Open the door, there is another world

I bought it when it first came out.

Li Qing smiled and asked again: "So how do you feel? Does it look good?"

Kato Hui nodded: "The emotions are very delicate and well written, but I heard that the sales of this book are not very good."

"Sales are indeed not very good." Li Qing nodded with a smile.

Kato Megumi hummed, then remembered something and said, "So in order to stimulate sales, the author of this book is now holding a book signing event."

"Really?" Li Qing was surprised again, because this was news he didn't know.

Then he asked again: "Is it today?"

Kato Hui nodded: "Today."

Li Qing laughed: "It seems that you like this novel very much!"

Kato Megumi nodded again: "Because there are many familiar descriptions in it, and they can all be found in reference to Feng Nozaki, and it is also well written."

Hearing what Kato Megumi said, Li Qing couldn't help laughing again, because the person who wrote this novel was Kasumigaoka Utaha of Toyosaki, and many descriptions would of course find references in Toyosaki, so Kato Megumi's feelings were not wrong.

"Do you want to go to this book signing event?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

Before meeting Li Qing, Kato Megumi had planned to go to this book signing event because she really liked books like Love Metronome, and she also wanted to see who the author of this book was, since he had written so many things that gave her a sense of déjà vu, so Li Qing's suggestion was exactly what she wanted.

"Okay." Kato Megumi nodded.

Li Qing smiled and said, "Let's go and take a look! You lead the way!"

Because he had no idea where the signing event was.

Book signings do have a promotional effect, because the characteristics will appear at the book signing. In this case, many otakus will run over, and the place chosen for the book signing is where otakus gather. Holding a book signing here will also attract the attention of many people who are not originally fans of the book. This is also a subtle form of publicity. Of course, the effects of these publicity are not that great, but it is great for newcomers to have such an opportunity.

This is a big bookstore located in Akihabara. I saw a lot of otakus along the way.

However, otakus these days are no longer the same as before. Otaku culture has emerged now, and you cannot play with these things without some money. So now you can no longer see people wearing glasses, plaid shirts, and carrying backpacks full of various posters. Everyone dresses very fashionably.

Li Qing and Kato Megumi walked in without attracting anyone's attention.

"Is it here?" Li Qing asked.

Kato Megumi nodded and saw a sign next to her that read "Love Metronome Signing Event."

There was also a huge silhouette on it: "A new work by a mysterious beautiful girl writer! A book signing event for Love Metronome will be held soon!"

It's full of gimmicks.

Li Qing laughed, and then said to Kato Hui: "Let's go over there."

"Yeah." Kato Megumi nodded.

The two followed the instructions and walked over. After two steps, Kato Hui suddenly stopped. Li Qing asked, "What's wrong?"

"You have to buy books for the book signing event," said Kato Megumi.

Li Qing nodded and held up his book: "I have it."

"I didn't bring it." Kato Megumi said.

At this time, there happened to be a sales booth for Love Metronome next to her, which was also integrated with a book signing event. Kato Megumi went over to buy a copy, then came back and continued on her way.

Finally they entered the signing venue, where dozens of people were queuing up, with more coming from the back. Li Qing and his friends were at the back of the queue. The two of them looked forward along the crowd. The figures ahead were blurry, and they couldn't see the people signing books clearly, but they could hear discussions.

"Black stockings!"

"Black and straight!"

"so beautiful!"

"It's from the senior department!"

"I'm ready!"

"I'm fine too!"

Such a mixed sound continued to be heard, and Kato Megumi was a little confused.

She knows what beautiful, black stockings, long black hair, and being a senior student mean, but she doesn't know what I'm fine, I'm fine anymore.

Li Qing couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. Of course he knew what "I'm fine, I'm fine" meant. I believe the gentleman outside the screen also knew it, so I won't explain it here. He and Kato Megumi slowly moved forward with the crowd, and finally they could see the situation at the autograph session stage clearly. Kasumigaoka Utaha was sitting there, signing autographs with a pen in her hand, and kept saying thank you for your support to the people who came to sign.

"Senior Kasumigaoka?" When Kato Megumi saw Kasumigaoka Utaha, a look of surprise immediately appeared on her face.

Then there was a clicking sound. Kato Hui turned around and saw Li Qing taking a picture of her surprised expression with her mobile phone.

Kato Megumi didn't care. Li Qing put away his phone and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha. He smiled and said, "I've seen her in Toyonosaki. It seems that she is the author of Love Metronome. No wonder you said that many of the descriptions in it are very familiar. It seems that she referenced a lot of things in Toyonosaki."

Kato Megumi nodded, she thought so too.

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The two followed the crowd and finally came to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Kato Megumi stood in front of Li Qing and handed the book over first. Kasumigaoka Utaha mechanically took the book, signed her pen name on it, and then handed the book back to Kato Megumi, repeating the same words: "Thank you for your support."

Kato Megumi took the book, nodded slightly, and walked away.

Obviously, Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't recognize her, but that's not surprising because she is a invisible person in school.

Kato Megumi left, and next was Li Qing.

Putting the book in front of Kasumigaoka Utaha, Li Qing said with a smile, "Thank you for your help."

Opening the cover, on the blank page of the first page, Kasumigaoka Shiyu wrote her pen name Kasumi Shiko. Just after she finished writing the last word, she suddenly found that the voice just now sounded a little familiar, so she subconsciously raised her head and looked towards Li Qing. When she saw Li Qing, she was stunned: "Why are you here?"

Then he responded: "You're following me?"

He looked around subconsciously, and subconsciously wanted to find someone to protect himself, because Li Qing was a stalker.

Li Qing rolled his eyes: "Do you think I'm a pervert?"

