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"All in all, Teacher Kasumi Shiko has a literary problem, and she doesn't know how to expand the content. The male and female protagonists in the book were quite happy in the first volume, but it's too difficult to forcefully create a rift between them. It's very pretentious and readers don't want to see it."
Hikigaya Hachiman concluded.
"I think I understand. I will call Kasumi Shiko right away. Thank you very much, Mr. Hachiman. Have you ever considered writing a light novel? Our whole company will welcome you."
Machida Enzi suddenly became unserious.
"Please forgive my refusal, Editor Machida. I will only write mystery novels my whole life."
Hikigaya Hachiman's attitude is very firm. He has already firmly determined that he will never write any works other than mystery novels.
Chapter 51 Hikigaya Hachiman's big business of buying a house
Hikigaya Hachiman felt that this year's summer vacation was no different from last year.He stays in the house alone coding, and occasionally comes out to play with Komachi for a while.
The only difference is that he now has 5000 million yen in his account, that's all.
As mentioned before, after Hikigaya Hachiman entered high school, he decided to buy a house near the school, which could greatly reduce commuting time.After Hachiman confessed the matter to his parents, his parents immediately agreed and decided to find time to accompany Hachiman to look at the house.
Yes, Hachiman still needs to be accompanied by his parents if he wants to buy a house. Even though he earned the money to buy a house by himself, he is still not allowed to complete this matter independently.
"Hurry up and make me an adult... It's so troublesome to be like this now."
Hikigaya Hachiman is tired of the restrictions placed on him because of his young age.
The Hikigaya family arrived at the high-end apartment in Mihama District that Hachiman had previously set his sights on.The tour guide who had made an appointment in advance led them to the top floor, which was the eleventh floor. The middle of the apartment building was empty, so the walls of the corridor were relatively high.There are two apartments on each floor, door to door.
"Now in the whole building, only two apartments on the [-]th floor are still vacant. One of them is a new house and is fully decorated. You can just buy furniture. The other is a second-hand house for rent or sale. You can just buy it directly." Check in."
The guide pointed to the apartments on both sides and told them respectively.
"There is no difference in the internal structure of the two apartments, and the area is also [-] square meters. It is enough for one person to live in. It is also convenient to invite a group of friends to play at home."
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The guide knew that this group of people came to see the house for the schooling of the fish-eyed boy, so he introduced some additional contents.
"There is no need to rent, and three years is not a short period of time. If there are changes midway, it will be very troublesome."
Hikigaya Hachiman discussed with his family.He just came here to spend a lot of money to buy his own house, so how could he rent a house.
"It's all up to you, son, this is your money, you can use it yourself. But don't forget to give us some keys."
Hikigaya's mother said with a smile.
"Brother, can I come here to play often in the future?"
Hikigaya Komachi asked excitedly.
"Of course, you can come and play as long as you want. I will set aside a special bedroom for Komachi."
The sister control Hikigaya Hachiman started to exert his strength.
Since the family has no objections, plus 3000 and two million yen, it is not a particularly large amount of money for Hikigaya Hachiman now.Hikigaya Hachiman told the guide directly that he could sign the contract, and that it would be full payment.
The guide did not expect that happiness would come so suddenly, and such a big deal would be completed as soon as he said it was done.He even forgot to bow, so he led a group of people directly to the office and began to prepare for signing the contract.
"It is indeed a high-end residence. The monthly payment for a house here is really a lot."
Mr. Hikigaya read the contract and complained from time to time.After buying this apartment in Hikigaya Hachiman, the various fees I have to pay every month are as high as 15 yen, which is 180 million yen a year. In just 18 years, the money paid is the same as the price of this house. .
This is where many people originally thought that housing prices in Japan did not seem so expensive, but they actually found out that they really needed to spend money after buying a house.
3000 two million yen was officially delivered and the contract has been signed.From that moment on, this apartment on the eleventh floor officially became Hikigaya Hachiman's property.There is also a parking space and a small warehouse attached to the house. Of course, you have to pay an expensive monthly rent. You don't know when these things will come in use, so you still have to pay them in full.
After getting the key, Hikigaya Hachiman stood in the empty, well-decorated room and suddenly felt the most powerful sense of accomplishment since coming to this world.Owning your own home is often one of the most important things in a person's life.This is Hikigaya Hachiman's first house, but it won't be his last.
