The lonely Hikigaya Hachiman wants to become the king of mystery novels

"Well, Hayama-san, please give me some advice."

Yukinoshita Yukino's reply was lukewarm. She and Hayama Hayato had some friendship and would not show a complete sense of alienation.At this time, she was peeling an orange on her cell phone. After peeling it, she handed the pulp to Hikigaya Hachiman who was standing aside. Hikigaya just nodded slightly and took it without saying anything else.

All this is seen by Hayama Hayato. He believes that the simpler the action, the closer the relationship between two people can be reflected.He knew that Yukino had been arranged by her family to meet various young masters from rich families. In his opinion, Hikigaya-san might have been chosen by the Yukinoshita family and recognized by Yukino.

"It's really not easy. Hikigaya-san is actually recognized by Yukinoshita-san."

Hayama Hayato thought silently, she originally thought that Yukino would continue to fight against her family.

At this time, the door to the lounge was opened, and Yangno walked in with a few boxes of snacks in her arms.

"Come on, junior, try our chef's skills."

Haruno distributed a box of snacks to everyone present, then took the last two boxes to Hikigaya's side and sat on the other side of him. The two sisters were on the left and right, sandwiching Hachiman in the middle.

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Then, Yangno picked up a cookie and ate it by herself.He picked up the second biscuit and handed it directly to Hikigaya Hachiman's mouth. Just like he took the orange from Yukino just now, Hachiman just tilted his head slightly and took the biscuit into his mouth, his eyes even blurred. Without leaving the phone screen he was scrolling through.

Hayama Hayato's brain shut down.A series of operations performed after Yang Nai came in completely shattered his previous conjectures.

"What is this? Is Hikigaya-san the long-lost son of the Yukinoshita family? The two sisters are so close to him, but the Yukinoshita couple are standing aside without saying a word?"

Hayama Hayato, who was completely unable to understand the current situation, decided to give up thinking. He also thought that this room was not suitable for him to stay any longer, so he stood up, said goodbye to everyone for the time being, and quickly left this strange room.

No.70 Nanahikigaya Hachiman’s second banquet trip

"I say, you two, there are so many seats in this lounge, so there is no need to crowd them all here."

Hikigaya Hachiman finally put down his cell phone and found himself surrounded by the Yukinoshita sisters.

In fact, during this period of time, whether he took the orange from Yukino or was fed by Harno, it was all subconscious actions of Hikigaya Hachiman.

He has been chatting seriously with Teacher Arisugawa on his mobile phone, and his attention is actually equivalent to that of talking on the phone.Many experiments have shown that at this time, humans will take things handed over by others without any discrimination, which is really uncontrollable behavior.

"Hey - Hikigaya-senpai, you were obediently accepting my feeding just now. Why did you turn your back on me immediately after you finished eating?"

Yukinoshita Yono spoke pitifully, and because she was so close, Yono's breath lightly brushed against Hachiman's cheek as he spoke, making Hachiman feel a little chilly all over.

Hikigaya Hachiman felt that he could not continue like this, so he immediately stood up, said hello to the Yukinoshita couple, and left the lounge, leaving the Yukinoshita sisters looking at each other.

Yukino glanced at her sister with her cold eyes, then stood up and left.

With Yukinoshita Yukino's character, it is impossible for her to do something as shameless to Teacher Hachiman as Yangno did just now, not to mention that after the first meeting, the two parties have not seen each other or contacted each other for a year, and now they have only reunited for half a year. It's only a few months, but it can't be compared with my sister who used dirty tricks to monopolize Mr. Hachiman for a whole year.

"Forget it, let's take it slow. How can we rush this kind of thing?"

Yukinoshita Yukino convinced herself and calmed down.She is Teacher Hachiman's neighbor for the next three years, so there is no need to worry.

Hikigaya Hachiman went all the way to the bathroom, wanting to wash his face and wake up, but found that Hayama-san had arrived at the sink before him.

"Hey, what a coincidence, Hayama-san."

Hikigaya Hachiman said hello, but he didn't expect that the two of them had a good understanding.

"H-Hikigaya-san, yes, what a coincidence."

