I am a writer in Tokyo

Chapter 91 He Takes That Step

When Kohei Konuma returned home, he felt a little lost.

He had found the man he wanted to find.

But he didn't get what he wanted.

What about loving life?
What about kindness?

Why do I only see the feeling of loneliness and dilapidation at dusk.

It made him uncomfortable.

Especially that figure, which made him feel particularly distressed.

Maybe it's the same as Snow Country again.

All in vain?

Even if you love life, you can't escape death in the end.

It seems that he always tells some things that are not useful in the first place.

But this is only Kohei Konuma's problem.

Apart from him, other people who were willing to believe in Kazuki Xiaoyuan received a deep comfort.

The crisis of confidence has been lifted in a certain sense.

This book no longer feels like No Fit for Humanity.

Maybe at the beginning, there will be that so-called low and depressed feeling.

But it looks more like a feeling of constant redemption.

This kind of redemption is on the surface.

can be directly touched.

The kindness in the bones of this man named Mikio Kaneda and his love for the world in the end are very obvious.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is much better than the repressed, even slightly deformed love called Oba Yezang.

Suddenly, the public suddenly realized one thing.

That is, it seems that the literary market during this period of time has been temporarily monopolized by a newcomer named Kazuki Xiaoyuan.

They don't know how long this monopoly lasts.

But at least at the moment, compared to other books, they prefer to choose Xiaoyuan Kazuki.

His style of writing and illusory feeling firmly grasped all the current groups.

It even directly affected the ideology of some societies.

Perhaps he is still a long way from being the so-called standard-bearer of literature.

But at least it can occupy a place in the new generation.

In fact, word-of-mouth in the literature market is accumulated through some exchanges with readers.

After knowing that this new book is not a consistent pursuit of mourning, more people are willing to buy books.

And what surprised everyone.

It seems that there are some unusual groups of people who buy books.

Homeless people come to buy books?

This is a very absurd thing.

But this thing really happened.

It's not even a bookstore where this happened.

The group that was originally far away from the hustle and bustle of the crowd suddenly appeared in a place where they should not have appeared.

They may even worry about what to eat tomorrow, whether they will be able to live tomorrow.

They live off the rubbish left by drunkards or high-class people at sunrise.

Lost all status legitimacy, just from the legal point of view, they are a group of living dead, people without household registration.

Just such a group of people.

Are they willing to spend money on books?

Is this crazy?

But when everyone realized it, they discovered it.

These homeless people have a lot less smell on their bodies.

And it's well-groomed.

I washed off the dark spots on my body, and my hair didn't have a bunch of lice like a mess.

They stood neatly at the end of the line.

They will enter the store when there is no one there.

"When did homeless people learn to read?"

Someone on the side was a little puzzled.

But there are also people who are more or less sneering.

No matter how they think about how to integrate into society.

Tramps themselves are tramps.

Their social status determines the existence of everything.

But in the face of these voices, they did not respond or even pay attention to them.

After buying a book, put the book in your arms with both hands.

All as the most precious thing.

They know one thing.

That is……

Mikio Kaneda is a homeless man.

And he was written into the book by the writer teacher.

This means that this group of people who live on the margins of society will never appear in people's sights on weekdays.

I have been watched by the writer teacher all the time.

He is a god, watching them all the time.

Never forgotten.

Such a behavior is more like a wave.

It really fits the slogan that Kazuya Oshima came up with for this book.

It is one thing to teach the world to love.

But focusing on the homeless group is another matter.

This thing looks more like a silent tsunami.

More and more homeless people try to clean themselves up before going to buy books.

They regard this book as a treasure.

It gradually became a belief.

At night, they sang Kazuki's name in the corners of the city.

It's like praying to the gods countless times in the shrine.

They appreciate the sight of a writer.

Yes, that's right.

Mikio Kaneda is one person, and all of them.

They all thought that death could solve everything.

But how many people really want to commit suicide?
All those who have given up everything and become homeless are just more or less encountered some people who cannot solve their problems and thus escape.

They accept everything in life numbly.

But this book brings back to life everything that died before them.

It's like Kaneda Mitsuo is still going to die in the end.

Death is always the end.

No matter how many things you do, you can't escape.

But who can say that during the period before death, he can make himself love this society more?

So when other groups are still discussing the legitimacy of Xiaoyuan Kazuki's literature.

The vagabonds have regarded him as a spiritual leader.

Or use the term "standard bearer" to describe it more appropriately.

They don't care whether he has any future, or what he can become in the future.

All they care about is.

Such a writer, who was originally a high-ranking person, cared about them.

……

"So, you're saying that a lot of homeless people have gone to buy books?"

Some editors couldn't believe it.

After he heard the news through some channels, he seemed extremely surprised.

But Oshima Kazuya was shocked.

"Because it's about bums."

"But that sounds ridiculous."

"Where is the absurdity?"

The editor was speechless.

I always feel that the combination of homeless people and literature seems very inconsistent.

"Literature has always had no boundaries."

"Shouldn't it be a great thing to be able to make literature accessible to all classes?"

Oshima Kazuya said very calmly.

"So this is the difference between Xiaoyuan Kazuki.

Everyone is included in his line of sight. "

and also drew a circle.

"This includes everything, such as... homeless people."

"So it's a great thing."

"Because he really took that step."

"The Boundlessness of Literature."

(End of this chapter)