Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 295 Change (4000)

"Having said that—"

Shi Yu picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee in a leisurely manner, and began to suck ice cubes in his mouth.

"But I did make some adjustments in the details, maybe it was because of this that Ms. Machida misunderstood, maybe it was."

Facing this malicious editor who knew her best in a sense, she finally confided a little bit of her heart to him.

"Is it a misunderstanding? That's it."

Machida Sonoko nodded, "I want to hide my feelings in a certain corner of the work, and wait until the end to show an ending that meets the expectations of a certain reader in one breath, hoping for his approval... Like this, I thought Xia Shizi has finally become a little darker."

"...Thank you for identifying me as a black-bellied character, even though it was said by the most unqualified person in the world."

"Ah, I don't just mean the darkness of character, but also the darkness of being a writer?"

"That's not only not denying the darkness of my character, but also subtly affirming it. Don't you hate me?"

Facing Shiwa's suspicious gaze, Machida Sonoko, who had already entered the editing mode, stirred the black tea in the cup, and continued to say in a fluttering tone:

"According to your initial conception and first draft when you entered the competition, Sayuka should have been the only heroine and supporting role, but that was not in the interests of the publishing house and the author.

That's why we decided on the development of the triangle relationship after discussing together, and Zhenwei's popularity has also been recognized by the market, but now it seems that you are ready to abandon her? "

Having said that, she paused temporarily to observe the reaction of her most precious and beloved writer.

Seeing that the girl was just listening to these in silence, and seemed to have no desire to express, she continued to speak.

"Frankly speaking, no matter whether it is Sayuka or Shinyui, as an editor, I have no objection to any of them becoming the main partner, and you, Shi-chan, are also the kind of genius who let the heroines in your writing develop and reach the end on their own. Creator, so I always respect your ideas.

However, compared to before, your outline of the fourth volume made me feel a clear tendency toward Sayuka, but this does not seem to be Kasumi Shiko's style of writing. Do you have anything to say? "

After finishing speaking, she became quiet, leaving the right to speak to the girl opposite.

clack clack clack.

Shiyu couldn't help biting the ice in his mouth, "...So what do you think is wrong? Miss Machida."

The tone seemed a little helpless.

"Sayuka's reaction has a sense of disobedience."

Sonoko Machida said: "Compared to the previous volume, who seemed to be entangled in something and sealed her own feelings, the actions of Sayuka in this volume's outline are a bit too natural, like a puppet following the settings. Same."

"...Obviously there are still many comments on the Internet complaining about my poor plot development, or not straightforward?"

"But that's Xia Shizi's style, isn't it? No matter how warm the atmosphere is, it's impossible to guess when a suffocating emotional dispute will be staged.

Let the reader's emotions go up and down like a ping pong ball, and produce reactions such as being moved, entangled, and sympathetic. Oh? "

"..."

Shiyu didn't say anything about it, but raised the corners of her lips silently, "Thank you for your advice, Ms. Machida, I will think about it carefully."

"Then please submit a new version of the outline, and I will delete this one."

"...Miss Machida, don't you belong to the Shinyui school?"

"So, I'm not on either side. If I insist on saying something, I'm only on the right side."

Machida Sonoko said with a smile: "So even if you want to convey your feelings to someone through your work, please come up with content that satisfies me."

"...what is the right side?"

"Market, sales, returns."

"I'm such a fool to actually have expectations of adults without authorization."

"Oh, oh, this is the price of growth, huh? Shijiang." The other party joked: "Speaking of which, after all this time, haven't you made any real progress with that person? Like this and that... ..."

"So annoying you porn editor!"

Shi Yu stood up from the table angrily, "Since I have nothing else to do, I'm going back."

"Remember to submit the manuscript on time. If possible, I hope you can revise the outline and submit it today." Machida Sonoko reminded with a smile.

"No, not today." The girl who heard this shook her head.

"Why? You haven't started school yet, have you?"

Shi Yu, who put some money on the table, explained softly: "I'm going to watch the track and field competition in the afternoon, so I can't."

"...Hey, are you interested in that kind of sports??"

