"Having said that, thanks to Kei-chan's explanation, I found out who Kyosuke Hojo was. It's scary, there are so many titles at such a young age. ”

"Hmm~~"

Megumi Kato turned on the speakerphone and switched the phone interface to the chat room.

"Kyosuke Hojo!?" —Keiichi Kato

"Is it the author of "One Punch Man", "Attack on Titan", "The Devotion of Suspect X", "Sword Art Online", and the Kyosuke Hojo who won the middle school kendo tournament for two consecutive years!?"

"Xiaohui, where did you meet him? Isn't he supposed to be in the same school as you, did you ask him for an autograph? Ahh ”

“……”

Brother Gui Yi is still a really fanatical fan, just like those star chasers.

Megumi Kato chuckled softly.

"Megumi, did you see the message from Kei?"

"Yes~~"

"Tell me how you got to know that big celebrity, your brother-in-law is also curious, and wants you to help find Hojo-san to sign his name."

Not......

Listening to the sound coming from the phone, Megumi Kato rested her chin on the pillow, and half of her face sank into the soft pillow.

Sure enough, I'm still getting carried away, megumi, your cultivation is still not home. It's rare that an emotional exposure has triggered so many chain reactions, and I have to think of an excuse to perfunctory Brother Gui later, no, it's not an excuse, it's an idea.

Thinking wildly in his head, Megumi Kato said casually: "It's ~ very ordinary to meet him at the school gate." ”

"And then you're going up and talking?!

Benefit!

Sister, I'm so touched, you've finally grown up! My sister shouted exaggeratedly.

"Huh? That one...... So why can't I be the one who is accosted~~" Only when talking to her sister will Megumi Kato make no secret of her emotions as a girl.

"Hey!

Hurry up and talk about it carefully. ”

"I want to think about it~~ Actually, Hojo-san came to find two other girls in our school."

"Oh, I said, it turned out that I casually accosted you when I was bored, and sure enough, you deserve to be a neon writer, which perfectly matches my imagination of them."

"I still have something, hang up first~~"

Megumi Kato said, hanging up the phone without any pause. It's true, my sister has completely lost the appearance of the Kato sisters since she got married, and her speech has become so unpolite.

Sawamura Eiri-san, Kasumigaoka Shiha-senpai, the two beautiful girls of Throne Bunosaki, of course I know that Hojo-san is here to find them.

One is the ace of the art department, and in the first year of entering the school, he was shortlisted for the art genius of the Young Artist Award held by the Neon Art Association in Tokyo. One is a genius beautiful girl who has been the first in age since the first grade.,In the second half of the year, you can directly report to Hitotsubashi University.。

It is only natural that a celebrity like Hojo-san, and the friends around him are at such a level. Even being invited by the royal family to a drinking party would not surprise her.

However, he just called his name, alas, and the cake he ate at night was also a treat for him.

The music sounds, and it is a new song by Yuina Miyamoto, a singer who is most popular with young girls nowadays.

"Moximoxi~~~"

"Hui, it's absolutely not okay to hang up the other party's phone like this, and it's even worse if the other party is a boy."

"It's not casual, it's really something~~ And didn't I answer the phone after that? As a girl, this kind of behavior should be very polite. ”

Megumi Kato replied to Sakurara Yamauchi's message while talking about his own opinions. This is also learned from my sister to take every appointment seriously, not only to dress and put on makeup, but also to be three minutes late.

There can be no more or less, more will be very rude, less will not be effective.

After you arrive, you can choose to respond according to the boy's reaction.,Generally speaking, the other party won't be unhappy if it's only three minutes.,But if it's a more serious object.,Just say "I'm sorry.,I'm late.。 ”。

It's a pity that, just like the existence of "deep concealment" to the extreme, these skills learned from my sister have not had a chance to be displayed in the past 17 years of life. Even when I went out to play with the children of relatives, there was still half a day before the appointed time, and my mother would urge me hard.

"That's not good, even if it's a boring conversation, it's rare to see people who can notice you, so cherish it."

Yoshinaga Hiromi said that her sister's weak sense of existence is no one who knows her better than her own sister. It's all about real-world magic.

"Uh-huh~ I'm at home, just let Hojo-san send me a message when he arrives, I'm really causing you trouble."

Edited the information and sent it to Sakura Yamauchi.

As my sister said, even if contact information has been exchanged, Megumi Kato is not too sure about tomorrow's date.