Hayama Hayato didn't really want to see Hikigaya at this time. His brain had just calmed down, and the murderer who messed him up was the kimono boy in front of him.

"Hayama-san...will also go to Sobu High School to study in high school, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked.Although he didn't know the other party's information, considering that the Hayama family was also a family that had been in contact with the Yukinoshita family for a long time, coupled with the gentle and elegant temperament of the other party, the tutor must be very good, and it is no surprise that he was also a top student. .

"Oh, yes. I still put in a lot of effort to get into that place, and of course I'm very stable now. Is that the same, Hikigaya-san?"

Hayama Hayato said with a little pride that his results were very good, but he was not a genius player, but he had worked hard to reach this level.At the same time, he also believed that the Hikigaya Hachiman in front of him must be a top student. Just because of the literary and artistic temperament exuding from him, he might be as good as him in liberal arts.

"I decided to take the Sobu High School exam after going through some things. Of course, I'm pretty sure now."

After Hikigaya Hachiman recalled being bullied and decided to isolate himself from the world, the first goal he set was to pass the Sobu High School.

"So, we are about to become classmates. Please give me your advice in the future."

"You too."

The conversation between the two parties came to an end, and the two boys walked out of the bathroom one after another.In fact, Hayama had always wanted to inquire about the relationship between Hikigaya-san and the Yukinoshita sisters, but his politeness eventually overcame his curiosity.Never embarrass others and try to respond to others' expectations. This is Hayama Hayato's creed.

It was almost six o'clock in the evening, and everyone in the banquet hall was almost there, and everyone was exchanging polite greetings.Hikigaya Hachiman's goal is to find Teacher Arisukawa, and the subsequent process will be the same as last year.

"Hikigaya-kun! The way you are dressed today is really stunning. You look a bit like a great writer."

Arisugawa immediately admired Hikigaya's new appearance when he saw it.

"Let me tell you, Hikigaya-kun, Japanese writers should dress like you on formal occasions. Nowadays, writers in the literary world, including me, all wear the same suits and ties as those politicians and businessmen. They really have no characteristics."

Arisukawa continued.Regardless of his status as a famous writer, Arisukawa is an ordinary uncle who is approachable and likes to give pointers. This is why Hachiman likes to communicate with this writer.

"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Arisukawa. I only wore this outfit because I couldn't stand the constrained feeling of suits and dresses. I really didn't think too much about my identity."

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Hikigaya Hachiman said humbly.He is very happy inside. This kimono has received a lot of praise so far, which shows that there is no problem with his aesthetics.

"By the way, Hikigaya-kun. January 20th of this year will be the Naoki Award Ceremony. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."

Mr. Arisukawa said.

The award ceremony of the Naoki Prize/Akutagawa Prize is different from the general awards. The organizing committee will notify the winning writers in advance to wait backstage. At that time, in a small venue, the staff will hand out a note with the name of the winner. Posted directly on the exhibition board, several award-winning writers came out to speak separately.

It was more like a small press conference than an awards ceremony. The only audience was Japan's mainstream media, which was very low-key.

"Is that okay, Mr. Arisukawa? I remember that the process of the Naoki Award is very simple and low-key. Are outsiders allowed to visit?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked confused.

"The Naoki Award presentation is indeed very low-key, but Hikigaya-kun, you are not an outsider. All you need to do is tell the organizing committee yourself, or if you entrust Ligetsu Chunqiu to tell the organizing committee, you can naturally participate. Many writers go there every year. "

"The most important thing about participating in such an event is that you can get to know representatives from many publishing houses. With your current status, Hikigaya-kun, many publishing houses will rush to get to know you. I am not saying that there is nothing wrong with Bungeishunqiu. But as a writer, you cannot only cooperate with one publishing house in your creative career. Getting to know more publishing houses will be of great benefit to you."

Mr. Arisukawa gave Hachiman some advice.

"I understand, Mr. Arisukawa, thank you for your advice."

Hikigaya Hachiman is a person who is afraid of trouble. He originally thought that it would be good for him to continue to cooperate with Bungeishunqiu Publishing House.After listening to Teacher Arisukawa's words, he gained more insights.

