Chapter 540 What a Shame and Humiliation

"The mystery writer who swings his sword at the stronger one and defeats the superior!"

A line of large characters then appeared on the big screen, followed by a name - Kenzo Konno (President of the Neon Mystery Writers Association)

"This is a recommendation written by President Konno for my new work. In addition, some seniors will also help promote it."

Hojo Kyosuke said with a smile. This was his answer to another question from Yanohara.

"Are you worried about causing dissatisfaction with the association? President Konno is very happy that I can see this problem that may exist within the association. He is currently working on making the selection process more transparent and open..."

Then he wrote a long article. On the surface, it seemed to be introducing the secrets of the Mystery Writers Association. In fact, he was showing the close relationship between himself and the association. He just said directly, "Don't worry, everyone, my work will not only cause a Apart from the attention and popularity, there are no safety risks, and it is guaranteed to sell out."

As expected, Yanohara Nobushi from the Shimayama Bookstore chain nodded repeatedly, his expression became relaxed, and he sat down after bowing and thanking Mr. Hojo for his generous explanation.

After his introduction, a few more people asked questions, but they all asked about the subsequent publicity plan. Their chests were beating loudly, and they said that if Mr. Hojo wanted to hold a book signing, he would definitely support it.

Hojo Kyosuke naturally smiled and accepted the order, saying that this year’s event would be far more powerful than last year’s. The top priority now is to sell goods and sell books. As for whether it will surpass last year, who knows, he didn't win the award last year. If he said a few more good words when he won the award this year, wouldn't it mean that the activities have become more intense?

The atmosphere was so good that Chisong Youqi felt relieved.

"As expected of Mr. Hojo, he is so versatile!" He praised in a low voice.

Kisaki Tetsuta didn't say anything, wasn't that natural? He trusted his eldest brother immensely. If he couldn't handle it, his eldest brother would have given him a signal as early as the day before and asked him to visit the houses of these bookstore owners.

The activity of filling in the subscription quantity continued. The simple boss who had previously gritted his teeth and wanted to fill in two thousand volumes now relaxed and happily wrote the words four thousand.

Ah, he is indeed Mr. Yanohara. If it were not for his keen observation and discovery of problems, Mr. Hojo would definitely not have revealed these inside information, and he would have almost lost so much money.

Editor Chisong personally took back the subscription orders one by one. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face, his snow-white back molars were exposed, and the bookstore owners laughed and teased him.

After the presentation, there was naturally a dinner party. It was already close to five o'clock, and the bosses who had come from afar were all waiting.

Hojo Kyosuke wanted to run away, but he still expected these shop owners to do their best in publicity, so he had no choice but to follow him to the Ryotei. Although Chiyoda District is far less prosperous than Minato District, as a political and cultural center, the most important thing is high-end restaurants. Because the number of subscriptions was unexpectedly high, the publishing house suffered a lot of bleeding.

"Akamatsu, this eel is pretty good." He praised softly while holding a piece of fried crispy eel tempura.

"This is their signature dish. If you want to eat it on weekdays, you have to queue for at least three hours."

As the knowledgeable editor Akamatsu spoke, he immediately called the waiter and offered to order twenty more takeaways.

"Hey, as long as the raw materials are enough, I will go home and do the cooking part myself." Hojo Kyosuke added with a smile.

…

And when Hojo Kyosuke skipped class and went to the publishing house, the school bell rang as soon as the school bell rang, and the teacher announced the end of class without any pause. The classroom that had started to be in commotion as early as five minutes ago immediately became noisy, except for some people who had participated in the time request. The students from the strict club have already hurried out of the classroom. The others, boys and girls, just stayed in their seats and started chatting. Some were discussing homework, some were discussing where to go for dinner, and some were talking about where to go after the club activities. Where to kill time...

But all the excitement has nothing to do with Yukinoshita Yukino. She has no intention of joining other people's conversations, and no one wants to talk to her without opening her eyes. She just packed up her books and stationery neatly, and had to hurry up to get the club classroom key. If she was late, that idiot Sakura would definitely complain, and Hojo Kyosuke might make an excuse to leave early. Will Glass come today? Woolen cloth? It seemed to me that the office was very busy at work?

