There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

"I don't dare leave [Senior] alone."

As always, he showed his straight man's iron wall defense. Kasumigaoka curled his lips and turned away.

Ms. Machida brought Li Nian to the lounge, and a staff member came forward and gave Li Nian a badge, which was a certificate of winner, with the identity certificate "Excellence Award Winner: Teacher Mu Zi Jinxin" written on it.

Li Nian put on the badge and saw several people wearing the same badge sitting in the lounge, looking at him. He knew that these people were the winners of the same period as him.

Not only are their ages and genders different, their clothing styles are also very different. There are middle-aged men like Li Nian who look like businessmen in suits, gorgeous women who wear sexy dresses to show off their beautiful bodies, male students wearing stand-up collar uniforms and female students wearing suit jacket uniforms, elderly people wearing kimonos, and even people who dress casually like hooded jackets with sweat-absorbing cotton pants. Everyone has a different style.

If Li Nian had known that the winners of the same class were dressed casually, he would not have bothered to wear a suit.

It's not just the appearance. What everyone writes is very different. Although Li Nian has not read their award-winning works, she knows the titles of the books.

"Silver Season", "Magic Sword War", "I became a demon king in another world after waking up in the morning, so I'll build a harem first", "Illegal Trial", "Punish the goddess! ~ I will help you save the world, so please give me your ass first! ~" "Sengoku Kenpuden"

Just by looking at the title you can tell how different the writing styles and themes are.

Several adults came forward to say hello. The middle school boy was a little nervous, but he also followed the adults and Li Nian in greeting each other. The only female student left among the winners sat there silently, huddled together, and looked out of place.

While greeting her classmates, Li Nian's attention was actually more drawn to the girl in the suit jacket uniform - the girl had rare silver hair and blue eyes, a delicate and lovely face, and was an extremely outstanding girl in appearance. Although she was thin and petite, her breasts were quite well-endowed, and Li Nian's attention was mainly attracted by this part... mainly because the badge on her chest had already stated the identity of this child.

Grand Prize Winner: Kani Nayuta.

This is the one who defeated me?

Li Nian unconsciously narrowed his eyes, lost his smile and became expressionless. Dressed in formal attire, his gaze was extremely sharp. Although he did not come forward to say hello, a winner of the newcomer award of the same period with such a strong aura came into the room and also attracted the girl's attention. As a result, her eyes met Li Nian's, which frightened her and she lowered her head, not daring to look again.

When Li Nian saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that he was rude. He walked forward, this time with a smile on his face. Even though the person didn't greet him, he stretched out his hand to take the initiative to greet others.

"Hello, Karina Yuta-sensei, right? Nice to meet you."

Chapter 380: Official Debut Under the Flash

The girl looked up blankly, as if she had not expected Li Nian to come up and say hello. Fortunately, the man smiled, and the whole person's atmosphere was much softer. He no longer had the sharp and aggressive look as before. The girl felt relieved, stretched out her hand to shake hands with Li Nian, and whispered back, "Hello."

However, she had no intention of communicating further with Li Nian. After a polite handshake, she quickly withdrew her hand, lowered her head, and returned to her previous dazed look.

It was clear from her expression that she had no interest in Li Nian - rather, her reaction seemed as if she had no interest in the other award winners in the same period.

Several award winners showed helpless expressions. They also talked to the grand prize winner, but the reactions they got were similar to Li Nian's.

Although she appeared here as the winner of the grand prize, this teacher Kanayuta had a melancholy and gloomy expression on her face. She was obviously in no spirits. She was slightly frowning and staring blankly at the ground. It was obvious that the girl was immersed in her own world, thinking about something.

Those memories must not be pleasant ones. Everyone could see that the girl was in a depressed mood. Her frowning face made me feel pity for her.

This teacher Kani Nayuta gives people the feeling that she is as fragile as fragile glass, which makes people feel distressed.

This is the Newcomer Award Ceremony, an occasion where one's work is recognized, awarded with a certificate, and promoted to the industry - it is such a joyous event, but the winner of the highest award is in this state.

Ms. Machida, the editor of Phoenix Library, was also dumbfounded: "Although I have seen this melancholy look before, I didn't expect that he would not become more cheerful at the awards ceremony... This is really a bit difficult."

