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

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Yamada Fairy didn't expect him to do such an intimate gesture, and subconsciously took a step back.

The girl tried to pretend that she didn't care, but the shy blush on her cheeks betrayed her mood completely.

Shiki took his hand back and continued to explain as if nothing had happened: "Sawamura Spencer Eriri is a famous young lady in the school. Her father is a British diplomat in Japan... Do you think such a person would be 'Kashiwagi Eriri'? It's better to say that she and the two-dimensional culture are from two different worlds."

“That’s right!” The girl, still a little flustered, cleared her throat with a cough: “Who should we look for first?”

"To be honest, we don't have much information about the others, so we need to think carefully," Si Ji rubbed his chin and thought, "But there is one person among them that you may meet soon."

"Really?" Yamada Fairy immediately forgot her shyness and asked happily, "Who is it?"

"Kasumigaoka Utaha, you probably don't have any impression of this name, but if it's her pen name, maybe you have heard of it."

"Pen name? Could it be that..." Yamada Fairy looked thoughtful.

"Yes, she is a light novel author like you, and her pen name is 'Kasumi Shiko'."

Said Four Seasons.

It's not that he has ever paid attention to Kasumigaoka Utaha, but he had seen her when he attended a publisher's party in the past under the identity of Natsume Makura Ryu. In addition, she was also a celebrity in the school, so he had a slight impression of her.

"I seem to have heard of this name!" Yamada Fairy was delighted at first, but then became a little confused: "But do light novel authors really have time to draw illustrations?"

As an author herself, she is well aware that the job of a light novel writer is not as easy as it seems. Submitting the manuscript on time is a severe test. It is incredible that one has to draw at the same time, and the drawing level must be very high.

"Although it is rare, such people do exist. Even if the other person is not Kashiwagi Eri, light novels and illustrators are very close professions and it is easy for them to communicate with each other. Since they are in the same school, maybe she knows information about Kashiwagi Eri?" Shiki analyzed.

"That's right, you'll know once you see her!"

Yamada Fairy is full of energy.

Si Ji nodded with satisfaction. He yawned and prepared to go back to sleep.

"Then let's take a break today..."

"Let's go, destination is the Fuzugawa Library!"

“Ehhhhhh—! Now?!”

Chapter 20: It's not that fast

Machida Sonoko looked at the girl in front of her with a headache.

As an editor of the Fuzugawa Bunko, although she was not very well-informed, she had heard some rumors in the industry.

For example, in the FULLDRIVE library next door, there is a valuable author named Yamada Yoshi who gives editors a lot of headaches.

The other party is definitely talented. He was able to write a best-selling work with simple, straightforward, even childish words, with a total sales volume of 220 million copies. He is a frequent visitor to the ORICON rankings and has even won the first place. He is an undisputed big name in the light novel circle.

But the problem is that the willfulness of this Yamada Fairy is proportional to her talent, which often gives the editors of FULLDRIVE a headache - they even hired a professional debt collection team to prevent this writer from running away without submitting her manuscripts when the deadline comes...

There are also many rumors about changing the release date of the new magazine, refusing to cooperate with some magazines on short stories, and wanting to change illustrators.

Compared with this person, Machida Sonoko suddenly felt that her teacher Kasumi Shiko, whose performance was always fluctuating and sometimes difficult to communicate with, was simply a model student of light novel writers.

At this time, the writer who made her colleagues in FULLDRIVE library lose a lot of hair appeared in front of Machida Sonoko and naturally gave her a difficult problem that gave her a headache.

"I just want to meet Teacher Kasumi Shiko!" the blonde girl said confidently, "There's no need to think about it for so long!"

"I'm sorry, but we in the library still pay more attention to keeping the personal privacy of our teachers confidential." Machida Sonoko had to speak in a businesslike tone, trying to make the other party back off.

"It's not like Kasumi Shiko hasn't held autograph sessions before. Her personal privacy is long gone!" said Yamada Fairy dissatisfiedly.

"Teacher Yamada, do you have any strange misunderstanding about the book signing event..." Machida Sonoko looked at the blonde girl in front of her speechlessly.

"Unlike her, I still have my first time (book signing event)!" The girl said proudly, patting her chest for some reason.

"So what exactly is your prejudice against book signing events?" Machida Sonoko felt tired.

"And my animation project is just around the corner!"

"Tsk..."

Machida Sonoko couldn't help but smacking her lips when she saw the other person suddenly showing off his achievements.

Although the Fuzugawa Bunko does have some animated works, I have not yet been involved in related business. Even the works of Ms. Kasumi Shiko, who is closest to this goal, are still some distance away from animation.

"Anyway, I can't just call Kasumi Shiko-sensei to meet with you, Yamada-sensei..."

