Oba Hazo's Time Traveling

Odasaku had a few days of easy days.

It's really easy, almost no need to go out to work, the only job is to be a model for Ye Zang.

'If I really want to say it, I lie on the soft mattress every day, and there is an itch deep in the bone marrow. After waiting for the hot breakfast prepared by the housewife behind the restaurant, the most tiring job is to help Ah. Ye is a model, and with his memory, I don't even need to sit still for hours in my own posture. '

'I'm probably born to work hard. 'Before this, Odasaku didn't feel this way. He thinks he is a person with a lot of interest in life. He can write a few strokes on paper after work, but I really don't let him do those trivial tasks-bomb disposal. , Mediating family disputes and the like, he felt empty.

When thinking about this, he was sitting in the studio staring at the book in a daze, and Aye was concentrating on painting opposite him.

I heard Nakahara Zhong also said that he has been like this since the dragon head war started, the outside is too dangerous, he can't even go to the tavern, but fortunately there is enough wine at home, no matter how much he can drink, he can't finish it.

The painting did not go smoothly. Oda Saku had seen Ye Zang's magical "monster drawing method", including Junko's painting, including his manga, which can give people a sense of primitive fear.

(It took him a long time to learn that Aye also painted a portrait of Dostoevsky. Dazai only mentioned a little, but it must be an impressive work.)

Oda Saku asked: "Is it not going well?"

"No..." Aye was almost in pain when he said this. If there is anything he wants to do from the bottom of his heart, it must be the matter of "becoming a painter". Talent is pride.

'Osamu Dazai is not good at drawing, he can't even draw. '

'This is the third-rate ability of Oba Yozo. '

"That is to say." Aye pondered, "The way of drawing monsters is to draw the appearance of human souls. In my case, I am better at drawing ugly and dark people."

' Just like me. ' he added mentally.

"Odasaku's words..." He said in a very soft voice, "Odasaku's words have nothing to do with monsters at all. To put it bluntly, he is the kind of kind person, the kind that even I can tolerate... ..."

"So, instead, I don't know how to draw."

Aye is like this, when he shows absolute true love, he will always say some unexpected flattery, Oda, even if you get along with Aye in normal times, you still can't hear what he said Whether it is true or not, he will not even guess, as if what he said is true.

Odasaku showed a clearly confused expression, and he said, "Ah..."

"What's wrong." Aye was a little nervous.

"No." Oda was thinking, 'what should I say at this time, I'm not that good?Or is this just your imagination?In any case, it’s too blunt, I really want to say...'

"Thank you, Ye." He looked very honest, "I mean, thank you."

"Ah, no thanks." Aye was obviously very happy, his tone was erratic, "What I said is true."

……

Oda Saku didn't tell Dazai and the others about the above conversation, but only said that he had nothing to do at the beginning, Dazai nodded and said, "I understand, I understand, such a life is really too boring."

He has always found Odasaku's work extremely interesting.

Sakaguchi Ango said: "What will we do after that?"

Odasaku: "Aye's family has a lot of books, and I have found some fun." He said in a flat tone, "By the way, my short stories will be serialized in newspapers and periodicals. If there is no accident, they will be published the day after tomorrow." Saw it on the Yomiuri Shimbun."

"Hey???"

Both Ango Sakaguchi and Osamu Dazai were stunned.

……

Here's the thing.

After working hard for a long time, Aye still didn't finish the portrait of Oda Tsukuru. He found that Oda Tsukuru was wandering, so he asked full of service spirit: "Do you want to go to the study?"

"study?"

He hasn't visited Ye Zang's house thoroughly yet, his and [Central Plains Chuya]'s house is really too big.

Ye Zang felt more and more that this was a good idea. He said: "Didn't Oda Saku always want to be a novelist? In addition to unique experiences, novels need some literary accumulation before they can be recreated."

As for the books that Odasaku had read, they were neither too few nor too many.

Oda Saku readily agreed, he still likes reading, all kinds of miscellaneous books and novels.

But when he really entered Ye Zang's library, he was still taken aback for a moment, obviously they guessed that in this world for a few months, the books they bought were enough to fill several bookshelves. "

Oda Saku asked: "Have you read all these books?"

Aye replied awkwardly: "Almost."

"It's really amazing." It was an absolute emotion from the heart.

Because there are books that he can’t usually read, Oda Saku doesn’t feel bored. On the contrary, every day is very meaningful. With too much free time, he has a lot of time to conceive and write novels, and he has written several novels in a row. Show this work to Ye Zang.

After reading it, Aye said: "Oda Saku's novels are of a very high standard."

That’s what Ye Zang said last time when I was reading his works in an apartment of several tatami mats, but Oda Saku had heard it before, and didn’t take any extra action, so Ye Zang didn’t propose to publish it. kind of thing.

Now the situation is different again. To put it simply, "Yazang is eager to do something for Oda Tsukuru". When Yosano Akiko recruited Xiaozhuang Suyu as an editor for himself, he really came from the heart Thanks Akiko.

So he asked Odasaku: "Do you want me to find an editor for you?"

Oda Saku asked: "Ah..."

The first reaction was that "this kind of handwritten works probably have no appreciation value". In addition, he is just an unconscious gossip, who has been writing correctly, but has no motivation to contribute.

"Since Aye said so, I will trouble you."

"Leave it to me." He said almost happily.

