The lonely Hikigaya Hachiman wants to become the king of mystery novels

Soon, Yukino received a reply from the other party. There was no text, just a photo. In the photo, there was a table that felt a little familiar to her. The table was filled with hot meals.

"It's so rich. Did Hikigaya-san make it yourself?"

Before waiting for Hikigaya Hachiman's reply, Yukino received a message from her sister Haruno. It also had no text and was just a photo. Even the food in the photo was so familiar.However, the angle was changed to the opposite of Hikigaya-san's.

Yukinoshita Yukino put down her phone. She felt that her mental internal consumption was getting worse.

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"I said, are you childish, you two sisters?"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Yukinoshita Harano who was sitting opposite him, staring at the phone and smiling maliciously, and said somewhat speechlessly.At this time, the two of them were already sitting at the dining table of their new home, ready to have lunch.

"Eh? Teasing your own sister is a very interesting thing. Junior, don't you ever tease Komachi?"

"I'm sorry, I can't do it. This is the only thing I can never do."

Hikigaya Hachiman raised his right hand to express his refusal.

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"Hey, sister control."

Yangno said with a bit of disgust.

"How dare you, a girl-controller, talk about me? And I'm a sister-controller. Not only do I love Komachi, but I also often write short stories for her to read that are never published to the public. How about that?"

Hikigaya Hachiman said very proudly.

"...I will call you brother from now on. Can you read those little stories to me as well?"

Yukinoshita Yono asked seemingly seriously.

"Senior, please have some moral integrity..."

Chapter 88 Yukinoshita Haruno’s Central Examination

After the official start of school, Hikigaya Hachiman encountered something that made him uncomfortable. Because of his excellent performance in the exam at the end of December, he had the honor of becoming a student sitting in the first row in the last semester.In this way, it would be rude for Hikigaya Hachiman to try to fish in class again.

The current Hikigaya Hachiman is different from that in his second year of junior high school. After his academic performance improved, he found that fishing gradually no longer brought any psychological burden to him.However, he didn't have the courage of Kasumigaoka Shiyu and openly fell asleep in class.

No matter what, Hikigaya-san wanted to change his seat back.For this purpose, he found the original number one in his grade. Hikigaya believed that the other person must be holding back his energy and wanted to regain the number one spot, so he must be very willing to change seats.

"I'm sorry, Hikigaya-san. It feels good for me to sit here and read these books freely."

Said Mr. Shenmu, the former number one student in the grade, who was sitting in the fifth row.He also held in his hand a mystery novel published a few years ago.

"By the way, Hikigaya-san. If you want, I can lend you this. This is the book that got me into mystery novels. I queued up to buy its collector's edition a few days ago. I Think you'll like it."

Kamiki-san took out the hard-cover version of "Malice" from his schoolbag and handed it to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"This stuff is much more interesting than studying, Hikigaya-san. Now I think academic performance is enough. Why not spend your precious time reading some interesting books?"

Classmate Shenmu said with excitement. He had undoubtedly looked away. Now sitting in the fifth row, he could read mystery novels in class with great peace of mind.

"...Thank you, Shenmu-san, I will read it carefully."

Hikigaya Hachiman took the collector's edition of "Malice" which he could get for free from the publisher at any time, and thanked him sincerely.

Mystery novels have never been a very mainstream literary category.Even in the Japanese literary world, where mystery novels are very popular, mystery novels that can really sell well are relatively rare.

It can be said that the appearance of Mr. Hachiman has unknowingly pulled many people like Kamiki into the huge world of mystery novels.

"Kenmu-kun, have you ever considered becoming a writer in the future?"

"You... become a writer? Don't tease me, Hikigaya-san. I know my own level. If I were to make a living by writing novels, I would starve to death. Reading novels and writing novels are completely different things."

Kamiki-san shook his head and said.

Helpless, Hikigaya Hachiman had no choice but to accept the outcome of sitting in the first row, receiving the intense gaze from the teacher in every class. Fortunately, there were only the last two months of the semester, and Hikigaya did not have to endure class for too long. A time when you can’t fish.

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"Yukino, why do you look more nervous than me?"

Yangno, who was about to take the exam today, looked at her shivering sister next to her and said with some humor.

"No... no, I'm just a little cold."

Yukinoshita Yukino said harshly, but at this time her fingers were already tightly holding her sleeves.

"Senior sister, given your level, you should be able to handle this exam easily. Even the entrance exam next month may not be a problem for you at all."

Hikigaya Hachiman boasted.But this is not flattering. Even if Yangno works hard to achieve the goal of Tokyo University, it is not impossible, let alone Chiba University.

