Hikigaya Hachiman closed the book, got up and walked out of the bookstore while several girls watched secretly.
He didn't have any special thoughts about the first volume. It was just an ordinary campus love story, but it was a bit dull for a light novel. It read like the kind of novel that would be finished in one volume.
After returning home, Hikigaya Hachiman opened the manuscript of the second volume of "Love Metronome" sent to him by Machida Enko.He needs to read this volume carefully, after all, this is where all the problems lie.
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"Hello! Mr. Hachiman, what can I do?"
Machida Enko answered the phone very quickly, which scared Hikigaya Hachiman.
"Hello, Editor Machida. Regarding the novel by Kasumi Shiko-sensei, I think we need to meet and talk. Let's meet at the usual place."
Hikigaya Hachiman felt that talking on the phone was too inefficient, so he asked the other party to meet at a cafe.He knew that the other party would definitely go to the appointment now, so he did not use questions.
As expected, Machida Enko even arrived a little earlier than Hikigaya. It was obvious that she was a little haggard. After all, Kasumi Shiko was a future star assigned to her by the company, and it only took more than half a year for her to get it. The novel She was about to be cut in half, so she wouldn't have to hang out in the River of Immortality anymore.
"I won't say any more polite words. Editor Machida, I just hope that after today's meeting, you will go home and have a good sleep. Your current condition is very bad."
Hikigaya Hachiman said worriedly.However, Machida Enko did not respond and just smiled bitterly.
"Let me ask an obvious question first, Editor Machida. Who hired the illustrator for this novel? With all due respect, I really cannot praise his level."
Although it is a bit too extreme to say that light novels are just buying toilet paper and getting illustrations.But as reflected in this sentence, no one can question the importance of illustrations to light novels.
"Teacher Kasumi Shiko doesn't care about illustrations, so the publisher directly appointed an illustrator. His level is indeed not good. If the next volume can be published smoothly, I will replace him."
Machida Enko agrees with this.
"Okay, let me talk about the problems with this work next. In fact, when I read the first volume alone, I didn't think the problem was big, it was just a bit thin. But when I read the second volume together, Only then did I discover the problem. I don't think Kasumi Shiko-sensei has the determination to create a light novel at all."
Hikigaya Hachiman made a judgment, Machida Enko looked a little surprised, but she did not speak and continued to listen carefully.
"The second volume of "Metronome of Love" was very painful to write by Noh Kasumi Shiko. She knew that it needed a longer length, but she did not have the ability to create new conflicts. She just simply made the relationship between the male and female protagonists Barriers and conflicts arise because of some indifferent emotions."
"In other words, how can we make the emotional story of a man and a woman more fulfilling? We can pull out their parents and thwart their love. In this way, the main line of the story can become that both parties strive to gain the approval of the other parent's parents. , thus unfolding a brand new plot."
"Or, you can sprinkle some blood. For example, the third party, which is vulgar but useful. Believe me, readers of light novels don't care too much about moral perceptions, as long as the new characters inserted are well-established, and they are No problem. The role of illustration is even more obvious here."
"If it doesn't work, you can give some stomach medicine. For example, one of the man and woman has to move to a far away place due to family reasons. The two of them really miss each other. On a stormy night, the two of them overcome all kinds of difficulties and dangers. , finally reunited briefly. Although the fire was dry, it only burned for one night. "
"Although the two of them still kept in touch, they grew up and met more new classmates. The boy met another girl who admired him in a new place, and the boy missed his old love, and the new one Girls are not brave enough to speak out. The boys after graduation are about to leave here, and the new girls are not able to express their feelings in the end."
"Later, they both started working, and the contact between the two was completely severed. The male protagonist also thought that he had forgotten the female protagonist, and lived a life of a social animal every day. He also experienced a new love, but soon There will be no follow-up."
"One day, the male protagonist passed by a railway track, and he saw that familiar yet unfamiliar figure. It turned out that the female protagonist was getting married. The two passed by each other, and when they recognized each other and were about to turn around, the train The train whizzed past them. When the train passed completely, the heroine had disappeared. The hero was left alone...Eh, eh? Editor Machida, why are you crying?"
Hikigaya Hachiman was originally addicted to the story and couldn't extricate himself, but he found that Machida Enko had already started to drop little pearls.
"No, it doesn't matter. I made you laugh, Hachi, Hachiman-sensei, I've been too tired recently and my mood is a bit fragile."
Machida Enko's voice was still a little twitchy.