Li Nian had some clues, and still remembered what Miss Machida had said about the grand prize winner. When he returned to Miss Machida's side, his expression was thoughtful and a little cold. When he heard what Miss Machida said, he asked, "Was it the same before?"

"Yeah, I felt the same way when I saw her in the editorial office." Ms. Machida frowned and sighed, "Well, if what's written in the book is true, I can understand her behavior. I can only say that children nowadays are really too much."

"...Ms. Machida, you once said that this teacher, Kanayuta, didn't seem to be doing well in school, right? Is that really the reason?"

"Maybe." Ms. Machida's tone was unusually sad: "You will understand better after you have seen her works."

Miss Machida once told Li Nian that the reason why his grand prize was taken away by the girl was because her article expressed too much emotion, to the extent that it overwhelmed the judges. The girl completed an autobiography that made anyone who read it cry.

"I can roughly understand it without seeing it." Li Nian has been staring at Kanayuta. When Machida talked to him about this girl before, Li Nian had roughly guessed that this first-year high school girl had suffered some bad things in school. In fact, he had always been thinking about meeting her at this award ceremony to confirm this. Now that he has seen the girl's true face and the situation he has seen, his guess has been confirmed to a certain extent, so Li Nian said decisively.

"Well, I'll do something about it."

"Do something?" Ms. Machida was stunned. She didn't expect Li Nian to say that. She looked at him with doubt. Although she knew that Li Nian had always been curious about the grand prize winner, she didn't know that he was still thinking about helping such a stranger: "You...are going to take care of this matter?"

"Ah."

"Uh, Teacher Muzi, it's a bit abrupt no matter how you put it, right? After all, it's a private matter between strangers..."

"So even though it's a pity, it's right to turn a blind eye?"

"...Unfortunately, that's the truth." Ms. Machida sighed, "This is the way of life for dirty adults. You are free to despise me."

"Everyone in the world thinks this way. Who doesn't understand the principle of minding one's own business and not worrying about other people's troubles? This is understandable. Because of limited ability, people must prioritize themselves." Li Nian laughed at the cold reality and said, "But this is not a reason for a person to turn a blind eye to other people's tragedies. Empathy is the proof of being born as a human being. It is right to prioritize yourself, and it is also right to help others if you have the energy to do so."

"…When I hear that, I can hear the sense of responsibility of an exorcist."

"It has nothing to do with whether I am an exorcist or not." Li Nian shook his head: "I do think that as an exorcist I have an obligation to help others, which is one of the reasons why I plan to do something, but before I became an exorcist, I was also a hot-blooded young man with a hot head."

I can’t control what’s beyond my sight, but if I see what’s within my sight, there’s no reason to ignore it.

"Oh, it seems so. By comparison, I seem like a cold-blooded elder sister. Is that depressing?"

"I don't mean to criticize you, Ms. Machida. I understand you, and I hope you can understand me. Besides, I am quite capable, so I should be able to handle this kind of thing easily."

Knowing that Li Nian could not be stopped after saying this, Ms. Machida…actually did not intend to really stop him. She reminded Li Nian in the hope that he would think carefully about whether he should intervene in other people's private affairs. Now it seems that this young and promising exorcist does not need her reminder at all. He has a kind heart, reasons and abilities. Machida also hopes that such a Li Nian can really do something for Teacher Kannayuta, so she said softly: "Then, I hope you can really help her."

"I will, but I need a little help from Ms. Machida. First I have to get to know this lady. The award ceremony is a rare opportunity. I greeted her, but she didn't seem interested in me."

Even if he wanted to do something, he had to get to know the other person first. In a situation where he had failed at the outset, Li Nian knew that if he approached her rashly, the girl might be disgusted. He needed Ms. Machida's help in making the connection. She was the editor of the Phoenix Library and had this position.

"You actually have a day when you are eager to chat up girls? I really want Xiaoshi to know about this. It will shock her to death."

"Ms. Machida..."

"I'm just kidding. Okay, Mr. Muzi, you don't have to rush." ​​Ms. Machida shook her head and said, "As usual, there will be a second meeting after the award ceremony. The editors will take you, the authors of the Newcomer Award, to meet with the judges."

Secondary gatherings are a common thing in any industry in Japan. After a banquet, small groups disperse and get together again to continue the party.

