"You know, when Senior Brother Ono Yamamura returned to the dojo three years ago to register for your exemption, he praised you for being so good, and he looked as proud as Kurata Masao when he saw his disciple Ryuken Kano win the competition that lasted for three generations. I didn't look like a senior at all, and I was teased by my classmates for a while. ”

Kyosuke Hojo knew that the two names were characters who had appeared in each other's names, and he really liked to quote the content of his own work when chatting. But he doesn't hate this kind of character, but thinks the other party is quite straightforward.

The interesting things in the other party's mouth that he didn't know also made him even more embarrassed, he originally thought that the mountain village Ono Normal asked him to go to his house just to learn the mysteries, but he didn't expect the other party to still have the intention of pretending to be a proud disciple of him.

But then again, the last time the teacher came to the house as a guest, he didn't have a chance to entertain him properly. No, no, didn't he and his father drink happily in the end? When I got out of the taxi, I carried him to the guest room by myself, so it was a good hospitality.

But when Ono left the next morning, the expression on his face was amazing.

"It's been three years, Kyosuke, you really haven't been to the Chiba Dojo in Barrel Town once, is the mystery of Beichen's sword flow so unattractive to you?"

Hidden bitterness!

An old man in his forties actually had such emotions on his face, and his voice was full of complaints.

Helplessly, Kyosuke Hojo had to resort to a certain Dafa next time, promising that the other party would definitely go in his lifetime.

Beichen is a knife flow, even Miyasui Sanye once said to him that if he has time, he will go to the Chiba Dojo in Barrel Town to visit the seniors, but he didn't expect that even writing reasoning would be involved. Originally, it was just to seek a self-defense skill, but I didn't expect it to be so deeply entangled, is this also a "knot"?

"When I came to Tokyo from Watergate, I was dazzled by the bustling world of the big city, and I was so entangled in all kinds of things that I couldn't visit for a long time, and I was really ashamed of Mr. Ono in the mountain village." Kyosuke Hojo bowed his head and drank tea.

"Hahaha, I don't believe that Hojo-sensei, who can write a character like Tetsuya Ishigami, will be the kind of person who has sunk into the world. Well, come with me to the dojo before school starts, Brother Naito's face was as black as if he had been poisoned when he heard that you were going to join the association.

He yelled, 'Has he forgotten kendo completely?' What a waste this is, such a strong talent, if there is Hojo Kyosuke, my Hokushin will definitely be great again'. ”

Kenzo Konno described it vividly, but although it was said to be colorful, Kyosuke Hojo felt that he didn't really imitate it, because his wanton flying eyebrows looked unusually proud. After a slight turn of his head, he thought of the reason, this president should be proud that he did not go to his own dojo but joined the writers' association first.

"After shouting like this, Senior Brother Naito strangled me by the neck and told me to take you to the dojo when I saw you, otherwise he would pull me to practice when I went to the dojo in the future."

After finishing his smugness, Kenzo Konno grabbed Kyosuke Hojo's shoulder with a heavy face.

"That'...... Wait until I ask the publisher about the arrangement and see if I have time. "Kyosuke Hojo spoke a little more sincerely this time.

"If you don't have time, you have to squeeze in time! Men can't say no, Hojo-kun! ”

Kenzo Konno, who was quite easy to get along with from the beginning, put on a classic neon predecessor posture, as if he would throw a lot of work to squeeze the newcomer at any time. But his wish should be to escape the pain of training.

"Then let's wait for the day of the award and go together." Kyosuke Hojo joked that the relationship between the two sides should already be able to become friends.

"Huh? If you can't win the award, won't you go? ”

"Haha, how is that possible, even if you can't win the award, you have to congratulate the other authors."

