novelraw Chapter 20 New Acquaintances
Chapter 20 New Acquaintances
That's how Kasumigaoka Utaha's pen name was decided, and she herself was very satisfied with the pen name Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Shi Chen was very satisfied, as he had chosen the name himself, even though it was originally supposed to be her pen name.
But at least now it has a different meaning.
Kasumigaoka Utaha's light novel was also submitted to Shinazugawa Shoten Publishing on the same day.
The gears of fate began to turn, and time became the instigator.
The publisher won't reply anytime soon. There are just too many people who want to be novelists these days, and countless people submit their work every day.
However, waiting is the most agonizing part, especially when you're still looking forward to it.
Tokichi didn't want Kasumigaoka Utaha to just wait around like this every day, so he had her start brainstorming the plot for the second volume.
It was almost certain that her novel would be approved, not because Shichen knew what would happen in the future, but because her writing style was outstanding enough.
In this era where plot clichés abound, good writing skills can definitely carve out a niche for you.
Kasumigaoka Utaha followed Toki's advice and continued to come to the coffee shop after school every day to work on the content of the second volume. This volume involved meeting Tohru every day before leaving, and then facing her vigilance and wariness.
Unfortunately, Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't in the mood to pay attention to her at the moment.
Shichen took advantage of the free time these past two days to take Thor to the street to buy a cell phone. In this day and age, you can't live without a cell phone.
Fortunately, he had a prepared identity in this world, otherwise he wouldn't be able to buy anything. However, Thor was an unidentified person, so he could only buy the two phones using his identity.
Thor knew quite a bit about mobile phones, and as soon as he got his hands on one, he exchanged contact information with Shichen.
She wanted to be the first contact she added that day.
The second person contacted by Shichen was naturally Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Saturday arrived, and Kasumigaoka Utaha went to the coffee shop in the morning. Before she had even had a chance to brainstorm ideas, she finally received the results of her submission. As expected, it was accepted, and she could sign the contract that same day.
The editor who contacted Kasumigaoka Utaha was Machida Sonoko.
"Toki, what should I do?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked Toki anxiously after hanging up the phone.
The two had become quite familiar with each other, and Kasumigaoka Utaha started calling him by his name directly.
I don't know when he started calling me Chen.
"What else can we do?" Shi Chen laughed. "Of course, we just go there."
"I'm a little scared..."
Shi Chen shook his head with amusement: "What's there to be afraid of?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha pursed her lips: "I haven't experienced it."
"That's normal. Every novelist goes through the same thing the first time. Don't worry. Besides, wasn't the editor who just contacted you a woman? So there's even less to be afraid of."
"What if she likes women?"
"...Your worries are a bit unnecessary." Shi Chen's lips twitched.
"After all, I'm so pretty."
"I don't see you're scared at all, are you? You can even joke around." Shi Chen said irritably.
"I wasn't joking. Am I not a beautiful girl?" Kasumigaoka Utaha retorted, dissatisfied.
"Even so, you can't just say that about yourself."
Kasumigaoka Utaha laughed: "You've already said yes, that's enough."
"Well then, I'll go with you, okay?" Shi Chen said.
"Huh? Really?" Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately became excited and asked to confirm.
"After all, I'm the one who asked you to submit the article, so you have to take responsibility... Wait, you weren't deliberately waiting for me to say that, were you?" Shi Chen came back to his senses and stared at her suspiciously.
"...I don't understand what you're saying." Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze drifted away.
"Never mind, I really don't feel comfortable letting you go alone."
"Oh~" Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and looked at Tokiomi: "Are you worried?"
"Is there a problem?" Shi Chen asked frankly. "As your first fan, and as friends, isn't it normal for me to worry about you?"
"Tch~" Kasumigaoka Utaha pouted unhappily.
"What? What do you want to hear me say?"
"What you want to say is none of my business! Humph!" Kasumigaoka Utaha snorted coldly, clearly displeased.
"Hehe~" Shi Chen didn't mind at all: "Then let's hurry up and eat."
"it is good."
Shichen left first and went to the kitchen to report to Thor. Unsurprisingly, she was very unhappy.
"Lord Toki is going out alone with that woman from Kasumigaoka?" Thor's cute little face showed a look of utter despair.
"It's just about signing a contract for her novel. Didn't you read her novels too?"
"Can I come along too?" Thor asked, looking aggrieved.
"Of course...no."
"How could this be?"
