My dear wife, I still love you more.

It was just a playful invitation, so if Hasegawa was invited, that would be a good thing; if he wasn't, it wouldn't be a big deal.

It was just something her aunt said casually; whether she finished it or not didn't matter.

Most importantly, Yukino Yukinoshita also took this opportunity to come to the school and see how her younger sister, Yukino Yukinoshita, was doing at school.

"Sister, did you come here just to find Hasegawa?" A cold voice came from inside the car.

“That’s right. Yukino, it was your aunt’s request, but unfortunately, it failed.” Yukinoshita Haruno shrugged with a smile, then opened the car door and got in.

In the passenger seat, Yukino Yukinoshita sat quietly, her face expressionless, like an ice queen.

"Just saying a few words, teasing Hasegawa Kenichi, and then it seems like she casually extended an invitation—is this the request your aunt gave you?" Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly.

"Well, I just thought Hasegawa seemed quite interesting, so I couldn't help but say a few more words. Oh well, it's a failure. Yukino, is there anywhere you want to go? I'll take you." Yukinoshita Haruno looked at her younger sister with a grin.

"If I had known it would be like this, I would never have gotten into your car. Now take me home," Yukino Yukinoshita said coldly.

Are you going home?

"Go back to the room I rented outside."

"Huh? Aren't you coming home? Since Yukino moved out, she's hardly ever come home. Mom misses you sometimes."

"miss me?"

"That's right. Although Mom seems cold and indifferent, she really misses Yukino. But if Yukino doesn't want to go home, that's fine. I also want to go and see the room Yukino is renting now."

What's so interesting about it?

Everything looks beautiful.

"..."

On the other side, Yui Yuigahama stood beside Hasegawa, looking like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Yuigahama, don't take what Yukinoshita said just now seriously. She just has a bad personality, so she was just talking nonsense." Hasegawa looked at Yuigahama Yui and thought for a moment before explaining.

"Nonsense?"

“That’s right. Because of his personality, he always likes to say things that are annoying and enjoys it. His personality is quite awful,” Hasegawa nodded and said.

"Oh, so she calls you brother-in-law?"

"It was just a joke of hers. You know, she was just joking, that's enough. As for the rest, just pretend nothing happened," Hasegawa explained to Yui Yuigahama.

As for the specifics, Hasegawa did not intend to tell Yui Yuigahama.

After all, this matter concerns Hiratsuka Shizuka and involves her privacy. It's never good to talk too much about other people's privacy.

Yui Yuigahama still wanted to know what was going on, but seeing that Hasegawa really didn't want to say anything, she could only suppress her curiosity and unease and stop asking questions.

However, Yuigahama Yui couldn't help but wonder who this "Shizuka-nee" that Yukinoshita Haruno mentioned earlier was. Was her calling him "brother-in-law" related to that Shizuka-nee?

After thinking for a while without any clue, Yui Yuigahama had no choice but to temporarily give up.

Back home, the two called out, one after the other, "I'm home!" But there was still no response. Mrs. Yuihama hadn't finished work yet.

Mrs. Yuihama's working hours are roughly from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. After 6 p.m., it is the night shift, and there are other people on duty.

In Japan, schools dismiss students relatively early in the afternoon. Even if you participate in club activities, you still get home earlier than 6 p.m.

Chapter Ninety: Breaking Through

Hasegawa flipped through a small notebook in his hand with a strange expression. The reason for his strange expression was this notebook. Yes, it was a notebook.

The doujinshi of Tokyo Ghoul.

Hasegawa was surprised to find that someone was already drawing doujinshi of "Tokyo Ghoul".

Hasegawa should have anticipated this situation, since in Japan, any popular novel or manga with a certain level of fame will inevitably have its own doujinshi (published copies).

If a novel or comic doesn't even have a book, then it will definitely not be popular, and it might not even be read by anyone.

Therefore, it's perfectly normal for a popular novel to have copies.

