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

"Don't make it sound like I'm some horny guy looking for girls to chat up, okay?"

"Don't tell me you're not interested in the big-breasted girl who took your grand prize." Kasumigaoka emphasized a certain word deliberately and crossed her arms to emphasize the size of her chest.

"The latter reason is not important." Li Nian admired Kasumigaoka's ability to brazenly make dirty jokes in public at this banquet. "But I was indeed quite interested in her because of the former reason, so I took the initiative to talk to her. As a result, we exchanged names and got to know each other. You can see that she is a child who has no interest in others... The fundamental reason may be that she has no spare energy to consider others."

"…Is it because you're not doing well in school?" Kasumigaoka remembered what Ms. Machida said, because that seemed to be the reason that prompted Karina Yuta to write such a spiritual masterpiece.

"Ah."

"...It's a pity there's nothing we can do."

"It's okay, I'll take care of this problem."

Kasumigaoka was stunned and looked at Li Nian who said this casually. The man was happily enjoying his meal and was only looking at the girl. He didn't look serious.

But Kasumigaoka knew that this was the kind of person she was. Recalling how Li Nian once stepped forward to protect others, Li Nian did not have any passionate attitude at that time. He also had this casual feeling of brushing off dust.

He would stand up for others with this attitude and get things done. Unlike Machida, Kasumigaoka was not surprised by this and smiled softly: "Yes, you are such a person?"

"You don't have to think too much about it." Li Nian mentioned it to Ms. Machida to ask her for help, and mentioned it to Kasumigaoka just to reassure her, "Don't bother her at the party. This kid already has a lot of people to deal with. But if you're interested in getting to know her, there will be a better opportunity after the party. Ms. Machida said that she will arrange a second meeting later and invite all the winners of the Newcomer Award and the judges. At that time, they will sit together and it will be easier to talk. You can also go."

Kasumigaoka knew that she had seen through his idea of ​​wanting to meet Kanayuta, and although she was tempted, she still asked, "…Is it okay for me to go to the second meeting of those involved in the Rookie Award?"

"What's so special about the second party? The more people there are, the more lively it is. If you want to go, just tell Ms. Machida and she should be able to take you there."

"I'll ask Ms. Machida." Kasumigaoka nodded, and understood that the time for Li Nian to do something was also at that second meeting: "But it's a rare banquet, are you planning to eat to your heart's content here? Didn't I say before that this is an opportunity to meet other people? Forget about talking to this teacher Korinayuta, don't you want to talk to other teachers? There are also a few books you like in the Phoenix Library, right? Maybe their authors are here right now."

"I do want to." Li Nian withdrew his gaze from Kanayuta and looked around. Almost all of them were unfamiliar faces. Li Nian said helplessly, "But how can I match the title of the book with the pen name and the author himself?"

Unlike film and television works, where the faces of the stars are already visible on the screen, writers of books are basically behind the scenes and rarely show up in public. After reading the book, it's good enough to get to know the pen name, and then you can go further and match the person from the pen name.

It was a rare opportunity for Li Nian to get to know Kasumigaoka's book signing event. He was taken there by Aki and Sawamura at that time. But he couldn't recognize other authors of the Phoenix Library. It was really impossible for him to find the author of his favorite book among this bunch of ordinary faces and stay-at-home authors.

"Or maybe you've been in the industry for a long time, so you know a few colleagues?" Li Nian asked Kasumi Hill expectantly, "Can you recommend a few to the newbie?"

Kasumigaoka's eyes wandered: "Actually, I am a proud lone wolf in the industry."

No wonder there is no one around Kasumigaoka. It seems that she doesn’t have many acquaintances with people in the same industry.

"Send!" Li Nian now felt that Phoenix Library had a good reason to take the initiative to gather people together to hold a second meeting. There were too many introverted authors, and it was a bit unrealistic to expect people like them to take the initiative to go out and socialize.

