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

Hikigaya Hachiman patted Yukino's back gently.

"You speak beautiful words all day long! Today you fainted because of overwork, and next time you may die suddenly! These are the doctor's exact words today, please keep them in mind!"

Yukino said angrily, still holding Hikigaya Hachiman tightly.

This kind of thing today is indeed too sudden and frightening for a girl.Perhaps only girls like Yukino can basically maintain their composure in times of crisis.

"Okay, Yukino-chan. Hikigaya-kun is still very weak now, so please stop hugging him so tightly. Let's go eat first."

Yang Nai suggested from the side.

"Um..."

Yukino slowly loosened her arms around Hikigaya Hachiman. Only then did she finally realize how bold and impulsive her actions just now were.She blushed with embarrassment and did not dare to look at Hachiman, so she could only turn her head to observe him with her peripheral vision.

"Okay, let's go to dinner together, Yukinoshita-san."

After Hachiman finished speaking, he stretched out his right index finger and gently scratched Yukino's cheek.

Chapter 135 The first semester officially ends

Since he had not eaten for a long time and his body was still in a very weak state, Hikigaya Hachiman was carried to the living room by the Yukinoshita sisters, one on the left and the other on the right.At this time, the blush on Yukino's face had not yet dissipated. After being teased by Hachiman just now, her brain was a little down.

Holding his arms around the soft and smooth shoulders of the two beautiful girls, feeling the warm touch coming from both sides of his body, Hikigaya Hachiman felt a little unable to hold himself back, so he had to arch his body as much as possible.

To be honest, although Hachiman usually prides himself on not being close to women, he is still a boy in puberty after all. How can he keep his heart calm when being surrounded by the Yukinoshita sisters in such intimate postures all day long? ?

"I said, you guys are taking too much care of me. I'm just a little tired. It's not like I've lost my ability to move. There's no need to be like this..."

Hikigaya Hachiman said a little embarrassed.

"No, Hikigaya-kun, we are not only taking care of you, we are also protecting the future of the Japanese literary world. Your current body cannot collapse anymore. Junior, you must realize this."

Yukinoshita Yono said solemnly.

"I just hope that nothing happens to you, Hikigaya-kun. By the way, I think it is necessary for me to stay here tonight so that I can take better care of you."

Yukino was serving rice to Hikigaya Hachiman, and she had made up her mind to take care of him until he fully recovered.

Moreover, there was a vague worry in Yukino's heart. She was afraid that her mother would be dissatisfied with her after learning about Hikigaya Hachiman's fainting from overwork.

You know, Mrs. Yukinoshita now loves the great writer Hikigaya Hachiman very and especially.In the past, she only treated Hachiman as her future son-in-law, but now she has gradually begun to develop in the direction of her long-lasting friendship.

This is a path that Yukinoshita Yukino had never imagined. Hikigaya-san could actually become as good as his mother's friend.This feeling is very strange, and it always makes Yukino have the illusion that there is a generation gap between herself and Hachiman.

"With all due respect, Yukino-chan. What Hikigaya-kun has to do now is to continue sleeping until tomorrow morning after eating. I'm afraid I don't need your so-called 'accompaniment', which will easily prevent Hikigaya-kun from getting a full rest." Woolen cloth."

Yangno retorted, but in fact all she could do was refute.

"If you are worried, sister, you can stay here overnight. After all, you must be worried about Hikigaya-kun's health, so why not?"

Yukino said calmly.Only this time, she didn't have any extra thoughts, so she was very confident.

"Well, to tell you the truth, I really want to spend the night here. But you also know that this is impossible, because I really can't spend every day as leisurely as you, Yukino-chan."

"Then, my busy sister, in order not to delay your work, please go home as soon as possible after finishing the meal. I really can't run the whole day without you at home."

Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to be irritated by Yangono's pretentiousness, and her words had a strong yin and yang aura.

