"Look there! Do you recognize where this is? Kato."
With his arms spread out, An Yirunya pointed excitedly at Zhanqian Street, which is ordinary in the eyes of a first-time visitor.
However, in the eyes of readers of "Metronome of Love", this is a place that makes them feel special.
Because what is shown in front of you is exactly what you will automatically see when you open the first volume of the novel, the colorful picture on the first page.
"It turns out this is here."
Kato Yusuke nodded and agreed: "It's indeed very restored. It's better to say that it's exactly the same."
"Right, right! This is the so-called Holy Land Tour, Kato!" An Yilun also said emotionally: "Okay~! Let's continue to the next location!"
Facing the morning sun, the two of them waited at the traffic light on the street.
Compared with busy Tokyo, the pace of Wahe City is obviously much slower.
For example:
Compared with the hurried pedestrians on the street, there are more figures strolling leisurely in the park.
Compared to the busy streets, the roads here are surprisingly empty.
Compared with the bustling cities with many high-rise buildings, there are more buildings full of life.
It's just a relative comparison. Although the population here is not as large as Tokyo, there are also many fewer young faces.
However, compared to Kato Yusuke's hometown of Saitama Prefecture, this place is still much better. After all, it is a place that looks like a countryside when you leave the station, and rice fields can often be seen.
Generally speaking, Hehe City should be regarded as an ordinary city.
While thinking about this, Kato Yusuke observed the situation on both sides of the road.
Although the light was still red at this time, there were no vehicles passing through.
So he patted An Yilunye on the shoulder and planned to ask him to cross the road together.
This is just a common thing, including when we are in Tokyo, everyone will more or less do the same thing depending on the situation.
Although it is wrong, it is human nature.
At least that's what Yusuke Kato thought, but unexpectedly he ran into a wall with An Yilun.
"No! The so-called traffic rules mean that you must abide by them even when no one is watching, Kato!"
The otaku who was in the excitement of the tour a second ago suddenly transformed into a nagging aunt, preaching in his ears.
This situation only stopped when the two of them crossed the road when the light turned green and came to a three-story bookstore with a sign saying "Station Front Store".
"This is page 48 of the first volume, where the protagonist Naoto and the heroine Sayuka met by fate - Tiebundang Bookstore!"
An Yilun, who had turned into an otaku again, also introduced in a high-pitched voice, and those who didn't know thought it was a narration somewhere.
Kato Yusuke's eyes twitched when he saw it.
Then I understood the fact again that this person really couldn't think about it based on common sense.
Pointing to the bookstore with rolling shutters in front of him, he felt a little tired for no reason and said to An Yilun.
"So, isn't it not open at all?"
He nodded repeatedly to the convenient "Yeah, yeah," and responded as if it was a matter of course: "Of course, after all, it's not business hours yet."
Kato Yusuke then asked: "...When will the autograph session start?"
Regarding this question, An Yilun, who checked the time, also gave a number.
That was an answer that made Yusuke Kato couldn't help but feel a violent impulse.
"There are still 45 minutes..."
He took a deep breath and said, "So An Yi, can you tell me the reason why we came here so early?"
"Huh? What are you talking about, Kato?"
The opponent tilted his head with a strange look on his face and said, "Of course it's because I want to be the first to see Teacher Kasumi Shiko!"
"…………"
After a long silence, Kato Yusuke, with dark eyes surging, suddenly felt that it was really good not to bring Sayu with him today.
After all, if he really saw his girlfriend waiting outside for so long because of someone's selfishness, he wasn't sure whether An would be able to go home safely today.
Of course, this is just a joke. (Serious face.jpg)
But now that he has come, Kato Yusuke cannot leave again.
Aside from the expensive train ticket, he still had to go back with the mission of buying Sayu the second volume of the novel.
Maybe I should bring a copy back to Eiri. After thinking about what Mrs. Sayuri said at the time and her reaction after reading the first volume, Kato Yusuke felt that this should be the right decision.
Time passed by bit by bit, and people with number coupons began to line up one after another.
I thought there wouldn't be too many people who came all the way to Hehe City to participate in the event, but when I turned around inadvertently, the sight that greeted Kato Yusuke's eyes made him stunned.
I don't know when, but an endless queue has formed behind them.
Looking around, there are at least three figures of people gathered here.
He patted An Yilunye on the shoulder and asked: "An Yi, when you were rushing to sign autographs and sell tickets, did you remember how many there were in total?"
"Huh? Total?" An Yilun also shook his head, "Sorry, I didn't pay attention to that kind of thing after I grabbed the tickets."
"By the way, this is your number."
An Yi handed over a queue ticket.
It has today's date printed on it, as well as the words "Commemorating the release of the second volume of Love Metronome, autograph session by Kasumi Shiko teacher".
The style is so simple and unpretentious that it looks like it was a design made by just spending an hour on the computer.
An Yilun also commented on this.
"It's exactly the kind of thing that would only be made by small and medium-sized bookstores that are not familiar with hosting events."
Facts have proved that he was right.
Whether it was the panicked look of the bookstore staff when they first saw the crowd outside when they opened the door, or the clerk who also seemed unfamiliar with hosting the event later before the event started, this is strong evidence for this point of view.
After five minutes of tedious explanation of the precautions, as the partition inside the venue opened, a tall figure sat down in front of the autograph table with flowers.
Wearing an OL-style white suit skirt, her slender legs are wrapped in black pantyhose, and she wears a pair of white high heels. (Picture)
Teacher Kasumi Shiko, who seemed to be the author, appeared in the applause.
"It's coming, it's coming! It's finally here! I'm finally going to see that Kasumi Shiko!"
An Yilun also looked excited and worried, and turned back to Kato Yusuke and said.
He is like a fan who is about to meet his idol.
To this, Kato Yusuke did not answer, but looked at the figure not far away with some confusion.
I always feel strangely familiar...
Before he could think too much, the staff came over quickly. After knowing that the two of them came to participate in the event together, they generously let them go together.