They all have special skills

They all died when they were careless or alone.

Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed softly.

"Okay, I get it. It's just Sunday - you accompany me to the scene and don't do anything weird."

"What weird thing can I do?"

"Just like when he pulled me out of bed this morning, he approached me as if nothing had happened and tried to make physical contact with me, and he looked at me obscenely trying to get through the collar of my pajamas."

"Really, you should get some rest as soon as you get back. You haven't woken up yet."

Arrived at the bookstore.

Qingshuichuan told the boss the novel he wanted to buy.

The boss turned around and took them into the innermost part of the bookstore, and took out the second and third volumes of Love Metronome that Shimizukawa wanted from a small corner near the ground.

He dusted it off and handed it to him.

Shimizukawa pretended not to notice anything wrong with the situation, and also deliberately looked straight ahead and didn't pay attention to the fleeting look of loss on Kasumigaoka Utaha's face.

For people with proud personalities, there is no need for comfort at this time.

Utaha Kasumigaoka is not the kind of girl who gets sad and disappointed and unable to get back on her feet after encountering a little setback.

Although they had not been together for a long time, Qingshuichuan was particularly certain of this.

"That's 2,100 yen in total. Thank you for your patronage!"

After leaving the store, Qingshuichuan smiled at Kasumigaoka Utaha beside him and said,

"Come on, senior sister, let's go home."

"Ah."

Kasumigaoka raised the corners of her lips and moved her hair, then followed his footsteps.

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Volume 1: Chapter 25: The Day of the Autograph Session

April 14th.

Sunday.

It's about one o'clock in the afternoon.

On the train heading to the autograph session venue.

Qingshuichuan found that today's heroine was obviously a little uneasy at the moment.

It's inevitable to be nervous, after all, it's the first time.

"You want some water?"

"no need."

"There's no need to be so nervous..."

"I'm not nervous."

Kasumigaoka interrupted Shimizukawa almost instantly.

Seeing her looking a little anxious, Qingshuichuan said nothing more, but just smiled like an auntie.

"You...I really shouldn't have let you come with me."

"Alright, don't say those insincere words now. Obviously, if I come here, it will make you feel more at ease, right?"

"There's too much self-awareness."

"~"

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The signing event was held in an open space on the first floor of a large shopping mall.

The organizers of the library started setting up the venue early.

When Kasumigaoka Utaha arrived, the basic stage had already been set up.

A background board with the title of the novel and the characters of the male and female protagonists has also been put up.

In addition, there were flowers on the long table, a small pyramid built in the novel, and many balloons dotted around a small circle.

All in all, the scene looks pretty good.

Ms. Rika, the editor of Kasumigaoka, saw her from a distance and ran over to greet her, waving her hand.

"Thank you for coming all this way, Teacher Kasumi Shiko."

She knew Kasumigaoka's real name.

However, in public, she would usually call the other person by their pen name most of the time.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Lihua. You must have started setting up here very early."

"Nothing, this is my job."

The editor looked at her, her eyes drifting to the tall and handsome boy next to her.

"Who is this?"

"Hello, I'm Kasumi Shiko's agent... Um..."

Kasumigaoka retracted the hand that was pinching the soft flesh on Shimizukawa's waist.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, Ms. Lihua. He is my... friend."

Oh my friend……

Qingshuichuan smiled silently.

"Hey~Friend~"

Someone who can stay by your side while you are working must be an extraordinary friend.

It's intriguing~

The editor was immediately attracted to the handsome man and beautiful woman in front of her.

But now it's working hours, and she can still distinguish between what is important and what is not.

"The venue hasn't been fully set up yet, and there's still some time before the official start. Teacher Kasumi Shiko, please take a break first."

"sorry to bother you."

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After the editor left.

Shimizukawa poked Kasumigaoka Utaha's arm.

After she looked over, he pointed to the Starbucks in the mall.

“I don’t have time for coffee right now.”

"Who told you to drink, Miss?"

Shimizukawa pointed to the editor and several staff members on the scene.

Kasumigaoka wasn't stupid and understood immediately.

She was just filled with nervousness and didn't think about the social etiquette.

Bringing this guy out would be of some use.

she thinks.

Ten minutes later, Kasumigaoka Utaha watched Shimizukawa handing coffee to the staff and repeatedly said, "Please take care of Kasumigaoka Utaha in the future."

My mood is inexplicably complicated, but also adds a sense of warmth.

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According to the editor's idea.

Since there is no problem with the story design written by Teacher Kasumi Shiko.

If the sales of the novel are not increasing, there must be something wrong with the promotion.

If the book is not well-known enough and readers don’t know about its existence, it will naturally have poor sales.

Now the latest volume of the novel is about to be released.

In order to prevent the work he is responsible for from being cut short.

The editor had no choice but to take a different approach and try her best.

In her opinion, Teacher Xia Shizi's writing style is certainly important.

But her beauty cannot be ignored.

Now is the Internet age.

It would be such a waste if we don’t use it for publicity!

The editor didn't know how big a splash the gimmick of a beautiful light novel writer would make.

But trying is better than doing nothing.

So she applied to her leader to organize this event.

Although the time was a bit tight and the preparation time was a bit forced.

However, judging by the positive feedback from fans on relevant online channels, it should still be worth looking forward to.

The autograph session will officially begin at 3 p.m.

The actual situation did not disappoint the editor.

Although compared with other novels of the same period, the sales of Love Metronome were not satisfactory.

It has even reached a dangerous situation where it could be cut in half at any time.

But poor sales don’t mean that fans lack cohesion.

Soon after the autograph session started, a long line formed.

At first, Kasumigaoka seemed a little embarrassed when facing her fans online for the first time.

But after a few face-to-face interactions with fans, she quickly got the hang of it.

All in all, just keep smiling throughout the whole process.

Under normal circumstances, this would be somewhat difficult for her.

But when it comes to fans who truly support you...it's really easy to do.

The editor looked at the long line in front of her.

Slightly relieved.

What she feared most before this was her decision to hold a signing event, and her fans responded positively online.

But when the autograph session actually started, the place was deserted.

It's not like she hasn't encountered this situation before!

When she first joined the company, she had organized such an autograph session with a senior colleague.

At that time, the writer teacher's novel performance was even better than that of the current teacher Xia Shizi.

But his autograph session lasted three hours, and only about twenty fans showed up!

The teacher spent most of his time sitting there alone for passers-by to watch.

It really makes people sad!

In the end, several staff members on the scene couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

Everyone took a book and pretended to be fans and asked the teacher to sign it.

The final result is.

The teacher felt that he had been cheated by his fans. After returning home from the autograph session, he was devastated and the quality of the novels he wrote afterwards declined seriously.