Chapter 3 It doesn’t matter, what if it’s just a scam?
"Ding dong!"
After sending a message, Sougo Toma looked back at the girl who seemed a little angry.
"Hey, then..." The young man looked at Kasumigaoka Shiyu with his hands clasped together in a gesture of supplication: "For the sake of a brother, can I ask Teacher Kasumigaoka to write a note? After all, as an elder brother, he needs face very much. of."
While speaking, Sougo Toma also closed his eyes symbolically and looked like he was ready to bow.
That look made Kasumigaoka Shiyu shudder and quickly stepped aside.
Uh-huh.
However, going around seemed to be a fake move. During this period, Kasumigaoka Shiu quietly snatched the mobile phone he had been using from Sougo Doma.
"Now, Mr. Dou S, who is chatting with a beautiful girl while making excessive demands and playing with his mobile phone all the time, what is in it? What blinded your eyes? Let me, a girl full of scars, examine it."
Tsuchima Sougo: "..."
And this trick?
But before he could come to his senses, Kasumigaoka Shiyu was already flipping through her phone and saying:
"The arrogant blonde who dreams of driving an excavator. What a stupid name is this? Did the scumbag just want to reply to her message and didn't even want to raise his head?"
"Hey, hey..." Sougo Toma tried to snatch the phone back.
However, Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who was foresighted, had already found a lounge chair and hid behind it.
Obstructed by obstacles, Sougo Tsuchima felt helpless.
"Wow, there are so many words. It's called a book review, but it's actually a love letter to your sweetheart, right?" This voice was full of tax evasion.
"That's a book review, a book review!" Sougo Tsuchima said angrily, looking at Kasumigaoka Shiu who was surrounding him on the couch.
"Hmm, um..." Kasumigaoka Shiyu said in a detour while responding with an "I know, I know" tone.
However.
Only less than three minutes passed.
Kasumigaoka Shiyu was stunned.
It was indeed a book review, but it was completely different from what Sougo Doma told her. Without giving away any spoilers, the entire article was a selling point, and even some contents she had not expected were guided by the book review. It came out as if what was said in the book review was the story she wanted to tell in her heart.
Just for a moment, Sougo Toma snatched the phone back.
"That's enough of the venomous tongue. It's completely illegal to steal a cell phone!"
Hearing this, Kasumigaoka Shiyu glanced at Sougo Tsuchima with some confusion.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she spoke.
"Bring it here."
"What?"
"The novel, don't you want it signed? It should be for your sister, right?"
"Souga." Sougo Toma's expression suddenly brightened: "Has Teacher Kasumi Shiko finally realized the importance of a brother's face?"
Kasumigaoka Shiyu's mouth twitched.
He took the novel from Sougo Doma's hand.
"Well, it's just a book review. Does it need to be written so seriously?" The girl wrote in a low voice while writing a message: "Have you read it many times?"
"Huh?" Sougo Doma, who was originally looking forward to it, looked at the girl who was suddenly a little restrained, and once again smiled like a tax evader.
"Ahem, let me ask you, Teacher Kasumi Shiko doesn't have many friends, right?"
Kasumigaoka Shiyu felt like he had been hit by an arrow again, and the pen he was writing the message stopped.
In Japan, having no friends is a very bad label.
"Hehehe..." After a while, Kasumigaoka Shiyu revealed a dangerous smile: "I just don't want to waste time on shallow interpersonal relationships. Why, you scumbag even thinks too much about the secrets of such a girl..."
"Stop it!" Sougo Toma interrupted the venomous girl with a smile.
"I want to say, Teacher Xia Shizi, don't you think your current state is very dangerous?"
"Eh?" Kasumigaoka Shiyu was stunned.
"For example..." Sougo Toma gave an example with a smile on his face: "I just praised and complained about "Metronome of Love", and I made Teacher Kasumi Shiko's mood become very upset, right?"
Kasumigaoka Shiyu was stunned again, and then, his burgundy eyes stared at Sougo Tsuchima again. This bastard really did it on purpose.
"Ara, this is a common problem for new writers. Because they are not familiar with the market, their works are cut in half. They obviously work very hard but they are not recognized. In addition, there are no friends around them to communicate with, which often leads to self-doubt. "
Hearing this, Kasumigaoka Shiyu nodded inwardly. Indeed, she had been like this before.
Just dangerous, what do you mean?
"As a result, new writers at this time often become the prey of some Internet experts at autograph sessions..."
"What!" Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Shiyu took the lead in interrupting Sougo Tsuchima: "What the hell is the prey?"
"Now, listen to my explanation first. First, select some works that are obviously popular, but because they are newcomers, there is no recommendation, but they can only be saved by the public."
"Then, the hunting begins." Sougo Doma stretched out a finger and said with a smile.
“Would an author who is very unsure of himself because his work is about to be cut in half develop a favorable impression of readers who boast about his work?”
Kasumigaoka Shiyu pursed her lips unnaturally, it seemed that this was really the case.
But that's all.
"You're thinking that you must have this level of affection for your book fans, right?"
Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu was shocked.
"However. When your book signing ended, the fan who had a slight liking for the book was already surrounding your editor. Wow, this novel is so wonderful, why should it be cut in half? No, I will never let it be cut in half."
The corners of Kasumigaoka Shiyu's mouth twitched unnaturally again, the light novelist's brain started spinning, and he said with an unnatural expression on his face.
"That should be a natural reaction from a book lover."
Sougo Tsuchima smiled like a tax evader again.
"My favorite novel is about to be cut in half. That should be something I should pay attention to early on. After all, the poor performance of this novel is not a secret in the industry. So guess, there will be people who did not promote it early or late, but it happened to the author. She is a beautiful girl..."
"Stop talking." Kasumigaoka Shiyu shuddered, saying, is this routine too deep?
"Hey!" This time, Sougo Toma smiled innocently.
"Judging from this reaction, Teacher Kasumi Shiko is really a good guide."
Kasumigaoka Shiyu's eyes tightened on Sougo Toma. After a moment, she suddenly changed her posture and smiled charmingly.
"Teacher Kasumigaoka Shiyu is so good at strategy, why would Mr. Scumbag say it and directly make a strategy for Shiyu at Kasumigaoka? Or, Mr. Scumbag..."
"Stop!" Sougo Toma raised his hand again: "I just saw that Teacher Kasumi Shiko's condition was a bit dangerous, so I came up with some possibilities. Maybe it's not that bad, but I encountered some money cheats?
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