What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

Shirakawa Kyo scratched his head shyly, and in his heart he felt a little happy because he was performing for the person he admired.

But she quickly came to her senses: "So this time, Mr. Natsume asked me to provide manuscripts?"

The girl felt a little strange. After all, with Natsume Makuryu's identity, it wouldn't be that troublesome to provide the manuscript. Even if they just sent it to the publishing house, they would definitely treat the manuscript as a treasure...

"After all, there has been no update for a while."

Natsume Makuryu nodded, and then continued: "There are indeed other things."

"Please tell me!"

The girl immediately sat up straight, waiting for the other party's next words.

Solving the life troubles for these talented authors is also what editors need to do.

It is said that in order to make it easier for a famous cartoonist to travel and pay taxes, his editor even contacted the city hall directly and asked it to build a road specifically for him.

In fact, with Natsume Makuru's current status as a national treasure, as long as he wants, it is not impossible for him to build a road or even open a direct tram station.

After all, for local congressmen, this is a beautiful and nice political achievement that they can brag about on TV, and they can also gain the friendship of a national treasure. Why not do it?

"I want Maple Leaf to hold a light novel competition in my name."

"Eh..." Shirakawa Kyo opened her lips slightly and looked at him in disbelief.

"In short, it's the 'Natsume Award'." Natsume Makuryu said happily.

"How exactly is it?"

Shirakawa Kyo tried to calm himself down, took out the pen and notebook he carried with him, and asked carefully.

"After all, I started my career with light novels, so naturally I need to give back to the light novel industry," Natsume Makuryu played with a tissue, folding it into a crown in front of Shirakawa Kyo's surprised gaze. "I'm not interested in small fry, so I don't accept submissions from newcomers. I only accept submissions from authors who have published light novels. There is only one criterion for the selection, and that is the judges' evaluation, but no other judges are needed. This time, the only judge is me, and my evaluation is absolute."

As expected of you...

Shirakawa Kyo muttered in his heart.

"I will discuss this with the editor-in-chief and others—"

"There's no need to discuss. Just tell them all my requirements."

Natsume Makuryu interrupted without hesitation: "Both the prize money and the funding will be provided by Maple Leaf Society."

No, no, no, in times like this you would usually say 'I will provide the bonus and funding', right?

The girl complained in her heart.

But to be honest, she also felt that the company would definitely agree to Natsume Makuryu's request.

Rather, it is better to say that with the support of Maple Leaf Technology, this little money is completely insignificant, and the publishing house is eager for such a good thing - Maple Leaf Publishing House is originally known for its literary quality, so the number of manuscripts and authors is actually less than that of other mainstream publishing houses.

But now, as long as the big Buddha Natsume Makuryu says that he intends to become a judge and hold a light novel competition, it will definitely attract a large number of people to submit their works.

Even those traditional literature and mystery writers who look down on light novels would write light novels and submit them to Natsume Makuryu because of his reputation as a national treasure.

Shirakawa Kyo could almost foresee the extent to which the publishing house would be hit by a torrential rain of manuscripts in the next few days...

"Do you mind if I ask, Mr. Natsume, why do you want to hold this award ceremony?" Shirakawa Kyo asked cautiously.

"Well, to put it simply," Natsume Makuryu showed a strange smile on his face, and the next words made Shirakawa Kyo feel that this guy was just finding a random excuse to perfunctory him. He said: "It's just to give a little motivation to the light novel writers who are stuck in the quagmire of writer's block."

Chapter 358 Worldview Bug

Chris Yamada arrived at Washimiya-ryo with ease.

Because the fairy's room was on the second floor, he walked up the stairs very quietly, then turned sideways to make way for the black-haired girl who was coming down the stairs.

The other party nodded at him politely, and as an adult, Yamada Chris also responded with the same gesture.

The girl passed him by without stopping at all. Her cold temperament made Chris Yamada feel as if he had just passed by an iceberg.

Compared to the beginning when there were only Yamada Fairy and Shiki, Washimiya-ryo is now much more lively.

But in Chris Yamada's opinion, apart from Washimiya Shiki himself, the residents of Washimiya Dormitory all have some personality problems to a greater or lesser extent.

I won’t talk about the Yamada Fairy, as Chris Yamada knew very well how willful his own sister was;

Room 202, which is next to Yamada Fairy, is Oosaka Taiga, who just moved in recently. His domineering attitude even makes Yamada Chris feel that his sister is not so arrogant after all;

Living in Room 203 is the eldest daughter of the Kashiwazaki family, Kashiwazaki Sena. In a sense, the Kashiwazaki family is no worse than the Granger family, the main family of Chris Yamada and the fairy. This also makes Chris Yamada very puzzled why such a young lady would live in a place like Washimiya Ryo.

It’s not that Washimiya Dormitory is bad. Unlike its slightly old-fashioned appearance, the interior decoration and various supporting smart home appliances of Washimiya Dormitory are all first-class good things. Some of them are not even available on the market - he suspected that they were internal test products of some technology companies - and he didn’t know where Washimiya Shiki got them from. In short, they are not worse than those luxury apartments. In terms of living suitability, they are even far better than those cold luxury apartments.

