Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 10: Rosy Youth?

In the Japanese literary world, there are two ways to make your debut as a writer.

The first is to participate in the newcomer award of public fundraising by various institutions and companies.

In the field of pure literature, the most famous journal is Shinchosha’s Shinchosha.

"Gunzo" by Kodansha.

"Literary World" of Bungeishunju.

"Pleiades" by Shueisha.

"Literature" by Kawaide Shobo.

Led by these five major newcomer awards, there are about two hundred newcomer awards of various sizes.

There are an average of 200 nominees for each award, and a total of more than 60,000 people are shortlisted for various new novel awards each year. But in the end, only those 200 or so winners can debut as new writers and publish their works in various publications.

The second is direct submission.

Submit your manuscript directly to gain the editor's appreciation so that you can serialize it or publish it directly as a book.

However, it is very difficult for new writers to make their debut in this way.

A pure blank slate writer means he has no reader base, so publishing houses prefer to commission works from already famous writers.

“Do you want to submit directly?”

Longchuan Che stood at the bus stop with his hands in his pockets, waiting for the bus.

It is already December, and New Year and Christmas are coming soon. Most of the important newcomer awards should have ended. If Ryukawa Tetsu wants to wait, it would be best for the various publishing houses to solicit manuscripts again in March next year.

However, since the call for papers starts in March, the earliest the results will be known is May, and Longchuan Che’s wallet may not be enough to support him until then.

He originally only had a little over 10,000 yen on him, and after going to the convenience store to buy manuscript paper and fountain pen ink, he only had a little over 4,000 left.

Four thousand yen is probably only enough for two or three meals, and it is all the living expenses for the boy before he finds out where Takeda Takako hides the money.

When Longchuan Che was considering whether to submit his work directly or wait for a sufficient newcomer award, a familiar voice came from a distance.

"Yoshida-kun, I can go back by myself. You don't have to send me back."

"Takeda-san, it's okay. The club doesn't have practice today."

One of the voices sounded familiar. Longchuan Che raised his eyebrows in surprise, then looked towards the direction of the snow trail.

The snowflakes stopped at noon and the sun was bright all afternoon. The sun was half hidden in the thick clouds, shining a straight path between the sky and the earth.

Half of the sky was filled with a faint golden light that spread like veins, and the faint golden light stained the white snowflakes.

At this time, a boy and a girl were walking towards the bus stop shoulder to shoulder.

It’s winter and the snow is white. The faint mist casts a shadow on two shy faces.

The girl's soft red earlobes and the boy's sunny and innocent smile are very beautiful.

It's Takeda Akane, and a tall boy
Longchuan Che watched the two people say goodbye in the distance, and the boy took out the lunch box from his schoolbag and returned it to the girl.

"Takeda-san, thank you for your care during this period. I will definitely be admitted to Tokyo Nippon Physical Education University."

He held the empty lunch box with both hands and raised it above his head in an exaggerated manner.

It feels like someone is making a bento for a boy he likes, or someone wants to take an exam to go to Tokyo with the girl he likes.

Longchuan Che leaned against the electric pole with a mocking look on his face.

Does Takeda Akane have this kind of naive little girl-like side?
He didn't believe it.

"It's too loud, Yoshino-san," Takeda Akane looked around with an embarrassed expression.

This boy has a loud voice and it's impossible to change it. If he hadn't always given me expensive gifts, I wouldn't have talked to him for a long time.

"Come on, you have experience in Koshien, and you are in an important starting pitching position. You have a great advantage in the interview at Nippon Sports University."

Takeda Akane showed a very bright smile on her face and gave the boy a few words of encouragement.

The portrayal of the bootlicker Akane Takeda is just right.

"Thank you very much for taking care of me during this period. By the way, I have saved enough money for the printed scarf that I mentioned last time." The sports student scratched his head in a naive manner: "Can I go out with you on Christmas?"

Ryukawa Toru saw that Takeda Akane's eyes lit up noticeably.

"Yoshino, have you also learned bad things from those boys?" Takeda Akane put her hands on her hips, her face very serious.

"I should have said that I wouldn't consider dating before my Bar Mitzvah. Do you think it's okay for you to ask me out on Christmas with something I like?"

