Chapter 543 Hui's Distress

The lights are on, neon lights are flashing, and Tokyo quietly enters a new day under the night sky. One spring rain brings warmth, and ten spring rains require wearing thin clothes. The weather was a bit cold in the morning because of the evaporation of the spring rain, but it became warmer at night.

Kato Megumi walked out of the karaoke with her classmates, and said goodbye to two friends who were going to continue shopping and playing. She took her friend Ohashi Junko and walked to the nearest station.

"Megumi, should we go eat something again? I remember that there are nearby stores in your meal coupons, right?" Ohashi Junko said.

Kato Megumi was instantly moved when she heard the words. She had a lot of fun in the karaoke just now, and she also consumed a lot of physical energy. Now her body wants to take in fat. The desire is quite strong. Just hearing Junko's words, the pictures of octopus balls, pork bone noodles, skewers... instantly appeared in her head.

The pink little tongue licked her lips involuntarily, and she was about to agree, but reason told her that if she indulged now, she would definitely gain weight tomorrow.

"You will gain weight~~Renko, didn't you tell me yesterday morning that you have gained two pounds this month?" She didn't say whether she wanted to eat or not, but just convinced herself by convincing her friend.

"Ahhhh, don't bring it up!"

Renko Ohashi wailed in pain. If she hadn't been holding hands with Kato Megumi, she would have squatted on the ground.

The bob-haired girl then quietly breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced. If she really went to eat supper now, she would be the one crying tomorrow.

So...

"Ah, it's time to eat ramen at this time!"

Renko Ohashi picked up a bunch of noodles and inhaled them violently, moaning happily.

Looking at the curling hot steam rising from the cool noodle soup and smelling the strong fat aroma, Kato Megumi had to admit that her friend was right.

The essence of tonkotsu ramen is all in the thick tonkotsu broth, but if it is too thick, it will bring out the smell of pork, so choosing a concentration that suits you is the most important thing. Kato Megumi chose the lightest concentration. Eating ramen at this time is sinful enough. If you order a thick soup base, you will not only squat on the ground and wail when you regret it, but you will roll on the ground.

Pick up the spoon to slightly spread the oil, open your lips slightly, and suck the noodle soup. The soup is slightly hot, just enough to make your heart, which is cold and cold at the thought of the consequences of gaining weight, warm up.

The unique satisfaction of oil makes Kato Hui smile happily, lightly, under the pale yellow light, the girl's fair and clean face looks even more beautiful.

"Hehe, Hui, you really want to eat it too!"

Ohashi Junko nudged her friend with her elbow and winked.

"But if it weren't for Junko, I would definitely not come to eat!" Kato Hui argued.

"Well~ What does it matter? High school students have a fast metabolism. This weight will disappear immediately during study. After all, study is so painful." Ohashi said disapprovingly.

Kato Megumi couldn't communicate this. Studying is more fun for her now than eating pork bone ramen at 9:30. Parentheses, specifically referring to the one-on-one tutoring after school. Parentheses again, Eriri is not bad. Seeing her in pain, the only remaining aversion to studying will disappear, and the pain is perfectly divided~~

Besides, it's not convenient for a girl to come to this kind of ramen shop alone, but it doesn't matter if there are two people, not to mention that she was dragged here by Renzi.

The girl happily drank another sip of soup. Fortunately, she was not led by reason.

"By the way, Hui Ni should have seen the news about Mr. Hojo, right?" While eating noodles, Ohashi Renzi whispered.

"Yeah, I saw it."

Kato Megumi nodded. Surrounded by various recommendation algorithms, how could she, who had more contact with Hojo Kyosuke on a daily basis, not to mention that there was also that fanatical fan cousin. The dialog box of the two was now full of links, links to various video news. The question of friends is also the question of cousins. Brother Keiichi has asked himself countless times, wanting to know more inside information.

"Is it true? Is Hojo-sensei going to write a pure love novel this time?"

Ohashi Junko asked excitedly. When she saw Hojo-sensei said in the report of Weekly Bunshun that he would write a beautiful love novel later, she had been looking forward to it.