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When talking to Machida Enko on the phone a few days ago, Kasumigaoka Shiu expressed her apology very formally and said that she would write a second volume that would satisfy the publisher no matter what.
Machida was surprised by Kasumigaoka's change of attitude, but she did not forget the most important thing.She retells to Kasumigaoka what Hachiman-sensei told her, especially the love story that already had a framework.
"...Editor Machida, since you have such an idea, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Kasumigaoka Shiyu was surprised by the ideas provided by the other party. As a spiritual author, she instantly felt that this love story had great potential.She hated the clichéd and bloody plots of parents obstructing and third parties intervening, but she couldn't think of a better way to expand the plot.
"I said I came up with it myself, do you believe it?"
Machida Enzi didn't have enough confidence. She really couldn't explain how she suddenly had an idea when she had been anxious.
"Tell me, Editor Machida, which expert did you get advice from?"
Kasumigaoka Shiyu smiled and pointed at the other party. She leaned forward and pressed the two huge soft lumps on her chest against the computer table.
"Okay, you guessed it right. But I can't tell you who the other party is for the time being. Time is running out. Your task is to write the second volume quickly. Also, prepare the outlines of the last three volumes. I want to work together. Let it be looked at by the company."
"Okay, Editor Machida, since you have provided me with a good material, I will try my best. I will hang up now, Editor Machida."
Kasumigaoka Shiyu buried her head in her two soft balls and began to moan in comfort.
"It's not that you try your best, but that you must work hard even for my future, little Shiyu!"
Machida Enzi felt that Kasumigaoka was still a little careless and couldn't help but become anxious, but there was only a beeping sound left in the receiver.
"This kid is really out of line sometimes."
Machida said helplessly.After all, the other party's main job is a high school student. Even if she can't continue writing the novel and cut it in half, it will only be a small setback and will not have any impact on her life.
But for her as an editor, this had a great impact. After all, Kasumigaoka was an author recognized by the library. She entrusted her to him because he wanted to develop Kasumigaoka to a higher level.As a result, she ended up like this after more than half a year, and she couldn't explain it to anyone.
At the same time, Kasumigaoka Shiyu did not start coding immediately.She took out "Malice" which she had purchased a few days ago but was not in the mood to read, and read it carefully.
When your goal is established, even fishing is so happy.
Chapter 52 Hikigaya Hachiman's birthday
In the end, Yukinoshita Yukino did not choose to return to Japan this summer vacation.
When she was talking about this matter with her sister on the phone, her sister told her that there were some problems in the family business recently. Her mother was very busy and was not in a good mood. She might easily get into trouble when she came back at this time.
After hearing this, Yukino immediately decided to cancel her plan to go home during the summer vacation. She knew very well how low the air pressure in the house would be when her mother was stressed about family matters. She would feel suffocated just thinking about it.
"Forget it, it's better for my sister to endure my mother's low pressure alone. I won't go back and get into trouble."
Yukinoshita Yukino said this, she was even a little grateful to her sister for telling her this.In the past, Yangno would have warmly welcomed her home over the phone instead of staying abroad all day.
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Yukino believed that her sister did not want the relationship between her and her mother, which had finally eased a little bit, to return to the starting point during this summer vacation, which was considered a good intention.
"I understand, thank you, sister. See you in the winter then."
Yukino ended the call. She seemed to have a feeling that when her sister said goodbye to her, her tone seemed to rise uncontrollably, but she didn't care. She was ready to have a good sleep and go horse riding tomorrow. .
"Did you see? She has to thank me."
Yukinoshita Harano said to herself proudly, put down her phone, and rode back to Hikigaya Hachiman.
"Senior, what did you just say?"
Hikigaya Hachiman was riding a horse in the sunshine with Haruno.Since it was already summer vacation, Yangno took him to the large open-air riding club in the suburbs that he had mentioned before.
While the two were enjoying a horseback walk, Harano's cell phone suddenly rang.After glancing at the screen, she told Hikigaya Hachiman to wait a moment, then drove her horse to a distance to talk on her own.
"Maybe it involves some family matters, and it's not convenient for outsiders to know."
Hikigaya Hachiman thought so.However, he saw an uncontrollable smile on Yangno's lips at the end of the call. It was beautiful, but also very inexplicable.
"Ah, it's nothing, junior. I was just talking to myself."