As long as she doesn't expect too much from the appointment, the other party won't feel too guilty for forgetting the date, and she won't be too embarrassed. One step further, as long as you don't look forward to it from the bottom of your heart, you won't be sad after being breached.

"Things will not be remembered in the past", this is also a way of practicing her life creed, and she is determined.

But I didn't expect Sakura-san, who was supposed to go on a date after school tomorrow, was going to send the manga and send it to himself tonight.

I never felt like I was valued.

"Hahaha, it was actually Kyosuke who reminded me, and I'm really sorry that I completely forgot about you when I got home, Kato-senpai." - Sakura Yamauchi

Not...... Oh~~soga (そうか), just like in a café, although it was very welcoming, Yamauchi-san......

However, the feeling of being valued has increased.

Hojo-san didn't say much when he was in the café, and although he said something as if he had seen through his heart, he always felt a little unapproachable, and he didn't expect that he remembered himself when Yamauchi-san had forgotten himself.

Is...... Hmm~~A little happy~~

"Megumi?" My sister shouted suspiciously.

"So, don't say as if I'm some kind of expiring food that no one wants, and when you see someone walking by, you can't wait to put a big red label with a 0.5% discount and send it out."

I can't show the happiness in my heart, otherwise my sister will definitely laugh even happier, and then it will really be heard in the next city.

"Oh, Megumi, something is wrong with you!"

Yoshinaga Hiromi keenly heard that her sister's tone was wrong, if she had said such things in the past, she would only say "yes, yes, yes, I know" quite perfunctory. so as not to make angry protests and express dissatisfaction like this.

Although they are all cheap skin care products bought in the drugstore, after careful care, Megumi Kato's face is still more and more moisturized and cute, and a shy flush appears at the moment, and she is beautiful for a while.

"It's just a very general acquaintance and an exchange of contact information......

Dongdong –

"Xiaohui, Keiichi said that your phone is busy, and he seems to be in a hurry." Mother's voice came from outside the door.

“…… Ah, it's my mother's voice, I miss it so much. ”

After a few seconds, it was estimated that her mother had already walked away, and Hiromi Yoshinaga on the other side of the phone said.

"Didn't you come back during the Chinese New Year? And you only got married in June last year, shouldn't you wait for more than five years of marriage to say this kind of thing, and then cry and hug your mother's waist when you have a conflict with your husband? ”

"Bad eyes, Xiaohui. I don't know how good my relationship with Bunta is, and it will take at least seven years for that kind of thing to happen. Saying this, Yoshinaga Hiromi grinned.

Megumi Kato also laughed quietly, and then switched to her cousin's chat interface, which was still a lot of information, and she didn't need to look at it to know that she was asking Hojo-san, she thought about it and pressed the screen.

"Hojo-san is coming to my house later, and if Brother Keiichi wants it, I can help you get an autograph."

When you're done, click Send.

I didn't react there, and sent a message, and then immediately sent three exclamation points, swiping the screen to continue:

"Come to your house? Megumi, are you kidding, how could you possibly know someone like Hojo-san!? ”

"Don't be kidding, where are you attending the signing today, why is there no information on the Internet, tell me quickly, I'm going there tomorrow too."

"Xiaohui ......"

Ah~~ That's why I don't like to talk to Keiichi, or I don't like to talk to the men of the Kato family. Obviously, my sister and the other sisters are already begging for autographs and other things, or asking if I can introduce them to each other.

But in the eyes of Keiichi, it is absolutely impossible for an ordinary self to know a celebrity like Hojo-san.

But it's also true that after school, get clean, go home to watch soap operas that don't have nutrition, sleep, go to school...... This is also an ordinary life that is in line with one's own life.

But that voice just appeared.

"Megumi Kato."

The standard pronunciation that is incomparably clear and incomparable to NHK's announcers sounds, sounding incomparably wonderful, and a pleasant voice comes from the mouth of Hojo-san.

The ordinary self met him on a Tuesday once a week, at the door where no one had called out to him after entering and leaving countless times.

He had never seen him, recognized himself, called his name, and even remembered things related to him when he returned home.

A girl in adolescence has no shortage of rose-colored fantasies about the future, but such an unfolding has never appeared in her mind for even a second. It's frustrating to say, an ordinary girl like her can't even imagine such a romantic encounter.

But ~~~ That's what happened.

"Do you want an autograph?" Send.

Yamauchi-san said that the book she lent him was her collector's edition, and she would send it to Keiichi when the time came.

"Yes, yes, yes! If you dare to fool me, I'll tell my uncle. —Keiichi Kato

Belch...... The trouble is dead, and I wouldn't have said it if I knew about it. This is the consequence of not abiding by principles, Megumi Kato.

