[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-159":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Literary Master of Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2355008,4607,"Chapter 159: Are You and Akiwara-sensei Dating?","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto raised his head and glanced around at the other three people in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the other three were all calm and composed, with no intention of persuading him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he understood; although this invitation carried the suspicion of factionalism, it was essentially an opportunity as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he missed this opportunity, he would undoubtedly have to wait another two and a half years before he could join the Mystery Writers Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, how many writers could be invited by someone with the status of the Association's Vice President?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto thought for a moment and asked, \"President Kawai, I have already understood the relevant situation, but as far as I know, your previous works, as well as those of Mr. Seto and Mr. Miyagawa, seem to be primarily in the Orthodox school, right? Yet, in your words, I heard your dissatisfaction with the propositions of the Orthodox school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused and added, \"Could you tell me your true opinion? Or, what is your attitude toward the future development of mystery literature?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kawai Shinta smiled, \"Akiwara-sensei, the Orthodox school is just our writing technique, but that does not mean that we support the idea that all mystery works must follow the Orthodox way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was even more confused; those who wrote Orthodox mystery didn't support the Orthodox school's propositions—what was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the three of them wanted to switch to writing Social school or Heterodox school works?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Seto Tamae, seeing Akiwara Yuto's confusion, said in a soft voice, \"Akiwara-sensei, it's like this, let me explain briefly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Seto Tamae's explanation, Akiwara Yuto finally had a sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to historical reasons, the number of people in the Orthodox and New Orthodox schools was undoubtedly the largest, accounting for more than half of the members of the Mystery Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not all Orthodox and New Orthodox writers agreed with the idea of only promoting Orthodox works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as mystery writers, everyone had their own thoughts and plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, within the Orthodox and New Orthodox authors, two factions were divided—the radicals and the moderates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The radicals were more numerous and demanded that the Orthodox school be regarded as the orthodoxy of mystery works, and that awards and other aspects should be tilted toward Orthodox works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moderates were fewer in number, and their position was to be inclusive, believing that mystery should have multiple different forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Seto Tamae finished speaking, she picked up her teacup and took a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the outside world doesn't know much about it, in the eyes of the association members, the three of us belong to the moderate Orthodox writers, and even the current president who is hospitalized is one. Before this, due to the president's promotion, the association even modified the rules for award evaluations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kawai Shinta smiled and took over the conversation, \"That's about enough said; Akiwara-sensei, please tell us your choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto nodded and weighed the pros and cons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, the three people present had all shown him goodwill: Seto Tamae had spoken up for his unfair treatment, Vice President Kawai had given him the opportunity to criticize the Manga Agency at the awards ceremony, and Miyagawa Yosuke had written a book review for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the moderate faction's position was actually very similar to his own thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there were quite a few works in his mind that were not Orthodox school works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these works couldn't win awards because of their genre, he would still have a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, what did the conflict between the moderates and the radicals have to do with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up; these struggles over writing philosophy were definitely things that veteran writers like Vice President Kawai had to face first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for himself, he only needed to wave flags and applaud behind them for now. After all, judging by seniority and fame, he hadn't yet left the category of a newcomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After determining that the pros outweighed the cons, Akiwara Yuto immediately made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, bowed, and said in a polite tone, \"In that case, I will trouble the three of you to act as my recommenders for joining the association.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, the three of Kawai also smiled and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Akiwara Yuto was expressing his gratitude, the scene at the Anjiu Bookstore on the other side was quite different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satake Maki was holding the manuscript of \"Negligent Homicide,\" frowning as she read it, and she hesitated when she saw the Kushida Shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, Satake asked a short-haired woman sitting on the other side, \"Asano-senpai, have you been to Fukuoka Prefecture? Is the festival at Kushida Shrine in October?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person she was asking was none other than Asano Aiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had been pointed out for mistakes before, she was thoroughly convinced of Asano Aiko's proofreading ability, so she took the initiative to change her address to \"senpai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko turned around after hearing the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to speed up the publication progress of the work \"Negligent Homicide,\" she had been coming to Anjiu Bookstore these past few days to work overtime together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the office on the second floor of Anjiu Bookstore, there were only the two of them now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this question, Asano Aiko realized she wasn't quite sure either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought for a moment, then stood up, picked up the phone on the desk, and dialed a number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the call connected, she asked, \"Mr. Uesugi, this is Asano Aiko. May I ask, are you from Fukuoka?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I see. Then may I ask, when is the festival at Kushida Shrine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so? Thank you very much, sorry to bother you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Asano Aiko hung up the phone and said to Satake Maki on the other side, \"Ms. Satake, the festival at Kushida Shrine is in July.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled, \"It seems you've discovered a key point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were all kinds of shrines in Japan, and the dates of their festivals were often not uniform. So when she was proofreading, she had subconsciously ignored this aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't expect that the very place she had overlooked had actually been discovered as a key point by this editor named Satake Maki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satake Maki nodded without replying; she took out a red pen and drew a circle around the date of the festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem wasn't big; she just needed to adjust the time when the story took place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko saw this, smiled, then turned back to her seat and continued reading the manuscript.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they wanted to publish as soon as possible, they still had a lot of work to do; it was far from time to relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the office became quiet, with only the rustling sound of pages being turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not long after, the \"ding-a-ling\" of the telephone rang abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the phone, the two of them subconsciously raised their heads and looked at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Satake Maki stood up and answered the phone. \"Hello, this is Anjiu Bookstore, may I ask...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, she put down the receiver and faced Asano Aiko, \"Asano-senpai, it's a call for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko was a bit puzzled, but she still left her seat and walked over to take the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, this is Asano Aiko, who is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it's Akiwara...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eating dinner together tonight? You have something you want to talk to me about? But I still have some work to handle here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh, you want to join the Mystery Writers Association?! And the other party invited you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I understand. Then let's meet at 7:00 PM, at that same family restaurant as before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Asano Aiko was on the phone, Satake Maki kept her head down looking at the manuscript, but her mind was not on it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she pricked up her ears, listening carefully to the content of the call...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she heard words like \"tonight\" and \"dinner,\" the expression on Satake Maki's face became increasingly restless, and her right hand holding the red pen tightened involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when she noticed Asano Aiko put down the receiver did Satake Maki slowly loosen her tightly clenched right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the palm of her hand had become somewhat red from holding the pen so tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Satake, let's stop here for today. I'm heading back first. As for the other proofreading tasks, we'll coordinate them when I come over tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko did not notice Satake Maki's abnormality; she returned to her desk and put the manuscript on the table back into the file folder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to review these manuscripts at home after having dinner with Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to her surprise, Satake Maki did not say \"goodbye\" to her like she did yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the other person turned around and looked at her with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Asano-senpai, are you and Akiwara-sensei... dating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1500,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d87d7d9444cd9ec806ee4aa6fe6d083bbe9065d440d2269d6165d363c2e4eb5b","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-160","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-158",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]