When she saw Kuzeha appear at the break room door, Utaha Kasumigaoka immediately recognized him.
After all, just half an hour ago, this kohai had protected her.
Not just his face—even his scent, Utaha Kasumigaoka still remembered clearly.
At this time, the only people who could enter Fushikawa Publishing's interior were staff members or contracted authors.
Just as she was surprised that her kohai was also a contracted author with Fushikawa Publishing, Nayuta Kani's actions toward Kuzeha directly stunned Utaha Kasumigaoka.
The senpai I admire is actually the kohai who saved my life half an hour ago?
This light novel-like plot happening to herself left Utaha Kasumigaoka's mind in a daze.
"Am I dreaming?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka unconsciously pinched her thigh wrapped in black stockings.
The soft flesh she grabbed brought a slight pain.
At the same time, their gazes met.
The moment their eyes met, Utaha Kasumigaoka confirmed it.
She wasn't dreaming!
He really was her kohai!
And he really was the renowned Feather Teacher!
"You are... Feather Teacher?"
Sonoko Machida heard a female author's incredulous and shocked voice, and nodded with satisfaction.
As expected, any normal person would be shocked by Kuzeha-sensei's age.
She scanned everyone, then said in a stern voice!
"This is Feather Teacher!"
Utaha Kasumigaoka's sense of unreality was instantly shattered by the thunderous exclamations that erupted in the break room.
She saw that group of women covering their red lips, looking at Kuzeha and letting out shocked cries!
Their eyes looking at Kuzeha burst with unprecedented brilliance!
"Feather Teacher is so handsome!"
"I thought Feather Teacher was at least thirty years old..."
"But Feather Teacher is actually a high school boy?!!"
"What's wrong with high school boys?"
"High school boys are even better!"
No one dislikes young bodies, especially such a talented and outstanding high school boy!
They swarmed up, surrounding Kuzeha in the center!
A blonde wavy-haired mature woman held up a copy of "No Longer Human" and presented it to Kuzeha.
"Feather Teacher, I've been your fan for three or four years. Could you give me an autograph!"
"Three or four years? I'm a ten-year veteran fan of Feather Teacher—sign mine first!"
A group of mature female authors shouting that they were ten-year veteran fans to a young man had a rather absurd and unreal feeling.
Seeing this, Kuzeha also felt a headache coming on.
The crowding and jostling of all these beautiful women, the overwhelming whiteness, made his scanning system nearly overload.
He turned to look at Sonoko Machida beside him.
"How about we go back to the conference room just now? There's a table there, and more space."
"Good idea!"
Hearing this, Sonoko Machida immediately took action.
"Everyone, please don't crowd. If you want autographs, we'll move to the conference room!"
With that, Kuzeha was the first to squeeze out of the encirclement.
Only after coming out did he realize that Nayuta Kani was still tightly hugging his arm.
With so many people just now, Nayuta Kani had almost been buried!
"Phew! I almost suffocated!"
Nayuta Kani took a deep breath.
"Those women are too scary!"
She held tightly to Kuzeha, saying with some lingering fear.
Soon after, Sonoko Machida quickly had people set up the conference room into a simple signing event venue.
The authors also spontaneously formed a line!
Other editors watched in amazement!
"Being able to hold a signing event for authors—only Feather Teacher could do this!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw her colleague carrying a book and joining the queue.
Ayame Kagurazaka immediately widened her eyes.
"Where did he get that book?"
Beside her, Sonoko Machida looked at her strangely.
"Of course he bought it!"
Sonoko Machida said with amusement.
"This is Fushikawa Publishing headquarters—do we lack books?"
Ayame Kagurazaka was suddenly stunned, then suddenly realized.
Feather Teacher had been publishing for nearly ten years, but there were very few signed books!
The few that had circulated were being sold at astronomical prices in the secondhand market with no sellers!
One could imagine how valuable Kuzeha's signature was!
Even if some would flow into the market today, they would still have extremely high value!
Most importantly, with Feather Teacher's personality, who knows when his next appearance would be!
