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

"Let me tell you, Aqua-san. Judging from the status of the actors here today, you are really in luck! If you pick any one of these actors, they are all capable of starting a drama on their own. , playing against these people, wouldn’t the pressure be so great that you’d burst?”

Arima Kanai asked worriedly.

"I wasn't that stressed in the first place, but when you said that, Arima, I was almost scared to death."

Hoshino Aqua complained flatly.

"Brother, don't be nervous. Try to leave a good impression on the director during the audition later, but don't let Mr. Hachiman down."

Ruby Hoshino also helped. In fact, she was already hugging Arima Kana and shivering.

"...I think I made a mistake by bringing you both here."

Hoshino Aqua shook her head and sighed.

"Everyone, please be quiet. The audition will begin soon. Actors who are participating in the audition for the role of Terada Yoshiki, please go to the audition area and wait."

A staff member walked out of the audition room and announced to the people present.

Those participating in the audition review today include the "Confession" directing team, Toho Film and Television Department staff, some management representatives, and the original author Hikigaya Hachiman himself.

Hikigaya originally thought that he was just here to visit today. After all, he was not good at choosing roles. He firmly believed in the truth that professional matters should be left to professionals.But when he entered the audition room, he found that everyone had reserved the middle seat for him, and next to him was Director Nakajima.

The audition process is actually nothing special. Actors running for the same role will get a short script of the role some time before the audition starts. They have a short time to think about how to perform the plot of the script, and then They will enter the audition room in order to perform.

Hikigaya Hachiman watched with great concentration. He could feel that the actors in front of him may have uneven acting skills, but without exception, they were interpreting their understanding of the characters extremely seriously.The painting style of those wooden people in the movie he watched before, in which Hoshino Akua starred, was not the same at all.

Soon, it was Hoshino Akua’s turn to audition.Everyone present in the audition room were all insiders. Naturally, they all knew that Hoshino had been hired by Mr. Hachiman himself, so they were also full of curiosity about the little-known young actor in front of them.

Hoshino Akua walked into the room, closed the door, and bowed deeply to everyone in front of him. He was more humble than any previous actor. This left a good first impression on everyone present. Regardless of ability, people will never dislike a humble person.

Aqua's audition title is a script adapted from the part in the original work where Watanabe Shuya intimidates his classmates.

Then, Aqua's performance made it difficult for everyone present to forget him in a short time.

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"Director Nakajima thinks highly of you, Hoshino-san. I also think your performance is amazing."

After the audition, after all the other actors had left, Hikigaya Hachiman found Hoshino Aqua and praised him with a smile.

"That's great, Mr. Hachiman. I still have a lot to work on in my acting career. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

In a place like this where there is no need to worry about revealing Hikigaya Hachiman's identity, Hoshino Aqua will directly call him Hachiman-sensei instead of Hikigaya-san.In fact, Hikigaya Hachiman said that there was no need to help him hide his identity, but Hoshino-san still insisted on doing so, and he didn't know why.

"Be confident, Hoshino-san. You know, your performance just now made me feel that it didn't look like an act. You seemed to really have that kind of hatred and that kind of determination. Of course, it was just a joke, don't let it go. In my heart. All in all, a very successful audition. Congratulations, Hoshino-kun."

Hikigaya Hachiman patted Hoshino Aqua on the shoulder, turned around and left, not noticing the flash of panic in the other person's eyes after being seen through.

After the audition, although the actors for each role have been basically decided, they will not be notified on the spot. Instead, the audition results will be sent to the actor's company by email after a period of time.

Looking through the preliminary list of actors decided by the director's team, even Hikigaya Hachiman, who usually doesn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, can feel the starry power of this crew.

What's even more outrageous is that even with such a popular group of actors, their salary expenditures only accounted for a small part of the film's originally low investment.

"Should I say that these actors are dedicated, or that their treatment is really too poor..."

Hikigaya Hachiman did not comment on this. Although he was a little surprised, he was too lazy to care about these things.After all, the salary rules defined by Japan's entertainment industry have been in operation for more than a year or two. There is a reason why they can be maintained for a long time. It is not the turn of someone who can get 600 million yen for writing an episode of script to worry about it.

However, Hikigaya Hachiman, who realized that today was the last day of the Golden Week holiday, really had to worry about another thing after school started, and that was the physical test.

In 11, Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology formulated a new series of physical examinations tailored for citizens of different ages.

For school students, physical testing is a reserved program after the start of each school year. In addition to the most basic measurements of basic physical conditions such as height and weight, there are also a wide variety of other test items prepared by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to ensure that students can experience After one round, I felt like dying.