As newcomers in the industry, the winning authors probably don’t know anyone and can’t form any groups, so it is customary for them to get together with the editors and the judges of their debut works. Firstly, it allows them to form a group with their peers so that they don’t have to work alone after entering the industry; secondly, it allows them to ask their seniors for industry intelligence and how to make psychological adjustments when facing work.

"Yeah." Li Nian was still thinking that if she didn't hurry up, she would not get to know others after the award ceremony and would have no chance in the future. Now it seems that there is no need to be too anxious as there will be better opportunities.

"Of course, you can try to chat at the banquet later." Ms. Machida said this, and then greeted Kani Nayuta with a smile on her face: "Teacher Nayuta! Don't look so sad on such a rare day. You are the most dazzling one among the protagonists of this banquet. You can be more confident and hold your head high and declare your presence to everyone."

"Ms. Machida?" The girl and Machida had met in the editorial department of Phoenix Library. After being greeted, she smiled bitterly. She was also aware that she was not in a good state, but she just said bluntly: "Can you leave me alone? I am just this kind of person. I am not good at dealing with such a big scene."

As soon as Li Nian heard the tone, he knew that this girl was not a timid person and could express her thoughts directly.

"No." Machida refused without hesitation. He didn't really leave the girl alone, but reminded her: "You are the winner of the Newcomer Award of our Phoenix Library. You are like a face of the store. Please be aware of the situation."

The girl sighed. After being told this, she finally decided not to act recklessly: "Even if Ms. Machida said so, I don't know what to do."

"Let's start by getting to know the classmates here." Knowing that it's a bit difficult to get the girl to take the initiative to say hello, Machida smiled and pushed Li Nian out: "First of all, I have to introduce you to my teacher Mu Zi Jin Xin. He should have been the face of the team, but when you took away the Grand Prize, he could only be ranked as the Excellence Prize. I am still upset about this. In fact, I have always wanted to know what kind of powerful person is the teacher Kani Nayuta who stepped on him, and you gave him this opportunity?"

Li Nian understood what was going on. She knew that this was Ms. Machida's effort to set up a matchmaker. After hearing her reveal some unnecessary things, she couldn't help but curse, "You're too talkative." Then she shrugged at Nayuta who was looking at her in surprise, "That's exactly what happened. I can't say I'm still holding a grudge against you. It's just that Ms. Machida has been telling me how great you are, Karin Nayuta-sensei. It would be fine if I didn't hear her talking about how close I was to losing. Of course I'm very curious about you, teacher."

"Uh, I, I didn't know there was such a thing..." Karina Yuta just realized that she had defeated Li Nian to win the grand prize. She seemed to feel uneasy, thinking that she had taken something from someone else. She actually bowed her head and apologized to Li Nian: "I'm sorry."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't say that. Since I'm not as skilled as you, of course I accept the defeat and have no complaints." Li Nian immediately stopped her from bending down and said with a meaningful smile, "I just hope that you can be more confident, Teacher Nayuta. The one who defeated me keeps his head down, so I have no face to stand up straight."

The girl hesitated, but still shook her head. “I’m not that great… I don’t think my writing is better than yours. I never thought that my writing would be chosen for the grand prize.”

"Since you have been selected as a grand prize winner, it means you have the ability." Li Nian said seriously: "You are a great person and you should hold your head high."

Li Nian's tone of voice when stating facts was always sonorous and powerful. The girl was stunned. She felt that it was not a polite remark but a sincere agreement. However, she was still not very confident and her eyes wandered: "Is that so?"

"That's it." The dignified old man in kimono among the winners spoke up and said seriously, "Young man, you are right. Young lady, you are the winner of the grand prize. You should be more confident than anyone else and hold your head high. Otherwise, you will bring shame to us winners."

The middle-aged man dressed in business attire said calmly: "It is my honor to be on par with all of you young talents."

"Yes, yes." Another female winner in a sexy dress agreed with a smile: "You are so young and you can win a big prize. People generally call you a genius. I think you have a promising future. Don't just talk about confidence. You can be even more arrogant."

"It's great to be young." The unshaven and casually dressed man sighed and cast an envious look.

“I, I will work hard too.” The middle school boy clenched his fist. Although he was the youngest, he was only awarded the Excellent Work Award, which was behind two winners of the Outstanding Work Award, not to mention the Grand Prize Award. He was stimulated.

