Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK

Hearing this, Hamabe Ryoko first breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Watanabe Yu with some curiosity.

"Can you elaborate on that?"

She wanted to know what happened in general.

"of course."

Watanabe Yuu considered his words and began to narrate the story.

Hamabe Ryoko listened very carefully and occasionally asked a question or two.

"So, those circles have accepted you, right?"

After listening to Watanabe Yu's narration, Hamabe Ryoko thought for a moment and asked this question.

She thought, with the quality of "Norwegian Wood", plus the endorsement of the president of Akiba Books and industry veterans, this should be possible, right?

"Not even close."

Watanabe Yu was quite sober.

We need to analyze specific issues specifically. Taking the specific situation of yesterday's dinner as an example, others were not giving face to him, but to Kiriyama Atsushi and Kitasu Ichiro. As for the polite words they said, he didn't take any of them to heart.

"Does that count as getting an admission ticket?"

Hamabe Ryoko then asked.

If acceptance is not enough, then this should be there.

"reluctantly."

"How can it be reluctant?"

Hamabe Ryoko was a little confused.

In her opinion, "Norwegian Wood" is solid enough. Even if those people were just being polite at first for the sake of the industry veterans and the president of Akiba Books, their ideas would definitely be different after reading the book.

"Because I'm not strong enough."

Watanabe Yu paused and continued.

"In that kind of situation, most people can read the atmosphere and will follow suit."

Beichen Ichiro told him at the beginning that those who were invited to this dinner were all people who were well-known in the author circle.

In the atmosphere last night, because of the presence of Kiriyama Atsushi and Kitasatsu Ichiro, even if they were not interested in "Norwegian Wood" privately or had never seen it, they would raise their glasses, agree, praise and even brag about it.

But once they are out of that situation, they will return to their old ways.

Just as he saw when he walked into the banquet, there were clear distinctions between circles.

However, there were a few young authors who got along very well with him and their words were quite sincere.

“Even if they’re not interested in it.”

He chuckled.

"So, we still need more powerful results, or in other words, by then, the offense and defense will be switched."

Watanabe Yu's voice was not loud, but very confident.

Just like what Tongshan Jun said at the end of the dinner, patting him on the shoulder and telling him

——Don't take other people's words too seriously. Once there is enough "proof", many things will be different.

“They are so arrogant.”

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Hamabe Ryoko's tone.

She is not stupid and can understand the hidden meaning behind Watanabe Yu's words.

"It's not a question of arrogance or not. This is just the 'unspoken rule' that has been agreed upon. I don't like this kind of thing, but it does exist, so there's no need to pay too much attention to it."

Watanabe Yu stretched lazily.

"But none of this matters, Ryoko."

He smiled.

"The purpose of getting familiar with the audience has been achieved, and even exceeded expectations."

That was enough for him.

"……Um."

Hamabe Ryoko nodded slightly and pursed her red lips.

Quietly, the two slowed down their pace.

"Yu."

"Ok?"

"I suddenly feel like you've gone a long way."

She actually had this feeling a long time ago, but it was never as strong as it is now.

He could point out their hypocrisy calmly, his tone as relaxed as if he was talking about the discount on eggs in the supermarket today.

Just during the conversation just now, the way he spoke and the way he analyzed gave her a completely different feeling.

Compared to boys of the same age...

No, you can't compare him like that. It's a bit humiliating to him.

She suddenly realized once again why Takakura Maki mentioned it twice yesterday. You is very popular in the class and both boys and girls are willing to get close to him.

"It's just your illusion, an illusion."

"……Really?"

Hamabe Ryoko calmed herself down and smiled as well.

"real."

Watanabe Yu coughed lightly and changed the subject.

"By the way, what did Gao Cang want to say yesterday afternoon?"

He left in a hurry yesterday afternoon and didn't hear clearly what Takakura Maki said.

"She wanted to ask us yesterday if we had any swimsuits, and if not, whether we should go buy some together this Saturday."

Hamabe Ryoko dutifully relayed Takakura Maki's original words.

It was just a coincidence yesterday. They happened to get together after school and went home together. However, he was not there, which was a bit regrettable.

She quite liked that kind of relaxed atmosphere.

She also learned some things about You through everyone's chat.

For example, the subway incident that brought Hayakawa and You together, the changes in You before and after entering school, his popularity in the class, and so on.

In a sense, it helped her to gain some understanding of him.

"I think both are fine."

Watanabe Yu gave the answer.

"I've already bought it, so I won't go."

Hamabe Ryoko blinked.

She had a job at a convenience store on Saturday, so even if she was off work, she had to go there in the afternoon.

"uh-huh."

He responded.

As they talked, the two had already walked to the street outside Chengnan Private High School.

"Yu."

"Ok?"

"Can you help me keep an eye out for jobs? Preferably ones related to novels."

Hamabe Ryoko said this in a low voice.

She had one more goal in life during the conversation just now.

She wanted to help him, to help him gain a foothold in the industry and make those arrogant people turn into flatterers.

"……it is good."

Watanabe Yu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

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Chapter 107 Determination

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is three o'clock on Saturday afternoon.

[Today they said they were going to eat out, so I won’t be coming back to eat. You can take care of it yourself.]

In the lounge of the convenience store, Ryoko Hamabe was sitting on a chair and looking at the messages on Line. Her mood suddenly became weird.

Ugh.

She pursed her thin lips, tapped the screen with her bare fingers, typed out two words and replied.

【OK】

The next second, she put away her phone and slumped down on the table as if all her strength had been drained away.

"Why do you feel so weak all of a sudden?"

The store manager who gently pushed the door open had a look of confusion on his face.

"I suddenly feel a little tired."

Hamabe Ryoko made an excuse.

"Generally speaking, people only behave like you when something bad happens to them."

The store manager pulled out a chair and sat opposite Hamabe Ryoko.

"And judging from your behavior during this period, you must have had a quarrel with your boyfriend."

There was a bit more certainty on his face.

He was so familiar with this expression!

——In his youth.

"Manager, he's not my boyfriend... At best, he and I are just friends."

Hamabe Ryoko explained.

But she herself didn't realize that her tone was inexplicably sour.

Yes, they are just friends at best. She has no right to interfere in his life, let alone tell him, I hope you can come back.

"People who never checked their phones during breaks before now immediately hold their phones and stare at the screens, fearing they'd miss any messages."

There was a hint of sarcasm in the store manager's tone.

"What I mean is, if you have a crush on someone and have known them for a while and are sure that this crush is not just a momentary impulse, then it's okay to have a relationship, as long as it doesn't affect your grades."

He coughed lightly and his tone became serious.

Anyway, that's how he was back then.

“…But the problem is that the competition is too fierce.”

Hamabe Ryoko buried her head in her arms and muttered softly.

"It is precisely because of the fierce competition that it indirectly reflects that your vision is correct, isn't it? Good people and things always need to be fought for, right?"

The store manager asked back.