Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

2F, ENCHANT French restaurant

Ichiro Hojo raised his wrist to check the time. He had done this many times in half an hour, but he always forgot that he was wearing a kimono and not a watch today.

It wasn't that he was so nervous that his head was in a mess, but that he could still tell the time every time he looked at his watch, so he was scolded.

Well, every time I see Ichiro Hojo raise his wrist to check the time, Mr. Yamauchi, Mr. Miyamizu, Mr. Spencer and others sitting next to him will subconsciously follow and look at the time, so he can know the time.

This means having no watch on your hands but having a watch on your heart, right? he thinks.

"It's half past four."

Mr. Yamauchi said solemnly, among the fathers present, he was probably in the best mood. After all, he was the only one who had received some promises from Hojo, and...

Even if my daughter really...really can't marry Kyosuke...

Kyosuke is still his son-in-law.

The relationship between the Yamauchi family and the Hojo family has long gone beyond the scope of neighbors.

Before, the obscure daughter said something that made the couple sad for a long time——

"Dad, you don't have to worry about no one inheriting the inheritance. No matter how much money he has, Kyosuke can spend it freely!"

Along with these words, those elf-like amber eyes came to mind.

Yes, if the daughter is really...the only name that will appear in the will of the Yamauchi couple is Hojo Kyosuke.

Every time Ichiro Hojo raised his hand to look at his watch, Mr. Yamauchi would laugh at him and curse, "You are still as impatient as a young man at such an old age" and "Are the cattle farmers in Hokkaido so impatient?" "... "Something like that, and then tell the time.

Just as nervous as Mr. Yamauchi was Toshiki Miyamizu. Although he is definitely ranked in the top three in the audience when it comes to conflicts and hostility towards Hojo Kyosuke, the bond between him and Hojo Kyosuke is actually very deep. Although the relevant memories have disappeared, the knot will not be easily broken when the relationship is formed under the gaze of the gods.

After hearing the stories about Itomori told by his daughter, Toshiki Miyamizu could feel the complicated emotions deep in his heart every time he saw Hojo Kyosuke.

"If they are friends, they must be good brothers who have no relationship with each other. If they are son-in-law, they must be enemies who both hate each other."

This sentence is a true portrayal of the two of them, so the old father even couldn't hold himself back and asked Kenzo Konno several times during the previous chat. For this reason, Hojo Kyosuke was teased several times by the president, saying that the soft rice was really delicious.

But Kenzo Konno was no longer in the restaurant at this moment. Although there were many heavyweights here, many well-known figures in the literary world were already in the hotel. Every literary award ceremony is a grand banquet, with countless information and favors flowing. As the president, of course he can't take any time off.

It's a good thing he's not here, otherwise he would definitely be pressing for information. But it's impossible to say that he had foreseen this and escaped in advance.

Although the final selection time is not fixed, it is always that long, so as time goes by, the laughter in the restaurant gradually disappears, and even the voice is only at an ordinary volume.

The slightly dull atmosphere made Yamauchi Sakura nervous. The girl tried to pull Hojo Kyosuke away several times, but the latter could not move a little because under the tablecloth, Erili's nails were deeply embedded in his. In the palm of your hand. This guy was so nervous that he was shaking.

Ah, no, he is already trembling.

"No, no, don't be so nervous! With my help, you might not win the prize!"

The girl with golden twin tails said forcefully. She obviously noticed that her voice was trembling, so in the middle of her words, a blush appeared on her fair and tender face. Her nervousness made her quite angry, so she said Halfway through, he gritted his teeth and spoke more forcefully.

Fortunately, no one cared about it at the moment. Even Kasumigaoka Shiyu didn't have time to make fun of her. She just lowered her head and looked at her phone.

This was very busy for Mikiko Hojo. She looked at her nervous daughters-in-law. One moment, she was delivering food, forcing the glass to be fragrant. The next moment, she was telling stories about her son and Sakura when they were young. For one hundred and four years, childhood sweethearts were completely insignificant. By the way, she promoted her grand dream of living to be one hundred and twenty years old.

"But Yinglili, aren't you seventeen years old?" Glass asked curiously.

