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"I know." Sanchū Ming said, "But I received my feelings, never did I expect that such a girl would be so surprised.

I never thought that I would receive such a surprise from the woman. Shouldn't it be double the happiness? "

Akaji was speechless.

"What have you been watching recently?"

"White Album 2. It's quite good. I like Cabbage the most. That scheming and pretentious look on her face is so cute."

"What's it about?"

"The emotional entanglement of two women and a man.

The two female leads, Cabbage and Winter Horse, both liked the male lead, Haruki. When Cabbage found out that Haruki and Winter Horse liked each other but didn't know about each other's feelings, she began to interfere with Haruki and Winter Horse's relationship.

She also took the initiative to confess her love and snatched Haruki.

However, she stopped the two of them from taking another step forward, but she couldn't stop the attraction between the two of them.

In the end, Haruki still knew about Winter Horse's feelings. He kissed and hugged Winter Horse in front of Cabbage. "

"… Don't look at all this nonsense."

"Eh?

I know, since Seijuro said so. "

The atmosphere was silent for a while,

Akashiji Seijuro couldn't help but turn around and ask Sanchū Ming,

"What happened to Cabbage in the end?"

"You like Cabbage too, right?!

I knew that Seijuro was a Cabbage fan like me!

Let me tell you, I was tortured to death,

I specially went to play games... "

After returning home..,

Akaji, who dreamed that Sanchū Ming, who was crying and snot, roared at him, "Why are you so skilled?", was shocked awake.

Akaji, who was no longer sleepy, got up and made a glass of water,

After thinking for a while, he put the DVD that Sanchū Ming had specially brought for him into the TV player.

On the box of the DVD was a picture of two girls with their backs facing each other on the rooftop of a school at dusk.

The name at the top read:

“WHITE

ALBUM

2”。

He was quite interested in what Sanchū Ming said about "Cabbage, who always knew what she wanted and worked hard to achieve it."

The DVD began to play.

Akashiji Seijuro nodded when he saw the male lead of the first episode, Kitahara Haruki, desperately practicing his guitar for the Academy Festival performance.

She thought to herself that although this male lead did not have much talent,

However, this effort was still worthy of praise.

Akaji frowned when he saw that Cabbage had been swayed after being lectured by Haruki. He felt that Cabbage wasn't as good as Sanchū Ming made her out to be.

Seeing Winter Horse and Hesha appear, Akaji's expression relaxed.

He had always had a good impression of women with good taste.

Akashiji Seijuro's expression changed again when he saw Winter Horse, who was playing the piano, being attracted by Haruki, who was playing the guitar messily.

He thought that Winter Horse was a smart person.

Akashiji Seijuro, who saw Winter Horse keeping Haruki at her house every night to practice, thought that something was wrong.

Akashiji Seijuro, who saw Haruki and Cabbage together, thought that something was even more wrong.

He saw the three of them together, and they were really naked together in the hot spring.

Akashiji Seijuro, who saw Cabbage announcing that she hoped that the three of them could continue to live happily together, thought that something was amiss.

Haruki, who was dating Cabbage, actually pounced on Winter Horse and kissed and hugged Winter Horse without hesitation. Akaji, who received a slap from Winter Horse and a sentence of "Why are you so good at this!", was speechless.

He took a deep breath and turned off the TV. His expression was as if Sanchū Ming had fed him a big bowl of red ginger.

He shouldn't have believed in the aesthetics of a person who could write a melodramatic story about a man cheating on his wife and causing her to become depressed and commit suicide.

At three o 'clock in the morning, Sanchū Ming, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by a bombardment of phone calls.

"Who is it? I'm going to kill you … Eh?

Seijuro?

Why are you so late? "

"Have you thought about how you want to die?"

Akaji's calm voice was wrapped in a murderous aura that pierced Sanchū Ming's nerves from the phone receiver. Sanchū Ming was so shocked that she sat up immediately.

"Eh?

Eh???

Why? "

She suddenly thought of the big treasure that she had handed to Akaji and felt that she understood the reason.

