Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

Wako City, the Fantastic Bunko office building of the light novel branch of Fusugawa Shoten

Onizuka Eikichi was sitting in the same conference room last time, waiting for the beautiful girl writer Kasumi Shiko. He originally planned to use Line to report to the other party on the Internet about the president's refusal to interview, but the military advisor Tetsuta Kirisaki Ask him to see the other party in person before talking.

"The other person is a new best-selling light novel writer. The director's comics will be serialized soon, and a single volume will be released later. Maintaining this relationship may be beneficial to the director in the future."

That's what the military advisor told him, so even though he didn't want to face the girl who looked a little bit like the commander when she was angry, he came over immediately on his motorcycle.

Since he forgot to inform the other party about this before coming, the teacher Kasumi Shiko is still on the way from school.

Dong Dong~

After hearing the knock on the door, Onitsuka Eikichi, who was lying on the table boredly browsing the homepages of the ladies, stood up quickly.

"Please come in"

The door of the conference room opened, and the beautiful writer named Kasumi Shiko whom I had seen last time came in, followed by Editor Machida who I had also seen before.

"Good afternoon, Teacher Xia Shizi." He bowed politely and said hello.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Eikichi Onizuka."

Kasumigaoka Shiha nodded to Onizuka Eikichi, walked to the sitting position, pulled out the chair opposite him and sat down.

Last time, I felt like I was not very old. Didn’t I expect that I was still a junior high school student?

Although he only glanced away in a hurry, although because of the outstanding figure and temperament of this teacher Kasumi Shiko, the ordinary uniform looked like a special handicraft on the other person. But Onitsuka Eikichi's 24k titanium alloy eyes could still clearly see the junior high school student uniform on the opponent.

Foreigners may not be able to see this, but every Neon person has the ability to clearly distinguish the grades represented by different uniforms.

"Please take a seat."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who was the first to sit down, said that her legs were habitually crossed together under the table. This posture can effectively prevent exposure.

"Yes." Onitsuka Eikichi sat down immediately.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. There are some things at school that need to be dealt with."

The girl first explained her tardiness. Although she was a person who had little interest in external things, she was flawless in terms of etiquette. No, it would be better to say that it is precisely because he has no interest in the outside world, so in order to avoid too much contact with others due to etiquette issues, he is meticulous in this regard.

"There is no such thing. I should apologize for not notifying him in advance." Onitsuka Eikichi said quickly.

"So, did Hojo-kun agree to my invitation to meet?"

In response to this useless polite remark, Kasumigaoka Shiyu did not respond, but directly asked what she was most concerned about.

"Ah? No." Onitsuka Eikichi was stunned.

"No?" Kasumigaoka Shiyu's face, which was still smiling, suddenly turned cold, and then raised the corners of her mouth.

"I thought you came all the way from Tokyo with good news. Otherwise, why can you sit here with peace of mind."

"No, that." Onitsuka Eikichi, who originally believed that fists are more convincing than words, was immediately speechless by the other party's series of words.

"Since there is no good news, let's talk about the bad news that you specially brought from Tokyo. Let me see what kind of bad news you have to meet to deliver it."

The girl's slender white index finger tapped lightly on the table, and the only sounds in the quiet conference room were her cold words and tapping sounds.

…

Why does this sound like a doctor giving a critical illness notice to the patient's family waiting outside the operating room? He has no experience in dealing with this kind of girl. Onitsuka Eikichi continued to be stunned. No, even if he wasn't this kind of girl, he didn't seem to have much experience.

Seeing the expression of the girl opposite him gradually becoming impatient, he finally remembered what the military advisor had said to him before.

"First, a sincere apology."

Oh, right, I forgot about that.

"I'm really sorry." Onitsuka Eikichi placed his palms flat on the table, his fingertips touching, and his forehead resting between his fingers.

"Then say this..."

"The general manager feels that your works are selling well only because of your own strength. His help is really not worth mentioning, so I don't feel ashamed to accept your gratitude."

"To express his regret for rejecting your invitation, he requested that I must convey these words in person."

"Finally, I am looking forward to Mr. Kasumi Shiko's next work, and sincerely hope that your sequel can continue the current glory."

As expected of me, I memorized such a long passage perfectly! Onitsuka Eikichi, who thought that his tone and expression were very good, felt proud, but his face still had that serious expression.

"Is that so?" the girl said softly.

The proud head lowered, and the swan-like neck curved. The burgundy eyes that originally sparkled with jewels under the white light gradually disappeared, probably because he lowered his head.

It turns out that the work that saved my failure and allowed me to regain my self-esteem and preserve my pride was just a trivial help in the eyes of Hojo Kyosuke.

