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

Li Nian disagreed: "It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning."

"That won't do. If you owe me something, you have to pay it back." Kasumigaoka's eyes turned, as if she had thought of a good idea. She tapped her lips and said in a complaining tone, "Otherwise, if you owe me more and more... then I will have to use myself to pay you back~~"

Are you teasing me again?

Li Nian rolled his eyes and sneered:

"Really? That's a good thing. Let's make it last longer. I'm looking forward to it."

Perhaps not expecting Li Nian to fight back, Kasumigaoka was visibly stunned, her face flushed, and a flash of panic flashed across her expression, but she still pretended to be calm and said jokingly: "Wait until I owe you more favors before I tell you."

Then, as if to skip the topic, she suddenly pointed behind Li Nian.

"By the way, is that girl who's been peeking over here your friend?"

"..." Li Nian turned around and looked over. Who else could it be but Wu Geng?

It seemed that she didn't expect that Kasumigaoka would notice her and point at her. Gogen had a dazed expression. When Li Nian looked over, she remembered that she had to hide and suddenly became flustered.

Li Nian sighed helplessly. What a poor hiding ability. Li Nian was kind enough not to expose her, but unexpectedly, Kasumigaoka herself saw through it. One could imagine how unscrupulously she was peeking at the situation here.

Li Nian changed his mind and decided that it was a good opportunity to finish the important matter, so he hooked his finger at her.

Wu Geng hesitated for a while, then gave up and stood up from his seat and walked over.

"Hey, why are you here, Gogen-san?"

Li Nian walked up to her and asked deliberately with a smile. Wu Geng blushed and his eyes wandered.

"Can't I just come here and have a cup of coffee?"

"Oh, so it's 'encounter'." Li Nian pretended to understand something. She emphasized the word 'encounter', which was not without irony.

Wu Geng knew that this guy was asking a question even though he knew the answer. He was so angry that his teeth were chattering, but he didn't know how to answer and just stood there awkwardly.

Seeing her like that, Li Nian was too lazy to tease her anymore and just gave her a way out.

"Since we've met, why don't we sit down and chat together?"

Although they were said to sit together, the seats Li Nian picked were designed as sofas where people could sit facing each other. There were three people sitting on his side, and only the seat on Kasumigaoka's side was empty.

Wu Geng didn't move.

Li Nian sighed and asked Kasumigaoka, "If you don't mind?"

"Please."

Li Nian then stood up and sat next to Xiazhiqiu. Wu Geng then sat down hesitantly in the seat vacated by Li Nian.

Kanda asked curiously: "Who is this..."

"This is Gogen Ruri, my classmate." Li Nian introduced Gogen to her, "The one next to you is Kanda from Class 2, Grade C, and Shiina from Class 2, Grade J. The one next to me... I don't think I need to introduce her."

“Who is it?”

"...No way, you plan to take this route?"

Li Nian's eyebrows twitched when he saw that Gogen seemed to be trying hard to pretend that he didn't know Kasumigaoka.

But even though Gogen tried to pretend not to know her, Kasumigaoka had been staring at her face with a puzzled expression since she approached.

"Why do I feel like I've seen you somewhere..."

"You, your illusion."

Wu Geng didn't dare to look her in the eye, so he looked away, stammering, not daring to admit that he had seen her before, and even using honorifics, he was extremely nervous.

Li Nian shook her head and said that it was you who wanted to see Kasumigaoka, but when they really met, you became so cowardly.

At this moment, Kasumigaoka remembered where he had seen Gogen before, and clapped his hands in sudden realization: "Oh, you are the one from the book signing event!

“……! You, you got the wrong person!” Wu Geng shook his head desperately.

"I won't make a mistake." Kasumigaoka said firmly, "You were wearing something very...special that day, and you looked very nervous just like you do now. I was deeply impressed and remember it very clearly."

Li Nian knew that Kasumigaoka had remembered Gogen because of the strange black gothic lolita-style clothes she wore that day... Did she act as cowardly as she does now? It's hard not to remember her.

"Hmm..." Gogen was speechless.