The encouragement and recognition she received was rare for Kanayuta. She was at a loss as to what to do. She didn't know what she was thinking about. Her eyes dimmed and she muttered to herself, "...They are all good people."

Everyone didn't know what they had said wrong to make the girl even more depressed, but they saw the girl shaking her head, as if she had reluctantly put aside the painful things, and finally smiled a little: "You are right, I think too much about my own personal affairs, and it seems that I have made you worry. In order to respond to your support, I should also show the confidence of a grand prize winner."

She straightened her chest a little and looked more energetic, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. The winner of the grand prize was happy and the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became much brighter.

"That's how it should be." Ms. Machida and Li Nian smiled at each other, very satisfied with the result they had achieved. Knowing that they had laid a good foundation for getting to know each other, Ms. Machida said to Li Nian. "Then I'll leave first. There are too many guests and the editorial department is short-staffed. I still have a lot of things to do. You can handle it yourself, Mr. Mu."

Li Nian nodded.

Having said that, he did not take this opportunity to force Nakajima to talk to her. The girl became quiet at this time, and obviously still had no intention of chatting with anyone. Li Nian just chatted with several other winners for a while, and finally matched the works and authors from the information in the conversation.

"Silver Season" is the award-winning work of Kani Nayuta, "Illegal Judgment" was written by the casually dressed man, and the two works, "Sengoku Kenpuden" and "Magic Sword War", were not surprisingly written by the serious old man in kimono and the second-year boy respectively.

It is worth mentioning that "I became a demon king in another world after waking up in the morning, so I have to build a harem first" was written by the gorgeously dressed woman, while "Punish the goddess! ~ I will help you save the world, so please give me your ass first! ~" was written by the middle-aged business man who seemed to be quite serious.

They didn't have much time to chat, as soon a staff member came to inform them to go and the award ceremony had begun.

The winners were led to the banquet hall. A young man and woman stood on the emcee podium on the left side of the stage and presided over the ceremony in loud voices. They seemed to be voice actors who performed in the animated adaptation of Phoenix Bunko's works that was released this summer. The first person to stand on the stage was the editor-in-chief of Phoenix Bunko - a sturdy man who did not look like a practitioner of literary works at all. He had a ferocious face and a strong build. If he hadn't reported his identity as editor-in-chief, Li Nian would have thought he was a gangster.

The content of the editor-in-chief's speech on the stage was nothing more than expressing his joy at the successful holding of the Newcomer Award, then talking about the recent development trends in the light novel, manga and animation industries, the joy of seeing the emergence of many new talents this year, and expressing gratitude to the writers who came to the scene... Basically, no matter which library award ceremony you attend, you will hear similar speeches.

After the speech, the award ceremony for the winners was held and it was Li Nian and others' turn to appear.

The winners of this year's Newcomer Award were called one by one by their pen names and works, and went on stage to receive their awards. The audience was full of people from the industry. Under their gaze, the newcomers in the industry finally made their first public appearance in the industry with the spotlight shining on them.

The grand prize winner, Karina Yuta, was naturally the first to go on stage. When she got to the front of the stage, standing under the spotlight and everyone's gaze, the girl felt tremendous pressure. She walked unsteadily and almost fell, which caused a burst of good-natured laughter. Of course, after the editor-in-chief presented the grand prize winner with the certificate, the laughter in the audience turned into thunderous applause.

Next was Li Nian. He didn't feel any pressure at all. He went on stage, received the certificate, stood aside, and that was it.

Afterwards, other award winners came on stage one by one and received a lot of applause after being awarded certificates.

The entire award ceremony was simple and quick. When it came to reading out the two works with extremely long and extremely embarrassing names, the editor-in-chief read them out in full with a normal expression, which almost made Li Nian, who was listening, burst out laughing. It was amazing that he could read so clearly and smoothly with such a ferocious face. However, as a chief editor, he must have seen the world, and it should not be the first time that he has awarded awards for such works.

After all the winners received their certificates, they were arranged to stand in the center of the stage. The emcee said, "Let's give a warm round of applause to the new writers who will shoulder the future of Phoenix Library!", leading the guests in the audience to applaud. The newcomers bowed to the applause from their seniors in the industry and then walked off the stage.