The girl's heart was full of chagrin, but fortunately, she was a girl who couldn't leave too many traces in her heart, so it was just a surging chagrin.

Originally, I just wanted to show off, but I didn't expect my cousin's reaction to be so big. The sisters of the Kato family are all very sensible, and the boys seem to be spoiled, and even such things as suing will appear. When my sister and brother-in-law were still dating, they were discovered by Big Mouth several times and spread out.

"Kato-senpai, I've arrived, and it's the third one in the alley west of the Disaster Prevention Plaza, right?" - Kyosuke Hojo

"Hmm~, yes, I'll come out right away in a minute." Respond quickly.

Oh no, how did Hojo-san come here so quickly! Throwing her phone on the bed, Megumi Kato opened the door and ran to the window of the corridor outside to look down.

At the corner of his yard, under the yellow light of the street lamp on the street, a dark motorcycle was parked there, and the headlights had been turned off, but under the light of the street lamp, Megumi Kato, who had good eyesight, recognized at a glance that the boy sitting on the motorcycle was Kyosuke Hojo.

Unlike when he wore the black school uniform during the day, he changed into gray cotton pants and a white sweatshirt on the upper body. It doesn't look like the black motorcycle under his butt, but it's full of life.

He kept his head down, didn't know what he was looking at, and didn't take out his phone to pass the time like an ordinary young man.

Now Megumi Kato knew why Kyosuke Hojo would come so quickly, and it seems that he came in a hurry before he even had time to change his clothes.

Because it is often forgotten, many group activities will only be remembered when the number of people is about to be counted, so most of the time she is the one who rushes there.

Like now, someone is in such a hurry to find him, it seems to be the first time in his life Alas~

"Xiaohui? What are you doing? Keiichi's kid is still on the phone, and I can't even watch TV properly. The mother went upstairs again.

"Got it, got it." Repeating in a whisper, Megumi Kato ran into the room, picked up a coat and put it on, and ran downstairs past her mother.

"Xiaohui, what are you going to do?"

"A friend came to me."

Although the act of hurrying down the stairs was really inconsistent with her usual advocacy, the girl couldn't even wait to change her clothes at the moment, and she didn't want to abide by the three-minute rule.

Also questioning is the mobile phone that was left on the bed.

"Megumi? Benefit? What are you doing? If you don't talk again, I'll hang up......"

"I've kept you waiting, Hojo-san."

Although it was only a few short steps, Megumi Kato, who was running over in a hurry, still breathed slightly.

"Uh-huh" Kyosuke Hojo shook his head, "I should have come to disturb me so late, I said I'm sorry." And it's not even two minutes since I sent the message, thank you for your hard work, Kato-senpai. ”

"Hmm~~ It's not Oh...... It was Sakura-san who lent me valuable manga, and Hojo-san, you sent it in the middle of the night, so I should say thank you in every way. ”

Megumi Kato folded her hands in front of her and bowed slightly.

Under the dim street lamp, a girl wearing a white nightdress with lace edges, a red coat, and white flat shoes is slim and cute.

Kyosuke Hojo didn't expect that just by changing his clothes, the image of the girl who would disappear when he blended into the crowd before would be so plump.

In the past, when I looked at Ying Lili and Shiyu Senpai, I thought that Toyonosaki's school uniforms were really good-looking, and wearing them was like custom-made high-end clothes. Unexpectedly, it was like Superman's glasses on Megumi Kato, sealing her traits.

"Hojo-san?" Megumi Kato looked down at the nightdress on her body, and an imperceptible flush appeared on her face:

"I'm sorry~ I was in a hurry to get down, so I ran out in my pajamas......"

"Huh? It's beautiful.,I didn't see it as pajamas at all.,I thought Kato-sani had just come back from outside.。 ”

Pretty?

Megumi Kato chewed these two words carefully, and there seemed to be a flash of brilliance in his black eyes.

"Sawamura-san, they're called beautiful~~ I'm just an ordinary person." You can't take the flattery that others say casually seriously, Megumi.

Pear pear......

Ying Lili and Kasumigaoka Senpai, both of whom are the kind of original artists dream of, even on their days off, will wear school uniforms to go out, "trouble-free" roles.

If it was other students, it could be understood that they were reluctant to buy a school uniform at a high price and would have to be replaced for a long time, so they wore it vigorously. But those two people are simply too lazy to change. Like Glass, Eiri has now become a straight flower toy, and the clothes they wear out are all matched by the future costume designer.