Yukinoshita Harano looked at Hikigaya Hachiman with a smile.The latter didn't know whether it was because of the intense gaze or the scorching sun above his head that he couldn't bear it, so he lowered his head.
"Senior, how do you feel about the short story I sent you before?"
Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't stand the fact that Haruno kept urging him in various ways, so he had no choice but to send his heartwarming "Disintegration of the Guardian" to his senior sister.
"Well, Hikigaya-senpai. Of course I read it, but it seems to be a little different from the story I expected."
Yukinoshita Harano said, stretching out his right hand to make a gesture of losing the South Korean market.
"Well, this is the short story that will be serialized in the magazine this month, and there will be seven more, but I haven't started writing it yet. Do you remember? Senior sister, I said at the award ceremony that I want to take photos It's a true case of reasoning. Now I'm focusing on that. When it's written into a book, I'll definitely let you read it first."
Hikigaya Hachiman said.He has written about a quarter of "The Clock Museum Incident", which is more than 6 words.
"Hmm, that's pretty much it, junior. Sister, I'm really looking forward to it."
Yukinoshita Harano said with a smile, and the figure under the sun got closer to Hikigaya Hachiman.
When it was almost noon, the two of them ended their ride and came to the rest area.
Because the weather outside was so hot, even if both of them wore sun hats, they would inevitably sweat.The hair on Yukinoshita Yono's forehead was now wet with sweat and turned into strands.However, Haruno had no intention of taking care of it. She rummaged through her bag, took out a very luxurious and exquisite gift box, and handed it in the direction of Hikigaya Hachiman.
"Happy birthday to you, Hikigaya-senpai. Although it's a day early, please accept this."
Hikigaya Hachiman was a little stunned. This was the first birthday surprise given to him by an outsider. Even if it was a day early, it was enough for him to remember.
"Thank you...senpai, can I open it?"
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Hikigaya Hachiman, who had never experienced such a thing, seemed a little at a loss. He didn't know what to do in this situation without being rude.
"Of course, if I give it to you, it's yours. Take a look."
Hikigaya Hachiman carefully untied the rope on the gift box. After opening it, there was a high-end-looking pen inside.
"The Taipan 149 series is not expensive. Although most people use keyboards to type now, I still think writers should have a useful pen. What do you think, junior?"
Yukinoshita Harano tilted her head, admiring Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes full of light.
"Of course, senpai, I like it very much. I will use this pen to create the outline of my future works. But senpai, why is it today?"
Hikigaya Hachiman asked his doubts. His birthday is tomorrow, and his family plans to celebrate it tomorrow.He has already invited two editors, Machida and Imamura, and is planning to take this opportunity today to invite Harno.
"I'm sorry, junior, I also want to officially celebrate your birthday tomorrow. But you also know that there are some things in our family that cannot be violated. In fact, I tried my best to get out today, but it didn't go so well. "
There have indeed been some problems in the family business recently, and she did not lie on the phone with her sister before.Mrs. Yukinoshita believed that Yangno would take over the company sooner or later, so she arranged for her to stay in the company as an intern during the summer vacation, and she happened to understand some of the situation.
There was one thing that Yukinoshita Yono didn't say, and that was that she found that Teacher Hachiman didn't seem to be so smart with her mother, and it only happened when Yono brought it up herself.
"It's such a pity. If it's something about senior's family, then it's not convenient for me to ask more questions. Thank you for the gift. I will always cherish it."
Hikigaya Hachiman noticed something unspeakable about the other party, so he didn't ask further.
After returning home, he sent an email to Naho Imamura and Enko Machida again to prevent these two workaholics from forgetting the party at Hikigaya's house tomorrow.The replies from the two people came quickly, saying that they would overcome all difficulties and strive to arrive at Hikigaya's home on time tomorrow.
At midnight, Hikigaya Hachiman received several emails and text messages at once. Most of them were from staff members of the publishing house he knew. Several classmates he met in the new class also sent him blessing text messages.
These are things that Hikigaya Hachiman has never experienced before. After editing and replying to each other one by one, he fell asleep.
Chapter 53 Hikigaya Hachiman sets sail again
The holidays always go by quickly. On August 22, when school starts in two days, the September issue of "All Readings" was officially released.The new serialization of Mr. Hachiman that mystery fans across Japan have been eagerly awaiting will begin with this issue.
