Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

"Speaking of which, thanks to Kei-chan's explanation, I found out who Kyosuke Hojo is. It's really scary that he has so many titles at such a young age."

"Hmm~~"

Megumi Kato turned on the speakerphone and switched the phone interface to the chat room.

"Kyosuke Hojo!?" - Keiichi Kato

"Is he the author of "One Punch Man", "Attack on Titan", "The Devotion of Suspect X", and "Sword Art Online", the one who won the middle school kendo competition twice in a row!?"

"Xiao Hui, where did you meet him? He shouldn't be in the same school as you. Did you ask for his autograph? Ahhh, why didn't I meet him? If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to school today."

"..."

Keiichi-nii is still a really fanatical fan, just like those groupies.

Kato Megumi laughed softly.

"Hui, did you see the message Xiaogui sent?"

"Yes~~"

"Tell me how you met that famous celebrity. Your brother-in-law is also very curious and wants you to help get Hojo-san to sign his autograph."

Well……

Listening to the voice coming from the phone, Kato Megumi rested her chin on the pillow, and half of her face sank into the soft pillow.

Sure enough, you are still getting carried away, Megumi, your practice is still not good enough. It's rare for a single exposure of emotion to trigger so many chain reactions. Later, I have to think of an excuse to deal with Keiichi. No, it's not an excuse, it's a statement.

With random thoughts in his mind, Kato Megumi said smoothly: "It's just a normal meeting with him at the school gate."

“Then you went up to strike up a conversation?!

benefit! ! Sister, I am so touched, you have finally grown up! "My sister shouted exaggeratedly.

"Eh? Well... So why can't I be the one being talked to~~" Megumi Kato would not hide her emotions as a girl only when talking to her sister.

"Hey!! Come on and tell me carefully."

"Let me think about it~~ Actually, Hojo-san came to see two other girls from our school."

"Oh, let me tell you, it turns out that I just struck up a conversation with you when I was bored. You are indeed a Neon writer. It perfectly matches my imagination of them."

"I still have something to do, so hang up first~~"

Kato Megumi said and hung up the phone without any pause. Really, my sister has completely lost her appearance as a Kato sister since she got married, and her words have become so rude.

Sawamura Eiri-san and Kasumigaoka Shiwa-senpai are the two beautiful girls who come to Toyosaki. Of course I know that Hojo-san is here to see them.

One is the ace of the art department. In his first year at school, he was shortlisted for the Art Talent Award for Young Artists held by the Neon Art Association in Tokyo. One is a talented girl who has been number one in age since the first grade and can apply directly to Hitotsubashi University in the second half of the year.

For a celebrity like Hojo-san, it is only natural that the friends around him should be of this level. Even being invited to a cocktail party by the royal family would not surprise her.

However, he just called his name, and the cake for dinner was also his treat.

The music sounded, and it was a new song by Yuna Miyamoto, the singer who is most popular among young girls nowadays.

"Moxi Moxi~~~"

"Hui, it's absolutely not okay to just hang up the other person's phone like this. It would be even worse if the other person is a boy."

"It's not casual, it's really something. And didn't I answer the phone right after? As a girl, such behavior should be in line with etiquette."

Megumi Kato was replying to Yamauchi Sakura's message while speaking out her own opinion. I also learned this from my sister, to take every date seriously, not only to dress well and put on makeup, but also to be three minutes late.

It can't be more or less. If it's too much, it will be rude, and if it's too little, it won't be effective.

After arriving at the scene, you can choose to respond according to the boy's reaction. Generally speaking, if it only lasts for three minutes, the other party will not be unhappy, but if it is a more serious partner, immediately say "Sorry, I am late."

It's a pity that, just like the "hidden" sense of existence to the extreme, these skills learned from my sister have not been able to be used in these 17 years of life. Even when I go out to play with relatives' children, my mother will urge her hard if there is still half a day before the appointed time.

"That's not okay. Even if it's just a boring chat, it's rare for someone to notice you. You should cherish it."

Hiromi Yoshinaga said that no one understands her sister's weak sense of existence better than her, her biological sister. It can be said that it is magic in the real world.

"Yeah~ I'm just at home. Just ask Hojo-san to send me a message when he arrives. I'm really causing trouble for you."

He edited the message and sent it to Yamauchi Sakura.

Just like her sister said, even if contact information has been exchanged, Kato Megumi is not too sure about tomorrow's date.

