Chapter 511

"You... you are!!"

Her finger pointed at Xia Xia Xia Mujun with a slight tremor.

"You are the Xia Xia Xia Mujun contestant who participated in the 'New Sharp Shogi Tournament' this morning and even won against a quasi-professional shogi player, right?!"

"I have been watching your games!!"

Her gaze turned suspiciously toward those editors, and finally fell back on Xia Xia Xia Mujun.

Her voice stuttered because of the shock.

"This... this 'The Devotion of Suspect X'... is it actually written by you?!"

"You are not only a shogi player... but also a writer?!"

This sudden, completely unexpected identity revelation.

Made Gao Gao Qiaochun, Xin Xin Yuanxiangzhi, and Uda Ayaka, who were still immersed in the excitement of "novel selling well," stunned collectively again.

The three editors turned their heads in unison, their gazes focused on Xia Xia Xia Mujun.

Their faces were filled with the same question mark:

"New Sharp Shogi Tournament?"

"Won against a quasi-professional shogi player?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was slightly stunned, looking at the female clerk whose cheeks were flushed with excitement in front of him.

"You... know me?"

The female clerk nodded hard, her eyes bright, and her voice full of uncontrollable excitement:

"Of course!"

"I secretly watched the live broadcast of your shogi game this morning during my break!"

"But... but what surprised me even more is..."

Her gaze moved back and forth between Xia Xia Xia Mujun's handsome face and the novel in his hand.

"You are actually the new author of this bestseller 'The Devotion of Suspect X'!"

"My god... you are really too amazing!"

As soon as the words fell.

She seemed to suddenly think of something vital.

"Please, please wait a moment!"

She threw down a sentence in a hurry and turned to run away.

Not long after.

She ran back in a rush, breathing slightly, holding a brand new novel tightly in her hand.

It was the copy of "The Devotion of Suspect X" that she had bought herself.

She carefully handed the book and a signature pen that had been prepared long ago to Xia Xia Xia Mujun with both hands.

Her face was mixed with excitement, anticipation, and a hint of nervousness about being rejected.

"Although I... I haven't had time to read it yet, I will definitely read it as soon as I go back!"

"Now... can you please... give me an autograph? Just sign it on the title page!"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun looked at her sincere and admiring eyes and hesitated slightly.

Immediately, he smiled gently and did not refuse.

"Okay."

He took the book that was still cold from the plastic seal and the pen.

His fingertips opened the hard cover, and he fluently signed the pen name 'Sanchin Li' on the blank title page.

The female clerk took the signed book, holding it tightly to her chest as if she were holding some precious treasure.

The flush on her face deepened, and her eyes shone with pure joy.

"Teacher Xia, please be sure to continue to work hard in your future shogi games!"

"I will always cheer for you!"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun returned a sincere smile.

"Thank you, I will work hard."

The female clerk only felt her heartbeat miss several beats, and only one thought remained in her mind:

The real person... is simply countless times more handsome and dazzling than the glimpse on the mobile phone screen!

At this moment.

Uda Ayaka, who had been briefly stunned by this unexpected episode, finally came back to her senses.

She immediately stepped forward, reached out, and gently pulled Xia Xia Xia Mujun's sleeve.

She looked up at that exquisitely made-up face, her beautiful eyes wide open, filled with unbelievable surprise.

"Xia Xia Xia Mujun... you, you actually participated in a shogi tournament?"

"And... even won against a quasi-professional player? Is this true?"

Xia Xia Xia Mujun nodded.

"Yes, the game this morning."

Hearing this, Uda Ayaka took out her phone almost without thinking.

Her slender fingers slid and searched rapidly on the screen.

When the clear news page and game results came into view—

She stared at the screen and was stunned for several seconds.

Her long eyelashes trembled, and deep in her eyes, complex and violent ripples arose.

There was shock, realization, and even a kind of indescribable, treasure-finding heat.

"Actually... it's true..."

She looked up, locked her gaze on Xia Xia Xia Mujun again, her tone filled with unbelievable exclamation.

This Xia Xia Xia Mujun is already so talented at writing novels... and in terms of shogi, he is actually... so amazing?

Gao Gao Qiaochun and Xin Xin Yuanxiangzhi on the side were also in great shock.

The two also leaned closer, looking at the news on Uda Ayaka's phone.

White paper and black ink, clear pictures.

The facts are indisputable.

"Actually... it's actually true..." Xin Xin Yuanxiangzhi muttered, trying to digest this information.

Teacher Xia is not only a genius author, but also so amazing at shogi?

This is simply countless times more amazing than his cheap "cousin" Yamaguchi Hirota.

After all, the only thing that guy can take out is basketball.

As for that novel that passed the review?

If he hadn't watched the manuscript the whole time and even opened a back door for his cousin, that guy wouldn't have passed at all.

As for the subsequent sales situation, it is definitely incomparable to Xia Xia Xia Mujun's "The Devotion of Suspect X".

Because he is an editor, he can tell at a glance which content is stronger and which is weaker.

But precisely because of this, he was so shocked by Xia Xia Xia Mujun's talent.

After all, most high school students are actually about the same as Yamaguchi Hirota.

Without connections, the novel wouldn't pass the review at all.

Let alone shogi, which is more brain-intensive.

Gao Gao Qiaochun opened his mouth, unable to speak for a long time, just looking at Xia Xia Xia Mujun with a brand new look, as if he were seeing him for the first time.

A quasi-professional shogi player?

You know, in Japan, shogi has an extremely strict promotion system and a long path of practice.

To touch the threshold of "quasi-professional," talent, effort, character, and years of hard study are all indispensable.

How many children have devoted themselves to this since childhood, struggling for many years in the reward society, and may not necessarily see the door of a professional.

And Xia Xia Xia Mujun...

He is only sixteen!

What is the concept of a sixteen-year-old quasi-professional?