In a room with its curtains drawn, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Hey... what? Are you kidding me?" Onoki Takashi, who was deep in thought with a document in his hand, received a call. He frowned and raised his voice, "I have to obtain the Araki, Ōoka, and Ogawa rewards before I can proceed with the inheritance ceremony?"
"Why don't I wait until I'm 18?"
Onoki Takashi answered the call and stood up. He held the document in his hand and asked unhappily, "Can't your shrine bring it forward?"
On the other side of the phone, Keisho Ichiko spoke in a hoarse and cold voice, "Cough, yes. According to the rules, the successor of the Makawa Shrine has to take the Gendo first. This is a rule passed down from the ancestors and has never changed."
This rule had never been noticed by anyone before.
Martial arts cultivation naturally had its own rules. To achieve great success, one had to be of age. The previous successors of the Makawa Shrine were at least 18 years old. Some even succeeded at 30 years old.
But this time, when Pei Zi Yun was chosen as the successor, and Qin Sheng was pushing for the ceremony to be carried out, there were people who objected and pointed out this rule.
Even Keisho Ichiko was afraid of the person who objected.
"The Gendo can be taken from 11 to 17 years old, but Yamada Shinji has to be willing. Now, the legal age is 18. There are still six years left!"
In this era of Japan, women could only get married at 16 and men at 18.
"Can't we rush him?"
"In the past, successors had to rely on the shrine. But with Yamada Shinji's martial arts skills, the shrine's teaching is very limited."
Because of this, many people suspected that he was the reincarnation of a samurai.
"In terms of money, he has already earned hundreds of millions. He is also an excellent writer." Keisho Ichiko spoke matter-of-factly. Even he couldn't think of a better way to solve this problem.
When Onoki Takashi heard this, he could no longer suppress his anger. He threw the document in his hand to the ground and stomped on the ground. He loosened his tie and calmed himself down.
"Baka, in ancient times, there was a twelve-year-old Gendo!" Onoki Ichiko scolded. He took a deep breath and said calmly to Keisho Ichiko, "Alright, I understand!"
"That's it for now!"
With that, Takashi Onoki hung up the phone and strolled slowly in the room. After a long time, he stopped and looked at the map of Japan on the table. He muttered to himself, "Yamada Shinichi, is this a counterattack brought about by my desire to change history?"
Although Takashi Ono firmly believed that he would win and had self-evident righteousness, he also deeply understood that under such circumstances, it had already become the orthodoxy.
In order to reverse the situation, just like the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunate years ago, one must have the resolve to "fight against the general trend" and fight against the enemies that suddenly rose up.
"Six years, it's too late!"
"We're running out of time!"
"Since that's the case, how about I give it to you if you want it?" Takashi Ohno immediately made up his mind. It was nothing more than the Three Great Literary Awards, which did not involve the fundamentals.
To others, it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Even for the Sakato Family, it was a little difficult. It wasn't because they didn't have enough power, but because they had broken the rules.
However, it would not be difficult for his side to infiltrate for 100 years. Thinking of this, Takashi Ohno took out his phone and dialed several numbers.
"Hey, hey!"
"Uemaki Toshiaki? I'm Takashi Ohno. Listen to me … "
"Kuwako Ono, listen carefully. There's something I need you to do …"
In the darkness, an undercurrent was surging. Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a few months had passed.
In the western part of Tokyo, in the Ishii supermarket, a large number of people were choosing their favorite products. Ishii was one of the three famous local supermarket chains. It was famous for its excellent quality, complete range of products, and many Japanese specialties. Of course, the only drawback was that the prices in Ishii were somewhat expensive.
In the meat section, Yamada Izumi was carefully examining the beef.
In Japan, Japanese beef was very expensive. Even the Yamada family could not eat it often. However, now that they had a large income, they could afford it.
Yamada Izumi also wanted to let him have a taste of her sukiyaki.
Sukiyaki was a kind of beef hotpot. Thinly sliced beef was seasoned with soy sauce, sugar, wine, and other ingredients. It was cooked together with vegetables. If it was eaten with raw eggs, it would have an even better aftertaste.
Yamada Izumi picked the Japanese beef and said to herself, "Hmm, this is not bad!"
"Hmm, this Matsuzaka beef is also good!"
"Hmm, this Japanese beef doesn't look fresh!"
Yamada Izumi picked a few pieces of beef and checked their freshness to choose the one that she was most satisfied with.
Yamada Izumi moved closer to the beef and sniffed it to see if it had the normal smell of fresh beef. If it was sub-fresh, it would have a slightly sour smell. If it was spoiled, it would have a rotten smell.
Of course, there was no spoiled beef in Ishii.
Yamada Izumi pressed a few pieces of beef with her hands to see if the depression would recover. At the same time, she checked if there was any stickiness in her hands.
At this time, a familiar voice rang out.
"Ah, you're here to buy vegetables too?"
