Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

After signing the autograph for Senior Shiyu, there were four fans of mystery novels with enthusiastic faces. Although it could be seen that they were quite restrained, they still held Hojo Kyousuke's hand one by one to express their admiration.

"Although I only got to know Mr. Hojo from "The Devotion of Suspect X", I later bought and read the complete single volumes of "One Punch Man" and "Attack on Titan". They are really very good-looking. It's worthy of my praise. It’s Mr. Hojo, he’s so good no matter what field he is in. I heard that the University of Tokyo also offered special admission but was rejected, right? It’s amazing, it’s really amazing..."

The young lady sent by the publishing house as a temporary assistant looked embarrassed, but she gave up trying to dissuade her author as she listened with enjoyment.

After all, we are still young people, so it is understandable that we like to hear compliments. Looking at Hojo Kyosuke's perfect profile, the assistant lady, who was only twenty-three years old, unconsciously had an aunt's smile on her face.

After more than a minute, the book lover left with a satisfied novel with a blessing and a seal.

As long as one lives in Neon, a person cannot do without seals from cradle to grave. Hojo Kyousuke is not using the "real seal" registered at the city hall, but the "recognition seal" with only his last name engraved on it. He would use this when signing in at school. If you are signing a contract or something like that, you must use the "real seal", which is engraved with your full name.

His seal is made of Kunlun frozen stone, which is not a precious material. But the appearance and feel are very good, the whole body is snow-white, and there are snowflakes floating inside. It feels like jade's unique warm and moist feel. Traces will appear with a slight stroke with your fingernail, but they will disappear as you continue to play with it.

Then there is the third book fan, who is a series of rainbow farts as usual, but judging from the fact that he is ranked second among the top 100 viewers, he is a true die-hard book fan. Even scalpers will not work so hard, let alone be honest. I only took one book to sign.

Just like he did with the previous book fan, Hojo Kyosuke responded to every word of the book fan equally gently. After asking if the person was still a college student, he wrote a congratulation saying "I wish you academic progress."

The smile on the fourth and fifth place assistant lady's face was a bit unbearable. If this continues, she won't be able to sign a few books all day long. Teacher Hojo will not be affected, but she will be scolded by her superiors. It is her duty to assist writers in signing books.

Seeing the sixth one, the blond girl who was as delicate as a porcelain doll, walking over with an exaggerated number of books in her arms, she walked over quickly:

"I'm sorry, this..."

"Miss Riko."

Hojo Kyosuke raised his hand to block the assistant who walked up to Eiriri and wanted to say something.

"She's special."

Looking at the girl's sky-like eyes, he said seriously.

"snort!"

The girl with Xiafei's cheeks hummed again, but she turned her head too much, causing her to almost fall as she was already holding a pile of books unsteadily. Someone was so frightened that she quickly stood up and supported her.

"Who wants your help? Just mind your own business!" Ying Lili, with a blushing face, placed the book heavily on the table.

Why is this idiot saying such embarrassing things in front of so many people!

The freed hands crossed her chest again, and the girl proudly raised her delicate chin. Although I am very satisfied with the other party's statement, but...

Who wants to do something special? I, Spencer Eri Sawamura, want to be your only one!

In vain, I wanted to surprise you and brought so many books to support you. It really pissed me off!

Thinking of this, the girl who was shy just now felt a little angry in her heart. He lowered his head and looked. There was a wooden baffle in front of the table, so the idiot's feet couldn't be stepped on. Damn it, if you attack with pigtails, there will be too many people at the scene, which will damage your image as a lady.

Looking at the arrogant little girl, Hojo Kyosuke smiled softly, took the comics and novels that his assistant opened, and signed them quickly.

"Hirata, help me find a cardboard box." He called to another assistant and put all Yinglili's books into the small cardboard box.

It's strange, where did Ying Lili conjure up so many books? She brought all the comics single volumes, "The Devotion of Suspect X" is a collector's edition, a new book review, and a library of everything. Hojo Kyosuke himself didn't know that the publishing house had published so many types of books.

He looked at the carton, looked at the petite and slender Yinglili, and thought of the way she was holding a book while walking, he said:

"If you're not in a hurry, you can wait until I take a break at noon before taking you home." According to the arrangement, he would take an hour's rest at noon.

Listening to this gentle voice and feeling the other party's genuine concern, Yinglili sighed silently in her heart.

Although she was still angry, she knew that today was very important to the other party. It was also because of this that she had to ask the driver to divert here on the way to the banquet to support Hojo Kyosuke.

"No, the driver is waiting for me outside. I will attend the banquet with my father today."

The girl turned around, took a step, stopped, turned her head slightly, but still did not look at Hojo Kyosuke:

"If you are too tired to finish the comic tomorrow, I will never let you go!" The crisp voice was a bit fierce.