"...You're also the winner of the Rookie Award, so someone will definitely come and talk to you."

"I'm only the second place in the Excellence Award, so I'm naturally not as good as the brilliant first place - I'm not a cute girl, so who can I expect to talk to me?" Li Nian was already very happy just enjoying the food, smiling: "But it doesn't matter, it's good, let me eat alone to my heart's content."

Although they were winners of the Newcomer Award, they had no published books and no achievements. They were all unknown newcomers, and few people present were really interested in them. Those with good looks and a reputation were a different matter. For example, Kani Nayuta and another beautiful woman who won the Excellence Award had many people approach them to talk. The other Newcomer Award winners were all men with plain looks, so naturally there were not many people around them.

In fact, these are all excuses. The main reason is that the two of them just don't want to go out of their way to socialize.

If there are other reasons, or if they are attracted to each other and have similar interests, then it is another matter. For example, if they like the author of a book, Li Nian and Xia Zhiqiu will be in the mood to take the initiative to chat. But if there is no reason and they just want to chat with someone just to get to know more people, they will politely decline.

But Li Nian was not really ignored by everyone. At this time, a voice came from behind him.

——"Please don't say that, Mr. Muzi. The high level of completion of your work really impressed me. To be honest, I had a lot of ideological struggle before putting you in the second place."

——"It's not that you are weak, it's that the number one is too strong."

Li Nian and Kasumigaoka turned their heads in surprise. A gentle and handsome man wearing glasses and a blonde girl in a bright dress came over. They heard the conversation between Li Nian and Kasumigaoka and greeted them.

"Who are you two?"

"Hello, I'm Haruto Fuwa. I'm just trying to talk to you because I want to meet the young talent discovered by the Newcomer Award." The young man with glasses introduced his identity with a smile and handed over his business card, expressing his desire to chat with Li Nian.

"You don't know me? I'm Yamada Fairy! The boss of Phoenix Library! And the one who discovered you! You must remember this name with gratitude!" Compared with her companions' politeness, the girl's self-introduction seemed quite arrogant. It also reminded Li Nian that the pen names of these two appeared on the webpage where the Newcomer Award was announced - they were the judges of the Newcomer Award.

"Are they the two teachers who served as examiners?"

Fuwa Haruto smiled and nodded: "That's right."

Yamada the Fairy shook his head in dissatisfaction: "Really, what an arrogant junior, you actually let the senior come to find you, shouldn't you come to greet us first?"

"This is really rude..."

Li Nian was indeed somewhat familiar with the two people's pen names and works.

Yamada Fairy’s debut work “Exploding Dark Fairy” is a very famous work, and Li Nian has also seen it.

It tells the story of a protagonist who is the strongest player of an online game, and is summoned to a different world that is almost identical to the online game. While showing off his "I'm so good at playing video games!", he becomes extremely close to many heroines...

It's a very standard reincarnation in another world harem theme, but it's really interesting to write. The funny male protagonist is made interesting and passionate, and the heroines are portrayed vividly, lively and cute. It's one of those excellent works that grasps the essence of cool writing and the expectations of readers. It was animated last year, and the animation was done quite well, receiving a lot of praise. Naturally, it's selling like hot cakes right now. There is no problem at all for this Yamada fairy to call himself the boss of the Phoenix Library.

——I just didn’t expect that such a book would be written by such a young blonde beauty Westerner. Li Nian thought that the author who could write such a book would be a fat, dirty otaku. At this moment, she felt that her three views were overturned.

On the other side, Haruto Fuwa is the author of the current animated work "The Knight of the Holy Spirit of the Absolute World".

Basically, the works that can be animated are popular ones... It is true that Li Nian learned about this work through the current animation, but to be honest, the main reason is that the production of that animation was notoriously bad, it was completely a PPT, which made Li Nian interested and bought the book to read it.

