The last week,For Shiyu, it was a week that almost forced her to collapse.,With the help of Kato, she met Kazuya again.,In exchange for an ending that tore the wound open and strengthened again.,Then,In the publication of a novel full of confidence,,Hammered in the head again.。

The mistake in the handling of the style of the novel's writing, which is not only the responsibility and risk that the author needs to bear, but also the place where he is responsible for the editor's review, this time, Machida, who has always been known for his sharp and accurate review style, did not find this loophole, which also surprised Shiyu.

Vaguely,Shiyu perceived,Machida's mistake,Related to her job-hopping,As a talent that Myster Bunko painstakingly introduced,Machida not only tied Shiyu, the gold-absorbing author, to her big ship,At the same time,It is also responsible for the unfamiliar publicity of Myster Bunko,It can be said that Machida's job hopping this time,The goal is not simply to become the editor-in-chief,But to try to develop the Myster library into a library that can be compared to the Fantastic Library。 This also caused her to focus most of her energy on the promotion of Shiyu's novels, and ignore the review itself.

This is Machida's confidence in Shiyu's abilities, and as a result, Shiba has indeed written a good enough work - provided that she does not switch styles.

As for why she had made such a low-level mistake when writing the second volume of "The Streets of That City", Shiyu had a vague answer in her mind, but this was no longer the time for her to think about it, and for a week in a row, she spent a week in the office of the Bunko with Machida, doing the follow-up work on this matter, although this kind of compensation only allowed her novel to barely surpass the previous new work of Kazuya, who was not well-known, in terms of sales.

After preserving Shiyu's fan base so that Shiba's core fan base would not be affected by this turmoil, Machida's plan to use Shiyu's novel publication to gain a foothold in Mystery Bunko and to make Mystery Bunko occupy a place in the publication of novels on the youth campus in one fell swoop also went bankrupt. And in the Myster library, many employees who are already dissatisfied with Shiyu's airborne have also faintly begun to brew a storm against Machida.

Of course, even if Machida falls, his position in the Mystery library should not be affected too much, after all, Kasumiko-sensei's stable fan base is still an important reliance on the mysterious library that is preparing to enter the youth campus novel. However, Kasumigaoka Shiyu is a person who values feelings, and Machida digs himself single-handedly, and he is also the most tacit editor who cooperates with him, and if he really abandons Machida at this time, then Shiba himself will have a troubled conscience.

What's more, after Yu and Ye broke up, Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who had always been lonely, almost cut off contact with everyone else in Kazuya's identity, and at this time, the person who could be her support and make her most trusted was Machida, so although she only had to cooperate with Machida's arrangement to do public relations, she still insisted on accompanying her editor at this time, expressing her unconditional trust and support for the other party.

And the phone call to Kazuya is also the first contact between Shiyu and the outside world in a week.

Maybe if Shiyu was given countless more chances, she wouldn't have chosen to make the call—in fact, when she dialed Kazuya's number, she was just trying to delete the other party's number from her phone.

However, it was a bit of a ghost, she dialed the other party's number, and what surprised her even more was that Kazuya, who should have made a decisive gesture of opposition to her, actually picked up the phone with a normal attitude.

"Good evening, Senior Sister Shiyu, may I find me now, is there anything wrong?"

Listening to Kazuya's familiar and steady voice, Shi Yu was a little overwhelmed for a while, she rarely showed this posture in front of the other party, and she could only sigh that time had changed her too much.

"Kazuya-kun? I didn't expect you to answer the call. She replied softly, integrating her faint but somewhat complicated emotions into the sentence.

"yes, I didn't expect me to answer the call, and I don't think I would have answered it if you had called two hours earlier." Kazuya on the other end of the phone paused slightly, and then seemed to say with a wry smile.

"Did something happen?" I don't know why, Shi Yu felt that she had already despaired for a long time, and suddenly there was an imperceptible emotion of hope.

"To be honest, a lot has happened." Kazuya's tone on the other end of the phone was full of helplessness, but there was also a sense of relief, "I've been trying to solve it, and I know so far." ”

"So, is it solved?"

"I don't know if this is a solution, but from the fundamental point of view of solving the problem, it should not be, right?" Kazuya said with a wry smile, "Of course, there is no way, I have paid so much, I have worked so hard, and in the end, there is still no way to solve this problem." So, now that I think about it, I really don't know what my efforts were for? ”

Kazuya's sentence is obviously a statement about what happened to her, but the same sentence, inadvertently, also poked at Shiyu's heartstrings, for her, why not? I tried hard to have hope for Kazuya, and I tried hard to pursue one opportunity after another that I felt was impossible, and in the end, the result when my hope was shattered, I was saddened.

"yes, a lot of times, I really don't know why I'm trying to find something!"

"Hmm." Kazuya on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, as if he realized the meaning of Shiyu's words. Shi Yu can see that today's Kazuya is different from the previous one who completely rejected his own, but one thing has not changed, although his mental state is not good, but the other party is still avoiding it and saying the topic that makes him misunderstood.

However, this is a different harmony after all, which also gives Shi Yu a glimmer of hope.

"Kazuya-kun just asked me what I wanted to do with you, right?" Facing the silent Kazuya, Shiyu took the initiative to ask.

――If I told you that I was a ghost who dialed the wrong phone by mistake, I think you would believe it, right? But I really don't want to say that.

