Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

Hatagoro's grandmother is a resident of Itomori Town. She has a contact book with the phone numbers and new addresses of all residents, including Yukino Momoka.

In the end, the address only went to Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku, and what was left was a landline number. Hojo Kyosuke called over, and there was Yukino's mother. As soon as he said that he was Xueye's friend, before he could inquire about the latter's current whereabouts, Xueye's mother asked him first.

It was said that since Yukino went to Itomori Town, in addition to sending some money back every month, she would only make a phone call during the New Year and the holidays to check on her safety.

Before Hojo Kyosuke had time to ask more questions, he heard a man's voice on the other end of the phone cursing viciously. Xueye's mother quickly apologized twice and asked him to tell her if he knew Xueye's current situation, and then hung up the phone in a hurry.

Xueye, Xueye, where have you been?

Sitting in the apartment, he felt a severe headache, and this weak girl started to escape again. He once heard Yukino say that whether it was the bad words said by her classmates when she was studying in her hometown, or the rumors about Tokyo that spread back to her hometown after she returned to teach, her father would never comfort her and support her. One sentence: "Don't cause trouble to others."

In that home, you can only get some comfort from your mother, but the mother caught in the middle can't do more.

At this time, you should actually let omnipotent subordinates search for it, or directly hire private detectives or the like. However, with Xueye's character, if he was found like this, he would definitely run away immediately.

That woman, she became a cooking god because of her, but she didn't hurry up to enjoy it.

Hojo Kyousuke was really angry and distressed. How did he spend the past three years alone in Tokyo after leaving Yukino, whose food tasted tasteless?

And where is Xueye who is missed by someone?

When the citizens of Itomori were moved to Nara for resettlement, Yukino said goodbye to Miyamizu Yotsuba and others, and boarded the train to Tokyo alone.

Although she wanted to see Hojo-kun as soon as possible, she still came to Ginza. With the help of the store clerk, she bought the most popular clothes. After taking care of her whole body, she came to the store left for her by Hojo Kyosuke with great expectations. address.

Single apartment 701, 49 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku.

After knocking on the door and finding no one there, she went to a coffee shop downstairs where she could see the apartment door and waited.

Finally, after drinking a full stomach of coffee, she saw the man she had longed for. Although she had only seen it a few times in hazy visions, she recognized it immediately.

That kind of handsomeness will never be forgotten once you see it. And that gentle smile, even if she changed her face, still cheered her up.

But why is Hojo-kun so young?

The black suit-style school uniform may not be recognized by ordinary people at first glance. But whether it was his experience as a JK or his eyesight, Yukino instantly recognized a fact.

Originally, she was mentally prepared before coming.

Walking to the school gate, Yukino politely asked the student in charge of discipline at the gate if he knew Hojo Kyosuke. The reason why she asked directly was because she knew that an outstanding person like Hojo-kun would definitely become the center of attention no matter where he was.

The result of the inquiry made her even more desperate. Just as she thought, Hojo-kun was not only the focus, but also the minister of the two people in front of her. After hearing that they were his friends, the two immediately told what they wanted to know.

After thanking him, Yukino walked to a nearby family restaurant. Occasionally, female students from nearby would pass by the store entrance, looking at the gently floating pleated skirts as they walked, and the crisp laughter. She raised her hand and gently touched her face.

There is a faint reflection on the glass window, the fair and delicate face is full of tenderness, the big dark eyes seem to be full of innocence, and the thin lips are pink.

How old do I look? Can I be deceived by saying that I am no more than twenty-five years old?

Sighing, Xueye supported his chin with his left hand, and used his right hand to stir the coffee in the cup with a straw.

I still think that after arriving in Tokyo, I can live with Hojo-kun, cook for him every day, help him with laundry, ironing, sort out his clothes when going out, and go for a walk in a nearby park together after get off work...

Xueye, are you ready to run away again? Where are you going this time? Kyushu? Or simply go abroad?

