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"Everyone, have you all read the answer chapter of "Astrology Killing Magic"?!"

"I've seen it already! The moment I saw Mitarashi's restoration technique, I got goosebumps on my back."

"It turned out that the real murderer was among the dead... We even saw her body."

"To be able to do this... This is the most incredible trick I have ever seen, but it still seems reasonable."

"Before, I always thought that Sima Keita was exhausted, but now I admit that what I said before was a bit irresponsible. After reading the answer chapter, I only have one thing to say: Sima Keita is invincible."

"Among all the corpse dismemberment plots, this one is the strongest. There are no sudden clues or settings, and there are no lake lanes that are vaguely mentioned in one stroke. The final truth is unexpected and reasonable. After reading it, there is a risk on my forehead.

Sweat, be happy."

"I was completely misled by the author. I kept trying to find the murderer among the suspects given by the author. I didn't expect that the real murderer was always in my blind spot."

This issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation" sold out at an alarming speed. With just one copy, all major bookstores and newsstands had already sold out. So Spring and Autumn Society hurriedly printed more copies and delivered the hot magazines to those who were eagerly awaiting them.

in the hands of readers.

The day after the publication of the magazine, the editorial department began to count letters from readers and selected the first hundred readers' questionnaires sent to the editorial department for statistics. The quick report statistics showed that there were 69 out of 100 authors.

In the favorite work column, I selected "Genius Detective Mitarashi Kiyoshi".

Fault first.

Each issue of the magazine has more than nine works serialized at the same time, and all other works together are not as high as his achievements.

"Astrological Killing Magic" caused a sensation in the world of mystery literature. Many book reviewers immediately commented that the mystery of Assold created in the book is the most amazing trick of the Changing sect. Sima Guitai lived up to his expectations.

His reputation as a genius.

The famous book critic Chiba Shinichi also quickly published his own review article.

Chiba Shinichi has actually been following the progress of "Astrological Murder Magic". The grand and bizarre murder described in the book really made him, a senior reader, very excited. But he was also worried that the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

big.

Anticlimactic is a common problem among some mystery writers. The beginning is exciting, but the ending is extremely disappointing.

For example, there was a mystery film a year ago that described a murder in a secret room. The deceased was hanged in the room for no apparent reason. No one except the deceased had entered or left the house.

And when the readers keep reading, hoping to know the murderer's method of killing, at the end, the author tells everyone that the murderer can use hypnosis to hypnotize the deceased and make him commit suicide.

reader:"……"

There is also a mystery film about a woman who stabbed the air with a knife under surveillance. As a result, blood actually appeared in the air. A few kilometers away, a man suddenly died.

Just when the readers were excited about this opening and read all the way to the end, the author told everyone that the reason why the man died was the work of the woman's helper, and the reason why the woman was able to cut blood out of thin air was because of magic.

Technique.

Readers are confused when they see this. Magic technique? What kind of magic technique is it? You can tell me.

The author didn't say it. He probably couldn't think of any magic tricks that could deceive the police's surveillance and subsequent investigation, so he just went ahead and did it.

The readers were so angry that the author's works became unsalable, unable to be sold even at a discount.

Your story can be ugly, but you can’t always use this kind of deception, right?

When Shinichi Chiba first saw The Mystery of Assword, he did have a bad premonition. This setting is so wonderful that it is disturbing. Could it be that there will be some tricks in the end?

Not to mention that in the fourth chapter, the author also issued a challenge to readers in a very high-profile manner, claiming that as long as readers can successfully solve the puzzle, they can visit the filming site of "Furuhata Jinsaburo".

This ignited the readers' enthusiasm for participation. Chiba Shinichi also became interested at that time and tried to solve the mystery of Asoud, but unfortunately, his reasoning ability was not strong and he failed.

However, as a result, readers' expectations for "Astrological Killing Magic" have become higher. Once the ending is not satisfactory, Sima Keita may become a best-selling author in the future.

