[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-51":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},2354900,4607,"Chapter 51","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-51",51,"\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto and Asano Aiko walked out of the campus, headed along the road, and soon found a sushi restaurant that looked quite standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted the door curtain, walked in with Asano Aiko, and was quickly greeted by a staff member in a uniform who led them to a seat near the aisle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the menu, ordered the meal after asking about Asano Aiko’s preferences, and then picked up the white towel brought by the waiter to wipe his hands—this was provided specifically for customers to eat sushi with their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko looked at Akiwara Yuto, who was wiping his hands, but for a moment, she did not know how to start the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this time, because the two of them had been strictly professional, she had not thought too much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Akiwara Yuto told her that day that he was going to \"turn himself in,\" her heart suddenly panicked. She had never expected that she would worry about someone to this extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, she recalled everything she had experienced with Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his vow at the entrance of the Literature Club to struggle together, to him rushing over the moment he learned she was at a bar, to him taking her home without a word of complaint after she had vomited all over him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this made it very difficult for her to let go easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why she had been so angry when she learned Akiwara was just \"joking,\" yet she also felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that she already had different feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was unwilling to \"pierce this layer of paper\"; after all, if the other party did not have those intentions, speaking out would only make both sides feel awkward...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto put down the towel and, noticing with surprise that Asano Aiko was not speaking, looked at her with some curiosity, only to find that her attire today was different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the dim light, Asano Aiko’s skin appeared as white as jade, with a feeling that it could be pinched to release water; her short hair hung on both sides of her ears, making her features appear even more refined. It was no wonder Imamura Yuto had told him to pursue her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto looked for a moment, then turned his gaze away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not look at what is improper; the other party was just his work partner, so he should not think too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter brought the appetizers at this moment, and Asano Aiko came back to her senses. Seeing Akiwara putting his hands together in preparation to eat, she decided to ask about her doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Akiwara Yuto picked up his chopsticks, she brushed her hair with her hand and asked, pretending to be indifferent: \"Akiwara, have you and Miss Ikawa made any progress?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was eating his appetizer and nearly choked when he heard this. He wiped his mouth with a paper napkin and asked in return: \"Asano, do you mean that I am pursuing Ikawa Akemi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko asked \"confusedly\": \"Eh, isn't that so? Then why are you helping her write the script, Akiwara?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his editor-in-charge, she naturally had the right to be concerned about the writer's life. So, even if this question was slightly over the line, she felt Akiwara would not suspect anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto did not know Asano Aiko’s thoughts and assumed she was truly gossiping about him and Ikawa Akemi. He said speechlessly: \"Asano, you are overthinking it. The other party and I are just in an employment relationship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Employment relationship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto felt a bit helpless, but he still explained it to her, including how he and Ikawa Akemi met and how he was asked to write the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he added: \"The copyright of the script is in my hands. If they need to use it commercially, they must have my consent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko suddenly realized everything was just her own misunderstanding, but she subconsciously asked again: \"Then... Akiwara, what do you think of Ikawa Akemi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the words were out, she regretted them a little; she was worried that Akiwara would really consider pursuing the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Akiwara laughed instead: \"Asano, do you know what I value most in a girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's intell—\" he blurted out subconsciously, but feeling that was not very polite, he immediately changed his words: \"Uh... it's maturity. I prefer girls who are mature and sensible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asano Aiko was speechless; she had already heard Akiwara’s evaluation of Ikawa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to ask for Akiwara’s evaluation of herself, but she did not say it out loud, as it was not quite appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter brought the rest of the dishes, and the two began to eat while chatting about the subsequent promotion plans for the editorial department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Miyagawa Yosuke sat on the sofa with his tea, looking at the four copies of \"New Novels\" at his side, and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After communicating with the school authorities of the women's university, he entrusted the vice-principal to find the drama club's advisor and learned that the stage play script was written by a writer named Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a bit disappointed at the time; he had originally been impressed by the talent and had the intention of taking the other party as a disciple, but since the other party had already debuted, that was no longer appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as a senior in the literary world, he was also very happy that there was new blood in the literary scene now, rather than those old faces he was already used to seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he arranged for his assistant to go to a bookstore to buy the works Akiwara Yuto had published since his debut, which were these copies of \"New Novels\" in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a sip of tea, put down the cup, picked up one of the books, opened the table of contents, found \"Kozue and Yoko\" written by Akiwara Yuto, and prepared to take a good look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other party's work could satisfy him, he would not mind writing a book review in his column to praise the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although the stage play today had shocked him, he still maintained a sense of skepticism regarding whether the other party's work was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, novels and stage plays were completely different forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some poorly written novels could often surprise people under the brilliant performance of stage actors. Conversely, some novels, while very brilliant, were not suitable for performance on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, he had heard a little about the journal \"New Novels\" where this Akiwara Yuto was serialized, and knew it was just a bottom-tier magazine in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one could only be serialized in such a journal, how good could the other party's level be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a half-believing, half-doubting attitude, Miyagawa Yosuke put aside his thoughts and began to read seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he read, he found himself completely immersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly, and the wind outside the window blew the leaves with a \"rustling\" sound, but Miyagawa Yosuke did not notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up one book, finished it, put it down, and picked up another to open it, carefully reading every work Akiwara Yuto had written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the earliest \"Kozue and Yoko\" to the latest published \"The White House in the Cold Forest,\" he did not miss a single one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the time he was reading, his posture was as if frozen; except for the almost instinctive turning of pages, he basically made no other movements. It was not until he turned to the last page that he realized a full three hours had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting down the books, he could not help but exclaim: \"This Akiwara-san is quite impressive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first started reading, he felt the other party's writing style was a bit immature, but as the stories deepened, he discovered that beneath this immature writing style lay thoughts different from the current mainstream literary world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first story, \"Kozue and Yoko,\" was about an older sister using her younger sister's death to pursue a new life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second story, \"Sofar,\" was about the influence of parents on their children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for \"Seven Rooms,\" it was about an older sister using her life to save her younger brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the original version of \"Seven Rooms,\" he found the novel itself even more brilliant than the stage play's performance, which filled him with deep surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sentence could not help but appear in his mind—\"To see kindness in the absurd, to seek warmth in the sorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he no longer dared to look at the other party as a newcomer; he felt that as long as there were no accidents, this writer named Akiwara Yuto would sooner or later make a name for himself in the Japanese literary world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scratched his head, looked up at the leaves outside the window, and made a decision in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that Akiwara-san published a new work, he would write a book review and put it in his column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Japanese literary world was in such need of such unconventional newcomers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 51: Views on Choosing a Partner\u003C\u002Fp>",1554,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1a44c7291b7b587e836f5b85aca3d0e65c8f47f31eee7f626273a83f3e3658a7","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-52","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-50",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]