I am a literary giant in Japan

A dressing room in a brothel in Asakusa-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

"Oh my, sister Yumiko, are you really going to be with that 'irritable Meggie'?"

The petite and cute Ah Jiu was drawing her eyebrows and applying blush in front of the makeup mirror while asking Gongzi next to her.

"Are you trying to find an excuse to leave our Asakusa Red Group?"

Ashin, who looked handsome and dashing, crossed his arms and looked warily at the door, then at Gongzi who was also putting on makeup.

Since meeting Meggie, Gongzi, who used to be just like them, with little interest in men, surviving by sucking men's "blood", and playing crazy games with them all day long, has completely changed.

She threw away a lot of overly revealing clothes and pants, and her wardrobe was filled with a lot of old-fashioned hats that only female students of her age would wear.

The number of orders she received became fewer and fewer, and her makeup gradually changed from heavy makeup to simple makeup.

Ashin, who is most familiar with Yumiko, can clearly feel that this good sister who has grown up with her is undergoing an unknown transformation.

And all this is because of the appearance of a biker gang named Meggie!

Ashin changed the name of his bad girl group "Falcon Group" to "Asakusa Red Group" and established the group rule of "You must leave if you fall in love".

I didn’t expect that the first person to trigger the group rules would be my best friend!

"Of course not!"

Yumiko smiled and stood up and patted Ashin's face.

"I'm just in love, I'm not abandoning you. Everyone has been in love a few times."

"But anyway, you gave me a different feeling this time."

Ashin lacks verbal expression skills, but has a keen intuition.

She knew very well that the guy named Meggie was different from the men Yumiko had dated before.

It is also clear that Yumiko's attitude towards this relationship is very different from before.

After realizing these things, her attitude towards Meg suddenly changed from previous teasing and recognition to current hostility and suspicion.

Could it be that the guy had given Gongzi some kind of magic potion?
"Oh, Sister Ashin, don't think too much, I..."

Before Gongzi could say anything, there was a knock on the dressing room door.

The three girls looked at the same time, and then a big head popped in from outside.

“Meggie?”

"Yumiko-chan, aren't you ready yet?"

"Wait. Is this guy the grumpy Meggie?"

Xiaojiu, who was applying lipstick, widened her eyes and looked towards the door in disbelief.

Ah Xin, who believed that he had seen many storms and was always calm, rubbed his eyes involuntarily.

The boy who walked in from the door no longer had his afro, but instead had an ordinary buzz cut.

Student uniform on the upper body, sneakers and sweatpants on the lower body.

Clean and tidy, with a sunny temperament, where is the slightest trace of that motorcycle boy?

The earrings and nose ring that I had worn for many years are gone.

"Uh, it's me. Jiu, Xin, hello." Meggie herself was not quite used to this new image. She touched her nose subconsciously, feeling a little shy.

He also held three copies of the latest issue of "Literature and Art" in his hand.

"Okay, okay, Meggie, let's go!"

Yumiko knew that her two friends didn't like Meggie very much, so after putting on her makeup, she immediately stood up and took Meggie away.

"Xiaojiu, Sister Ashin, bye~see you tomorrow!"

"boom!"

The door is closed.

Gongzi didn't even give them a chance to react.

"This guy Gongzi," Ashin muttered in a low voice while holding two books of "Literature" thrown by Meggie.

"Oh, is this what 'Dad' said, 'A daughter who is married off is like water poured out'?

I'm so sad. I feel like my daughter, whom I raised for a long time, was kidnapped.
Oh, by the way, Sister Axin, do you think my outfit is similar to Sister Sakai Izumizu?
Sister Axin? Axin"

"I'll go over and take a look. I'll be right back! Your book!"

"boom!"

"Ouch!"

"boom!"

Ajiu touched his slightly red forehead, and when he looked up again, he found that Axin was gone.

"These two guys, really, damn, my makeup is ruined again!"

Outside a brothel.

Ashin stuffed the "Literature" magazine into the side of his belt, ran all the way, and finally saw the tail lights of Meggie's motorcycle as she left the brothel.

She immediately started the motorcycle parked on the side and followed quietly.

She had to see how charming the hot-tempered Meggie was and how she managed to kidnap Gongzi!
Meggie and the other person in front did not notice the follower behind them.

