480 What Should I Do Because I’ve Grown Cat Ears And Can See Ghosts?” (2/2)
”I don't think it's ridiculous at all. Senpai, how about trying it out?”
”No thanks…”
”That's such a pity.” Seiji sat down across from her and gazed directly into her eyes. ”However, Senpai looks quite nice like this as well.”
Miyabi was rendered speechless.
Her junior who was a famous individual in her school and handsome like an idol was now talking to and praising her… Miyabi considered herself just an ordinary girl whom people wouldn't pay much attention to; her heart beat quite rapidly when dealing with such an unusual situation for her.
She felt that he wouldn't have anything in common with her, so why…
Miyabi suddenly realized what place they were currently in.
”Harano-san, you're an author who won a newcomer's award as well?”
”Yep.” Seiji nodded.
”You also write light novels?”
”That's right.” Seiji smiled.
Once again, Miyabi was rendered speechless.
She had never heard anything about writing light novels in the rumors about him!
For someone like him who was so handsome and shining brilliantly like a star… how could he possibly be a light novel author?
She couldn't help but ask, ”Why do you write light novels?”
”Senpai, why do you write light novels yourself?”
”Because… I like them…”
”I also write them because I like them.” Seiji chuckled.
”But… someone like you…”
”What about someone like me?”
”…It's nothing.” Miyabi suppressed her own emotions as she felt that she had misspoken.
After all, there was no rule about handsome boys not being allowed to write light novels. That was just her own personal bias, which she felt was wrong.
Seiji continued looking at her.
Meanwhile, the college student young man started chatting with the office worker and the middle-aged man, while the middle school student continued playing with his cell phone. The one-piece dress woman also played with her cell phone while sneaking occasional peeks at the handsome Seiji.
”Ishihara-san, which award did you win?” Seiji decided to ask after observing her for a while.
”…What about you, Harano-san?” Miyabi asked him back.
”I was the one who asked first.” Seiji indicated that she should tell him first.
Miyabi slightly averted her gaze.
”My novel is called 'What Should I Do Because I've Grown Cat Ears And Can See Ghosts Now?'” Miyabi told him in a soft voice.
”Ah, a Silver Award novel. Excellent,” Seiji praised her.
The novels that received awards were all publicized on the internet before the awards ceremony. ”What Should I Do Because I've Grown Cat Ears And Can See Ghosts Now?” was one of the two novels that received a Silver Award.
This story was about a middle school girl who had an overactive imagination. One day, when she visited her grandmother's home in the countryside, she grew cat ears and a cat tail for an unknown reason. Not only that, she gained the ability to see the ghost of a human child that nobody else could see. She had a mystical adventure under the ghost's guidance and uncovered a hidden story behind the rural village.
Just this synopsis alone seemed quite ordinary, but this story definitely had excellent points to it in order to have received the Silver Award.
The judges' reviews of this light novel included phrases such as ”healing,” ”cute,” ”very moe,” ”a bit frightening,” and ”surprisingly scary…” in summary, it was a moe-type gore… er, moe-type suspense novel.
Miyabi Ishihara's pen name was ”Snow Moon's Words in a Dream.”
While Seiji praised her novel, something flashed in his eyes as he considered the content of her novel as well as the pen name she chose for herself.
A ghost child… words in a dream… did what she wrote have a connection to the ghost child that would appear when she was asleep?
”It's your turn, Harano-san,” Miyabi told him. ”Which novel did you write?”
”I wrote 'Brother Monogatari,” Seiji responded.