"Taroumaru, Taroumaru, are you the only one here?"
After finishing her business with the Shogunate officials in the teahouse, Kamisato Ayaka walked to the counter, a smile on her face as she reached out to stroke the head of a dog sitting there.
This dog was named Taroumaru, and it even wore a vest. Its status was even more remarkable it was the owner of the Komore Teahouse.
"Woof woof."
Hearing Kamisato Ayaka's words, Taroumaru responded.
Kamisato Ayaka smiled and said, "If it were any other time, I would stay and spend more time with you, but today there's someone I particularly want to see, so I'll be going now."
After saying this, Kamisato Ayaka waved goodbye to Taroumaru and walked out of the Komore Teahouse.
As soon as she stepped outside, Kamisato Ayaka saw Zeyan sitting alone at one low table, while the other three accompanying acting magistrates were sitting at another.
What was going on? Was her Zeyan being ostracized?
Kamisato Ayaka frowned slightly but quickly smoothed her brow.
She didn't do anything about it for now but noted it in her heart. If Zeyan was truly being ostracized, she would have to do something.
"Miss Kamisato."
Seeing Kamisato Ayaka come out, the others immediately walked over.
Kamisato Ayaka smiled faintly and said, "I just finished discussing some matters. Next, I have another task to attend to, but the previous matter isn't completely resolved. Someone will deliver a file to the Komore Teahouse later, so I need one person to stay here and receive it Hmm, you stay here."
Kamisato Ayaka casually pointed at someone.
"Serving Miss Kamisato is naturally my pleasure."
Seeing Kamisato Ayaka point at him, the person chosen responded excitedly.
"Thank you for your trouble."
Kamisato Ayaka nodded and then said to Zeyan and the other attendant, "Let's continue on our way. Next, we'll go take a look at the Yae Publishing House."
"Yae Publishing House?" Zeyan asked, "Didn't we pass by there earlier? Are we going back now?"
Kamisato Ayaka replied with a smile, "Because the guest at the Komore Teahouse earlier was from the Shogunate and couldn't be kept waiting, we went there first. The other matters could wait a bit, and now it's time to take care of them."
Zeyan nodded in understanding.
He had asked instinctively, and as soon as the question left his lips, he felt it wasn't appropriate for him to ask. However, Kamisato Ayaka clearly didn't mind his inquiry and kindly provided an explanation. As expected of Kamisato Ayaka, she was always so gentle.
Next, the group walked back, and soon they arrived at the Yae Publishing House.
As a bookstore, Yae Publishing House seemed to have a dazzling array of books. However, in the dim afternoon light, there weren't many customers. The bookstore owner and editor of Yae Publishing House, Kuroda, a man with spiky hair and black-rimmed glasses, sat behind the counter, leisurely reading a book.
Hearing footsteps, Kuroda looked up, a smile immediately appearing on his face. "Miss Kamisato, you've come again today. Is there any novel you've taken a liking to?"
Kamisato Ayaka held a folding fan and lightly tapped her chin with it, saying, "Are there any good books you could recommend recently?"
Kuroda said with a smile, "If we're talking about recommendations, of course, the first one would be Lady Yae's work, 'Him Who Was Blown Away by the Wind, When Will He Return?'"
Yae Publishing House was established by the Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine, Yae Miko. This "Lady Yae" naturally referred to Yae Miko.
Hearing Kuroda's recommendation, Kamisato Ayaka said helplessly, "Lady Guuji Yae's novel? Does her novel, as always, cast herself as the heroine?"
Kuroda nodded. "Of course, that is Lady Yae's style."
Kamisato Ayaka sighed. "It's clear that Lady Guuji Yae still yearns for love very much, which is somewhat surprising. After all, when interacting with Lady Guuji Yae, one can't see any trace of such girlish sentiments."
Kuroda agreed wholeheartedly. "It is indeed quite surprising. However, speaking of Lady Yae's novels, what I personally care more about is the male protagonist in the novels. It seems to be the same person every time, but why does this person never have a name and is only referred to as 'Fox Person' because he wears a fox mask? It's truly bizarre."
Kamisato Ayaka also found it a bit amusing. "Didn't you say it yourself? That's Lady Guuji Yae's personal style. Regardless, prepare a copy of Lady Guuji Yae's new novel. I'll take it back to the Kamisato Estate and read it carefully later."
Kuroda quickly began preparing. "No problem. Also, Miss Kamisato, since you enjoy reading novels so much, have you ever considered writing one yourself? Our Yae Publishing House is currently holding a short story contest."
Kamisato Ayaka shook her head. "Asking me to read novels is fine, but asking me to write one is a bit difficult. Let's just forget about it. But a short story contest? Lady Guuji Yae seems to like holding these kinds of contests. I don't even know how many times this is."
As she spoke, Kamisato Ayaka secretly glanced at Zeyan, noticing him looking at a notice board outside the Yae Publishing House. The information about the Yae Publishing House short story contest was written on it, which couldn't help but bring a knowing smile to her face.
Zeyan was very interested in the short story contest, especially when he saw the various rewards for the winning entries, his eyes couldn't help but brighten.
It was truly intriguing.
He wanted to participate in this short story contest, but the novel he originally planned to write seemed to be a long one no matter how he looked at it, and shortening it into a short story would be difficult.
However, since it was a short story, and the content wouldn't be much anyway, why not write another one?
But what theme should he use?
Zeyan only thought for a moment, and the scenes of him and Kamisato Ayaka relying on each other for survival in the dungeon flashed into his mind. For a moment, his expression became a bit complicated, and he knew what he wanted to write.
He felt he could write such a story: the world underwent an unknown change, and everyone else in the vast Inazuma mysteriously disappeared, leaving only a young boy and a young girl
That's right, he felt he could completely write about what happened between him and Kamisato Ayaka in the dungeon. After all, no one else knew those stories except him, so it wouldn't matter if he wrote them down.
And just in terms of how exciting it was, he felt that his interactions with Kamisato Ayaka were full of ups and downs. Writing them as a short story should have a certain market, right?
Of course, the names of the male and female protagonists would need to be changed; he couldn't use their real names.
Thinking this way, Zeyan even felt a bit of an itch in his fingers, eager to record all those events as soon as possible.
The Kamisato Ayaka who liked to read novels back then should also be able to see the novel he wrote, right? Although Kamisato Ayaka definitely didn't remember the events in the dungeon, being able to understand through this method seemed very interesting.
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