"Yukinoshita, how did you get here so quickly?"
Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino walking towards him from afar with a stack of books in her arms, Yuyama Kazuto couldn't help but ask.
[Yukinoshita?] Hikigaya Hachiman turned his head and saw that it was indeed Yukinoshita Yukino, and he quickly lowered his head.
"I was just strolling around and unexpectedly met a friend of my father. He happened to be a senior executive at Kadokawa Shoten, so I met several teachers in advance." Yukinoshita Yukino said, panting a little.
"Yukinoshita-san, let me help you." Kato Megumi took the initiative to take a few books and held them in her arms, helping Yukinoshita Yukino relieve a lot of pressure.
If it were someone else, Yukinoshita Yukino might not accept the other party's kindness, but somehow, she seemed to find it difficult to refuse Kato Megumi.
Seeing Kato Megumi offering to help, Yushan Kazuto felt a little embarrassed standing aside, so he took a few books and said, "Shall we go out?"
"I am also somewhat interested in this book 'Love Metronome'. Could you please wait for me for a moment?"
"Sure, it's still early." Before Yushan Kazuto could say anything, Kato Megumi agreed for him. He could only shrug and say, "Give me all the books. We'll wait for you nearby."
Yukinoshita Yukino walked behind Hikigaya Hachiman and Zaimokuza Yoshiteru, and Hikigaya Hachiman felt his body trembling slightly.
"Thank you, teacher Kasumigaoka Utaha. I will die without regrets to get your autograph! When I go home, I will definitely find the best place to display this book." After getting the signed book, Amaki Tomoya bowed solemnly to Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Amaki-san, you don't have to be like this..." Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a little embarrassed. Although it was a happy thing to have such a loyal fan, she was also a little worried about Amaki Tomoya's extraordinary enthusiasm.
"Two book friends over there, you can come over now."
Zaimokuza Yoshiki was stunned, he was not ready yet.
"My beautiful lady, please go first. I cannot bear to see you separated from your friends for too long."
Yukinoshita Yukino walked past the two of them with a unhappy look on her face. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Hikigaya Hachiman who was lowering his head and evasive.
"Hikigaya-san?" Yukinoshita Yukino stopped.
"What a coincidence, Yukinoshita-san." Hikigaya Hachiman raised his head with difficulty and forced a disgusting smile on his face. With his two dead fish eyes, he always gave people the feeling that they should stay away from him.
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't care too much. After all, she had seen Hikigaya Hachiman's appearance when he came to apologize.
"Hikigaya-san, congratulations, you've finally recovered fully." Yukinoshita Yukino said sincerely.
"Thank you very much." He felt a little embarrassed compared to Tani Hachiman.
"I should be the one to thank you." Yukinoshita Yukino said seriously, "You should be able to come to school next week."
"Well, that, Mr. Shizuka Hiratsuka has urged me several times."
"So Ms. Shizuka Hiratsuka is your homeroom teacher. I'm relieved. Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment. It would be bad to keep Ms. Shizuko Kasumi waiting too long."
Yukinoshita Yukino sat upright in the seat opposite Kasumigaoka Utaha, and there was a touch of elegance in her every move.
"Hikigaya, when did you meet such a cute girl?" Zaimokuza Yoshiki suddenly lowered his voice with a heartbroken expression, and it was unclear whether it was jealousy or some other emotion.
"It has nothing to do with you, Zaimokuza, just keep reading the information!"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot! Where did I see that? Why did it automatically kill the backend for me?"
……
"I haven't finished reading this book yet, but in terms of style, it's one of my favorites. The writing is delicate and the plot is tight. The description of the romance may be a little immature, but as a debut work by a newcomer, it's also commendable. If it can be more dramatic, it might be even more perfect."
Yukinoshita Yukino's comments were very pertinent and quite realistic. Kasumigaoka Utaha carefully signed her name for Yukinoshita Yukino and handed the book to her with both hands: "Thank you."
"You can go now." Yukinoshita turned around, her brown dress fluttering lightly, leaving behind a gust of fragrant breeze.
……
"My two book friends, what do you think of this book?"
"I think it's great. It's not inferior to the works of famous writers like Kumori Yoko and Ekuni Kaori! I believe that as long as Kasumi Shiko keeps working hard, she can definitely become the next Murasaki Shikibu!"
When he heard Kasumigaoka Utaha's voice, Zaimokuza Yoshiki immediately forgot all the relevant information he had just found on the Internet, and could only rack his brains to come up with an inappropriate flattery.
Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression was not very good. In her eyes, Zaimokuza Yoshiki's boasting was not praise, but flattery.
Seeing that Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't say anything, Zaimokuza Yoshiki could only look at Hikigaya Hachiman for help.
[Hachiman Great Bodhisattva, I’m counting on you! 】
"Teacher Kasumigaoka Utaha, may I ask, is the literature you write youth literature?" Hikigaya Hachiman picked up a copy of "Love Metronome", stared at Kasumigaoka Utaha with his dead eyes, and asked.
"It's obvious just from the title of the book, right?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked back.
"I'm sorry, Kasumi Shiko-sensei, I'm not actually your reader. I came to the book signing event this time just because he..." Hikigaya Hachiman pointed at Zaimokuza Yoshiki, "he forced me to come here."
"Well, it doesn't matter."
"Hikigaya, you promised to help me! Have you forgotten the oath we made in our destiny?"
"I'm very sorry, Zaimokuza, I'm not interested in youth literature." Hikigaya Hachiman shook his head, expressing regret.
"My fellow reader, can you please tell me why you are prejudiced against youth literature?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha was also a little annoyed. If the other party just didn't like her book, she would think it was no big deal. However, Hikigaya Hachiman actually looked down on the entire youth literature, which made her a little dissatisfied. She felt that she was being provoked.
"Youth is a lie and a sin."
“Those who glorify youth often deceive themselves and those around them by viewing everything about their environment in a positive light.”
“Even if they made a terrible mistake, they still regarded it as a symbol of youth and engraved it as a page in their memory.”
“They can find something special in those sins, those failures.”
"To put it bluntly, they only choose explanations that are favorable to themselves. Isn't that considered cheating?"
"Whether it is lying, cheating, concealing or deceiving, they must be condemned and are sinful."
"On the other hand, those who do not sing the praises of youth are truly righteous."
Chapter 66: All Chiba people are sister-con
"Is that Hikigaya the person involved in the accident?" asked Kazuto Yuyama as the three of them wandered around the book signing event.
"Yes, it's him. I didn't expect him to come to the signing event today." Yukinoshita Yukino was also a little surprised. Last week, Hikigaya Hachiman was still struggling with rehabilitation training, but this week he was able to come to Tokyo for a trip.
"Just as you said, he is a solitary person. There is a kind of passionate decadence about him, which is interesting. But it may be a bit difficult for him to integrate into the group." Yushan Heren smiled.
"I will try my best to help him integrate into the group." Yukinoshita Yukino said word by word.
The three of them were carrying a lot of stuff, especially Yukinoshita Yukino, who bought more than 20 books. It was obviously not practical to travel around with all these things, but fortunately the book signing event thoughtfully set up a storage area.
Opposite the luggage storage is the painting club, which is not a big place, but gathers dozens of elite painters in the industry. Everyone is enthusiastically discussing new animation, electronic products, and seasonal sales, but no one is discussing the theme of painting.
Eriri and Yoko Morioka crouched in the corner, both dressed in disguise.
Eriri was wearing a brown detective hat, a pair of huge black glasses, and her clothes gave her a turn-of-the-century feel.
Yoko Morioka's outfit was even more exaggerated, with a strong Shibuya style. In order to match the style, she even wore a big wavy golden wig.
After depositing his belongings, Yushan Kazuto caught a glimpse of two people dressed strangely.
【Would you like to go over and say hello? 】
After thinking about it, Yushan Heren decided to give up.
"Eh? Isn't that Sawamura-san?" Kato Megumi suddenly pointed at Eriri.
Yushan Kazuto looked at Kato Megumi in surprise: "Kato, do you know Eriri?"
"I don't know him! I just saw Sawamura's photo in the selection of the cutest freshman." Kato Megumi shook her head. "By the way, Yushan, you are the most handsome freshman!"
"What a boring competition..." Yushan Heren suddenly felt a little guilty, "Let's go quickly."
"Hashan, don't you know Sawamura-san? Why don't you go over and say hello?"
"If he's an acquaintance, you should go and say hello." Yukinoshita Yukino, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"Well, that's fine."
Yushan Kazuto blinked. He knew that the moment Eriri's name came out of his mouth, the fact that he and Eriri knew each other was exposed.
However, Yushan Kazuto still felt it was a bit strange. Even acquaintances might not recognize Eriri's outfit. How did Kato Megumi recognize her at first sight?
