Zongman: A Second Dimension Girl Comes to Me

"It's on the second floor. You can see it by going up the stairs." Duanmu Che pointed in the direction.

"Thank you, Duanmu." Eriri Sawamura couldn't wait to walk towards the stairs.

Yesterday, she spent the whole day reading "Love Metronome" at home. She was so moved by the heroine's unrequited love for the hero that she shed tears on a tissue. She had a deep admiration for Kasumi Shiko who wrote such an infectious plot.

Therefore, after finding out online that Kasumi Shiko would have a signing event at the Fuzugawa Bookstore, I bought the last queue ticket in time and planned to come over tomorrow to see Kasumi Shiko in person and get her autograph.

"Wait a minute, Sawamura-san." Duanmu Che called out to Sawamura Eriri.

"What's wrong?" Sawamura Eriri asked, turning her head, feeling a little uneasy, wondering if Duanmu Che would go back on his word.

If he realized that this was her weakness...

As an 18x male fan artist, Ying Lili's mind has already emerged with the plot of the book in which Duanmu Che uses something to blackmail her.

[If you don't want to be exposed by me at school, you have to obey me. ]

【Come to my house tonight and spend the night. Otherwise, you know the consequences. 】

Duanmu Tetsu had no idea of ​​what was going on in Eriri's mind, and said seriously, "Before you go to the book signing event, I have to remind you that the light novel writer Kasumi Shiko is actually our senior Kasumigaoka Shiyu."

"What? Kasumigaoka Utaha!" Eriri Sawamura was shocked.

Like her, Kasumigaoka Utaha is also a celebrity in Shuchiin Academy. As a popular beautiful girl, she has many suitors.

A love story like "Love Metronome" with rich and delicate character portrayal was actually written by Kasumigaoka Utaha, who is one year older than them.

Eriri Sawamura walked up the stairs and secretly glanced at the autograph session.

It really is Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"What should I do? Should I not go to the autograph event?" Sawamura Eriri was conflicted. She, the ace of the school art club, had met Kasumigaoka Utaha, the top student in the grade, many times at some outstanding student activities held at Shuchiin Academy.

Even though she was dressed like this, blonde hair was too rare in Tokyo, and she might be recognized by Kasumigaoka Utaha.

She was not clear about Kasumigaoka Utaha's personality. Now Duanmu Che knew her hidden identity as an otaku. If a third person knew about it, the risk of her true self being exposed would be even higher.

"Ahhh! I really want an autograph!"

Sawamura Eriri's golden twin ponytails trembled uneasily.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind. Since it was not convenient for her to show up in person, wouldn't it be okay to ask someone else to go to the signing event on her behalf?

Sawamura Eriri looked at Duanmu Che. At this point, she could only ask Duanmu Che for help again.

"Student Duanmu, can you help me get an autograph?" Sawamura Eriri clasped her hands together in front of her chest, looking pitiful.

"Uh, okay."

Duanmu Che thought about it and decided that after all, he and Sawamura Eriri were desk mates, so it wouldn't be a big deal to help her once.

"Thank you so much, Duanmu-san." Sawamura Eriri handed the Love Metronome in her hand to Duanmu Tetsu and said happily, "To show my gratitude, I'll recommend you a few more good comics and light novels later."

"It's a deal." Duanmu Che's eyes lit up.

His understanding of the world's otaku culture is far less than that of Eriri Sawamura. It is indeed a good thing that Eriri Sawamura recommends high-quality spiritual food to him.

Duanmu Che gave the things he bought to Sawamura Eriri for safekeeping, took the queue ticket, and walked into the signing event.

The autograph session for Utaha Kasumigaoka was rather quiet, with two large stacks of "Love Metronome" piled on the tables on both sides, which seemed to indicate that sales were not good.

Duanmu Che was ranked last.

By the time it was his turn, there were only a few people left in the entire signing event except for the staff.

Duanmu Che walked up to Kasumigaoka Utaha and handed Sawamura Eriri's "Love Metronome" to the table.

