Tokyo Literary Godfather

Nanako Togada walked into an optical shop, had her eyes checked, and started choosing frames at the counter.

After some selection, she picked a black wide-rimmed frame, put it on and looked in the mirror. She felt quite satisfied, but she could also imagine that guy Shinyo Michioga seeing herself wearing these black-rimmed glasses. What will be said later.

"Ah, Nanako, you are completely turning into a nerd like this!"

Ever since Togada Nanako started officially serializing novels, she has become very busy. Because she is a novice and is not skilled in writing, she has to spend a lot of time writing every day.

Therefore, the time to play with Ogata Mayo became much less, which also made Ogata Mayo quite criticized, always saying that she was a deadbeat.

But having said that, I still buy every issue of her serial magazine and insist on voting for her.

Judging from the ranking performance of readers' favorability, this book is pretty well written. The ranking of each issue is stable between five and eight, which is considered to be a success. However, Togada Nanako is already very satisfied. After all, she is not Fujiwara. For a monster like Kei, it is considered satisfactory for a newcomer to achieve such results.

But after writing for a long time, it seemed that there were some problems with my vision during this period, and my vision began to become a little blurry. When I went to the hospital, it was found that it was pseudomyopia. In order to avoid excessive eye fatigue, Togada Nanako decided to go to the doctor. Put on a pair of glasses.

"Miss, these glasses suit you unexpectedly." The clerk of the optical shop stood aside, half-bent, and said in an attentive manner.

"That's it." The black-rimmed glasses didn't make the eyesight any better... But Nanako Togada didn't care too much. She picked one at random, paid the deposit, made an appointment to pick up the glasses, and left.

She was currently in Chiyoda District. Before she had taken two steps, two figures, one holding a microphone and the other holding a camera, floated over from a short distance away. They politely asked Togada Nanako: "Hello, we are from NHK. We are here. I’m doing a street investigation column, and I’d like to ask you a few questions, okay?”

Togada Nanako calmed down, looked at the two of them, said nothing, and nodded.

"May I ask what kind of job you are engaged in now?"

"I'm still a student now," Togada Nanako said.

"That's it. I would like to ask how old you are?"

"Third grade."

"Then you are about to graduate. After work, are you worried about workplace bullying?"

Nanako Togada suddenly came to her senses. This was one of the subsequent effects after the hit "Naoki Hansawa", and the entire society began to pay attention to the issue of workplace bullying.

In the bubble era, under the merit-based system, positions were increased based on age, and bosses gave absolute orders to their subordinates. Because of this, many young people felt overwhelmed and fearful of the workplace. It has to be said that the majority of Heisei Abandoned Houses Mass production and workplace bullying are also inseparable.

Although the merit-based system gradually collapsed with the bursting of the economic bubble, by the time before Fujiwara Kei traveled through time, many young people in Japan had dared to challenge their bosses. This was something that was almost unimaginable to the older generation.

But it is still the 1990s after all, and there is still a long way to go before we can evolve to that level. However, the appearance of "Naoki Hansawa" seems to have deepened the national awareness of resisting workplace bullying, which is also invisible. The road was shortened.

As a TV station that pays attention to social issues, NHK quickly started to follow up after realizing that a certain voice in society had become louder and produced a special news program on workplace bullying.

After "Naoki Hansawa", the news departments of many TV stations even began to pay attention to Kei Fujiwara's movements, to see what the subject matter of his new work is, and it is estimated that it will be the next social hot spot.

Many media even directly call him "National Teacher", which is a very honorable title for people in cultural circles. With this title, you can scold the Prime Minister as much as you want.

Nanako Togata replied sincerely: "Actually, I was a little worried before, but when I was in school, I met a very good senior who was also my senior. He gave me the confidence to experience myself in the workplace in the future."

"Is that so? May I ask what kind of occupation you plan to pursue in the future?"

"To be honest, I'm currently serializing novels...but I might also work in the broadcasting industry in the future."

"Haha, is it the same career development path as Kei Fujiwara?"

"That's right... Fujiwara... Sensei is my idol."

"It's like this, no wonder, by the way, you said that you have a work that is being serialized, can I ask the name of the work?"

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After asking a few questions, the two left. They didn't know whether the ratings of this news program were high or not. Maybe it could increase the attention of their works.

When passing by a convenience store, through the glass window, I saw various magazines on the bookshelves, including the latest issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Award", and the final chapter of "Suspect X's Devotion" was officially released.

Today is the publication day of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation". It is estimated that this magazine has been on the shelves for less than ten minutes, and it is still hot.

But Toshida didn't buy it, but hurried home.

After returning home, the courier delivered a package. After unpacking, it was the latest issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation". It's a sample issue sent by the magazine. She is the serial writer of the magazine, so she doesn't need to spend her own money to buy the magazine.

Finally able to see the final chapter of "The Devotion of Suspect X", she opened the magazine with some excitement. The suspense left in the previous novels was finally answered in this issue.

Nanako Togata stayed alone in the room and spent an extremely quiet twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes later, she closed the magazine, her eyes were a little blank, then she opened the magazine again and read the novel again.

So that's it...this ending is simply...

Is Mr. Fujiwara really not afraid of hurting his readers?

After reading it again, Togada Nanako took down the previous issue of Spring and Autumn Literature from the bookshelf and decided to read "The Devotion of Suspect X" from beginning to end.

Now that she is the author, she has an additional perspective when reading novels, which is the author's perspective.

This story is truly remarkable...a master class both from the reader's point of view and from the writer's point of view.

Nanako Togada has just moved down the past issues of magazines and stacked them on the table by date. She plans to read "The Devotion of Suspect X" one by one, not only to reminisce about the story, but also to learn the creative techniques of this book.

If she could also write a novel of this level... she would probably be among the famous writers in an instant.

Mr. Fujiwara is also really amazing, every book is a one-in-a-million masterpiece, and there is no sign of any unstable performance. There are many authors who have written masterpieces, but all books can be called masterpieces. I am afraid that only Kei Fujiwara can possess this ability.

Just as she was thinking about it, the landline phone at home suddenly rang. Nanako Togata put on her slippers and went to answer the phone. As soon as she picked up the receiver, she heard a burst of sobbing coming from the other side. Nanako Togata immediately recognized that it was the voice of Ogata Shinyo.

"Shenyo...what's wrong with you?"

"Nanako... have you watched the latest issue of "The Devotion of Suspect X"?"

"Yeah, I saw it."

Ogata Shinyo suddenly burst into tears on the phone, "I didn't expect the ending to be like this. I can't understand what Hanagang Yasuko did. If she acted like this, wouldn't Ishigami's efforts be in vain? And Ishigami, he actually ...He really is...I cried to death!"