In fact, Hikigaya Hachiman is not a weakling with no strength. Long before he started writing, he invented a single-player baseball game. Playing tennis against the wall is common in physical education classes.Although it seems a bit lonely, just ask if you can exercise. If you can, that will be fine.

In short, Hikigaya Hachiman takes physical education classes very seriously, which also gives him a relatively healthy body.

However, after he started writing, Hikigaya Hachiman inevitably developed some bad habits, which led to some decline in his physical fitness.

He had vowed to get fit when he was in junior high school, but now it seemed like it was completely empty talk.

"We can't continue to be lazy like this! Hikigaya. Where is your willpower when you write!"

Hikigaya Hachiman sat in the car and suddenly muttered to himself viciously.The driving assistant glanced at the car's interior mirror with a somewhat horrified expression.

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"Yukoshita-san, starting from tomorrow, come run with me in the morning!"

During dinner in the evening, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly suggested Yukino who was sitting opposite.

"Hikigaya-san, wouldn't it be possible for you to move your legs if I wasn't by your side?"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Hikigaya Hachiman strangely and said.

"If someone is with me, I can run with more motivation."

Hikigaya Hachiman said pleadingly.

"Oh? So it's just good to have someone to accompany you. And it doesn't matter who the person is? Well, it seems that if I don't agree, you will quickly contact the next companion, right?"

"... Yukinoshita Yukino-san. I, Hikigaya Hachiman, sincerely invite you to run with me starting tomorrow. If you don't come, I won't be able to move my legs."

Hikigaya Hachiman stood up and bowed pretendingly.

"That's not necessary, Hikigaya-san. Of course I agree. It's a good thing that you are finally willing to exercise properly. I am very willing to accompany you."

Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help laughing.

"But, I want to give you a vaccination in advance, Hikigaya-san. Since you mentioned this matter, you must stick to it. Of course, I have no way to threaten you. All I can say is , if you give up halfway, I will be very unhappy and sulky for a long time."

"This is the joint biggest threat to me, Yukinoshita-san, I will definitely persevere."

Hikigaya Hachiman assured.

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Chapter 113 Yukinoshita-san is very soft

Hikigaya Hachiman believes that he is not someone who gives up easily, but he is not overly ambitious either.When it comes to exercising, he first chose running, one of the most common forms of exercise. Maybe in the future he will go to the gym to train with weights or something, but that is not something to consider now.

The next morning after they agreed to run together, Hachiman and Yukino met downstairs on time.

Yukinoshita's outfit is something Hikigaya Hachiman has never seen before: a smart yet cute single ponytail, a loose jacket paired with black short-sleeved fitness clothes, and nine-point leggings, like those in Two-dimensional A beautiful girl with a sporty style.

Yukino was stretching before exercising. Her graceful figure was clearly visible to Hikigaya Hachiman, but unfortunately...

"This outfit suits you very well, Yukinoshita-san. Have you often worked out before?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked curiously, suppressing his desire to commit suicide.

"Fitness? I did go to the gym for a while when I was in the United States, but I gave up soon. I'm ashamed to say that, except for horse riding, many of my hobbies are like this, and it's easy to give up halfway."

Yukinoshita Yukino replied while stretching.

"Is that so? But no matter what you do, Yukinoshita-san, you will get started very quickly."

"Getting started quickly does not mean being proficient, Hikigaya-kun. Take running as an example. My endurance is very poor. Maybe my running form is very standard and my breathing rate is absolutely scientific, but I just can't last long because of my poor endurance. This kind of thing cannot be changed in a short time.”

Yukinoshita Yukino said frankly.

After Hikigaya Hachiman also performed a set of stretching exercises under Yukino's guidance, the two began their morning run.

There are not many passers-by on the street at this time, and even if there are, they usually get up early and go out to exercise. Therefore, Yukino and Hachiman are not alone, and they will not receive any extra attention.

The two planned a round-trip route with a total length of about four kilometers last night. This is a distance more suitable for novice runners. They are also confident that they can persevere. If the pace is not so fast...

"Huh... Hikigaya... classmate... I think... we should lower... the pace next time."

Yukino, who was completely out of breath from running, returned to the door of the apartment, held her knees and spoke intermittently.

In the early morning, because the sun has not yet begun to shine, you will not sweat much due to the wind during your morning run.You really start sweating profusely when you stop running at the end of the run.Hikigaya Hachiman clearly saw that steam was beginning to appear faintly on Yukino's body.

"I don't know who it was. Halfway through the race, I asked if I should slow down a bit, but I had to insist..."