In order to lower everyone's expectations as much as possible, Hikigaya Hachiman has stated on Twitter that the content of this series will be short stories, and his real masterpiece is still being created.
"It doesn't matter whether it's a long or short story, I just want to see Hachiman-sensei's new serialization!"
His fans were very enthusiastic and immediately started a team building activity under his Twitter.
"That's right. We can just read single volumes of long-form stories. Mr. Hachiman, can you write some of your daily life in the magazine? There must be a lot of people who want to read it."
Why would anyone want to see the daily life of a male junior high school student... Hikigaya Hachiman was speechless.He does value his privacy very seriously, but if you think about it, isn't his daily life just about studying and coding?This would be too boring to write.
"Hachiman-sensei's new serial is finally here, and my 'Hachiman addiction' can be relieved."
Some fans have been infected with a disease called "Hachiman Addiction", which makes them feel as anxious as if there are ants crawling all over their body when Mr. Hachiman is not watching. Reading the comments, I feel that many people are suffering from the disease.
"It's not me, you guys. Have you lost the ability to communicate normally in Mr. Hachiman's comment section? Mr. Hachiman is a minor, so please take it easy."
Finally, a rational fan stood up and spoke, but such voices are really in the minority.The comment area was quickly occupied by crazy fans.
However, although fans like to go crazy, after all, they are people who love literature, especially mystery literature. They got the new issue of "All Readings" and started reading it seriously.
"This story... is really different from Mr. Hachiman's previous style..."
"Is Mr. Hachiman going to write family dramas? I don't want that kind of thing."
"But, apart from the fact that there is no case, this story is still a very standard mystery story. There are incidents, decryptions, and even a little twist."
"I can only say that Mr. Hachiman is writing a very new type of mystery novel."
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All in all, those mystery fans who like to see gorgeous crime techniques, shocking twists, and bizarre stories may be a little disappointed when they read this serial, but they will definitely not find it boring.
If a writer's work is judged to be "boring", he is not far from being eliminated from the market.
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"This is a good start. Although the subsequent stories are all serious criminal cases, there will still be a lot of weird things."
Hikigaya Hachiman is discussing the subsequent serialization with Naho Imamura.
"Teacher Hachiman, when you say 'funny', do you mean ripping off eroge influences and plastering eroge magazines on the walls?"
Imamura Naho read the subsequent manuscripts with a complex expression. She admitted that in these latter stories, Mr. Hachiman showed his talent and... cynicism?
"Editor Imamura, don't just look at the surface of eroge. This is eroge that contains a core conspiracy! Do you dare to say that this story is not exciting?"
Hikigaya Hachiman actually didn't want to do this, but he found that writing this way would divert readers' attention well, so that the ending would achieve unexpected results, so he gradually understood Nishizawa Yasuhiko, the author of "The Causes of Disintegration" in his previous life.
Therefore, it is easy to bring up a problem. Nishizawa Yasuhiko may really like to watch erotic videos and read erotic magazines.But Hikigaya Hachiman is really not that kind of person. He thinks that he is still very unsexy and has no worldly desires.
"I have to admit, Mr. Hachiman, these stories are indeed very exciting, especially the "Disintegration Elevation" chapter. The plot is very exciting, and there is great potential to expand it into a full-length novel. Just..."
Imamura Naho stopped talking.
"Just say what you want, Editor Imamura. Aren't we discussing this?"
Hikigaya Hachiman can actually guess what the other person is thinking.
"Aren't the motives in these stories too ridiculous...killing someone just to steal the labor tape or something?"
Naho Imamura couldn't believe that this kind of motivation could be written by Mr. Hachiman, who could use a hundred thousand words to describe the motivation in "Malice".
"Hey, that's the way it is with the new case reasoning. Motives are in the way. After trying so hard to describe a subtle trick, how can you still think of a reasonable motive? In most cases, it's just that. You can choose one of the two."
"But, Editor Imamura, you can rest assured that "The Clock Museum Incident" will definitely be a work that combines these two elements. You can raise your expectations very high and wait for it to be completed."
Hikigaya Hachiman confidently said that he believed "The Clock Museum Incident" will become a banner for Japan's new mystery novels in this world.
"Of course I'm looking forward to it, Mr. Hachiman. I believe this work will transcend the times."