She is not an otaku who does not read comics, nor is she a mystery fan who is not interested in any tricks, but she really likes the novel "The Devotion of Suspect X" to the bone. Ishigami Tetsuya's selfless protection and suffocating love for Hanaoka Seiko are enough to satisfy any girl's fantasy of her other half.

This is why it was said that the composition of Hojo Kyosuke's fans was complicated. As a creator who debuted as a cartoonist, Hojo Kyosuke's initial fans were only otakus, and otakus belong to a group without any loyalty, or they are only loyal to the quality of the work. If it is good, they will buy it, and if it is bad, they will scold it.

Fans of celebrity idols are different. They don’t like idols because of their works. Instead, they like the works because of their idols. They will buy into the works regardless of whether they are good or bad. This involves the issue of the quality of fans, which is a factor that advertisers consider.

Tetsuta Kisaki, on the other hand, completely took advantage of the fan economy. When he first promoted "One Punch Man", he was not just promoting the work, but connecting the work with the author, and consciously confusing the work with the author. His plan was very successful, and Hikigaya Hachiman was the best example. Taking advantage of the unique position of the Rampage Angel to dominate Bunkyo District, Hojo Kyosuke was exaggerated into a patron saint, directly equated with the One-Punch Man. Subsequent TV promotions and various online trolls were also working in this direction.

Including the later "The Devotion of Suspect When I see Tetsuya Ishigami, I will always subconsciously bring in the image of Hojo Kyosuke himself, not to mention those who are attracted by the advertising sign. On Hojo Kyosuke's personal website and discussions related to "The Devotion of Suspect X", I often see some outrageous comments, such as what——

"Ishigami is such a handsome and affectionate person, why doesn't Hanaoka Yasuko like him?" "Didn't you say it was going to be a movie? Let Mr. Hojo play the leading role!" "Why didn't I meet such a handsome man when I was studying? math teacher?""……"

There are even more outrageous things that would be unsightly if posted.

In short, they did not read the description of Tetsuya Ishigami in the novel with sparse hair, round face and premature aging. They completely imagined the protagonist as a handsome guy who looks like Hojo Kyosuke.

But it is also understandable that unlike comics, the charm of novels itself lies in fantasy. When introducing the protagonist, who doesn't want the protagonist to be a handsome guy. I believe that they have brought in the heroine, spurned Hanaoka Yasuko, and at the same time beautified their own image to an unknown extent.

These fans are powerful. During the investigation, "Weekly Shōnen High" discovered a phenomenon that shocked the entire publishing house. That is, a large number of readers who gave Mr. Hojo good reviews only read his works after buying the magazine. When he stops updating, these people will not buy at all.

In Neon, where the credit reporting industry (investigation) is developed, this kind of thing is easy to statistics. Back then, Onizuka Eikichi was sent by Tetsuta Kirisaki to do similar things at the door of the bookstore. Even some young and fashionable female white-collar workers will buy a comic magazine just to support Hojo Kyosuke. This phenomenon is even more intuitive on SNS. What they usually share are sophisticated working women who go on business trips, stay in high-end hotels, and accumulate airline miles. Suddenly, they share some news about Hojo Kyosuke, which seems completely inexplicable.

If you show this survey result to Hojo Kyosuke, he will generously tell everyone that this phenomenon is called breaking the circle, but this term is not popular in this era. And these fans, or this kind of author, are simply the favorites of companies and clubs. They take relatively small risks. Even if their works fail, there will still be people who buy them.

Rinko Ohashi is obviously a member of this group. Although she does not buy comics magazines, she has purchased two comics and a light novel by Hojo Kyosuke. "The Devotion of Suspect X" has been purchased every time it is reprinted. Purchase, new book reviews, single volumes, collector's editions, and special editions of this house's awards all. It’s just that I didn’t read the comics, I just paid for love.

Megumi Kato pursed her lips and wanted to smile bitterly but held back. She was so entangled by her cousin and sister that she couldn't sing well at karaoke, and now Renzi started again. It would be fine if she didn't know, but she really knew the problem.

She and Kyousuke-kun would not only contact each other during tutoring, but she would also ask each other some questions. Although there were no classmates in the class who were willing to teach her, she still wanted to ask Kyousuke-kun for advice. Although she didn't know how to solve all those questions, she still wanted to ask Kyosuke-kun for advice.

