Luo Shengmeng has no feelings today

In the barren Japanese literary world, the writer Ryunosuke Yanagawa became famous overnight with his overwhelming talent. The short story collection "Rashomon" first sold in Yokohama sold 5 copies in just one month. Expanding to major bookstores across the country, under the publicity effect brought about by countless readers discussing and sharing on the Internet, as well as the research and review reports of major literary scholars, sales volume began to climb at an alarming rate.

The title of ghost began to be accompanied by the pen name Yanagawa Ryunosuke, and the media naturally would not let go of the opportunity to interview such an influential figure. However, although "Rashomon" was sold well all over the country, they wrote down these profound and interesting articles by themselves. The famous literary master, but completely disappeared.

The gender is unknown (most people think that the other party is a man from the pen name and writing style.), the age is unknown, the appearance is unknown, the address is unknown, and even the only email address that can contact him has been canceled.

Alando Publishing House, which signed a publishing contract with Mr. Yanagawa Ryunosuke, still set up a line through the Internet. Not only did they never see the other party's face, they didn't even hear their voice.

On the contrary, Mr. Yanagawa's manuscripts were displayed on the Internet by the magazines he had contributed to, and some enthusiastic readers printed them out, trying to analyze the writer's inner activities from strange angles, such as handwriting.

Because of being too mysterious and extremely outstanding literary talent, countless people began to be curious about the real appearance of Mr. Yanagawa for a while, and many fans wrote their reflections and sent them to the publishing house, hoping that the other party could deliver the letter to To Mr. Yanagawa.

In this regard, Alando Publishing House: ... Even we can't find anyone, and you still want to exchange letters with the other party?

What a beautiful idea.

……

And where is Ryunosuke Yanagawa, the literary genius whom the media and countless readers expect to come out to meet?

——He was cooking breakfast with his younger sister Akutagawa Yin in that small and old rental room, waiting for the group of little ghosts who were still sleeping in the room to come out.

"Yin, hurry up, or you'll be late for school later."

"Okay, brother."

The girl in Li Hai's uniform nodded meekly and obediently, then ran to the room to call for someone.

Akutagawa, who was left alone in the kitchen, was wearing a white shirt and an apron around his waist. He turned the pot skillfully and put the last poached egg on the plate.

After washing the handles, the black-haired boy smoothly brought all ten plates to the long dining table, arranged them according to their positions, and finally served a glass of milk for everyone except himself.

After finishing everything, the boy took off the apron around his waist, and then went back to take out the plate of cooled minced meat from the pot in the kitchen.

"Kinnosuke?"

Akutagawa walked to the living room, shouted softly, and looked for the little furry figure on the sofa and in the corner.

"Meow~"

When a small three-colored cat heard the call, it immediately shook the tips of its ears, let out a soft cry, and jumped from the sofa cushion to the ground.

It shook its hair and ran over with small steps.

Jinzhisuke is the name everyone gave it.

It is said that male three-flowered cats are extremely rare and are considered by most people to be a symbol of fortune. Therefore, most of the ceramic lucky cats displayed in stores are also in the image of male three-flowered cats.

Therefore, everyone seems to have divided half of the joy and credit for the hot sale of Akutagawa Ryunosuke's collection to this little Sanhua, and they gathered together happily, racking their brains to give it this name.

Because of the considerable income, Akutagawa Ryunosuke sent everyone to school without hesitation according to the previous agreement, and the food and living environment at home have also improved a lot. There are a lot of plants on the window sills, and everyone’s beds have been replaced with softer and thicker materials. The most typical one is this three-coloured cat. In the past, the rations were only the cheapest cat food, but now they can eat fresh minced meat. .

Soon, under Yin's urging, a group of teenagers and girls who hurriedly got out of bed, washed and changed into school uniforms came out of the room.

"good morning everyone."

"Good morning."

"Damn it, who turned off my alarm clock yesterday, I'm going to be late!"

"Pants? Where are my pants? Hey! Yuuji, you're wearing my uniform pants by mistake!"

"Ah, sorry, I just said why it's so tight..."