Chris Yamada had only met the eldest daughter of the Kashiwazaki family once or twice at high-class cocktail parties. His previous impression of her was that she was an intellectual beauty who was "noble, elegant, bright and dignified". However, after meeting her several times at Washimiya Ryo, he found that this was not the case at all. She was simply a pampered eldest daughter who was not very good at getting along with others and lived a life of luxury.

In comparison, Yukinoshita Yukino who just passed by him and lived in No. 103 could be considered a relatively normal person. At least no matter how cold and indifferent the other person was, he would still say hello out of courtesy...

By the way, why did Yukinoshita come down from upstairs? Did she go to find Emily just now?

Chris Yamada was a little confused.

But he quickly gathered his chaotic thoughts, quickly went upstairs, took out the spare key and opened the door of Room 201.

The house looked a little messy, with clothes and packaging boxes scattered all over the floor. It was obvious that the owner hadn't cleaned the house for some time.

What made Chris Yamada feel fortunate was that at least there was no sour smell in the air, which meant that the other party had not been sloppy for too long.

He walked quickly through the messy entrance hall and came to the living room that had been converted into a study.

At this time, the Yamada fairy was sleeping soundly on the table.

The sunlight outside the window penetrated through the gap in the curtains, and with the Tyndall effect, it fell on the girl's face like countless glowing dust particles. The slightly raised corners of her mouth made her sleeping face look incomparably gentle and beautiful, making it impossible for people to bear to wake up the sleeping girl.

"What time did you stay up until yesterday? Get up quickly, I have something to tell you."

But Chris Yamada had no scruples at all. As the other party's brother, he had long been immune to the protective color of Yamada's fairy-like appearance. He simply slapped her on the head and woke her up abruptly.

"S-Sakaban Turtle!"

With some saliva still at the corners of her mouth, the girl sat up suddenly with a hazy look in her eyes, talking meaningless words in her sleep.

"What strange dreams are you having?"

Chris Yamada looked at her helplessly and put the drinks and snacks he brought on the table.

Yamada the Fairy tried to reach out and touch him in a daze, but he slapped her away and said in disgust, "Go wash your face and hands."

"No!" Yamada Fairy, who was already in a bad mood because of being woken up, immediately showed a rebellious attitude and said loudly.

"Then I'll go find Washimiya now and let him see what you look like now."

Yamada Chris said with a half-smile.

The Yamada fairy's angry expression froze, she scratched her messy golden hair, and finally ran to the bathroom muttering something like "Stupid brother only bullies me".

After a while, the Yamada fairy returned to her usual coquettish appearance and returned to the living room.

"What are you doing here?" She ate the snacks the other party brought and said depressedly: "As for the manuscript, it has not been summoned from the demon world yet..."

It’s not that Yamada Fairy didn’t work hard, it’s just that the pain of transformation was greater than the girl initially imagined, and it was even more difficult to write content that she would find interesting, so her new book has been in vain for almost a month, and it still only has a beginning.

The original "Exploding Dark Fairy" should have been easier to write, but the girl felt that running back to her comfort zone now would make the feel that she had worked so hard to cultivate go numb, so she did not go back to write the rest of her original novel.

"Although I do want your new manuscript, I have something more important to tell you."

Chris Yamada said seriously.

"What?" The girl asked lazily at first, then she sat up straight as if she realized something and asked solemnly, "Wait, did you tell my parents about the existence of Four Seasons, so now we have to meet the parents?"

"Why am I the default informant in your mind..." Yamada Chris said helplessly.

"'I'll give you 100 million yen to leave my daughter immediately!' They threw a check at Shiki, and Shiki took the check and left without looking back..."

"Do you have so little confidence in him?" Chris Yamada complained.

"But all this was an illusion deliberately created by Si Ji. He used the 100 million as start-up capital to create an industry larger than Granger's. Finally, he came back to pick me up on a colorful cloud!" said the girl with a moved look on her face.

"Let's put everything else aside. Is there something wrong with this world view?" Chris Yamada pointed out the problem very calmly.

“Oh, this is Japan, so we shouldn’t be stepping on colorful clouds, but riding on shikigami.” The girl immediately fixed the meaningless bug like the mobile game operator and turned a blind eye to the real problem.

"Why don't you correct your worldview first? At least let him drive a luxury car!"

Chapter 359 He is pleased

After the usual interaction between the siblings, Chris Yamada got down to business.

"First of all, Natsume Makuru's "The Adventures of a Young Wizard" has a new work out."

He said to his sister.

Chris Yamada knew very well that although his sister hated Natsume Makuru as a person, she really liked his work.

"I know. The new work is 'Hajmi and the Little Prince', right? Xiaoxue just came to tell me about it."

The Yamada Fairy said proudly.

