Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 66 Killing Two Birds with One Stone
The sky was dark.

It seems like it's going to rain in Tokyo at the end of December.

mute.

It was the secretary who took Tanaka Koizumi and others upstairs who wrote down the boss's orders, then took out a folding chair from the corner of the reception room and placed it next to the floor-to-ceiling window for General Manager Takeda.

Some abnormal behaviors no one except Yoshimura Shunichi was curious about. In order to prevent his companions from talking nonsense, Tanaka Koizumi explained:

"Manager Takeda is a germaphobe and basically won't touch anything that has been used by others."

Yoshimura's face twitched. He didn't want to touch things that had been used by others, so he asked his secretary to bring his own stool. These big shots were really weird.

The woman sat down next to the window. The colorful neon lights shining on her cold and beautiful face made her look even more out of reach.

"Mr. Tanaka, what's the matter with you coming so late?"

Takeda Maki did not pursue her own writer's defamation of the characters on the hanging wall.

The woman sat on an ordinary steel chair and gently pinched her temples with her jade-like fingers.

Yoshimura felt that she was coming to take a rest rather than to see them.

I was too busy with work, but since I had a guest coming to visit, I came out to change my mood.

The executive drank the hand-brewed coffee that her secretary had made for her. The deeply roasted coffee beans dissipated the tea aroma in the reception room. Yoshimura looked up at the woman again.

The woman was not charming at all, and her temperament was even a little unapproachable.

But her whole body, even her hair, exudes exquisiteness.

Mrs. Takeda can still think about it, but this guy probably won’t have a chance even if he struggles for ten lifetimes.

"You're not going to play some kind of substitute literature, are you?"

Yoshimura Shunichi looked at his companion with this strange look.

Tanaka Koizumi had no idea what his friend was thinking. Sweat broke out on his forehead at this moment, and he couldn't say out loud what Kodansha was planning to do against Toru Ryukawa.

This woman joined Otowa Group seven or eight years ago.

After being appointed as the managing director of Kodansha, she surpassed Shueisha and Shogakukan, two publishing houses that had originally been on par with Kodansha, by a long way in just a few years.

The original three giants have become a single dominant company.

Except for the field of pure literature, in which Kodansha is not as good as Shincho, in other fields, it is the number one in Japan.

Such people would probably find it easy to see through my little tricks.

Tanaka Koizumi gritted his teeth and told the woman loudly what he had seen and heard while she was resting and drinking coffee.

"A new writer, highly recommended by Editor-in-Chief Ono?"

After listening to what the other party said, Takeda Shinki took a sip of coffee and looked at her secretary.

"That's true. Our editorial team was also discussing this afternoon." The secretary named Jingyin lowered her head and whispered a few words in her boss' ear.

The faint scent of Laneige on the woman made her ears blush as a woman herself.

The other person is capable and decisive, and it is difficult for women not to be attracted to him.

"Do you have a grudge against him?"

As expected, Takeda Shinki saw through Tanaka Koizumi's little thoughts.

He is just a new writer highly recommended by the editor-in-chief. There is no need for Tanaka Koizumi to rush over here in such a hurry.

Lying at this time would be a dead end, so Tanaka Koizumi gritted his teeth.

"Yes, I hope you will see me"

Tanaka Koizumi was interrupted by Takeda Shinki before he could finish his words. The woman glanced at him indifferently.

That look is easy to understand.

Do you think Kodansha is owned by your family?
There was no room for maneuver at all, and Tanaka Koizumi was rejected before he could even finish his words.

The reason why Kodansha has developed to where it is today is that it has a huge influence on the public and its business operations are also very mature.

Tanaka Koizumi’s success as a best-selling author is inseparable from the operation of the woman opposite him.

However, the other party will not help with this kind of personal matter that aims to discourage a new author.

Tanaka Koizumi clenched his fists, feeling that the whole world was against him.

Including those literary editors, and also the executives who didn't listen to what he said. Kodansha has always been inferior to Shinchosha in the field of pure literature, so isn't it the right thing to do to suppress the new authors of the other party?

Tanaka Koizumi fell into a vicious circle of thinking.

Although Ryukawa Tetsu is highly praised now, he is just a blank slate writer who has not yet made his debut.

Apart from Taro Ono, who was not sure whether he was insane or not, few people thought that he could really bring changes to the literary world like Taro Ono.

If the threat is confirmed, Takeda Maki might target Ryukawa Toru.

but now
Tanaka Koizumi clenched his fists and tried to think of other solutions.

"That high school student named Ryukawa Tetsu, has he never offended you?"

Yoshimura Shunichi's curious question caused black juice to splash out of the hands of the woman who was quietly watching the scenery.

The silver snake in the distance illuminated the face that looked like Takeda Takako.

"What did you say the new writer's name was?"

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Yoshimura felt the air was a little colder.

He looked at Tokyo, which looked like it was going to rain, and swallowed.

"Ryukawa Tetsu is a high school student. We are both from Yamanashi."

The rain was spreading from afar.

The rain from west to east gradually submerged the tall building.

Several people watched the woman who had just seemed bored talking to the secretary.

This is the order she gave, and the company will carry it out tomorrow.

"Akechi Susumu, Kaga Yufu, and Miya Makoto Ichitaro, ask them to write an article about how Shinchosha has also begun to operate commercially and cannot guarantee pure literary quality."

The few names that came out of the woman's mouth were all famous writers recently. Tanaka Koizumi was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.

Although I don’t know why the other party changed his mind, it seems that the goddess of luck is on my side this time.

"Tell me more about that high school student."

Takeda Shinki squeezed her fingers, and the raindrops behind her scattered the neon lights, filling her body with the intoxicating fragrance of power.

Yoshimura Shunichi didn't know what a high school student could say, but he still honestly told the story of the three people living in Yamanaka Lake.

"You've grown so big."

A sneer flashed across the face of the cold and beautiful woman, and she waved her hand to have the secretary beside her send the two away.

The noble and cold woman sat by the window in a daze. When the secretary came back, she was still holding the black and white photo in a daze.

The two kids above are exactly the same.

The elder sister is noble and the younger sister is charming.

The younger sister often imitates her older sister, but she is actually a fool.

"Director, the one those two people were talking about just now is your sister, right?"

Many people in Kodansha know about Takeda Takako's story.

He was born into the old noble family, the Takeda family, and had a younger sister who was living away from home.

"Ah."

I don't know why, but ever since it started raining, my throat has felt sticky and tasted of bitter almonds.

Takeda Maki thought for a moment and said:
"Shizune, help me see if there are any trips near Yamanashi Prefecture after the holiday."

The Yamanaka Lake, which was broken by the rain, is about to welcome another important figure.

At this time, it was Longchuan Che's home.

Takeda Takako, who looks exactly like Takeda Maki, is facing the biggest crisis in her life.

She was very resistant to Longchuan Che's rude behavior.

But the sound coming from the door made her brain go blank.

She heard someone say at the door on a rainy night:
"Longchuan Tetsu, where is my mother?"

(End of this chapter)