I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 211

Chapter 134 Autograph session, the catastrophe of the old thief

"Oops, I always feel like I'm late??"

Li Yan, who was riding a bicycle in a hurry from the University of Tokyo, was thinking with lingering fear as he drove towards a commercial street in Koto District. The brand-new tires swept through the fallen leaves on the street, and the rhythm seemed so brisk.

Li Yan, who is now a college student, does not have much free time for free activities. When he was a student at Yingcai Academy, he seemed to have a lot of free time to do something, but now that he is living in a university life that is known as paradise , but there were many more experimental subjects and a passionate professor who liked to give overtime lectures. As a result, he who originally promised to arrive at his destination at three-thirty was now still on the road at four o'clock.

Koto District, a place that has something to do with Li Yan, was the place where he had a fight in the subway, went to the police station once, and finally reconciled with Kasumigaoka Shiu.

Li Yan's first autograph session was held here. It should be said that when he started writing, he never thought that one day he would actually hold a signing event as a writer. Now that his dream has come true, he is naturally excited and looking forward to it. This time it’s his autograph session.

The weather in the afternoon was quite good. The sky was clear. The bright sunshine shone on the clean streets, which seemed to be reflective. The cold wind blew the proud author. Although he was in a hurry, he always felt a little anxious. I was replaced by a feeling of anticipation. After all, I still had plenty of time, although I was late for the time agreed with the editor.

The traffic light at the intersection turned red. Li Yan stopped at the intersection, eager to try. After a while, the green light turned on and the bicycle crossed the road. Everyone on the road could see that he was in a good mood.

Just as they were passing by a crossroads road, a black-haired girl wearing a black uniform was walking on the sidewalk. After noticing a figure flashing in front of her, she was slightly startled, then stood on the street and looked at That familiar figure.

"...Why is he here?"

The breeze blowing from the street gently swept her long black soft hair, and also brushed her fair and beautiful cheeks. She was holding her schoolbag and stood quietly on the street, her eyes as calm as snow watching the retreating figure.

After school in the afternoon, Yukinoshita Yukino took the Shinkansen and rushed from Chiba to Koto District, Tokyo. Naturally, it was also to see the true face of the author who wrote "Super Academy War".

However, she was a little surprised to meet an acquaintance in this place, but there was a sense of déjà vu that bothered her, making her face slightly hesitant.

At about 4:10, following the route agreed by Kagurazaka Iris, Li Yan hurried to the back alley of the commercial street. He wore a mask and hat and looked around to make sure he was not being stared at. After getting there, enter through the back door of the large bookstore.

"Why do I always feel like I am a thief..." Li Yan thought depressedly.

This street is not a well-known prosperous street. It should be said that compared to Kasumigaoka Shiu's autograph session being arranged in Akihabara, this street cannot be compared with the Holy Land of Otaku Culture in all aspects.

However, this street happens to be what the editors of Sanhe Library consider to be an ideal place. After all, this is the first time for an autograph session like this for the old thief author. Safety should take priority over advertising benefits. No matter how significant the advertising benefits are, if something goes wrong, the consequences will be quite serious.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Li Yan came to the office area at the back door, apologized to Kagurazaka Iris, who had been waiting for a long time, and panted slightly.

"You're here, it doesn't matter. After all, you still have class schedules, and if you came earlier, you're just waiting here. So let's go upstairs first. This time the autograph session and fan meeting will be held on the second floor. I Let me take you there first to familiarize yourself with your exclusive signing occasion."

Kagurazaka Iris waved with a smile, motioning for Li Yan to follow her, and said.

The two of them arrived at a temporarily closed sales area through the freight elevator. It seemed that the store also paid attention to Uesugi Yan's popularity and deliberately sacrificed part of the bookshelf area to accommodate the author Uesugi Yan.

This relatively large bookstore has a two-story sales area. The second floor mainly sells various animations, magazines and light novels. This store also has a very high-end decoration style, with a golden ceiling that is full of lights and appears translucent. , as well as the wooden corridor and the quaint bookshelves, which provide seats for reading. As a result, there is a table at the end of the bookshelf area by the window. The two chairs in front and back have been placed, and on the table is [Uesugi Flame] The brand names and the illustrated characters in the book are carefully arranged.

"This is where Mr. Uesugi's autograph session begins in the evening." Kagurazaka Iris introduced with a smile.

"I always feel a little embarrassed that the bookstore has to spend so much time on activities because of the event..." Li Yan looked at the venue and treatment in shock, feeling a little flattered, and said to Kagurazaka Iris.

"Don't worry, the bookstore will definitely make a lot of money. After all, the readers attracted by you have bought countless books of the fifth volume. You just need to prepare yourself well and sign your names well. "

Kagurazaka Iris smiled brightly and said comfortingly.