She said solemnly, more solemnly than when she was choosing her future political orientation, "Even if you become a Winter Horse supporter, you don't have to kill me. Seijuro, I'm not a pure Cabbage supporter."

She took a deep breath.

"I hope that the three of us can be happy together!"

Akaji hung up the phone directly.

He poured himself a glass of water and sat back in the chair. He deeply reflected on why he didn't directly kill Sanchū Ming when she was young and weak.

Then the world would be completely clean.

"Hello?

Hello?

Seijuro?

Brother Zheng?

Baby Zheng? "

Sanchū Ming shouted into the phone and slowly realized that Akaji had hung up the phone.

"What's going on …" Sanchū Ming was stunned. "I didn't expect Seijuro to be the type of person who is fiercely involved in the party struggle …"

Didn't he see that Seijuro, who was on the Winter Horse's side, tried to kill her overnight?

"The party struggle is so scary. Isn't it good to bet on glory and vote for your cuteness?" Sanchū Ming muttered.

After being disturbed by Akaji, she was no longer sleepy. She hugged the Baby Dragon doll and leaned against the headboard to look at the unread email.

"… Ah, it's an email from Koike." She opened the unread email.

"'Going Home' can be published. The Ministry has decided to sell it as a softcover single volume. The initial print run is set at 10,000 copies."

Sanchū Ming instantly sat up straight.

There was another email under Koike's edit. She quickly opened it.

"The Minister wants you to participate in a competition to officially debut.

'Mephisto Award' and 'This mystery novel is amazing!'

Which one do you want to fight for? "

This time, Sanchū Ming directly jumped up with the Baby Dragon in her arms.

Mephisto was the name of the devil in Goethe's Faust. In Goethe's work, Faust had to pledge his soul to the devil Mephisto. As long as he stopped pursuing life, death would come.

The Mephisto Award, which was held by Kodansha and named after the devil, was one of the many awards for newcomers in Japan. It wasn't a regular mystery novel award.

The main source of the entries was the author's submission. It could be a long story or a short story collection. There was no specific novel category. The only criterion for the award was "good looking." The winning works had a clear personal style. They often brought a different kind of shock to the mystery novel world and were obviously innovative.

The "This mystery novel is amazing!" sponsored by Treasure Island.

Aimed at discovering new best-selling newcomers, it collected works from "generalized mystery novels with the primary purpose of entertainment." It tended to choose mystery novels that were in line with the general public's taste. It could be called a stepping stone for new writers to sell well.

Koike's question was to ask her about her future writing direction.

Sanchū Ming hesitated.

Logically, she should choose to participate in the "This mystery novel is amazing!"

Because her original intention of writing was to make money. Treasure Island's award was more recognized by the public. More importantly, this award was directly related to the "This mystery novel is amazing!" mystery novel ranking.

Sanchū Ming's favorite novels, Kyōji Natsuhiko's Box of Demons and Isaka Kotaro's Gravity Clown, had always been on this ranking.

But personally, she preferred the free style of the Mephisto Award.

The "Amazing" Award was too focused on entertainment and popularity. For Sanchū Ming, who didn't have much social experience, there was no advantage in the selection.

If she chose the Mephisto Award … Based on the trend of Mephisto Award winning works in recent years, her future writing style might lean towards light novels. She didn't want to.

There were pros and cons to both options …

Sanchū Ming thought about it and decided to call Akaji.

The phone rang for a while, then hung up.

？？？

Why did Seijuro hang up?

Did he go to bed so soon?

Sanchū Ming, who had completely forgotten what she had done, was confused. She sent Akaji an email.

"Which should I choose between the 'Mephisto Award' and the 'This mystery novel is amazing!'?"

Akaji didn't seem to be sleeping. He replied quickly.

"'Going Home' or a new book?"

"'Going Home' has finished serialization and is preparing to be published. It doesn't meet the requirements for the Newcomer Award."

Sanchū Ming had just clicked send when she suddenly thought of something.

Why didn't she participate in the "Havoc in Rivers and Rivers" award?

"Participate in the" Havoc in Rivers and Rivers "award.

Akaji's email arrived as well.