She took a sip of the coffee, and the caramel flavor and the mellow aroma of milk mixed together, making her squint her eyes in enjoyment, and her gloomy mood improved.

Don't run away this time, or don't run that far, just stay in Tokyo and give yourself a chance. If, if we could meet...

Walking out of the restaurant, the nine o'clock sunshine in the morning shines on the cherry blossom trees beside the road. A gust of wind blows, and the pink petals continue to fall. In the unique spring rain, the snowy field spins wantonly. The long white skirt floated slightly, revealing delicate ankles and a section of white calves.

After making up his mind, Xueye felt that the sun had become warm in an instant.

Hojo Kyosuke has had a very fulfilling life. First of all, the release date of "The Devotion of Suspect X" has been determined, and the first printing is 500,000 copies.

Neon's books mainly come in three formats, single edition, new book review and library edition. The single volume is 32 pages in size and is divided into hard cover and soft cover. The price is about 2,000 yen and 1,500 yen.

The new book edition is smaller and cheaper, and the library volume has been shrunk again and its price has been reduced. A novel is first released as a single volume or a new book. If the results are good, it will be republished in a library book three years later. This is called libraryization.

According to the contract between Hojo Kyosuke and the publishing house, he will receive 150 million yen in royalties from the first edition printing, which is after-tax income.

After the printing contract was signed, plus the proceeds from the sales of single volumes and peripherals in the past two semesters, his bank card account balance has reached more than 400 million yen. And according to the publisher, this number will soon increase again.

"As I say, one million copies should be printed directly. Such a good book should be read by everyone in Neon."

At the banquet, the person in charge of the publishing house blushed and shouted loudly while raising his wine glass. Next to him, Tetsuo Shimomura also raised his glass frequently. Looking at the two of them, I wish that everyone in the world would get a copy of Hojo Kyosuke's comics and novels this year.

If there are one million copies, wouldn't one of the 120 Neon people buy his book? Just thinking about this, Hojo Kyosuke felt shuddering. Although it was originally aimed at improving social status, when I thought about it, the sales volume would even reach one million, 1.5 million, or two million.

Whenever he met someone, he would probably cry late at night because of his novel, and he would feel stomachache.

I’d better copy more healing works in the future, but in fact “The Devotion of Suspect X” is also very healing, right? After reading this book, those young people who want to commit suicide will also look forward to meeting their "Miss Yasuko", right? Those who want to be homeless will also think twice, right?

No wonder writers in Neon Society have a high status. They can be regarded as serving to transform society and making social contributions.

With this in mind, Hojo Kyosuke came to the editorial office of "Weekly Shōnen High" again a few days later. This time we are discussing the animation of "Attack on Titan". Because he promised the magazine to keep the animation copyright in his hands, the negotiation was still conducted through the magazine.

"No, no, how can such an important role as Mikasa Ackerman be handed over to a newcomer who has no voice acting experience at all?" When it came to this kind of thing, BOX Animation Company's general manager Taira Tatsutoku, who had just looked respectful, shook his head repeatedly. .

What's going on? Didn't the company say that this Hojo Kyosuke was a rare talent? To show that they valued him, they specially asked me, as a specialist, to come to discuss it. But now, listen to what is being said.

"Even for you, Mr. Hojo, such a request is too embarrassing."

After saying that, he looked at Tetsuya Shimomura, the editor-in-chief of "Weekly Shōnen High" next to him. When this kind of writer is not clear-headed, you should speak out.

"Hehehe, drink tea, drink tea." Shimomura Tetsuya smiled and added tea to the two of them: "This is the tea given to me by the president. I usually don't want to take it out."

"I know this request is a bit unreasonable, but this is my only request for this animation." Hojo Kyosuke smiled and picked up the tea and gestured to the other party.

Taira Tatsutoku frowned. This was just a bit unreasonable. A complete newcomer with no masterpiece and no training had to be the main protagonist of a big production like "Attack on Titan". Really, does this kid know how serious it is to produce animation and how much manpower, material and financial resources it costs?