"Yes, I will take a good rest."

"Aho! Who gave you a break!" You should be painting with me every day and don't have time to meet other girls!

After leaving the last words, the girl turned and left. Between the two golden braids, the straight white neck was extremely elegant and charming.

The interaction between the two did not attract much attention from the people behind, because the reactions of the previous people were much more intense.

Then came Glass and Naoka. According to Hojo Kyosuke's habit, the sample magazines given to him by the publishing house were given to people close to him. What the two of them are holding at the moment are the books in sequence 5 and 6, as well as Sakura's.

Wrote "Blessings for good health and prosperity", the two of them made cheering gestures to Kyousuke Hojo and then retreated to the auditorium to continue recording.

Before the Internet age, book signings were the only opportunity for readers to interact with writers. Although Hojo Kyosuke has opened a personal website, it cannot be said to be run with care. Therefore, every reader who came to attend the book signing had a lot of questions to ask him, and reporters from various news media nearby also kept taking photos.

The nominations for this year’s Honya Daeshai Awards (Neon Bookstore Awards) have ended, and Hojo Kyosuke was naturally selected.

This award is purely voted by the clerks of 362 Neon bookstores and is considered to be the book award with "the most influence and market value among the Neon Civilian Literature Awards". Those who participate in the voting are not those high-minded writers, but bookstore clerks who deal with books every day and can use the simplest language to write down their feelings after reading the books.

The selected books represent what they think are "worthy of recommending to customers" and "want to be sold in their own bookstores", etc. Therefore, although its status in the literary world is not as good as literary awards such as the Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize, its status among "commoners" is unexpectedly high.

And with so many books, it’s impossible for the clerks to read every one. Many of the reasons for selection are actually quite nonsensical: "I think the author's name is very interesting", "The book sells very well. Every time it is put on the bookshelf, it is sold out. The store manager and customers praise me for my good taste", "Although I don't I’ve read the book, but the author is a handsome guy!”… and what Kyosuke Hojo is doing now.

What the publishing house hopes is that through the book signing, the outside world will know more about him, and through his personal charm, he will have more influence on those who have the right to vote. Just like the Honya Daesang, the store clerks have their own social circles, where they exchange books they have read and writers they know.

As for the clerks at Kinokuniya Bookstore, some of them have a slightly higher status. Well, the most indispensable thing in human society is the contempt chain. Even if it is not your own thing, but the bookstore it belongs to is better, it will give people an inexplicable sense of superiority.

For example, right now, at noon, Hojo Kyosuke asked his assistant to buy vouchers for a nearby supermarket with his own money, and gave them as lucky prizes to the one hundred book lovers lined up in front of him, as well as all the store clerks, and treated them as an invitation to have lunch with him. .

He himself was worried about whether he would leave a public image, but editor Akamatsu Yuki insisted that it would not happen.

"I met Mr. Hojo today. He is really handsome, a hundred times more handsome than what I saw on the Internet!"

In a chat room called the Tokyo Bookstore Clerks Alliance, Amamiya Miki, who had just taken a part-time job as the host, posted a photo of Hojo Kyosuke signing autographs.

"Huh?! Is this a writer? Isn't he a newly debuted idol?"

"Although I had heard that he was a super handsome guy before, I didn't expect that it was not false advertising."

"Such a handsome man writes such beautiful novels. Oh my god, I'm about to despair of this world."

"Hahaha, Sakata, what nonsense are you talking about as a married man?"

"That's right, I'm not satisfied even though my wife is so beautiful and virtuous. Please apologize to all the singles out there!"

"That's not all, Hojo-sensei himself has a very good personality. No matter how crazy the book fans are, he always has a gentle face." - Amamiya Miki

"Really or not, can such a handsome guy have such a good character? The characters of the mystery novelists I have come across are not that good."

"It's true. Mr. Hojo invited us to dinner just now! In addition to all the store staff, there are also a hundred lucky book fans. It's so generous!" - Miho Shimazaki, another clerk at Kinokuniya Bookstore.

"Si Guoyi, that's great."

…

Extraordinary actions have completely different effects on different people. On the buses in Kansai, there will be grandfathers giving candies, which is kind. If you encounter someone on a bus in Tokyo, you must call the police as soon as possible.

In short, after Akamatsu Yuki saw the calls in various chat rooms through his "informant", he showed a satisfied smile. If nothing else, he must have won the Grand Prize. The reporters who came today also recognized Mr. Hojo's conversational image, and there are more activities for other awards.

The audience at the scene was not lonely even after queuing. As neon people who like to queue, they had already prepared something to fill their stomachs. Looking across from Mr. Hojo who had already finished three bentos and was eating his fourth, the fans applauded.

