In the anime, Kira Yoshikage longs for a peaceful life

Wasn't it because she was able to sign Senjumura Masaru by force? Otherwise, why would such a highly acclaimed author choose to sign under her?

Whether in terms of connections or resources, those veteran editors are far superior to her, even now when Mr. Senjumura Zheng is creating a sales miracle.

But there is one thing that those veteran editors can't compare to——

That means they are not curled enough!

Kagurazaka Ayame happily replied to the author of the note 'Vehicle Killer Teacher', and was stunned for a moment:

"Hotel Okura?"

There is nothing wrong with the location itself. The Okura Hotel is a five-star hotel, and the "Angel Ladder" on the top floor is also a social venue frequented by celebrities.

But isn’t this a bit too coincidental?

How come these authors all chose the same place and the same time?

"Is it really the same person?"

Kagurazaka Ayame inexplicably thought of an editor's guess, but he quickly shook his head to reject it.

It is not uncommon in the history of Dengeki Bunko for one person to submit multiple works. Last year, there was even an author who was so crazy as to submit more than ten works at the same time!

Although there are many entries, their quality is worrying, and most of them failed to even pass the first round of selection.

But if it is really the same person, why would the author use different email addresses to submit the article?

Not only email, even LINE is different.

It's impossible that the other party is so bored that he would send her the same message using four accounts, right?

Kagurazaka Ayame muttered to herself:

"A coincidence, it must be a coincidence."

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Shimazaki Yuna sent the chat screenshot to Kira Yoshikage and asked nervously:

"Kira-kun, is this okay?"

"Yes, yes, but..."

Note: Kira-kun's account quickly responded, causing Shimazaki Yuna's heart to suddenly rise to her throat:

"but what?"

Kira-kun: "But why are there three screenshots?"

Shimazaki Yuna: "Because I used three different accounts, I could only take screenshots separately."

Kirara-kun: "Why do you need three accounts?"

Shimazaki Yuna: "Because Kira-kun said he didn't want to be noticed..."

Kirara-kun: "These three books are all yours. What do they have to do with me?"

Shimazaki Yuna: “But…”

Kira-kun: "Besides, even if you use three different accounts, how can you find two different people to meet Kagurazaka Ayame? Do you know how to clone yourself?"

"Hmm~"

Shimazaki Yuna lowered her head weakly, as if she had never thought about this problem.

Shimazaki Yuna struggled to type out her reply:

"I can ask my friends for help..."

Halfway through typing the words, Shimazaki Yuna paused and silently deleted the words.

Asking friends for help would make things troublesome, as they would ask questions and make Kira-kun dislike them.

and.

She has no friends either.

Is this Chapter 41?

"Angel Ladder"

The purple-haired girl with glasses and wearing a white dress walked out of the elevator, looked around and soon saw a familiar figure standing behind the bar.

The girl sat down on the high stool at the bar and asked in a stuttering voice, pretending nothing had happened:

"Well, can you give me a cup... Um~, do you have any recommendations?"

Shimazaki Yuna, who had never been to such a place, was a little stuck. She didn't know what to order in such places.

"How about lemonade?"

Kira Yoshikage treated the guest in a normal tone.

"Hmm~, sure."

Shimazaki Yuna nodded obediently, looking around at the guests with a somewhat wandering gaze.

At this moment, the girl's phone vibrated. She picked it up and took a look:

"I'm here, Mr. Vehicle Killer, where are you?"

"I'm at the bar."

"Wait a minute, I'll be right there!"

At the elevator entrance, a mature woman wearing an OL outfit and short hair walked straight to the bar, looked at the only girl sitting at the bar, and asked uncertainly:

"Is it the 'Vehicle Killer' teacher?"

Shimazaki Yuna was a little reserved:

"Hello, Editor Kagurazaka, my name is Shimazaki Setsuna."

Kagurazaka Ayame smiled and said:

"Don't be too nervous, just chat like friends."

“Your lemonade.”

Kira Yoshikage placed a glass of prepared lemonade on the table.

"Thank you."

Shimazaki Yuna thanked her softly, bit the straw and took a sip. The cool and refreshing taste filled her mouth, calming her down a little and making her less nervous.

Kagurazaka Iris Road:

"I'll have a gin and tonic."