The three of them walked up to Eriri and Morioka Yoko. They were lowering their heads, holding their NS, and playing Senran Kagura, and they didn't notice the three people approaching at all.
[Is he too absorbed in playing games? Or is Kato's aura too strong? 】
"Teacher Kashiwagi Eri." Yushan Kazuto patted the table in front of the two of them.
Ying Lili suddenly became alert, put her NS behind her back and raised her head.
"Hey, Yushan-san, it's you." Morioka Yoko also put down the NS, raised her head and said with a smile.
"Why, why is it you... stinky... Kazuto Hayama!" Seeing that there was a girl next to Kazuto Hayama, Eriri hurriedly changed her words.
"I came to the book signing event and saw you guys, so I came over to say hello."
Yushan Kazuto spoke in a relaxed tone.
"Oh, what a coincidence! Is this the legendary encounter?" Yoko Morioka smiled so beautifully that her wig almost fell off.
"She... this classmate, is, who is she?" Eriri pointed at Yukinoshita Yukino.
"This is Yukinoshita Yukino." said Yushan Kazuto.
[Yukinoshita Yukino? Isn't that the Ice Soul Witch that Dongguamiao mentioned? ]
"And this side is Kato Megumi from our class." Yushan Kazuto turned to the other side.
Eriri's eyes widened. If it wasn't for Yushan Kazuto introducing her, she wouldn't even have noticed Kato Megumi's existence.
Yoko Morioka's eyes flickered. When she heard Yuyama Kazuto introduce Yukinoshita Yukino, she felt something was strange. It turned out that there was someone on the other side!
[Shadow Lady! It must be her, no doubt about it! Shadow Lady Kato... what did you add? One plus one equals two? Recommendation vote +1? ]
"Are you here to look for an assignment?"
"Who would look for something like that?" Eriri was immediately unhappy. She couldn't even finish the work assigned by the editor, so how could she possibly look for commissioned articles? The deadline warrior Eriri was here.
"The editor told us that this is an artist salon!" Yoko Morioka smiled.
"It doesn't look like it." Yukinoshita Yukino looked around and didn't see any painters discussing painting issues.
“Isn’t it the true meaning of a salon to talk about everything except the topic?”
Yushan and others smiled. Nowadays, salons are more like parties, and parties are often as serious as academic conferences.
"Is this the true meaning of a salon?" Kato Megumi blinked.
"You guys continue playing games, we still need to go somewhere else to hang out."
After saying hello, Yushan Kazuto didn't want to stay here any longer. It would be fine if Eriri was alone, but there was also Morioka Yoko, who had a very strange way of thinking, next to her. If she said something incomprehensible again, it would be troublesome.
"Hurry, hurry up and don't disturb us playing games!"
"Then Yushan-san,
see. "
……
Walking out of the west gate of the Toyota Motor Exhibition Center, you can see the huge original Gundam right in front of you. Many tourists stand under the Gundam to check in and take pictures. In this hot summer day, Yoshiki Zaimokuza, who is wearing a big windbreaker, is particularly eye-catching.
"Hikigaya, tell me, is my lightness the strongest lightness in the world?!"
"Although I really want to comfort you like this, Zaimokuza, we have to be realistic..." Hikigaya Hachiman said with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"But it's not as bad as she said! If it was written before the Meiji era, there might be a few illiterate readers."
"The comments may be a bit harsh..." Hikigaya Hachiman was speechless for a moment. He had also seen Zaimokuza's lightness, and it was indeed hard to describe.
"No, I must find someone else to watch! Otherwise, I will be very upset!" Zaimokuza Yoshiki said hatefully.
"How about waiting for Komachi to come over and ask her to help you take a look?" Hikigaya Hachiman asked tentatively.
"That won't do! Komachi is only in the second grade of junior high school, what can she understand?" Zaimokuza Yoshiteru looked proud.
"Shut up, you think you can call her Komachi? That's my exclusive nickname! Just call her by her full name! Zaimokuza!" Hikigaya Hachiman's sister-con attribute suddenly flared up.
"It turns out that all the people in Chiba are sister-con." Yushan Kazuto sighed.
"Hey, you, aren't you the... Kazuki-kun from before?" When Zaimokuza Yoshiharu heard the voice of Hayama Kazuto, he turned his head and looked as if he saw a savior.
"Waqi-kun, can you help me take a look at mine?" Zaimokuza Yoshiki rubbed his hands, eager to try.
"If this doesn't exceed 10,000 words..." Yushan Kazuto wanted to refuse tactfully.
"Thank you so much!"