"Yes, that's right! How to say, I was surprised to receive a call from Senior Sister Shiyu at this time. ”

"I've also got the sales of the first week of the novel, and the sales of your novel are very objective! At least it's much better than when I was a newcomer. Although she vaguely felt that it was wrong for her to do this, Shiyu couldn't stop herself from talking, and similarly, Kazuya's barely revealing refusal on the other side made her more and more determined to think that she shouldn't be firm in fact.

"My novels do sell well, but, I'm sorry." After a long pause, Kazuya was not so happy on the other end of the phone. Shiyu knew that it was Kazuya who was sorry for the harm he had caused.

Shiyu's heart unexpectedly produced a sense of pleasure, and Kazuya felt sorry for the harm he had caused him, which showed that Kazuya's heart felt guilty about himself and owed himself a debt to himself, and this kind of feeling, Shiyu originally thought that she could no longer see it in Kazuya, who had made up her mind.

"It's nothing, this time it's my own problem," so, slowly, her emotions rose, "If I can compete with you at a normal level, then the result will be completely different, right?" But I made a mistake myself, and Ms. Machida also made a mistake, and we didn't lose to any off-the-beaten-game moves, but completely lost to myself, and then, too, to you, so you don't have anything to apologize for this matter, do you? After all, now that this result, if you were to switch places, do you think you'd want me to say sorry to you? ”

"No, but, I'm still sorry for Shiyu-senpai." And also the voice was a little helpless, "The results of the novel, the meaning for me and the meaning for you are completely different, my publishing of novels is the nature of playing tickets, and Senior Sister Shiyu is already a popular writer, if you encounter a decline in popularity at this time, it is not a joke." ”

"Do you really think that Kasumigaoka Shiha will encounter Waterloo here and then collapse?" Shiyu's tone became arrogant, and at that moment, all the aura of a loser on her body was swept away, leaving only the strong and powerful light novel writer, Kasumigaoka Shiyu, "I think that this defeat is an opportunity for me to see the reality clearly, since the style of writing can't be changed, then I'll continue my original style, isn't that okay?" ”

"Speaking of literary style," Kazuya's tone suddenly became cautious, "Senior Sister Shiyu, can you tell me, obviously your style of writing in the last book is still developing in the direction of light comedy, why can't you see the shadow of that aspect at all in this one?" Was it affected by something? ”

"What do you think? Aragaki sensei? A helpless smile crossed the corner of Shi Yu's mouth.

That's right, for her, this change in style, she still knows it, she was dealing with the most painful period of the relationship with her, and after Ying Li Lixiao chose and finished this novel when she wanted to adjust herself the most, how could she have a brisk style, in fact, the second part of "The Streets of That City" is a true portrayal of her mood at the time, and she just unintentionally expressed her feelings in this work.

"Really? I know," Kazuya on the other end of the phone faced Shiyu's question, and obviously understood the meaning of Shiyu's evasion, "So, it's still me who wants to apologize in the end, right?" ”

"From this point of view, maybe Kazuya-kun really has to apologize!" Shi Yu replied, half jokingly, half seriously.

"I'm sorry!"

"Of course, Kazuya-kun, if you have to be sorry," Shiyu's mood suddenly became apprehensive, although her whole body was trying to stop herself, but she still said the next words, "Tomorrow, can you please accompany me to Hehe City to collect materials and make amends?" ”

“……”

On the other end of the line came Kazuya's long silence.

So, it still doesn't work? Shi Yu smiled a little bitterly and said to herself, yes, of course it doesn't work, even if there is a problem, even if the problem is not solved, but on my side, isn't the problem bigger? So, what the hell was I thinking?

"Well, it's not a very formal apology, in fact, the last time I signed a book sale, I saw a cake shop that looked very good in Hehe City, I just wanted to go there to have a look, the so-called materials, most of the purpose is there! Wouldn't that work too? Actually, my initial idea was to celebrate the success of your novel, and I don't think you would enjoy attending this kind ......of event at the library, so I think it's not impossible to congratulate you in this way."

However, despite the repeated rejection of his own thoughts in his heart, what came out of Shiyu's mouth was the complete opposite, another words that continued to persuade Kazuya.

“……”

On the other end of the phone, however, there was still silence.

"Well, it really won't work, right?" In the end, Shi Yu, who felt that he understood the other party's reaction, still lowered his head in disappointment.

"If, that's all, I think I can accept your invitation."

I don't know how long it took, but on the other end of the phone, a voice came from Shi Yu that surprised Shi Yu.

"Is that okay?"

"Yes, I want to go out anyway to adjust my mood, maybe a trip with you, whether it's materials, or something else, will also make a big adjustment for me to understand my own mood, right?" Kazuya on the other end of the phone replied as if he was completely open, "So, Sister Shiyu, don't you welcome me?" ”

"Well, how so? That's my invitation! Shi Yu forcibly suppressed her excitement, shook off her long hair, which looked a little dry due to long-term work, and said.

"Well, we'll see you tomorrow." Kazuya's tone became relaxed.

"Okay, then, see you tomorrow!" Shi Yu's mood suddenly brightened.

Hanging up the phone, Kasumigaoka Shiyu reached out and stroked the bangs on his forehead, revealing a bright smile that had not been shown for a long time, and looked at the dark night sky.

So, see you tomorrow! Tomorrow is a new day! Shi Yu said softly to herself.

On the other end of the phone, Kazuya, who also hung up the phone, stared blankly at the same sky, but even he didn't know what he was thinking about now.