"I understand, I understand. Anyway, it must be some 'adult reasons' that you can't let me see her, right?" Yamada Fairy said with a 'wagarimas' expression, pretending to be mature: "In that case, then I, the number one writer on the ORICON ranking, will condescend to come to your Fuzugawa Library to publish a new work. That should be okay, right?"

"Transferring to a new company is not something you can do just by saying it. Teacher Yamada, please be aware of this."

Machida Sonoko looked at Yamada Fairy's expression that said "You should feel honored that I came to your place to write a book", and for some reason she felt a little angry - although it was true that all the authors under her combined could not beat the other party, even the best-performing "Love Metronome" had a total sales of only about 50 copies.

But she still said in a very businesslike tone, "If you want to transfer to Fuzugawa Bunko, please ask your editor-in-chief, Mr. Yamada, to come here and discuss with us in detail."

She even took out her cell phone and said, "It just so happens that I have the editor's phone number..."

"You're actually using your screenwriting skills to suppress me. Damn it! I'm the number one writer on the ORICON rankings!"

"Although it has dropped to around 20 now."

"Gu..."

The Yamada fairy immediately showed an expression as if she had eaten a bitter melon, and her delicate facial features were wrinkled together.

At this moment, she remembered that she was not alone, so she turned around and patted the arm of Si Ji, who had been silent since a while ago: "You say something too!"

"What are you talking about..." Si Ji, who was half asleep, woke up with a start, and said nonchalantly: "Oh, I understand, a book signing event, right..."

"Your delay is too high!" Yamada Fairy puffed up his cheeks and said dissatisfiedly.

"I just didn't sleep well yesterday and I'm a little sleepy." Si Ji rubbed his eyes and yawned again: "I wanted to go back early to catch up on my sleep, but you dragged me here."

Seeing that his sleepiness didn't seem to be fake, Yamada Fairy sighed helplessly: "Okay, okay, after I finish talking here, we can go back to sleep together! In fact, I didn't sleep well last night because I changed to a new pillow. You have really bad taste in choosing furniture..."

"It's great to be able to get a four-piece bed set with high-quality cotton at that price. Please call me a master of value for money."

"Humph, girls don't like men who are too stingy. When my bed is delivered, I'll let you experience what it means to sleep like a baby!"

"Does sleeping like a baby mean sleeping for a while and then waking up and crying for a while?"

"Then change to a sleep like the dead! I'll smother you with a pillow before you cry!" The Yamada fairy grinded his little fangs.

"Woooa, please spare my life since I'm responsible for dinner..." Shiki begged for mercy in a fearless tone.

Looking at the two people who were talking in an inexplicably intimate way, Machida Yuanzi hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Um, are you two a couple?"

Considering how Kasumi Shiko became famous, Machida Sonoko couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that falling in love is a shortcut to becoming a popular writer?"

"Huh? Of course not!" Yamada Fairy immediately denied it, and Shiki yawned again.

Machida Sonoko was disappointed but also relieved. After all, Yamada Fairy still looked quite young. If the other party answered yes, she would be tormented by the question of whether or not to call the police.

"So what is your relationship..." She asked the Yamada fairy who denied the lover's guess.

Shiki also looked at the Yamada Fairy with some curiosity, wanting to see how she would answer.

In fact, the two of them had only known each other for two days, but because they had cooked for each other, had been to each other's rooms, and he also had the obligation to help her find Kashiwagi Eri, and the girl was more outgoing, so they seemed subtly intimate.

According to common sense, as comrades-in-arms, the two should be considered best friends, or at least friends. However, considering that Yamada Fairy is a little bit arrogant, the other party will probably not admit it. If the relationship is downgraded to one level, she will say that they are acquaintances or something like that...

When Si Ji was so sure, the blonde girl over there also ended her thinking for a moment and answered seriously.

"We are both primates."

"..."

It seems that they are not even fellow human beings.

Chapter 21: Golden Retrievers are all idiots

In the end, Machida Sonoko still refused and rejected Yamada Fairy's request to meet Kasumi Shiko.

Although Shiki didn't say much, while watching the negotiation between Yamada Fairy and Machida Sonoko, he roughly guessed what the editor was thinking from the expression on her face.

Generally, when a colleague in the industry makes a request to "meet a certain author", the editor-in-charge will not reject it outright, but will communicate with the author before deciding whether to agree to the meeting.

The reason why Machida Sonoko refused without consulting Kasumi Shiko was probably mainly because Yamada Elf was subtly unpopular in the industry.

The four seasons are actually quite strange about this.

After just two days of getting along, he could probably understand Yamada Fairy's character to a certain extent.

The girl is someone who has her own unique values. To put it nicely, she is very proactive and will do whatever she thinks of immediately. To put it bluntly, she is a very willful person.