The Edogawa Rampo Prize, also known as the Rampo Prize, was a literary award created by the Japanese Mystery Writers Association using funds donated by Edogawa Rampo to reward the creation of mystery novels. It was the oldest and most famous newcomer award in the Japanese mystery novel world.

But …

"The Chaos Award is more social. There aren't many great Bunge novels, and even fewer unconventional mystery novels. Also, no author under the age of 20 has ever won the award." She replied to Akaji's email.

"Are you afraid?"

Even though Seijuro was clearly mocking her, Sanchū Ming felt like she was being encouraged.

She exited the email interface with Akaji and quickly sent an email to Editor Koike.

"How's the Rivers and Rivers and Rivers?"

Editor Koike seemed to still be working. He quickly replied to Sanchū Ming.

"Difficult."

Sanchū Ming lay down in her blanket and buried her face in the Baby Dragon's belly.

Of course, she knew it was difficult.

Even Keigo Higashino was 26 when he was nominated for "Magic Ball."

Ever since the Chaos Award was created, the youngest author to win it was 21 years old.

Sanchū Ming wasn't even 15 years old.

If she was a genius, had a deep content, and passed it in one try, Sanchū Ming would need at least two years to write a novel that could be nominated for the Chaos Award.

But Sanchū Ming didn't think she was a genius, nor did she have that much experience. It was impossible for her to pass it in one try.

Considering the time it took to come up with an idea, and considering the fact that the Chaos Prize usually took one or two years, she estimated that it would take her four years.

This was the complete opposite of her original goal.

Sanchū Ming's goal was very clear. She wanted to earn enough money to move to Italy.

She thought about it for a long time. Even when the sun was about to rise, she still couldn't resist the temptation of the Chaos Award.

At most, she would take a roundabout way and exploit the loophole in the Chaos Award's rules for "newcomers."

The Chaos Award's rules for newcomers were newcomers who hadn't published a "reasoning" essay before.

Strictly speaking, her "Going Home" and her previous short stories weren't considered reasoning essays.

Although she was being tricky, this was already the best choice for Sanchū Ming.

"I won't be publishing serious reasoning essays in the future," she wrote in her email to Koike, "I want to write reasoning essays while preparing for the Chaos Award.

Will the minister agree? "

Koike's reply was very quick, as if he already knew Sanchū Ming's answer.

"Prepare a short story of less than 40,000 words for the Literature World Newcomer Award that closes on June 31st."

The Literature World Newcomer Award was an open competition for newcomer awards by the literary magazine "Literature World" published by Bungei Chunqiu Publishing. It was purely literary, and there were no restrictions on the genre. The competition was very relaxed.

Because it had a history of more than 50 years, it was very influential in Japan. It could be seen as the wind vane for the Akutagawa Prize.

Koike's translation was:

"Get the Literature World Newcomer Award first, then talk about the Chaos Award!

Newcomer! "

Sanchū Ming couldn't help but jump off the bed and excitedly jump around the room. She was so happy that little flowers were floating in the air.

Good

Job！

Chaos Award!

I, Sanchū Ming, am coming!

But the most important thing right now was to think of a short story for the Literature World Newcomer Award.

She couldn't fall at the first step just because she was full of bragging. That would be too embarrassing.

What should she write …

Sanchū Ming pulled out a chair and sat in front of the table. After thinking for a while, she turned on the table lamp and flipped open her draft book.

Seio?

… Forget it. That big Ky. She would be thankful if he could take care of her and not get beaten to death with a gunnysack.

It seems that Daichi is also going to Seikyo?

Wah, that willful, crybaby … Forget it. With her rash behavior of not being good at housework, Chiyo will definitely take care of her. Definitely.

… Ah!

Speaking of which, didn't dad's lawyer, Auntie Haitou's son, apply for Seikyo?

The one who believed that he had the Force in his right hand and was secretly working with the evil secret society "Dark" that wanted to steal his power and secretly carry out the "Human Classification Plan."

The chuunibyou who fought to protect the world … To be honest, Sanchū Ming wanted to retort him for a long time.

Does he think he's a Jedi Knight?

Luke

Skywalker?

Was there a Master?

Yoda taught him how to use a lightsaber?!