But after actually reading it, Li Nian personally felt that compared to Yamada Yaoi's "Exploding Dark Fairy", Fuwa Haruto's "The Knight of the Holy Spirit of the Absolute World" was not very interesting. I always felt that the routine was too thorough, and I could see the development of the plot at a glance. The characters were all written to give people a sense of déjà vu, and there was a lack of enthusiasm in it. I lost interest after reading one or two volumes.

Although she could recognize these two people better than Li Nian, Kasumi No Oka tilted her head with a puzzled expression, as if saying, "Who? I've never heard of them. What kind of garbage do they write?" It was obvious that she had not read either of the two books and did not know either of the two authors - she just did not like this type of work.

But these two recognized her.

"This is teacher Kasumi Shiko, right? Hello, nice to meet you." Fuwa Haruto greeted Kasumigaoka.

"Does Kasumi Shiko also know this guy?" Yamada the Fairy looked back and forth at the two people traveling together, his eyes shining: "Interesting."

"...Do you two teachers know me?" Kasumigaoka could probably guess that the writer who could serve as a judge for the Newcomer Award must be a popular author with hot books. She didn't know how she had caught their eyes.

Fuwa Haruto saw her confusion and said with a smile: "Ms. Kasumi is well-known for being a loner, and so is her work. The comic adaptation has been going pretty smoothly lately, right?"

"I'm your fan!" Yamada Fairy cast a look of undisguised love and admiration at Kasumigaoka: "Oh, it feels so great to read the entire story of "Love Metronome" in one go. I'm looking forward to your new work, Teacher Kasumigao Shiko!"

"Uh, thank you..." Kasumigaoka was a little confused.

"Senior, you should be more proud. It seems that your fan, Mr. Yamada, is really the leader of Phoenix Library. In terms of sales and achievements, he is three levels higher than you." Li Nian reminded her.

“…I am extremely terrified.”

"Hahaha, of course I'm awesome as the number one in the ORICON ranking!" The girl held her head high, as if she didn't know what modesty was, and accepted the praise so calmly. She also boasted about her achievements smugly and openly, and then said, "So the teacher Kasumi Shiko who I recognized is also amazing! I heard that the sales were not good before? It doesn't matter! That's just that people were blind for a while! It's common sense in the world that interesting works sell well, and the future of "Love Metronome" being a hot seller is not far away!"

Li Nian suddenly understood why "The Exploding Dark Fairy" was written by such a child. It turned out that the birth of this work was not the result of careful design but came from the heart... This is a real middle school girl.

"...What's wrong with this kid?" Xia Zhiqiu turned to Li Nian and said seriously: "I fell in love with her all of a sudden."

"Calm down. I know you've been flattered."

"You too." Yamada turned to Li Nian and reached out to pat Li Nian's shoulder. He found that he was too short to pat him, so he could only pat his thigh to encourage him. He commented: "The story you wrote is also very interesting. It will definitely be a big seller in the future!"

Chapter 382: More Recognized Excellence Award

"...Oh, I hope so."

"You are so rude. You should be more careful in front of newcomers, Mr. Yamada." Fuwa Haruto helplessly reminded the Yamada fairy and smiled apologetically at Li Nian and Kasumigaoka: "This guy is just like that. He is an arrogant and conceited fool. Just be patient with him."

It is true that Yamada's attitude was condescending, like a boss encouraging his subordinates. It felt even more strange coming from the mouth of a girl younger than him, and it was generally quite impolite... Li Nian felt a little uncomfortable about this, but she didn't feel offended. The main thing was that she could hear that it was a sincere agreement.

And in terms of status, it is true that the two people in front of them are their seniors.

"Who are you calling an arrogant idiot, you stud prince? I am a strong man with a combat power of over 10 million. How can a weak chicken like you with an index of just over 2 million compare to me? You have no right to lecture me!"

This is the most rude thing to say. Is calling him a stallion prince a teacher? Why? What is fighting power?

