Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home

  Chapter 590 Annual meeting and gifts

  「Undead River Press Year-End Appreciation Party」

  In the Hilton Hotel adjacent to Tokyo Bay, the annual meeting of Undead River is being held here.

  The magnificent banquet hall is brightly lit.

  Gorgeous crystal chandeliers hang from the high ceiling, making them extraordinarily dazzling.

  In the center of the hall, there are many round tables covered with white tablecloths, with exquisite vases and red table flowers placed on them for people to rest their feet.

  The area against the wall on the north side is a buffet.

  The long dining table has a variety of food on it, and the white plates and clean tableware are neatly arranged and meticulous.

   Right in front of the hall is a stage, surrounded by delicate light-colored flower branches, which cleverly separates the stage from the surrounding environment, and there is currently no one on it.

  Brisk and melodious music is playing in the room.

  The well-dressed guests were drinking and drinking, and the waiters with drinks in their hands shuttled gracefully among them.

  Men were either sitting at the table or gathered in a corner of the hall, chatting and laughing with wine glasses.

  Women are dressed brightly and attractively, whispering in groups of two or three, covering their mouths and smiling slightly when they are happy.

  The banquet has not yet started, and some late guests gradually entered.

  Occasionally, when a distinguished person arrives, people will stop what they are doing and nod to the distinguished guest, and those who are more used to the relationship will take the initiative to chat.

  The rest are paying attention to it, while whispering about topics related to the parties involved.

  Wait until the guests are almost here.

  The host stepped onto the stage, stood in front of the microphone and announced loudly:

   "Welcome everyone, the award ceremony of the Immortal Sichuan Fantastic Grand Prix is ​​about to begin. Please hold up your wine glasses, and first of all, teacher Xia Shizi will come on stage!"

  Amid the applause, a graceful figure stepped onto the stage slowly.

  The black evening dress draws elegant curves along the body.

  A necklace was worn on the snow-white neck as a decoration, which set off the white and pure skin like new snow especially dazzlingly.

  Every step she takes, the black and gorgeous hair and long skirt are flying with her, and the viewers are all taken away.

  From a distance, the round earrings on the ears are also dazzling, and the whole person is as gorgeous as a black rose.

  The party concerned stood in front of the microphone in stilettos, with his hands naturally folded in front of his lower abdomen, exuding an awe-inspiring and powerful aura that cannot be ignored.

  The audience couldn't help being surprised, and started talking in whispers.

"very young!"

   "Like an actress..."

   "I heard that he is still a high school student, is it true?"

   Seizing this opportunity, let the host on the side introduce it.

   "Ms. Xia Shizi is the winner of the last Fantastic Newcomer Award. Her debut novel "Love Metronome" is very popular in the market, with a total of 1.2 million copies sold!"

   "Next, teacher Xia Shizi will give a toast—!"

   After saying this sentence in a cadence, the host smiled and was about to leave the stage, and then heard this sentence...

   "Hello everyone, I am Xia Shizi who was introduced just now. The ugly words are first, and I hate speaking in front of everyone the most."

  In an instant, the banquet hall became silent.

   Startled by this amazing statement.

  The host, who was about to step off the stage, staggered suddenly, almost making close contact with the ground.

   Regardless of people's astonished reactions, Shi Yu continued on.

  “…In order to live on articles without dealing with people, I aspired to become a writer, and this effort has paid off so far.”

   "Unexpectedly, it pushed me onto this tense stage instead. It's really ironic."

  The slight smile in the voice warmed up the atmosphere off the court a little.

  People's originally tense faces froze slightly.

   "So, congratulations to all the winners of this year's Rookie Award, I was standing where you are now a year ago."

  The girl talked eloquently.

  “I didn’t understand anything at the time, and I didn’t understand the needs of readers. I was just a stupid writer who could write some self-satisfied crude articles, and otherwise was useless and hopeless.”

   "Although I finally won honors and awards, due to the above reasons, the sales of the work were not good at the beginning, and I was ordered to cut it in half early."

  Under the stage, Keita Yamashina, who has been promoted to head of the Animation Division, had a smile on his face when he heard this.