"I have a very important task in my job, which is to help Hikigaya-kun manage the studio's accounts. That's why I'm here today. It's a pity that Hikigaya-kun's body is carefully taken care of by you day after day, Yukino. 'I finally collapsed from exhaustion, and I had no choice but to report to work another day, which is something my mother attaches great importance to."

Harano took out her trump card: Mrs. Yukinoshita.

Yukino stopped talking. Although she was very unconvinced in her heart, she could not find any reason to refute.

At the center of the storm, Hikigaya Hachiman himself was silently cooking.To him, the quarrels between the Yukinoshita sisters were like sweet BGM, making him feel comfortable and appetizing.

After enjoying a sumptuous dinner, Hikigaya Hachiman thought that his body had fully recovered, but in order to reassure Yukino, he was still going to go back to the room and lie down again.

"Then Hikigaya-kun, I will not continue to accompany you today, sister. Let Yukino take good care of you in the rest of the time. Oh, I really envy her."

Harano stood at the door and said to Hikigaya Hachiman who came out to see him off.

"...There's nothing to envy in this, senior sister."

Hachiman was speechless about this inexplicable competitive relationship between Yukino and Harno.

"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. It's summer vacation soon anyway. I'll report to you then. Goodbye, Hikigaya-kun."

After Haruno said this, she did something she had never done before: she kissed Hachiman gently on the cheek.

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"Please be quiet, everyone! Summer vacation starts tomorrow. I know everyone is in a hurry, but as the class teacher, I still have to say a few words, so students, please don't rush, because there are very important things."

Today is July [-], the last school day before the summer vacation at Chiba Municipal Sobu High School.

"We at Sobu High School have always had a rule. Some of you may have heard of it. That is, after the summer vacation, the school will organize a test that is not very difficult in the first week of school. Let's see. Let’s see if you guys went completely crazy during the summer vacation. Don’t whine, you can ask the seniors, this is the rule all the time.”

Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was unwilling to take off her pure white coat even in the middle of summer in July, stood on the podium and said.

"In addition, in order to help those students who did not perform well in certain subjects in the final exam, Sobu High has kindly prepared a summer tutoring session for everyone. The advantage is that it is free and very targeted. The disadvantage...this is It is compulsory, and all students whose scores in a single subject are lower than the school’s passing line must take part.”

Teacher Hiratsuka said very scary words with a friendly face. You must know that in a school of Sobu High School's level, the passing line for a single subject is indeed not a very low number.

"Of course, everyone must not forget about their summer homework. If someone is perfunctory about their summer homework, then please believe that your learning process in the next semester will be very painful. Because when we give lectures, we will assume that everyone has already followed the summer homework. I learned enough according to the preview schedule assigned here.”

"Okay, these are the only important things. If anyone is interested in participating in other summer vacation activities held by the school, you can browse the school's official website. I recommend that students sign up for English training classes, which can greatly improve everyone's speaking level. Finally. , I wish everyone a happy summer vacation.”

After Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka finished saying these words, he hummed a little tune and left the class that was already silent.

Chapter 136 Invitation from Chiba University

"You look happy? Hikigaya-san."

"Of course I will be very happy about summer vacation. If I hadn't been dragged here to smoke secondhand smoke by you, I would definitely be happier than I am now, Mr. Hiratsuka."

Hikigaya Hachiman complained.

After the class meeting, Hachiman was called to the staff lounge by Shizuka Hiratsuka. He originally planned to go to the office, but Teacher Hiratsuka suddenly got addicted to cigarettes when he was halfway there, so he had to change his destination.

"Sorry, sorry, it's just this one, and it's a ladies' cigarette, it doesn't have a strong smell."

Hiratsuka Shizu said a little embarrassed.As a class teacher, it is really painful to be addicted to cigarettes.

"Teacher Hiratsuka, how do you plan to spend your summer vacation?"

"Hikigaya, you have to know. In Japan, the summer vacation of the teaching profession is not for fun, but to extend one's life."

Hiratsuka Shizu said with some sadness.

"Uh, why did you say that? Mr. Hiratsuka."