"Well, that's it." Onizuka Eikichi nodded heavily.

"Well, I understand everything. Thank you for coming all the way from Tokyo to tell me the news. Finally, please tell Hojo-kun that I will definitely write a work that surpasses the previous work."

With a confident expression on his face, Kasumigaoka Shiyu said.

"Mr. Onizuka Eikichi, please come here with me. We have prepared travel expenses for you."

Seeing the end of the conversation, editor Machida Enko stood up and said.

"It's not necessary this time. There's no reason to accept favors from others when working for the chief executive." Onizuka Eikichi refused.

"Then, Teacher Kasumi Shiko, I will take my leave first." Onitsuka Eikichi bowed slightly.

"Well, goodbye." Kasumigaoka Shiyu still had a smile on her face.

The door closed, leaving the girl alone in the conference room.

She sat down heavily on the chair, but fortunately her buttocks and thighs were plump enough to act as a buffer, causing no pain to the girl except a wave of waves.

With two arms on the table to support her lowered head, Kasumigaoka Shiyu's suppressed emotions began to gradually release.

The legs wrapped in black stockings under the table kept shaking, and even the upper body was shaking slightly.

The girl took out her mobile phone, clicked on the line, and skillfully entered Hojo Kyousuke's ID on the add friend interface. Looking at the profile picture that I had seen countless times, my slender fingers trembled slightly, but in the end I still did not click on the option to add friends.

Forget it, the only achievements I achieved were achieved with the "insignificant" help of others. What qualifications did I have to stand in front of them?

For what reason? Expression of thanks? Hojo-kun didn't take this matter seriously at all, but he shamelessly got involved. Did he want to pray for more help?

The girl who had always been proud and strong actually had an emotion called inferiority in her heart.

"Xiao Shi, are you okay?"

"Ah, Miss Machida, when did you come in?"

Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who was deeply trapped in her inner world, was startled by the sudden voice, and slightly broke away from the emotion.

"I just knocked on the door, but you didn't make a sound. I called you several times after I came in, but you didn't respond."

Machida Enko looked at her writer worriedly. Outsiders might not be able to tell, but she, who had spent time with her day and night to urge and revise manuscripts, could tell at a glance that after what Onitsuka Eikichi said just now, this girl was very Something is wrong.

The smile is very sweet, but that's why there is something wrong with it. The expressionless face is the girl's usual attitude towards outsiders.

"Me? I'm fine." Kasumigaoka Shiu smiled, with the sweet smile that Machida Enko was worried about.

"Don't worry about me. It can be said that I am better than ever. Haven't you been urging me to write the second volume? I will start writing it today."

"Really?!" Although she was still worried, Machida Enzi immediately became excited when she heard something involving her own job.

"Well, didn't that Hojo-kun say that he is looking forward to my next work? Even if it is to respond to his expectations, I should try my best."

While speaking, the girl turned around to face the editor, her long black hair falling from behind. His right hand was placed on the table again, his palm slightly cupped to support his pretty face with a slight smile.

"Little poem! I'm so touched. This is the little poem with bottomless talent."

Seeing that her writer lady really seemed to have found motivation, Machida Enko shouted exaggeratedly.

"I made you worry, Miss Machida."

Kasumigaoka Shiu stood up, picked up the bag containing the script she wrote for the school drama club, and prepared to go home.

Without going home, after saying hello to her parents, the girl came to the apartment specially used for retreat and writing.

After returning home, the girl took off her black stockings and school uniform, put on a blue nightgown, and came to the room carrying a cup of instant coffee.

With her little feet in white cotton slippers stepping on the carpet, the girl opened her notebook. It is still a familiar document, and it still only has these few words after many days:

"Love Metronome Volume 2"

The publishing house has actually urged it many times, hoping to take advantage of this hot sales trend to release a second volume, and completely establish Kasumi Shiko's identity as a best-selling light novel writer. But the girl always wanted to listen to Hojo Kyosuke’s opinion before deciding the direction of the second volume of the novel.

As for the outline that has already been written? That kind of thing is not as important as Hojo-kun's opinion. Without the other party, this novel would have been declared dead.

As early as when the novel was returned to the publisher like garbage, the girl was thinking, is it really necessary to write a sequel to this kind of garbage novel that no one likes? Even if you write it down, it will only cause pollution and waste resources.

However, because of Hojo-kun's "not worth mentioning" help, this novel was reborn. Therefore, the girl decided at that time that this novel would be written for Hojo-kun from now on. I regained my life because of the other person, so isn’t it natural to live for the other person for the rest of my life?

