[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-92":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},2354941,4607,"Chapter 92: Cover Design (Rewrite)","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-92",92,"\u003Cp>Facing the request from Akiwara Yuto and Akutsu Goichi, Miyagi Tomie did not agree immediately; to her, time was far too precious to be wasted on reading an inconsequential novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she did not refuse either, instead taking the manuscript Akutsu Goichi handed over and saying politely, \"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She planned to have her assistant read it thoroughly, have her recount the plot, and then design the cover based on that story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto did not know Miyagi Tomie's intentions, so seeing her agree, he happily expressed his gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Akiwara Yuto's view, after reading *The Devotion of Suspect X*, the other party would very likely be moved by the story, or even if not, she would fully recognize the work's commercial potential and thus put her heart and soul into the cover design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he intended to further elaborate on his other requirements for the cover, the kimono-clad woman he had seen earlier pushed open the sliding door, bowed to everyone, and said with a smile, \"The scheduled meeting time for both guests has ended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was about to say something when Akutsu Goichi tapped him lightly on the shoulder, and he quickly understood his intention. He stood up, rose along with Akutsu Goichi, bowed to say goodbye, and left the design studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the car on the way back, Akiwara Yuto watched the scenery receding outside the window, his mind filled with other thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, he hoped the other party would read the story carefully and then design a satisfying, good cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Akiwara Yuto and his companion left, Miyagi Tomie held the stack of manuscripts, looked at the black printed words \"The Devotion of Suspect X\" on the cover page, and subconsciously frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she was not a literature enthusiast, and she felt nothing for mystery works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the title of this work gave her no desire to open it upon seeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flipped through two pages and, upon discovering that the beginning was about a high school math teacher named Ishigami, felt even more bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her view, Akiwara Yuto asking her to read this work was undoubtedly just out of his own self-indulgence as a novelist. To her, it was undoubtedly an unreasonable demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, once this business was finished, she would stop accepting work from small-scale publishers like Ankyu Bookstore. After all, not only could they not explain their needs clearly, but they also made all sorts of inexplicable requests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyagi Tomie made a decision in her heart and tapped lightly on the desk in front of her. Soon, a woman wearing a kimono walked over; it was her assistant, Nishijima Kyoko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Miyagi, is there anything you need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nishijima, read this manuscript, and then tell me the story inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijima Kyoko was a bit confused for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren't we a design studio? Why suddenly look at this thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did not object, instead taking the manuscript Miyagi Tomie handed over, while promising to finish reading it in the next few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed quickly; by the time Akiwara Yuto returned home, Nishijima Kyoko had also finished her work for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a designer's assistant, the apartment she rented was only about one kilometer away from the \"Miyagi\" design studio, a walk of no more than 15 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning home, she put on an apron, tied up her hair, made a simple meal, and finished her dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, she cleared the table, took the manuscript Ms. Miyagi had given her today out of a file folder, and prepared to read it carefully that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she was a bit troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a young woman in her 20s, her reading interests had always been limited to shojo manga and romance novels; she had never had much interest in traditional literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this *The Devotion of Suspect X*, just from the name alone, was clearly a mystery work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, just treat it as work and get it done properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijima Kyoko mentally prepared herself, poured a cup of tea, sat kneeling on the floor, and began to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, according to her plan, after reading for two hours, she would take a bath and rest so she could face the next day's work with the best energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to her surprise, she was completely moved by the story described in the manuscript, sitting and reading for six hours straight, forgetting even to go to the restroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing it, she discovered that the story content of this book was completely different from what she had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Ishigami wanting to commit suicide but being saved by the Hanaoka mother and daughter, to Ishigami plotting to help the two escape legal punishment, to Ishigami willingly accepting legal punishment to help them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It completely touched her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never imagined that someone could sacrifice themselves for love to such an extent. Therefore, this book was absolutely a work of romance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out a tissue and wiped the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes, and she was naturally no exception; her tears were not for Ishigami's selfless devotion, but because she had projected herself into the role of Hanaoka Yasuko, lamenting her tragic plight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a single mother with a daughter, Hanaoka Yasuko could only work in places like convenience stores and hotels, and was forced by her ex-husband's harassment to join forces with her daughter to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing her ex-husband, the neighbor Ishigami, whom she had only met a few times, helped her evade police investigation, sparing her and her daughter from imprisonment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave her a special feeling toward Ishigami, but this feeling was only gratitude, not love for him. On the contrary, another suitor, Kudo Kuniaki, was the one she truly admired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As things developed to the end, Ishigami loved her, and Kudo loved her too, but she loved Kudo, so Ishigami chose to withdraw; he didn't even say a word, only to ensure her happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the last letter Ishigami wrote to her was like this: Mr. Kudo Kuniaki is an honest and reliable person. Marrying him, you and Misato have a higher chance of finding happiness. Forget me completely, don't have any guilt. If you are not happy, everything I did was in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when she thought everything was over, Yukawa found her and told her what Ishigami had done—that for her and her daughter, Ishigami had killed another person and insisted he was the murderer, even facing police interrogation, holding firm to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning the truth, Hanaoka Yasuko's first reaction was disbelief; she couldn't believe Ishigami could sacrifice himself to such an extent, couldn't believe that for a mediocre, plain, and uncharismatic middle-aged woman like her, Ishigami had ruined his entire life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Ishigami and Kudo, she finally said those words: \"So many people love me so much, why am I still unable to be happy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under the torture of this guilt, she chose to turn herself in to the police, leaving Ishigami in agony after discovering that his efforts were in vain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Nishijima Kyoko couldn't help but shed tears again; she pulled out a tissue to wipe her nose, then put the manuscript away properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked to the shower room, took off her clothes, and while turning on the shower to rinse, she began to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can I really articulate this story well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I should ask Ms. Miyagi to read it carefully too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a moving love story is truly a great work of art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I must design a cover that suits it better, so that more readers can see it!\u003C\u002Fp>",1294,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f6e29fd23979d9c925753e594266ba0f6cd863e1a199a19d1ade24beecb441f5","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-93","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-91",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]