"Only by contacting other publishing houses can Literary Spring and Autumn feel a sense of crisis, and they will not dare to neglect me in future cooperation."

Hikigaya Hachiman considered this.

Chapter 78 Hikigaya Hachiman and the Beautiful Girl Painter

(To celebrate being promoted to B lottery, I will add another chapter today)

At six o'clock in the evening, the banquet officially started. The process was almost the same as last year. Representatives of several Chiba families took the stage to speak. Hikigaya Hachiman felt that even the content of the speeches was the same as last year. It was no wonder that these representatives could not finish the script. Speaking so fluently, it turns out to be a traditional art.

"Let's go, Hikigaya-kun. Just like last year, meet my writer friends. Maybe one of these people will write a preface for your book in the future."

After Mr. Arisugawa finished speaking, he began to lead Hikigaya Hachiman to revisit the writers he visited last year.

This year's Hikigaya Hachiman's status in the literary world is much higher than last year. He is already the author of two best-selling books, and has also won very important literary awards. He was also nominated for the Naoki Award a while ago.It is no exaggeration to say that 16-year-old Hikigaya Hachiman has achieved in just one year what many writers have accomplished in a decade or more since their debut.

Hikigaya Hachiman can feel that when he meets these writers again this year, their attitudes have changed significantly. If last year it was the elders' praise and encouragement for the underachievers, this year it has become real admiration.

There was even a young female writer whom I hadn’t met last year who bluntly expressed her desire to get Hachiman’s autograph. Her enthusiasm made Hachiman a little overwhelmed.

"The little girl just now was nominated for this year's Identity Reasoning Award and was also the winner of the Mephistopheles Award the year before."

After the meeting, Arisugawa said to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Mephisto Prize? So she's pretty wild?"

Hikigaya Hachiman was a little surprised.The Mephistopheles Award is a very unique award for new mystery writers in the Japanese mystery literary world. In recent years, the award-winning works have become more and more extreme in the direction of madness and novelty, which has given rise to a large number of cutting-edge mystery writers with very personal styles. .However, because some of their works are too perverted, they are unlikely to be accepted by the mainstream reasoning community.

"Hahaha, Lu Ziye? You can also describe it like this. These Mephisto Award-winning authors have really brought mystery novels to a field that I couldn't even imagine before."

The field Arisukawa is talking about is naturally a strange genre of mystery novels called "setting-based mystery". (I won’t introduce this category. If you are interested, you can search it on Baidu. It is a very interesting type of novel)

"Well, Hikigaya-kun. I don't have anything to do tonight. You will definitely be much more popular at the banquet this year than last year, so I won't disturb you."

Mr. Arisugawa joked, patted Hikigaya Hachiman's shoulder and left.

"It's so popular... and so on. It really doesn't suit my personality."

Hikigaya Hachiman sighed from where he was.

"Hello, I'm Spencer, are you Mr. Hachiman?"

A blond, blue-eyed man appeared in front of Hikigaya Hachiman. He had a European appearance and spoke Japanese with a slight accent.Hikigaya didn't care how he knew his identity. He had just met so many other writers, so it was normal for him to be noticed. Moreover, as a foreigner, his status must be extraordinary if he was invited to participate in this event.

"Hello, Mr. Spencer. I am the writer Hachiman, and my real name is Hikigaya Hachiman."

The two parties shook hands politely and exchanged a few words. Hachiman learned that the other party was a British diplomat stationed in Japan, and indeed he had a distinguished status.

"Mr. Hachiman, I have a heartfelt request. My daughter, her name is Sawamura Spencer Eiri, is a painter and is as old as you. She likes Mr. Hachiman's works very much. If it is convenient for you , can you let her see you?"

Mr. Spencer stated his purpose.

"Of course, Mr. Spencer, just take me there. What should I call your daughter?"

Hikigaya Hachiman said.Hearing that a painter was a fan of hers, Hikigaya Hachiman had some ideas.

"Just call her Sawamura. This is my wife's surname."

Mr. Spencer replied.

