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

When it comes to dressing up, the fashionista Hikigaya's mother couldn't sit still and began to encourage Hachiman to spend money, wanting to buy a dress for her son.At this time, Hikigaya Hachiman had saved more than 110 million yen in his account, but he still refused to buy a dress. After all, he was now in a stage of rapid physical growth, and the dress had to fit well.If you buy a dress now, you may not be able to wear it anymore in a year. It’s better not to waste this wasted money and just rent one.

Then Hikigaya's mother started to take action on Hachiman's hairstyle. After some arguments, Hachiman looked desperately in the mirror as his hair was being styled into a bun by his mother.Next to him, Komachi was laughing wildly while taking photos with his mobile phone.

"Hachiman, listen to your mother. An occasion like a banquet is neither a beauty pageant nor a date. Especially for men, dressing up formally is much more important than dressing up nicely. Don't worry, when you get to the venue, you will know that your style is not obtrusive at all. ."

In order to relieve Hikigaya Hachiman's uneasiness, Hikigaya's mother said this.Although she herself had never participated in upper-level banquets, many of her clients had told her these things. In the past, she had only listened to them as useless bits of knowledge, but she never expected that one day she would actually be able to use them.

After I finished styling my hair, it was already past five in the afternoon, and it was almost getting dark.Arisugawa's car also arrived at the door of Hikigaya's house on time. Hikigaya Hachiman did not tell his family that the person who came to pick him up was actually a literary giant in the mystery world. The family smiled and thanked Arisugawa before waving goodbye. Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Mr. Arisugawa, is it true that I won't be recognized when I attend this banquet?"

"Don't worry, Hikigaya boy. There will be many of your peers at the scene. They are all young ladies from various families, and you will be treated as the same as them."

"I've never participated in this kind of activity before. Is there anything I should be aware of?"

"Well, I'll take you to meet the writers later, and you can wander around the place alone and have something to eat. You can stay with me if you want, but I have to meet a lot of people, so I'm afraid it won't be easy to introduce you. . When you are alone, almost no one will talk to you. Even if there are people, they are your peers. You can just chat with them casually. At the banquet, there are only casual conversations."

"Okay, I understand. I still can't imagine that after only a few months, I will be qualified to participate in this kind of banquet."

"Boy, you still don't know enough about your own potential. Do you know what the publisher estimates the sales volume of your "Confessions" in the first year after it is published? Let me tell you, the library version plus the single version will be 100 million Volume, that's their estimate, and it's not the most optimistic estimate."

Arisugawa paused for a moment, as if giving Hikigaya Hachiman time to digest what he just said.

"What is the concept of sales of 100 million copies a year? I have been writing and publishing books for nearly 40 years, and up to now, no book has sold more than 100 million copies. And for you, I firmly believe that "Confession" will not be yours. The debut is the peak.”

Chapter 20 Hikigaya Hachiman’s social time (reached by [-] days)

During the next trip, Hikigaya Hachiman and Arisugawa briefly exchanged ideas about the new work "Malice". Hikigaya Hachiman has already written [-] words of content, and it is estimated that the book will be officially completed in another half month.

Arriving at the destination XXX Building Materials Company, Arisukawa parked the car in the parking lot. At this time, the company's main entrance was decorated with lights.People passing by would just think it was a company's annual meeting. If they went to the parking lot and took a look at the brands of the cars coming tonight, they probably wouldn't think so.

Arisugawa and Hikigaya Hachiman entered the banquet hall one after another. The waiter at the door only glanced at their invitations symbolically.The layout in the hall is naturally magnificent. There is an artificial fountain in the center of the venue, and next to it is the band area that will be performing today, but the musicians are not in place yet.

"The banquet hasn't officially started yet. Representatives from several families who are planning this banquet will come on stage to say a few words in a while. It won't start until they finish speaking."

Arisukawa said to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Mr. Arisugawa, are there many powerful families in Chiba City?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked curiously. As a native of Chiba, he rarely sensed the existence of these families.