As the saying goes, there is no disappointment without expectations. As long as she doesn't show too much expectation for the appointment, the other party will not feel too guilty for forgetting the date, and she will not be too embarrassed. Going one step further, as long as you don’t expect anything from the bottom of your heart, you won’t feel sad if your appointment is rejected.

"Things that have passed will not be remembered in the heart." This is also a way of practicing her life creed, calmness.

But I didn't expect that Sakura-san, who had agreed to go on a date after school tomorrow, would actually send comics and novels to me tonight.

A feeling of being valued that I have never felt before.

"Hahaha, it was actually Kyosuke who reminded me. After I got home, I completely forgot about you, Kato-senpai. I'm really sorry." - Yamauchi Sakura

Hmm...oh~~Soga (そうか), just like in the cafe, although he is very enthusiastic, Yamauchi-san is still...

However, the feeling of being taken seriously has increased.

Hojo-san didn't say much when they were in the cafe. Although his words seemed to see through his own heart, he always felt that he was a bit difficult to get close to. Unexpectedly, he still remembered him when Yamauchi-san had forgotten him.

Really...well~~I'm a little happy~~

"Hui?" my sister shouted in confusion.

"So, don't make it sound like I'm some last-minute food that no one wants, and I can't wait to put a big red label with a 50% discount on it when I see someone walking by and give it away."

You can't show your happiness, otherwise my sister will laugh even more happily, and people in the next city will really hear it.

"Oh, Hui, something's wrong with you!"

Hiromi Yoshinaga keenly sensed something was wrong with her sister's tone. If she had said such words in the past, she would have only said perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, I understand." He would not protest like this and express his dissatisfaction like this.

Although they are just affordable skin care products bought in drugstores, after careful care, Kato Megumi's face became more moist and cute, and a shy blush appeared at this moment, making her unparalleled in beauty for a while.

"It was just a casual acquaintance and exchange of contact information..."

Dong Dong——

"Xiaohui, Keiichi said your phone is busy. He seems to be in a hurry." His mother's voice came from outside the door.

"...Ah, it's my mother's voice. I miss it so much."

After a few seconds, it was estimated that his mother had gone far, and then Hiromi Yoshinaga on the other side of the phone said.

"Didn't you just come back during the Chinese New Year? And you just got married in June last year. If you want to say something like this, shouldn't you wait until you have been married for more than five years and have a conflict with your husband before saying it while crying and hugging your mother's waist? ?”

"You are evil, Xiao Hui. I don't know how good my relationship with Bunta is. It will take at least seven years for something like that to happen." Saying this, Hiromi Yoshinaga laughed.

Kato Megumi also laughed softly, and then switched to her cousin's chat interface. There were still a lot of messages. She knew that she was asking about Hojo-san without even looking. She thought about it and pressed the screen.

"Hojo-san is coming to my house later. If Keiichi-nii wants it, I can get an autograph for you."

After editing, click Send.

The other side didn't respond in time, so they sent a message, and then immediately sent three exclamation marks, and continued to refresh the screen:

"Come to your house? Xiaomei, are you kidding? How could you possibly know someone like Hojo-san!?"

"Stop joking. Where are you attending the autograph session today? Why is there no information on the Internet? Tell me quickly. I will go there tomorrow too."

"Xiao Hui..."

Ah~~So, I don’t like talking to Keiichi-nii, or I don’t like talking to men in the Kato family. Obviously, my sister and other sisters are already asking me for autographs and other things, or asking if I can introduce them to them.

But in Keiichi-san's eyes, it is absolutely impossible for an ordinary me to get to know a celebrity like Hojo-san.

But it is true that after school, doing hygiene, going home and watching non-nutritious soap operas, sleeping, going to school... this is an ordinary life that suits my life.

But that voice happened to appear.

"Kato Megumi."

The standard pronunciation is so clear that no NHK announcer can match it. It sounds extremely beautiful and pleasant, coming from Hojo-san’s mouth.

My ordinary self got to know him on Tuesday, which happens once a week, at the door where no one called me even though I had gone in and out countless times.

He, whom he had never seen before, recognized himself, called his name, and even remembered things related to him after returning home.

A girl in adolescence has many rose-colored fantasies about the future, but such an unfolding has never appeared in her mind even for a second. It was frustrating to say that an ordinary girl like her could never imagine such a romantic encounter even in her imagination.

But~~~this just happened.

"Do you want to sign or not?" Sent.

Yamauchi-san said that the book lent to her was her collector's edition, and she would send it to Keiichi-san to read when the time comes.