Of course, this is what Chiba Shinichi doesn't want to see. When Sima Keita was still an unknown person, Chiba Shinichi began to pay attention to him. He also did his part in the sales of "White Night Journey", which can be called

Sima Keita's "original stock". If Sima Keita really became a great writer, he would also be happy, which proved that his vision was correct.

Therefore, although Chiba Shinichi previously wrote an article accusing Keita Sima of not being attentive in his writing now, no matter whether it is correct or not, it actually contains a similar idea of ​​"deep love, deep responsibility".

As a result, as soon as the solution chapter of "Astrology Killing Magic" came out yesterday, Shinichi Chiba was silent for a long time after reading it, silently unfolding the paper and writing a new book review.

"I have previously published a critical article about "The Genius Detective Mitaraike", and just after the latest chapter of "The Genius Detective Mitaraike" was published yesterday, I realized that my previous comments were biased."

"The Genius Detective Mitarashiyoshi is not a mediocre work, but a clarion call for Keita Shiba, a talented writer, to attack the change-style reasoning after becoming famous for his socialist reasoning!"

"Assold's Murderer is destined to become one of the most amazing conspiracies in the history of Japanese mystery literature! It is a work that can make countless pioneers of the sect eclipse, and those who come after will worship and learn from it."

Chiba Shinichi praised Fujiwara Kei in a more intense manner in his book review. This may be because he had previously published a critical article against Fujiwara Kei, and to compensate for this, he praised Fujiwara Kei as a genius in heaven and earth.

The choice of words even made Kei Fujiwara, the person being praised, blush a little.

Chiba Shinichi published a long article, one-third of the article was praising "Genius Detective Mitarai Kyoshi", and the other two-thirds were evaluating other mystery works currently on the market.

And one of them is the work of Yukie Minakami.

Chiba Shinichi unabashedly sneered in the article: "This mystery writer moonlights as a book reviewer. While he talks nonsense about the excellent works of other authors, he also tirelessly exports cultural garbage..."

"He often claims that trickery is the essence of mystery literature, and believes that the lack of mystery in "White Night Journey" is a shame of mystery literature."

"Although I disagree with this point of view, everyone's definition of literary works is different, and their aesthetics are also biased. Of course, he can have his own ideas, so I don't agree with this point of view, but I won't refute it."

"I am a critic, but I am a reasoner's critic, not a critic's critic."

"So when I found out that Mr. Minamizu was also an author, I was very surprised and read his new work immediately."

"How can I put it, I just feel like I wasted two precious hours of my life."

"The plot of the story is nothing new, and the tricks are just commonplace. His low standards as a writer are in stark contrast to his high requirements as a critic. It is simply the biggest performance art and satire of the 20th century.

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"Sima Keita, who is also a part-time writer and has been ridiculed by Mr. Yukie Minami, appears to be much more talented."

"Keita Shiba is the famous screenwriter Kei Fujiwara. He can not only create excellent TV series such as "The Long Vacation", but also continuously write masterpieces such as "The Genius Detective Mitarashi Kiyoshi".

"On the other hand, Mr. Yukie Minami, not only did his creations taste like crap, he also made many common sense mistakes in his comments."

"For example, Mr. Yukie Minami used the example of the ratings of the second episode of "Furuhata Jinsaburo" falling by 5 percentage points compared to the first episode, trying to show that Keita Shiba is also being abandoned by the audience as a screenwriter."

"But in fact, even if it drops by 5 percentage points, "Furuhata Shinsaburo" is still a TV series with high ratings. Why should we abandon it? More

What’s more, the episode ratings of this drama are slowly picking up.”

"He personally does not like Sima Keita's works, and even hates Sima Keita himself. This is his freedom, but I hope this crappy book reviewer can respect the basic facts and not lose the objectivity and face of the critic."

After this book review was published, it successfully brought the writer and critic Yukie Minakura into the center of the topic, and the criticism of Yukie Minakami's new work was so loud that it was deafening.