"Don't be nervous." Kasumigaoka could see that she was shy, and smiled gently: "I'm actually not as great as you think."

Li Nian couldn't bear to watch it anymore and decided to give Wugeng an assist.

"It just so happens that Wu Geng is here, so I'll just say it straight. To be honest with you, senior, she is actually writing a novel."

"Oh?" As expected, Kasumigaoka became interested and looked at Gogen.

He actually said it out loud?! Wu Geng panicked instantly.

"No...no, I...actually this guy is writing too!"

In her panic, she actually pointed directly at Li Nian, revealing that he was also an accomplice. However, although she seemed to want to take Li Nian off and throw him into the water, she did not realize that Li Nian deliberately did not mention his own painstaking efforts...

Xia Zhiqiu looked at Li Nian again, and seemed more interested: "Are you writing too?"

"I guess so. I just wrote it for fun." Li Nian wanted to pass it over lightly.

Wu Geng seemed to have found a meat shield in front of him, and instead of letting him go, he added excitedly.

"And you don't know this, senior, but this guy writes much better than me."

"Oh~~?" Kasumigaoka narrowed her eyes.

Shiina, who had picked up the bread and started to nibble on it, suddenly added, "Ryunosuke also said that Li Nian wrote very well."

"Indeed." Kanda also remembered this incident and looked at Li Nian in confusion: "But I didn't see you take it out, Li Nian..."

"it's here!"

Wu Geng suddenly took out a stack of manuscripts from his bag and threw them on the table.

"I brought his manuscript here."

Was Li Nian really shocked?

"Why don't you bring your own manuscript?"

"…if I can bring it out."

"Well, that one is really not good enough..."

But why did you bring my manuscript here... Li Nian suddenly realized that Wu Geng must have decided from the beginning to use him as a shield!

Seeing that Kasumigaoka had already taken his copy of the manuscript, Li Nian subconsciously shouted "Wait..."

"Can't I watch?"

As she said this, Kasumi No Oka had already opened the manuscript and started reading. She didn't even look up at Li Nian when she asked this question.

"You're already looking at it...Okay, just take a look. I really don't have anything that I can't show you."

Li Nian had not expected this. Although he had thought about asking Kasumigaoka about writing, he had only thought about it and had no intention of actually saying it. He had also not thought about handing her the manuscript. After all, he had only met and chatted with her, so it would be a bit too much to do so... Li Nian was no longer as eager to perform as Gogen. He had originally planned to find an excuse to withdraw after he had helped Shiina with this incident.

But since Wu Geng brought up this topic, Li Nian thought about it and realized that the main business had already been discussed and this senior student seemed interested, so he decided to just show it to her and ask for her opinion.

"Did you write that?" Kanda looked at the manuscript with great interest: "Ah, I also want to read novels written by people around me."

"If you want, I'll give you a copy later." Li Nian reminded him again, "But to be on the safe side, don't have too high expectations of me because of what Akasaka said. This is just the humble work of a newbie."

"That's not necessarily true." As he spoke, Kasumigaoka had already read through several pages of the manuscript, his eyes becoming more serious as he continued to read the article, and he asserted, "This level doesn't seem like that of a newcomer... Speaking of which, what about the subject matter of the exorcist..."

As Kasumigaoka spoke, for some reason she looked up at Li Nian again. Li Nian didn't know what was wrong with the subject matter of the exorcist, but he still shrugged and answered politely.

"I am really excited that Kasumi Shiko can say that. But senior sister, are you planning to finish reading this book here?"

"Ah, you don't seem to be happy about it. What's wrong? Are you feeling shy as a grown man?"

"Yes, a little bit... But didn't you say you were busy before?"

"Of course I lied to you." Kasumigaoka turned his attention back to the manuscript, turned to the next page, and replied calmly: "Let's not talk about popular writers, the schedules of unsuccessful writers are always very free... Oh! This arrangement is eye-opening."

I didn't want to hear the truth at all.

It seemed that she really intended to sit here and finish reading her manuscript.

Li Nian glanced at Shiina, who was concentrating on eating a pineapple bun, and didn't seem to mind Li Nian's stealing the show.