Senior Sister Shiyu, well, no matter what you wear, as long as you wear black stockings, your fashion sense will immediately improve by a hundred grades.

As for not mentioning it at home, one is wearing children's pajamas, and the other seems to be unable to afford pajamas.

"Hehe, at least in my opinion, Kato-senpai is very beautiful."

No, why did it start again, can't you become the person who comes into heat when she sees a girl in the mouth of Senior Sister Shiyu, you're here to send something!

looked at the white and tender calves under the hem of the other party's skirt, and the arms that were clearly visible even the fluff under the yellow light, the girl was so beautiful that everyone who saw it would be reborn and yearning.

But Kyosuke Hojo is a well-trained fighter who will never unleash his charm unscrupulously when he shouldn't, so he wakes up in time.

】

Very good, the next time Senior Sister Shiyu or Ying Lili says that she is a thin lover and a lover, you will use this matter to gag their mouths.

"Thank you for the compliment, Hojo-san." Megumi Kato's mouth opened slightly, and she sincerely expressed her gratitude.

The determined warrior Kyosuke Hojo just smiled and handed over the paper bag in his hand.

"Actually, I wanted to give you another set, but Sakura said that her book has magical powers, so she insisted on lending her to you." The vast majority of the bags were numbered 1 books.

"I'll be grateful," he bowed.

I feel valued again, and both Yamauchi-san and Hojo-san are very good people.

"Don't force it, it's not a popular comic for girls after all."

Looking at Megumi Kato's serious expression, Kyosuke Hojo reminded. Even if it's Ying Lili's heavy house, except for his own works, he hasn't seen the other party look at other men to be hot-blooded. It's a bit embarrassing to let the girl in front of you read this kind of comic as soon as she comes.

"There is no such thing as reluctance~~ Hojo-san."

The girl's face was not pretentious at all, and she smiled with joy from the heart.

The flower tube slowly lifted, the purple flower clothes slowly opened, and in the silent night, the white epiphany as white as snow quietly bloomed. Although it was only for a short moment, it was precisely because it was a short moment that the smile seemed more beautiful and precious.

"Then I'll go back first, and I'll see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow~~"

Rarely, Megumi Kato did not follow the principle of "everything is over, it is over, and there will be no traces." ”。 She stood there and waited until the orange taillights disappeared around the bend in the street, then turned to go home.

"Is it Ryoko? Why don't you ask her to come in and sit for a while. Her mother, Tomoko Kato, asked, and her father, Daiichiro Kato, who was reading the newspaper, also gave him an inquiring look.

"It's not Ryoko." Megumi Kato replied while changing her shoes, and at this time, she frantically recalled how her sister faced her parents' inquiries after going out on a date with her brother-in-law every night.

But this thought made her shy, and it was good to say it as calmly as she used to. The image of "Hui doesn't have to worry about anything no matter what he does" that he worked so hard to create in his parents' hearts can't be ruined.

"Not Ryoko?" Mr. and Mrs. Kato glanced at each other, and Daiichiro Kato put down the newspaper.

"It's a new friend I met this semester, because isn't it a new class? She was very excited when she talked about comics, and she enthusiastically lent me the book. ”

Hui used his brain, and with years of hard work, he said something that did not contain a little falsehood, but would reassure his parents.

"Well, you should invite her to your house for a cup of tea." Tomoko Kato said clearly, her daughter's words are about women.

"But it's late~~" Megumi Kato sat down on the sofa, intending to drink the cup of tea herself. And casually took out a comic book and put it on his lap.

"Yes, then let her come to the house to play next time, and Mom will help you prepare snacks."

"Uh-huh, thank you mom~~" drank the tea to hide the flash of weakness.

She sat for two minutes before she walked upstairs with a paper bag.

Whew-

Wanting to accomplish something great, Megumi Kato sat down on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as I wanted to reminisce about the conversation I had just had with Hojo-san, I saw that the mobile phone on the bed was awakened because of the movement of me sitting down, and I saw the call interface.

Oops, I just forgot to say goodbye to my sister!

Hang up secretly, pretend to be asleep~~ The girl made a happy decision, and then slowly stretched out her little hand.

"Megumi, you're back! I left my dear sister here and ran away, and I was going to sue my mother and say that you had a boyfriend! ”

Megumi Kato's little face showed a touch of helplessness, and she hurriedly found the earphones and plugged them into her phone.

