Kyoko Mikoshiba reached out and pushed open the door of the coffee shop.
Kenzaki Mitsuki also rubbed his cold red face and walked in:
"Two cups of hand-brewed coffee, preferably beans from Blue Mountain. If not, please give me two cups of Yirgacheffe."
Kenzaki Mitsuki sat on a chair near the window, stretching out his hands and rubbing his exposed calves, hoping to relieve the pain caused by the cold air.
Mikoshiba Kyoko saw a look of helplessness on her face when she saw Kenzaki Mitsuki's exposed legs:
"Mitsuki, I told you a long time ago that the weather in Tokyo has been cooling down recently."
"I want you to wear more clothes. You don't exercise often, but you dare to wear so little and you're not afraid of getting sick from the cold!"
Kenzaki Mitsuki and Mikoshiba Kyoko are not only classmates, but also family friends.
The "Kenki Group" founded by Kenki Mitsuki's father Kenki Fanxiang is a large-scale complex industry that spans finance, real estate, electricity, logistics, etc., and can do anything.
But Jian Qifanxiang, who is quite business-savvy, has always had a dream, a dream to set foot in the publishing industry!
It is a pity that Jian Qifanxiang has been planning for a rainy day for more than 20 years, but has never been able to break into the publishing industry.
After all, whether it is Kodansha, Kobunsha, a subsidiary of Otowa Group, or Shogakukan, another leader in the publishing industry, most of these old publishing houses have a heritage of nearly a hundred years!
If you want to squeeze in in this fiercely competitive environment, even the omnipotent Jianqi Group cannot do it.
Although Jian Qifanxiang failed to successfully enter the publishing industry, due to a coincidence, she met Yasunori Mikoshiba, an elite in the sales department of Kodansha. Because the two had similar interests and both liked reading, they became friends more than 20 years ago. A deep friendship was formed.
Therefore, Mitsuki Kenzaki and Kyoko Mikoshiba went to the same school since childhood, and have been inseparable in middle school, high school, and university.
It can be said that the relationship between the two is not related by blood, but it is better than that of biological sisters who are related by blood.
Kenzaki Mitsuki was told by Mikoshiba Kyoko and made a playful face towards Mikoshiba Kyoko.
Then he took out four books of "Astrological Killing Magic" from the bag and handed one of them towards Mikoshiba Kyoko.
"Let's take a look together. Although Kyoko, like Uncle Okoshiba, you have always preferred setting-based reasoning, and you like writers such as Asimov and Umino Juzo."
"But... Teacher Wucheng is really a genius that is rare to see in a hundred years..."
"I wonder, Kyoko, have you read "A Platycodon Flower" in "Top Hat" magazine?"
"Such a poignant writing style, such a twisted love, and such a desolate ending made me cry when I read it!"
"Although it uses the same trick as Osaka Keikichi-sensei, the writing style and storytelling are far superior to Osaka Keikichi-sensei!"
"It can be said that before Mr. Maicheng made his debut, I thought the person who could save the original reasoning should be Mr. Tsumao Awasaka, who is known as the 'Magician of Trickery'!"
"But now it seems that I made a mistake in my judgment. Teacher Wucheng is the one sent by God to save Ben Ge's reasoning!"
Kenzaki Mitsuki was obviously impressed by Maijo Keisuke's "A Platycodon Flower" and sent out a series of compliments.
But Mikoshiba Kyoko was obviously not interested in the original reasoning. She just turned the "Astrology Killing Magic" in her hand and looked at the three books in front of Kenzaki Mitsuki, and asked doubtfully:
"Guangxi, you are the eldest lady of Jianqi Group, why don't you ask the housekeeper to help you buy books?"
"Besides, if you want to see the first edition so much, why don't you call me and ask my dad to leave a copy for you?"
When Kenzaki Mitsuki heard Kyoko's words, he showed a very resistant look on his face:
"Ask Uncle Ozushiba to leave a copy for me? Of course not!"
"When I look at you, you've never seen "A Platycodon Flower" written by Mr. Maicheng!"
"I haven't been impressed by Teacher Wucheng's powerful writing charm yet!"
After Kenzaki Mitsuki finished speaking, he took out a "Top Hat" magazine from his bag and waved it in front of Kyoko:
"Now! Read this first! When you finish reading "A Platycodon Flower", you will know how great Mr. Wucheng is!"