When asking for advice yesterday, the girl asked "by the way" if she wanted to make up classes in the evening, and then she found out what Kyosuke-kun was doing. I also received the first drafts of novels and comics, saying that I was allowed to make some suggestions.

I’d like to make suggestions~~ But my understanding of mystery novels and comics is limited to Kyosuke-kun...

Thinking like this, the girl spent one night reading the two works, so much so that she couldn't concentrate during class today.

After looking at the steaming ramen noodles, she groaned in her heart and answered well.

"The novel is not about love...well...it shouldn't be considered love, right?"

I was about to say it wasn't a romance novel, but then I remembered that I had asked Kyousuke-kun a similar question. And the reply was like this: "To be able to find such a husband with both civil and military skills at 372 pounds, this is no longer love but science fiction, so this novel is a science fiction romance novel!"

In the middle of the night, the girl laughed out loud at this sentence, so much so that when she fell asleep in class today, she couldn't help but have a dream. In the dream, she grew into a big fat man. I wonder if there are three hundred and seventy-two It weighs 5 pounds, but it is absolutely fat. If my paper person could be as fat as I was in my dream when I was playing paper sumo wrestling when I was a child, I would definitely be invincible.

He became a fat man, and Kyousuke-kun became a frustrated writer. The two lived in a drafty thatched house. Not only did they have to grow their own vegetables, but they also had to go to the mountains to cut firewood and sell it to make ends meet. But really She was so happy that the girl in her dream laughed out loud just like when she received the news from Hojo Kyosuke. Fortunately, her friend Renzi woke her up in time, otherwise she would definitely be discovered by the teacher.

The girl who woke up still had an uncontrollable smile on her lips. How could Kyosuke-kun, who is a fat man and has thin cheeks, gain such weight in such a poor life? Is it because Kyousuke-kun kept all the delicious food to himself? It's exactly what he said, it's a science fiction romance film~~

The girl's usual calmness was broken. Unfortunately, the only person who saw her was her deskmate Renko Ohashi.

"Probably a science fiction romance novel, right?" she said with a smile.

"Science fiction romance novel?"

Ohashi Renzi was puzzled. This was the first time she had seen news about this genre. Some online said it was a romance novel, some said it was a mystery novel, and some said it was a horror novel (Kisaki deliberately created controversy), but none of them People say it is science fiction, but my friend is someone who can enjoy Mr. Hojo’s after-school tutoring. The information she has here is much more reliable than what is available on the Internet, so she wondered:

"Like Sword Art Online?"

The gamer saved the world and won the beauty back. What other holographic game could there be? There is nothing more sci-fi than this.

"No~~"

Kato Megumi shook her head. No matter how much her friends begged her, she did not leak any more information. Although Kyousuke-kun didn't say anything when he showed it to her, she couldn't tell others this kind of thing at will, so she made a sensible choice. kept confidential.

"However, in addition to novels, Kyosuke-kun will also publish a comic, which should be the type you like. This time, Renzi, the comic you buy will be even more valuable." Kato Megumi couldn't help but laugh out loud, Occasionally, my friends would accidentally buy an issue of the magazine that didn't contain Kyousuke-kun's comics, and then they would lament in frustration, and then shelv the magazine after rejecting the male classmate's request to buy the comics for free.

"Hey, hey, hey! There are actually comics out there? Isn't it fake news?" Ohashi Renko's eyes widened.

"No~ because I have already read the first issue of the series. It is a romance comic."

Megumi Kato is not sure whether the novel is a romance novel, but the manga is definitely it.

Ohashi Rinko did not ask about the content this time. She knew her friend's character. She seemed to have no principles and was very talkative, but in fact she was very stubborn. In some things, she was comparable to an antique from the Showa era, so she just wailed and said:

"Ah - I'm so envious. I also want to be friends with Mr. Hojo like you, Kei. I also want to receive private tutoring from him after school. I also want to send him messages in the middle of the night to discuss private matters. I also want to sleep in class. Dreaming about him..."

"I don't!"

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