Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Yang No gently stroked Yukino's cheek, her eyes full of pity and disdain.

"The regicide guarded the candy castle with blood and sin, but the ignorant princess wanted to walk into the withered thorn garden. Isn't it ridiculous?"

Yukino frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

Yang No just smiled and didn't answer. Just when she was about to continue asking, she saw Hachiman, her mother, and Mrs. Spencer coming over.

For some reason, the young man's eye seemed to be swollen.

Seeing Yukino, Hachiman waved for her to come over.

"This is Mrs. Spencer, Miss Sayuri Sawamura, and this is my fiancée, Miss Yukino."

Yukino shook hands with the other party politely, but the young woman's eyes seemed a little strange, and she kept looking at her mother, sister and herself.

“Do you have any delicious Oyakodon here?”

"....I can ask the kitchen."

This was a bit confusing, but Yukino agreed out of courtesy to her elders.

Not long after, Kaguya sent someone to call her. It was time to announce her election platform, and she had to be present as her secretary.

When I walked past Yang Nai, I no longer had the chance to ask her about her father.

Author's words: Come on everyone, please vote.

Chapter 18: Hikigaya, the Guardian of the Two Thorny Monkeys

Next, Shinomiya Kaguya announced her political platform calmly but energetically.

It is probably the liberalization of industrial products, opportunities for manufacturing exports, and price protection policies in agriculture and fisheries.

To be honest, this political platform is a bit ridiculous if you look closely, but it doesn't matter. Hachiman's previous election platform was similar, and so was Mr. Yukinoshita's.

After all, whose campaign platform is ultimately realized, right?

As long as the voters are happy with what they hear, that's fine.

Because it was a bit long, some reporters below yawned while listening to it. After all, compared to the roller coaster-like excitement that Hachiman just had, even though the girl in front of them was a beautiful girl, and a beautiful girl named Shinomiya, the political platform was really gloomy.

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the stage, and just when everyone thought something had happened, they saw the 100-inch TV screen behind Kaguya and her group light up.

There was no plan to use a giant TV screen for the press conference.

Not to mention, the figure that appeared on the giant TV screen at this moment was exactly the same as the figure that was stealing the expensive caviar in the distance.

Chiba Local Television Station, noon special program, host Miura Yumiko, guest Hikigaya Hachiman.

It was the program he recorded in the morning.

Happo Jun angrily accused Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki: "What the hell are you doing? Turn off the TV."

As a result, after Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki had a warm moment with her son-in-law, she was in a very good mood and naturally did not lose in momentum. She glared at the old man coldly.

What's more, at this moment it was Kaguya Shinomiya who needed a favor from the Yukinoshita family, and it was a fair transaction between the two parties, not that one was anyone's slave.

Bafang Jun was stared at so hard that cold sweat broke out on his back, because the woman opposite him looked like a widow who could be offended by anyone because her husband had died, which gave him an illusion.

Strictly speaking, compared to Happo Jun, who is a pure politician, the Yukinoshita family, which is rooted in the local economy and politics, has a stronger foundation.

It's just that when Mr. Yukinoshita died, the weakness of the Yukinoshita family made people think that there was an opportunity to take advantage of.

"No need, just listen to how the senior plays this play."

The two subordinates had an internal conflict, but Shinomiya Kaguya suppressed it in time, regardless of their own little thoughts.

Kaguya looked at Hachiman in the distance and found that there was a short-haired beauty next to him, waving her hand while holding something that looked like a remote control. Her appearance had the unique characteristics of the Yukinoshita family.

I had seen Yukinoshita Haruno when I was researching information about the Yukinoshita family.

Just then, Hachiman on TV began to present his campaign platform.

