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

"Mr. Asada has just completed a historical novel recently. He has no plans to write a new book yet, so he will not be very busy. He is now a visiting professor at the Faculty of Literature of the University of Tokyo. He occasionally gives lectures and spends the rest of his time reading books. It’s easy to find him by checking the information in the library.”

Mr. Arisukawa's personal network is extremely strong, and he knows the current situation of most famous writers very well.

"If you want, you can say hello to him in advance. Mr. Asada is a writer who is very willing to support younger generations, and he has a very kind temperament. Many students at the University of Tokyo who want to publish new works will seek advice from him. If Hikigaya-kun, you If I were to look for someone to learn from, I think it would be Asada-san.”

"I understand, Teacher Arisukawa, thank you for your help."

Hachiman plans to get in touch with Saburo Asada in the afternoon. He is in Tokyo now and can just visit him first.

"By the way, Hikigaya-kun, if you are going to Tokyo University this afternoon, I suggest you stop by and visit Mr. Oe. He has just been discharged from the hospital. I will be very happy for you to visit him."

Mr. Arisukawa ordered.

Mr. Oe is a world-class writer who is well-known to all Japanese people. He is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This is undisputed. His residence at the University of Tokyo is a place of pilgrimage for students of the Faculty of Literature of Tokyo University.

However, Mr. Oe, who is now 80 years old, is not in very good health. However, he still writes and actively participates in various literary activities.

Hikigaya Hachiman had contact with Mr. Oe at the Naoki Award Ceremony at the beginning of the year, and received his ardent expectations.Even if Mr. Arisukawa didn't remind him, Hachiman would definitely visit.

Considering the possible arrangements for the afternoon, Hachiman did not eat much of the dishes provided in this rich buffet lunch. After simply filling his stomach, he left first.

Just like what Mr. Arisugawa said, after Hachiman called Mr. Asada and expressed his intention to come, he readily agreed and invited Hachiman to come to the Faculty of Literature of Tokyo University to chat with him in the afternoon.

"Sakamachi, take me to the Todai headquarters in Bunkyo District now. When you arrive, you can go home directly. I will stay there until later. This is my personal matter, not work."

Hikigaya Hachiman ordered after getting into the car.

"Understood, Hachiman-sensei."

If it was Sakamachi a few months ago, he would definitely have said that he could pick him up at night.But after becoming completely familiar with Hachiman as a character who doesn't like to cause trouble to others, he no longer said that.

"By the way, Sakamachi, have you read Mr. Saburo Asada's books?"

"Yes, Mr. Hachiman, I have read several of his historical novels, they are very exciting."

"Japanese readers prefer historical novels, and I remember that sales of Mr. Asada's books were very high."

Hikigaya Hachiman knows this very well, and in the world of mystery literature, there are many novels that combine mystery and history."Dark Castle", written by Honobu Yonezawa, the author of "Hyouka" in the previous life, can probably be called one of the highest masterpieces of this type of work. The work also won the Naoki Award in the end.

But for Hachiman himself, it is still quite difficult for him to copy such works. Compared with writing skills, which are relatively simple to improve, there is no shortcut to historical knowledge reserves. He can only consume a lot of The events gradually accumulate.

"Yes, Mr. Asada once publicly stated in the news that he was a little troubled by the fact that his books were selling so well that he had to pay a lot of taxes."

Sakamachi Konjiro recalled.

"Sure enough, this is something that all writers complain about..."

Hikigaya Hachiman's mind is a little more balanced.

Chapter 185 Invitations from literary giants

The University of Tokyo headquarters covers a large area, and it would still take some time to walk to the Faculty of Letters building. However, it was still early before the appointment, so Hikigaya Hachiman decided to take a walk around the campus.

It's early November now, in the late autumn season.At this time, the entire Todai University was covered with golden ginkgo leaves, and Hachiman enjoyed walking on them.On the campus on Sunday, there were many tourists who came to enjoy the scenery. The leisurely feeling was not something that current students could have.From time to time, he would see some people passing by on bicycles. They should be real students.Since today was Sunday, there were not many students on campus, so Hachiman's stroll was not hindered.