"Just to cheer people up."

Sonoko Machida understood instantly, "Your junior?"

"Yeah, so that's it, bye."

Slightly nodding rather aloofly, the girl left with light steps.

……

Time comes to afternoon.

Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo New National Stadium.

The National High School Comprehensive Sports Conference is being held here today.

This is one of the highest hall competitions belonging to Japanese universities, and those who can enter the final are the best of the best.

Among them, Endo Shinzan, who was born in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a well-known local long-distance runner. He is 17 years old and is in the third grade of high school.

Although he is young, he is already a track and field veteran who has won many honors.

For example, the 3000-meter long-distance race he participated in when he was in the third year of junior high school set a middle school record in Fukushima Prefecture with a time of 8:31.

And the 5000-meter long-distance race that I participated in when I was a sophomore in high school, and also won the first place in Japan with a time of 14:07.

No one will doubt his strength, and even everyone is sure that he will participate in the next Olympic Games in the future.

As the last game before graduating from high school, everyone also expects him to achieve greater glory and draw a perfect end to his high school career.

It is located in the forest of Meiji Jingu Gaien.

The wind blowing from outside the gymnasium also has a fresh and natural atmosphere, which makes people feel more comfortable.

On the tail of this late summer and not autumn, the weather is no longer as hot as it was a week ago.

The overcast sky looked gray, but there was no sign of rain.

In addition to the headwind factor that may affect the performance, this kind of weather is a rare good weather for runners.

Endo Shinyama, who looked up at the sky, thought so, and was doing warm-up exercises in an open space where the players gathered.

From stretching, pulling legs, stretching arms, and moving wrists and ankles, these are the steps he will perform every time before he starts running, and he does it very carefully.

After all, as a player who plans to participate in the Olympics in the future, maintaining a good physical condition is absolutely the most important thing.

In such a situation, a whisper from the stands reached his ears.

"Hey! Look over there, is that Endo from Ishikawa High School who studied law?"

"Ah, that's right, it's him!"

"Sure enough, he will also participate this time, damn it!"

"Too bad, isn't it true that seniors have no chance of winning the championship?"

"Ahhh, so this time I'm going to be reduced to running with you again, right!? Beast."

He glanced over there casually, and saw a few students who seemed to be from a certain high school talking about him, their expressions obviously a little ugly.

To win the championship?

Endo Shinzan couldn't help curling his lips, a hint of sarcasm rising from his mouth.

It's fine if he didn't come, but since he participated in this competition, he has no intention of giving up the championship to others.

Even another person whom he regarded as his opponent in last year's race was 5000 seconds behind him in the 8-meter race, so it really can't be called a threat.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked towards the player area.

It happened that a tall and thin boy also looked over.

The eyes of the two met in the air.

A trace of fear obviously flashed in the other party's eyes, but he walked towards him after a little thought.

"Have you heard about the qualifiers? Endo."

"Preliminaries?" Seeing Hiroshi Okoki approaching, Endo Shinyama couldn't help being a little surprised.

You must know that as a genius ranked below him, the opponent from Iwate Prefecture rarely takes the initiative to talk to him.

"Well, I heard that there is a new seedling in a school, and the grades seem to be pretty good." Dahuang Hiroshi said directly.

Good grades?

Hearing this, Endo Jinshan let out a groan, and said lightly: "I don't know, I don't pay much attention to the qualifiers, which school is it from?"

Although he concealed it very well, as an opponent who has competed with him many times, Hiroshi Dako still heard the arrogance in his words.

He opened his mouth and replied: "It seems to be a private high school in Tokyo. He is a new face. He should have just joined the track and field department not long ago."

"That's it." Endo Jinshan suddenly lost interest, and also felt that the other party, as a veteran who was second only to himself, shouldn't pay too much attention to the juniors, which somewhat degraded his status.

But he still asked casually, "Do you remember that person's name?"

Hiroshi Oaki nodded and glanced at him, "It seems that his name is Kato, and he is 15 years old this year."

……

After a short chat, the two separated.