The result was of course handed over to Xiao Zhuangsu. After all, he is also a man who loves literature and aims to become an orthodox literary editor. Although he entered the comics industry by accident, his standard is still good.

Odasaku's novel was delivered to Xiao Zhuangsu by fax, and Ye Zang took the initiative to call him.

As soon as the phone call was made, Xiao Zhuang asked very quickly: "How are you doing recently, Mr. Ye Zang, is Yokohama really safe? Let's move to Tokyo first. I heard that the security there is not very good. I asked the company. I can help you apply for a rental house, if not, you can live with me first..."

"Ah, it's not a big deal." Aye replied lightly, "The place where I live is quite safe."

"It's like this, Mr. Xiaozhuang, a friend of mine..." In a few words, he said about Odasaku.

For the n1st time, Xiao Zhuang did not mention Ye Zang, and he was not discouraged. He took the fax and read it first. Since there are many novels written by Oda, he made an appointment to answer Ye Zang tomorrow.

Oda Saku himself quickly forgot about this matter, but Aye remembered very clearly that his spirit was always in a state of tension, and he was more worried about his works than Oda Saku.

The next day, Xiaozhuang called back.

"I gave them to my senior at the University of Tokyo, who is now in the fiction department of the Yomiuri Shimbun."

"Yomiuri Shimbun" is one of the newspapers with the largest sales volume in Japan. Most of the paper media must serialize novels on the page to attract some readers. Considering the official status of "Yomiuri Shimbun", novelists want to publish on it. Serialization is even more difficult.

Almost only great writers of national character have this honor.

But in this world, the level of national great writers is not very good, and Odasaku's short stories, in the eyes of Ye Zang's critical eyes, are also at the level of excellent works.

Sure enough, Xiao Zhuang went on to say:

"Senior said that they are rare and spiritual texts, even if they are published in the "Yomiuri Shimbun", it is not surprising that the author himself will definitely become popular..." After a long list, he said, "Senior Dongtian wants to share with the novel I don’t know if it’s convenient or not for the author to meet each other.”

Ye Zang told Odasaku the news.

"Ah..." The latter was stunned.

"Yomiuri Shimbun?" he asked seemingly calmly. "Is it the newspaper with the largest circulation?"

Ye Zang nodded obediently: "Yes, it is it."

He handed the small note to Oda Saku and said, "This is the phone number of Editor Higashida. Oda Saku can make an appointment with him. Recently, it is a bit difficult for people to come to Yokohama. You have to go to Tokyo in person."

Oda Saku asked: "If you go to Tokyo, no one will protect you."

"No, it's not a big deal," Aye said, "I'll tell [Mr. Zhongyuan], just treat it as... just treat it as a vacation."

……

[Zhongyuan Zhongya] He was not surprised when he received a call from Ye Zang, but he sighed: "He is very talented in literature." He didn't say anything else, and naturally agreed to the leave request.

Next, he made an appointment with editor Higashida to meet next week, and then signed a contract. After the novella on the page was finished, he would move the seat to Oda Tsukuru.

Oda Saku said to Dazai and the others: "It went well. Editor Higashida requested my other novels. It is said that adding them up can produce a small collection."

Dazai Osamu: "..."

Sakaguchi Ango: "..."

Both of them regretted it a little. They knew that Oda liked to write novels, but they didn't know how well he wrote them.

Dazai pursed his lips again and said, "I'm so envious."

Sakaguchi Ango: "..."

So who are you envious of?

Oda said: "When the serialization starts, I will bring the newspaper here."

As he spoke, he drank the distilled wine in the glass in one gulp.

Sakaguchi Ango: "Leaving so early?"

Odasaku nodded: "Go back and warm milk for Aye."

"—It was specially instructed by [Mr. Zhongyuan]."

Sakaguchi Ango: "Yes, is it?"

Dazai: "It's really disgusting."

He changed the subject and said, "That's right."

"If the novel is really published, you must give me a copy." Osamu Dazai blinked his eyes and said, "I really want to read your novel."

Odasaku nodded and said, "Okay."

He said: "There should be A Ye's paintings for illustrations."

Dazai: "Huh?"

"He helped me draw countless illustrations."

……

[Central Plains Chuya] arrived home at ten o'clock.

Speaking of home, I have been too busy during this period of time, and I have no time to go back. Even if I sleep, I sleep in the dormitory that is uniformly arranged for the employees.

He is basically relieved of Oda Tsukuru, but no matter who is taking care of Aye, he has to put up 12 points of energy. After finally finding time, he has to go home and have a look.

'He should be in the studio. '

After pushing the door and entering, [Zhongye] saw Aye drawing a sketch.

"Ah, you're back..." His fair face was splattered with some paint, which may be left over from oil paintings or portraits

A Ye quickly put down his pen and said, "I've been working hard, do I want to eat first or take a bath first?"

With the housekeeper absent, the burden of taking care of the family falls on Ah Ye's shoulders again, and he almost moves to the restaurant to cook.

[Zhong Yuan Zhong Ye] said: "Ah, thank you, let's have supper."

Looking at A Ye's drawing board, he always felt that this person looked familiar.

So he asked, "Who is this?"

"It's Oda Tsukuru." Aye paused and said, "I'm going to help him draw illustrations for his novels."

[Zhong Yuan Zhong Ye] nodded: "That's it."

He paused and asked, "Did Odasaku warm your milk for you?"

Ye Zang hummed softly.

[Zhong Yuan Zhong Ye] said: "That's fine."