Kyoko stretched out her hand in surprise and took the "Top Hat" magazine, but she was still puzzled.
"Greatness? What does this have to do with asking my dad to bring you a book?"
Kenzaki Mitsuki pressed the three "Astrology Killing Magic" books on the table with his hands in sequence, and explained with a smile:
"Of course it does matter! If I ask Uncle Ozushiba to bring a book, Uncle Ozushiba, who is so old-fashioned, will only give me one, but I want three!"
Mikoshiba Kyoko tilted her head and looked at Kenzaki Mitsuki with puzzled eyes:
"Three books? Do you have three pairs of eyes? Why do you need so many books?"
As Oshiba spoke, he recalled that there was a library of more than 500 square meters in Kenzaki Mitsuki's villa. The last time he visited it, he got lost in it.
"I know Guangxi that you like to collect books. Whether it's the first edition, the library edition, or the collector's edition, as long as it's a book you like, you must collect them all, but these three..."
Kenzaki Mitsuki raised his index finger and swung it from side to side, and said with a childish and mature expression:
"Others are others, Teacher Wucheng is Teacher Wucheng!"
"For other writers, buying one copy of each edition for collection is enough."
"But for a genius like Teacher Wucheng, we must show the best respect!"
"One for reading by myself, one for collecting, and one for lending to others, so that they can also feel the charm of Teacher Wucheng's words!"
Although Kyoko Mikoshiba is the daughter of the head of Kodansha's sales department, her love for mystery novels is not as enthusiastic as Mitsuki Kenzaki's.
Because Mikoshiba Kyoko is a loyal fan of science fiction settings and is not interested in so-called love stories. After all, Asimov, the "original ancestor of Japanese SF" Umino Juzo, is her true idol.
But seeing Mitsuki Kenzaki praising Maijo Keisuke so much, coupled with his father's high praise for Maijo Keisuke.
Mikoshiba Kyoko slowly opened the "Top Hat" magazine, intending to appreciate "A Platycodon Flower", which is known as a masterpiece.
"This is?"
Kyoko Mikoshiba opened the "Top Hat" magazine, and a picture of a character cut out from a newspaper came into view.
"This man... looks so familiar, as if I've seen him before somewhere..."
Guangxi's hand appeared on the magazine unexpectedly, as if someone had discovered some secret, and wanted to take the pattern away.
But it is a pity that Kenki Mitsuki is not someone like Kyoko Mikoshiba who has won the Tokyo Karate Championship. Before she could react, the pattern was snatched away by Kyoko Mikoshiba.
"Guangxi, what is this?"
Kenzaki Mitsuki looked at the image on Mikoshiba Kyoko's hand. For a moment, she didn't dare to look at Mikoshiba Kyoko. She could only look out the window with a blushing face and said with a pout:
"Well...Kyoko, you know, I admire Teacher Makiro very much!"
"So I cut out the photo from the newspaper of Mr. Maishiro participating in the Edogawa Ranpo Climbing Festival and made it a bookmark."
Kenzaki Mitsuki's voice became softer and softer, and his face became redder and redder.
But Mikoshiba Kyoko didn't think there was anything to be ashamed of, she just felt that this person looked a little too familiar:
"Guangxi, don't you think this person looks familiar to you?"
"Like the long-haired pervert we met in the hot spring pool of Changmei no Yu?"
After hearing what Mikoshiba Kyoko said, Kenzaki Mitsuki recalled the same thought he had when he first saw this photo.
But because of his admiration, Kenzaki Mitsuki is unwilling to admit that that guy is Maijo Kyousuke:
"They just look a little alike! The photos are so blurry and still in black and white."
"How could it be that pervert hiding in the hot spring pool?"
"How could such a person write a book as good as "A Platycodon Flower"?"
Kyoko Mikoshiba has no filter of admiration for Kyousuke Maijo, and trusts her own eyes more.
So he raised his eyebrows at Kenzaki Mitsuki, with a curious look on his face:
"Mitsuki, how about we go to the Longevity Hot Spring again?"
"Maybe you can meet your teacher Wucheng there! After all, that guy said with certainty that "Astrology Killing Magic" was written by him!"
Although Kenzaki Mitsuki didn't want to admit that the teacher Maicheng he admired was the pervert he met last time.
But since I have nothing to do and the weather is so cold, it would be a wonderful thing to take a dip in the hot springs and clear up Teacher Wucheng's name...