"Yes, yes." Fortunately, Mr. Fupo seemed to be quite familiar with the girl and her personality. He didn't seem to care and just shrugged at Li Nian: "As you can see, she is such a girl. She doesn't just treat you and me like this. She doesn't take anyone seriously. She is just a person who acts like a spoiled brat because her work is selling well. Don't take her too seriously."

"What does combat effectiveness mean?" Li Nian asked curiously.

“It’s about sales.”

"Oh! In this respect, the two teachers are indeed very strong. For example, I am just a scumbag with zero combat power." Li Nian turned to Kasumigaoka and asked, "What is the combat power of the senior sister?"

"A secret." Kasumigaoka thought for a moment and added, "But thanks to you, it is true that I have been steadily improving recently."

It's about how Li Nian helped make it happen, and the comic she collaborated on with Shiina was well received after it was published, which boosted the popularity and sales of the novel.

Fuwa smiled gently: "Haha, all books that haven't been released yet are like that, don't worry about it."

"I'm used to being a newbie, so of course I won't care about such trivial matters. To be honest, I'm more concerned about why Mr. Fuwa calls me the Horse Prince."

Fuwa Haruto's smile was a little broken, and his eyebrows twitched twice: "This, this is purely a derogatory term, you don't have to care about it."

"Oh, it's this guy who makes himself look like a popular celebrity on the internet. His blog is full of photos with female fans. I don't know how many times he has secretly tricked others into bed..." Yamada kindly explained to Li Nian and Kasumigaoka the origin of the title Fuwa Haruto.

Kasumigaoka calmly retreated behind everyone - no, she hid behind Li Nian without any disguise. The handsome man with glasses was completely ruined by her cold gaze and shouted, "Don't believe it! Those are all rumors! I just responded to the female fans' request and took a few photos! Other than that, I didn't do anything!"

Fuwa Haruto turned around and glared at Yamada: "Don't talk nonsense, you little brat. Others will believe it!"

"Who knows if it's true, as the saying goes there's no smoke without fire."

"As the saying goes, rumors stop at the wise."

"Huh? Are you saying that I, the number one lady on the ORICON rankings, am not a wise man?"

"I'm sure you're a complete idiot. It's ironic that such a person is actually the trump card of the Phoenix Library."

"Oh, hoho, I can't hear you. The loser whose sales volume is lower than mine seems to be saying something that I can't hear at all."

The Yamada fairy, who was full of superiority, showed an IQ and EQ more like that of an elementary school student for his age, confirming Fuwa Haruto's evaluation, and then ignored him and cast a more interested look at Li Nian.

"It was a pleasant surprise to meet Teacher Kasumi Shiko. I didn't expect that you two knew each other. However, I came here specially to say hello to you, Teacher Muzi. Thank you for letting me finally see a good work when my spirit was destroyed by boring garbage. At that time, I felt like my eyes were washed clean and my dirty heart was cleansed. It was a touching story. I like it very much."

Yamada was talking about the period of review for the Newcomer Award. As a judge, the works before her should have been screened through many rounds, most of which were already the works of the winners of this year's Newcomer Award, but those were undoubtedly included in the works that she called garbage without hesitation.

Teacher Yamada didn't understand Fuwa's warning look, but just looked at Li Nian and continued, "To be honest, I'm more inclined to give the grand prize to you. If you hadn't met an opponent who was out of your league, you would definitely be the winner of this grand prize, Teacher Muzi."

This is also the reason why Bupo came to greet Li Nian: "...That's right, so Teacher Muzi doesn't need to belittle himself. It's simply because the opponent is too strong."

Don't talk about belittling yourself, Li Nian has become numb. Yes, yes, yes, I am the most qualified stepping stone before the protagonist appears, but do you have to emphasize this every time you meet me?

Of course, all Li Nian said was: "This is really a pity."