【Promote the decriminalization of polygamy, that is, the right of anyone to live voluntarily in any form shall not be interfered with. 】

【Agree with the "different surname system for husband and wife" (i.e. after marriage, husband and wife can decide whether to change their surnames). 】

[Strongly oppose the restrictions on comics, animation, games, movies, TV dramas, novels, etc. in the Basic Act on the Healthy Development of Youth. ]

[Legalization of fan fiction secondary creation, opposition to and amendment to the "non-personal prosecution of copyright as a crime". 】

【Improve the remuneration of animation industry practitioners and legislate to promote the formalization of animation industry management. 】

[In order to promote the adoption system and prevent child abuse, it is recommended that the country establish a children's department. ]

After listening to Hachiman's political platform, Shinomiya Kaguya immediately turned around and looked at him.

Unexpectedly, my eyes met with Hachiman's. He was munching on food that no one was paying attention to as if nothing had happened. In a moment, their eyes met, and the two of them had a conversation across the air.

Kaguya: You are both a feminist fighter and a child rights protector, and now you have to protect the two-thorn apes. You are stacking buffs!

Hachiman: If you take care of me, how can I be worthy of the image of an otaku congressman that I have created for so long?

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Neon is an extremely weird and strange country.

As a subculture, ACG is clearly Japan’s most powerful and effective weapon of cultural aggression.

But people in China look down on ACG and otaku culture.

Whenever a young person commits a serious crime, the criminal’s identity as a gaming and animation geek is exaggerated, so that society can connect the logic of “geek = criminal reserve army”.

The media was even worried because they couldn't find ACG-related items in the young prisoners' rooms.

As mentioned before, out of the 12 Daomao people, only 5 voted, and the vast majority of those who voted were from the “middle wave” and “front wave”.

The political passivity of Japan’s “younger generation” has become the norm.

The lawmakers even joked that “Otakus will never vote,” so they criticize otaku culture whenever they have nothing to do.

They also blame the decline of the younger generation on otaku culture, and criticizing otaku culture has become one of the few ways they express their "correct" views.

Originally, if you don’t understand, then you don’t understand, and the two circles just do their own things.

But members of both houses hold the power to legislate.

In Hachiman's political platform, in addition to the legalization of polygamy, which has been leaked in advance, the most eye-catching thing is [legalization of secondary creation of doujinshi, opposition to and amendment of "non-personal prosecution of copyright" criminalization. 】

What does it mean?

As we all know, fan culture is a very vital group in ACG culture.

Haven’t you seen thousands of pornographic pictures in the group every day?

However, the works are copyrighted, and fan creation and publication are suspected of infringement.

Originally this wasn't a big problem, as no one would care unless the author sued the case.

In the ACG industry, unless it is malicious plagiarism or piracy, authors almost always assume that their works are fan creations.

The problem mainly occurred in the past few years, when Japan amended its domestic laws to cooperate with the TPP agreement led by the United States.

One of the regulations is "criminalizing copyright without personal prosecution."

In other words, copyright has become a non-personally prosecuted crime that "must be dealt with as long as someone reports it, regardless of whether it is the person himself or not."

Don't expect a group of old men in their 50s, 60s and 70s to understand the difference between ACG and fan fiction.

They didn't even do it on purpose, they just couldn't imagine what this thing had to do with otaku.

And then the ordinance was passed, passed, and passed.

This is the tragedy of the AGC industry and otakus. No one speaks for them on the mainstream platforms of society.

After this regulation was passed, the biggest consequence was the suspension of the CM (Comic Market) fan exhibition.

Because there were indeed quite a few people who reported it.

Don’t underestimate the fear that the “middle wave” and “later wave” are gradually being left behind by the times. There are even reports of infighting among their own people, and the reasons are even more varied.

There are reports of uneven distribution of benefits among societies, reports of creative teams cheating on each other, and people who want to try out whether this regulation is really effective...

For some police officers who are eager to get promoted, shutting down fan exhibitions and arresting suspected copyright infringers are all reassuring "achievements". (This is what the police in the Universe Country have done)

After the incident, the organizers of CM tried their best to seek acquittal for the dozen or so doujin creators who were prosecuted.

Then on the last day of the CM that year, the organizer announced that they had decided to stop the CM.

The reason is that we don’t want creators who love fan fiction to be treated as criminals by society.