"Good morning! Ryunosuke."

A lively group of people ran out, Yin patiently combed Sayaka's hair, and Rin helped everyone organize their schoolbags. When they finally had breakfast, they were only half an hour late.

"Hurry up, go out at least 10 minutes earlier."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke made a pot of coffee, poured out a cup and brought it out, sat in his seat, and said helplessly.

"Hmm, yes—" a group of people who were eating breakfast quickly replied inarticulately.

After the economy became more relaxed, Akutagawa Ryunosuke bought books more frequently, and also subscribed to the morning newspaper, which happened to be read during breakfast time.

The full-fledged three-flowered cat licked its paws, and when Akutagawa spread out the newspaper, he immediately raised his head, quickly jumped onto the opponent's lap, and sat down firmly.Akutagawa lowered his hand appropriately, and presented the newspaper to the cat's sight, so Sanhuamao Kinnosuke immediately shook his ears, and read it decently.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke used to be amazed that his cat could be so human, but after a long time, he gradually became accustomed to it.

As his pen pal Oda Sakunosuke wrote to himself:

[Maybe because it is a cat raised by a writer, under the influence of literature, it has become more humane and fond of words than ordinary cats. ]

It's a joke, but maybe it's true?

Akutagawa thought, at least one cat accompanied him to read the newspaper, in a way, it was quite interesting.

Unlike Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who read the newspaper and drank coffee calmly after breakfast, the children of the Akutagawa family rushed to get their schoolbags after eating quickly, and bid farewell to their young head of the family in a hurry. Sayaka and Gin, the younger sister, ran over to give Ryunosuke Akutagawa a hug, then took a step, and rushed out of the house at the right time, ready to catch the bus that was about to be missed.

The small rental room was quiet again.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke doesn't go out often. After breakfast, if he has nothing to do, he will go to his room to read the newly bought book, or reply to his pen pal Oda Sakunosuke. If it happens to be Sunday, he will be there all morning It's time to write a letter to his mentor, Mr. R, and he will write for one to two hours, condensing all the content of the week onto that thin piece of paper.

Sanhuamao Kinnosuke would occasionally nest at his desk and watch him write, but sometimes he would symbolically open the window or the door and ask Akutagawa to open it, and then go out for a whole day.

Mention pen pals.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke and that strange man——Oda Sakunosuke officially became book friends, and the letters between the two parties are almost every two days. After getting acquainted, there are still a lot of mail exchanges in daily life.

Although they are book friends, the content of their communication is not limited to books, and many small things in life will also be mixed in. For example, Akutagawa shared his strange cat with each other, and Mr. Oda replied very seriously. own opinion.

The two sides advanced from strangers to friends at an unexpectedly fast speed.

This may have a lot to do with Oda's own character.

How to describe it well, Oda Sakunosuke is a solid-eyed guy who is very easy to be serious.

A month ago, when Oda Sakunosuke returned the "Rashomon" loaned to him by Akutagawa, he sincerely made him guess that Akutagawa was "Ryunosuke Yanagawa".

"This book of yours is specially made for the author by the publishing house. Although there is no difference on the surface, the last blank page will have a special change under the light."

"So if you don't want to reveal your identity, please be careful not to lend this book to anyone again, ah, if I say it, I can guarantee that I will not tell anyone."

"But... ah, this doesn't seem fair. I know your identity, but I haven't told you anything. Then, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Oda Sakunosuke, 22 years old, port mafia The low-level party workers are usually responsible for collecting protection fees, persuading fights, picking up the corpses of colleagues, and patrolling the streets. Although they work for the mafia, they are probably just running errands. Done, because my dream is to become a novelist, killing people will make me unable to write, so I am not killing people now."

He explained his situation frankly.

"Mr. Yanagawa—ah, can I call you that? Because I don't know your name, well, what I want to say is that you are a very good writer. You are young next year, but you have completed my work for so many years. A dream that has not yet been realized. At first, I thought you were very similar to me, but now it seems that you have far surpassed me who is still standing still. Therefore, after knowing your identity, I am very happy. I respect you."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's mood at that time, from the cautious after being recognized, to the bewildered after hearing the other party's words, finally turned into a blank.