"Oh, it's already dinner time. Taira-san, Mr. Hojo, I have reserved a private room at the restaurant. Let's go have a drink together. Of course, Mr. Hojo can only drink drinks." Tetsuya Shimomura smiled brightly. As he spoke, he seemed completely unaware of the tense atmosphere on the field.

"The company is still waiting for me to report back, so let's save the meal for next time." Taira Tatsutoku stood up, smiled and shook hands with the two of them to say goodbye.

"Looking forward to our cooperation, Mr. Hojo."

"Um."

After Taira Tatsutoku left, Tetsuya Shimomura returned from the elevator, took out a handkerchief and wiped his shiny forehead. In just two years, I don't know if it was because he received a phenomenal writer like Hojo Kyosuke, but he actually gained weight again after gaining weight in middle age. He is worthy of being the editor-in-chief. From this point of view alone, it is quite extraordinary.

"Teacher Hojo, this time BOX is even willing to let you join the production committee with funds. What else do you have to be dissatisfied about?" Tetsuya Shimomura said with a wry smile.

"I have made my request very clear, which is to let one of my friends be the voice actor of Mikasa Ackerman." Hojo Kyosuke sat on the sofa leisurely.

"Ah? Isn't that an excuse for you to raise the price?"

"No, initially I wanted to keep the animation copyright of "Attack on Titan" in my hands, just for this reason."

"I see, but with all due respect, I am afraid that no one would agree to such a request except those animation companies that even have business problems." Although the animation copyright has nothing to do with the company, it gives the two a good personal relationship , Tetsuya Shimomura still said seriously.

"Thank you for your concern, but it doesn't matter. In the worst case, I will open my own animation production company." Hojo Kyosuke said with a smile.

Is this the courage of Hojo-san? Listening to the extremely relaxed tone, as if opening an animation production company is no more difficult than baking cookies, thinking about the news that Hojo-san was an all-powerful superman that came out in the industry during the production of the "One Punch Man" animation, Shimomura Tetsuya was impressed.

A talented person will make people jealous, but if someone like Hojo Kyosuke not only has extraordinary talents, but is also willing to make efforts that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, people will only feel admired from the bottom of their hearts.

"Was this planned from the beginning? That's why Mr. Hojo worked so hard to learn animation production."

"It doesn't count, right? If they can meet my requirements well, then I won't be happy to do this kind of trouble myself."

Becoming a diligent entrepreneur and company president has never been in Hojo Kyosuke's future plans. In the future, professional managers will definitely be invited to run the company, and I only need to issue instructions. Well, in this regard, we must urge Kisaki to work harder and be a qualified younger brother.

The reason why he didn't bring Qisaki with him today was because he knew from the beginning that the other party would not be able to agree to his request.

"The Devotion of Suspect X" has not yet been officially released for sale, but the publisher has already started pre-heating. As mentioned before, they found a well-known director to match the hype.

"Big bang! Unheard of, a movie is scheduled for production before it's released!"

I don’t know if it’s unheard of, but the director himself highly praised Hojo Kyosuke’s new film in an interview:

"Before this, I never knew that a person's love could be so shocking. I only hope that I can show one percent of the essence of the world described by Hojo-san."

This is what he said sincerely. Although he was only paid to make a stunt, if possible, he really wanted to be the film director of this novel. It's a pity that the other party only found me because he was famous and the price was right, and he didn't consider the movie adaptation at all.

"A stroke of love penetrates the soul, strikes the heavenly spirit directly, and is a heavy love that transcends the wrathful waves!"

"Kyosuke Hojo is a once-in-a-century reasoning master, the most important reasoning master since Matsumoto Seicho."

"The Edogawa Ranpo Prize is scheduled!"

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Hojo Kyosuke finally saw the difference between the literary world and the comic book world. He was not afraid that he could not bear it. He would brag to death as long as he couldn't do it. He started booking the Edogawa Rampo Award before it was even released, fearing that he would not be eligible for future awards. Comments must be copied from these news.