However, Tokyo Ghoul was written by Hasegawa himself with painstaking effort. Although the novel was inspired by his past life, he only borrowed the setting. It can be said that the content of Tokyo Ghoul was written by Hasegawa word by word, and it was all his hard work.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Tokyo Ghoul is his child.

But now, his own child has been written into a doujinshi. Hasegawa's feelings are quite complicated. Angry? Resentful? Isn't that obvious? But the fact that his work has become so popular that others are writing doujinshi or fanfiction based on his novel is also something to be proud of.

So, Hasegawa was quite conflicted.

Looking at the notebook in his hand, Hasegawa frowned, somewhat unsure of what to do.

Looking at the cover, the protagonist is clearly red, with four kagune (half-tentacles) behind him. Beside him, a beautiful woman with purple hair kneels, also with the same kagune behind her. There are eight kagune in total, intertwined and even extending to the bodies of both the man and woman. It surprisingly gives off a sense of a tentacle monster.

Hasegawa shifted his gaze from the two people and landed on the author's name: Kashiwagi Eri!

To be honest, Hasegawa also knew the name Kashiwagi Eri. Well, his predecessor left him a few books, and I think he was the author.

With a complicated expression, Hasegawa flipped through the notebook and had to admit that the guy's drawings were quite impressive.

Putting aside the messy plot and the scenes that should have been bathed in sanctity, Eri Kashiwagi's artwork is still exquisite and beautiful.

Even the art style of the doujinshi inherits the dark, bloody, and violent style of Tokyo Ghoul.

"With such amazing drawing skills, why doesn't he draw manga? Why does he have to draw doujinshi?" Hasegawa couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Hasegawa-kun, dinner's ready—"

The door, which wasn't closed, opened automatically with a gentle knock from Mrs. Yuihama. Then Mrs. Yuihama noticed the notebook in Hasegawa's hand.

"I understand—" Hasegawa himself hadn't intended to look at the doujinshi, so he didn't panic when he saw Mrs. Yuihama, probably because he didn't even realize what he was doing.

I was just criticizing Eri Kashiwagi's illustrations of her own novel. I didn't intend to masturbate, so naturally, I didn't think too much about it.

But when Hasegawa looked up, he saw that Mrs. Yuihama's face was completely red.

To be honest, Mrs. Yuihama's shy demeanor was quite charming, and Hasegawa was even a little mesmerized by it. Mrs. Yuihama, however, gave a coquettish laugh, turned, and ran away.

Hasegawa scratched his head, somewhat puzzled, then looked down at the notebook in his hand. The image was quite intense. And it seemed he had just been pointing the picture at Mrs. Yuigahama.

Hasegawa's face flushed instantly. He instinctively tossed the notebook aside, as if it were a hot potato.

At that moment, Hasegawa finally realized what was going on. Thinking about Mrs. Yuigahama's reaction, Hasegawa felt incredibly embarrassed. He simply didn't know what to do.

Looking down again at the notebook lying on the floor, Hasegawa quickly kicked it, sending it flying under the bed.

"Sigh!" Hasegawa couldn't help but let out a long sigh, unsure of how to face Mrs. Yuihama.

After Mrs. Yuihama ran downstairs with a flushed face, she took two deep breaths. Her cheeks were still red. Thinking of the scene she had seen in that horrifying glimpse, she felt a little hot.

"Hasegawa-kun is a perfectly healthy boy, and he's already a high school student, so it seems normal for him to watch that kind of stuff," Mrs. Yuihama muttered softly, clutching her chest.

"Mom, what's wrong? Didn't you go to call Hasegawa down for dinner? Where is he?" Yui Yuigahama looked at her mother with some confusion, then asked Hasegawa.

"Um, well, I'm fine. But, Yui, could you go and call Hasegawa down for dinner?"

"Huh? Mom, didn't you call him?" Yui Yuigahama asked, a little puzzled.