"For this event, several editors at Sanhe Library and I have a very thorough plan to ensure that it can be carried out smoothly. Not to mention choosing the location on a commercial street that is not popular, and there are several escape routes here. The passages, back doors, and roofs can lead directly to other shops to escape. The insurance fee paid is three times that of Kasumi Shiko-sensei. There are also police sent to maintain order, which can basically protect your life, Uesugi-sensei. "

Kagurazaka Iris then explained the safety issues of the venue, indicating that Li Yan did not need to worry about his personal safety.

"...Although I can understand the painstaking efforts of the editor and the company, the first thing I did when I heard you was to tell me how to escape. How do you expect me to seize this opportunity with a normal heart?" Li Yan looked nervous. Chi said to Kagurazaka Iris.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a plan guarantee. There's no guarantee that fans will riot. Just be prepared."

Kagurazaka Airi looked at him with confidence and continued: "Don't worry about these details for now. Next, I will explain to you the specific arrangements for the autograph session."

"Admission starts at about 6:30. The autograph signing activity lasts for two hours and ends on time at 8:30. Then you will be given a ten-minute break to conduct interviews with the more than 30 lottery fans who stayed. Fan meeting to promote the sixth volume you are preparing to release, and all activities will officially end at 9:40 pm. So your working time is three hours in total, so you are going to have a hard time today."

Kagurazaka Iris took out his plan and read it to Li Yan.

This arrangement is mainly due to the fact that the free time of the author and readers is basically at night. After all, the survey shows that the audience for Uesugi's books is half students and half social workers. It should be said that among all kinds of books in Sanwa Bunko, it is the most popular. A novel that is loved by people in society. Therefore, in order to obtain the maximum benefit from the event, we changed from the previous daytime signing to holding the event at night.

The situation was still mixed, and Li Yan didn't want to think too much. He said to Kagurazaka Airi: "I understand. I will have to work hard for you next, Miss Kagurazaka."

"It's okay, just take a good rest here. There is still more than an hour left. You can read books and listen to music. Readers will be allowed in ten minutes early. As for me, I have to go downstairs to make arrangements now. It’s all about queuing and drawing lots, it won’t come up for an hour, that’s all, call me if you need anything.”

Kagurazaka Iris warned, looking at the group of fans gathered downstairs, and said with a smile.

She opened her palms, waved to Li Yan and headed downstairs, leaving Li Yan alone to rest or do other things.

"..."

He and this table were the only ones left in this place.

After listening to Kasumigaoka Shiu's words, the words of that girl who had some sensibility for literature made the rational Li Yan also become a little more sensual. The reputation of the old thief has been lingering since the third volume was delayed twice in a row. His body made him extremely troubled. Meeting readers is like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats him up. Only he and other veterans in several other industries can understand this hard life.

Wash away the identity of the old thief in one fell swoop.

"Old thief Uesugi, I finally see you again!"

Suddenly, a shout came from behind Li Yan, which frightened him so much that he turned pale and almost jumped up. He looked back with a guilty feeling, but there was no one there...

Some are a group of monsters that I have seen and those that I have not seen before.

"Uh, what's going on?!" Li Yan stared at the "Hundred Ghosts Night Parade" in front of him with wide eyes. For a moment, he didn't quite understand what this group of monsters wanted to do with him.

"I'm here."

At this moment, a round object jumped up from the floor, but failed. Two round front feet desperately grabbed the table, and finally climbed up hard. After a few breaths, Teacher Cat proudly raised his head. , staring at him with those meaningful eyes.

Li Yan read from its eyes that it was urging him to wake up, and he was urging him hard. He wanted to take him to Renji City to urge him to wake up, and his face suddenly turned dark.

"Volume Six..."

"I've already written it, but I haven't printed it out yet. You can go to the bookstore and buy a copy yourself!"

Li Yan refuted it with confidence, feeling that this fat cat was too disgusting.

"You guys are too arrogant. Do you think that you can satisfy our anger by writing the sixth volume? A book with more than 100,000 words will be gone in a day. You should have started writing the seventh volume and the eighth volume. Volume, writing the story completely at once can calm our anger..."

Teacher Cat didn't buy it at all. He became furious and started yelling non-stop.

"Uesugi-sama, you should be considerate of Madara-sama's mood. Everyone can tolerate waiting for a while to read your book, but if Madara-sama doesn't wait for your new book for a day, he will feel uncomfortable all over his body, causing cramps, difficulty breathing, and all over the body. Symptoms such as weakness and weight gain..."

A masked female monster beside him explained.

"I'm afraid you don't know how novels are written. How can you write without taking a break? Especially when I write when I'm tired, I can't write an interesting story." Li Yan was not to be outdone. explained.

"I don't care. It's your responsibility to write it. We readers have the right to ask you to do this. You have to be responsible to the end... Wait a minute, tell me what the plot of the sixth volume is like. The protagonist's ability is not evolution. Is it possible? Can I beat the opponent's ability user... Ah, I can't do it anymore... My body has been hollowed out... Li, Volume 6... Hurry..."

Teacher Cat began to twitch, with a strange expression on his face, and rolled around, as if he had taken a sip of catnip.