"The shop is still open, there are still customers, it wouldn't be right to just kick them out, would it?"
"Ugh..." Thor pouted, looking pitiful.
Shi Chen had no choice but to resort to his trump card: "How about this, I'll let you sleep with me again tonight, okay?"
"Tch~ I've always slept with Lord Tenten Shichen." Thor scoffed.
"...So what are you going to do?"
"May I address Lord Shichen as Lord Chen?"
"What's wrong with that? Of course you can." Shi Chen smiled.
"Thank you, Lord Chen!" Thor happily jumped into Shi Chen's arms.
Feeling the softness against him, Shi Chen naturally pulled her into his arms and asked, "Is this all you want? Nothing else?"
"Can we have anything else?" Thor looked up incredulously.
"It's just a name, it certainly doesn't count as compensation."
"Then... Lord Chen, can you kiss me...?" Thor asked expectantly.
"Sure," Shi Chen nodded.
"Really? Lord Shichen isn't lying to me, is he?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
"Then..." Thor slowly closed his eyes and pouted slightly.
Seeing her like this, Shi Chen blinked, then cupped her cheeks, lowered his head, and gently kissed her...forehead.
"Huh?" Thor opened his eyes in confusion, staring blankly at the time.
"Alright, I'll be going now." Shi Chen released her and turned to walk towards the door.
Thor remained rooted to the spot until Shichen's figure disappeared, then he raised his hand and touched his forehead.
Something seems off, but it doesn't seem wrong either... what the hell!
Lord Chen is actually using a fallacy of semantics!
I clearly didn't want a kiss on the forehead!
Next time, next time I must kiss the right spot!
However, her forehead isn't bad either.
Thor was overjoyed as he touched the spot on his forehead where Shichen had kissed him.
......
"Let's go." Shichen said to Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had been waiting for a long time, as he walked out of the coffee shop.
Kasumigaoka Utaha walked side by side with him toward the station.
"Did you win her over?"
"Huh? What?" Shi Chen didn't react for a moment.
"Your maid, she's willing to let you and me go out alone?" Kasumigaoka Utaha stared straight ahead, not even glancing at the time.
"Why not?" Shi Chen asked back.
"Stop pretending, you must have done something."
"No, she's very obedient."
"I almost believed it."
"Ha ha."
"..."
The timing was clearly not meant to be explained, so Kasumigaoka Utaha had no choice but to give up asking.
Shinazugawa Bookstore is located in Akihabara, so Tokishin is quite familiar with the area, but this is Kasumigaoka Utaha's first time here.
After getting off at Akihabara Station, the two did not go to their base camp, but instead went to a family restaurant not far from the station.
Machida Sonoko arranged to meet them here.
It wasn't noon yet, and there weren't many people in the store. As soon as the two entered, they saw a mature woman in business attire in a corner.
Shi Chen recognized her at a glance.
Machida Sonoko immediately noticed the two of them, but their appearances made her a little unsure if they were the people she was waiting for—they were as beautiful and handsome as idols!
Until the two men came to her.
"Excuse me, are you editor Machida Sonoko?" Toki asked.
"It's me... You must be Ms. Kasumi Shiko?"
"It wasn't me, it was her." Shiki gestured to Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Hello, Editor Machida, this is Kasumigaoka Utaha." Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately bowed in greeting.
"My goodness, Ms. Kasumi Shiko, you really are a high school student, and so beautiful!" Machida Sonoko exclaimed in surprise, covering her mouth and widening her beautiful eyes.
"Machida, you flatter me."
"No, I'm telling the truth! It's just like a light novel plot..."
"where......"
"Please sit down, Ms. Kasumi Shiko, and this gentleman too..."
"Excuse me, Kasumigaoka, please talk to Editor Machida first. I'll be going out for a bit... Editor Machida, please excuse me."
Shi Chen left with a serious expression.
"Toki, where are you going?" Kasumigaoka Utaha hurriedly asked, but Toki had already walked out of the store.
"Is there something wrong with him?" Editor Machida asked curiously.
"I don't know either." Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned, her gaze passing through the window as she searched for Shichen's silhouette.
"So... are you two dating?" Machida Sonoko continued her gossipy inquiry.
"No, just friends." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked away after losing sight of the time, her expression calm.
"Yeah?"
"Editor Machida, shall we talk about the novel?"
"Oh well."
Outside, Shichen left the restaurant and ran towards the station.
He thinks he just saw someone he knows!