Yamada Izumi raised her head and saw that it was Minako Koizutani.
Minako Koizutani's original name was Minako Uehara. She married Toshihiko Koizutani and changed her surname to Koizutani to become a full-time wife. Toshihiko Koizutani was a middle-level manager in a company. The income gap between the two families was not that big.
Moreover, Koizutani's family lived near Yamada's house. Because both of them were full-time wives, they often visited each other and were quite familiar with each other.
Minako Koizutani wore a pair of glasses and a little makeup on her face. She held a basket in her hand and happily talked to Yamada Izumi.
"Hmm, yes, what a coincidence to meet you here!" Yamada Izumi also greeted Minako and said, "I'm here to pick some beef. What about you?"
"I'm just looking around!" Minako smiled and added, "Hmm, if you want to buy beef, I'll help you!"
After that, Minako walked to Yamada Izumi and looked at the beef she wanted to pick. "Hmm, this beef is very fresh!"
"Look, the color of the beef is bright red and glossy, and the overall color is uniform. The fat on it is white or milky yellow. It's obvious that it was just sent today!"
"The color of this beef is slightly darker. Although the cut surface is glossy, the fat is not glossy, which means that this piece was not just sent today!"
Minako Koizutani pointed at the two pieces of beef as she spoke, feeling a little envious.
Korea and Japan were the same. Imported beef was cheap, while Japanese and Korean beef were expensive. Actually, after tasting it, he felt that it was just a result of the different methods of raising it.
American beef was more extensive, which meant that it was raised on a large scale. Japanese and Korean beef, on the other hand, were raised specifically. It could be said that the taste was better, but not by much.
It was more of a cultural and psychological point of view that it was expensive.
However, Minako Koizutani and Yamada Izumi liked it. Minako looked at the beef and thought to herself that it was really good meat. It was a pity that she had no plans to buy it today.
Buying Japanese beef had to be included in her plans.
Yamada Izumi smiled and said, "Ah, thank you, Mrs. Koizutani! You've saved me a lot of effort! "
Minako waved her hands and said, "It's nothing, let's go over there and have a look!"
Yamada Izumi picked up the beef that she had chosen and followed Milutani Minako to choose the food. They chatted as they picked. As they chatted, Milutani Minako said, "I recently discovered a very good novel. It was recommended by my husband."
"Have you read 'Nocturnal Ghost'? This book is really good! " Minako turned her head and said in an envious tone, "I heard that it's selling a lot, and it's even being filmed in a movie!"
"But it's strange!"
"The author of 'Nocturnal Ghost' is Yamada Shinichi, but it's the same name as your son. What a coincidence!" Minako shook her head.
There were a hundred thousand surnames in Japan, and most of them had two-character names. Hence, the probability of having the same name was not high.
This was indeed a coincidence.
When Yamada Izumi heard this, she was elated. She had never thought that her son's work would be so famous that even her neighbors would read it.
At the same time, Yamada Izumi smiled awkwardly. She couldn't say that this was her son's work, so she said softly, "Yes! What a coincidence! "
Minako nodded and said, "I'm so envious!"
"If that's the case, I'm afraid the author's income is very high. He should be able to earn tens of millions of yen a year, right?"
Minako sighed casually, causing Yamada Izumi to feel a little awkward. She couldn't help but look at the beef. It was not that the Yamada family couldn't afford Japanese beef, but with Shinichi's income, it was relatively more casual.
Fortunately, Minako sighed and changed the topic. After a long time of choosing, the two of them bought what they needed.
After leaving the supermarket, Yamada Izumi and Minako parted ways. Yamada Izumi sent the vegetables home, and suddenly, she went to Honya Bookstore.
Due to various reasons, there were many bookstores in Japan. Hence, there were several bookstores not far from Yamada Izumi's house.
At this time, there were not many people in the bookstore.
Yamada Izumi entered the bookstore and rummaged through the bookshelves. Soon, she found her son's work, 'Nocturnal Ghost'.
To be honest, if it wasn't her son's work, she wouldn't have flipped through this title. Holding this book, Yamada Izumi asked the bookstore staff at the front desk, "Nocturnal Ghost, is this book very popular?"
"Yes, this book is very good. This is my favorite book recently!"
"It's very popular. The nationwide sales have exceeded 100,000!" The bookstore staff at the front desk said in an affirmative tone, "Moreover, I heard that this book has been filmed for a movie. If it's released, it will further increase the sales, right?"
"Maybe it can be nominated for this year's Ohka Prize?"
The staff took the book and scanned the code. Of course, she had read this book before. After reading it, she was attracted by the book 'Nocturnal Ghost'.
"Nominated for the Ohka Prize. Although the author's writing is very good, he has only debuted for a year. Is this really okay?" Yamada Izumi asked doubtfully.
"If it's nominated, it might be possible!" The staff replied in an affirmative tone again, "Thank you for your patronage."
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