"No, Hikigaya boy. It's not Chiba City. These families are distributed throughout Chiba County. There is only one big family in Chiba City, the Yukinoshita family. The company we are in now is their industry. Their family's The representative, Mr. Yukinoshita, is an intruder. In fact, the entire family is led by Mrs. Yukinoshita, but you will probably only see Mr. Yukinoshita on the stage today..."

Arisukawa started gossiping as he talked.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Yukinoshita is still an alumnus of mine. We both graduated from Doshisha University, but I was too many years ahead of him, so we have no contact. By the way, Hikigaya boy, you can also take the Doshisha University exam in the future. University, now I have one more famous alumnus from my alma mater, hahaha."

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"I haven't even taken the high school entrance examination yet...and I don't want to study too far away from home. I just need to get into Chiba University."

In fact, Hikigaya Hachiman's main reason was that he didn't want to go to Kansai, but saying it this way seemed a bit regional, and Arisugawa was also from Kansai, so he changed it to a euphemistic way of saying it.

"You kid! As I said, the Chiba University exam is more difficult than the Doshi Club exam. If you fail to pass the exam in the future, just come to the Doshi Club for me. Wait, don't talk about it now, the representative is going to the stage to speak. "

Hikigaya Hachiman looked towards the rostrum. Representatives of several families were already lined up and ready to speak.

The content of the speech was boring, but Hikigaya Hachiman discovered one thing. The family representatives on the stage were all only about 50 or [-] years old, in their prime.It does not fit the stereotype of Hikigaya Hachiman that representatives of large Japanese families and companies are old men who are dying.

Soon, the speeches of several family representatives ended, and the banquet officially began with a round of applause.Hikigaya Hachiman followed Arisugawa to meet with the writers. Although the conversation after the meeting was still very conventional and polite, these writers still made people feel much better than those old oilmen in the political and business circles.

Hikigaya Hachiman, who had been praised for a while, said goodbye to Arisugawa for the time being.He took some food and walked silently to the corner to fill his stomach.Arisukawa was right. People were coming and going at the venue, but no one would take the initiative to talk to him, a child who looked very young.There were indeed many people of his own age at the venue, but from Hikigaya Hachiman's point of view, there were probably only a handful of these people of the same age studying in Japan, and even if they were there, the tuition fees would be so high that Hikigaya Hachiman could not imagine before. School.

Now Hikigaya's feelings about money have changed a lot since he started making money.For example, the rented dress he was wearing could cost as much as most social workers to buy an ordinary suit for a day, but he didn't think it was a big deal.Another example is his watch, the IWC Pilot's Mark 50 series, which he bought at a lower price through his mother's customer relationship, costing nearly [-] yen.It made Hikigaya Hachiman feel a little painful, but only a little.

This kind of confidence in spending money comes more from the fact that he knows that he has stable income every month.When he regarded it as a normal thing to spend tens of thousands of yen to rent a dress for a day and spend 50 yen to buy a watch, he already had the qualifications to enter this banquet.After all, even if you live within your means, you will take in more than you take out, so what else is there to say?

"Hello, are you here alone?"

Hikigaya raised his head, and walking toward him was a truly handsome young man, wearing a white dress, with blond hair, and his whole body seemed to radiate like the sun.Logically speaking, Hikigaya Hachiman shouldn't speculate maliciously on someone he met for the first time, but this boy didn't feel real enough to him.

"Hello, there is another person accompanying me. He is greeting the people involved. I am not good at dealing with that kind of situation, so I avoided it for now."

"I see, let's get to know each other. I'm Hayama Hayato. I'm currently studying at Sobu High School. Haven't you asked me for advice yet?"

This classmate named Hayama Hayato has an irresistible affinity.

"Was this guy a succubus in his previous life?"

Hikigaya Hachiman complained.

"Hello, Hayama-san, I am Hikigaya Hachiman. Are you alone, Hayama-san?"

Hikigaya Hachiman didn't intend to tell him the school he attended, so he directly asked back with rhetorical questions to divert Hayama's attention.

