[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-259":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},2355108,4607,"Chapter 259: Chapter 262: Literary Men's Mutual Contempt","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-259",259,"\u003Cp>Whether in the literary world or the mystery world, there exists a distinct chain of contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking from within the literary world, pure literature or traditional literature often looks down upon popular literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And mystery, which is classified as popular literature, looks down upon light novels, which are also popular literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the mystery genre, depending on the subgenre, a status quo has formed where the classical looks down on the modern, and the orthodox school looks down on the social school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the era where Akiwara Yuto lives, light novels are still in their infancy, and pure literature and mystery still occupy the mainstream of society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And between the two, a kind of opposition has formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of pretension, authors and readers of pure literature often hold mystery in disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the market, works of pure literature are completely crushed, leading mystery writers and readers to despise them as \"mass-produced reading material.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also makes authors of pure literature and mystery \"look down on each other\" to a certain extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, after the news spread that the well-known mystery writer Akiwara Yuto was crossing over from the mystery field to the pure literature field, it caused quite a stir in both the pure literature and mystery circles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this matter, writers of pure literature were divided into two camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One camp believed that Akiwara Yuto was just \"dabbling\" and that it was a sign of disrespect toward pure literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their view, if Akiwara Yuto, as a mystery writer, could write decent works of pure literature, didn't that imply that pure literature was vulnerable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other camp expressed a welcoming attitude, the exact opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed that pure literature needed more fresh \"blood,\" and that Akiwara Yuto's shift from the mystery field to the pure literature field was undoubtedly a move toward the light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could make the public pay attention to works of pure literature again! It could drive the overall sales of pure literature works!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such a divergence of opinion, many pure literature critics and authors published comments in academic journals or newspapers, exploring this topic from various angles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some thought Akiwara Yuto was arrogant, some thought this was a victory for pure literature, but others still thought Akiwara Yuto was just dabbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such heat, that piece of his, \"Rashomon,\" attracted a large amount of outside attention before it was even published.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike the two camps in the pure literature field, the mystery world was generally dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of many mystery writers, no matter what subgenre Akiwara Yuto wrote, he was still \"one of our own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there were disputes over awards, it was at most an \"internal\" matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, every subgenre respects him; it was only a matter of time before he won the Uemura Prize!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what is he doing now? He actually went to write a work of pure literature!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he planning to abandon mystery literature and go \"kiss the feet\" of that bunch of traditional literature people?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, young and middle-aged mystery writers expressed their \"dissatisfaction,\" and even some senior writers expressed criticism in private.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kawai Shinta and Seto Tamae called to ask if Akiwara Yuto was planning to give up on mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing these questions, Akiwara Yuto had to explain one by one, only then making those around him believe that he was just \"dabbling\" and would not give up on mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after being busy for half a day, he himself was very puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his memory, many Japanese writers in his past life created works across both fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the author of the \"Monogatari\" series, Nisio Isin, whose early works focused on light novels, while his later works increasingly took on a mystery style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or take Yonezawa Honobu, the author of \"Hyouka,\" who started with mystery light novels, and later, the daily life elements in his works became fewer and fewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, didn't he just write one piece of pure literature? Why was there such a big reaction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a long time and realized he might have thought about it wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, compared to mystery, although the sales of light novels exceeded them by quite a bit, because the audience was all otaku, their social status was completely inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made many light novel authors afraid to let outsiders know their profession, let alone have any social influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to pure literature, mystery not only far exceeds the former in sales, but also generally wins the respect of the Japanese public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some literary awards in the literary world have only been awarded to mystery works rather than pure literature in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gives mystery writers the confidence to go \"head-to-head\" with pure literature authors, and they are even more filled with disdain for the latter's contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto frowned, suddenly feeling that he might have been a bit rash in writing this \"Rashomon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he hadn't seen any benefits yet, and he had inexplicably offended his old friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he also thought of a remedy, which was to \"copy\" a few more good mysteries later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as a man of letters, everything still depends on the work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could prove that he still loved mystery and could write \"masterpieces,\" he estimated that the mystery world would not have too much opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, he should just wait and see for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed quickly, and while the pure literature camp was \"arguing\" in the newspapers, the day for the official release of \"Yuno\" by Keihan Publishing soon arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this release left everyone in the editorial department of \"Yuno\" dumbfounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than half a day after release, the first printing of 10,000 copies was completely sold out, setting the record for the shortest time to a reprint for Keihan Publishing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that for that whole day, the editorial department and the sales department kept receiving calls from various bookstores urging for more stock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To cope with the huge market demand, Keihan Publishing reprinted another 30,000 copies, and as a result, they were sold out in less than two days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they printed another 60,000 copies, and by the end of the week, they were also almost completely sold out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that Ichimura Kenta, as the editor-in-chief, put down his pride as a man of letters and specially called to express his \"thanks\" to Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Akiwara Yuto learned of the multiple reprints, he didn't feel very surprised, and even felt that the sales were lower than he expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total sales of his multiple works had already exceeded several million copies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if only one-tenth of the readers were interested in pure literature, it could greatly boost the sales of \"Yuno.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what he cared about now was not the sales of this work, but the literary critics' view of \"Rashomon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, perhaps because of the special nature of this work, many book critics did not publish reviews immediately, but only published corresponding reviews after a full week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a newspaper brought by Asano Aiko, Akiwara Yuto saw the corresponding book review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The story written by Akiwara Yuto makes it hard for me to imagine that this was written by a mystery writer. In his work, I see the weighing of human nature between survival and morality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under Rashomon, a servant faces the choice of starving to death or becoming a thief, but no matter which one it is, he lacks 'courage'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what Akiwara Yuto shows is the process of how he gains this courage from the mouth of an old woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While gaining this courage, he also opens the Rashomon that represents hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the question is, should this servant really be blamed by us? If we put ourselves in that situation, would we not make the same move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humans are essentially a kind of animal, and animality is one of human nature's traits, which cannot be shaken off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for animals, good and evil are meaningless; the most fundamental problem is survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, when the servant is placed in a 'life-and-death choice,' he abandons human conscience and turns to the 'evil' of animals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What surprises me is that Akiwara Yuto would have such a pessimistic view of human nature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the whole piece, Akiwara Yuto nodded with satisfaction. Then he read a few similar book reviews and found that, without exception, they were basically all praising him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who had jumped out to oppose him before had no one speaking out at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made him think that under the effectiveness of an excellent work, the dissatisfaction of the pure literature world toward him had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what surprised him was that a week later, this matter took another turn......\u003C\u002Fp>",1470,"2026-06-21T03:58:02.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","894d917e85548678ab13c6e18184c68b7047ca90714e085cc51eb96ebf814c92","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-260","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-258",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]