"So, it's just an ordinary friend, a boyfriend or something, do you think I will be forgotten in the mall if I go on a date."

"Hahahahahaha, sure enough, Hui is the funniest joke you made with yourself." Hiromi Yoshinaga laughed insolently, which made the girl glad that she had just plugged in her headphones. At the same time, I complained about why I plugged in the headphones just now, and I was noisy.

"Sure enough, there's a problem~~"

"It's actually a book with serial number 1 of "The Devotion of Suspect X"!

！ ”

Even Megumi Kato, after seeing that the collector's edition in Sakurara Yamauchi's mouth was actually such a precious thing, couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaimed.

met Kyosuke Hojo, and on the way home, she used her mobile phone to search for information on the Internet, and listed the other party's achievements clearly on the encyclopedia entry.

She already knows how popular this work, which has been confirmed to be shortlisted for many awards including the Honya Grand Prix and the Neon Mystery Writers Association Award, and has even bought a third-printing edition at a bookstore on the road.

And what is in front of me is the first edition of the first book!

According to the TV series, this kind of treasure should be given to a teacher or a senior of the Writers Association, right?

Megumi Kato was stunned for a while, and even followed her sister in the headset and began to imagine how much the book would appreciate after Hojo-san's death.

"Video call, video call, I'm going to see it too." Hiromi Yoshinaga shouted.

The girl ignored it, and instead sat on the bed with her legs stretched out against the wall.

Turn the first page "I wish Sakura eternal good health - Kyosuke Hojo"

Although the black font looks like it is printed, and the message can't be more ordinary, Megumi Kato still felt it for the first time, Kyosuke Hojo's love for Sakura Yamauchi.

Isn't it all played like this in TV dramas, after the child was born, the father shouted his expectations for his future, hoping that he would establish great achievements, earn countless wealth, and become a great man. And the mother whispered "I hope he grows up healthy".

The girl's emotions were slightly cooled because she saw the incredible treasures, and she couldn't help but start thinking, before Hojo-san, she said that she would give herself another set. Will it be written with such a greeting? There is no need for anything else, just be plain.

"Megumi! I'm really going to be angry, do you think your dear sister is a goldfish in a fish tank! Throw two feeds when you remember, or knock on the glass twice, and don't get close for a few years when you can't remember, it's really ......"

Ah~~ Married women are so annoying, shouldn't they live a happy married life at this time? What are you pestering your sister for?

The girl whispered in her heart, but she did not dare to say it, if she did, the sister who had become more and more reckless since she got married would surely rush to the house tomorrow.

Yoshinaga family

"Hiromi, how is it, is it really that Kyosuke Hojo?"

Fumita Yoshinaga couldn't wait to ask, he was a big fan of Kyosuke Hojo. The three signings were the first to support, and every time they were printed, they would buy back the kind of fans they cherished.

"It's said that Megumi won't lie, it must be that big celebrity Kyosuke Hojo."

"The first edition of the first book, I didn't expect such a treasure to remain in the hands of Mr. Hojo. No wonder none of the photos posted by his friends from school on his personal website are within 20 serial numbers. ”

As a fanatic who is not bad for money, Yoshinaga Wentai naturally asked for that kind of collector's edition. However, only one anonymous user has shown the book with serial number 6, but the person has no intention of selling it, and is still figuring out who owns the first five.

"Picture" - Megumi Kato

Yoshinaga Hiromi clicked on the message, and sure enough, it was the first edition of the first book in her sister's mouth.

"It's amazing, am I going to be a brother-in-law with Hojo-sensei!?" Fumita Yoshinaga held his head in his hands and fell into ecstasy.

Kato family

Megumi Kato didn't expect to see the "pride of the whole family" in his lifetime, the posture of his cousin Keiichi Kato.

"Please, Megumi, let me take a look at that book, if I can, I'd like to have a word with Hojo-san."

Keiichi Kato pleaded bitterly, he is not only a book lover, but also a personal fan.

I like not only the works of Kyosuke Hojo, but also madly admire the strength of the other party's kendo. In order to maintain his academic performance, and because he has no talent, he likes kendo, so he can only drool while watching the game video.

Although the opponent's current record is only junior high school students, no one in Tokyo's university world does not know that Tojo High School, which has won the National High School Kendo Tournament for two consecutive years, is not the enemy of the same one, even if the five are selected together.

Why do you know, because every time people from Toshijo go to the competition, they will carry a standing sign with Hojo Kyosuke painted on it, and "Absolute Invincible" written in black pen on the back, indicating that it is their instructor and coach.