Originally, he was thinking about releasing "Sword Art Online" at once, but after thinking about it, he was afraid that the unscrupulous people in the magazine would use "The Devotion of Suspect X" to start another round of praise.

It’s better to be a pure mystery novelist with the name Hojo Kyosuke. Of course, he still promoted his new book on his EGOIST personal website. He would not refuse this labor-saving and easy-to-use method.

Where there is praise, there will naturally be disparagement. Newcomers and new works dare to show such a posture. Neon, which is popular in the predecessor culture, will be besieged.

The big names in the world of mystery novels were reserved and did not express their opinions. Some writers at the bottom, whether they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to become famous or really disliked Hojo Kyosuke, always started to criticize him in various newspapers and magazines.

In any case, the huge sales of Hojo Kyosuke's new work "The Devotion of Suspect X" is already a clear future. He also truly understood why Neon's status as a traditional literary writer was so transcendent, and why there were so many lovers who were not condemned by the public.

There are reasons for Neon’s special social culture, as well as the social influence of famous writers. Just like now, just a book that has not yet been released can cause such a big social sensation. If all the rainbow farts in those newspapers came true, the scene would be unimaginable.

You must know that the money he currently earns from "One Punch Man" and "Attack on Titan" is many times more than the income of the third-rate novelists who scolded him in the newspapers, but in terms of influence, it is far away. Not as good as.

After that, just as the publisher had expected, half a million copies had been sold out before the second semester was over. The third-rate novelists who had scolded her before changed their faces and began to praise her.

When reprinting, the publishing house used its connections to find a large number of famous writers and invited them to write promotional slogans, which were printed on the waist of the book.

The biggest boldface word is "The ultimate trick!"

As a mystery novel, this kind of evaluation is not low, and the person who gave the review is Numata Yuya, who has won three Edogawa Ranpo Awards and is the most powerful figure in the Neon 21st Century mystery novel world.

The impact of the novel's sales on Hojo Kyosuke, in addition to the fact that when walking on the streets of Bunkyo District, he often encounters girls who know him and come to sign autographs, is that his progress in buying a house has been greatly accelerated.

They say a money society exists, but in some aspects just having money is not enough. In addition to supporting facilities, the most important thing for a high-end residential area in Neon is to have cultural heritage. This cultural heritage, simply put, refers to the famous people who have lived in this place.

It would be even better if you happen to die here, that is, the "final land", and the surrounding land will immediately double in value. This kind of house will not be turned into a dead house that cannot be sold, but whether it should be turned into a memorial hall will be decided based on the popularity.

In a sense, this phenomenon can also be explained by the sentence, "The nail scale is boiled into medicine and drank." Maybe you feel that living in a place like this can absorb the spiritual energy emanating from those outstanding people.

Kyousuke Hojo, who is now considered a famous writer, can be regarded as a walking land value-added package, and is very popular with Neon's owners' committee. According to Tetsuta Kisaki, many materials (houses) that he was previously unwilling to see were now open to the public, and there were suddenly many more choices.

During the spring break, Hojo Kyosuke went home as usual, and went to the shrine with his family in the ice and snow for his first enlightenment.

After returning to Tokyo, I spent the remaining few days of vacation making the final decision on the house. It's only less than half a year. After buying the house, I still have just enough time to renovate it.

On the first day, he was accompanied by Tetsuta Kisaki. This was something he had been thinking about for almost three years.

"Kisaki, isn't this courtyard too small?" Hojo Kyosuke said.

The two of them are now near Komagome Station in Toshima District. The house in front of them is a two-story Japanese-style building.

"Is this still small!?" Kisaki Tetsuta asked in disbelief as he pointed at the Japanese-style garden, which was at least fifty square meters.