Naho Imamura is also very confident in Hikigaya Hachiman.After all, "Confession" and "Malice" completed by the other party within half a year have both become social phenomenon-level novels. It took nearly a year to create "The Clock Museum Incident", so the quality must be even better.
"By the way, Mr. Hachiman, several film and television companies have recently approached the publishing house, and they have expressed the hope of adapting your "Confession" into a film and television version. However, since the relevant adaptation rights are in your hands, the publishing house has not responded yet. Do you want to talk to them?"
Naho Imamura mentioned a very important thing.Although the adaptation copyright is not in the hands of the publishing house, if "Confession" is made into a movie, the publishing house can immediately print the film and television version of the book at the same time, thus significantly increasing sales. Therefore, the publishing house also pays extra attention to this matter.
"That's it. Please help me tell the publisher that "Confession" has just won the award and is still selling relatively high, so there is no rush. Let's wait until at least this time next year before discussing the film and television adaptation. "Confession" doesn't have to worry about sales. The higher the total sales, the more chips I will have in return."
Hikigaya Hachiman has no plans to sell the adaptation rights to "Confession" now.He knew that the film and television companies were also afraid that the sales of this book would increase, so they planned to negotiate the copyright as soon as possible. Naturally, he chose not to see them at all.
"However, if a company comes to you to talk about the adaptation rights of "Malevolence", you can tell me at any time and I am willing to talk."
Hikigaya Hachiman thought for a moment and added one more sentence.After all, the protagonists of "Malevolence" are a group of middle-aged people, and the commercial potential of the film is indeed not strong. In addition, the sales potential is far less than that of "Confession", so it is not a bad idea to adapt it into a film and television version quickly.
Chapter 54 Kasumigaoka Shiyu writes like a god
If there are two people who are happiest at Fusugawa Bunko these days, it must be editor Machida Enoko and the beautiful girl author Kasumi Shiko she is responsible for.
Thanks to the genius plan that his editor heard from an unknown master, Kasumigaoka Shiyu also felt like he was writing with a god.This time she learned from her previous failures when creating the second volume and told the story in detail.
The restarted second volume of "Metronome of Love" is the story of the male and female protagonists in the first volume after they got to know each other, understood each other, and became friends.
In the second volume, the two were bullied by their classmates because they got too close.This actually heated up the relationship between the two. Just when both parties were considering whether to confess, the male protagonist had to move to a place far away due to his family's work.
After the two parties separated, they could only communicate with each other through mobile phones. The love between junior high school students is always very green.In a cold winter, the two parties decided to make an appointment. Due to a rare snowstorm, the process was very difficult. When the hero and heroine met again, it was already late at night when all trains were suspended.
The two gave each other their first kiss. Although it was just a scratch, it took all their courage. After that, they cuddled up in a dilapidated log cabin for a night and talked a lot.The next morning, both parties said goodbye again in reluctance.
These contents have been expanded to 10,000+ words by Kasumigaoka Shiu, which is enough to be sold as a whole volume.This young love story, which is incompatible with other light novels, has also received unanimous praise from Machida and Fusugawa Bunko. The second volume is scheduled to be published in early October.
"Xiao Shi, I must invite you out for dinner. Please hurry up and find a suitable time."
Editor Machida is very happy. In just half a month, she has gone from being unable to survive in the publishing house to having a bright future now.
"Of course you can go out for dinner, Editor Machida. As long as you invite the mysterious person who inspired you, I can treat you."
Kasumigaoka Shiha just wanted to know quickly, who was Editor Machida's friend who had a genius idea just by casual mention?
"No, Xiaoshi. I promised that person that when he is willing to take the initiative to reveal his identity, I can let you see him."
Editor Machida respects Hikigaya Hachiman's ideas, and since this is Hachiman's year of entering high school, she still won't introduce him to a beautiful woman like Kasumi Shiko for the time being. Studying is more important.
"What you said makes it sound like that person is some kind of mysterious master. Forget it, there must be some reason why people don't want to see me. We can just come out and get together."
Kasumigaoka Shiyu compromised. She turned on the speakerphone and was flipping through the latest issue of "All Readings" magazine.
"... As you said, it's not like he doesn't want to see you. Forget it, I won't tell you any more reasons. Anyway, I will ask for his opinion in about half a year."
Machida Enko said helplessly that she seemed to have unintentionally made Teacher Hachiman's image in Shiyu's mind a bit arrogant, and simply blamed herself for the cause.
