Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

It is considered one of the pinnacle works of Japanese mystery and suspense.

It was even adapted into a TV series and a movie because of its excellent storyline and sales.

Even the remake rights were bought by other countries.

This shows just how popular this book is.

Shiro Shiro opened his laptop, familiarly clicked on the Word file, and began typing seriously.

Time ticked by.

Inadvertently.

Suddenly, Shiro Kaede's phone rang.

He paused his typing for a moment, reached for his phone on the table, and first checked who was making the call.

Upon discovering that it was Igarashi Chinatsu, an editor at the publishing house, Shirakaze Kamishiro immediately answered the phone.

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Hello? Is this Kamishiro-kun?]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: It's me.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: That's great! I wanted to ask if we should meet at the BULE EDEN coffee shop? I'm already at the entrance, but it doesn't seem to be open yet. I just checked online, and it says this shop doesn't open until 5 PM, so maybe we met at the wrong place? Should we tell your classmates and ask if we should meet at a different shop?]

[Kamishiro Shirokaze: You didn't come to the wrong place. This coffee shop is mine, it's just not open yet. The literature club members usually hang out on the third floor, so meeting here is fine. You're downstairs right now, right? I'll come pick you up.]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Huh? This shop is yours? Well... never mind, come pick me up first, we'll talk when we meet.]

After hanging up the phone, Shiro Shiro went downstairs to pick up Chinatsu Igarashi.

Chinatsu Igarashi was somewhat bewildered and surprised to find that Shiro Kaede was actually in the store, and that he was the only person there.

"Kamishiro-kun, are you really the owner of this shop?"

"Although I have never been to this store, I have heard several friends say that this store is very popular."

"Besides, aren't you just a high school student?"

"You're really a boss now?"

Shiro Shiro scratched his cheek and chuckled softly:

"It's a long story, please sit down first."

"I'll go up to the third floor to get the manuscript and my laptop first, and then I'll explain to you later."

Chinatsu Igarashi nodded slightly and said:

"Ok."

She slowly sat down at a seat near the bar, curiously looking around at her surroundings.

After Shirokaze Kamishiro came down, he handed the newly photocopied manuscript to Chinatsu Igarashi and then asked:

"Ms. Igarashi, what would you like to drink?"

"I invite you."

Chinatsu Igarashi paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Thank you, then I'm welcome."

After looking at the menu, she ordered a black coffee.

While Shiro was making coffee, he asked curiously:

"Speaking of which, isn't it only 9:30 now?"

"Why are you here so early, Miss Igarashi?"

Chinatsu Igarashi blushed slightly and coughed as she said:

"It's nothing, I just didn't have much work at the company, so I thought I'd come early since you have a lot of manuscripts here."

Kamdai Bai Feng suddenly realized:

"Oh, that's right."

As he spoke, he handed the black coffee in his hand to Chinatsu Igarashi.

"Thank you." Igarashi Chinatsu took the coffee and thought it smelled very good; it must taste delicious.

But it was too hot, so I decided to wait until it cooled down a bit before doing anything else.

At this moment, she became curious about Shiro Kaede's personal situation and asked him a few questions.

Upon learning that he had actually borrowed money to open a shop, Igarashi Chinatsu was amazed, thinking that this Kamishiro-kun really had guts.

The most outrageous thing is that he actually succeeded.

No wonder the store opens at five o'clock.

I guess it's because Kamishiro-kun just got out of school around this time.

After a brief chat about the situation, Igarashi Chinatsu turned her attention to the manuscript in her hands.

Journey Under the Midnight Sun

She was also very curious about what kind of suspense and mystery novels Kamishiro Shirokaze, who wrote romance novels, would write.

You should know that mystery and deduction are really difficult.

Most authors wouldn't even dare to touch that kind of subject.

Only editors here can produce stories that are both interesting and logically consistent.

If the writing is poor or the plot is mediocre, the editorial department won't accept it.

Even if such works were sold on the market, they would probably only receive a lukewarm response.

After all, readers of suspense and mystery novels have very high standards.

It's so rigorous that some readers might even conduct their own tests.

Chapter 280 Bai Feng's Blood Pressure Soars!

As Igarashi Chinatsu looked at the manuscript in front of her, she murmured to herself:

"White Night Walking?"

"What a unique title."

"Is it like 'I Want to Eat Your Pancreas,' where the title is equivalent to the core content?"

Kamidai Bai Feng nodded and smiled:

"Ms. Igarashi truly lives up to her reputation as an editor with a keen eye; she spotted it at a glance."

After being praised by him, Igarashi Chinatsu blushed and coughed, saying:

"It's alright."

"These are basic editorial skills; you flatter me, Mr. Kamishiro."

"Shall I start watching now?"

Kamishiro Shirofumi's purpose was exactly this, so naturally he had no intention of refusing and agreed:

"Ah."

However, just as Igarashi Chinatsu was about to read it...

Chitanda Mirai, Urahara Junko, and Watanabe Hina all entered through the back door.

The three of them greeted each other happily when they saw Shiro Kaede.

"Good morning, Kamishiro-kun." X3

Kamishiro Shirofumi nodded in acknowledgment:

Good morning, everyone.

Igarashi Chinatsu, who had been planning to read "Journey Under the Midnight Sun," stopped reading due to their sudden arrival, turned around to look at the newcomers, and asked:

"Kamishiro-kun, are they your club members?"

Jindai Bai Feng introduced:

"Yes."

"This is Chitanda Mirai, this is Urahara Junko, and this is Watanabe Hina."

All three of them are members of the Literature Department.

"And this is Chinatsu Igarashi, an editor at Futaba Publishing."

Chinatsu Igarashi stood up and politely introduced herself:

"Hello, I am Chika Igarashi, an editor at Futaba Publishing House."

Chitanda Mirai actually noticed this person when she came in.

Sitting in her wheelchair, she looked at Igarashi Chinatsu, who was dressed in an office lady outfit, and gave her a faint smile:

"Hello, Ms. Igarashi, my name is Chitanda Mirai."

Chinatsu Igarashi also replied with a smile:

"Hello, Chitanda-san."

She felt that Chitanda Mirai had the elegant temperament of a literary girl.

But aside from her literary temperament, this girl is more like a fragile porcelain doll.

Her skin is too pale; at first glance, she looks like she's not in good health.

Junko Urahara, with her golden hair and sharp, somewhat fierce gaze, nodded in agreement.

"Hello, my name is Junko Urahara!"

When Igarashi Chinatsu saw Urahara Junko, she was so startled that she froze on the spot and stammered:

Hello, Urahara-san.

She just wondered if this girl was some kind of delinquent.