Miss this village, and there won't be this shop!
"No way, I need to go buy a book and ask Feather Teacher for an autograph!"
After coming to her senses, Ayame Kagurazaka said this and clicked away in her high heels.
Watching the long queue of authors, Utaha Kasumigaoka hesitated briefly, but seeing more and more people, she chose to join the line.
"He should still remember me..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka queued somewhat nervously.
Her gaze looked toward Kuzeha, who was signing a book for an author not far away.
Her beautiful eyes blinked, then suddenly spotted a familiar book beside Kuzeha's hand.
"That's... Metronome in Love?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka narrowed her beautiful eyes. The distance was too far for her to be certain.
Just then, Kuzeha's conversation with the author reached her ears.
"Feather Teacher, what's that copy of Metronome in Love by your hand?"
"Oh, this is a book I've been reading recently. It's quite well written!"
"Really? A book that even Feather Teacher thinks is good must be a bestseller!"
Utaha Kasumigaoka's spirits suddenly soared, her cherry lips parting slightly in disbelief.
"It really is my book..."
Most importantly, Feather Teacher had read her book!
And he acknowledged her book!
Joy like ocean waves surged in Utaha Kasumigaoka's heart.
The usually emotionally stable girl now felt her heartbeat accelerating endlessly!
As the queue continued to shrink, Utaha Kasumigaoka's emotions became increasingly excited.
Her palms were even sweating.
When it was finally her turn.
Kuzeha was sitting right in front of her, with the familiar copy of "Metronome in Love" beside his hand.
At this moment, the usually eloquent Utaha Kasumigaoka suddenly didn't know how to speak.
"Feather Teacher..."
She had just started speaking when she met Kuzeha's slightly smiling eyes.
"Senpai, we meet again!"
The familiar voice entered her ears, and Utaha Kasumigaoka was slightly stunned.
The scene of Kuzeha saving her half an hour ago floated through her mind.
The figure gradually overlapped with the young man before her.
At this moment, Utaha Kasumigaoka's heart was still beating fast, but her mind was gradually becoming clear.
"I didn't expect kohai-kun to actually be Feather Teacher..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka said with inexplicable emotion.
"Are you disappointed?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka firmly shook her head.
"Very surprising, and... very delightful!"
Her beautiful eyes stared at Kuzeha, her gaze also falling on the copy of Metronome in Love beside him.
What surprised her even more was that Kuzeha was actually reading her book...
"He definitely doesn't know this book's author is me..."
Utaha Kasumigaoka thought secretly in her heart.
Having her admired senpai like a book that happened to be her own work...
Having this kind of plot happen to herself, Utaha Kasumigaoka felt the entire day had been dreamlike.
She really wanted to ask about her idol's thoughts after reading it.
But with so many people queuing behind her, she could only suppress her curiosity.
Nayuta Kani, sitting beside Kuzeha, heard their conversation and immediately looked at Utaha Kasumigaoka.
She remembered.
This girl was the one Sonoko Machida had brought over, and she had asked about her relationship with Kuzeha.
"I was deceived!"
"This woman not only knows senpai, she's actually senpai's kohai?!"
She could see that Utaha Kasumigaoka's gaze toward Kuzeha was slightly different from the other female authors!
Nayuta Kani felt a sense of crisis rising.
"The pen's out of ink?"
Kuzeha was halfway through signing when the ink ran out, and he immediately spoke.
Before Sonoko Machida could react, Nayuta Kani had already pulled out a fountain pen from her body.
"My pen still has lots of ink!"
Kuzeha took the pen, but his gaze paused slightly.
This girl definitely said that on purpose!
Looking up, he indeed saw Nayuta Kani winking at him with her beautiful eyes.
Hearing Nayuta Kani's suggestive words to Kuzeha, Utaha Kasumigaoka's eyelid twitched slightly.
She vaguely sensed the girl's hostility toward her.
Utaha Kasumigaoka's gaze fell on Nayuta Kani's body that was almost pressed against Kuzeha, secretly guessing the relationship between the two...
