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

Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but sigh.At the end of May last year, he took the stage as a writer to receive the Mystery Writers Guild Award, and now he is about to be eligible to join the group of people seated on the podium when the award is presented.

"It seems impossible to refuse..."

Hikigaya Hachiman thought so.

Chapter 165 The determination of the two (4k)

"What is this... Hiratsuka-sensei."

Hikigaya Hachiman asked strangely as he watched Hiratsuka Shizuka enter the classroom of the Service Department holding a plaque-like object.

"This is a reward for your club's outstanding contributions last semester! Accept it quickly."

Hiratsuka Shizuka hung the sign with "Excellent Club" in a prominent position on the classroom wall with a satisfied look on his face.

"I'm ashamed to say that this is the first time in my many years as a club instructor that a club with guidance has received this sign, but I don't have much guidance for you. By the way, this sign is mobile, so you You have to find a way to keep it."

Teacher Hiratsuka warned.

In the first semester, the Ministry of Service organized a large-scale and long-term study meeting, which ultimately enabled fifteen students to achieve higher scores in the final exam than their placement scores. It can be said that they won the top spot without any suspense. Outstanding club award for one semester.

This award will be awarded to three clubs in total. To Hikigaya Hachiman's surprise, the mystery novel club founded by Kamiki-san also received this plaque.The reason for their award is that within one semester, members of the club published a total of five articles in local newspapers or magazines in Chiba Prefecture.

Although these five articles are all reviews, not real mystery stories, and they are published in the corners of newspapers and magazines, but as a high school club, they are good enough, and the school and the student union also recognize them. their results.

"Hikigaya-kun, please accept this. This is what our club members all hope for."

Kamiki also came to the service department holding a sign with "Excellent Club" printed on it. He was still expressionless and said to Kiguya Hachiman with an extremely determined attitude.

"How is this possible? Classmate Shenmu. These are the achievements of your club, and you deserve the honor."

Hikigaya Hachiman naturally refused.

"Honor or something, as long as it is recorded. Our club wants to give this to you, Hikigaya-san, as a gift. I have said before that if I hadn't read your novel, then this club wouldn't even exist. What's more, Hikigaya-san, you will often come and tell us some knowledge about mystery literature, so that we can understand how to better improve ourselves. The medal of this 'Excellent Club' is used to prove that you care about us. It pays off.”

Speaking of which, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't accept it if he didn't want to.

As a result, there was another plaque of "Excellent Club" on the wall of the service department. Hiratsuka Shizuka was so happy that she took Hachiman, Yukino and Yui to take a group photo together, with the two medals in the background.

"Let's get back to today's business. You should also know that the student union of Sobu High School is about to change its term. The term change means letting go of the old and bringing in the new. To put it more bluntly, it means attracting high school freshmen like you to the student union. Doing odd jobs.”

Shizuka Hiratsuka paced in the classroom of the Service Department and told the other three people.

"Compared to those private high schools, the student union of Sobu High School is not too busy, and you don't need to make most of the decisions yourself. After all, the school will have detailed arrangements. As your club instructor, I can give you some answers about If you need anything about the student union, you can ask me today."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was in a good mood and decided to fulfill her obligation as an instructor today.

"Excuse me, Mr. Hiratsuka. If I join the student union, will it have any impact on the club?"

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The first person to ask the question was Yuigahama-san, and Yukino on the side was also very concerned about this issue.

"Well. If you hold a position in the student union office, then you will lose time for club activities, or directly lose your status as a club member. Joining a department other than the office will not affect most of the time. For your club activities, you just need to be able to do them when you have work.”

The so-called Student Union Office is a department composed of the Student Union President, Vice President and Student Union Secretary. These three people need to come to the office on time after class every day to handle paperwork and accept some appeals from students or societies.

"Copy that! Mr. Hiratsuka. Thank you for clarifying my doubts."

Yuigahama Yui seemed to have received a very satisfactory answer, and Yukino also nodded.

"Excuse me, Mr. Hiratsuka, if I want to become the student council president, what kind of efforts should I make? Like my sister, who became the student council president in the first year of high school, how did she do it?"

The questioner is Yukinoshita Yukino.

"It's a very ambitious goal, Yukinoshita-san. But unfortunately, it is impossible for the first-year high school students to become the president this year, because the current president, Jojo, is a second-year student. Unless she resigns herself, she will not be able to become the president this year." A general election for the president will be held.”

Hiratsuka Shizu said with some regret.