"How is it? Is my new makeup okay?" Gongzi put his arm around Meggie's waist and asked with a smile.

"Not bad. What about me?"

After dating for nearly half a month, Meggie still stuttered a little when facing Yumiko.

After watching "Tokyo People" last time, the two went on several dates to exchange novel plots and literary topics, and successfully held hands and became a couple at the end of June.

The love between the young boy and girl is like a tornado, coming swiftly and progressing extremely fast. In early July, the two were inseparable and took the final step through synthetic rubber.

But unlike those bad girl and boy couples, their feelings did not fade away quickly after breaking through the physical relationship. Instead, they became closer because of "Tokyo People".

After reading the novel and communicating with each other many times, they decided to try to be like the protagonists in the novel, to change slowly and get back on track from their bad life.

The reason for this awareness is mainly because Mr. Kitagawa has said many times in his novels and in the message on the title page, "Be a kind person."

He doesn't mind who his readers are or what they have done in the past, but he hopes that after reading his books, they can recognize this problem and get back on the right path in life.

Before, Meggie didn't know what the right path was.

His life is simple.

If there is no food, just go and steal.

If you get hit, hit back.

As long as your fist is strong enough, what is there to be afraid of?
Besides, his age is there, and he is protected by the Juvenile Law. At most he will go to a juvenile detention center and eat and drink for free for a while.

But after reading all of Mr. Kitagawa's books, a completely new life path vaguely emerged before his eyes.

"Very good, Aji." Yumiko leaned against his back affectionately.

"That's good." Meggie's heart was relieved immediately, and then she pretended to be casual and asked, "By the way, your work?" "I plan to tell Sister Ashin and the others at the end of the month. But I just quit the group because of being with you. If I provoke them now, I will really become a traitor.

And we have to agree with the company as well. I heard that people from Sumiyoshi-kai like to ask for more "resignation pay".

Can you give me a little more time?"

Yumiko asked in his ear.

Meggie nodded.

He had also been in Kabukicho and knew that leaving a brothel was not an easy thing.

There are too many interests of yakuza societies involved, and those real YAKUZA won't let you leave easily.

As they were chatting, the motorcycle turned and headed towards a huge building in front.

"Shinjuku Public Library?"

Ashin, who was following behind from a distance, was stunned for a moment, and was even more surprised to find that the two of them went to a library instead of a couple's hotel.

No matter what, she followed in to take a look.

This was the first time that Ashin came to the library eight years after she dropped out of school. The quiet and harmonious atmosphere inside made her feel out of place.

Meggie and the other person walking in front seemed to be very familiar with the place.

Meggie even helped reserve a seat on the inside of the first floor!
Ah Xin, who was becoming more and more curious, covered most of his face with the "Literature and Art" in his hand and approached the two people slowly and quietly.

After seeing Meggie and the others sitting down, Ashin immediately found a desk that was close to them and not easily seen and sat down.

Fortunately, she doesn't have obvious physical features like Xiaojiu, nor is she as flashy as the previous Gongzi. At first glance, she doesn't fit in with the people here.

Ashin tore open the transparent film of "Literature and Art", held it up to cover his face, and then concentrated on eavesdropping on the conversation between the two with his ears!
"Aji, do you think what we wrote will really be selected by Beichuan?"

"Well, it's better to give it a try than not to try at all. And I showed the manuscript to some students, and they all thought it was okay."

"Are you really not asking this while threatening me with a baseball bat? Sorry, I didn't mean what you said! I just... I'm just a little worried."

"Yumiko-chan, don't worry! Since I promised you to be a good person, I won't do that kind of thing again!"

"Ah, that's good. I heard that the readers of Beichuan are mostly students, so it seems there is still hope.

If that doesn’t work, we can try other small publishers.”

"Well! If Beichuan really chooses our manuscript, we can try submitting to Dazhong and other magazines which are more difficult to publish."

Ashin didn't hear what Meggie said behind her. She leaned out half of her head and looked, and found that Meggie was pointing at the book "Literature" on the table.

Does this mean that after they succeed, they will try to submit their works to "Wenyi"?
The one that poached Mr. Hide Kitagawa and then stepped on the other four major publishing houses to rise to the top?

Ashin was not well educated and his Chinese language grades were terrible when he was in school. But under the influence of Yumiko and the others, he forced himself to read some of Kitagawa's books and learned about the story of Japanese literature.

