Just as the college student had said, everyone who was taking this elevator together with them was a prize winner.
The elevator soon arrived at the conference hall. They saw the orange-haired beautiful editor who was wearing a women's suit.
"Editor Yoshizawa …"
"Welcome, everyone." Saki, Seiji Mukai, and the others greeted them politely. "I'm Thunder Bunko's editor Saki Yoshizawa … please sign your names on the attendance form."
She pointed at the form on the table as she spoke.
Seiji saw that several names had already been filled in on the form titled "Prize Winner Attendance Form."
He first picked up a pen and wrote "Harano Seigo" under his pen name "Idle Dimension by the Shore."
After that, everyone else filled in their names as well.
Saki looked over the completed form, and then picked up several badges with red ribbons. She placed them in front of Seiji and the others.
"Please put on the badges with your name on them."
Seiji and the others did as they were told.
The editor then led them to the preparation room next to the conference hall and opened the door.
There were already three people in the room: two girls and one boy. They were all looking at their cell phones.
When Seiji and the others entered, the girl wearing a one-piece jacket and a boy wearing a school uniform glanced over at them. The girl wearing a down jacket was still looking at her cell phone.
"Please rest here for a while. I'll come and inform everyone when the conference officially begins. "
The editor then left after saying this.
The room remained silent for two seconds.
"Good evening." Seiji politely greeted the girl and boy who were looking at him.
The one-piece jacket girl, who was momentarily mesmerized by the handsome boy's face, suddenly regained her senses. Her face flushed red as she greeted him back, "Good … good evening."
"… Good evening." The boy who appeared to be a middle school student had a rather repulsive expression as he responded in a low voice.
Seiji then looked over at the girl in the down jacket who was focused on her cell phone. He was rather surprised to meet her here.
Miyabi Ishihara.
She was a member of the Yuen Hwa Secondary School's library. She had once caused a mystical incident in the infirmary, and a spirit that called itself "Ya-chan" appeared.
After that, she did not go to the infirmary again, and nothing seemed to be wrong. There was no awakening or anything else.
He didn't expect to meet her here … So this Ishihara-senpai was also writing light novels.
It was a classic setting for a librarian to write a novel. Coupled with the fact that she would turn into a beautiful woman after taking off her glasses, it was perfect.
After thinking about it for a moment, Seiji smiled as he walked towards Natsuya.
"Hello, Ishihara-senpai."
The brown-haired girl with black-rimmed glasses noticed someone approaching her and heard a greeting. She looked up and saw a handsome boy smiling in front of her.
"Hi … Hello, Harano … Junior."
"Senpai already knows me. It seems that there's no need for me to introduce myself." Seiji smiled. "I didn't expect to meet Ishihara-senpai here."
Miyabi looked at him with a confused expression.
"In the academy, Junior Harano, you're a very famous person, so I know you … But how do you know me?"
"Last year before the final exams, I saw you at the drama club's study group in the library. I heard that you were Shiho-senpai's friend, so I accidentally remembered you."
"… Are you really good at remembering girls?"
"No, I just happened to remember you, Senpai." Seiji tried his best to deceive her.
Miyabi furrowed her eyebrows slightly, appearing rather doubtful.
"Alright, I'll tell you the truth." Since he couldn't force himself to believe her, Seiji decided to use his next trick. "Actually, a friend told me that if Ishihara-senpai takes off her glasses and does some proper grooming, you'll become an incredibly beautiful woman … That's why I especially observed you for a while, and you left quite a deep impression on me."
Miyabi paused in surprise for a moment before her face reddened slightly.
"Nonsense … Nonsense …"
"I don't think it's nonsense. Would Senpai like to give it a try?"
"No …"
"That's a pity, then." Seiji sat down across from her and looked directly at her face. "Still, Senpai's current appearance is quite good."
Miyabi was rendered speechless.
She was being complimented by the most famous person in the academy, her junior, who was as handsome as an idol … As an ordinary girl who had never received any attention, her heartbeat quickened slightly.
He shouldn't have had any interactions with her, so why …
Miyabi finally came to her senses when she recalled where she was.
"Harano -san, you're a newcomer award winner as well?"
"Yep." Seiji nodded.
"You write light novels as well?"
"Yes." Seiji smiled.
Miyabi was rendered speechless once again.
Out of all the rumors she knew about him, this wasn't one of them!
He had such a bright and handsome appearance, writing light novels … how could that be?
"Why do you write light novels?" She couldn't help but ask.
"And why do you write light novels, Senpai?"
"Because … I like …"
"I also write because I like it." Seiji chuckled.
"But … someone like you …"
"What's wrong with someone like me?"
"… Nothing." Miyabi suppressed her inner emotions. She felt that she had misspoken.
There was no rule that said that handsome boys couldn't write light novels. Her emotions were completely due to her own prejudice, which was bad.
Seiji looked at her.
At this moment, the college student boy was chatting with the office worker boy and the middle-aged man. The school uniform boy was still looking at his cell phone, while the one-piece dress girl was looking at her cell phone while sneaking glances at the handsome boy.
"Ishihara-senpai, what's your award-winning story about?" Seiji asked after glancing at her.
"… What about Harano -san's?" Miyabi countered with a question.
"I was the one who asked first." Seiji indicated that she should be the one to answer first.
Miyabi's gaze wandered about.
"My story is' What Should I Do If I Grow Cat Ears and See Ghosts? '" she told him in a soft voice.
"A Silver Award-winning story. Excellent," Seiji praised.
The award-winning story was publicly available on the internet. "What Should I Do If I Grow Cat Ears and See Ghosts?" was one of the two stories that received a Silver Award.
The story was about a middle school girl who loved to fantasize. She followed her mother to her maternal grandmother's house in the countryside, and for some reason, she grew cat ears and a cat tail. She also saw ghost children that others couldn't see. Under the ghost's guidance, she went on a strange adventure and discovered the hidden secrets of the peaceful countryside.
Just this introduction alone didn't seem like much of a catchy story. Still, there had to be something special about this story for it to receive a Silver Award.
The reviewer's comments on this story were "healing," "cute," "cute," "a little scary," "unexpectedly scary …" In summary, it was a cute novel … no, a cute suspense story.
The author's pen name was "Snow Moon in a Dream."
While Seiji was praising it on the surface, something flashed in his eyes as he thought about the story's content and the author's pen name.
Ghost children … Dream … Did the fact that Miyabi Ishihara would appear as a ghost while she was asleep have anything to do with her story?
"It's your turn now, Harano -san," Miyabi told him. "What's your story?"
"My story is' Brother Monogatari, '" Seiji answered.
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