"No. Go and call them. I just realized the soup in the kitchen hasn't been served yet," Mrs. Yui said to Yui, her face still a little red, trying to remain calm.

"Oh, then I'll go call Hasegawa." Yui Yuigahama ran upstairs.

"Hasegawa, dinner's ready." Yui Yuigahama called out to Hasegawa, who was standing there blankly, seemingly lost in thought, as she looked at the open door to his room.

"Huh? Oh, okay." Hasegawa was startled by Yui Yuigahama's voice and quickly responded with a smile.

After going downstairs, Hasegawa sat at the dining table, right across from Mrs. Yuihama.

The moment their eyes met, both Mrs. Yuihama and Hasegawa blushed and then lowered their heads at the same time.

Yui Yuigahama, who was eating with her head down, did not notice this scene.

“Um, Hasegawa-kun…” Mrs. Yuihama hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up.

"Yes, Mrs. Yuihama." Hasegawa immediately tensed up.

"Well, I know, Hasegawa-kun is already this old. So, it's normal for him to like that kind of thing..."

"No, Mrs. Yuihama, um, I, I..."

"No need to explain, I understand. After all, Hasegawa-kun is at an age where he's naturally curious about these kinds of things."

"..." Hasegawa.

"Well, I suggest—just a suggestion—that Hasegawa-kun, next time you do something like this, it would be best, ideally, to close the door, and preferably lock it. That way, no one outside will notice. After all, if someone happens to witness something like this, Hasegawa-kun would definitely be very embarrassed." Mrs. Yuigahama spoke gently, trying her best not to hurt Hasegawa's pride.

"..." Hasegawa glanced at Mrs. Yuigahama, then at Yuigahama Yui, who looked completely bewildered. He wanted to explain, but couldn't bring himself to speak, and could only nod silently.

Chapter 91 Light Novel Adapted into Manga

"Mr. Hasegawa, congratulations! The sales of *Tokyo Ghoul* are truly outstanding. Among all the new books released at the same time, it's arguably the best-selling. Our publishing house has already decided to adapt *Tokyo Ghoul* into a manga. What are your thoughts on that?"

Machida Sonoko smiled and told Hasegawa some good news.

Recently, Machida Sonoko has been reporting sales figures to Hasegawa almost every day, and they are selling a lot of copies almost every day.

The initial print run of 50,000 copies sold out in just 20 days, and the first volume is now approaching 100,000 copies in sales.

While even 100,000 copies sold might not be the highest, for a new book, especially the first volume, that's already considered very high.

On the one hand, the light novels sold very well, and on the other hand, Hasegawa himself updated the novels very quickly, so the publisher decided to strike while the iron was hot and decide to release a manga version of "Tokyo Ghoul".

It's true that many light novels aren't necessarily of high quality when adapted into manga, and quite a few light novels have even suffered the fate of being adapted into manga.

However, regardless of the circumstances, adapting a light novel into a manga will definitely have a huge impact on the sales of the light novel, and will significantly boost its sales.

Therefore, light novel authors all very much hope that their light novels can be adapted into manga, or even anime.

Hasegawa was a little surprised and delighted when he heard the news from Machida Sonoko.

Hasegawa discovered that in Japan, writing novels, especially light novels, is relatively easier to achieve success compared to writing online novels in China. This includes things like physical book publishing, adaptations into manga, games, anime, and even live-action television shows or movies.

While some Chinese online novels can be adapted in this way, that is only a small fraction. The vast majority of online novels simply cannot be adapted in this way.

However, in Japan, light novels, as long as they are not too bad, almost always have the opportunity to be adapted into manga, and if they are even better, they can be adapted into anime.

It must be said that this is a unique industrial chain in Japan.

Of course, it's rare for a novel to be adapted into a comic book after only one or two volumes have been published.

Regardless of the reason, Hasegawa should not have refused to have his novel adapted into a manga; in fact, he should have been very happy about it.