Hachiman gradually discovered that he seemed to have a lot of favorable impressions of the University of Tokyo, the number one university in Japan.Perhaps it was the beautiful scenery on campus in late autumn that made him linger, or perhaps it was the unique building of Yasuda Lecture Hall that fascinated him.In short, he had the idea of ​​​​wanting to come here to study.

About 10 minutes later, Hachiman, who was walking around, finally arrived near the Literature Club.Since we have reached a relatively deep part of the school, the tourists have basically disappeared, and most of the people walking around are students from the Literature Department.

Hikigaya Hachiman continued to stroll, and he could clearly feel that the number of people turning around him was getting higher and higher. The three girls walking with him had already started to stop and watch.

"Yes, yes, that's obviously Mr. Hachiman!"

"I will never admit it. I saw him with my own eyes during the autograph session."

"Should we go over and say hello? He is about to leave..."

The three of them were muttering quietly.

Just when they were still hesitating, a boy had already arrived in front of Hachiman, and hesitantly asked Hachiman to sign his notebook. After Hachiman confirmed that there was no death note written on the cover of the notebook, He readily signed his name.

Seeing this scene, the three girls finally put aside their hesitation and reserve and came to Hachiman in one fell swoop.

"I'm telling you, seniors... you are a bit too conspicuous like this."

Hikigaya Hachiman noticed that more and more eyes were staring at him.

"Teacher Hachiman, I was lucky enough to attend your book signing, but I didn't expect to meet you in school today!"

One of the girls who looked very quiet wearing glasses suppressed her excitement and whispered to Hachiman Kiguya in an excited voice.

In the end, Hikigaya only signed his name to all three of them, but still refused the request for a group photo.

"Teacher Hachiman, do you plan to study at the University of Tokyo in the future? Our Faculty of Liberal Arts is really excellent..."

After the signing was completed, the girl with glasses turned into an employee of the Admissions Office of Dongda University and began to build her own school.

"I told you to stop pestering Mr. Hachiman. He must be here because of something else today."

The other two girls, one on the left and one on the right, took her away from Hachiman and waved goodbye to Hachiman.

All in all, even after arriving at the University of Tokyo, Japan's highest academic institution, Hachiman still met many of his fans, especially during the journey near the Faculty of Liberal Arts.

After going around and around, Hachiman finally arrived at Mr. Oe's residence. After stating his intention, a young man who looked like an assistant led him into the room where Mr. Oe worked.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Oe, how is your recovery going?"

After entering the door, Hikigaya Hachiman bowed respectfully to Mr. Oe, who was sitting at his desk with a blanket covering him.

"You're here, Hikigaya-kun, come on, come on, come and sit down."

Mr. Oe waved to Hachiman warmly and told his assistant to make tea.

"My body is still suffering from old problems. Some of the stubborn diseases accumulated over the years will probably have to go to the hospital every now and then. Doctors also say that I should go as little as possible about activities. Alas, old age is not enough. ah."

Mr. Ojiang patted his thigh helplessly, as if lamenting that his body was not up to par.

"Mr. Oe, if you continue to create, it is the greatest blessing for the Japanese literary world. For your health, you should listen to the doctor's advice about activities. If you can, just do it. Everyone is very concerned about your health. ."

Hikigaya Hachiman persuaded.He knew very well that Mr. Oe was an restless writer. After his body fully recovered, Mr. Oe might plan to continue visiting abroad.

"Forget it, Hikigaya-kun, it's hard for you to come here and stop talking about these bad things. Let's talk about literature and creation. A young man like you always has endless things in his mind. Please share more ideas with old men like me."

Mr. Oe is a very talkative person. He is keen to learn new knowledge and is willing to express his own opinions. This is why he likes to attend various events.