   "Oh my, this is really a nostalgic past. Isn't it? Machida-kun~~~"

   Next to Machida Sonoko, a hash sign appeared on the forehead, and replied in an indifferent way:

   "...As expected of you, Minister Yamashina, you can be so proud of your lack of vision at that time."

  Shan Keqing was not angry when he heard it, and looked back at the stage in a friendly manner.

  The speech continues.

  “…fortunately.

  I have a writer who tries his best to protect me as a self-satisfied writer, and at the same time points out my shortcomings and areas worthy of improvement, and helps me polish my poor works—

   My responsible editor... no, my partner. "

  Shiwa's expression softened.

   "Secondly, my juniors who accompanied me to grow up with me...and the most important person who met me as a reader at the beginning and later provided me with a lot of subtle suggestions."

  The people off the field couldn't help but let out a knowing chuckle.

  As the participants of the Undead River Publishing House, except for the newcomers and novel authors who have just joined, the rest of the people basically know who the person in these words refers to.

   "The last is the illustrator who accompanied my serious articles with high-quality illustrations, Ms. Hozumi Matsubara. I am really grateful to meet these strongest partners."

  “Although I am still not good at communicating with people, I am fortunate enough to meet people who are willing to cherish me and grow as a writer.”

   "So I hope that all of you who are about to become writers, and those of you who are flying high, can find your important partners like me. I sincerely wish you all."

  The beautiful and clear voice came out through the microphone and echoed in the venue.

   Under the unknowingly hot atmosphere, the girl raised the goblet containing grape juice in her hand and gestured: "Then, let's all go together..."

"""""cheers!"""""

  The voices of men and women overlapped and responded to her in unison.

   Jingle Dangdang~

  While people were pushing cups and changing glasses, Shi Yu walked off the stage gracefully and neatly, and went straight to a corner of the banquet hall.

   On the bench placed next to the floor-to-ceiling windows, Kato Yusuke was sitting there alone.

  Because of the requirements of the event, he also wore a suit and tie today. The neatly combed hairstyle is combed back, and the whole person looks very seductive and stylish.

   It attracted many women who were present to cast their eyes here frequently, but they were worried about the existence of someone and dared not go forward.

  Shi Yu's face showed satisfaction, his eyes looked around inadvertently, and the wine red eyes were full of provocative and complacent light.

  Looking like that, it’s like saying: ‘This is my person. '

  She raised the corners of her mouth happily, sat down on the empty seat next to the other party, and said, "Sorry, did you keep me waiting for a long time? You-chan."

"…Won't."

  Yusuke Kato put away his phone, cast his eyes on her, and replied: "Sister's speech just now was great, thank you for your hard work."

   "Oh? You think so?"

"certainly."

   "Then tell me, how many times have I watched you on stage?"

"what…?"

  Shi Yu raised his eyebrows with a half-smile, and said: "The correct answer is three times, but you are busy looking at your phone every time, what happened?"

   "..."

  Yusuke Kato was speechless at the question, and subconsciously thought of the news that Shinjoka sent not long ago.

  「Reporting to the chairman, that girl named Sayu has already left? I personally sent her to the airport and confirmed that she has left. Above~」

  He was silent for a moment, then smiled, "...It's nothing, it's just a little trivial matter from the association, and it's been taken care of."

"yes?"

  Shi Yu snorted, but didn't point out his insincerity, but reached for the bag that was placed aside, and took something out from it.

   "By the way, I didn't have a chance to meet you because you were busy the past two days. This is a Christmas present I prepared for you. Do you like it~?"

"Christmas gift…?"

   Kato Yusuke reached out to take the thing, and opened the box in his hand under the other party's signal.

  —A silver watch came into view immediately.

  Pointer dial, metal strap.

  The dial adopts the traditional twelve-scale chronograph design, and the brand name and logo are printed on it.

  「LONGINES」

   "I have been choosing for a long time, and I think this classic model is more suitable for you, and it matches your skin tone better. You can try it on."

   While saying this, Shi Yu excitedly took his hand and helped him put the watch on his left wrist.

  Accompanied by the "click~" locking buckle, Kato Yusuke immediately felt a coolness on his skin.