Hikigaya Hachiman was a little puzzled.

"To put it bluntly, there is still too much work. You students will leave school at five o'clock in the afternoon, and for us teachers, especially a class teacher like me, it is early to leave the office at seven o'clock in the evening. As for the two days on weekends, we still come from time to time. The school is responsible for guiding club activities and so on... So the teaching profession really requires people with certain beliefs to be able to do it."

Shizuka Hiratsuka explained further.Perhaps the more she talked, the more distressed emotions aroused in her heart, so she subconsciously lit up another cigarette.

"I have no doubts about your ethics, Mr. Hiratsuka."

Hikigaya Hachiman agreed. In his opinion, the other party may not have chosen the teaching profession to make a living at all.

Hachiman had seen Hiratsuka Shizuka driving her luxurious Aston Martin vantage to and from get off work more than once.If the other party is just an ordinary teacher, then this luxury car worth more than 4000 million yen must be something she cannot afford in her lifetime.Considering that Teacher Hiratsuka is still unmarried, it can be speculated that she is most likely from a family with very favorable conditions.You know, even with the conditions of the Yukinoshita family, Harano was not equipped with such a luxurious car.

But if you think about it this way, there is a new question: Teacher Hiratsuka's family is so powerful, and she herself has a very good personal relationship with the Yukinoshita family, why did she attend the Chiba Prefecture's year-end gatherings in the past two years? The figure of Mr. Hiratsuka has never appeared?

Hikigaya Hachiman was puzzled, but he couldn't ask the other person directly face to face, so he had to put this doubt aside for the time being.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. I called you here today for other reasons."

Hiratsuka Shizuka put out her cigarette and got to the point.

"Hikigaya-san, you should know that among the graduates of our high school every year, the largest number are admitted to Chiba University. Including some of the students I once taught, many are now studying at Chiba University. For example, Yoyo So."

"I know this. In fact, I also plan to study at Chiba University in the future."

Hikigaya Hachiman nodded in understanding.

"There is a girl I have taken care of who is one year older than Harano. Her name is Nanako Fujita. She joined the Mystery Literature Research Club of Chiba University soon after she entered school. Now she is a sophomore and is the director of this club. .”

"Does Chiba University also have such a club? This is the first time I've heard of it."

Hikigaya Hachiman asked in surprise.

"Yes, and this club has been established for almost 20 years. Although it is not as famous as Peking University's Research Institute, it can definitely be called an old literary club."

Hiratsuka Shizu replied.

"I see...Does this senior want to entrust me in the name of the reasoning club?"

Hikigaya Hachiman probably understood.

"Yes, the specific content is very simple. They hope that you, Hikigaya-san, can go to Chiba University to give a lecture or something like that. The time is entirely up to you, and they will prepare everything else."

"Speech... Wouldn't it be a little weird for me, a high school student, to give a speech to so many seniors from universities?"

It was hard for Hikigaya Hachiman to imagine this scene. He was a 16-year-old high school student standing on the university's podium and talking to a group of seniors.

"Actually, Hikigaya-san, I'm afraid no one cares about your age in current public opinion. In the final analysis, the concept of age is just a shackle that limits people's imagination, especially after the emergence of a super genius like you. "

Shizuka Hiratsuka has finished reading "The Clock Museum Incident" by Hachiman. Although she is not a fan of mystery literature, she was still shocked by the ending of this novel, and the staying power lasted for a long time.It was precisely because of this that Hiratsuka Shizuka realized that this Hikigaya-san might not just be a best-selling author, but someone who really had the ability to leave his name in the history of literature.

"Thank you for your affirmation of me, Mr. Hiratsuka. Regarding this senior's invitation, I am very willing to accept it. However, I am not going to conduct activities such as 'lectures' or 'teaching', which are unilateral outputs of content. I prefer to participate in an occasion that is more like an exchange meeting, where not only I speak, but the audience also speaks, so that we can better promote the development of mystery literature on campus."