While thinking about it casually, a smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Yukoshita-san are you looking forward to club activities?"

The sudden sound made Yukinoshita move her hands. She closed the cover of her schoolbag and raised her head. The person who spoke was the girl sitting in front of her, Kiyoshiko Tsuruno, whose family runs a lunch box club that is one of the top ten in neon. , this person is considered the smartest girl in the class besides her.

If you want to ask why Yukinoshita has such a high opinion of Yotsuruno, we learned about it during the last discussion between the two of them about lunch boxes. Although the other party misunderstood her as a childish person who learned to meow by herself, she was very satisfied with the high praise of the cat lunch box. As we all know, people's aesthetics are linked to their IQ, so a person who likes cats must not be too stupid.

This is a conclusion drawn using her as an example. Although it seems a bit hasty to draw conclusions with such a small sample, the real truth does not need a large number of examples to verify, such as Newton and apples. Should we replace apples with blacksmiths? Will the result of the anvil change?

In view of this, in order to prevent his past self from becoming a fool, Yukinoshita decided to listen to why Yotsuruno Kiyoshiko said such a thing.

Looking forward to club activities? Myself?

"Why does Yukino-san ask that?"

She asked, and while speaking, she gently brushed the hair beside her ear, which was blown down by the wind.

The familiar wind is coming, and I have to hurry to the club classroom. Feeling the wind caressing her face, Yukinoshita thought silently. Every time at this time, there will be a gust of wind blowing into the school from the west, the size and temperature are comfortable. In early April, it will bring the colorful cherry blossoms, and now it brings the sprouting of green buds, which can make her clearly feel the flow of time. She likes to read in this wind the most.

Ah! ! Yukinoshita is so beautiful and handsome!

Being stared at by those bright light blue eyes and listening to that clear and cold voice, Yukino Kiyoshiko screamed in her heart.

Although Yukinoshita Yukino's question seemed a bit impolite, she said she didn't mind at all, because she knew it was just a simple question without any emotion. Besides, there was no one else in the class who could talk to Yukinoshita like this!

"Because I can feel it." She said with a smile.

"Can I feel it?"

Yukinoshita frowned slightly and turned to look at a girl on her right, wanting to try if she could feel it from her. But she immediately realized that she had done something stupid. Because there was no need to feel it at all. The reason why that girl hadn't left the classroom was that she was complaining to her friends about the boring club activities, and now she was swearing that she would quit the club next semester.

So she turned her head and looked at the boys at the back of the classroom. This time she felt it. Those boys were probably from the football club. Now they were constantly urging a boy who was a little slow to hurry up. They looked like a husky that couldn't wait. There was no need to feel it at all. Anyone with eyes could see their expectations for club activities.

Wait...

Yukinoshita suddenly shuddered. Could she be the same as those boys?

No! Absolutely impossible! Although she was very satisfied with the club members and club activities she had received so far, she would never become like that.

"Yes, Yukinoshita's movements to collect the books are very light, just like the last time she touched the lunch box and imitated the cat's meow, like that..."

"Yotsuruno! I didn't imitate the cat's meow!"

Yukinoshita denied it categorically. She was not imitating the cat's meow, but just talking to the white on the lunch box. Although she did speak the cat language, it was not a childish behavior like imitating the cat's meow. Do humans have to be labeled as learning to speak like x people when learning foreign languages?

So, so cute...

Yukinoshita, who made up excuses to cover up her love for cats, is also so cute, ten thousand times cuter than those girls who pretend to like cats to be cute!

Yotsuruno Kiyoshiko screamed in her heart again, and at the same time, she must be glad that she had the courage to talk to Yukinoshita last time. As the contact increased and the understanding deepened, she found that the aloof and indifferent Yukinoshita was so cute.

"Yeah, I know, Yukinoshita must be talking to the cat relief!" She nodded repeatedly.

"You can say that, but I'm not yet able to talk to cats proficiently. In 1944, Mildred Mork conducted a detailed study of cat vocabulary and found 16 meaningful pronunciations including consonants and vowels. Although it can be summarized as simple pronunciations when excited, angry, etc., it is still inaccurate.

