Her voice was not loud, but it happened that the college student man was not talking, and the word "cheating" was very sensitive, so everyone noticed.

"I didn't cheat on my work. Harusa said helplessly, "There are announcements on the Internet to explain it. ”

He was mentally prepared to be criticized.

Masaki wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything.

"When you mention cheating, do you mean 'Brother Story'?" asked the voice.

Is a college student male...... The name on his badge is Mitsushi Nomura.

Harusa nodded to him.

"I know some of the circumstances during the review, the work is not cheating, but as the announcement posted on the Internet said, it is the real strength of the selection and award, which is quite powerful. "If you submit your paper, you're sure to win a gold award, not just a special prize." ”

"Thank you. Harusa was a little surprised to hear him say this, "Glad to hear that, Mr. Nomura...... But winning the gold award is too high, and I can't afford it. ”

"It's not too high, it's the truth. Nomura insisted, "The quality of 'Brother Monogatari' is higher than that of the work that won the Gold Award. ”

"Cut!" an unpleasant voice rang out.

It's a school uniform boy...... The name on the badge is Kotaro Hayashiura.

He glared at Nomura with disgust, an expression of "why do you say that".

"This is the examiner's evaluation, and it is the evaluation of the whole body. Nomura looked at Rinpo and said, "All the censors, without exception, believe that 'Brother Story' is the best, outperforming all the other selected works. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Lin Pu's expression froze, but everyone else was also surprised.

"All examiners...... Really?" the woman in the dress couldn't help but say.

"That's what I know. If 'Brother Story' is not specially selected but officially submits to the election, then it will definitely be awarded the gold award, and there will be no objection at all, but unfortunately it is not. Nomura responded, "This work is really powerful, and it doesn't deserve to be called a special award." ”

The whole room was quiet for a while.

"Mr. Nomura, how did you know this?" asked Harusa.

"I have a relative who is the editor here, he told me. Nomura replied.

It turned out that there was someone inside.

"Hmph...... Who knows if it's a lie. Lin Pu said in a low voice.

"That's true, believe it or not, Gold Award winner Mr. Lin Pu. Nomura pointed out the identity of Kotaro Rinura, "Your work 'The Immortal Avenger' is excellent, but it is not as good as 'Brother Story'. In particular, the text is relatively immature, and at first glance, I know that it is an article written by a middle school student. ”

Hearing this, the junior high school boy's face turned a little red.

"That'...... So what!? Words are the least important for lightness!"

"That's right, so your work gets a gold medal. ”

"Winning the Gold Award is the best!My work is the best!It's not that 'Brother Story'!!" Lin Pu's tone increased, "That kind of garbage that looks bad just by looking at the name!!"

"Hey. ”

A voice with a cold connotation came from Harusa's mouth.

The tone was not intense, and the voice was not loud, but as soon as this "hey" came out, the people in the whole room felt the momentum.

It's as if a lion has opened its eyes here.

"If you have an opinion about my work, you can, but don't scold it in front of me. Harusa said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, I'll beat someone." ”

Kotaro Hayashiura's whole body froze.

Others are also under almost real pressure.

Especially Masaki Ishihara, when she thought of the legend and title of this junior in the wilderness in school, her heartbeat accelerated in a different sense than just now.

"Mr. Nomura, thank you for your recognition of my work, but please don't say that again. After Hariji warned Rinura, he said another word to Nomura.

Mitsushi Nomura nodded.

"Sorry...... I'm a bit of a mouthful. He expressed introspection.

After that came silence.

After the anger passed, Harusa realized that he had stiffened the atmosphere, so he spoke again.

"I'm glad to meet fellow authors, and I want to discuss things with you...... As long as there is no malice, anything can be discussed. He said sincerely.

"The organizers let us show up early and wait here together, just to give us a chance to chat. ”

"We don't necessarily become friends, but we think it's okay to have a good chat together, what do you think?"

A few seconds of silence.

"I'd love to talk, can you talk to you about it?" Mr. Harano. Nomura said first.

"I ...... I want to talk about it too. Said the woman in the dress, the authoress named Yuko Hashimoto.

"After listening to Mr. Nomura's words, I was very interested in what kind of work 'Brother Monogatari' is. "The office worker, a male author named Qianshi Jiangsheng, said.

To the authors who showed a friendly attitude, Harusa smiled.

The atmosphere eased like this.

……

When Saki came to inform the winners of the entrance, he saw a scene of harmonious chatting in the preparation room, and it was obviously Harumi in the center.

Kotaro Hayashiura, the gold medalist, sat alone and looked at his phone as if he had been excluded.

The female editor was not surprised by such a scene.

It has always been the practice of the Thunder Library Newcomer Awards to arrange for the winners to be in the preparation room for a period of time before the ceremony begins, in order to allow the newcomer authors who debuted at the same time to have some exchanges.

There have been suggestions for abolishing this convention, and there have been changes in form, such as shortening the time, increasing the time, and adding one or two editors to lead the conversation, which is currently fixed as it is now.

This practice has indeed promoted friendships among the newcomers, but it has also fostered unpleasant relationships like enemies, and of course there have been cases where nothing has happened, and in general there will be different results depending on the personality of each newcomer.

Harusa's work is criticized, and it stands to reason that he might be ostracized by others, but Saki is not worried, and the result is just as she expected: not only is he not ostracized, but he has become the center of the circle.

On the contrary, it was Kotaro Hayashiura, who won the gold award, who was alone...... And there's nothing surprising about that. Although Lin Pu was awarded the Gold Award, he himself is a relatively withdrawn junior high school student, and it is normal for him not to integrate into the group.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, but please come with me now. ”

Saki led the crowd to the front of the venue and explained the next steps.

At this time, the noisy sound of many people talking, talking and laughing can be heard in the venue, and then the sound amplified by the microphone can be clearly heard, signaling people to calm down.

"The 18th Thunder Library Newcomer Award Ceremony starts now!" said a clear and bright male voice.

"First of all, invite the seven winners to enter the arena!" said a clear and pleasant female voice.

The female editor immediately signaled, and Harusa and the others walked into the venue.

There were already many people standing in the field.

As the winners came in and walked to the stage, everyone raised their hands and applauded!