Yamada turned his head and looked at the white-haired girl over there. Unlike when he smiled at Li Nian and the others, the judge frowned when he saw the grand prize winner he had personally selected. He had a mysterious expression on his face. Not to mention approval and appreciation, there was undisguised disgust on his face: "But what I want to say is that selecting her work for the grand prize was a last resort. In fact, I really don't want to make such a choice, because I really don't like that person's story - it's really well written, so it's really too uncomfortable to read."

Recalling the feeling she had while reading, the usually arrogant and confident girl actually revealed a fearful expression, describing it this way: "Do you know that feeling? It's like a thick dark emotion slowly wraps around you, and when you come to your senses, you can't resist or get away from it. By the end of the book, only the regret and pain that linger in your mind are more profound than anything else. That feeling is really...too uncomfortable."

"…This is the only thing I agree with you on." Fuwa nodded heavily. He was not as straightforward as Yamada the Fairy, but he was also looking at Karina Nayuta with a complicated expression.

Li Nian thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then what I wrote doesn't seem to be a comedy, right?"

“Mr. Muzi, your evil intentions are really annoying.” Yamada snorted and glared at me. “But I have to admit that your story can make people laugh, and after laughing, they will cry more painfully… After crying, they will be moved. At least people can clearly know that the destruction you show them is for rebirth.”

"That's what's so amazing about it." Kasumigaoka nodded in agreement.

"Oh, Teacher Yamada was crying his eyes out at that time." Fuwa couldn't help laughing when he recalled the little episode during the review.

"What! I, I didn't cry!" Yamada Fairy didn't want to admit it.

"Yes Yes."

"Stallion Prince, aren't you secretly taking off your glasses and wiping your eyes over there?!"

"Yes, I was moved too." Bupo did not deny this, and turned to Li Nian, smiling and said, "I really think it's a great story, and we both like it very much. So this is not just to greet the selected newcomers as a judge, but more to take the initiative to get to know the author of the work I like. I hope that you, Mr. Muzi, can bring us more good stories in the future."

There was a second meeting scheduled for later between the judges and the winner of the Newcomer Award. The two senior writers did not look for anyone else but Li Nian alone, and it was really just for this reason.

"Thank you for your expectation. I will definitely live up to your trust."

"What a reliable newcomer. I feel like you can go further than anyone else."

"I agree. You have zero combat power, but you seem to have more aura than other old men. Yeah, that's good. People should live with confidence!"

They were curious about the person because they had read his books. They were all amazed by the work of Teacher Mu Zi during the review and felt that it was an excellent work with a level of completion that was beyond the realm of newcomers. After seeing it today, they really felt that the author had a temperament that matched his words, and that he was calm and at ease without being surprised by praise or criticism. Li Nian did not show any fear of newcomers to such seniors.

Li Nian sighed deliberately and said, "It's a pity that I am just a mere winner of the Excellence Award."

"It's a pity indeed." Fuwa Haruto heard a hint of complaint from Li Nian and said with a wry smile: "There's nothing we can do. The one who won the grand prize is out of the ordinary."

Li Nian, who is usually considered to have extraordinary abilities, feels very fresh at this time.

Kasumigaoka, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but ask, "Is it really that amazing?"

Fuwa Haruto nodded: "Really strong."

Yamada Fairy said seriously: "She is the one who deserves the title of genius."

Kasumigaoka fell silent.

"So I, who am not talented enough, accept defeat with all my heart. You don't need to lash out at me anymore... I was just joking. I've already said that I have no doubts about the ability of the grand prize winner, and naturally I have no doubts about your judgment." Li Nian and the others looked at the lonely figure of the girl after the visitors dispersed around her, and suddenly said, "I'm just curious about one thing. Was what the girl conveyed really so painful?"

"Yes, it's so uncomfortable." Yamada Fairy said decisively.

"...I really hope these are not real things that happened." Fuwa replied with a wry smile.

"Hmm..." Li Nian hesitated for a moment: "Then no matter how well she writes, it won't be a story I like. It seems that there won't be another book I like in the world."