Christmas in Japan is a very important holiday. That night, the couples' hotel was full, and if you go out together, you know what will happen.

The athlete's expression became a little embarrassed.

"Really? If you want to be with a girl, the most important thing is to make yourself better. I don't really care about gifts or anything like that."

Takeda Akane pretended to be angry and wanted to leave. Ryukawa Toru, who was watching everything from a distance, was stunned.

This is PUA, right?
What's with this sense of déjà vu that's both pretentious and tea-like?

It seemed that Takeda Akane's rank was a bit high. After she took a few steps, Ryukawa Toru saw that the gym student apologized guiltily and promised to mail the gift to Takeda Akane's home before Christmas.

Takeda Akane refused the boy's request to send her off unhappily, then turned around and saw Ryukawa Toru leaning on the railing.

The moment she noticed Ryukawa Tetsu, she could see that she was visibly panicked.

She stood there for a while, and waited until her classmates had gone far away before she walked up to Longchuan Che with a stern face.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Takeda Akane curled her lips and threw the cheap lunch box she bought into the trash can.

"Waiting for you." Long Chuan Che said with a smile.

The girl is very young and beautiful, with her well-proportioned and slender legs wrapped in white over-the-knee socks and her delicate feet stepping on women's loafers made of cowhide.

She has learned dancing, and her body is as light and flexible as a willow, and she can do a beautiful split.

But at this moment, there was a very sarcastic smile on his face.

"I'm like a stinky rat hiding in the gutter, feeling jealous and crazy when I see other boys pursuing me?" Takeda Akane pointed at the tall boy who was leaving with his schoolbag.

The smile on Longchuan Che's face became as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit.

He originally wanted to disgust the other person on purpose, but he didn't expect to make the other person feel superior.

The other party has always been very confident in her beauty, and has always believed that Longchuan Che has other intentions towards her.

This emotion reached its peak yesterday when Longchuan Che pushed the door and entered her room.

She was changing her clothes when she heard a knock on the door and she thought it was her mother.

When the boy pushed the door open, she was only wearing a white bra and over-the-knee socks.

She was so angry that she slapped Long Chuan Che hard and said

"For someone like you to live with me is a blessing you earned in your previous life. Don't ask for too much. After all, it's impossible for a human to live with a bug."

The girl raised her head and looked at Longchuan Che out of the corner of her eye, repeating what she said last night.

When taking a bus from the capital to Yamanakako Village, Ryukawa Toru, who had eaten shit, sat far away from the other person.

The car was driving on the cleared road, and the scenery on both sides changed from a bustling city to a countryside.

When he saw the crescent-shaped lake in the mountains, Longchuan knew it was time to get off the bus.

Yamanakako Village is located on the edge of Lake Yamanaka, one of the five rich lakes. The lake reflects the majestic Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji is shrouded in clouds and mist, with an altitude of 3776 meters. Ryukawa Tetsu once climbed to the top of the clouds at an altitude of more than 3000 meters.

"Can't you help me get it, you idiot?"

Seeing Ryukawa Toru leaving leisurely, Takeda Akane frowned and said.

The school was on vacation and she had a lot of stuff to bring with her.

Takeda Akane seems to be sweet and lovely with most people, but she orders me around and looks down on me.

Long Chuan Che sighed.

"My hands are occupied."

Ryukawa Toru put his hands in his trouser pockets for fear of the cold, and pursed his lips to signal Takeda Akane to look at what was tucked inside his arm.

The boys nervously guarded a few light manual pages and manuscripts there. Their weight was probably not even one-tenth of Takeda Akane's bundle of books.

"You're not a gentleman at all. You're far inferior to Yoshino-san."

Takeda Akane glanced at Ryukawa Toru's manuscripts and sneered, then took the large bundle of books and slowly started walking up the slope.

The mountain breeze coming down from Mount Fuji swayed the girl's skirt from time to time.

Her snow-white thighs that were not afraid of the cold were exposed, her white over-the-knee socks were slightly digging into her flesh, and the cold wind made the girl's skin red.

Gentlemanly manners? Long Chuanche pinched his neck.

After he has dealt with Mrs. Takeda, he will let this ordinary woman know what gentlemanly manners are.

(End of this chapter)