The winners who completed the award ceremony were not let off, as they still had to give their acceptance speeches. Li Nian didn't care much about it, as he planned to just talk nonsense on stage and be done with it. In short, he had gained some freedom for a while - he could finally find something to eat.

Xia Zhiqiu found Li Nian at the front of the queue for food.

Chapter 381: The "Senior" with a Strong Personality

Holding a plate, Li Nian tried hard to stuff it with lobster, crab, foie gras, caviar, grilled wagyu and other delicacies that she didn't usually eat. These were of course the common target of foodies and were disappearing at an alarming rate. From this point of view, Li Nian's decision to run here to queue up for food as soon as she got off the podium was undoubtedly a wise one - if she had been later, she would definitely not have been able to eat these.

When Kasumigaoka stood outside the queue and greeted him, he saw her and took some for her.

After finishing the first round of food collection, Li Nian returned to Senior Sister Xia Zhiqiu with a large plate full of spoils, and showed off to her with a smile: "Yeah, the results of this round are quite fruitful."

"Didn't I tell you to come to me first?" Kasumigaoka complained unhappily. A beautiful and lovely lady like her was of course a very eye-catching type at the party. During this time, she had already rejected several waves of men who came to talk to her - all because her original male partner was not around.

"I'm here right now, right after picking up the food."

"...Do you think food is more important than a beautiful senpai?"

"Isn't that natural?"

"...You will lose me if you do this." The senior student looked resentful.

"Don't say that I've gotten the same thing as you, senior sister—" Li Nian said nonchalantly, handing her a plate full of delicious food over to her: "I took a few extra things, is there anything you like? You can take some over."

"Hehe, you don't know that I've been losing weight recently."

"Oh, never mind."

"——But today is an exception." Kasumigaoka actually also wanted to get something with a plate in hand, but she was very resistant to the long queue and didn't like to get into that kind of crowd. She also knew that those who came to get the food later would be far behind and would definitely not be able to get the popular delicacies on Li Nian's plate. So she took half of Li Nian's lobster and beef without hesitation, and Li Nian's cheek twitched when she saw it.

What a cruel hand! This is definitely a deliberate revenge.

Li Nian felt distressed, but he could only wait for the senior sister to take everything she wanted from his plate before he started to eat the rest, while asking, "Are you alone? Where's Ms. Machida?"

"As the organizer, she has a lot of things to do and probably can't get away at this time."

"Oh, that's right."

"By the way, have you talked to the grand prize winner of the same period as you?" As a spectator in the audience, Kasumigaoka was of course already familiar with the first grand prize winner who went on stage to receive the award and whose identity was announced. At this time, she turned her head and looked at the white-haired girl who was at a loss as to how to deal with the fellow winners who came to talk to her.

Kasumigaoka has been approached many times. The girl over there is a rare beauty and the winner of this year's Newcomer Award. Naturally, colleagues who want to get to know her come up to her. It's not that these people who approach her have any strange intentions, they are just curious and want to get to know others.

In fact, Kasumigaoka was also among those who wanted to meet Kanayuta. She was not someone who would easily show interest in strangers, but when Ms. Machida once told Li Nian about this grand prize winner, Kasumigaoka was next to her and was compared with this person together with Li Nian.

Li Nian was evaluated as a rational author of the exact opposite type, while Kasumigaoka was an emotional author of the same type. Ms. Machida bluntly said that there were people who performed better than Kasumigaoka in similar fields, and Kasumigaoka remembered these words clearly. She was many times more upset about this than Li Nian, who had the grand prize taken away from her.

She wanted to talk to Kannayuta.

However, it was obvious that the girl was not good at dealing with such social occasions. She looked flustered when people spoke to her. People who saw this did not make things difficult for her. They just said a few words and then politely left.

When there was no one around, Kanayuta was obviously relieved, and Kasumigaoka saw it clearly. This child was obviously someone who preferred to be alone. Kasumigaoka was not so tactless as to talk to such a child hastily, and wanted to ask Li Nian if she had made acquaintance with others.

Li Nian replied: "I guess so. We just know each other's names."

Kasumigaoka thought Li Nian didn't communicate with others, and asked in confusion: "Such a cute child, why didn't you talk to others? I see the size of that chest, it's obviously prey that suits your interest."

In the past, Li Nian had a tendency to reveal that she preferred big breasts, Kasumigaoka remembered.