[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment":3,"chapter-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-522":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Tokyo: You Call This Normal Equipment?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1952497,2739,"Chapter 522","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-522",522,"\u003Cp>In this applause, there was one corner that was dead silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshida Tomohito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have turned into a clay statue, sitting stiffly in his chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes that originally flickered with sinister anticipation now only had a hollow, unbelievable shock left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No... impossible...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Break the record?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Headquarters personally opening channels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>50,000 copies for the second printing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... this isn't just an ordinary bestseller... this is taking off directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This huge \"super performance\" that was enough to change an editor’s career...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This \"super hit\" that made headquarters pay attention and personally get involved...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, there was a sliver of a chance that almost everyone present could have shared in it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If... if he hadn't been selfish at the time, trying his best to dissuade, and even mocking other colleagues not to take over...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If... if he had even just glanced at that manuscript casually at the time... then he would definitely have been able to intercept Xia Xia Xia Mujun and his \"The Devotion of Suspect X.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it wasn't the first time he had snatched something from Takahashi Jun’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshida Tomohito gritted his teeth, his gaze like a poisoned knife, looking at Takahashi Jun, who was still looking dazed opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all this lucky piece of trash!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have done it on purpose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew early on that this book would explode, so he used that humble posture to beg everyone to review the manuscript!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calculated that no one would help him, calculated that everyone would refuse, calculated that he would look down on him and despise him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he did all this just to swallow this performance all by himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despicable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shameless!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshida Tomohito was endlessly angry, frantically shifting the blame, trying to comfort his own heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just at this moment, he clearly felt the cold, piercing gazes cast from all directions in the conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those gazes came from his former \"allies,\" from those colleagues who had been successfully dissuaded by him and thus missed out on this great performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those gazes, there was no longer the past contempt or agreement, only naked resentment, anger, and mockery as if looking at a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshida Tomohito’s heart shrank violently, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look anyone in the eye again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unprecedented worry, like falling into an ice cellar, gripped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have already seen the isolated and difficult situation he would face in this office starting tomorrow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second half of the meeting ended hastily in a subtle and complex atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other editors left one after another, their gazes toward Takahashi Jun and Niigaki Shoji complex and unspeakable, while when they passed Yoshida Tomohito, only cold indifference remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everyone dispersed, only Miyagi Kazuu, Takahashi Jun, and Niigaki Shoji remained in the conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyagi Kazuu carefully explained the arrangements for a series of follow-up work such as the reprinting, channel docking, and promotional cooperation for \"The Devotion of Suspect X.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handling the matters of the hit book, Miyagi Kazuu changed the subject, leaned forward slightly, and asked in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, I heard... Xia Mu-sensei came to the office personally this afternoon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And brought a new work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Presumably... it’s another mystery masterpiece?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the theme? Honkaku? Social school? Or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takahashi Jun and Niigaki Shoji looked at each other, their faces simultaneously showing an extremely strange expression, mixed with regret, exclamation, and a hint of being unable to laugh or cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takahashi Jun rubbed his hands and spoke with some difficulty:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Group leader... well, the new work Xia Mu-sensei brought this time, it... it’s not a mystery novel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niigaki Shoji added in a low voice from the side, his tone sheepish:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... pure literature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Miyagi Kazuu’s face froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked, seemingly doubting he had heard correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back, his brows slowly furrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, what did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not a mystery novel? It’s... pure literature?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was filled with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our 'Late Night Publishing House'... is a sub-brand that only does suspense and mystery types.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... we can't take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takahashi Jun and Niigaki Shoji looked at each other helplessly again, nodding with bitter smiles simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, group leader, we were also... very surprised at the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyagi Kazuu couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his brow upon hearing this, secretly clicking his tongue in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally been full of expectations, thinking he could take advantage of the wind of \"The Devotion of Suspect X\" to win another victory immediately and get Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s second mystery masterpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have thought that this genius new author would \"not play by the rules\" and jump directly to another completely different track—or pure literature, which is known for its high difficulty and threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, surprise aside, he wasn't completely unable to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure literature, for many creators, is that \"Holy Mountain\" symbolizing the highest hall of literary art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What it pursues is not immediate commercial return, but the refinement of language, the depth of thought, the exploration of human nature, and the possibility of leaving a mark in literary history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once successful, the reputation and status the author gains are incomparable to any type of bestseller author.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is the glory that truly belongs to a \"writer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just... this road is too difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it’s pure literature... we really can't operate it here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miyagi Kazuu pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s not a big problem; when the time comes, we can recommend it directly to the literary editorial department at the New English Publishing headquarters in the name of our editorial department, and it will be the same. There is still a recommendation fee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the two and asked the most critical question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Setting aside the type... have you read it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is the content?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this question, Takahashi Jun and Niigaki Shoji were energized almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The regret and bitter smile from talking about being unable to take it just now faded away, replaced by a near-pious, shocked expression after being deeply touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takahashi Jun’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he tried hard to organize his language, attempting to describe the feeling when reading:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Group leader, although... although I haven't finished reading it yet, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes became exceptionally bright, his tone decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can be sure that the literary value and the height that Xia Mu-sensei’s 'Snow Country' might reach will absolutely not be lower than 'The Devotion of Suspect X'! Even... possibly higher!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niigaki Shoji nodded vigorously in agreement immediately, his voice tight because of excitement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although it’s pure literature and two different worlds from the mystery we are familiar with, but... just from the opening, I had the feeling of being completely sucked in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured with his hands, trying to convey that artistic conception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That texture of the words, that creation of the atmosphere, that... cold and desolate sense of nothingness... it’s too high-level! Too shocking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compared to it, the vast majority of so-called literary works on the market are... simply not on the same level at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the two of them, although their words were a bit excited and even exaggerated, that shock and admiration from the heart did not seem fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The indifferent, business-as-usual expression on Miyagi Kazuu’s face slowly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replacing it was a complex expression mixed with surprise, curiosity, and skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two subordinates, after all, were not editors specializing in pure literature, and their appreciation might be limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to be able to make them, who had read countless manuscripts in the mystery novel field and had just experienced the baptism of a hit success, praise a \"cross-border\" pure literature new work so uncharacteristically...\u003C\u002Fp>",1305,"2026-06-15T07:10:31.195Z","2026-06-15T07:45:40.648Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","475c1aef73615024497b14e580640362577b3f717e95eee3870bfdad271545ec","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-523","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-521",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]