"It turns out it's not that they don't want to meet me, but Editor Machida, you didn't recommend me at all? Could it be that he is a handsome guy and you want to keep it all to yourself, right?"
Kasumigaoka Shiyu maliciously speculated.
"...You have this time to talk to me, why not hurry up and type out the outlines of the last three volumes of "Metronome of Love" so that the publisher can make plans for you. I still have work, so don't worry about it yet. I said goodbye, little poem."
Machida Enko realized that the topic was getting further and further, and decided to stop the conversation immediately.Then he began to reflect on whether he really wanted to monopolize Mr. Hachiman.
"Hmph, you are even more mysterious than Mr. Hachiman. It's a pity that no matter how powerful you are, you can't be more powerful than Mr. Hachiman."
Kasumigaoka Shiyu was reading "Causes of Disintegration" and made a sharp comment about that expert.
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After Hikigaya Hachiman told Bungeishunsu Publishing House that the copyright for the adaptation of "Malevolence" could be discussed, Bungeishunju quickly released the news.
Soon, at least five TV stations or film companies approached Bunge Shunqiu, hoping to get in touch with Hikigaya Hachiman.Hikigaya Hachiman naturally said that we can discuss this one by one. Although you will definitely not make much money by selling the adaptation rights, it is inevitable that the highest bidder will get this rule.
At this time, Hikigaya Hachiman has already started school. He only has time to make appointments with TV stations or film companies every weekend, and he can only make appointments with one company. He has to stay one day to receive tutoring from Machida Enko.
Finally, before October arrived, Hikigaya Hachiman met all the companies.He chose to sell the film and television rights of "Malicious" to NHK TV station for 1000 million yen. In addition, for every episode of "Malicious" broadcast, he will pay Hikigaya Hachiman 80 yen.
The reason why Hachiman chose NHK is also very simple. First of all, they hope to adapt "Malicious" into a TV series, which is in line with Hikigaya Hachiman's vision.There are several companies that hope to adapt "Malice" into a movie, and Hachiman has already sentenced them to death in his heart. The content of this book cannot be supported by the size of a movie.
Another reason is naturally that NHK TV station has a wider spread, which will help expand the influence of the original work.After all, Hikigaya himself was harassed by NHK's toll collectors.However, after the copyright was negotiated, the other party said that no one would come to his house to collect money again.
Hikigaya Hachiman also expressed doubts about this. The toll collectors are not NHK's own employees. They essentially earn commissions by collecting TV fees. Will they really listen to what they say?
As for the reason why Hikigaya Hachiman can only hide it deep in his heart, it is that the TV series "Malice" in the previous world was produced and broadcast by NHK, and it was very complete.
However, there was something in that TV series that Hikigaya Hachiman was very dissatisfied with: the handsome and charming Kaga detective in the setting was turned into a wretched uncle with squinting eyes, and the extremely petty murderer Osamu Nonoguchi actually found him. Played by a good-looking actor.
Hikigaya Hachiman decided to correct the mistakes of the previous world, so after negotiating the copyright, he specifically told the producer to choose a charming actor to play Kaga Kyouichiro.
He still doesn't know if there is an actor named Hiroshi Abe in this world. Uncle Hiroshi's temperament and image are undoubtedly the most suitable for the role of Kaga Kyouichiro. I hope NHK can be discerning when selecting actors.
Chapter 55 "Disintegration Lift" by Hikigaya Hachiman
While Hikigaya Hachiman was still chatting with those film and television companies. The October issue of "All Readings" magazine has been officially released.
Since Mr. Hachiman himself revealed on Twitter that the serialized stories after "The Disintegration of Causes" are all about real murder cases, readers are looking forward to it and want to see how good Mr. Hachiman's reasoning is.
In fact, some elements of this character can be seen from the family story last month.Coupled with Hikigaya Hachiman's true declaration at the award ceremony, countless mystery fans are looking forward to his true masterpiece, a feature-length masterpiece whose name is not even known yet.
Now, everyone can only take a look at the dessert that Mr. Hachiman brought before the big meal. The title of this serial is "Disintegration Elevation".
A couple returned to the downstairs of their apartment on the night of February 29. While waiting for the elevator, they stopped to hear the alarm bell that would ring on time at nine o'clock every night.The elevator descended from the eighth floor without stopping. When the elevator door opened on the first floor, the couple were dumbfounded because inside the elevator was a female corpse that was cut into many pieces.