During the following period, Hikigaya Hachiman and Mr. Oe chatted about various topics for about an hour.Mr. Oe liked to listen to the strange reasoning tricks Hachiman told, and was very fascinated. Finally, after the assistant entered the room for the third time and begged Mr. Oe to rest, he finally decided to end the conversation.

"Hikigaya-kun, I remember you told me before that you want to study at a local university in Chiba directly after graduation, right? Although this is your own decision, I still hope you can consider the University of Tokyo. The Faculty of Literature will definitely benefit you for life. If you don’t believe it, just look at me. I was trained by the Faculty of Literature of Tokyo University, and I have achieved a little bit now. Okay, I won’t say more, I have to do it now Go and rest, otherwise the assistant will complain to my wife again."

Mr. Ojiang waved his hand and walked slowly to the bedroom with the help of his assistant.

After leaving Mr. Oe's residence, Hikigaya Hachiman once again considered his choice of university.

After all, when he initially made Chiba University his first goal, it was mainly for convenience. Whether he was going back to his own home or Yukinoshita's home, he could reach it in a relatively short time.In addition, Hachiman does have deep feelings for Chiba and is a hard-blooded Chiba man.

However, as Mr. Oe said just now, the help that Tokyo University can give Hachiman on the road of literature is really great, which Chiba University cannot compare with.

Hachiman was not aware of this problem before. He always felt that he could create easily by relying on the memory of his previous works.However, this idea has become less and less obvious during his writing career of more than two years. He has increasingly realized the importance of mature techniques and extensive accumulation in writing.

"Let's think about these things later, it's still too early..."

Hikigaya Hachiman shook his head, temporarily clearing away these thoughts that occupied his mind.He was only a freshman in high school, so why bother planning college so early?

Hachiman has more important things to do now. He can't go to see Mr. Asada with a worried face.After gathering his mood, Hachiman started walking again.

"Hikigaya-kun, you look a little worried. Are you having such a big trouble writing?"

It's a pity that Hachiman's mood that he thought he had settled down was instantly perceived by Saburo Asada.

"Uh haha, have you discovered this, teacher? I really don't know how to pretend."

Hachiman admitted with some embarrassment, of course, there was no need for him to tell the other party what he really thought, it had nothing to do with today's meeting.

"Some of the students I teach who want to create have the same expression as you do when they are at a loss. But I think that with your ability, Hikigaya-kun, any difficulties will only be temporary."

Saburo Asada was very happy that Hikigaya Hachiman took the initiative to seek guidance from him.Although his own status in the literary world is already very high, he also feels very useful to be able to guide a talented writer like Hachiman.

"It's my honor to be guided by Mr. Asada. I still have a lot to learn."

Hikigaya Hachiman said humbly.

"Guidance or something like that is really out of the question. You are a writer like me. If you insist on saying that I am better than you, it is that I debuted so many years earlier and accumulated more experience." On In terms of ideas, in terms of active thinking, I am far inferior to you, Hikigaya-kun, so we should make progress together."

Mr. Saburo Asada waved his hand. He believed from the bottom of his heart that if Hikigaya Hachiman wanted to obtain the same honor as him, it would not take the time he had experienced.

After the polite session was over, Hikigaya Hachiman handed the outline of "Scream" to Mr. Asada and elaborated on the difficulties he encountered in using second-person narrative.

"This is really an excellent story, Hikigaya-kun. Just by reading the synopsis, I can feel the unlimited potential.

"And you are right, using the second person will greatly enhance the readers' feelings about this part of Yoko's plot. I dare say that if it were another writer, 1% of them would use No. [-] to write. Can you think of the second person? , which directly widens the gap in realm with those people."

Saburo Asada was keenly aware that the outline given to him by Hachiman would become a phenomenal work.

"I also hope to complete this novel to perfection, so in the next period of time, I will trouble you, Mr. Asada."

In this way, Hachiman officially began to study advanced writing techniques with Saburo Asada. This may take many weekends, but Hachiman thinks it is very worthwhile.

