บท 35: Chapter 35

In the middle of the night, a girl's room is brightly lit.

　　The girl named Kasumigaoka Utaha was wearing a bathrobe, and the beautiful sight she occasionally showed was not appreciated by anyone.

　　In front Utaha was a Notebook, and the document it created contained tens of thousands of words of manuscript, which was the second volume of her novel, [Love Metronome].

　　Suddenly, the phone rang. Only one person has her number and will call her at this hour.

　　"Do you know what time it is?" Utaha answered the phone.

　　"You haven't slept yet." A woman's heartless words came from the other end of the phone.

　　This is the editor in charge of Utaha, Machida Sonoko, an old woman in her thirties who still maintains the body of a young woman. This is Utaha's assessment of her.

　　"So what exactly do you want to say." Utaha was a little impatient. In fact, she could probably guess what the other party wanted to say. It was about whether the light novel was cut in half.

　　Sonoko was silent for a while, and said: "Congratulations, [Love Metronome] volume 1 has sold well, so you don't need to cut it in half."

　　Utaha almost threw her phone away, she was ready to be cut in half, but it seemed god had been playing her.

　　"How could it be?" Utah couldn't believe it.

　　Sonoko said: "That's a fact. The sales volume of [Love Metronome] has increased in recent days, and has already sold 50,000 copies."

　　A score of 50,000 copies isn't bad for a new writer.

　　"Do you know why?" Utaha asked, she couldn't believe her book would buy so well for no reason.

　　"Wait a minute," Sonoko said, operating the computer, and sending the link to Utaha.

　　"Look."

　　Utaha opened the link and found that it was a YouTube video, showing a beautiful girl, even though her breasts were flat.

　　The girl in the picture is wearing an exquisite cosplay outfit, holding a copy [Love Metronome] to introduce.

　　"Why..."

　　As a hidden otaku, Utaha certainly knows that this UP master is 'Ryuko' who is very popular on Youtube. Since she had been offline for a year, she could see the video sequence.

　　But, why would such a celebrity help her with publicity? If she remembered correctly, there was news that this 'Ryuko' had turned down the company's request for huge money publicity.

　　"That..." Utaha's pupils shrank, and she found that the [Love Metronome] in Ryuko's hand was different.

　　It has the signature 'Kasumi Utako'!

It's the handwriting Utaha left behind from practice, and there should only be one copy!

　　Utaha thought of several possibilities, and glared at the woman on the screen. The outline of her face felt familiar. She looked down and saw that the person in the picture was not 'pathetic' but 'flat'.

　　"Oh~" Utaha's eyes narrowed, and there was a playful smile on the corner of her mouth. She seemed to have discovered a terrible secret.

　　...

　　The next day, Ryuji's everyday life is causing waves, because he joins the game creation club and the service club, he has to waste precious rest time.

　　But if he wants to participate in club activities, Mashiro has to stay, and he's not worried about letting her go home alone.

　　Mashiro is now working hard for a manga newcomer award and needs a quiet environment.

　　Ryuji fantasizes about the situation at the game making club. After school, Tomoya also discussed his favorite anime, while Eriri sat on the sidelines with cynicism, and Megumi sat in an inconspicuous position and acted as a passerby.

　　No, Mashiro will be spoiled!

　　After careful consideration, Ryuji felt it was better to let Mashiro stay in the service club, at least Yukinoshita looked quite reserved, if she didn't speak up.

　　"Ryuji, someone is looking for you." Tomoya also nudged Ryuji, scowling towards the classroom door.

　　Ryuji turned his head, there was a girl standing in front of the door, wearing black stockings and a white headband, it was Kasumigaoka Utaha!

　　The other party seemed to be looking for something for him, and beckoned to him, causing an uproar in the class.

　　Ryuji was confused, why did senior come to him?

　　Sobu High has a lot of breaks between classes, Utaha takes Ryuji to the side of the teaching building, and there's a grove next door.

　　Utaha pushed Ryuji against the wall, same kabedon scene as last time.

　　"Senpai, I'm a normal guy for now, your behavior is very dangerous." Ryuji frowned.

　　"Is it true." Utaha disagreed, took out her cell phone, and opened the downloaded video.

　　"Could you please explain what this is, Kouhai-kun, or… Ryuko-chan?"

　　Ryuji's heart skipped a beat, this was the secret he had been hiding all along!

　　"Senpai, what are you talking about? Isn't Ryuko hosting UP on Youtube? What's that got to do with me?" Ryuji pretended to be calm.

　　"Then what is the situation with this book." Utaha pointed at the [Love Metronome] in the video, and a signature could be seen faintly.

　　Ryuji narrowed his eyes slightly, since he was caught out, there was nothing he could do, so if it didn't work, he could just use Magecraft.

　　"So what do you want, Senpai? Knowing my biggest secret, do you want to threaten me with this, 'If you don't want the secret to be exposed, just obey'." Ryuji found that his ability to complain was progressing.

　　Utaha showed a charming smile, "That's right."