"That's right, I didn't actually receive the invitation. My parents are lawyers who provide legal services to the Yukinoshita family, so I have been familiar with the Yukinoshita family since I was a child. I relied on this relationship to attend this banquet, and I My parents are probably still working now, haha.”

Hayama Hayato smiled and explained his situation.

Why are you talking so much?Who asked you?You see, wouldn't it be rude if I didn't say a word about my experience?

Hikigaya Hachiman thought to himself that if he said that their family was just an ordinary working-class family in Chiba City, this little angel Hayama Hayato would probably be very embarrassed.

"Yeshan? You are here. I am looking for you...oh, so you are chatting with someone."

Just as Hikigaya Hachiman was thinking about how to respond, a voice for help came.Hikigaya followed the voice and looked around. The person who came was a girl who looked like a high school student. She wore light makeup, had short shoulder-length hair, and was wearing a gradient blue dress. Her figure was even more well-proportioned. If it weren't for her... Maybe it would have been perfect if Shi's face was too serious.

Chapter 21 It took no effort for the Yukinoshita sisters to get here

"It's okay, Haruno-san, we just got to know each other. Let me introduce you, Hikigaya-san, this is Yukinoshita's eldest daughter, Yukinoshita Haruno."

Hayama Hayato seemed a little panicked when he saw Harano coming, but he quickly adjusted and introduced Hikigaya Hachiman appropriately.

Yukinoshita Haruno was too preoccupied at the moment to repeat any social rhetoric. Her eyes quickly passed over the Hikigaya classmate in front of her without leaving any trace.

The clothes and watches on this person are very elegant and expensive. From this point of view, he is nothing more than the son of a junior high school student from someone's family.But his temperament is too different from those of wealthy young men of the same age. All of those wealthy young men have received excellent education, and their behavior is trained to be standardized and appropriate.But the mechanized and repetitive social situations day after day have long worn out their patience. Now they are like machines in a factory, with decent manners and standard smiles. However, these cannot hide the incomparable disgust and impatience in their hearts.

However, this Hikigaya-san has a lazy expression on his face without any reservation. This laziness is not idle laziness, but a sunny afternoon when the young man takes a nap while bathing in the bright sunshine. When I woke up, I stretched myself and looked out the window at the leisurely laziness.

This look is unimaginable and luxurious for a child like Yukinoshita Yono who grew up in a strict family environment.But it's beautiful, and Yangno can't help but want to stop and watch.

Hikigaya Hachiman, who didn't know that the girl in front of him was performing countless mental activities in an instant, said:

"Hello, Ms. Yukinoshita, I am Hikigaya Hachiman, and I just met Hayama Hayato-san. If you are in a hurry, don't pay attention to me, just go directly."

"Ah...Okay, I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, Hayama, come on."

Yukinoshita Harano immediately called Hayama aside after expressing her apology.

"Yukino is having an argument with her mother again. Alas, this little sister of mine finally went home during the New Year's party. Can't she be a little more submissive?"

Yangono rubbed her temples in distress. She was exhausted just from being busy with family business these days, and now Yukino had a conflict with her mother at this juncture.Originally, it was impossible for her to let an outsider like Hayama get involved in such Yukinoshita's housework, but now she had to try every method.

"You and Yukino are classmates in elementary school. You have also helped her. Go and see if you can have a few words. I really don't want to go back."

Yukinoshita's Yangno is broken, even the most energetic person can't stand it.At this moment, she actually agreed a little with the sister she had just scolded a few days ago. It was wrong. Wasn't her current situation caused by this troubled sister?

After hearing these words, Hayama Hayato looked a little complicated. He wanted to say something but swallowed it back and had no choice but to obey the order.He knew very well that Yukinoshita's housework was not something he, an outsider, could intervene in, and Yukinoshita Yukino's character was not something he could influence at all. Now he was just thrown over by Yangno to accept the negative energy for her. Just a tool man.

"It's really... I'm sorry, classmate, what was your name just now?"