"That's right, that's how you should be. The original intention of the association to create this award is to promote the development of neon reasoning, only when everyone treats excellent works with an open and inclusive attitude, absorbs the essence and abandons the shortcomings, and excellent works can continue to appear. ”

It is only now that Kyosuke Hojo really realizes that the man opposite him, who has been talking about kendo, is the person who has been at the helm of the Neon Mystery Writers Association for more than five years. In the first year of his debut, he won the Edogawa Ranbu Award for "Kendo Tournament Murder", and then won the Neon Mystery Writers Association Award, the Naoki Award, and the Benge Reasoning Award one after another......

Seven crowns a year, the association has also developed extremely rapidly under him, although the Edogawa Ranpo Award is still the most valued award in the neon mystery industry, but overseas, the influence of the Neon Mystery Writers Association Award has far surpassed the former.

Well, although they are responsible for the selection of both, there will be vitality when there is competition.

Kyosuke Hojo's adaptation into a movie is still just floating in the sky, but dozens of Kenzo Konno's works have all been filmed.

"The president's words are still so thought-provoking." The sudden sound startled the two of them.

"Obaka, so you're still there!" Kenzo Konno exclaimed.

"What a faux pas, can I hide my size in the crack of the sofa!" Hiroshi Osaka said dissatisfied, and at the same time straightened up to show off the beer belly of the pregnant May.

"Hahaha, joke joke. But it's almost time to take Hojo-kun to go through the membership procedures. With a hearty smile on his face, Chairman Konno walked to the desk and pressed the phone to say a few words.

"I still have something to deal with, so let Sawada accompany you next, right?"

Knock Knock –

The half-open office door was pushed open, and a woman in a black professional dress walked in. He wore his hair back behind his head, wore oval-shaped black-rimmed glasses, and held a conference book.

After walking in a few steps, she stood there and bowed to a few people.

"Secretary Sawada, long time no see. This is Kyosuke Hojo, who is going to join the club today, the author of "The Devotion of Suspect X". ”

Hiroshi Osaka is standing up and introducing.

"Hojo-kun, remember our agreement. I'm not the kind of person who wants to save face, and if I don't see you in the dojo, I'll definitely come to your house to find you. ”

"Haha, even if there is no such thing, the chairman and Mr. Hirosaka are welcome to come to the house. It won't be long before the Edo cherry blossoms in the garden will be in full bloom, so it will be fun to enjoy the cherry blossoms. ”

Kyosuke Hojo said with a smile that this was a good opportunity to expand his social circle. Although playing with beautiful girls every day is good for the body and mind, men should still have some friends who can drink together.

"Haha, that's how it should be, but it's a pity that Hojo-kun is far from being old enough to drink, otherwise I would have brought the treasured Penglai Spring." Hiroshi Osaka said.

"Haha, even if you bring it, is it only Hojo-kun who is qualified to taste that fine wine?" Kenzo Konno feigned displeasure.

"President, spare me, you are about to drink all the good wine in the house."

Because Secretary Sawada next to him was still waiting, the three of them quickly stopped talking.

The procedures are actually not complicated, and it takes less than ten minutes to get it done, that is, fill in the basic information, and hobbies or something. The only thing that needs to be done is the new member's speech, which is posted on the association's website.

Fortunately, Kyosuke Hojo now has enough experience in speaking scenes, and thanks to the recommender Komasa Hirosaka, he named the names of several highly respected seniors in the association, and talked about the insights he gained from their works. Then there's the difficulty of writing.,Although in fact, the writing process is quite enjoyable.,There's a super beautiful girl Kasumigaoka-senpai who accompanies me at all times.。 But it's difficult, as long as you want to find it, you can still think of it.

Seeing the meal, Kenzo Oonno appeared again, and without saying a word, he pulled Kyosuke Hojo and Hiromasa Osaka and was about to rush to a tazakaya. It seems that even if he is the president, this person is still as wanton as other neon writers.

Drinking during the day, it's called looking for inspiration and being trapped in a magnificent fantasy world. Drinking at night, it is called sentimental Fengyue, trapped by love, although there are still three or four serving female companions by his side.

But this kind of writer's happiness Kyosuke Hojo didn't want to try it for the time being, so he proposed that he had a friend who opened a restaurant. As soon as these words came out, the other two naturally had no room to refute, and of course it was natural for them to cheer for their friends.