Hikigaya Hachiman was speechless at Yukino's stubbornness and stubbornness.He's not doing much better now, but he can at least still speak fluently.

In any case, this morning running plan at least has a good start, which is very important.

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Today is May [-]th, and the annual physical examination at Chiba Municipal Sobu High School will officially begin from today.It is worth mentioning that this physical test is not only for current students, but also for all faculty and staff.

There was no high-intensity exercise on the first day. The first thing to do was the physical examination.Hikigaya Hachiman was actually curious about how much his body had grown in the past two years.

"Hikigaya Hachiman-kun...he is 1.7 meters tall and weighs 57 kilograms!"

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Hikigaya Hachiman stood on an instrument that could measure height and weight at the same time, and the health teacher reported the data.

"Wow, that's pretty good."

Hikigaya Hachiman felt very satisfied. He thought he could grow at least three to four centimeters taller.After all, after he started making a lot of money, Hikigaya had much higher requirements on himself in terms of diet, which could help him grow taller.

As for weight, although the BMI data of 18.8 based on his height is still within the normal range, he is indeed a little thin.With this kind of body shape, let alone Yukinoshita Harano, even if he and Yukino had any fights in the future, it would be difficult for him to gain the upper hand. It was really a bit embarrassing.

"Not bad, Hikigaya-san, it looks like you are quite healthy."

Hiratsuka Shizu looked at Hikigaya's physical data and said with some relief.

"Teacher Hiratsuka, have you always assumed that I am a sub-healthy person?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked somewhat speechlessly.

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"People with, uh, special professions like yours, don't have some health problems?"

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Hiratsuka Shizuka was a little afraid of being heard, so she didn't directly say the word "writer".

"What is a special occupation?! Mr. Hiratsuka, you can just say "writer" directly, don't use this term to cause misunderstanding to others!"

"Okay, okay, great writer. Anyway, you must pay more attention to your health. I think many writers have some bad habits, such as smoking and so on. You must not get involved in these."

Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had just finished smoking a traditional cigarette in the toilet, and the smell was still on his clothes, warned Hachiman earnestly.

"Copy it, Mr. Hiratsuka, I will pay attention. But teacher, you have some stereotypes about writers. Excellent young writers like me will be the mainstream of the Japanese literary world in the future."

Hikigaya Hachiman said narcissistically.

"Well, since you are so confident, I can't say anything else. One last thing, teacher, I also like reading your novels, so I will always pay attention to your health."

Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled and patted Hachiman on the shoulder, then went to check the information of other students.

After the physical examination, the next item is seated forward flexion. (Japan’s seated forward bend should be push box. For ease of understanding, the domestic evaluation standards will be used here)

Most of the boys, in order to get a good score in the seated forward bending session, grinned in pain and stretched their stiff bodies with all their strength. In the end, they could only touch about ten centimeters. As for just touching There are some that reach single digits or even negative numbers.

Hikigaya Hachiman also finished the test. His whole body was sore from pushing, and his final score was only [-] centimeters.He suddenly thought of Yukinoshita Yukino's flawless stretching before running this morning. He must have done very well, and he wanted to find an opportunity to ask about it.

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"Sitting forward bend? It seems to be 27 centimeters, so I just pushed it casually."

"Twenty...seven centimeters? Eh-?!"

"Bizeng Qigu, I know you think I'm very powerful, but your voice is too loud. There are other students around."

"Your description is just too ordinary. However, Yukinoshita-san, your body is indeed very soft. It feels like a cat."

"Meow?"

Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly made a very cute voice and tilted her head to look at Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Yukoshita-san, don't make such a foul sound suddenly."

Hikigaya Hachiman covered his face in embarrassment, not wanting the other party to see his slightly red cheeks.

"I like cats very much, Hikigaya-san. That's my favorite little animal. I never had the chance to raise one before. Now that I'm living alone, maybe it's time to put it on the agenda?"

Yukinoshita Yukino used a question sentence, seemingly asking for Hikigaya's opinion.

"If you want to visit a cat cafe, I will go with you as many times as you like. But don't mention raising cats."

Hikigaya Hachiman's heart suddenly felt a little resistant to Yukino's desire to raise a cat.

"Eh? How about you raise one yourself, Hikigaya-kun? Then I can go to your house to look after the cat every day."

"...Wouldn't you come to my house every day without the cat?"

Hikigaya Hachiman complained.In short, Yukino gave up the idea of ​​raising a cat for the time being, or maybe she never had the idea at all, and just wanted to take Hikigaya Hachiman to a cat cafe in this way.