She didn't have a loud voice, but the college boy wasn't talking, and the word "cheating” was sensitive, so everyone noticed.

“I didn't cheat on my work.” Qingshi is helpless, "the announcement explains online. ”

He was prepared to be disputed.

Yaki wanted to say something, but he stopped talking.

“When it comes to cheating, do you mean 'brother stories’?” The voice of inquiry rang out.

It's a college boy… his name on the badge is Koshi Nomura.

Qingshi nodded to him.

“I know what happened at the time of the review, that the work was not cheating, but, as the online bulletin says, a real strength to be selected and awarded, quite impressive. Nomura said," If you make a formal contribution, you will definitely win a gold medal, not just a special award. ”

“Thank you.” Qingshi was a little surprised to hear him say, “I'm glad to hear you, Mr. Nomura... but the gold medal was too high for me to afford. ”

“Not too high, but facts.” Nomura insists, "the quality of the 'Brother Tales' is above that of the Gold Medal. ”

“Cut!” an unpleasant voice rang out.

It's a school uniform boy… The name on the badge is Takataro Limpu.

He glanced at Nomura with a disgusting look on his face, “What makes you say that?"

“This is the reviewer's assessment and the overall evaluation.” Nomura looked at Limp and said, "All the examiners, without exception, believe that 'Brother Tales' is the best, outperforming all the other selected works. ”

Not only did Limp's expression stand still, but everyone else was surprised.

“All Examiners… Really?” Dresses are unbearable for women.

“That's what I know. If ‘Brother Tales' is not specifically selected but officially submitted for election, then the Gold Medal must be evaluated and there will be no objection at all, unfortunately it is not.” Nomura replied, "The work is truly amazing, and it's not true to only get a special award. ”

The whole room was quiet.

“Mr. Nomura, how did you know about this?” Qingshi asked.

“I have a relative here who told me.” Nomura replied.

Turns out there's someone inside.

“Hmm... who knows if it's a lie.” Limp whispered.

“As a matter of fact, believe it or not, Gold Medal winner Mr. Limp.” Nomura points out Taro Limpu's identity, "your work 'Undying Avenger' is excellent, but not comparable to 'Brother Tales’. Especially when it comes to texts, which are relatively naive, you can see that they are written by middle school students at first glance. ”

Upon hearing this, the boy's face rose slightly in junior high school.

“So... so what!? Text is most insignificant to light novels! ”

“You can say that, so you can win a gold medal for your work. ”

“It's best to win a gold medal! My work is the best! It's not that ‘brother story’!!” Improved Limp, “that kind of crap novel that sucks at names! Should not have been selected at all!! ”

“Hello.”

There is a chilling sound coming from Qingshi's mouth.

The tone was not intense and the voice was not loud, but the whole room felt the momentum as soon as the noise was “Hello”.

As if a lion had opened his eyes here.

“Have a problem with my work, yes, but don't swear it out in front of me.” Qingshi sighed, "or I'd beat the shit out of you. ”

Taro Limpu's whole body is stuck.

Others are also under near-substantive pressure.

Especially Yaki Ishihara, she thought of the legend and title of this wilderness disciple in school, the heartbeat accelerated in a different sense than just now.

“Mr. Nomura, thank you for acknowledging my work, but please stop saying what you just said.” After Qingshi warned Limp, he said another sentence to Nomura.

Hikaru Nomura nodded.

“I'm sorry… I'm a little overmouthed.” He expressed reflection.

Then there was silence.

After the anger had passed, Qingshi realized that he had stifled the atmosphere and asked again.

“I am delighted to meet with my fellow authors and would like to discuss the novel with you… as long as it is free of malice.” He said sincerely.

“The organizers let our winners arrive early and wait here together to give us a chance to chat. ”

“We don't necessarily get to be friends, but we can have a good chat. I think so. What do you think? ”

A few seconds of silence.

“I'd love to talk to you. Can I talk to you for a second? Mr. Harano.” Nomura began by saying:

“I... want to talk too.” The woman in the dress, Yuko Hashimoto, said.

“Having listened to what Mr. Nomura has just said, I am quite interested in what kind of work 'Brother Tales' is.” The working man, named ex-Shi General Sheng, said.

Qingshi smiled correctly for the authors who showed a friendly attitude.

The atmosphere eased.

……

When Sashi came to notify the winners, he saw the scene of a friendly chat in the prep room, and it was obviously Qingshi who was at the center.

Gold medal winner Taro Limpu, like being excluded, sits alone looking at his cell phone.

The female editor is not surprised by such a scene.

Arranging for the winners to be in the prep room before the ceremony has been the practice of the Thunder Library Rookie Awards, with the aim of allowing new authors to interact with each other during the same period.

There have been suggestions to abolish this practice, as well as formal changes such as shortening the time, growing the time, adding one or two editor-led conversations, which are currently rated as such.

This practice does promote friendship among the newcomers, but at the same time generalized unpleasant relations between enemies, and of course there are cases in which nothing flat has happened, with generally different results depending on the character of each newcomer.

Qingdi's work was disputed and he might reasonably be excluded by others, but Sahee was not worried, and the result was, as she expected, that he was not only not excluded, but also the center of the circle.

Instead, Takataro Limpu, who won the Gold Medal, was alone... it's not surprising. Although Limp's novel was awarded the Gold Medal, he was himself a relatively isolated junior high school student, and it was normal not to be integrated into the group.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, but now please come with me. ”

Sahib leads people to the venue and tells them how to proceed.

At this point you can hear the noise of many people talking and laughing in the room, and then obviously the sound of the microphone amplifying, indicating that people are quiet.

“Eighteenth Thundering Library Rookie Awards Ceremony, Now!” The man said clearly and brightly.

“Firstly, seven winners are invited!” The clear and pleasant female voice said.

The female editor prompted Qingshi and others to enter the venue.

Many people have stood on the field.

Everyone raise their hands and applaud the winners as they enter the stage!