Yukinoshita Harano really didn't hear clearly, and it was impossible for her to take the initiative to talk to someone she didn't know. However, at this moment, she urgently needed something to distract her attention, so she might as well chat with this young man with a unique temperament. lets chat.

"It's okay, Miss Yukinoshita, my name is Hikigaya Hachiman."

Hachiman repeated it. He also saw that the Yukinoshita lady in front of him was mentally and physically exhausted, but he still hoped that the other party would not pester him too much. He had no experience in dealing with the opposite sex, especially such a young lady.

"Hachi... Banata?! You couldn't be... Forget it, what was I thinking? How could such a coincidence happen?"

Yukinoshita Yono muttered mockingly to herself.She felt that she was a little crazy thinking about Teacher Hachiman.

"I'm sorry, what are you talking about? I didn't hear you clearly."

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Hikigaya Hachiman felt more and more that the woman in front of him was inexplicable. She looked haggard, but she also liked to mumble something that he couldn't hear clearly.

"Ah, it doesn't matter. Your name reminds me of a writer I like very much. You may not know what I'm talking about. No one in junior high school will read that magazine. Of course, not many high school students will read it. I'm just an exception..."

Yukinoshita Harano said, she did not notice the drastic change in the expression of the boy in front of her.

It's over, it's all over, this little old man Arisukawa lied to me!A random high school girl I met at the party turned out to be a fan of mine?What kind of light novel is this? Damn it!

Fortunately, Yukinoshita Yono is one of the stars of this banquet hall, and many people passing by will stop to say hello to Yono.Hikigaya Hachiman took advantage of the opportunity when Haruno turned around to speak and quickly left her sight.He came to a balcony outside the hall, but he was not the only one here.

"Uh...hello, I didn't know anyone was here."

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the red-eyed girl in front of him awkwardly. Unless she just woke up from a nap here, she must have cried.

"What's your name?"

The girl in front of me asked coldly.

Girl, you don’t play your cards according to the rules. According to social etiquette, shouldn’t the person you ask give your name first?Hikigaya Hachiman was very speechless. This girl who looked about the same age as him had transparent white skin, long black hair that reached her shoulders, and her face was so cute that it was unfortunate that she had just cried.No, why do you feel that this person looks so similar to Yukinoshita Haruno?

Seeing the boy in front of her remain silent, Yukino suddenly realized her rudeness.

"Sorry, I should have said my name first. I am Yukinoshita Yukino."

"It's okay, I'm Hikigaya Hachiman. Nice to meet you, Ms. Yukinoshita."

Good guy, this is indeed the daughter of the Yukinoshita family. Although she didn't say it herself, she looks exactly like the biological sister of Haruno just now.Hikigaya Hachiman is sure.

"Haha, Hachiman? I don't mean to laugh at your name, but if that Hachiman-sensei can really come to me, he will definitely understand me. Oh, you must not understand what I am talking about. Hachiman-sensei is a A writer with the same name as you.”

Yukinoshita Yukino said with abandonment.And Hikigaya Hachiman slapped himself in the face.

Chapter 22 Hikigaya Hachiman teaches you to recognize reality

"You don't look like the other gentlemen who are tired of coping with this situation. Do you like it here very much?"

Yukinoshita Yukino also noticed the leisurely contentment in Hikigaya Hachiman's expression, which was completely incompatible with the children of other families present, including herself.

Yukino had just finished arguing with her mother and ran here to escape in anger.She understood that the consequences of doing such a thing were very serious. It was the biggest gathering of the year for the big families in Chiba County. On this occasion, she actually had a sharper conflict with her mother than before. If she was caught by other People have seen that even a few gossips at the banquet will have an impact on the reputation of the Yukinoshita family.But she doesn't think she's wrong.

"Like it? How could it be? I'm not good at dealing with situations like this, but fortunately I don't need to socialize. No one knows me, and I don't know them either."

Hikigaya Hachiman was thinking about how to get out of here while talking, but the Yukinoshita Yukino in front of him kept staring at him closely.