Unfortunately, Kitagawa’s novels are still too “hypnotic” for her. Only novels with more romantic themes like “Norwegian Wood” can attract her attention a little.

She was more interested in Mr. Kitagawa's personal experience.

If placed in the chaotic Asakusa, he would be a top player!
He rose from a security guard to become a pure literature writer who made his debut with a newcomer award, but was then looked down upon by the publishing house and ostracized by senior editors and top writers of the publishing house.

After finally succeeding in slapping him in the face, the president held his head down and asked him to obey.

Afterwards, Mr. Kitagawa changed jobs after a disagreement, and started an unreasonable life of cheating!
This is even more exciting and inspiring than the legend that the president of the Sumiyoshi-kai fought his way from West Street to East Street and drove the other two families out of Kabukicho!

These two guys are actually studying how to write novels these days. Do they want to be like Mr. Kitagawa?
Ashin felt like the sky was falling.

She admitted that Gongzi did have some literary talent, and she heard that her writing ability was praised by her teachers when she was still in school.

But even a bad girl like her knows that the so-called literary talent and becoming a debut writer are two different things!
So is this the real reason for leaving the group?

Ashin pricked up his ears and his expression became serious.

On the other side, Meggie and Yumiko's conversation continued, but it had changed from discussing literature to whispering about the plot of the final chapter of "Tokyo People".

From their conversation, Shin could deeply feel their admiration and awe for "Tokyo People", especially Yumiko. After reading the book, she seemed like a different person.

By the way, isn’t there a character in the book also named Gongzi?

What was her final outcome?

Ashin has read all the previous chapters of "Tokyo People". This book is too realistic and too depressing.

It always reminds her of her not-so-good childhood.

She forgot the plot of the novel after reading it, but the feeling kept lingering in her mind.

Why not see what magic it has?

Thinking of this, Ashin reached out and opened "Literature and Art".

There are also many people reading "Wenyi" in the library.

"Wenyi" was just released today, and all offline stocks were quickly sold out.

Fortunately, at the strong request of Kawaide Shizuko, Kawaide Shobo started electronic pre-sales, so that not too many readers had to wait for too long.

Readers who got the book have flocked to quiet reading places such as libraries, and are now immersed in the story of "Tokyo People".

The novel last wrote that Keiko received Shimamura's confession, and his daughter Yumiko rejected her brother Kiyo's love.

Qing was furious about this. He slapped Gongzi hard and ran away from home.

His childish words and deeds made a bad girl like Ashin feel disgusted. She thought that if she were Yumiko, she would have to educate this stupid man.

Yumiko, who was alone at home and feeling sad, found that her mother did not come back at night, and only her stepfather Akio Koyama came.

After discovering that there was no one else at home, Akio Koyama actually stretched out his evil claws to Yumiko!
"Damn, is this a human?!" Ashin felt his teeth itching.

The next morning.

When Jingzi came back, she learned that her son had run away from home, her second daughter had been raped by her beastly father, and her eldest daughter, who had previously dreamed of becoming a star, had been raped by an unknown producer. She felt like the world had fallen on her!
All the pain accumulated together, and she fell ill before she started to solve the problem.

Akio Koyama didn't care about her. Instead, after he sobered up and realized that his evil deeds had been exposed, he packed up his belongings and ran away overnight.

Fortunately, Shimamura, who was worried, came to their house and took over the mess.

Before, it was Keiko who took care of the sick Shimamura, but now it's the other way around, and there's a sense of fate here.

Ashin was unknowingly immersed in the plot of the novel.

She seemed to see through the novel and Keiko's perspective the life of a middle-aged woman who longed to become a true "Tokyoer".

Jingzi's joys and sorrows are her joys and sorrows.

"Not relying on men and being financially independent is the only way to live a meaningful life."

“There is one year in my life, or even just half a year, when I want to live freely and on my own.”

"It's nothing new in modern society for women to open shops and have jobs, but is it so difficult for us to fight for more freedom?"

The core of the novel describes the discrimination against working women in Japan's deformed society.

Ashin was terrified by the shocking content one after another.

Just as she was lost in thought, a familiar voice suddenly came to her ears!

"Ah Xin?" (End of this chapter)