What kind of guy would lay out his work and experience in front of a stranger?

The identity of the killer, even if he has quit now, can't be talked about, right?

He carefully observed the other person's micro-expression, trying to find any faults in it.

However, no matter from micro-expressions or body language, there is no sign of a lie.

Well, there is only one explanation.

This man saw through his past from the very beginning.

They are all killers.

Moreover, it is a former killer who has put down his arms and wants to live a peaceful life.

Logically, Akutagawa Ryunosuke should stay away from him.

However, Oda Sakunosuke is a very easy-to-love type.

He is used to taking everything seriously, including any feelings. He has a very tolerant personality, he doesn't know how to joke, and he doesn't like any conspiracy. He is a real honest person.However, he is not stupid at all, rather on the contrary, this guy is very sharp and intelligent, and his insight is not inferior to Akutagawa's.

"Because Mr. Yanagawa is very similar to me, I can feel that we should all have someone we want to protect." To this, Oda Sakunosuke replied: "I am not an idiot, and I will not casually tell others my details. , but Mr. Yanagawa has nothing to do with it."

strange man.

However, Akutagawa, who lacked a sense of security, did not choose to sever contact with him in the end.

They maintained a steady correspondence.

At the beginning, it was a discussion about the plot of the second volume of Natsume Soseki's work.Because the gentleman who gave the second volume to Oda Sakunosuke tore up the last few pages, neither of them could see the final ending.

However, the gentleman who donated the book once said that Sakunosuke Oda would fill in the ending of the second volume. Therefore, most of their discussions revolved around the ending.

Oda Sakunosuke wrote: [... I am not sure whether I can write an ending worthy of this book. Unlike the author of the original work, I do not have any literary foundation.This is a very wonderful story. For me, it is very difficult to write the ending, so I have not started writing for a long time, but if one day I write the ending, I can ask you to be my first reader? ]

Akutagawa Ryunosuke replied: [I am very happy, but, Oda-kun, I will not say any compliments against my conscience, if the ending you wrote cannot satisfy me, I will say it mercilessly , Similarly, if it is very good, I will also appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. If you are willing to accept me like this, then I am very happy to be your first reader. ]

Until there was nothing to talk about in the plot discussion in the second volume, the scope of their communication also began to spread to daily life.

Oda Sakunosuke shared the troubles and interesting things he encountered at work.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke also wrote about his strange cat.

Oda Sakunosuke gave food like spicy curry to his pen pal, and he also gave a recipe as a gift.

Akutagawa wrote the results after the experiment, and said that he could not accept the spiciness.

Sakunosuke Oda chats about the rowdy kids he adopted.

Akutagawa hesitated for a while, and briefly wrote about the little devils in his family.

……

Until time gradually passed, the two parties established trust on the basis of understanding, and became what could be called friends.

The content of the chat is no longer restricted.

[…my collection seems to be selling well, which is beyond my expectation, but I am also quite happy, because with a good income, I can send all my children to school Yes, but because they did not receive systematic study before, most of them failed to catch up with the progress of their peers, which led to the unsatisfactory test results last time. However, they are very smart and have made rapid progress. They should not need me again in the near future. worried. ]

Oda Sakunosuke saw the words "going to school", stunned for a moment, and began to reply as if he had just realized something:

[...Please don’t underestimate yourself, Akutagawa-kun, it’s only natural that your articles are popular. You should read more about the media’s evaluation of you. The title of ghost is not something anyone can get. Please don’t doubt this alone. My friends and I will still buy every piece of your work.

In addition, you mentioned the matter of going to school. I suddenly remembered that my children have not yet gone to school. Sending them to school, I don't force them to have good grades, but if they go to school, they should be able to make friends and live a better life. ]

The author has something to say: Oda’s progress: [————————————————————]

Dazai Progress: [—]

Dazai (scratching the wall): Odasaku, you sneaky monster!