"Stop, stop, junior. The exam hasn't even started yet, so don't rush to praise me."

Yukinoshita Yangno made a stop gesture.

"Wait until March... Hikigaya-san and I's entrance exams are over. Let's celebrate together, just the three of us."

The speaker was Yukinoshita Yukino, and she seemed to have taken a lot of courage to send out this invitation.

"Of course it's no problem! Even if it's a sure thing, it's worth celebrating, what do you think, Hikigaya-kun?"

Haruno agreed, and then looked at Hikigaya Hachiman with his sister.

"I think it's pretty good, and I don't have to find a place anymore. How about just being in my new home? You can sleep directly when you're tired from playing."

Hikigaya Hachiman suggested, isn't it just for the convenience of having a party when he comes to live here? He must take advantage of it quickly.

The Yukinoshita sisters are naturally very happy, but I don't know if they have any regrets.

"Anyway, come on, sister. Mother and father went to ask for your lucky draw yesterday. It will be fine!"

Yang Nai is about to enter the examination room.Yukino stood aside and said cheering gestures with her hands.

"I'm waiting for the good news of your triumphant victory, senior sister."

Hikigaya Hachiman remained calm.

"Okay, Yukino-chan, Hikigaya-senpai, I have received your blessings. There are more and more people in front of you. You don't have to follow me anymore. Just wait for my good news. Bye~"

Yukinoshita Harano waved to the two of them and walked into the examination room.Yukino kept looking at her sister from a distance until the other person's figure completely disappeared among the crowd.

"What a deep sisterly bond..."

Hachiman looked at Yukino who cared so much about his sister and couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's go, Hikigaya-san, the family car is still waiting."

Yukinoshita Yukino immediately invited.

"No need to bother, Yukinoshita-san. This place is very close to my home. You can go back first. I can just walk home by myself."

Hikigaya Hachiman subconsciously said that Haruno's examination room was not far from his home. He thought Yukino just wanted to help him send it to his home, so he subconsciously refused.

"Why are you acting stupid again? Hikigaya-san, do you need me to correct it for you?"

Yukinoshita Yukino pressed her knuckles and made a clicking sound, then smiled in a friendly manner.

Hikigaya Hachiman remembered that although the other party looked like a cute girl who was easy to push down, she was the daughter of the Yukinoshita family after all, and she must have been practicing martial arts such as Aikido. If she really wanted to fight him A writer who has no strength will definitely have no chance of winning.

"...Okay, I didn't react. Aren't you worried about your sister now? Are you still in the mood to go out and play?"

"Who said I would take you out to play? We are here to pray for my sister and wish her good results in the exam."

Yukinoshita Yukino avoided Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes and said guiltily.

"Well said, then how can we pray for your sister?"

Hikigaya Hachiman thought the other party was taking him to Chiba Shrine.

"I haven't thought about this yet. Let's discuss it slowly when I go home, Hikigaya-san."

Yukinoshita Yukino said nonchalantly and took the initiative to open the car door for Hikigaya Hachiman.She just wanted to take Hachiman back to her home where her parents and sister were away, and the rest didn't matter.

Chapter 89 Hikigaya Hachiman is becoming increasingly popular

Hikigaya Hachiman feels like he hasn't paid attention to the serialization of "The Causes of Disintegration" for a long time.

In fact, at the end of December, the January issue of "All Readings" magazine was officially released, which published Chapter 5 "Disintegration Rapidly" of "Causes of Disintegration". The method of this chapter was ordinary and did not cause much attention. fluctuations.

However, the still bizarre motivation of this chapter has once again aroused heated discussion.The murderer accidentally hit someone while driving and was threatened by that person, leaving a psychological shadow. Later, she hit someone again, and bad memories came to her mind, so she gave up rescuing and instead planned a murder plan.

"Why do I feel that the case described in this chapter has appeared in some real-life news? Because I was afraid of being held responsible after hitting someone, I simply killed the person who was hit."

Although motivation is only dispensable, some people still associate it with things in real life.

"Yes, Mr. Hachiman must have drawn the material from reality. But that's not right either. Isn't this a literal reasoning? Why are everyone discussing motives? Please put away your socialist behavior."

The original reasoning emphasizes the killing method and advocates logic and decryption links; while the social reasoning focuses on writing motivations and social phenomena.The essential difference between the two determines that when reading these two types of novels, the focus will not be on the same place at all.

Hikigaya Hachiman himself didn't care about the Internet reaction to the last three serializations of "The Causes of Disintegration" because he serialized the more exciting chapters in the original work at the front, and the last three chapters seemed a bit lackluster.