"Yes! If you dare to trick me, I will tell my uncle." - Kato Keiichi

Uh... It's so troublesome. If I had known about it, I wouldn't have said anything about it. This is the consequence of not adhering to principles, Megumi Kato.

The girl felt a touch of annoyance in her heart. Fortunately, she was a girl who couldn't leave too many traces in her heart, so she only felt a touch of annoyance.

I just wanted to show off, but I didn't expect my cousin's reaction to be so big. All the Kato sisters are very sensible, but the boys seem to be spoiled, even complaining. When my sister and brother-in-law were still dating, they were discovered by Big Mouth several times and spread the word.

"Kato-senpai, I'm here. Is it the third store in the alley west of the Disaster Prevention Plaza?" - Hojo Kyosuke

"Um~, yes, wait a moment and I'll be right out." He replied quickly.

Oops, why did Hojo-san come so quickly! Throwing the phone on the bed, Kato Megumi opened the door, patted her bare feet and ran to the window in the corridor outside to look down.

At the corner of his yard, under the yellow light of the street lights, a dark motorcycle was parked there. The lights had been turned off. But under the illumination of the street lights, Kato Megumi, who had good eyesight, recognized the motorcycle at a glance. The boy on the motorcycle is Hojo Kyosuke.

Different from the black school uniform he wore during the day, he changed into gray cotton pants and a white sweatshirt on his upper body. It looks a little different from the black motorcycle under his butt, but it is full of life.

He lowered his head and didn't know what he was looking at. He didn't take out his mobile phone to kill time like ordinary young people.

Now Kato Megumi knew why Hojo Kyousuke came so quickly. It seemed that he came in a hurry without even having time to change his clothes.

Because she is often forgotten, in many group activities, everyone only thinks of her when the head count is about to begin, so most of the time she is the one rushing there.

Like now, it seems to be the first time in my life that someone comes to me in such a hurry~

"Xiao Hui? What are you doing? Keiichi's kid is still calling, and I can't even watch TV properly." The mother walked upstairs again.

"I know, I know." She repeated perfunctorily in a low voice. Kato Megumi ran into the room, picked up a coat and put it on, passed her mother and ran downstairs.

"Xiao Hui, what are you going to do?"

"A friend came to see me."

Although running down the stairs in a hurry was really inconsistent with her consistent opinions, the girl couldn't even wait to change clothes at this moment, let alone abide by the three-minute rule.

The same question came from the mobile phone that was thrown on the bed.

"Hui? Hui? What are you doing? If you don't speak, I will die..."

"I kept you waiting, Hojo-san."

Although it was only a short walk, Kato Megumi was still slightly out of breath as he hurried over.

"Yeah," Hojo Kyousuke shook his head: "I should say sorry for disturbing you so late. And it's not even two minutes since I sent the message. Thank you for your hard work, Kato-senpai."

"Hmm~~No...it was Sakura-san who lent me precious comics and novels, and Hojo-san you even sent them over in the middle of the night. No matter from which perspective, I should say thank you."

Megumi Kato folded his hands in front of him and bowed slightly.

Under the dim street light, a girl wearing a white nightgown with lace edges, a red jacket, and white flat shoes stood tall and charming.

Hojo Kyousuke didn't expect that just by changing her clothes, the image of the girl who would disappear when she blended in with the crowd would become so fuller.

In the past, when I looked at Eiriri and Shiwa-senpai, I thought Toyosaki's school uniforms were so beautiful. They looked like customized high-end clothes when they wore them. Unexpectedly, putting it on Megumi Kato was like Superman's glasses, sealing all her characteristics.

"Hojo-kun?" Megumi Kato looked down at the nightgown she was wearing, and an imperceptible blush appeared on her face:

"Sorry~ I was in a hurry to get down, so I ran out in my pajamas..."

"Ah? It's very beautiful. I didn't notice it was pajamas at all. I thought Kato-senpai had just come back from outside."

pretty?

Kato Megumi chewed these two words carefully, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his black eyes.

"Sawamura-san and the others are the ones who are beautiful~~ I'm just an ordinary person." Don't take the flattery that others say casually seriously, Megumi.

Yinglili...

Eiriri and Kasumigaoka-senpai are both the kind of "trouble-saving" characters that original animators dream of, wearing school uniforms and going out even on their days off.

If it were other students, they would understand that they were reluctant to buy the school uniforms at a high price and would need to replace them soon, so they tried their best to wear them. But those two people were simply too lazy to change. Eiriri has now become Naohana's toy just like Glass. The future fashion designer helps them match the clothes they wear when they go out.