   "Hmm~ It looks pretty good, with a sense of elegance."

  The girl looked at his hand for a moment, finally nodded with satisfaction, and asked, "So, Yu-chan, do you like it?"

   "...This, isn't it too expensive?"

   "... Faced with the gift from your girlfriend, your feelings are a bit too confusing, right?"

  Yusuke Kato frowned pretending to be distressed, and joked: "The problem is, I always feel like I'm being taken care of by spending so much money from my senior."

   "Nurture..."

  Shi Yu chewed on this word, took his arm naturally, and said softly: "You are mine."

   Kato Yusuke was stunned, and nodded with a smile.

  Shi Yu continued: "Speaking of which, today is also your awards day, do you feel uncomfortable being placed behind me...?"

   "Huh? Why do you say that?"

   Kato Yusuke turned his head to look at her, he could clearly smell the fragrance of the other party's hair, and he could also feel the softness of the body beside him.

   "What to say~"

  Shi Yu looked lazy, "Among the authors present today, no one has better grades than you, and you should be the toast."

   "...Shiba-senpai said that because you hate attending such occasions, right?"

   "Being with a group of big people I don't know and going with them, greeting each other with a smiley face... Do you think I would like this kind of thing?"

   "Of course not."

  Yusuke Kato shook his head and said, "However, to be selected as the spokesperson for the toast on this occasion, doesn't it also mean that the senior is very good?"

  Shi Yu blinked her eyes first, thought for a moment, then frowned slightly, and looked away.

   "... Sending blessings to the winner of the Newcomer Award is like sending warmth to the enemy, just like a fool."

   Kato Yusuke looked at her slightly flushed cheeks, with a faint smile on her lips, which also did not reveal that she was not good at being praised.

  On the stage, the winners of the Light Novel Newcomer Award are taking the stage one by one to receive the award.

  Obviously those people are the protagonists, but many people present at this time have been secretly observing them.

   Not only because of the looks of the two, but also because of some other factors.

   Looking around, the entire banquet hall is basically filled with people from Undead River, and more than 80% of them are adults.

  In such an environment, the two high school students naturally looked quite eye-catching.

   Unfortunately, both of them are masters who are different from ordinary people.

  Shi Yu is indifferent to everything except the people she cares about, making it difficult for people to contact.

  Yusuke Kato is a little better than her, and will communicate with others when it is time to communicate, but overall he is still a somewhat taciturn person.

   As for the gazes around them, they have long been used to being watched by the outside world, so they don't feel uncomfortable.

   This creates a unique vibe around them.

   It is both out of place and detached.

   "Senior Shiba."

   Kato Yusuke glanced at the watch in his hand, and said in a deep thought: "As a return gift for the watch, do you have anything you want me to give you?"

   "Huh? You are finally willing to take me to climb the steps of the adults..."

   "Pass."

   "..."

  Shi Yu frowned uncomfortably, gritted his teeth and said, "You man is really annoying sometimes."

  She sighed and stretched out a leg, making up her mind to ignore someone for a while.

  Kato Yusuke looked at her awkward look, and then noticed that the other party didn't wear the iconic pantyhose today, and directly exposed her beautiful and long calves.

  But he hadn't noticed it before, and had been thinking about other things. As a boyfriend, this is obviously incompetent.

  He thought for a while, and suggested: "...How about this? It will be the New Year soon, can we go shopping together in two days?"

"real?"

  Shiyu's beautiful eyes lit up suddenly, she turned her head to look over instinctively, then seemed to realize something, and coughed lightly as if nothing had happened.

   “…just the two of us?”

   "Just the two of us."

   "... isn't your name Kano?"

   Kato Yusuke looked at her sideways, "Then I need to ask her about her arrangement... Hiss—"

  Amidst his gasping for air, Shiyu calmly withdrew the hand twisted on his side, squinted his eyes and asked:

  "...He said he wanted to give back to his girlfriend, but ended up bringing other women with him. This kind of person really should repent."

  'Then why did you ask that...? '

  Yusuke Kato thought a little speechlessly, and replied: "Sorry, I just mentioned it casually just now, don't mind Shiwa-senpai."

  …

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  (end of this chapter)