Normally, the student council president changes in September every year, with the new president from the second year of high school taking over from the old president from the senior year.According to the regulations of Sobu High School, senior high school students need to resign from all clubs and student union positions after October to prepare for the entrance examination.

However, the current president, Shiro Kagami, was appointed as the successor by the outgoing Hiroyuki at the end of last year, when he was in his first year of high school.Therefore, as she is now a sophomore in high school, she does not need to voluntarily withdraw, so this year's president election will be vacant for one year.

"However, as long as you are willing to work hard, Yukinoshita-san, you still have a good chance in the election this time next year."

Hiratsuka Shizu encouraged.

"In order to achieve this goal, there are two good ways. First, you can choose to become the student union secretary. As long as you work normally for one year, you will basically be elected as the student union president. If Shiro-chan is good enough, she will not even run for election. Appear. However, if you do this, you will have to quit the service club, and you will not be able to see Hikigaya-san after class."

"Second, this road is more difficult. You can choose to stay in the service department. The large-scale study meeting you held last semester has already accumulated a certain reputation for you. If you can continue to let the service department shine, If you continue to be popular and improve your reputation among your classmates, you will have a chance of winning even if you participate in the election."

Hiratsuka Shizu explained in detail.

"I understand, Mr. Hiratsuka, you explained it in great detail. I think I will choose the second path."

Yukino thought for a moment and then gave his answer.

"Humph, I knew you would be reluctant to let him go."

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Hikigaya Hachiman with some sadness.

"That's not really the reason, Hiratsuka-sensei. In fact, I want to meet Hikigaya-san. There will be plenty of opportunities when I get home from school."

"Uh-"

Hiratsuka Shizuka, sunk!

"Speaking of which, Yuigahama-san, do you know what's going on with Miura-san?"

As the protagonist of a long-term commission accepted by the Service Department, Miura Yuko's next move will be the focus of Hikigaya Hachiman's attention.

"Yumiko... didn't say anything to me or Himina-san, and there doesn't seem to be anything different about her."

Yuigahama Yui recalled the recent status of her friends and replied.

"Wait a minute, is the Miura you're talking about Yumiko Miura from Class D?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka asked as she recovered from her sinking state.

"Yes, Mr. Hiratsuka, do you know her?"

"Ahem, what I'm going to say next is no longer formal information, but some gossip circulated among us class teachers. So just listen to it, but don't spread it outside."

Teacher Hiratsuka had a very mysterious and gossipy look, which made the other three people present become curious.

"I heard this from the head teacher of Class D. Miura Yuko recently asked him about some things about the student union. This is unremarkable in itself, but Miura-san seems to be planning to choose the position of student union secretary."

"Perhaps you also know that Miura Yuko, a classmate, is considered a celebrity in her grade. Everyone thinks that she may be a bit strong and expressive in terms of personality. It is for this reason that she wants to serve as the student union secretary. Doesn’t the position seem very strange?”

Hiratsuka Shizuka told what she learned.

"Well, actually this is not surprising, Mr. Hiratsuka, this may have something to do with me. Miura-san also made a request to the Service Department. If she joins the student union as a secretary, it will be the first step of this request. It worked."

Hikigaya Hachiman explained.

"It turns out it has something to do with you, Hikigaya-kun... It was you who suggested Miura-san that she run for student council secretary? That position is really incompatible with her personality. It's all paperwork and she has to do all kinds of things. Meeting minutes, and having to deal with school inspections, and most importantly, there is no chance of any public appearance at all.”

Hiratsuka Shizu said with some worry.If the position of the student union is given to a student with an unsuitable personality, problems may arise.

"This is not what I need to care about. In fact, I gave Miura-san three options, and I also told her what kind of position a secretary is. In other words, she chose this path voluntarily , I believe she must be very confident."

Hikigaya Hachiman admired Miura a little. He didn't expect that Miura actually chose the most challenging path and the path farthest from Hayama-san.

"If Miura-san is really qualified...then next year's student union general election will be exciting."

Hiratsuka Shizu and Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes met, and the corners of their mouths showed cheerful smiles.

"Yukishoshita-san, if it is true what Hikigaya-kun said, then the pressure for your election next year will not be as high as at 01:30."

"Is that so? I'm sorry, but I don't think so, Mr. Hiratsuka. Miura-san is not the only person who is determined. I have the ability and confidence to defeat her."

Yukinoshita Yukino said calmly that she had defeated Miura too many times in words and did not mind defeating him in action one more time.

"It seems like you and Yumeko are really enemies, Xiaoyuki."

Yuigahama Yui sighed.It's so... wonderful that her two best friends have become rivals.