Shiyu-senpai, well, no matter what you wear, as long as you wear black stockings, your fashion sense will immediately be improved by a hundred levels.

As for being at home, forget about it. One is wearing children's pajamas, and the other seems to be unable to afford pajamas.

"Haha, at least Kato-senpai is beautiful in my opinion."

No, why did you start it again? You can’t become the person that Shiyu-senpai says he gets in love with when he sees a girl. You’re here to give me something!

Looking at the white and tender calves under the other party's skirt, and the downy arms clearly visible under the yellow light, the girl is so beautiful that everyone who sees her will be attracted to her.

But Hojo Kyosuke is a well-trained warrior and will never unleash his charm unscrupulously when he shouldn't, so he wakes up in time.

Very good, next time Shiyu-senpai or Yinglili say that they are a lover and a lover, they must use this matter to stop their mouths.

"Thank you for your compliment, Hojo-san." Megumi Kato opened her mouth slightly and expressed her gratitude sincerely.

The determined warrior Hojo Kyosuke just smiled and handed over the paper bag in his hand.

"Actually, I wanted to give you another set, but Sakura said her books were magical, so she insisted on lending hers to you." Most of the items in the bag are numbered 1 Book.

"I will read it carefully with gratitude." Bowed.

The feeling of being valued once again emerged in my heart. Both Yamauchi-san and Hojo-san are good people.

"Don't force it. After all, it's not a comic popular with girls."

Looking at Kato Megumi's serious expression, Hojo Kyousuke reminded. Even for Ying Lili, who is a serious otaku, he didn't see her watching other male Xiangxue comics except for his own works. It's a bit embarrassing to ask the girl in front of you to read this kind of comics right away.

"There is no such thing as force~~Hojo-san."

There was no pretense on the girl's face, a smile of joy from the bottom of her heart.

The flower tube slowly tilted up, the purple floral dress slowly opened, and in the silent night, the epiphyllum as white as snow bloomed quietly. Although it was only a short moment, precisely because it was a short moment, that smile became more beautiful and precious.

"Then I'll go back and see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow~~"

Rarely, Megumi Kato did not follow the principle of "everything will be over once it has passed, and no traces will be left behind.". She stood there and waited until the orange taillight disappeared around the corner of the street before turning around and heading home.

"Is it Ryoko? Why don't you ask her to come in and sit for a while?" asked her mother, Tomoko Kato, and her father, Daiichiro Kato, who was reading the newspaper, also cast a questioning look.

"It's not Ryoko." Kato Megumi answered while changing her shoes. At this time, she crazily recalled how her sister faced inquiries from her parents every time she went out on a date with her brother-in-law at night.

But this thought made her feel shy, and it would be fine if she just said it calmly like before. The image of "Hui doesn't have to worry no matter what she does" that she worked so hard to create in the minds of her parents cannot be destroyed.

"Not Ryoko?" Kato and his wife looked at each other, and Kato Daiichiro put down the newspaper.

"She's a new friend I made this semester, because wasn't the class reclassified? She got very excited when talking about comics, and she even enthusiastically lent me the book."

Hui used her brain and used the skills she had practiced for many years to say something that was not false at all but would reassure her parents.

"Well, then we should invite her to our house for a cup of tea." Tomoko Kato said clearly, using the female form in her daughter's words.

"But it's already very late~~" Kato Kei sat on the sofa, planning to drink the cup of tea by herself. And he took out a comic and put it on his lap.

"Yes, let her come to play at home next time. Mom will prepare snacks for you."

"Yeah, thank you, mom~~" He drank the tea to cover up the flash of guilt.

After sitting for two minutes, she walked upstairs with the paper bag.

call--

Wanting to accomplish something great, Megumi Kato sat on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to recall the conversation he had just had with Hojo-san, he saw that the phone on the bed was awakened by the sound of him sitting down, and he saw the call interface.

Oops, I just forgot to say goodbye to my sister!

Just hang up secretly and pretend to be asleep~~ The girl decided happily, and then slowly stretched out her little hand.

"Megumi, it's you who's back! You left your dear sister here and ran away without caring about her. I'm going to complain to my mother, saying that you have a boyfriend!"

Kato Megumi's little face showed a hint of helplessness, and she quickly found the earphones and plugged them into her phone.

"So, I said that we are just ordinary friends, boyfriends and so on. Do you think I will be forgotten in the mall if we go on a date?"

