I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

In the entire academy, only Mr. Tsubota and Junko Harumi could help Aki Tomoya.

"We've only known each other for three years at most, but it seems like we have a better relationship than I have with him for over ten years..."

Eriri sighed with a sense of disheartened dissatisfaction.

I remember receiving a message from Tomoya Aki on LINE the night before I left Kyoto, and I was quite happy at the time.

What did Sawamura Sayuri, the mother, say at that time?

"It's great news that I'm starting to see you as someone of the opposite sex!"

Yes, that's the saying.

However, it seems that, disregarding their childhood friendship, the woman with whom Aki Tomoya has the best relationship is Kudo Sayaka.

This girl named Kudo's fighting power is way off the charts compared to hers!

Following behind them, Eriri was a little hesitant to go on stage.

Beside her, Fumino Furuhashi stood with her hands behind her back, her gaze shifting back and forth.

"Is that so?!"

Fumino Furuhashi pondered for a moment, then decided to pretend she hadn't seen anything and knew nothing.

Knowing nothing is the greatest happiness.

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Upon arriving at the bookstore, Aki Tomoya immediately began searching for newly released books.

"Kudo, I saw it."

Not long after, Aki Tomoya found Kudo Sayaka's novel on the shelf of new book recommendations in the bookstore.

Upon hearing Aki Tomoya's voice, Kudo Sayaka frowned, feeling a little intimidated.

It seemed as if they felt this was a public execution.

The boy's voice sounded exactly like the voice announcing an execution.

"You're so pitiful, Kudo. Everyone else's new books fill the entire bookshelf with 'Manager's Recommendation,' and you can see them as soon as you walk in. You only have a few copies in a corner. Sigh..."

"You tell me!"

Aki Tomoya's sentiments instantly stirred up Kudo Sayaka's resentment.

She walked over quickly, placed one hand on the boy's shoulder, and with a forceful pull, forced him to look over before glaring at him fiercely.

Out of the corner of her eye, she had already seen the obvious contrast that Aki Tomoya had mentioned.

A popular author's new book is being released, and so is hers, a new author who's just starting out.

It's all tears when I talk about it, sigh!

"After all, it's just the beginning, Sayaka doesn't need to worry too much."

Fumino Furuhashi spoke up and said something fair.

Anyway, she can play the good guy, and Aki Tomoya is happy to be the "bad guy".

"Fumino is still the best!"

With this back and forth, Sayaka Kudo was no longer so nervous.

Facing reality head-on is what she needs to do now.

Now that we're already here, let's see if anyone will buy her book.

"With your work released and you just debuting, you can ask Eriri for advice on how to adjust your mindset."

Aki Tomoya picked up a novel by Kudo Sayaka and became the first reader to be seen by Kudo Sayaka and ready to buy her work.

Meanwhile, Eriri, who was mentioned by Aki Tomoya, was taken aback.

"Don't tell me Sawamura-kun writes novels too?!"

Sayaka Kudo looked at Eriri in amazement.

The senior I met in my second year of the Faculty of Letters at Keio University is rumored to be quite a remarkable person.

Don't tell her now that Eriri is also in the same profession...

"As for novels, I can't write them. I've only ever drawn comics before and sold them at comic conventions..."

Eriri replied modestly.

In reality, Eriri is much more capable.

A well-known illustrator in the industry, her mother manages Eri Kashiwagi's homepage and sells her work.

Together with Kasumigaoka Utaha, they gradually made their way ashore.

Sayaka Kudo was unaware of all this, but she held Eriri in high esteem, considering her a senior in the field of creative work.

"That's pretty much what Guqiao said. It's like this at the beginning, but it will get better with time."

Eriri didn't know what to say either, so she repeated what Fumino Furuhashi had said.

Meanwhile, Aki Tomoya had already opened the book and started reading.

"How dare you look at it in front of me without my permission?"

"I need to make sure you didn't say anything bad about me in here!"

"It won't be that boring!"

The slight smile on the other person's face made Sayaka Kudo feel a little uneasy.

Although I had shown it to Aki Tomoya before, seeing him reading my novel in front of me now makes me a little out of control.

"In that case, I should check this out. Sayaka should have me appear, right?"

Fumino Furuhashi said something with great interest at that moment.

I've heard Sayaka Kudo talk about her novels in detail, but I haven't read them myself yet.

Since it's a story from their academy, it's not unreasonable for her to chime in once!

"Fumino, you've started too!"

"I won't stand on ceremony, haha~".

As Fumino Furuhashi spoke, she picked up a book and began to read it slowly.

Finally, Eriri asked in confusion, "Is Tomoya in the novel?"

Aki Tomoya looked up and then at Eriri, replying, "That's right, it's based on a true story!"

Hearing him say that, Eriri became interested because she recognized some of the characters in the story, and then went over and picked up a copy herself.

I'd really like to know how they developed such a good relationship at the academy.

Now there's a novel specifically about their school story, I absolutely have to read it!

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!"

"So, are the only people I know who are willing to read my books?"

Sayaka Kudo has nothing to be ashamed of now; instead, she's more worried about something else.

This matter is very important to her, a new author who has just started her career.

Sales volume in the first week.

At this moment, Kudo Sayaka didn't have high expectations; she was just praying that the first week's sales wouldn't be too bad.

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Chapter 265 A Good Start (3/4)

Sayaka Kudo's novel is adapted from the story of those two years they spent at the academy.

She herself is the protagonist, along with the teachers and students in the academy, as she goes from having little hope of getting into her ideal school to successfully gaining admission to the Keio University Faculty of Letters.

The story of Qingfeng Academy.

The events of those two years at the academy are all described in Sayaka Kudo's book.

It mentions the people in the academy, including Aki Tomoya and Furuhashi Fumino.

However, since it is written from the first-person perspective of the protagonist, Sayaka Kudo, it focuses more on her growth in the academy.

From just playing around to actually wanting to get into Keio University, and even being prepared to go through a lot of hardship.

These are all true stories.

That is a story told from Sayaka Kudo's first-person perspective.

About halfway through the story, Eriri gained some understanding of what was happening to them at the academy.

Eriri understands how they got through those two years, supporting and encouraging each other.

It would be a lie to say they didn't get along.

"Strictly speaking, Lun and I have known each other for quite a long time, but for more than ten years in between, it was almost like a cold war..."