I found that cats' languages ​​change depending on where they live. Cats from Okinawa make Moao~ to express happiness, but cats in Tokyo will be very angry when they hear it. Cats in the Hakata area generally have softer voices, and meow~ meow~ is very confusing. Cats in other places often can't figure out whether they are scolding or acting coquettish..."

Seeing that Tsuruno understood what she said very well, Yukinoshita smiled comfortably, and generously shared her research on cat language with him. Speaking of excitement, she also mentioned that when she ran to the club activity room to eat alone yesterday when it rained, she bribed the cat who sneaked in to hide from the rain with her lunch, and let the cat accompany her to practice cat language for a whole afternoon.

"Hmm, I see, there is such a thing, this is the first time I know about it, Siguoyi!!"

Yitsuruno Kiyoshiko nodded repeatedly and kept exclaiming. But in fact, she has no interest in cats at all, she just thinks Yukinoshita is so cute. When talking about research, she looks serious, but when she imitates the cat's meow, she becomes very gentle. The change between movement and stillness is very fast, and the huge contrast almost makes her scream.

But who is Yukinoshita? Although she is addicted to talking about cats, she soon noticed Tsuruno's perfunctory attitude. This person is not interested in cats, but in her imitating the cat's meow! So she closed her mouth and said to Tsuruno in disappointment:

"Anyway, my actions are normal, and I'm definitely not eager to participate in club activities!"

"But Yukinoshita, you're smiling. You must be thinking about club things when you're packing your schoolbag, right?"

Tsuruno Kiyoshiko said with some envy. When she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed her index finger at the corner of her mouth, indicating that Yukinoshita smiled like this.

Ah, if Yukinoshita could invite me to go shopping while smiling like that, she thought itchyly in her heart. If possible, she would even be willing to turn into a cat!

Hearing what Tsuruno said, Yukinoshita subconsciously raised her hand to touch the corner of her mouth, but she quickly stopped her hand because she was sure that what the other party said was true. She was really thinking about the club at that time!

"I didn't expect that Tsuruno's "Mind Control Technique" was so powerful."

The girl said with a complicated expression. She was studying the mind control technique, but someone saw through her mind. This was simply a great shame.

Huh?

Tsuruno Kiyoshiko was stunned. "Mind Control Technique"? What is that? Do you need to master this thing? Yukinoshita, you are just short of holding a billboard to tell others that you want to go to the club activities soon.

But she had never seen Yukinoshita's expression before, and she was actually a little proud for a while, so she nodded her head for some reason, and said proudly and guilty:

"I just studied it a little."

From what Yukinoshita said, it seems that she is also studying this thing. She and her have more common topics~The girl is in a good mood.

"See you tomorrow!"

Yukinoshita buckled her schoolbag, stood up and said goodbye. The conversation between the two seemed to be abrupt as if there was a fault.

"Huh? Ah? Okay, see you tomorrow." Yu Tsuruno Kiyoshiko responded blankly. What's wrong? Aren't they having a good chat? She was still thinking about whether to take the opportunity to ask to go to her club with Yukinoshita.

Looking at the back of Yukinoshita Yukino walking out of the classroom, watching the flowing black long straight hair disappearing from sight little by little, Yu Tsuruno hated her own race very much. Why wasn't she a cat? If she was, she could use meowing to keep Yukinoshita. The cold and beautiful girl like snow would definitely trot back and hug her in her arms and touch her gently.

Ah~~ It's a pity.

Yukinoshita's face became a little serious when she walked out of the classroom. At this time, she was very clear that she was really looking forward to the club activities. Now she is very eager to study the three rare samples in the club!

I must learn from Sakura, Nozomi, and Hojo Kyosuke to upgrade my "heart control skills"!

I took the key and came to the special building. When I was on the stairs, Yukinoshita saw Sakura walking in front of me. Just as I was about to shout, I saw the figure in front of me quickly running upstairs in two steps.

This guy...

Yukinoshita sighed in her heart, already thinking of what would happen.

"Xue-no-chan, you are so slow. I've been waiting for a long time~~"

Yamauchi Sakura, who was standing at the door of the classroom, put her hands on her hips and complained loudly. Above her head, the doorplate of the service department was shining brightly.

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