After the holidays, the TV series version of "Malicious" adapted by NHK was also officially broadcast. The ratings in the first week reached around 13.00%, which is a high rating among non-prime time TV programs.

According to some questionnaires distributed by the TV station, many viewers who have not watched the original work came to watch this TV series because of the famous name "Hachiman".This shows that Hachiman himself has become an IP itself, and many people will choose to believe it without thinking just by seeing his name.

At this time, Hikigaya Hachiman has received a preliminary cooperation plan from NHK TV station, which mentioned that if Hachiman provides NHK with original TV scripts, they are willing to increase the price to 600 million yen per episode.

"Six million... If one season of "Furuhata Shinsaburo" is finished with twelve episodes, it will be 600 two million yen. After three seasons, it will be 7000 million... Is the money so easy to make?"

Moreover, Hikigaya Hachiman, who has experience in his previous life, can be sure that the "Furuhata Jinsaburo" series will definitely be a popular TV series. In addition to the most basic creative fees, he can also get a large share of every episode broadcast.If the reputation of the first season is particularly good after it is broadcast, the popularity will be very high. NHK wants to renew him for a second season, and his fee for writing single-episode scripts can be increased further.

Hikigaya Hachiman was surprised by NHK's generosity.It should be noted that for a unit drama like "Furuhata Rensaburo", the difficulty of creating an episode of script is far less than that of serializing a novel on "All Readings".However, the magazine paid him only 50 yen per issue, and he only had the income from writing an episode of the script for one year of serialization.

Of course, Hikigaya Hachiman wasn't complaining about the magazine's lack of payment.Frankly speaking, best-selling writers like him have long been able to afford the magazine's royalties, but they still maintain the habit of serializing their works in magazines. This is normal.

Shortly after the winter vacation, Literary Spring and Autumn printed "Confession" for the fourth time, and announced that the book's total sales had officially exceeded 150 million copies, and it was a certainty that it would exceed 200 million copies within this year.With this additional printing, Hikigaya Hachiman's account balance has reached more than [-] million yen.

"Should I spend a little more money?"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the numbers in his bank account and thought silently.However, he is very good at making money, but he really has a bad eye for spending money.

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On January 153, the [-]rd Naoki Prize Award Ceremony was held at the Tokyo Hall not far from the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda District, Tokyo.

Hikigaya Hachiman was not here to receive the award today, so he did not dress up very conspicuously. He just wore an ordinary suit and came to the venue.It was still some time before the formal awards ceremony started, and the participants were exchanging pleasantries in the lounge.

"Oops! Is this Mr. Hachiman? Hello, I am Toshiyuki Morimoto from the Public Relations Department of Kodansha. Congratulations on your sales of "Confessions" exceeding 150 million copies."

Not long after Hachiman entered the room, a bald middle-aged man came to shake hands with him. He claimed to be the representative of Kodansha.

Kodansha is undoubtedly a giant in the Japanese publishing industry. Although it is more well-known to Two-dimensional, it is their extremely developed comic business. Its "Weekly Shonen Magazine" is the second highest circulation comic magazine in Japan.

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But in fact, their publishing of literary works is also at the top of the industry, and they have also published a large number of mystery novels.

In addition, Kodansha also holds most of Japan's famous literary awards, such as the most famous Edogawa Ranpo Award in the mystery world. The winning works will be published directly by Kodansha.If Hikigaya wants to compete for literary awards, cooperation with Kodansha will also be a very useful method.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Morimoto."

Hikigaya Hachiman shook hands with the opponent warmly.

"Teacher Hachiman, as far as I know, your "Clock Museum Incident" has not officially signed a contract with Bunge Shunqiu."

Morimoto Toshiyuki took a step closer and asked Hikigaya Hachiman in a low voice.

"Yes, Mr. Morimoto, you are well informed."

"Okay, I understand this matter. If there is an opportunity in the future, we look forward to cooperating with you, Mr. Hachiman."

Morimoto Toshiyuki nodded to Hikigaya Hachiman and then left.

Next, representatives from other publishing houses in the venue came to shake hands with Hachiman and exchange greetings.

"Hello Mr. Hachiman, I'm from Futaba Club..."

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"I am Shueisha's representative..."

"Hello, I am Kadokawa Bunko..."

Hikigaya Hachiman smiled and shook hands with them one by one, showing no sign of resistance or boredom.

At this time, Mr. Suzuki, the representative of Bungeishunqiu, who was supposed to be present, hid in the toilet and tearfully described to the president the scene of Mr. Hachiman chatting happily with other publishers in the venue.

"President...President, I, I may have done something wrong. I didn't expect that this would be the case."