"Hahahahahaha, it turns out that Megumi's own jokes are the funniest." Hiromi Yoshinaga laughed wildly, which made the girl glad that she had just plugged in her earphones. At the same time, I complained about why I had to plug in the headphones just now, it was so noisy.

"There is indeed a problem~~"

"It's actually the book with the serial number 1 of "The Devotion of Suspect X"!!!"

Even Kato Megumi couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaimed after seeing that the collector's edition mentioned by Yamauchi Sakura was such a precious thing.

After meeting Kyousuke Hojo, she used her mobile phone to search for information on the Internet on the way home, and clearly listed the other person's achievements in the encyclopedia entries.

She already knows how popular this work, which has been confirmed to be shortlisted for multiple awards, including the Honya Grand Prize, the Neon Mystery Writers Association Award, etc., and has even bought a third printing version in a bookstore on the road.

But what is in front of me is the first edition of the first book!

According to what was shown in the TV series, this kind of treasure should be given to a mentor or a senior figure from the Writers Association, right?

Kato Megumi was stunned for a moment, and even followed her sister in the earphones and began to imagine how much the book would increase in value after Hojo-san died.

"Video call, video call, I want to see it too." Hiromi Yoshinaga shouted.

The girl ignored it and sat on the bed, leaning against the wall with her legs stretched out together.

Turn to the first page "I wish Sakura good health forever - Hojo Kyosuke"

Although the black font looked like it was printed and the message could not be more ordinary, Kato Megumi felt the love of Hojo Kyosuke for Yamauchi Sakura for the first time.

Isn't it like this in TV dramas? After the child is born, the father loudly expresses his expectations for his future, hoping that he will establish a great career, earn countless wealth, and become a great man. The mother whispered, "I hope he grows up healthy."

The girl's high emotions after seeing the incredible treasure cooled down slightly, and she couldn't help but start to think about it. Before, Hojo-san said that he would give her another set. Will you also write such a congratulatory message? No need for anything else, just be normal.

"Hui! I'm really going to be angry. Do you think your dear sister is a goldfish in a fish tank? When you remember it, throw two feeds or knock on the glass twice. When you don't remember it, don't come close to it for a few years. real……"

Ah~~Married women are so annoying. Shouldn’t we live a happy married life at this time? Why are you pestering your sister?

The girl whispered in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it out. If she did, the sister who became more and more wanton after getting married would definitely rush home tomorrow.

Yoshinaga

"Hiromi, what's up, is it really that Hojo Kyosuke?"

Yoshinaga Bunta asked impatiently. He is a loyal fan of Hojo Kyosuke. The kind of fan who went to support the three autograph sessions immediately and bought back every time it was printed and treasured it.

"I told you that Kei won't lie to others. It must be the famous celebrity Hojo Kyosuke."

"It's the first edition. I didn't expect that such a treasure is still in the hands of Mr. Hojo. No wonder none of the photos posted by his friends from the same school on his personal website have serial numbers within 20. .”

As a fan who is not short of money, Bunta Yoshinaga naturally wanted to buy that kind of collector's edition. However, only one anonymous user showed off the book with serial number 6, but that person had no intention of selling it and was still trying to find out who owned the first five.

"Picture"——Kato Megumi

Hiromi Yoshinaga clicked on the message, and it turned out to be the first edition of the book that her sister had said.

"That's amazing. Am I going to become brother-in-law with Mr. Hojo!?" Bunta Yoshinaga held his head in his hands and fell into ecstasy.

Kato family

Megumi Kato never expected to see her cousin Keiichi Kato, the "pride of the whole family," in her lifetime.

"Please, Megumi, let me take a look at that book too. If possible, I also want to have a word with Hojo-san."

Keiichi Kato begged, he was not only a fan of the book, but also a personal fan.

Not only does he like Hojo Kyousuke's works, but he also crazily admires his kendo prowess. In order to maintain his academic performance, and because he has no talent, he likes kendo and can only drool while watching the game videos.

Although the opponent's current record is only for junior high school students, everyone in Tokyo's high school circles does not know that Dongcheng High School, which has won the National High School Kendo Competition for two consecutive years, will not be the first choice even if the five main candidates are selected together. The enemy of unity.

Why do you know this? Because every time people from Dongcheng go to the competition, they will bring a sign with Hojo Kyosuke on it, and "Absolute Invincibility" written in black pen on the back, indicating that it is their instructor and coach.

I wrote another paragraph after the update, you can refresh and take a look again