The two had different reactions to Kasumigaoka Shiyu's words.
"Metronome of Love" is the most popular light novel at the moment. Even without mentioning the popularity on the Internet, judging from the number of people who came to the book signing today, Kasumigaoka Shiu, who is Kasumi Shiko herself, will never
He is an unpopular author.
So when the girl said this, Kato Yusuke looked at her strangely. While he didn't say a word, he thought secretly in his heart.
——"Is this the so-called Versailles literature?"
And Kasumigaoka Shiyu obviously understood his gaze, and saw that the corners of the girl's mouth were slightly curved, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
result--
"That's not the case——! Aren't there a lot of book fans here today?"
An Yilun suddenly started shooting, not only Shiyu and Yusuke were stunned, but even the people around them looked over.
"As for evidence...!"
As a believer, someone did not realize it at all. Instead, he pointed at something as if to prove his point of view.
"The three men with glasses sitting in the opposite corner are the ones who attended the autograph session today! And they have been staring at us since just now!"
Before the two of them could speak, An Yilun pointed in several directions one after another.
"And the uncles over there, the girls over there, the couples over there, they are all fans of Xia Laosu (Teacher Xia's book fans)..."
Before the situation became difficult to end, Kato Yusuke pulled An Yilun to sit down and stuffed his mouth with French fries.
At the same time, he said to the other party with a black face: "Please pay more attention to the situation, otherwise it will cause trouble to others."
Looking at this scene, Kasumigaoka Shiyu also drooped his eyes and opened his mouth to strike.
"Really, so don't make trouble in the store."
"It turns out that Li Xia Lao Su Du Jie is so shrinking (even Teacher Xia said this)...!"
"Swallow the food first, Aki." Kato Yusuke reminded.
So An Yilun also struggled to swallow what was in his mouth, then picked up the drink and drank it hard.
Looking at the drink in the other person's hand, Kato Yusuke said speechlessly: "Aki, the one you drank is mine, and this cup is yours."
Who cares about you at this time - An Yilun, who was planning to complain loudly after drinking the drink, suddenly heard something at this moment.
"Ah, that means... it's an indirect kiss, right?"
The girl sitting opposite... Kasumigaoka Shiu said so.
then--
"Pfft! Cough cough, cough cough..."
An Yilun, whose thoughts stopped for a moment, choked on his drink.
"...Use this to wipe it."
Kato Yusuke handed over a tissue.
"Thank you...! Sorry, I have to go to the bathroom!"
An Yilun, who covered his mouth and took the tissue, also stood up from his seat and ran towards the bathroom.
So only Yusuke and Shiyu were left.
Looking at the drink that Aki accidentally drank, Kato Yusuke sighed a little tiredly.
at this time--
"Please use."
Along with the pleasant voice, a drink was pushed in front of him.
Kato Yusuke naturally raised his head and saw that the beautiful girl who brought the drink was smiling and looking at him with her chin in one hand.
Glancing at the lip prints on the plastic straw, Yusuke Kato spread out his hand and said, "As a well-known writer, aren't you worried that this behavior will damage your reputation?"
"It doesn't matter, no one will find out."
As she spoke, the girl glanced in the direction of the corner as if inadvertently, and saw the men with glasses over there staring closely at her.
As if she was amused, Shiyu raised the corners of her mouth slightly and looked at Kato Yusuke and said.
"And I think creating some ambiguous topics with men like this will help increase the sales of writers. What do you think?"
"Senior, are you planning to compete for the Naoki Prize?"
Kato Yusuke said with a strange look.
The Naoki Award is mainly for popular literature works, mainly for newcomers and unknown writers, and is generally only awarded once.
Once you win the award, it is like wearing a yellow robe. You can use this title to easily get commissions for manuscripts and extremely high remuneration. Therefore, it is regarded as the entry point for young literary people.
Although it was only his first contact with Kasumigaoka Shiu, Kato Yusuke already understood through some of the previous details and words.
The girl in front of me, who looks very quiet on the outside, is actually a very sinister and evil existence.
Without answering his question, Shiyu continued the topic just now.
"If I announce that I am a virgin after the scandal is over, will it cause readers to change their minds and regard me as a cute character?"
Kato Yusuke didn't know whether this would change readers' minds, but he felt that if it really got to that point, the writer himself should first consider how to prove that point.
He pushed the drink back, "With the popularity of "Metronome of Love" on the Internet now, there should be no need for hype at all, right?"
"Well..."
Shiyu bit the straw and drank the drink. Her red lips looked particularly beautiful against the transparent straw.
"Actually, whether it's the popularity on the Internet or the exponential growth in sales offline, the main reason for these reasons is probably a teacher."
The lines on her face began to soften, and the girl said softly.
"However, I am quite confident about the plot behind "Metronome of Love"."
Hearing this, Kato Yusuke thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, after Zhen Wei joined, this entangled triangle relationship made the story more interesting."
"Huh...?" Shiyu's hand paused, "But it hasn't been long since you got the second volume, right?"
"Well, I just finished watching it while waiting in the store. It was very exciting."
Kato Yusuke looked around, "And this burger restaurant is probably where they met in the second volume."
As for his compliment, Shiyu also responded kindly.
"Thank you. I'm glad to hear you praise the content of the second volume which is so empty and shallow that you can read it in three hours."
He said he was happy, but there was no emotion commensurate with happiness at all.
There's something wrong...!
This huge sense of separation between the superficial and the duplicitous made Kato Yusuke couldn't help but open his mouth, ready to say something.
"Sorry! It took a lot of time to clean up because there was a drink on my clothes."
An Yilun who said this also ran back, just breaking the atmosphere just now.
"So what did you guys say while I was gone?"
The glasses geek then asked.
So Shiyu also calmed down his expression, looked at the two people with different styles for a moment, and then asked a question.
"You mean, how did you two meet?"
"Huh?"
An Yilun also looked at the other party strangely.
Although he was a little confused about this question, he still explained it.
"If I have to say, this has something to do with Mr. Kasumi. The first time Kato and I talked was when we bought "Love Metronome"..."
He then told the story of how the two met from beginning to end.
"...Then, because I liked this work so much, I started to promote "Love Metronome" on my blog. For this reason, I also asked Kato to put his paintings on it..."
Until the excited An Yilun said the last words.
"Ah, I wonder if Mr. Kasumi has heard of us! My blog is called [TAKI], and Kato's pseudonym on the Internet is [Eromanga]."