Kasumigaoka Utaha did not sign immediately. She looked at Duanmu Che, who had made eye contact with her before. After a while, she suddenly realized and recognized him.

"Are you Duanmu Che?"

Duanmu Che, who rejected more than 20 girls in a month, is also a celebrity in Shuchiin Academy.

She had never been interested in trivial matters at school, but the reason she remembered Duanmu Che was that when she was reading on the rooftop, Duanmu Che would always come over with the girls and start a boring conversation about refusing confessions, interrupting her reading experience.

It turned out to be him, a junior from the same school. No wonder he nodded to me.

"It's me, Teacher Kasumi Shiko, or rather, Senior Kasumigaoka." Duanmu Che was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Kasumigaoka Shiko actually knew him.

"Have you finished reading my work?"

Utaha Kasumigaoka looked at the book "Love Metronome" on the table. The pages were a little wrinkled, and it was obviously not newly bought.

"No, although I also bought it, I haven't started reading it yet. This book, "Love Metronome", belongs to a classmate of mine. For some reasons, it is inconvenient for her to come to the book signing event, so she asked me to ask senior Kasumigaoka for an autograph on her behalf." Duanmu Che explained.

"Is that so..." Kasumigaoka Utaha was silent for a while and signed her pen name on the book.

"Thank you, Senior Kasumigaoka." Duanmu Che picked up the book and was about to turn around and leave.

"Student Duanmu, if you read my work, please tell me what you think." Kasumigaoka Utaha said.

The first volume of "Love Metronome" has been on sale for a week, and due to low sales, her confidence as a talented woman has been hit. The editor, Machida Sonoko, told her that if sales do not improve, the series will be cut short at the third volume.

She was very dissatisfied with such evaluation.

Most of the book reviews of "Love Metronome" on the Internet are short reviews of 20 to 30 words, which are not of much reference value. She hopes to hear the readers' opinions in person, so she did not hesitate to appear in person and let the editor hold this book signing event with the gimmick of a high school beauty writer.

However, at this book signing event, most people came just for her gimmick as a beautiful young writer. The small number of people who had read her books only glanced over them, and very few people had the patience to read her works.

After seeing Duanmu Che, the last person in line, she finally couldn't help but speak to Duanmu Che, whom she knew, wanting to know what her junior thought as a reader.

If she is really not suitable for writing light novels, then giving up might be the right thing to do.

"Okay, but I read slowly and I have to work part-time, so you may have to wait for a few days." Duanmu Che thought for a while and said that it was a novel experience to be able to discuss his thoughts with a light novel writer.

"Every noon, I read on the rooftop. You can come and find me." Kasumigaoka Utaha emphasized the word "rooftop".

"The rooftop?" Duanmu Che's thoughts flashed, and he immediately understood, looking embarrassed.

He finally understood why Kasumigaoka Utaha knew him. He must have disturbed Kasumigaoka Utaha who was reading when he rejected those girls' confessions.

Walking down the stairs, Duanmu Che returned the signed copy of "Love Metronome" to Sawamura Eriri.

Eriri Sawamura thanked him happily and recommended him three fantasy light novels for men and five comics of different styles, including the different-world-themed "The Burial of Frillen", the Chinese-style "The Whisper of the Medicine Shop Girl", the suspenseful and weird "Fictional Mystery" and "The Visible Girl", and the love-themed "The Changing Doll Falls in Love".

Duanmu Che took this pile of spiritual food with him, feeling satisfied, and went home to read it slowly.

The weekend is over and it’s Monday afternoon.

It’s time for the weekly club check-in again.

Duanmu Che entered the club building and came to the activity room of the service department.

Before he could knock on the door, two conflicting female voices were heard from the activity room.

"Vice President Shinomiya, I will not disband the Service Club."

"Yukinoshita-san, this is a notice from the Student Council. Whether you accept it or not, if you still can't gather three club members by this time tomorrow afternoon, the Service Club must be disbanded immediately!"