"Old enemy? Yuigahama-san, have you read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

Yukinoshita Yukino asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Eh? I've only heard some of the stories in it, but I haven't read the original work... Why do you suddenly ask about this, Xiaoxue?"

"In that case, Yuigahama, after you go home today, you can search for the story of Zhuge Liang and Meng Huo. If Miura-san is my old enemy, then Meng Huo is also Zhuge Liang's old enemy."

After saying this, Yukino picked up her library book again and read it without saying a word.

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On September 21st, Monday, Sobu High School held a school-wide meeting, and the Student Union Great Wall Patrol officially announced the news that the current student union has begun to recruit new students.

Each vacant student union position will be posted on the campus bulletin board, and the waiting list for each position will also be announced at the same time.

As for the well-known hard-working position-student union secretary, only one name appeared on the candidate list, and that was Yumiko Miura.If nothing unexpected happens, she has definitely won this position, and the original student union secretary will become the vice president.

For most students, personnel changes within the student union are simply not a concern.Only a small number of people who really knew Miura Yuko discovered this somewhat strange appointment.

"Yomiko, do you really want to be the student union secretary?"

Wearing glasses and looking a little rustic, Ebina Himina looked at her friend worriedly.

"Well, it's a done deal. I'm sorry for hiding this from you the past few days. I plan to confess this matter when I'm completely settled."

Miura Yuko said firmly.

"Can..."

"No need to say any more. Himina, and Yui, I will no longer be able to play with you after class and after school. Even lunch and weekend time will probably be taken up a lot. However, we will still be It’s a friend’s, isn’t it?”

Miura Yuko said calmly.From the moment she determined to join the student union as secretary, she had decided to say goodbye to her past self.

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Ebina hugged Miura Yuiko emotionally.

Yuigahama on the side was not as excited as Ebina because she had known about this for a long time, but she was still very emotional, feeling the changes in her friends and the magic of Hikigaya-san.

Because she witnessed with her own eyes how Hikigaya Hachiman guided Miura-san step by step, allowing her to embark on this road that was full of thorns but led to light.

Chapter 166 Taking office as Writers Association

"Sakamachi, if I join the Mystery Writers Association and become the president, is it true that no one will be unhappy? Is everyone really willing to see this?"

Hikigaya Hachiman is currently sitting in the car of his assistant, Konjiro Sakamachi.Their destination was the headquarters of the Japan Mystery Writers Association. The president of the association, Toshiro Konno, sent him an invitation a few days ago.

"I guess there must be some people who are unhappy."

Sakamachi, who was driving, replied.

"Do you think so? Who do you think it could be?"

"It's Mr. Hachiman, your current partner, Bungeishunqiu Publishing House."

Sakamachi gave an answer that Hachiman had never guessed.

"Huh? Why them?"

"Well, this is just my personal guess, Mr. Hachiman. As you know, the Mystery Writers Association, as a private, non-profit organization, must have a sponsor, otherwise it will be difficult for this kind of association to operate."

Sakamachi did not answer directly, but gave some guidance.

"Sponsor...oh, you mean Kodansha, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman figured it out.

Kodansha, as the current sole partner (funder) of the Japan Mystery Writers Association, this relationship has been formed since the association was established.

When Hikigaya Hachiman becomes an important member of this association in the future, or even its president, he will inevitably have a lot of interactions with Kodansha.

You know, even the venue where the Mystery Writers Association Award and the Edogawa Ranpo Award are awarded is the property of Kodansha.The works of the latter's award-winning writers will also be published by Kodansha by default. Through this method, Kodansha has attracted a large number of excellent mystery writers under its banner.

"Do you think there will be any action on the part of Wenyi Chunqiu?"

"It's difficult. According to the current mainstream view in the industry, Mr. Hachiman, when you join the Reasoning Association and eventually become the president, it is actually a handover ceremony for the 'God of Reasoning' with Mr. Shimada Shoji. After all, Mr. Shimada is the previous president of the association. The president."

"So, this is a general trend. Literary Spring and Autumn can bless you for this and take the opportunity to republish your book, but it is impossible to go against the trend and interfere with this matter."

Sakamachi expressed his opinion.

For a long time, Hikigaya Hachiman's salary for Sakamachi has been far more than that of an ordinary assistant. This is mainly because Hachiman often needs Sakamachi's extensive knowledge reserves to perform some analysis for him.

"But they will always do something else, and I will wait and see."

Hikigaya Hachiman put on his blindfold and prepared to take a nap.