At around eight o'clock the next night, Katsuhei Ichijo, Chie Sakai's personal assistant, appeared in a suit and leather shoes and sat on the sofa in the living room of Yumi Oshima's house. The reason why he was delayed for more than ten hours from Tokyo to Kyoto last night was that he couldn't visit in the middle of the night. In addition, he also needs to get the news of the relevant people through certain special channels and relationships, as well as the specific home address, after all, Sakai Chie, who doesn't know this, didn't tell him.

I only saw Yumi Oshima and her two younger brothers, Katsuhei, and before entering the door, he handed her business card to her who opened the door. He was polite and directly expressed his intentions: "It is said that Miss Yumi Oshima has a page of a certain writer's manuscript in her hand, can you take it out and let me see it?" ”

Yumi Oshima, who fully understood what he meant, nodded at first, and then ran back to her room to find the page of "Snow Country" manuscript that Takeshita Kusaoji had given her. When she reappeared in her living room, she carefully placed it flat on the glass coffee table, and asked very curiously: "Excuse me, who is a certain writer in your mouth?" ”

Although Ichijo Katsuhei does not know the specific content of "Snow Country", he can see that the level of the national writer Takeshita Kusa is not easy to imitate. What's more, the identities of these people in front of them are not clear. Holding the page of manuscript in his hand, he smiled while reading it: "I have been entrusted to come here, so I can only tell you so much." Also, my client is a big fan of this writer. Other than that, I have nothing to say. ”

When Yumi Oshima heard this, the joy was overflowing. Although I didn't get the man's personal admission, I guessed that he was definitely a professional writer. As for who he was, she had always wanted to know. At one point, Yumi Oshima, who had collected a list of writers in Kyoto, compared him with those photographs one by one. Nor is it exactly the right number. Even if she grasped the details of the accent of the other party's speech about the eastern dialect and the non-local Kansai dialect, she could not find the most likely answer from "the needle in the sea".

After all, Takeshita Kusa looks like he is only about twenty years old, which is indeed too deceptive. About the same age as him. Young writers who are a little bit famous, they all have their own photos, so they don't match the number at all. Yumi Oshima, who thinks that he is most likely to be an unknown writer, will not pull him towards the national writer Takeshita Kusaokei no matter how much he thinks.

In her mind, the mysterious Takeshita Kusa is a god-like being, and readers who like him are as devout as worshipping the statues of the gods in the temple. After a comprehensive analysis, I finally came to the conclusion that only too much time, idle and boring, and depressed personal arms will not be encountered. An unknown unknown writer would teach himself and Shuichi Minamino to write like this.

It is not only a kind of relief from boredom, but also allows it to talk and comfort psychologically. In addition to this, any writer who has a little fame is either high and indispensable, or is busy writing, or thinking, organizing, and collecting...... There will be time to deal with their non-kinship. A high school student who has never known anything in the past.

After reading it, Ichijo also showed caution. Confirm for yourself. As a result, he was able to observe Yumi Oshima's words and judgments, and he judged that he should not be wrong. So, of course he understood that for now, this thing does not belong to the boss Chie Sakai.

"Make an offer, huh?" The purpose of coming here is to win and draw for it, without first asking the parties whether they are willing to give up. Rather, it is no longer verbose at all, and it is straightforward.

"Sister, you've made a fortune. I really didn't think this thing would be valuable. Yumi Oshima's younger brother cheered, as if he had found a wallet full of banknotes.

"Sister, after you sold it. But you want to take us to eat big dishes and go to the movies...... Have fun. Also, can you buy a hardcover set of books for me to treasure? You know, I like him the most, just like you like Takeshita Kusaokei the most. Yumi Oshima's other brother is already on the list.

"What I want to know most is, whose manuscript is this?" Yumi Oshima, who was very excited in her heart, still wanted to know the name of the mysterious stranger who guided her writing. Since there are people who come to his door to buy his manuscripts, it means that this person is extraordinary.

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you." Knowing what to do next, Katsuhei took out a stack of banknotes from the suitcase he brought and put it in front of them, and the purpose was to give a great impact while exposing his inner weakness in the face of money and saying, "If you are willing to give it, the one million yen here is yours." Otherwise, just bother more, and I'll take my leave. ”

The three siblings, whose eyes were wide and almost bull's-eyed, looked at the 100 brand-new 10,000 yen bills on the glass coffee table. They never imagined that such a manuscript would be worth a million yen. The pocket money of the three of them combined is not 10,000 yen a month. So, when they face such extreme temptations, they will be at peace in their hearts?

"Think about it quickly and make a decision whether to sell or not to sell? I don't have a lot of time and I have other things to do. Yi Shengping, who deliberately said this, raised his right hand and pretended to look at the time on the watch, and urged very strategically.

"Sister, sell it! 1 million yen! Yumi, who was more anxious than him, grabbed the eldest sister's left arm with both hands and shook it a little harder.

"Totally agreed to sell it." Afraid that Ichijo Shengping would change his mind, Brother Yumi, who got up and left, didn't want the arrangements he listed to be lost, so he urged him helpfully.

Yumi Oshima, who was moved and couldn't stand the urging of her two younger brothers, immediately clapped her and said, "Deal." ”

Unhurriedly, he took out a copy of the form contract from the suitcase, pushed it in front of her along with the pen, and said calmly: "After signing, the million yen is yours." ”

Yumi Oshima, who picked up the pen in her right hand, signed her name on the transfer contract and said, "Now, you can always tell me who he really is, right?" ”

Katsuhei Ichijo, who carefully put it away and put it in his suitcase, completed half of the task, and smiled, "I'm really sorry, I can't say." (To be continued.) )