"Hikigaya-kun, if it's convenient, I have a small favor that I need you to help me with."

After today's lecture, Asada Saburo sent Hachiman to the door of the Literature Department building and said.

"Of course, it's no problem, Mr. Asada. If you have anything to say, it's fine, and I will try my best to do it."

Hikigaya Hachiman is very positive, and he is worried about what he should do in return.

"Hikigaya-kun, you should also know that I am still teaching in the Literature Department. And the course I teach has a section in the curriculum that requires a person from the literary field outside the school to teach. How about you How about coming?"

Mr. Asada smiled and invited Hachiman.

"Well... Mr. Asada, isn't it a bit strange for me, a freshman in high school, to teach a group of seniors from Tokyo University..."

Hikigaya Hachiman asked with some uncertainty.This is a serious professional course at the Faculty of Literature of the University of Tokyo, not the informal lecture like the previous one at Chiba University.

"Don't worry, it's not surprising at all. No one here cares about your age, Hikigaya-kun. Everyone only knows that you are an accomplished writer. None of my students has studied hard to become a writer. , so you will only be a role model in their eyes. Of course, this matter is not urgent, and it will not be until January next year at the earliest."

"As long as you think it's okay, there's no problem with me."

Hikigaya Hachiman agreed.

"Thank you very much! Hikigaya-kun, you helped me solve a very difficult problem. By the way, as a writer, I sincerely recommend you, Hikigaya-kun, to study at Tokyo University after graduating from high school. There is a lot of theoretical knowledge here. Professors who are much better than me are guaranteed to benefit you a lot in your future writing career.”

Saburo Asada said to Hachiman with some serious words.

Mr. Asada is different from Mr. Oe. To be precise, he is different from most other writers in Japan.Since he chose to join the army after graduating from high school, he did not even have a college degree, which is indeed rare among Japanese writers.

However, Mr. Asada, who does not have a college degree, is very aware of the importance of college education.After all, not everyone is like him and can eventually become a master by relying entirely on their own exploration.

After hearing this, the dilemma about choosing a university came back to Hachiman's mind and took root firmly.A voice kept echoing in Hachiman's ears, warning him that this was something he could not avoid and must make a decision early.

Why make an early decision?Because Hachiman once made a promise to someone when he was only 15 years old: he would be a classmate of Chiba University with her.

Hikigaya Hachiman never forgot what he said to Haruno, and he had never considered the possibility that he would break his promise one day.

But now, this feeling is extremely strong.

His right hand took out the phone from his pocket and dialed a familiar number reflexively.Almost as soon as the call was made, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Why did you suddenly remember to call me? My dear junior."

It was still Yangno's energetic voice, and it was still the familiar greeting.

At this moment, Hachiman, who was sitting on a stone bench on the University of Tokyo campus, seemed to be suffering from aphasia. He opened his lips but could not make any sound.

"Hello? Hikigaya-kun? Can you hear me?"

Yang Nai kept confirming on the other end of the phone.

"You hear me, Sister Yangno...can you...come and stay with me?"

Although it was almost six o'clock on Sunday afternoon and tomorrow was a new week, Hachiman still sent out the invitation.

Chapter 186 The male protagonist of kiss×sis is actually myself

Yukinoshita Haruno didn't know where her junior student was so stimulated that he would call her at six o'clock on Sunday night and ask her to go to the University of Tokyo, a hundred miles away, to stay with him for a while.

Although Yangno hasn't eaten yet and although she has to go to school tomorrow, she still got into her car without hesitation after putting down the phone and drove all the way to the highway.

The drive from Yukinoshita's home to Tokyo University was only over half an hour, but Yangno felt extremely tormented.

She recalled Hachiman's voice on the phone, which seemed to be a little depressed and a little lost. No matter which emotion it was, it had never appeared in him before.

"Hachiman...what's wrong with you..."

Yang Nai began to worry from the bottom of her heart.She didn't want Yukino to be as worried as she was, so she didn't immediately tell her sister that she was sincere this time.