It wasn't until the race was in place that Endo Shinyama caught a glimpse of the person Dako Hiroshi was talking about on the outermost track.

A boy with a handsome appearance that makes people feel that he doesn't look like a sportsman.

At the same time, the school represented by the other party was also heard through the reading in the venue.

Private Toyonozaki Academy.

A college that is not well-known in track and field events.

He was forgotten in a blink of an eye.

Take a deep breath.

He was in the innermost vantage point to adjust his physical and mental state, and his eyes became serious.

"Come on, Endo-senpai!"

"Come on—Senior Dahuang!"

"Come on~ President Kato!"

"..."

From the stands, there were cheering sounds from the entourage from various schools, and there were also a few scattered figures sitting.

President?

This strange name caused many people to look up.

I saw a sports girl with a refreshing single ponytail, putting her hands to her mouth as if to amplify her voice, giving out energetic cheers.

"Hey, isn't that Nanami from Toyosaki? She's also participating?"

"But isn't the girl's project finished in the morning?"

"so cute."

There was a murmur among the players.

Then he looked in the direction the girl was facing, and saw a young man on the outer ring bowing slightly to the former, showing a kind of aloofness.

It was the potential junior named Kato.

Endo Shinzan discovered this, but didn't react much.

And over there in the coaching area.

Mr. Yasuoka of the track and field department was being asked curiously by a former classmate and an old acquaintance who is now a coach at Ishikawa High School: "Xiao An, is that a student from your school?"

"Yes, Not Bad."

Teacher Angang nodded calmly, "What do you think of him? Longkou."

"How is it?" The middle-aged man in sportswear called Longkou asked doubtfully, "He looks quite handsome, almost half as handsome as I was back then."

"Hehe, it's still as shameless as before." Teacher Angang sneered: "What I'm asking is what do you think of his track and field talent?"

After she said this, the other party also reacted, and couldn't help but feel very absurd.

Then he touched his nose and said, "You mean, you should know that I am Endo's coach, right? The one in Fukushima Prefecture."

"I know, last year's record breaker, track and field genius, your proud student." An Gang teacher nodded with a smile, but looked at the opponent's student in the field with a strange look.

But not this year...

Thinking this way, he turned his gaze to the figure in the outer ring.

The strangeness in his eyes gradually turned into anticipation.

This scene did not escape the eyes of Coach Longkou.

I saw that he frowned first, and then let go of it.

I couldn't help feeling a little disapproving in my heart, but I just smiled lightly.

It seems that it is not helpful to discuss more about this, and it is still necessary to see the truth under the soles of the feet after all.

I will not say more.

They looked at the field together.

……

boom--!
The sudden sound of gunfire startled a flock of sparrows.

Accompanied by this gunshot.

Endo, whose muscles were already ready to go, stepped on the pedal when he climbed the mountain, and his body jumped out with a reaction force.

Relying on its own advantages in the inner ring.

Before the other players tied the line, he was already one step ahead of the crowd and came to the front of the line, preparing to be the leader as usual.

Even if it is a long-distance 5000m run, there is an aura of doing my part.

Showing a strong confidence as No.1.

Stomp hard on the breeze.

Let the wind howl in your ears.

At this moment, Endo Jinshan seemed to be transformed into a military general galloping on the battlefield, his speed was like the wind.

Until he left everyone behind him... eh—?
"..."

Quietly.

It was as if a black shadow flashed in the corner of the eye.

Not waiting for him to enjoy the breath of freedom for another second.

A slender young man rushed to a position about ten meters in front of him, walking swiftly like the wind.

Endo Shinzan couldn't help being taken aback.

This explosive power...!
His pupils shrank slightly, and surprise filled his eyes.

Looking at the figure in front of him.

Bit by bit, the corners of his mouth were raised unconsciously.

heh, interesting.

I smiled coldly in my heart.

A high-spirited fighting spirit immediately filled his chest.

"Patta" kicked the ground with a big stride.

Endo Jinshan speeded up and chased forward.

"Wow—!"

There was an uproar in the audience.

　Thank you [The sky is me] for your reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)