"Teacher Hojo, please update some videos of you eating on the website in the future!"

"Yes, yes, I will support it even if you pay!"

This is the first time I have seen such a delightful mukbang. Although the movements are very elegant, the food disappears at an incredible speed. It is really amazing!

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Hojo Kyosuke showed everyone a "spare me" expression. Although making money by eating really suits his taste, he doesn't really want to become an internet celebrity.

The afternoon book signing was held smoothly, with some minor commotion. A few girls who were used to chasing celebrities took the newly bought books and kept expressing their love for Hojo Kyosuke's appearance. They were about to form a group on the spot. Fan club.

At eight o'clock in the afternoon, the book signing officially ended. Although someone spent a lot of time communicating with book fans, nearly 5,000 books were still sold.

The publishing house took out a huge digital signage that had been prepared long ago, and the bookstore manager, Hojo Kyosuke, and lucky book fans took a group photo together.

After that, there will be an interview with the reporter. I have been waiting for this all day, so it would be rude not to give me an interview. Not to mention that there are also reporters from Shukan Bunshun, an old acquaintance, whose "Top 10 Weekly Bunshun Mystery Novels" is also an award that Hojo Kyosuke's editor wants to win.

As a magazine that focuses on "positive energy", the questions asked by the reporter of "Shukan Bunshun" were in the same style as the articles about Hojo Kyosuke that had been published before. One of the questions was:

"How did Mr. Hojo achieve such good academic performance and create so many excellent works?"

"Working hard and achieving success is never a natural and easy thing. It is true that everyone has his own limit, but the limit we know is not the real limit at all. All we can do is keep improving. "

For the subsequent dinner party, Hojo Kyosuke left it to editor Yuki Akamatsu. Both the reporters and the bookstore were drinking, and since he was under age, everyone might not be able to play freely if he was present. So he might as well go home and watch a movie with Glass Direct Flower, and have a late-night snack on the way.

the next day

Both the Internet and newspapers reported on the grand event of the first book signing of "The Devotion of Suspect X", and all received positive reviews. Perhaps seeing the change in Hojo Kyosuke's attitude, some interview programs have sent him invitations, including popular columns such as "Financial Observer".

But it is a pity that although a writer does not have to worry about paparazzi like an artist, someone also lacks the interest in showing his face in public. Moreover, although the school spirit of Toyozaki is open, there are still relevant requirements for students to be photographed.

Although the publishing house really wants to take advantage of the situation and hold another book signing in Bunkyo District, etc., Hojo Kyosuke has other things to do today.

His application to join the Neon Mystery Writers Association has been approved, and today he will officially join the membership under the leadership of his recommender Aisaka Hiromasa.

It was a coincidence that this recommender was contacted by the publishing house. The recommender also attended Dongcheng Middle School in middle and high school. After hearing that Hojo Kyosuke Junior High School helped Dongcheng win two kendo competitions, the recommender readily agreed.

Even for today's membership, I enthusiastically contacted Hojo Kyosuke in advance. Not only did he personally drive to pick him up, he also explained various common sense and introduced seniors in the association along the way.

"Although the president is usually very serious, he is actually quite easy to get along with. Of course, the premise is that you have read his books carefully. Because when chatting, he will often mention the contents of his books. If you can't accept it at this time, If he speaks, his expression will become very scary."

Saying this, Aisaka Hiromasa laughed loudly as if he thought of something interesting.

"I've told you this before. You should have read his books. Among other things, you must read "The Murder Case of the Kendo Tournament". It is the president's most proud work."

"Don't worry, I've read it all, even the ant encyclopedia written by the president." Hojo Kyosuke said. I don't know whether it is because of the friendship of the alumni or his own personality. This senior is really easy to get along with. .

"Hahaha, you are worthy of being a junior from Dongcheng. You are reliable. I am also one of the judges of the Association Award this time, and my vote must be for you. This is not some secret operation. I haven't seen it in a long time. Such an excellent piece of work!”

"Thank you for your compliment. I also learned a lot of skills from your book when I was writing."

The association's office building soon arrived.

Dong Dong——

Aisaka Hiromasa knocked on the door with the name "Association President" written on it, and an energetic invitation came from inside.

The office is large, with a desk on the far left, a black sofa in the middle, and several mahogany glass bookcases on the right.

Kenzo Konno, who serves as the president, is a middle-aged man with a square face. His hair is neatly styled, as if he takes it off and polishes it carefully before going to bed every day. He uses hair oil to make it smooth and shiny. His temperament is very much in line with that of a mystery novelist. When people look at it, they will think, "It takes such a serious person to have such strict logic."