At this moment, Kuzeha finished signing and handed the book back to Utaha Kasumigaoka.
"Half an hour ago, Kasumigaoka-senpai said she'd bring me a thank-you gift next time we met, right?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka's hand receiving the book stiffened, and she was momentarily stunned.
"I also didn't expect we'd meet again so soon..."
Though it was a helpless statement, her tone contained some joy that even she couldn't easily detect.
"He remembers what I said..."
Kuzeha looked at the girl before him, the corners of his mouth curving slightly.
"No problem, I look forward to the thank-you gift next time we meet!"
"But it has to meet expectations, Utako Kasumi-sensei!"
"No problem..."
After Utaha Kasumigaoka walked away, her pupils suddenly contracted.
Utako Kasumi?
Wasn't that her pen name?
She turned around abruptly, her beautiful eyes looking at Kuzeha in disbelief.
"He knows that book was written by me?"
"Did Machida-san tell him?"
"He knew it was my book, so that's why he was reading it?"
Utaha Kasumigaoka's rose-colored eyes flickered as she began to fantasize...
This unique signing event inside Fushikawa Publishing lasted for a full hour before ending!
After Kuzeha took photos with some female authors, they reluctantly left.
"Looks like I can't come here casually next time."
Kuzeha said helplessly.
Sonoko Machida apologized repeatedly.
At this moment, Kuzeha was also preparing to leave.
Tonight was the first auction of the rejuvenation drug, and he needed to go to the Yukinoshita house.
Just then, Nayuta Kani suddenly slipped him a note.
She also teasingly hooked his palm.
"What's this?"
Kuzeha asked curiously in a low voice.
"It's my new home address... the door code is on there too!"
Nayuta Kani's lips curved as she whispered in Kuzeha's ear.
"Senpai, the juice machine is about to activate!"
Hearing this, Kuzeha opened the note in his hand.
It contained an address and a line of code: JM635848
Kuzeha glanced at it and said somewhat helplessly.
"You could have just sent me a message..."
But Nayuta Kani playfully stuck out her tongue.
"Using a note feels more atmospheric, doesn't it?"
Kuzeha shook his head helplessly and had Sonoko Machida escort him out.
Nayuta Kani waved at Kuzeha's departing figure, shouting.
"Senpai can come over anytime recently!"
After Kuzeha's figure disappeared, Nayuta Kani's editor Ayame Kagurazaka walked over.
She looked at her seriously and asked.
"Aren't you supposed to be rushing to finish your manuscript these days?"
"And you're inviting Feather Teacher over?"
Nayuta Kani pursed her lips.
"So what if I'm rushing the manuscript? Senpai coming over can give me guidance!"
Hearing this, Ayame Kagurazaka's eyes flickered slightly.
With Feather Teacher's guidance, the manuscript quality could indeed improve significantly.
But...
She looked at Nayuta Kani suspiciously, her eyes narrowing.
"I remember you have to be completely naked when writing..."
Ayame Kagurazaka had always remembered Nayuta Kani's strange habit—she couldn't write a single word unless she was completely naked.
For this reason, the editorial department had specially rented a highly private large villa just so she could write in peace!
"You're not planning to be naked in front of Feather Teacher while writing, are you?"
Thinking of this, Ayame Kagurazaka was shocked!
But Nayuta Kani firmly shook her head.
"I wouldn't so easily be naked in front of senpai!"
Hearing this, Ayame Kagurazaka immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed Nayuta Kani still maintained a girl's modesty.
However, the next moment, Nayuta Kani's words made her expression freeze.
"Based on my research from reading so many of senpai's books, senpai prefers bodies that are revealed yet concealed, so..."
"I need to buy some sexy clothes to seduce senpai!"
With that, she turned to look at Ayame Kagurazaka with anticipation.
"Will you come shopping with me at the lingerie store later to help me choose?"
Ayame Kagurazaka slapped her forehead, her face full of helplessness.
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