The police rushed to the scene, cordoned off the entire building overnight, and began an investigation.Early the next morning, the police confirmed the identity of the deceased. The deceased's name was Lai Zi, and her job was not very public. She was the mistress of a county councilman.The person who recognized the deceased was Ozaki, a college student who lived next door to the deceased. His friend Yokota visited his house the day before and stayed overnight.
Ozaki said that not only did he know the deceased, but at nine o'clock last night, when the alarm bell rang, they took the elevator to the eighth floor and happened to pass by the deceased, Ms. Raiko.His friend Yokota can prove this. Although Yokota did not know the deceased, he can also confirm that the deceased entered the elevator after they walked out of the elevator at nine o'clock last night.
As a result, a very incredible situation occurred. After Miss Raiko entered the elevator, the elevator did not stop halfway and went directly to the first floor. However, at this time, Miss Raiko had already turned into several pieces.The elevator not only constitutes a secret room, but also makes it impossible to commit a crime in terms of time.
But then, the forensic examination report made the case even more confusing.According to the report, Ms. Raiko was hit on the head with a video recorder and died, and then her body was cut into pieces. In any case, the time of death was more than 24 hours.In other words, when Ozaki and Yokota met the "Miss Raiko" on the eighth floor yesterday, Miss Raiko had actually been killed.
The police speculated that the person they met yesterday was the disguised Ms. Raiko. Considering that the two college students who identified the body returned to the apartment after drinking, they were most likely confused by the disguise, and the person in disguise was probably Raiko. The young lady's lover's wife, she has murderous intention due to love, which is very boxy.
However, this still cannot explain how Miss Raiko's body was moved to the elevator?And when did the disguised Miss Raiko escape from the elevator?When the two college students stepped out of the elevator, there was nothing in the elevator.
In addition, Ozaki, a college student living in an apartment, reported an additional situation to the police. After he and his friend Yokoyama woke up, they found that a thief had broken into their home and a lot of belongings were lost, especially some of Ozaki's collection that could not be found on the market. H video tapes, all disappeared.
When they were about to go out and call the police, they discovered that the building had been completely blocked after they returned home last night. Even if a thief came in early, he would not be able to get out of the door, and there would be nowhere to hide the video tapes.Based on this, it is inferred that the thief should be the resident of this apartment.
The police had no time to deal with this kind of theft case, but the detective who heard about it was very interested. He went to investigate the only erotic video store nearby and learned that Ozaki's friend named Yokota often visited this place. I am a complete H lover.
From this, the detective started his reasoning.First of all, the murderer is undoubtedly Yokota, the only one among these people who does not live in the apartment.He had long coveted the rare erotic videotapes of his good friend Ozaki, but the other party never loaned them out, so he came up with the idea of going to his house to secretly rip them.
So, on February 28, Yokota took the opportunity of drinking with Ozaki and got Ozaki drunk.At nine o'clock in the evening, when the alarm bell rang, the two took the elevator to the eighth floor of the apartment and bumped into Lai Zi who was going out for an appointment. This was an unexpected situation.
Yokota and Ozaki returned home. Yokota put his friend on the bed, waited for him to fall asleep, and gave him enough sleeping pills to last him a whole day.Then he took out the video recorder he had prepared in advance and started ripping his friend's H video tape.
But he discovered one thing. The video recorder he carried did not match his friend's video tape.In desperation, he decided to find a new video recorder.
After going out, he found Miss Raiko who had also returned drunk and returned to the eighth floor. He pretended to open the door for Miss Raiko, but in fact he sneaked into her house to look for a suitable video recorder.Sure enough, the video recorder found in Miss Raiko's home could match, but at this time, Miss Raiko woke up.
In desperation, Yokota violently hit Miss Raiko on the head with a video recorder, which directly led to her death.Yokota had no choice but to cut his body into pieces, but instead of discarding the body, he put it away for other purposes.
Yokota used Raiko's video recorder and began to steal records crazily.However, his friend Ozaki's collection was so overwhelming that he was exhausted from recording. It was already the night of the second day and there were still many unfinished recordings.
So he decided to take all the tapes back to his home to continue recording, and stole some other things to create the illusion of a burglary.