"Hold on."

After receiving the response from the blonde waiter, Kagurazaka Ayame immediately turned her gaze back to Shimazaki Yuna and asked with a smile:

"Teacher 'Vehicle Killer'..."

Shimazaki Yuna hesitated and interrupted her:

"Can you please not use that name?"

Kagurazaka Ayame immediately changed her tone, still smiling:

"So, Mr. Shimazaki, what are your expectations for your work in this Dengeki Novel Award?"

Shimazaki Yuna finally seemed to be interested:

“Any chance of getting a reward?”

"Yes~"

Kagurazaka Ayame nodded affirmatively and praised:

"Teacher Shimazaki's Accel World is brilliant in both setting and plot, and the writing is excellent. It can be published directly without any polishing. Such a work would have definitely won the grand prize in previous years!"

"However, there are too many high-quality works this year. Accel World may only be ranked alongside other works for the Grand Prize, or even the Gold Prize..."

Shimazaki Yuna was not disappointed. Instead, she patted her chest as if she was relieved.

"The gold reward is already very good."

Kagurazaka Ayame's eyes became more and more approving, and her mentality was much better than she had imagined.

He has a very good personality and is a very outstanding child!

In fact, she was actually a little surprised when she found out that the author she was looking for was a beautiful girl.

Moreover, the other person doesn’t look very old, and seems to be only a high school student.

This made Kagurazaka Ayame even more overjoyed.

Machida Yuanzi, the editor of the neighboring Fushigawa who did not want to reveal her name, boasted to her every day that she had a JK beautiful girl writer under her. Although the sales were not very good, not even a fraction of Senjumura Zheng's, it still made Kagurazaka Ayame a little unhappy.

So she had been holding on to her anger and wanted to get back at him.

And now, isn't this opportunity coming to you?

"that."

Shimazaki Yuna glanced at Kira Yoshikage who was mixing drinks and asked in a low voice:

“Can I ask some questions?”

Kagurazaka Ayame smiled and nodded:

"Sure, what do you want to know, Mr. Shimazaki?"

Shimazaki Yuna asked with some doubt:

"It's only been a short while since the submission deadline, and the first round of judging hasn't even ended yet, so why did Miss Kagurazaka contact me so quickly?"

Kagurazaka Ayame raised a finger and explained:

"It's very simple, because although the submission deadline is not long, the review process does not start from the submission deadline."

“In fact, most works are submitted several months or even half a year before the deadline for submissions to the Grand Prize.”

“We have plenty of time to review this part of the work.”

“In fact, less than a quarter of the works were submitted within one month before the submission deadline.”

“Although there are a lot of them, when you divide them up, each editor only has a small number of works to review.”

"Although the results of the first round of selection will be announced on May 5, the relevant work has actually been completed ahead of schedule."

"As for why you came to Mr. Shimazaki."

Kagurazaka Ayame pretends to be mysterious:

“To put it in an analogy, the Dengeki Novel Awards process is like panning for gold.”

“Most of the submitted works are chalcopyrite ore, and only a small part is gold ore.”

"The purpose of the first round of selection is to screen out the copper ores and leave the gold ores with higher value."

"The second and third rounds of selection will be repeated screening of these gold ores."

“Remove the gold ore with too many impurities and retain the gold ore with higher purity.”

“Only the batch with the highest purity can enter the finals.”

"But Mr. Shimazaki's work is not a gold mine, but real gold, gold that shines with brilliant luster!"

“Gold ore needs to be screened and purified to determine its quality, but real gold can be seen with the naked eye, so you can basically lock in your place in the finals in advance.”

"It's just that this time there's a lot more real gold, so there may be some discrepancies in the rankings."

Kagurazaka Ayame said, and comforted her:

“The final ranking of the work actually has a lot to do with the editor’s preferences.”

“Even if he only wins the gold prize in the end, it doesn’t mean that Mr. Shimazaki’s work is not as good as his other works.”

"Do you understand what I'm saying, Mr. Shimazaki?"

Shimazaki Yuna nodded thoughtfully and asked curiously:

“If Accel World can only win the Gold Prize, which works are eligible for the Grand Prize?”

The corners of Kagurazaka Ayame's mouth curled up slightly. She was not surprised by this question.