What is this? Seiji frowned.
He observed carefully and saw that apart from the black aura emitting from the middle school boy, there were no other abnormalities.
It didn't seem like he was being haunted by a ghost or an Awakened … Could it be a problem of the soul? Mysterious energy?
Is Linpu Kotaro a mysterious energy user like Peach-sensei and Little Ling Yang? Seiji had doubts.
"Mr. Linpu, congratulations on winning the Gold Award for your work 'The Undying Avenger'."
The female host, who was the guest presenter, smiled and handed the Gold Award certificate to the winner.
Although his heart was beating fast, Linpu felt a chill in his chest and his head was a little dizzy. Facing the certificate, it took him a few seconds to reach out his hand, his movement was obviously stiff.
"It seems that Mr. Linpu is quite nervous," the male host said.
"Because he's a middle school student, he's a little shy," the female host said with a smile, "It's amazing to win the Gold Award at such a young age."
"It's amazing, there's only one person who has won the Newcomer Award at the same age as Mr. Linpu."
"Eh? There's another person? I thought Mr. Linpu would be the youngest Gold Award winner. "
"No, but he's the second youngest, really impressive."
After the host and host said a few words, they handed the microphone to Linpu for him to give his acceptance speech.
While the two hosts were talking, Linpu felt even more dizzy, scenes from his dream began to flash before his eyes.
The high platform, blood, corpses, decapitated blades …
He tried to maintain his consciousness, took the microphone, and looked at the audience.
The moment he faced the crowd, a clear scene suddenly appeared in front of him.
The dark sky, the densely packed people, the black-clothed executioner, the high and mighty enemy royalty, the execution platform dyed red with blood …
Intense anger filled his chest, his heart beat violently, and his body was cold to the bone.
With the most extreme hatred in the world, he sent an eternal curse to his enemy — —
"KFSOUWUTEBGDFJFRCMKJ …"
Everyone: "?"
Hearing the Gold Award winner speak inexplicably, everyone present was confused.
"What did he say?" "Was it a foreign language?" "Which language?"
While the audience was confused, only one person had a solemn expression, and that was Seiji.
He saw that when Linpu spoke in an unknown language, the black aura around his body suddenly became denser.
Although he didn't know what had happened, it seemed like the situation had worsened.
Seiji was prepared. He planned to rush up and deal with the enemy the moment he saw them lose control.
"Mr. Linpu, what did you say?" the hostess asked.
Linpu suddenly came to his senses.
"I … I just …"
His head was still dizzy. He wanted to say something but couldn't. He just stood there blankly facing the audience.
"Looks like Mr. Linpu is too nervous. He forgot what he wanted to say," the male host tried to smooth things over. "Let's give him a round of applause to encourage him," he said, leading the applause.
The crowd applauded.
After the applause, Linpu seemed to have calmed down a little and forced himself to say a few words.
Seeing that this middle school boy wasn't in a good condition, the male and female hosts tried to smooth things over for him and then had him return to his seat.
Seiji silently observed Linpu.
Next up was the Silver Award. The winners, Koushi Nomura and Miyabi Ishihara, walked to the center of the stage together and received their certificates from the female host.
Just like before, the male and female hosts said some words of support before handing the microphone over to Nomura for him to give his acceptance speech first.
"My goal was to win the Gold Award for Newcomer Literature. I've worked hard for several years for this goal, but I didn't receive it in the end. It's truly regrettable," Nomura spoke in a light tone.
"To be honest, I'm quite dissatisfied that my own work was surpassed by a middle school student. But, this is reality, so I can only accept it.
In the future, I shall use this dissatisfaction as motivation and work hard to create even better works as a light novel author … I hope that everyone here will take care of me. "
After saying this, he bowed deeply to the audience.
Although his tone was flat, his words were filled with sincerity, and they received warm applause in response.
Next was Miyabi's speech.
"I don't have a goal like Nomura-san. It's just that I like light novels, so I wrote a story that I wanted to write.
It's my honor to receive the Silver Award. Thank you, everyone, for your appreciation.
"In the future, I shall continue writing stories that I want to write. I hope that more people will recognize my work, including everyone here … Please take care of me in the future."
Just like Nomura, she also bowed and received applause.
Next up was the Excellence Award. The winners were Shousei Maishi, Yuuko Hashimoto, and the middle-aged man named Imai Yoshida.
The three of them went to the center of the stage together to receive their awards. After listening to the male and female hosts' speeches, they all gave their acceptance speeches.
"I submitted a story that I wrote in my spare time, and I didn't expect that I would actually receive an award. Perhaps I'm actually quite talented? Haha … but even if I'm really talented in this area, I can't possibly give up on my current job and become a novelist. I'll just write some more when I'm free in the future … "This was Shousei Maishi's speech.
"I've already submitted my story several times. I was thinking that if I didn't receive an award this time, I would completely give up on writing stories. Now that I'm fortunate enough to receive an award, I can continue on. I'm truly grateful to the judges … "This was Imai Hashimoto's speech.
"It's my honor to receive an award. Thank you, judges …" This was Imai Yoshida's speech.
Finally, it was time for the special award. The winner was Harano Seigo.
When this extraordinarily handsome boy stood up and walked to the center of the stage, everyone present felt as if they were hallucinating. It was as if this was an idol's appearance, or as if this was the finale of the show, and that everyone else was just there to warm up the stage for him.
The female president's smile became even brighter when she handed him the award certificate.
"Mr. Harano is so handsome. When he walked over, I felt like the atmosphere on the stage changed," the male host commented.
"Yeah, it felt just like an idol or a model walking down the stage," the female host added. "I'd be more than willing to go on a date with him!"
"I think that all of the women present would be more than willing … perhaps some of the men would be more than willing as well?"
The male host's teasing caused a round of laughter.
After the two hosts joked around for a while, they handed the microphones to Seigo.
"First of all, I'd like to state that I'm straight." Seiji intentionally put on a serious expression as he spoke.
There was another round of laughter in the audience.
Then, Seiji revealed a genuine smile.
"I'd like to thank Head Editor Hattori for his recommendation, as well as the judges for their appreciation," Seiji stated sincerely.
"But before I thank them, the first person I'd like to thank is my partner who created Brother Monogatari together with me, my adopted younger sister.
At least half of this story's glory belongs to her. However, due to certain reasons, it's inconvenient for her to attend such an event … "
Everyone couldn't help but imagine a weak and sickly girl who couldn't go out. They all understood why this story was called "Brother Monogatari".
A handsome and gentle adopted older brother and a weak but talented adopted younger sister writing a story together … this seemed like something that would only appear in a television drama!
"In the future, I'll continue writing together with her and describe the world that we both love. I hope that everyone will take care of us."
Seiji bowed after he finished speaking.
There was a round of applause that was far more enthusiastic than before.
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