Yukinoshita Yukino is also a fan of Natsume Murakura's books, and unlike Yamada the Fairy who has a disgusted attitude towards Natsume Murakura himself, Yukino quite likes his honesty and straightforwardness, and quite agrees with the fact that Natsume Murakura would directly insult her when he encounters something he doesn't like.

Even if he encounters some long-standing social ills that are known to everyone, he will directly expose them, allowing the filth hidden in the darkness to be exposed to the scorching sun, so that everyone can see the filth clearly.

I still remember an interview with the live broadcast department. After Natsume overturned the table, the host could only say dryly: "It has always been like this. There is no need to really bring it up..."

At that time, Natsume Zhenliu responded with a resounding voice: "It has always been like this, is it right?"

After that, Yukinoshita Yukino was worried for a long time that the other party was tacitly frozen out by the Japanese media, but that did not happen. After the Red Bean Paste Simi Marseille of that cabinet, Natsume Makuryu still appeared in many symposiums and interviews, and his words and deeds did not change at all, which made Yukinoshita Yukino admire him.

Yukino once wrote a letter to Natsume Makuryu as a fan of the book, after cryptically packaging the experience of the Yukinoshita family, hoping to get his help. Unfortunately, she didn't know whether he had too many fan letters and didn't even see her letter, or he just thought her cryptic story was too confusing and didn't study it carefully. In short, she didn't get a response from him.

But even so, it still did not hurt the image of the other person in Yukino's heart.

After a dinner, Yukinoshita Yukino accidentally played a game of "The Adventures of a Young Wizard" during a chat. Since it was a game that only senior book fans would play, she didn't expect anyone to pick up on it. However, Yamada Elf picked up the game effortlessly.

Suddenly, both of them knew that the other was a fan of "The Adventures of a Young Wizard". Then they took the opportunity to talk about "The Adventures of a Young Wizard" and some other works of Natsume Murakura. Their relationship, which was not very good to begin with, became much closer.

Unfortunately, Shiki was washing pots and dishes at that time, so he didn't hear the two's comments on Natsume Natsume's novel. When he came back, the content of their discussion had shifted to other novels.

"Brother, please help me. I plan to buy three sets of first edition collector's editions. I'll transfer the money to you later."

Yamada Fairy said seriously.

"It's only at times like this that you would call me brother so affectionately," Yamada Chris sighed and asked in a playful tone, "For viewing, preservation, or teaching?"

"It's for viewing, preservation, and for Yukino."

The Yamada Fairy answered casually.

She knew that Yukinoshita Yukino might not directly accept her kindness, but she didn't care. At most, she could just ask the other party to return the gift in the future.

Yamada Chris looked at her with relief.

This child had few friends in the past because she was too strong. After moving to Washimiya Dormitory, I was a little worried about her, but now it seems that everything is moving in a good direction.

"Then let's talk about the next thing...or rather, this is the point." Chris Yamada cleared his throat.

"What's wrong? Anything else?"

The Yamada fairy was stunned.

"Natsume Makuru and Maple Leaf Publishing House jointly held the first light novel competition 'Natsume Award'." Yamada Chris said solemnly: "It is said that the entire event has invested nearly 5 million yen, and the total prize money alone is about 3 million yen."

In addition, because the funds spent are supervised by Maple Leaf Technology throughout the process, there is no need to worry about things like investing hundreds of millions of dollars and then having to sleep on cardboard beds when participating in the competition.

"'Natsume Award'? Sure enough, that conceited guy would do something..." The Yamada Fairy snorted disdainfully.

"He is a national treasure after all. I heard from the Ministry of Culture that they wanted to name a literary award after him, but he refused."

After all, with Natsume Makuru's fame, he is qualified to be named after a world-class literary award, let alone a domestic literary award in Japan.

"So this opportunity can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Chris Yamada said solemnly, "The top three in the grand prize will receive personal evaluations from Mr. Natsume Makuryu, and the first place winner will even be able to have close contact with Mr. Natsume Makuryu and share dinner together. I estimate that there will be a lot of people participating in the competition."

"Are there no restrictions?"

Yamada Fairy asked curiously.

Even if she didn't like Natsume Makuryu, his reputation was there. Ninety-nine percent of people in China who read novels had read "The Adventures of a Young Wizard" - on the contrary, not many people read Natsume's literary books that won the Nobel Prize - in short, there were countless book fans, and if there was such a good thing, there would definitely be a lot of people scrambling to participate, but the workload for a single publishing house would be too great.

"The requirement to participate is that you must be a published professional writer. You cannot use a sequel or an adaptation. You must write a completely new work."

Chris Yamada said: "Almost all authors in the light novel industry are gearing up for the event. I estimate that many authors in traditional literature will also come to join in the fun, but for anyone who can make it into the top three, it is an opportunity to show their face in front of the public and make a name for themselves."

“Will other libraries allow their authors to participate in such activities?”

Yamada Fairy's expression became even more curious, "Isn't this an advertisement for Maple Leaf Club..."