But beneath her seemingly domineering appearance, she is actually a very sensible child and has never been particularly unreasonable. Although she may make people feel a little embarrassed when she is willful, that is just her behavior of doing her best to assert her own opinions without causing others to dislike her. She is not like a naughty child who pretends to be innocent but is actually unscrupulous and malicious.

To be honest, Washimiya Shiki is quite fond of Yamada Elf - of course, the fact that he can help him take advantage of the system is an added bonus.

Even if we put this point aside, the achievements of Yamada Yaoji's works are obvious to all and are indeed quite excellent. However, Machida Sonoko not only has no intention of poaching her, but also has no interest in her and is even a little resistant.

That's why Shiki was curious, what did this child do in the past to make an editor like Machida Sonoko have such a strong prejudice against her?

Faced with Machida Sonoko's iron wall, Yamada the Fairy, who had launched several attacks in succession but all failed, could only leave the Fuzugawa Library in shame with Shiki.

"This is a test," the girl clenched her fists as she walked in the corridor of the office building, vowing, "I won't give up just like that!"

"I think the attitude of that Machida editor is a bit strange. Even if he wanted to reject your request, he didn't have to say it so bluntly."

Four Seasons stroked his chin.

Regardless of what Yamada Yoji's personality is like, she is indeed an author who can write best-selling books, and Machida Sonoko is more or less an adult who has been working in the publishing industry for a long time. Even if she really hates Yamada Yoji, she should be feigning compliance in such a public place, using all kinds of ambiguous excuses to get by, rather than directly rejecting her without any mercy.

"That's normal. Many people in the industry think that my books sell well just because of luck or because of the illustrator, and they don't think much of me." Yamada Fairy shrugged indifferently.

“…Is that so?” Si Ji turned his face away guiltily.

After all, in a sense, he was one of the "insiders" who had criticized the novels written by Yamada Yaojing.

"Even on the Internet, there are a lot of people who have been saying that my writing is bad, and they have never stopped since the first volume was released." Yamada Fairy continued. Her expression did not change at all. She just tilted her head in confusion and muttered: "Hey, is the elevator in this direction?"

"Thank you for your hard work. After all, even if you are used to this kind of thing, you must feel a little uncomfortable in your heart if you can ignore their comments." Si Ji comforted him with empathy.

Just when he was considering whether to pat the girl's head with a fatherly touch to comfort her, the girl turned around with a puzzled look on her face: "What do you mean by ignoring? I've seen people just spit back."

She said this as a matter of course.

"what?"

"It caused several fires because of this..." The girl hugged her chest and nodded with emotion, sighing as if she was reminiscing about some great achievement: "Last year's incident was really terrible. I thought it was going to be a big problem. But in the end, it was settled. I am worthy of it!"

"This is the main reason why the editor is wary of you! You should have some awareness as a public figure!"

"Why did the landlord suddenly get angry? Is it because of my poor sleep quality?"

"Don't take yourself out like nothing happened!"

Shiki rubbed his aching temple and sighed helplessly: "But even so, the attitude of that Machida editor is still a little strange... huh?"

"Have you thought of anything?" Seeing that Shiki's movements suddenly paused, Yamada Fairy asked curiously.

"Although it's just my guess, let's not go down yet. Let's wait at the elevator for a while and see." Si Ji said thoughtfully.

"Are you going to lie in ambush over there to scare that editor? Count me in, I'm good at pretending to be a ghost!"

Fairy Yamada said excitedly. In order to increase her persuasiveness, she folded her hands on her chest, stuck out her pink little tongue, and made a cute ghost look: "Woooo ...

There is absolutely no deterrent effect.

"Of course not. Anyway, let's wait and see."

Si Ji couldn't help but pinch the girl's tongue, and then was chased all over the corridor by the angry girl.

After half an hour.

Kasumigaoka Utaha walked out of the elevator of the office building calmly. She had made an appointment with her editor, Machida Sonoko, yesterday to discuss some content that needed to be revised in the new volume. She was always punctual and naturally would not break the appointment.

As a result, as soon as she walked out of the elevator, she saw a bright golden light like the sunshine.

The owner of the golden color was a sweet and lovely girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a pink Lolita dress.

There are many beautiful girls in Toyosaki, and Kasumigaoka Utaha is naturally a beautiful girl, but when I saw her, I still had a very amazing feeling - she is a girl who is hard to see in daily life, and is full of fantasy.

At this moment, when the girl, who looked like a little European princess, saw her, her clear blue eyes suddenly lit up and she showed a lovely smile.

She parted her cherry lips and spoke in a sweet voice that matched her appearance.

"Hehehe, you are here as expected, Kasumigaoka Utaha!"

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