"Isn't it?" Kasumigaoka Utaha's voice was very serious, and it was obvious that she really felt so.

Li Qing was speechless: "Of course not!"

"Then how did you get here?" asked Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Li Qing gestured to the love metronome in his hand: "Of course I'm here for the book signing event."

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the book in his hand, and a thought popped into her mind: "Are you a fan of my book?"

"My friend is, so I bought one too. And my friend happened to be attending the book signing event today, so I came along." Li Qing said.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked behind Li Qing and asked, "Where is your friend?"

"There." Li Qing glanced towards the exit.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked over there, but saw no one, so she frowned and said, "Are you lying to me?"

"Take a closer look." Li Qing said helplessly.

Utaha Kasumigaoka looked carefully again and finally found a figure. It was a very quiet girl who was standing there and looking towards this side. When she saw this girl, Utaha Kasumigaoka was stunned for a moment, because she was clearly standing there, but she didn't see her when she looked the first time, and she completely subconsciously ignored her existence, so she looked at Kato Megumi carefully again, and suddenly remembered that she seemed to have seen Kato Megumi before.

When she passed by the restaurant not far from the school before, she saw Kato Megumi and Li Qing sitting together.

"What's wrong with her?" Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but ask.

Li Qing said: "The sense of presence is insufficient."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu: "..."

He couldn't help but look towards Kato Megumi, then nodded and agreed with Li Qing's statement. It was indeed that her presence was insufficient.

Then he retracted his gaze and looked at Li Qing again, and then his eyes fell on the love metronome in Li Qing's hand: "Have you seen it?"

"I just bought it, so I only read the first part." Li Qing said.

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded slightly. Since she had only read a little bit, there was no need to ask for her opinion. However, Li Qing said at this time: "Although I have only read a little bit, I can still see that you have good writing skills. The words you write are very delicate and the sense of picture is also sufficient. This novel has great potential."

Kasumigaoka Utaha is a literary girl, so of course she would feel happy when her novels were praised, so she couldn't help but smile.

"But the fact is that the sales of your novel are very poor." Li Qing said again.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu: "..."

The smile on her face froze in an instant, but it was the truth, so she couldn't refute it.

"The publicity is not enough." Li Qing said with a smile.

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't say anything because this was also the fact, so she couldn't refute it.

"But it's like this for newcomers. It's not easy to stand out." Li Qing said again.

Kasumigaoka Utaha still didn't say anything, because this was still the fact.

"The one in front! Have you finished talking?" The people behind finally couldn't help it. They originally thought that Li Qing and the beautiful female writer would just talk for a while, but now they are still talking. Do they really think they can wait forever?

Li Qing laughed, and then said to Kasumigaoka Utaha: "I won't waste your time. We can talk later."

After saying that, he waved his hand while holding the book and went towards the exit.

Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at his back. At this time, other people came, and she quickly withdrew her gaze and continued to sign autographs for those who came to support her.

Li Qing and Kato Megumi met, and Kato Megumi asked Li Qing: "Do you know Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

"I've seen it once." Li Qing said.

Kato Hui thought for a moment: "Was it yesterday?"

"It was yesterday." Li Qing nodded.

Kato Megumi hummed, and then the two of them left.

"Where are we going next?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

Kato Hui thought about it, then said: "Let's go for a walk first."

"Okay." Li Qing nodded.

After that, the two of them just wandered around here. This was Li Qing's first time in Akihabara, so she was curious about many things. She experienced a lot here, but to be honest, some things were really expensive. He saw a figure displayed in the cupboard, which cost hundreds of thousands of yen. Although the workmanship of the figure looked very good, he couldn't help but sigh at the huge amount of money. It was indeed easy to make money from otakus.

And before we knew it, time passed and it was noon.

The two found a restaurant to sit down.

"It's not a maid restaurant." Li Qing laughed.

Kato Hui looked at him: "Do you want to go?"

"...Forget it." Li Qing shook his head.

Although he was somewhat interested, he had heard that maid restaurants charged a lot of money, especially in Akihabara. Moreover, the food there didn't taste very good. Li Qing had been to Totsuki Academy and had eaten Erina's cooking, so his taste had become much more picky than before. So if the food wasn't tasty, it would be a big minus. Now was dinner time, so it would be best to find a regular restaurant so that they could go to the maid restaurant when they had fun.

The two of them sat down in the restaurant, ordered food, and started eating.

On the way, Li Qing asked Kato Hui: "Kato, do you come here often?"

Kato Hui shook her head: "It's my first time too."

"First time?" Li Qing was surprised.

Kato Hui nodded and said, "It's fun here if you have someone to come with you. It's not fun if you're alone."

"Well, this place really needs like-minded people coming here." Li Qing also nodded with a smile.

The two were eating, talking and laughing when suddenly someone stood in front of them. They looked up and saw Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"Can I sit down?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked the two of them.

Li Qing's eyes fell on Kato Hui, who was also looking at him at this time. Li Qing smiled and said, "You decide."

Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at the two of them and asked, "Are you dating?"

"Senior Kasumigaoka, is there anything you can do for me?" Kato Megumi did not answer Kasumigaoka Utaha's question, but asked a question in return.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was surprised: "Senior?"

"I am also a student of Fengzhizaki." Kato Megumi said, and then introduced herself: "I am Kato Megumi."

Kasumigaoka Utaha understood clearly: "As expected."

She had guessed it a long time ago, because she knew Li Qing at Toyonozaki, and she had also seen Li Qing and Kato Megumi when passing by a restaurant next to Toyonozaki before, so she had guessed that Kato Megumi was also a student of Toyonozaki, and now it seems to be true.