Eiriri didn't say anything after hearing this, but looked at Hojo Kyousuke with erratic eyes.

Hum, I am seventeen years old, but the chore is only sixteen. Even if I die, he will still miss me, so I have lived for one more year!

Calculated in equal terms, I lived to be 121 years old, while the chore only lived to be 120 years old. In total, I loved him for one more year!

He can't even do such a simple calculation. Nijiang is such an idiot!

After a quick calculation in her mind, Yinglili became even more proud when she realized that she had an IQ crush on Glass.

People like Kato Megumi and Yukino Mokari, who still looked calm, just looked at Hojo Kyosuke's cell phone on the table in silence, looking forward to the moment it lights up.

Suddenly, the black screen lit up. First there was Hojo Kyosuke's lock screen, and then there was the incoming call screen.

The phone number was an unmarked number. Ying Lili, who was sitting next to him, straightened up and was so stiff that she couldn't even move her neck.

The fathers turned their heads when they heard the sound.

Hojo Kyousuke was not so anxious, Yu Yun even quietly touched Eiriri's hand to stabilize it, and then picked up the phone with his left hand.

"...Hojo-sensei...is the Neon Mystery Association Award Selection Committee...we..."

"...Well, thank you..."

After a few brief words, Hojo Kyosuke hung up the phone.

The phone was placed back on the table, and the screen fell into darkness again.

Eiri felt that it took her a lifetime to finally tame her stiff neck so that she could see Hojo Kyousuke's face clearly.

Not only Eiri, Shoko, Naoka, Kasumigaoka Shiu, Kato Megumi, Yukinoshita Yukino, Haruno... and their mothers, everyone on the long table was staring nervously at Hojo Kyosuke, Okudera Miki and even Swallowing nervously.

Only Yamauchi Sakura was different. She just blinked her bright, amber-like eyes and looked at Hojo Kyousuke with a smile like a flower.

If it had been any other time, Eiriri would have retracted her hand and grabbed Hojo Kyousuke's hand with a blush on her face, but this time she was so stiff that she didn't move.

Little Kaseko still couldn't understand what was happening now, but she knew very well why the beautiful sisters were looking at Onii-chan intently. Because he is an onii-sama, is it any wonder that the sisters like Onii-chan and look at him?

You know, you know, but that doesn't stop the little girl from being jealous. She must open her eyes to see more of Onii-chan, and she cannot lose to others!

Hojo Kyosuke looked around, his eyes falling on everyone's face. His smile is warm and gentle, and he tries his best to respond to the people who care about him the most in the world.

Finally he opened his mouth with a big smile and said loudly:

"It's a call from the selection committee."

The air suddenly became quiet at first, as if it suddenly sank into the deep sea, and then the girls' eyes suddenly opened wide.

"Oh oh oh!" Sakura made a strange sound.

Glass seemed to have suddenly lost strength, and his body slumped against the back of the chair. Xueye's big black eyes, as bright as the Milky Way, suddenly "smiled", and then let out a long breath. The two of them were the calmest before. Even Yukinoshita Yukino could see the tension on her serious face.

ah? benefit? Still as calm as before~~

"Ah? Didn't you win the prize?" Ying Lili asked blankly.

She grabbed her two ponytails with both hands and felt a little breathless.

Kyousuke didn't say he won the award, Kyousuke only said that the caller was from the awards committee. Didn't Kyosuke win the award? Was Kyousuke too sad that he didn't tell the bad news directly? Is Kyousuke forcing a smile now? a……

What did I just say? Why do I ask that? If I say that, Kyousuke will definitely be more sad, right? What should I do now? How can I comfort Kyousuke? I……

The words "Kyosuke" and "I" kept ringing in the girl's heart, and her eyes as pure as sapphires suddenly lost their light and became extremely disappointed.

"It's okay, Kyosuke, it's not your fault."

She held Kyosuke's hand harder. The difference was that before she was nervous and wanted to get strength from him, but now she wanted to lend her strength to the chore.

"It's all because I haven't drawn a poster for you before. It would be great if I helped you make a cover."