That's why Kasumigaoka Shiha has been resisting the pressure from the publishing house and insisted on writing the second volume after meeting with Hojo Kyosuke.

But now...

After listening to Hojo-kun's words relayed by Onizuka Eikichi, and knowing that saving her was just a trivial matter in the eyes of the other party, the girl fell into a state of low self-esteem.

Then she heard that Hojo-kun was looking forward to her sequel, and the girl's fighting spirit ignited again.

I will tell you by writing something unprecedented. Your help is so important to me. Kasumigaoka Shiyu whom you helped is by no means an insignificant person!

After calling up the outline, Kasumigaoka Shiyu decided to overturn all the subsequent contents and start over. Something written with such an outline may still make those otakus cry with their own writing skills, but it will definitely not be a work that will impress Hojo-kun!

The lonely and stubborn girl who never put her heart into her works wanted to write a work wholeheartedly for the first time.

Putting her hands on the keyboard, the girl's expression gradually changed. The corners of her eyes were slightly raised and became a little narrow. In a trance, she seemed to be able to see the girl's slender fingers dancing on the keyboard.

Di——

It was as simple as the ringtone of an old-fashioned mobile phone, and the girl's fingers stopped when she was about to type on the keyboard. The girl who had already entered the writing state didn't want to pay attention to it, but her cell phone was still ringing relentlessly.

I picked up my phone and wanted to mute it, but I saw it was Ms. Machida, the editor. Pouting her lips, the girl answered the phone with an impatient expression.

"Hey, the editor lady who disturbed the writer she was responsible for late at night, what do you do for me?" A cold voice sounded in the room.

"Ah, sorry, sorry, have you started writing the poem? I thought you would take a bath and apply a facial mask before you start writing when you get home."

Machida Enoko on the other side of the phone said somewhat unexpectedly, even the writer she was responsible for would be very angry if she was interrupted while writing. She quickly apologized.

"That's enough gossip. Anyway, what's going on?"

"It's what I mentioned last time. Thank you to the blogger TAKI. Although it didn't work, he still recommended it to you on the Internet."

"That's it?" the girl said dissatisfied.

"What?"

Because the voice of the girl on the other side of the phone was too short, Machida Enko couldn't hear her clearly.

"Just because of such an inexplicable dead house and such a trivial matter? Shouldn't your publishing house have its own corresponding rules for this kind of thing? Wouldn't it be nice to use part of the promotion fee to thank the other party?"

The girl who was sitting in front of the computer put her left leg on her right leg, and then the toes of her right foot began to move impatiently on the carpet.

After the slippers came into contact with the carpet, the feeling was very different from the knocking of small leather shoes on the floor, which made the girl feel even more unhappy.

"We also contacted the other party and wanted to give a certain amount of money in return, but the other party rejected it. The other party seemed to have become a loyal fan of you because of this book, and the only request he made was whether he could communicate with teacher Kasumi Shiko. "

Machida Enko on the phone said helplessly that when she reported the survey results last time, she knew about her writer's attitude towards Mr. TAKI, so when dealing with this matter, she planned to completely resolve it with the publishing house. But the one named TAKI...

"If you are really in trouble, Xiaoshi, forget it. After all, that TAKI blogger is really scary. I feel like one of those illegitimate fans who follow and take secret photos."

The enthusiastic voice of the other party during the phone conversation still seemed to echo in Machida Enzi's ears. She had no doubt that if the writer and the other party met, the other party would definitely pounce on them together.

"Hey, if you know, don't leave the trouble to me." Kasumigaoka Shiyu said helplessly, stroking her forehead with the hand that wasn't holding the phone.

"Hehe, this is also to avoid affecting the reputation of Teacher Xia Shizi on the Internet."

Hearing the compromise of the girl on the other side of the phone, Machida Enko said quickly. The fact is just as she said, although writing is a very personal matter, you cannot completely ignore what the readers think. It was also based on this consideration that she and the publishing house agreed to TAKI's request to consult Kasumigaoka Shiu's opinion.

"So do you want to call me now?"

Although the girl is reluctant, she still knows what is good and what is good. If it is not beneficial to herself, Miss Machida will not do it.

"Well, I just spoke to him, and he is waiting for notification over there. However, if you feel any discomfort, hang up the phone immediately. And don't leak any personal information. Be careful about this! "

"Okay, okay, nagging old woman."

"It's so sad that you actually said that to me, Xiao Shi."

"Send the other party's contact information to my mobile phone. Good night, Miss Machida." Kasumigaoka Shiyu hung up the phone with a smile.

beep

Ms. Machida sent a phone number.

So annoying

With this thought in mind, the girl dialed the phone number.