So, Hikigaya Hachiman followed the other party and came to the front of a mother and daughter.Her mother is a typical Yamato Nadeshiko, who is as well-maintained as Mrs. Yukinoshita, and even looks younger.Like Mr. Spencer, the daughter has bright blond hair and maintains the perfect image of a young lady.

After Mr. Spencer introduced Hikigaya Hachiman, before Hachiman could speak, the beautiful blond girl was already shaking like a sieve, and her facial expression was almost out of control.

"Hello, Ms. Sawamura, Sawamura-san. My name is Hikigaya Hachiman. Nice to meet you."

"Hello, Hikigaya-kun, our whole family likes your novels very much, right? Eiriri."

Sayuri Sawamura said with a smile, patting her daughter whose painting style had collapsed.

"Hachibaba...Mr. Hachiman, nice to meet you. My name is Sawamura Spencer Eri."

Yinglili introduced herself very quickly, and then followed it up with an equally fast bow.Ms. Sayuri beside her touched her forehead, a little speechless.

Afterwards, the two parties exchanged a few words. Eiriri didn't say anything during the whole process, but just looked at Hikigaya Hachiman secretly.It can be said that Teacher Hachiman's image is completely in line with her imagination, and even exceeds her imagination. Among the uniform dresses and skirts in the audience, Teacher Hachiman's kimono is so conspicuous and elegant.

"Sawamura-san, could you please exchange contact information with me?"

Before leaving, Hikigaya Hachiman asked that he did have some ideas about possibly collaborating with this talented beautiful girl painter in the future.Sure enough, Yinglili collapsed again.

After the meeting with the Spencer family, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly realized that he had experienced the first real social occasion at the banquet in two years, and this was just the beginning.

Being very well-dressed and out of place, Hikigaya Hachiman attracts a lot of attention just by walking around the venue.There were also many wealthy young men who came forward to chat.

For Hikigaya Hachiman, if the other party already knows his identity, he will not shy away from it.If the other party doesn't know, he won't take the initiative to say it. This is the easiest way to do it.

"Ah... I'm so tired. So formal social interaction is so hard..."

After having a conversation with no less than ten people, Hikigaya Hachiman collapsed alone in the Yukinoshita family's lounge. Logically speaking, this is someone else's place. His gesture was a bit rude, but at this time, the room There was no one, and he didn't care that much.

Just when Hikigaya Hachiman was lying comfortably on the sofa, the sound of the door opening came from outside the house, which made Hikigaya Hachiman tremble.

Chapter 79 Mrs. Yukinoshita is determined

The Yukinoshita family is undoubtedly one of the busiest families at this large gathering in Chiba County at the end of every year.They are not only the organizers, but also the protagonists of the social activities at the banquet.

More than an hour after the banquet started, the Yukinoshita family finally ended the pure greeting stage. If it hadn't been for the snacks that Yangno distributed to everyone before the banquet started, they might not have been able to survive until now.

"I'm not hungry yet. I just need to go back to the house and rest for a while."

Yukinoshita Harano did not go to get something to eat with her family, but walked directly to the lounge.

After opening the door, Yukinoshita Haruno found his junior classmate Hikigaya Hachiman slumped on the sofa without any image. He had already stood up, but lay back down when he saw Harano entering the room.

"Hikigaya-senpai, you look a bit lazy like this. You are completely different from the handsome and elegant you outside."

Haruno teased, walking to Hikigaya Hachiman who was lying down and sitting down, her skirt already touching Hachiman's hair.

"This is the advantage of kimono, senior. If you wear a formal dress, you won't be able to enjoy it as much as I do. Just envy me!"

Hikigaya Hachiman said as if showing off.

"I really envy you... Hikigaya-senpai. People like us, no matter what kind of clothes we wear, can't lie here as freely as you. Even though this sofa is so spacious, I can only Sitting in a corner."

Yukinoshita Harano was dressed as beautifully as last year, but the expression on her face was as solemn as when she first met Hikigaya Hachiman.

"The sofa is spacious... but you can only sit in one corner... Senior sister, do you think I'm taking up space by lying here? I'm very sorry. I'm leaving right now. You can sit on the sofa wherever you like."