"That's great. I hope so, but my mother just wants to sell me as a commodity as soon as possible. She also said, 'This is the only way I can contribute to the family.' Ha, it's so ironic. Is this what I want?" Is it valuable?”

Yukinoshita Yukino didn't care about her family's reputation, so she told the boy she had just met in front of her about all the trivial things that happened between her and her mother without any burden. In fact, she didn't care at all who the other person was, she just I really want to find someone to talk to.

"I'm sorry. By the way, I said so many unintelligible things. You can just pretend you didn't hear it. Of course, it doesn't matter if you want to talk about it. I don't care."

After Yukinoshita Yukino poured out the bitter water, she seemed to have regained her senses slightly, left these words, stood up and prepared to leave.

"Do you know what I want to say? Miss Yukinoshita."

Hikigaya Hachiman, who had originally planned to escape, suddenly stopped leaving and instead called Yukinoshita Yukino.The other party looked at him doubtfully.

"I can simply summarize what you said as you are resisting your family, but you also know that this is in vain, don't you? You may not care about the reputation of the Yukinoshita family, but your mother must She cares a lot, right? How many more times do you think she can indulge you in a situation like today?"

Hikigaya Hachiman thinks that the situation of Miss Yukinoshita in front of him is very pessimistic. As a writer that both sisters like, he should say something.

"Don't answer me in a hurry. Listen to me continue. What kind of resistance can you carry out? Let me guess, maybe studying abroad? Maybe moving out of home? But this is not called resistance at all, it is called escape, because these Everything can only be done with your mother's permission, and you are still firmly in her hands."

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was a little angry, because the boy opposite was right at all.It now seems that her choice to study abroad during her junior high school career did not alleviate the family's control over her at all.

"You didn't refute me, then I think what I said is right. After today's incident, your mother will severely reprimand you, and she will also take care of your mood, and she will definitely not force you again in a short period of time. Go get acquainted with young masters from other families. But this is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst, because the later this matter is done, the shorter the time you and the other party can get to know each other. Isn’t it? "

Hikigaya Hachiman took a sip of juice and continued.

"I think your family will never allow you to complete this matter after graduating from college, so if you keep resisting in this negative way, you will only be forced into an arranged marriage in the end, and the other party will be you." I don’t know which young master I have ever met, and he is probably much older than you, because at that stage, men of your class are rarely unmarried. Is this what you want to see, Snow Miss?"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the increasingly annoyed Yukinoshita in front of him and smiled.

"You told me this, do you just want to tell me that it's okay to just accept your fate? I don't know where you come from, but it's obvious that your family is much more open-minded than mine. What you said to me today is just a message from someone who comes from It’s just the pity of a carefree rich young man.”

Yukinoshita Yukino was very sad and angry. Why could the person in front of her describe her future ten years later in such an understatement, and yet she felt it was so correct? This made her even more uneasy.

"I am indeed carefree, but I don't pity you, Miss Yukinoshita. I don't need to pity you, a young lady who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Sports like horseback riding are difficult for ordinary people in their lives. Experience it once, but for you, it is as frequent as leaving traces on your hands, isn't it?"

Yukinoshita looked at her hands. She hadn't noticed before that holding the reins for a long time had left a mark on her hands.Horse riding is an activity she does every weekend in the United States. She uses a club pass card given to her by her father. She does not know the price of this card, but she only knows that almost all the members of the club come from wealthy families.

"So, Miss Yukinoshita, while you are still enjoying hobbies such as horse riding, skiing, golf, and tennis that are beyond the reach of ordinary people, you should at least think about whether your current resistance is completely reasonable."

Yukinoshita Yukino's beautiful eyebrows gradually lowered. She had tried each of these hobbies and enjoyed them. She never had to wait in line to play tennis. When she went to play golf, three people would pick up the balls for her. , she can get guidance from former champion riders in the riding club.

"So this is what my sister said a few days ago, the 'right to choose'?"