Hikigaya Hachiman said.He had previously set a goal to promote the development of mystery literature in Japanese high schools and university campuses, so he would not refuse this invitation.

However, because his current popularity is so high, this kind of event can easily turn into a fan meeting, which will have no effect at all.What he needs is a place for discussion, a forum full of interactions such as communication and doubt-solving.

"I think I understand what you mean, Hikigaya-san. I will tell Chiba University the truth."

Hiratsuka Shizu nodded to express his understanding.

"Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Hiratsuka. If it's convenient for them, I hope to go to Chiba University next Monday."

"Next Monday? This is too hasty, Hikigaya-san."

"This is the time I can guarantee to be free, Mr. Hiratsuka. I will be very busy this summer, so I'd better hurry up before things get too much."

Hikigaya Hachiman said helplessly.

He is now working on a script and two novels at the same time, and after the filming of "Furuhata Jinsaburo" begins, he has to visit the crew from time to time. After all, this time he is an actual screenwriter and a member of the crew.

Of course, there is another thing that is not work but also takes up a lot of his energy, and that is his interactions with the Yukinoshita sisters.Hachiman touched his cheek, as if he was recalling the sweet kiss that Yangno left here a week ago.

Chapter 137 The first cooperation with Kodansha

On July [-]th, Sobu High School officially began its forty-day summer vacation.

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Although Sobu High held a lot of training activities during the holidays in order to enrich the students' summer life, for Hikigaya Hachiman, these are things that have nothing to do with him. He is about to start the busiest course of the year. It's been a while.

Just yesterday, Hikigaya had accepted the invitation from the Mystery Novels Research Department of Chiba University and decided to attend an exchange event next Monday.And according to Hikigaya Hachiman's idea, there might be more than one such activity during the summer vacation.

However, before that, he still had another important thing to do, which was to negotiate a manga serialization contract for the "Jukkaukan Incident" with Kodansha.The difference from usual is that this time he is bringing classmate Eri Sawamura with him.Because it is a form of two-person cooperation, Talking Society provides two people with a contract respectively.

As for part of the contract, Kodansha has already sent it to Hachiman and Eiri in advance.Today, Hikigaya Hachiman is going to take Sawamura-san to the "Weekly Young Magazine" magazine to sign a formal contract.

"By the way, Sakamachi, did Kodansha only send you a magazine serialization contract?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked from the back seat.His previous cooperation with Wenyi Chunqiu was basically a serialization contract for the magazine and a publishing contract for the single volume, so he was still a little uncomfortable with it.

"Uh, how should I put it, Mr. Hachiman. You should know that the internal competition in these comics magazines is very fierce. If a comic has poor reader feedback rankings for several weeks in a row, it will be cut in half. Therefore, it will not be Not all comics can guarantee the publication of a single volume when they first start serialization."

Assistant Sakamachi Kinjiro replied carefully.

"...Okay, I understand what you mean. Although I'm a little unhappy, they are doing things according to the rules. I have nothing to say. As for the price of this serial contract, it says [-] yen per piece. What is this? level?"

Hikigaya Hachiman prefers reading comics, but he doesn’t know enough about the comics industry.

"Well, the price that Kodansha offers you, Mr. Hachiman, is absolutely crushing when compared with the remuneration of other cartoonists. The remuneration of most authors in the comics industry is around [-] yen per page. "

"But we can't compare like this, because you, Mr. Hachiman, were 'invited' by Kodansha to serialize comics for them, instead of being selected by the magazine for serialization after submission like other authors. So Kodansha will do it for you. The money paid can be understood as remuneration and gratitude, rather than in the form of royalties, which is reflected in the contract."

Assistant Sakamachi explained very carefully.

"I see, so the contract given to Kashiwagi-sensei is an ordinary manga artist contract, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Hachiman. Mr. Kashiwagi can get about [-] yen per page, which is a relatively good treatment for an author like her who is serializing in, uh, a normal comic magazine for the first time."

"Speaking of which, would the royalties for comics like the ones Kashiwagi-sensei drew before be higher?"