Hiroshi Osaka was driving the car, and the three of them arrived at JR Kasuga Station. Since it is a place to get off work and there is a shopping street nearby, it took a lot of effort to find a parking space.

"So it's better to walk like me!" Kenzo Konno said something cool.

"President, you actually can't get a driver's license, do you?" Hiroshi Hiroshi, who closed the car door, said casually.

"What, is it a newspaper that's spreading rumors? Let the legal department sue quickly. ”

"You said it yourself the last time you drank."

“…… What you say when you're drunk can be taken so seriously! ”

"Isn't it also said that drunk people spit out the truth? And I've read the report, Mr. You've said that you once drank a whole bottle of Junmai Daiginjo and wrote 80,000 words in one go, which was the book "Black Temptation". ”

Saying this, Hiroshi Osaka turned his head to look at Kyosuke Hojo, and said sarcastically with squeezing his eyebrows:

"This is a great stunt, Hojo-kun, you have to study hard, and after you learn it, you can write while drinking, it's the best thing in the world."

"It's amazing." Someone should be in harmony.,Isn't this the same as the idea that he once thought about asking Miyasui Sanye to help work when he was in a financial deficit.。 I was doing something easy and happy, but the money magically ran into my pocket.

"Which newspaper, go back and let Sawada check it carefully and sue them for violating privacy." Kenzo Konno looked as if he had completely forgotten that he had said it himself to reporters.

Talking and laughing, the three of them have already walked into the shopping street, and then the two old men have been hit hard, obviously they have been famous for many years, but the first thing passers-by recognized was the junior Kyosuke Hojo.

Because today is to do business, Hojo Kyosuke put on a casual suit, not yesterday's silver suit, but a dark blue. The already outstanding appearance became more and more handsome against the backdrop of a custom suit, and with the aftermath of yesterday's signing meeting, today's overwhelming reports were immediately recognized by people in the shopping street.

Miki Okuji chose this place because there are schools, high schools, and universities nearby, and they are also the most concerned about the current news. According to the sales of more than one million copies of Kyosuke Hojo's "The Devotion of Suspect X", an average of 1 in 120 million neon people has bought him, and this proportion may be even higher in the student population.

At the door of the cold drink shop, the head of the girl who was bored looking at her mobile phone stopped, pulled her companion's sleeve hard, and asked in disbelief:

"Huh? Is that Kyosuke Hojo?! ”

"Really, what?!" The companion hurriedly took his eyes off the phone and began to ask before he could turn his head.

Both of them are students at the nearby Shangmei Music College, and they don't know their artistic level, but they are absolute experts in makeup and dressing, and the beautiful legs under the miniskirt are simply dazzlingly white, and just standing there attracts all the eyes of the men around them. Seeing the reaction of the two, the people around also followed their eyes.

"Kyosuke Hojo? Who's that? ”

There are also people I don't know, and then the people around him will give him science in an extremely pompous tone.

While everyone was still watching, the beautiful duo had already trotted over and held up their mobile phones to ask if they could take a group photo. It was the first time that Kyosuke Hojo had received this kind of treatment, and in order not to disappoint the book fans, he gladly agreed, and also introduced the two great writers around him to the two girls.

From the previous conversation, he has learned that whether it is Kenzo Konno or Senior Hirosaka, they are the kind of people who don't mind being exposed. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they all hold positions in the association.

The girl didn't expect to have such a gain, and she smiled even more happily.

After the group photo, the girl did not ask for an autograph, bowed and thanked before leaving.

Seeing that the first person to ask for a group photo was successful, other people who were shopping on both sides of the shopping street quickly ran over, and some people quickly bought a copy of "The Devotion of Suspect X" from the bookstore and placed it in the middle of the display board.