Hojo Kyosuke, on the other hand, shouldn't he do jobs that don't require brains if he's so handsome? Why do you still have such a good brain! ? It will make a huge difference.

"President, this is the new member Hojo Kyousuke." Hiroshi Aisaka was fulfilling his responsibility as a recommender: "This is Kenzo Kono, the president of the Neon Mystery Writers Association."

"Haha, Hojo-kun, I've been waiting for you for a long time." With a chuckle, Konno Kenzo walked out from behind the desk and stretched out his hand to Hojo Kyosuke.

"President Konno, I've also been looking forward to it for a long time." If it weren't for the fact that the other party was not a beautiful girl but a middle-aged uncle, someone might have been unruly and brought a copy of the other party's novel for him to sign.

After the greetings, the three of them sat on the sofa and started chatting without rushing to complete the membership formalities.

"I never thought that Hojo-kun would have such a deep understanding of love at such a young age. When I read "The Devotion of Suspect X", I was deeply moved by the deep love of the Stone God. My daughter even made fun of me for this. It’s been a while.”

"Perceptions of life can not only come from life, but good works can often make people understand more. Just like the book "Kendo Contest Murder" that won the Edogawa Rampo Award, President, in which Matsuda talks about kendo. I am deeply moved by my pursuit.”

When it comes to flattery, I, Hojo Kyosuke, am by no means inferior to others. Just as the thirty-five principles of the art of war taught by Miyamoto Musashi say "Be first, be the first", he took the lead in launching the attack.

"Hahaha." Kenzo Kono let out a much heartier laugh, and patted the young man next to him on the shoulder.

"Actually, I wanted to pursue the ultimate in kendo when I was in college. Unfortunately, my talent has always restricted me. I couldn't even enter the main selection of the kendo competition. I feel ashamed."

"If you, President Konno, really study kendo, wouldn't the world of mystery novels lose a talented person? I really don't know where the loss is." Hojo Kyosuke attacked again.

"No matter what, with my talent, even if I work a hundred times harder, I still can't make a splash in the world of kendo. But you, Hojo-kun, are different. As far as I know, you have achieved a lot of success after graduating from elementary school. Beichen's sword flow is exempted.

It is comparable to Chiba Shusaku's younger sister, Chiba Sanako, who obtained the Immortal Master's Degree at the age of ten. It's really amazing! "

Kenzo Konno is indeed a person who has dreamed of climbing to the peak of kendo. As expected, he knows a lot about kendo. He can even casually name famous people in the history of Hokushin Itto-ryu, to which Kyousuke Hojo belongs.

"I'm just exempt, but I don't dare to compare with the ancestors." You can't say this nonsense. He was already afraid of trouble, so he didn't go to his family's dojo. If this word spreads, maybe some classic villain will come to make trouble. .

The ancient kendo styles have their own levels. In this world, the Beichen Itto Style uses cutting paper, catalogs, exemptions, guides, and exemptions as the steps. Hojo Kyosuke himself is at the exempt level, and his teacher, Yamamura Ono, is at the guide level, which is the level that can serve as a teacher.

The catalog here refers to the real catalog, which contains the tactics of war (long sword moves) you have learned. If it is a universal scroll, it will be a long scroll filled with secrets and ancestors of all generations, and the seal of the school will be printed on it.

As for the highest exemption, well, the people who get it are all characters who can be the protagonists of TV series or enter the card pool of card drawing games. For example, the "ghost beauty of Chiba" Sanako Chiba, "the arsonist of the Bakumatsu Heart" Sakamoto Ryoma, Ito Koshitaro, etc.

"I'm ashamed to say that even though my talent is mediocre, I still shamelessly studied under Beichen's Ito-ryu sect and have now obtained the exemption qualification." Kenzo Konno said proudly with a hint of reserve.

Oh, he turns out to be a fellow senior, no wonder he treats me so well. You told me earlier, and you have been bragging for so long. I will take you to practice a few more times someday to enhance your relationship.

With this thought in his mind, Hojo Kyousuke made a sign of sudden realization: "It turns out it's senior. It's really rude."

"Hahaha, ever since you represented Dongcheng and won the middle school kendo competition in the first grade of junior high school, the senior brothers in the dojo have been speculating when you would come to the dojo. What everyone didn't expect was that you didn't come for three years. . What shocked me even more was that when I heard the name Hojo Kyosuke again, he actually appeared as a mystery novelist."

Kenzo Konno picked up the tea cup and said with a smile that made Kyousuke Hojo want to cover his face.

I will make some magical modifications to some things in the real world, such as the Mystery Writers Association and the Hokatsu Itto-ryu. The real head family should be the Genbukan in Suginami Ward, but I directly took Sakamoto Ryoma from history. Chiba-michi, Okemachi, who became his disciple, is the head of the family.