After returning to the apartment building, he threw the previously cut body of Miss Raiko into the elevator. This was when the alarm bell rang at 29 o'clock in the evening on February [-].He hoped that someone else would call the police after discovering the body, so that the police would immediately cordon off the apartment building and no one would be allowed in or out.
After doing these things, he returned to Ozaki's house and lay down with Ozaki.
When the two woke up, it was already March 28st. Since Ozaki had slept all day, he would subconsciously regard yesterday as February [-]th. He would think that he saw Miss Raiko last night, and he would think that it was after nine o'clock last night. There was a thief in the house.In fact, this all happened the night before yesterday and before nine o'clock yesterday.
In this way, Ozaki's confession could not only mislead the police.The information he got from the police that the apartment had been sealed after nine o'clock last night allowed Ozaki to believe that the apartment residents had stolen his home.
Because Ozaki knew that Yokoyama did not live here, even if Yokoyama stole his things last night, he could not leave the blocked apartment, so he had nowhere to hide the stolen goods, and naturally there was no suspicion.
However, Hengshan did not expect that the body parts he threw in the elevator would be discovered by a couple immediately after the elevator went downstairs.Combined with his and Ozaki's confessions, the coincidence of time successfully turned the elevator into a secret room murder scene, making it even more difficult for the police to solve the case.
At this point in the explanation, the truth of the case is completely revealed.Next, we only need to ask the police to go to Yokota's home and find the things he stole, especially Miss Raiko's video recorder, and the evidence will be conclusive.
"Disintegration Lift" is over.
Chapter 56 Is Hikigaya Hachiman a pervert?
As expected, the internet quickly exploded.
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"Oh my God, for a short story, is this technique too gorgeous? Is Mr. Hachiman so extravagant? Such a subtle time trick is only used to write a short story for fun?"
"Well, do you feel that Mr. Hachiman has also started writing motives with his feet? Such a wonderful killing method is just to cover up the jerry-rigged video tape or something. I am a little shocked."
Many people have discovered that the murderer's motive in this case is too bizarre. Is this the same teacher Hachiman who can write the shocking motive in "Malice"?
"Shut up! You bunch of vulgar people! You don't understand eroge at all! Oh no, you don't understand me at all!"
Isn't it true that true reasoning, especially new true reasoning, is just thinking up tricks with your heart and making up motives with your feet?How is it possible to combine both perfectly?
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuah, I still like the socialist teacher Hachiman, ripping eroge tapes and so on. Is this still the Hachiman teacher I have in mind who cares about society and is aware of evil?"
The socialist reasoning chefs were completely defeated. Although they were also amazed by the wonderful tricks in the story, this unnatural motive was really unacceptable to them.
"By the way, Hachiman-sensei doesn't like watching eroge tapes in private, right? I feel like he's a bit obsessed with this, and would even write a motive specifically for it."
This is a malicious speculation. Hikigaya Hachiman thinks that he can even become the honorary owner of a sex bar. He is determined to live his whole life with mystery novels.
"Let's be more serious. This story really reflects Mr. Hachiman's strong creative ability, and it seems that Mr. Hachiman has such an excellent technique at his fingertips. He has too many cards, Mr. Hachiman."
As for why Hikigaya Hachiman didn't change his motive, but insisted on using the eroge video, a motive that might get him killed, the main reason is to divert the reader's attention.
Readers who like literal reasoning tend to read extremely carefully.They should easily find that there are some loopholes in the story's trick, so how can these serious readers try not to notice these detailed loopholes?Then naturally we have to make up a very nonsense motive.
When everyone pays attention to the eroge video, it will naturally weaken the level of attention to the story itself.Frankly speaking, it is difficult to perfect the technique in short mystery novels, and it is difficult to avoid having flaws found. Yasuhiko Nishizawa in the previous world must have thought so too.
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"Hikigaya-senpai, are you a pervert? I really didn't see it, senpai."
Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the email sent to him by Yukinoshita Yono and felt deeply that his personality had been tarnished.
So he decided to send "Disintegration and Transfer", which will be serialized next month, directly to Yukinoshita Harano to let her know what a true pervert is.
Hikigaya Hachiman previously said on Twitter that "The Causes of Disintegration" is a collection of short stories for fun. He wanted to explore the various possibilities of dismemberment in the form of short stories.
In the first story "Disintegration of the Guard", the younger brother cut off his bear arm in order to divert the eldest sister's anger towards the second sister.