After signing for a few people, seeing that the two seniors had been squeezed outside, Kyosuke Hojo hurriedly folded his hands and shouted to the people around him:

"At three o'clock in the afternoon, I will hold a second signing meeting at the Diyang Academy in front of the garden of Chunshanzhuang, you can find me there, now please let me eat first, my stomach is already protesting."

Hearing his words, some book lovers who knew his attributes of the big stomach king laughed out loud, and then they all dispersed politely.

"Ah, I didn't expect to be recognized." Kyosuke Hojo said apologetically to the two seniors beside him.

Kenzo Konno and Hiromasa Osaka glanced at each other, suspecting that the kid was showing off, so they didn't speak again, deciding that they must eat more later, so that he could feel distressed.

"Smoke Pavilion? That's a good name, could it be that Hojo-kun you took it? Standing under a sign with white letters on a black background, Kenzo Konno asked.

"No, no, I'm a bitter name, I can't think of such a good name, my friend chose it." Kyosuke Hojo waved his hand.

While the two were talking, a beautiful figure appeared at the door.

"Kyosuke? What are you doing standing in the doorway, come in quickly! ”

Miki Okuji, dressed in a dark blue casual dress and a white apron, beckoned, with a bright smile on her face as if she wanted to compete with the sun.

"This is your friend?"

Don't care about being rude, Kenzo Konno and Hiromasa Osaka asked with an incredible face on one of Kyosuke's arms pulled by Hojo. No wonder when facing those young girls who asked for a group photo, this guy didn't show a rippling expression at all, he was waiting here!

"Yes, Miki's cooking level is first-class, whether it's Italian or French cuisine, she is very good at it, and Chinese cuisine is a must."

Kyosuke Hojo smiled and beckoned the two into the store, and then introduced them to both parties.

Hearing the identities of the two and knowing that they were Kyosuke's friends at work, Miki Okuji bowed slightly with a gentle smile on her face.

Kenzo Konno and the others also hurriedly returned the salute.

The table on the first floor was almost full, and Kyosuke Hojo walked to the staircase with the two of them without seeing it.

Although the smoke pavilion has hired a chef and a waiter at present, the café business mentioned before has not been carried out, and no one else has come to the second floor except for friends of Kyosuke Hojo and Miki Okuji.

The boss and chef went down to prepare the menu, and the old man, whose two children were almost the same age as Kyosuke Hojo, looked at him with envy.

"Hojo-kun, is that your lover?"

"Huh? They are very good friends. ”

"Just friends!?" Kenzo Konno obviously didn't believe it, if he had such a good-looking woman around him, how could he be satisfied with just stopping the friendship.

"Hmm...... Or a partner. ”

"Partner?"

"Well, this restaurant has a part of me too."

"Oooooooo

The two old men showed a greasy smile of "I understand", and then they laughed and patted Kyosuke Hojo on the shoulder, and they had already agreed to go to the high-end club in Ginza to play together next time.

The sumptuous meal was quickly served, and as for whether there was any cutting in line, no one thought about it. Because he knew that Miki's restaurant was busy, Kyosuke Hojo didn't let her sit down to eat together.

"It's delicious, Si Guoyi, I didn't expect such a beautiful woman to have such good cooking skills!"

After picking up the spoon and taking a sip of vegetable soup, Hiroshi Osaka immediately praised it loudly.

"Haha, Miki is a graduate of Ochanomizu Women's University, and all the dishes are improved by herself, which is guaranteed to be nutritious and delicious." Kyosuke Hojo topped oolong tea for the two with a reserved smile on his face.

"Damn, my biggest dream in college was to find a girlfriend from Ochanomizu University!" Kenzo Konno made an unwilling sound in his mouth.

"yes, that's enviable, Hojo-kun." Hiroshi Osaka also said.

Before entering high school, he had already written so good that he was nominated for the Neon Mystery Writers Association Award. Although the final selection has not yet begun, several people actually have a faint guess in their hearts. Kendo is also very powerful and is regarded as the hope of the genre by the predecessors.,Now there are such excellent female friends.。

Damn it, Hojo-kun.

(End of chapter)