Crossover: Pen name: Dazai Osamu, Omega Kasumigaoka

He was showered with all sorts of titles, from 'genius high school writer' to 'millennial literary unicorn'.

Thanks to Shinchosha's relentless promotion.

The time and location of the offline book signing event for "No Longer Human" have also been successfully made known to many readers.

Thanks to Shinchosha's efforts in promoting Kitahara Makoto's identity as a 'high school student'.

Some readers who originally didn't plan to go to the book signing event also started to want to go.

I want to see what Kitahara Makoto, this genius high school writer, looks like.

……

September 28th, Shibuya Ward.

As one of the most bustling areas in Tokyo.

Shinchosha chose this place as the first stop for their offline book signing event for "No Longer Human".

Early in the morning, Yamamoto Kazuto drove to Kitahara Makoto's door.

In the crisp morning air, Kitahara Makoto drowsily got into his car.

Yamamoto and Deng started the car.

The scenery outside the window began to flow.

Kitahara Makoto nestled in his seat, squinting as he watched the flow of people and cars outside the window.

A strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

He's off to a book signing event.

It's still his own offline autograph session.

He published a book.

From now on, I will be a real writer.

A true writer with works and representative works.

I recall my futile literary dreams from my past life.

A desire suddenly welled up in my heart.

"The show has begun!"

A smile slowly appeared on the boy's handsome face.

……

The autograph session was held in the plaza of a shopping mall.

Although I had prepared myself mentally before coming.

But when they arrived at the scene...

Kitahara Shin was still shocked.

Media personnel, armed with cameras and microphones, gathered in large numbers at the entrance, while readers lined up in long queues, the crowd seemingly endless.

Kitahara murmured somewhat blankly.

"How can there be so many people?"

Yamamoto Kazuto smiled slightly, turned his head and said.

"Doesn't this further prove that 'No Longer Human' is a good work, which is why everyone likes it?!"

"Alright, Kitahara, we should go now."

Kazuto Yamamoto led Makoto Kitahara to the center of the autograph session venue.

clap clap clap...

As soon as he appeared, a barrage of flashes went off, and the media frantically took pictures of him, wiping out a huge amount of film.

The line that was quietly waiting in line began to stir.

Some readers craned their necks, trying to get a good look at his face.

Some of the younger female readers who were closer to him covered their mouths and screamed when they saw his handsome and melancholic face, showing great excitement.

Due to time constraints, at the invitation of the organizers.

After Kitahara Makoto briefly thanked the readers for their hard work in coming to support him, the book signing officially began.

"Hello, Kitahara-sensei. I'm a big fan of your books. I absolutely love your novel 'No Longer Human'. It's truly amazing."

The first reader was a young man who spoke excitedly to Kitahara Makoto.

"Hello, thank you for your kind words. May I ask your name?"

"My name is Shinji Takemura."

Kitahara Makoto accepted the copy of "No Longer Human" from the reader.

This is a book with a black cover and an abstract image of a man looking down in thought.

This is the hardcover edition of "No Longer Human," priced at 2500 yen, and its quality is above average.

A few days before the book signing, he had already seen the finished product and received dozens of copies from the publisher, but he had not yet given them away.

Kitahara Shin opened the book, signed his name on the title page, and wrote: "Wishing Takemura Shinji all the best and continuous progress."

The book was handed back to the other party.

"thank you for your support."

"Thank you, Kitahara-sensei. I will always support you."

Upon seeing the blessing written by Kitahara Makoto, Takemura Shinji's face flushed with excitement.

It seems that, without realizing it, he has gained another fan.

After Shinji Takemura left, a second reader followed closely behind.

Kitahara Makoto asked the other party if there was anything he needed to write, as usual, and then signed his name.

In this orderly and well-organized manner, Kitahara Makoto's first autograph session proceeded smoothly...

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Chapter Seventeen: Discovered

"Sigh~"

Kitahara Makoto felt as if his hands no longer belonged to him.

He signed in from morning until afternoon, for nearly ten hours straight, only taking half an hour to eat and rest at noon.

Now not only does my wrist hurt, but my face is also stiff from smiling.

Even at 5 p.m., the number of people in the queue did not decrease, and the long line still seemed endless.

With no other option, the organizers had to close the doors, preventing anyone else from entering.

After getting your signatures from the people inside, you can exit through the back door of the mall.

This finally rescued Kitahara Makoto from this 'signature hell'.

"Kitahara, it really is you!"

"You are actually..."

Just then, a clear and melodious voice came from not far away.

Kitahara Makoto narrowed his eyes, but before he came...

He was already prepared for his true identity to be discovered by those around him.

Calmly, he turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came.

When he saw that it was 'Sakurajima Mai', a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Today, Mai Sakurajima is dressed casually, wearing a white shirt and a brown jacket on top, a plaid skirt and black stockings on the bottom, and a pair of black leather shoes on her feet.

It's cute and playful, yet also reveals a hint of sexiness.

Most importantly, she was holding a copy of "No Longer Human".

It looks like they're here for a book signing event too.

So Mai Sakurajima is also a fan of his books?

"Ahem, Mai, what are you doing here?"

Kitahara Shin looked around and found that everyone else was still busy with their own things, and he couldn't see Sakurajima Mai at all. Only then did his heart slowly relax.

"I came to attend the book signing for 'No Longer Human.' I really like this book. I feel like many of the words in it are talking about me, so I wanted to see what kind of person could write such a book."

"I never imagined that you were the author of 'No Longer Human'!"

Sakurajima Mai looked at Kitahara Makoto with an incredibly complicated expression.

Kitahara met her gaze without flinching.

"I never expected that a beautiful girl like you would like this kind of literature full of hatred and suffering!"

In fact, he hadn't spoken to Mai Sakurajima for a week.

Since we parted ways in the classroom last time.

Mai Sakurajima seemed to be intentionally cutting ties with him, never contacting him again and deliberately distancing herself from him.

Occasionally, when entering or leaving the school gate, you could still see her, but she never came to see Kitahara Makoto again.

Kitahara Makoto was too busy playing both Kato Megumi and Kasumigaoka with her to pay any attention to her.

The two of them unexpectedly met again here today.

Suppressing his doubts, Kitahara Shin asked with a smile.

"Since we've run into each other, how about we have dinner together later?"

Looking at the slender, handsome boy in front of her, whose eyes were as deep as the Milky Way, Mai Sakurajima felt a complex emotion flash through her mind and nodded.

"Okay."

……

He politely declined the invitation from Yamamoto Kazuto.

Kitahara Makoto led Sakurajima Mai to a private room in a restaurant.

Mai Sakurajima seems to genuinely like the book "No Longer Human".

She had barely sat down when she eagerly pulled him aside and asked him a question.

"Kitahara, how did you manage to write this book?"

"You're just a junior to me, yet you've written something like this. You don't seem like a high school student at all!"

Kitahara Shin took a sip of hot tea to moisten his throat before speaking.

"I had a dream in which I went to another world. In that world, I read this book, and after I woke up, I wrote it down!"

"A world in a dream?"

"Is this the world of genius writers? It's definitely beyond the comprehension of ordinary people like me!"

Sakurajima Mai looked at Kitahara Makoto's calm face, as if nothing could move him, like a deep, silent, and boundless sea.

A strange, inexplicable glint flashed in his eyes...

"So, in Kitahara, did Yozo actually...?"

Kitahara never expected that Sakurajima Mai was actually an artsy girl.

He kept asking him questions about the content of "No Longer Human".

Fortunately, he was a literary editor in his previous life.