[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-215":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},2355064,4607,"Chapter 215: Father and Daughter, Mother and Son","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-215",215,"\u003Cp>\"It should be about ready to change, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Miho put down her pen, stuffed the manuscript in her hand into an envelope, and then filled in the address and recipient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to wait until after lunch to mail this piece, titled *The Deceased Mother*, to the \"Modern Mystery Literature Newcomer Award Committee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since this was her debut work, she was still a bit nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a burst of footsteps approached. Toyama Miho looked up and discovered that her father, Toyama Shuichi, had walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi stopped and said with a smile, \"Miho-chan, are you very nervous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, just average.\" Toyama Miho looked up, then frowned and said, \"Dad, I'm not a child anymore, don't add the '-chan' suffix anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi smiled and said, \"Understood, Miho-chan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the other party ignore her request, Toyama Miho felt a bit \"angry\" and lowered her head, pretending to be busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi knew his daughter's temperament; he simply sat cross-legged on the floor and continued, beaming, \"I just had a phone call with Akiwara-sensei. Do you know what he said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Miho originally didn't want to pay attention to her father, but after hearing this news, she couldn't continue pretending to be \"angry\" and asked hesitantly, \"What did Master say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi rubbed his chin and continued to play coy, \"Yes, what did he say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, I'm angry!\" Toyama Miho widened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright,\" Toyama Shuichi saw that his daughter was truly planning to get angry, so he had no choice but to stop joking, \"Akiwara-sensei believes that the final version you revised has already exceeded his expectations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" Toyama Miho said, pleasantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi nodded and added, \"He also said that even if you don't win this Newcomer Award, in his heart, your work is no different from a winning one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Miho was a bit speechless, and the sense of pleasant surprise faded quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that perhaps this Master of hers didn't think highly of her, which was why he had given her a preemptive warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi looked at his daughter's expression, sighed, and said, \"Let's not talk about that. You're entering the University of Tokyo in April; have you found a place to stay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a professor at Kyoto University, he had seen countless award selections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in his view, the Modern Mystery Literature Newcomer Award his daughter was participating in was just an award that had popped up in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he was more concerned about his daughter's university life after she headed to Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Miho nodded, \"I have already entrusted Akiwara-sensei's assistant, Asano Aiko, to help me keep an eye out for houses near Chiyoda Ward and Bunkyo Ward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi asked hesitantly, \"Is your living allowance enough? If you need it, the family can help you cover it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Miho shook her head, \"I am already very grateful that the family can help me with tuition. As for living expenses, I plan to cover them myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why not live in a dormitory?\" Toyama Shuichi continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Miho explained, \"Besides the fact that dormitory fees are relatively expensive, I hope the place I live can be closer to Master, so it's convenient for me to go over and ask for advice often.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi nodded; he didn't have much objection to this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For universities within Tokyo, dormitories were not only hard to apply for, but the costs were also not as cost-effective as renting a place. In fact, due to these two reasons, many people chose to rent their own apartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was still a bit worried and asked, \"Miho-chan, you haven't really worked any part-time jobs before, right? Will there be any problems?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Miho shook her head, \"Dad, I plan to see if I can maintain my living expenses through submissions. If that doesn't work, I will ask Akiwara-sensei for help to see if there is any work related to literature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi sighed inwardly. He knew that his daughter had already made up her mind to earn her own living expenses, and even if he tried to persuade her further, it would be of no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he also understood why his daughter valued this Modern Mystery Literature Newcomer Award so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for a new writer, having or not having a winning record had a huge impact on whether subsequent submissions would be successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these problems could be solved through Akiwara-sensei's connections, his daughter was very independent and strong-willed; perhaps she didn't want to cause the other party too much trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just thinking about his daughter leaving him to go to a different place, perhaps only seeing her once every six months, Toyama Shuichi felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, he would just sell his old face and ask Akiwara-sensei to help take care of her more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Toyama Shuichi was thinking about how to ask Akiwara Yuto, Onuki Masakazu walked out of the post office with a gloomy face. Just now, he had mailed his manuscript to the \"Modern Mystery Literature Newcomer Award Committee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the post office, he quickly returned home. When he pushed open the door, his mother, Onuki Natsuko, said with a beaming smile, \"Masakazu-kun, what do you want to eat for dinner? I'll make it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu had his hands in his trouser pockets and replied coldly, \"Whatever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Natsuko continued to smile and said, \"Then how about Japanese rice fish cuisine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu nodded, ignored her, and continued walking upstairs. When he was halfway up, he heard his mother's voice from afar, \"Forgot to tell you, Editor Muro is already waiting for you in your room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu's feet paused for a moment, then he continued up and arrived at his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pushing open the door, he saw the visitor wearing a gray suit—the editor of *Tokyo Youth*, Muro Ryo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muro Ryo saw Onuki Masakazu and asked politely, \"Onuki-sensei, is the manuscript for the latest issue ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu nodded, turned, and took a stack of manuscript paper from a drawer, handing it to Muro Ryo, \"According to your requirements, this issue still references the human nature aspects of *Furuhata Ninzaburo*.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muro Ryo took the manuscript, carefully counted the pages, and put them into his briefcase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he took out an envelope and handed it to Onuki Masakazu, \"This is the payment for the previous issue. Sorry for the trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu had no extra words; he took the envelope directly, opened it, and started counting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muro Ryo saw that the atmosphere between the two was a bit awkward, so he tried to strike up a conversation, \"To be honest, your mother is really good to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu sneered, \"She's only good to me when I can provide for the household.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That can't be right,\" Muro Ryo said hesitantly, trying to comfort this young writer—although the other party was a ghostwriter, as an editor, he still had an obligation to bridge the relationship between the two sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu said in a disdainful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I didn't win the Mystery Literature Newcomer Award and caused her to lose face among relatives and friends, she wanted to kick me out of the house. During that time, she didn't even cook for me, only leaving me money to buy instant noodles. With a mother like that, how good can she be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muro Ryo tried to persuade him again, \"But these things are all in the past, aren't they? And she still supports you in continuing on the path of literary creation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mockery on Onuki Masakazu's face grew heavier, \"Editor Muro, if someone burned all the manuscripts you worked so hard to write, do you think she would still be considered as supporting your literary creation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muro Ryo showed an awkward expression and didn't know what to say for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he took the initiative to stand up and found an excuse to take his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu watched his departing back without saying a word, his eyes only becoming increasingly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, this Muro Ryo was also one of the people who harbored ill intentions toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the other party let him become a ghostwriter and successfully helped him solve his life's predicament, this ghostwriting matter also became an obstacle to his future desire to continue normal literary creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If nothing unexpected happened, once he wanted to end the cooperation, the first person to jump out and oppose it would likely be him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for some time now, he had vaguely felt that someone seemed to be spying on his outings. No matter how you looked at it, the person with the most motive could only be him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, once they got hold of his leverage, *Tokyo Youth* could threaten him to keep being a ghostwriter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onuki Masakazu clenched his fists and made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not let them manipulate him forever; he must escape his current situation!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1509,"2026-06-21T03:58:02.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5cc3124d68fa71995ac9da0da66c05636b0b7967785aa8c87ab1b750b3516b7e","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-216","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-214",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]