"Well, you can't raise fish without a stream, and you can only plant one cherry blossom tree. If there are more trees, it will be very crowded, and they will all be very small no matter how you look at them." Hojo Kyosuke looked around and counted them one by one.

"I think you don't want a courtyard, but you want to build a house in the forest!" Kisaki said angrily.

"Hahaha."

"I really believe you. If you want to buy a Japanese-style mansion, of course you have to go to Kyoto. You should buy a high-end apartment in Tokyo."

"Let's go to the next place quickly."

In neon anime, it seems that the main character who can't even afford food lives in a small villa at home. This is actually an illusion. In addition to the permanent property rights of Neon, it is also because it is not a villa at all, but a one-family house.

A villa is built by one household, but not all villas are built by one household. The most obvious feature of Japanese-style one-family houses is that they are small and cramped. The ceiling is very low, the room is small, and the stairs are only one person wide. The most important thing is that the floor space of the house is very small, usually only about 60 square meters.

However, there is also the advantage of privatizing the land. Once it is built, you can keep it until a wealthy real estate developer comes and spends money to make you move out.

The villa is like the one in front of Hojo Kyosuke, with a floor area (land area) of more than 400 square meters and a building area (area of ​​land covered by the building) of 200 square meters. Standing outside the high-walled gate, you can see nothing except the maple trees that exceed the courtyard wall.

This is the villa that conforms to the common sense of Neon people. Of course, it is a luxury villa.

At this moment, the two of them have arrived at the intersection of Bunkyo District and Toshima District, the Mebaidai area. This is a neon high-end residential area, because there are many famous people living nearby, such as Kikuchi Kan and Kubota Soraho. And they are all "the place of end", a perfect Feng Shui treasure place.

Of course, as a person whose talent is unparalleled, Hojo Kyosuke does not value those dead people, nor does he value the neon lights that can be seen clearly from the third floor of the house to the left, less than 400 meters away in a straight line. Women's University, not to mention the Otowa-only dormitory of Kimi Gakuen Women's University, which is 430 meters to the right.

"The courtyard area and the building area are one to one, both are two hundred square meters. How about this house? It finally meets your requirements, right?"

Kisaki Tetsuta was a little proud. This was the house he found after the Big Brother novel was released. The original owner is a Chinese from Nihong. Although life has become difficult enough to sell the mansion, he still insists on not selling it to the common people. He had seen this conspicuous house while searching nearby.

It was impossible not to see that, as he complained before, this house really looked like it was built in a forest. Evergreen trees of various varieties are well matched, and the lushness exceeds the two-meter-high fence. If it weren't for the huge size of the yard, the people living there might not see any sunlight at all.

Unfortunately, after finding the corresponding real estate house, the other party refused to disclose the information to him because of his miserable self-esteem.

"Kisaki, how many rooms does this house have?" Hojo Kyousuke, who was standing in the lobby on the first floor, raised his head and looked from the patio to the rooms on the second and third floors.

The living room is 40 square meters, and the ceiling is high enough to play badminton inside. Next to it is an open kitchen and a long solid wood dining table. On the other side of the L-shape is a Japanese room covered with tatami mats. The side facing the courtyard is full of huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Except for the thermal insulation, the view is absolutely superb.

The stairs next to the living room lead to the second and third floors, and it can be seen that there are many rooms.

"Room?" Kisaki Tetsuta was stunned. The focus now is not the courtyard! ?

Look at the creek, it is completely supplied with well water, and you can drink it just by scooping it up. Look at the path paved with rain-flowered stones. Walking on it with bare feet feels as comfortable as a massage. Look at the green bamboo forest, pine trees and frightened deer... With such a perfect courtyard in front of you, you actually start to care about the number of rooms again?

"There are ten bedrooms and three storage rooms..." Taking out his mobile phone, Tetsuta Kisaki began to read the information. The people from the real estate house are now waiting below, allowing guests to visit on their own.

"Very good, this is it!" Hojo Kyosuke interrupted directly.

