Complete Survival Manual

On the eve of the Kadokawa Bunko Awards, RURI, the favorite candidate for the championship, suddenly issued an announcement through his agent.

In the announcement, RURI announced that she will no longer engage in writing activities in the future, and she will also withdraw from the competition for the Kadokawa Bunko Awards this time.

The entire notice was carefully worded, with few loopholes to catch.

There is only one meaning clearly expressed in clichés - RURI is about to close his pen.

"It's a lie, Mr. RURI posted a new book update on Twitter last week!"

"Is someone playing tricks or something else, for the ranking of the Bunko Grand Prize?! It's too bad!"

"Did the editorial department kidnap Teacher RURI? It's terrible."

"That agent is a scammer, and I have already called the police."

Most people don't believe the notice because it looks like a joke.

Questions like this are getting louder and louder. If it was just a turmoil on the Internet at first, then this turmoil has now spread to reality.

In the editorial department where RURI belongs, RURI fans have gradually appeared.

Some people are even fans of other authors. They are eager for the truth of the matter, because they are worried that the authors they support will also be forced to have nowhere to go.

They refused to accept the result.

The phone in the editorial department keeps ringing, and as long as you answer it, you will be met with readers who are asking about RURI's recent situation without exception.

Xintian, the editor of RURI, couldn't bear the pressure from the public opinion. Under the continuous ringing of the phone as the background music, Xintian contacted RURI himself, sweating profusely.

"Teacher RURI..." Editor Nitta hesitated to speak.

In fact, if it weren't for the sudden escalation of the matter to a strange height, he wouldn't bother RURI either.

He still can't push his author out to bear the verbal attacks of everyone.

[What is going on, things suddenly rushed over like a tsunami. Teacher RURI, she...is she really able to withstand these criticisms with her current appearance? ]

Editor Nitta stopped talking, he opened and closed his mouth several times, and the phone remained silent.

After a while, a hesitant voice came from the phone, and that voice asked hesitantly, "Is it...Mr. Nitta?"

Editor Xintian gritted his teeth heavily, his back bent down, and he looked like a poor goldfish out of water.

He slumped on the office chair and sighed.

"Teacher RURI, I have sent your notice of termination to your work mailbox. If you have time later, you'd better take a look."

"Uh... well, sorry, what is your work email address?"

"...Ahahaha, I will send the account number to your mobile phone. As for the password, I think it should be recorded in a memo or something. This is your habit."

Editor Nitta laughed a few times, and when he was about to hang up the phone, Ruri's words stopped him.

"Mr. Nitta, I have seen what happened in the past few days." Her voice was apologetic, "I will send you a video with my own image, and I will explain clearly that I no longer write novels. of."

Editor Nitta: "Mr. RURI, your physical condition is really... The editorial department will explain it to you. Please rest assured during this time."

"It's okay with me, the readers just want the truth, and that's exactly what I can give them."

"This is the last thing I can bring to my readers as a novelist, Mr. Nitta."

………………

"Naomi, have you heard about Mr. Ruri's incident?"

On the way back from school, a girl from the same club caught up with Tanizaki Naomi, and Tanizaki Naomi got stuck and let out an ah.

"Really, I remember that you liked her quite a bit. Mrs. Ruri was the protagonist of the 'biggest black story in the publishing industry' incident that was a big hit on the Internet a few days ago."

Tanizaki Naomi didn't take up this topic, but fortunately this girl just wanted to share gossip with others, she didn't care about Tanizaki Naomi's silence, and continued talking by herself.

"Those people were all talking about shady things, but I didn't expect Mrs. RURI to respond positively this morning. It turns out that Mrs. RURI had an accident and caused a craniocerebral injury... Alas, such a young girl."

Tanizaki Naomi felt pity and pity from her, condescending.

The girl was still crackling and saying something, Tanizaki Naomi was distracted.

She suddenly longed to see her brother.

[Sure enough, my brother is the best. ] Thinking of this, she quickened her pace and walked in the direction of the detective agency.

I didn't care about the girl behind who called "Naomi?" in confusion.

………………

Kunikida Doppo explained the whole process to the president.

"The murderer who murdered seven men in a row in Yokohama has been confirmed. It is indeed the virtual character created by Ms. Fujimura——Ikegami Ruri."

"Ikegami Ruri targeted men with certain characteristics, seduced them and dismembered them. Without exception, those people were all killed in deep sleep, and everything was as described in the manuscript."

"Tanizaki and I went to Miss Fujimura's childhood residence under the reminder of Mr. Ranpo. In the end we found Miss Fujimura who was unconscious there."

"Tanizaki and I sent her to the hospital. After rescue, she woke up again and didn't remember anything."

Kunikida Doppo fell silent after finishing speaking, he couldn't understand the final outcome of this matter.

After Fukuzawa Yukichi listened attentively, he didn't express any opinion on the ending.He said to Kunikida, "Thanks for your hard work."

Ranpo Edogawa poked his head from behind the president, "Don't think too much, Kunikida. Ms. Fujimura met someone in the end, but it has nothing to do with us."

"Mr. Ranpo?"

"Work hard, rookie." Edogawa rubbed his chin in disorder, and encouraged Kunikida who still looked doubtful.

Kunikida Doppo gave up on asking the result, he had one last question left.

How was the vague address in the manuscript determined?

"That apartment was the former residence of Chieko Fujimura, and it was also the residence of Ruri Ikegami in the book. Chieko Fujimura's childhood family life had a great influence on her, let alone when she created Ruri Ikegami He's only 14 years old." Edogawa Ranpo didn't wait for him to ask, and told him the answer directly, "Basic information integration is the skill of a professional detective. Alright, Kunikida! I want to eat thick dim sum!"

Kunikida Doppo went out with a respectful attitude, and went to buy snacks for Edogawa Ranpo.

After Edogawa Ranpo watched Kunikida Doppo close the door of the president's office, he looked at Fukuzawa Yukichi.

"President!"

Fukuzawa Yukichi's usual stern expression softened a little, and he praised equally: "Well done, Chaos."

………………

"I originally wanted to send Liuli Jiang to the Supernatural Secret Service Division, but something went wrong."

Tsushima folded the discarded information into a paper airplane and threw it out.

"Liuli Sauce has been wiped out of the world by my supernatural power, and the people behind her must be in a hurry."

"Hey, it turned out that all the materials that Eri-chan worked so hard to find were all scrapped, what a pity. After I return to Kyoto, please invite Eri-chan to have hot pot together."

The author has something to say: I made up the Kadokawa Bunko Awards, don't believe it.

But the Kadokawa Bunko is real.

………………

In fact, I love the relationship between Ranpo and the president, and I always feel that they can be called "the president of the detective agency and his cat (Ranpo)".

like this--

Ranpo: President!I want to eat that meow!

President: (takes out small dried fish and feeds it)