That year, 200,000 doujin fans gathered outside the Tokyo International Exhibition Center where the CM was held, and burst into tears.

It is known in history as "the darkest day in the Japanese fan community."

In the following years, the once prosperous Japanese fan circle began to decline.

The number of fan works has decreased, and authors are no longer enthusiastic about creating.

When people in the circle cannot communicate, and when something they created out of passion is labeled a crime before it even comes out, everyone's enthusiasm will fade.

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The moment Hachiman finished delivering his political platform on TV, the venue became chaotic, and reporters could no longer wait for the moment when Kaguya's press conference would end.

A group of people rushed to Hachiman, trying to dig more information out of him.

It pays no attention to the economy or people's livelihood, but instead speaks out for the otaku culture that is discriminated against by the mainstream political circles and society.

Whether it is the previous polygamy or the current otaku culture, every action taken by Hachiman is a rebellion against the Japanese political world.

"Mr. Hikigaya, are you criticizing the LDP's policies?"

Because the charge of non-personal prosecution was brought up by the Liberal Democratic Party members who were the main force in promoting the TPP.

"Now our country is working hard to change its image in the United Nations. Mr. Hikigaya, does your platform require our country to give up such efforts?"

"Mr. Hikigaya..."

"Mr. Hikigaya..."

Compared to the deserted place just now, Hachiman's place became popular in an instant, and Kaguya and her group, who had been crowded with people before, became just a foil.

"At this stage, I can only tell you that I want to protect the creative freedom of ACG."

Then he glanced at Kiyoyuki Yukinoshita, who waved her hand to ask the security guards to stop the reporters, saying that the press conference was over and that all reporters were asked to leave in an orderly manner, as there would be a private party of Jinjiang Society next.

Seeing that Hachiman had a look of "I won't tell you so come and hit me", he had no choice but to follow the security guard and leave.

Yang No leaned on Hachiman's shoulder and said with a smile: "Aren't you going to reveal something more to the media?"

Hachiman curled his lips and said, "Do you know Pavlov's dog?"

Modern media are a group of dogs chasing traffic. Wherever there is the aroma of bones, they will pounce on it like crazy.

Hachiman wants to create this conditioned reflex in the media.

"You mean they will drool when they see your body? Your teeth are so white." Yang Noi responded smartly and took a bite of the rice ball that she got from somewhere.

"FNNDP." Hachiman was furious. Is this a chance for people to pretend?

But the fact is, Hachiman wants these dogs chasing bones to react subconsciously. Wherever he appears, there will be a hot spot, attention, and traffic.

Do you think this is a Japanese officialdom novel? That’s too naive. This is the growth diary of a top traffic internet celebrity.

Chapter 19: Fairy Tale Knight

"Your fiancée is staring at us now, it's very hot."

Because of Hachiman's commotion, today's cocktail party was canceled, but after the cocktail party, the ballroom dance still started according to the procedure.

While Yukino and Sayuri Sawamura were chatting, Hachiman invited another young woman to dance with him in front of his fiancée, which was truly the behavior of a scumbag.

Sayuri had just finished acting as a spiritual mentor to Yukino using her rich life experience, but then she did not hesitate to perform NTR on her fiancé in front of him. She is undoubtedly a scumbag.

Yukino's face turned green on the spot. It was another spring day.

The young woman had just been tortured to death by her husband and her mother, and now she was taking revenge without any psychological burden.

"My negotiation method is different from others. I set my bottom line at the beginning. As for how much I can negotiate, it depends on your valuation of me. My bottom line for the B round is 10 million US dollars and % of the equity."

Midori and Midori Yukino are just daily tasks. His purpose of inviting Sayuri is for money after all. I don’t want to work hard for the rich woman anymore.

Sayuri frowned slightly: "Too low."

Based on the $10 million valuation in the B round, $ for % of the equity is too low.

“I heard that Sequoia’s final market valuation of Tik Tok is 10 billion US dollars? Then I’ll give you a number, 50 billion US dollars, just the market share in Japan.”