The houses I looked at before also had beautiful courtyards, but they had very few rooms. Only this one has three floors and an attic. At first glance, it looks like there are a lot of rooms.

"But in terms of price?" Kisaki Tetsuta was a little hesitant. The house in front of him was good, but the price was too high. This is one of the reasons why it has not been sold for so many years. The other reason is because it has too many rooms.

"Is it more than 400 million?" Hojo Kyosuke waved his hand. This was the money he decided to use to buy a house.

"..."

Kisaki Tetsuta turned his head and stared at the eldest brother at this moment. The eldest brother who needed help from his subordinates to even eat has completely changed.

"No, after including various taxes and fees, the total is 350 million yen."

"That's enough, thank you for your hard work, Kisaki!" Hojo Kyosuke vigorously patted the shoulder of this loyal little brother.

So far, in almost three years, "One Punch Man" has released 12 single volumes, printed 7 million copies, and sold nearly 600,000 single copies. Even if the royalties are shared half with Eiri, there is still 175 million yen left.

"Attack on Titan" published 8 books and sold 4.5 million copies. However, because it only required a meager salary to be paid to the blond comic assistant, the royalties were 225 million yen.

The two printings of "The Devotion of Suspect

In addition, there is some peripheral income, which is almost offset by Hojo Kyosuke’s daily consumption, giving gifts and investing in Okudera Miki restaurant.

In other words, someone currently has 700 million yen in his bank account. This is why he dares to buy a luxury house and open an animation production company. Not to mention that he will copy other works in the future, even if he starts to lie down now, he can live happily for the rest of his life relying on the royalties in the future.

If you didn't sign the contract right away, how could you make such a hasty decision about buying a house?

In the afternoon, Hojo Kyosuke came to Eiriri's house.

The Spencer family burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm about Hojo Kyosuke's plan to buy a house in Tokyo. It’s not easy. Among the young people who are following the trend and don’t want to take on mortgage loans, there are still young people who don’t bother to enjoy themselves after making money but settle down first.

Not only is he still studying hard, but he is also constantly improving in all aspects. Listening to his daughter, the two of them will start an animation company together in the future.

Hojo Kyosuke was really kind to his daughter. The couple remembered clearly that the boy didn't understand anything about the otaku circle at first. Now, his daughter is studying animation production, and he immediately thought of starting an animation company.

If it weren't for the inappropriateness, Mr. Spencer would even want to help Hojo Kyosuke buy a mansion with his own money.

"Aunt Sayuri, Uncle Spencer, let's set off."

Riding a motorcycle, Hojo Kyosuke took Eri to the first item written down in her notebook. Well, in a small villa three hundred meters away from the old Furukawa Garden.

"How's it going here?"

Standing at the door of the villa with open arms, Ying Lili blinked her big eyes and asked, her pure blue pupils full of expectation. He had worked hard to choose this place. As long as he stood on the balcony and shouted, Kyousuke could hear him and come to find him at home. After dinner in the evening, the two of them could still take a walk in their own courtyard. Didn't he say he liked the courtyard? Simply the best of both worlds! Don't bother him to take you home at night.

"Isn't this a bit too small? My family will have to find another place to live when they come to Tokyo." Hojo Kyosuke told the truth. The villa in front of him is a classic European-style small house. The white exterior wall looks quite gorgeous, but it is Very delicate and compact.

I can let my uncles, aunts, sisters, grandparents, all come to live in my house! There are so many rooms in my house!

Thinking of this, Yinglili pursed her lips and began to flip through her small notebook. Although she sincerely thought so, it was obviously impossible for Kyosuke to agree. This guy is like that, sometimes he is stubborn to death.

"The next house will be farther away. You have to be mentally prepared. This one is definitely the best one!" the girl said seriously.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Hojo Kyosuke touched her little head, and the soft blond hair felt as good as ever. He knew clearly that what Ying Lili meant by being farther away was not the distance from the private Fengzhiqi Academy, but the distance from her home, the old Furukawa Garden.

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