Yinglili said reproachfully, her voice extremely low. This was not simply comforting, but she really thought so. After all, this time she just helped the chores draw a few posters, and the new book has caused such a sensation. If only I could spend a week, no, a month, no, half a year...if I could draw less notebooks and devote all my time to helping Kyousuke, would he be able to win the award?

Her cheeks suddenly felt itchy, and Ying Lili felt angry. It was her blond hair that was as brilliant as the sun.

Okay, even a mere ponytail gives me trouble? I'll cut it for you later!

The girl casually angered innocent people, but she didn't notice that the people around her were looking at her more and more strangely.

Finally, Yukinoshita Yukino spoke softly:

"Sawamura-san, Hojo has already won the award."

In fact, Yukinoshita doesn't like to do anything inappropriate in such situations, but Eiri is one of the few people she is close to. We played together on weekends, ate together, played games together, slept together in the same house... Such a person was definitely someone who could help guarantee a loan for Yukinoshita.

Well, with Yukinoshita's calmness and rationality, of course she would not be unaware of the direction of being a guarantor. She has always been willing to speculate on human nature with the worst possible malice. So the translation is that Yukinoshita is even willing to empty his wallet to help Eiri.

"ah?"

Eiriri raised her head, and Yukinoshita realized that her blue eyes were filled with tears.

The little face was already heartbroken, which made Yukinoshita look at the others on the table speechlessly. As expected, I saw Yamauchi Sakura who was grinning evilly, Glass and Yukino who had their mouths covered, and Kasumigaoka Shiha who looked satisfied, and finally...

Kyousuke Hojo with a gentle face.

Yukinoshita was shocked, are you guys still human? The co-authoring really takes pleasure in Ying Lili's pain, right?

And Hojo, you are so gentle... Yukinoshita tried hard to resist the urge to curse in her heart. It's not because she is being polite, but because she is a person who combines knowledge with action. If she wants to curse someone, she must say it with her own mouth instead of thinking quietly in her heart.

This is the bondage of the righteous Superman!

"The Mystery Writers Association Awards will not announce the winners before the press conference, nor will they inform the candidates of the final selection results."

Yukinoshita explained that she had overheard Eri-ri and the others' conversation before, so she couldn't figure out why Eri-ri, who had helped draw new book posters and was actively liaising with committee members, didn't know such basic information.

"This is a rule of the association. Whether it is to avoid losing the heat of the press conference or to avoid non-award-winning candidates not attending is unknown, but the candidates can know whether they have won the award through one detail.

If the person who calls after the final selection claims to be the "Neon Mystery Writers Association", then he/she has not won the award. If the person calls from the "Neon Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee", then the person has won the award. "

After finishing the popular science in one breath, Yukinoshita felt refreshed.

Now you know, the people around you know this and they are all teasing you. Look at Kasumigaoka Shiu, look at Yamauchi Sakura!

Yukinoshita is not one to stir up trouble, but she is willing to become Eri's ally to help her teach those pranksters a lesson.

But the scene she saw the next moment made her grit her teeth.

After stubbornly persisting for a long time, the tears in Eirili's eyes finally burst out, and the girl threw herself into Hojo Kyosuke's arms.

"Great! Great! Kyosuke won the prize! He won the prize——"

The crying voice kept sounding, and the girl didn't even have time to get angry for a second. There was only one sentence in her head——

"Great, Kyosuke won the award!"

The girl who was crying and burying her head in Hojo Kyosuke's arms suddenly laughed.

Her golden twin ponytails flicked, Ying Lili straightened up, raised her pointed chin and said in a clear voice:

"I told you a long time ago that as long as I'm here, there's no way Kyosuke won't win the prize!"

Even though her face was still full of tears, it still didn't affect her feeling proud like a princess at this moment.

After Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned for a second, a smile similar to Hojo Kyosuke's appeared on her face.

Seeing the helplessness on Kasumigaoka's face and the slight smile on Glass's face, she probably understood why Sakura said Eiri was the number one pistachio in Ruyi's dormitory.

After Yinglili, applause and cheers finally erupted from the long table.

"Huh-smelly boy."

Hojo Ichiro laughed and cursed, he didn't know there was such a thing as making a phone call.

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