It seems that they can continue sitting here. Anyway, they have nothing to do in the afternoon. It would be quite pleasant to sit there and chat. Li Nian also relaxed.

"Would you like something to drink, Senior?"

"Coffee is fine."

Li Nian asked Wu Geng again.

"And you."

"Cow... black coffee without sugar."

"..."

It appeared, a must-have item when you are in your second year of high school and pretend to be mature and elegant!

Li Nian thought to himself, "Just pretend." He called the waiter to order some food and refill his drink. Then he glanced at Wu Geng, who seemed to be hesitant and struggling with what to say to Kasumigaoka, and simply spoke to Kasumigaoka on her behalf.

"To be honest, Senior, my classmate Wu Geng and I are both writing something and planning to submit it for publication."

"I see it."

"Then you must have noticed that she and I are both newcomers and don't know much about this area, so could you please ask the current writers if there is anything they can teach us?"

Kasumigaoka's action of turning the page paused for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke seriously.

"…This road is not easy to walk. Be prepared before you choose."

“…That’s right.”

These words triggered some of Li Nian's own memories, and she lowered her eyelids.

"It seems that you must know why I said that... It's no wonder. Think about what you said when you were counseling me. You probably understand the meaning of this sentence better than I do." Kasumigaoka looked at Li Nian who was thoughtful, tapping the manuscript in his hand with his fingertips, and said playfully: "You still say that you are a newcomer... To reach this point now, you must have made a lot of attempts and efforts."

The words are the proof of the author. Although I haven't read the whole book, from the part I have read now, I can still see the person's skill between the lines.

Li Nian shrugged.

"I can't compare to you, senior sister."

"That's not necessarily true. Your situation is so big that I don't have the confidence to handle it. If you can really handle it, it means you are better than me."

"Well... the business flattery should be stopped at a certain point."

"I'm serious... This is all I can tell you. Be prepared. Maybe others will give you different advice and describe a bright future for the industry, but you know that I've only experienced the hardships. I haven't tasted much of the sweetness of being an author - because my books don't sell well."

"…The author himself should stop emphasizing this point again and again."

Li Nian couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was obvious that Kasumigaoka was quite resentful about this.

"Are sales not good?" Shiina suddenly asked.

"It's not selling well. So, Mr. Shiina, you know about this. It's not too late to regret asking me to cooperate with you."

Li Nian discovered that Xia Shizi seemed to have a very unconfident side.

"I won't regret it." Shiina shook his head and said in confusion, "But it's so interesting?"

Her words were a little inconsistent, but her meaning was clear enough.

At this time, the waiter brought various things and placed refills of coffee in front of everyone. Li Nian picked up the coffee and replied calmly: "There are too many examples in the world of critical acclaim but poor sales."

Wu Geng also knew that "Love Metronome" was not very popular. She had specially investigated it and looked a little indignant at this time: "It's obviously written so well. Tsk, there are too many people in this world who don't know the value of things... It must be your editor, Teacher Xia Shizi..."

"Don't talk about that, Ms. Machida." Kasumigaoka interrupted her without hesitation.

Wu Geng was interrupted and panicked: "No, sorry, did I say something wrong?"

Seeing her attitude as if she had done something wrong, Kasumigaoka's expression immediately softened.

"No... I mean, I agree that there are many people who don't know what's good, but my editor is definitely not one of them. It's better to say that without her appreciation, I wouldn't be able to publish books until now. It's because she thinks I still have potential that my book was not cut off midway... Let me tell you something here. Don't worry about submitting your manuscript. Even if it may not make it through the selection, if your book can be seen by the editor and is appreciated by them, it will still be noticed by them."

Kanda looked at Shiina, "Like Shiina? Although he didn't debut, Miss Ayano noticed his talent."

This news immediately cheered Wu Geng up: "It means I still have hope!"

"You should be more ambitious and aim for the grand prize..." Li Nian pointed at the coffee in front of Wu Geng: "Here, the black coffee you asked for, without sugar, take a sip to calm your mind."