The only male protagonist in variety comics

"What is the name of the novel?"

"Love metronome."

There was silence on the phone for a long time. Machida Enko must have turned on the computer to look for this book. After a while, there was another voice.

"It is a delicate writing style that only girls can possess. It is a mixture of innocence and maturity. This innocence should be the original thing of this author, and the mature style has your shadow, plus the pen name of Kasumi Shiko. , I might as well make a bold guess, this Kasumi Shiko is the girl who was rumored to be involved in the relationship between you and Tenjoin Saki after the Sobu High School Sports Festival - Kasumigaoka Shiu?"

Although there seemed to be no anger in Machida Enzi's words, Yuki Rito still felt creepy. He coughed dryly and said.

"Do you even know her name now?!"

"Of course I know. I will take the initiative to find out about my little boyfriend. Tell me, why do you want me to be the editor-in-chief of Kasumi Shiko? With your current power in the library, it is not difficult to quietly assign an editor to be responsible for the metronome of love, right? Maybe you can hide it from me this way"

"Because the only editor I know in the library is you, and I don’t trust others. With your personality, Yuanzi, you are not the type to make things difficult for others. Uh, are you angry?"

"No, I just found it funny. I felt like I was a big lady, so I agreed. In the past few days, the entire library has been focusing on Sword Art Online related work and neglected the review of new books. With the metronome of love, The quality should have passed the review easily and become a popular work, but the timing is not good now. I will let it pass the review tomorrow morning and then I will contact Kasumi Shiko."

Speaking of this, Machida Enzi suddenly remembered a certain immediate boss and continued.

"Although the eldest lady of the Tenjouin family has never been to Bunko Headquarters, she has always paid close attention to things related to Sword Art Online. She cares about you very much. I thought you were contacting her secretly, but now I see You have the courage to push a girl who is close to you to me, Rito Yuuki. You don’t have as little contact with Tenjoin Saki as you show, do you?"

"Well, after all, she is not in the same grade as me at school, and the classrooms are not on the same floor. I have very few opportunities to go to school, so... you know, but it is not that we have very little contact. I remember that I just met her this week she has spoken"

"on Monday? It's Wednesday night now, and tomorrow is Thursday, Rito, even if she is the eldest daughter of the Tenjoin Foundation, she should have received a very strict tutoring, but some things should still be the same as ordinary girls. If the person you like is older If you don't take care of yourself, you will be sad, well, but this rule does not need to apply to me. From Monday to Friday, I am very tired from work. When I get home, I don't want to be disturbed at all. I just want to sleep."

Machida Enko's words made Yuki Rito silent for a long time, and then he slowly spoke with an inexplicable mood.

"I was really nervous before, worried about making you angry because of Kasumigaoka Shiu's incident, but now you are urging me to have more contact with Tenjoin Saki. How can I put it, my Eonko is so cute, and I will always like Machida Enko!"

"Stop talking nonsense, no shame. Okay, that’s it. I’ve been busy all day today and I’m exhausted. I’ll see later that it’s praised by countless people. It attracted a terrifying number of players as soon as it was launched. Compare that to our library. What kind of Sword Art Online game is this that has overcrowded servers?"

Machida Enko's voice became obviously shy, and she hung up the phone in a panic. Yuuki Rito briefly imagined the shy expression of Machida Enko, who was usually capable, and felt extremely regretful that she could not witness it with her own eyes, but Under certain circumstances, Yuuki Rito has also seen various expressions of Machida Enko that would not appear at ordinary times.

In this way, Kasumigaoka Shiu's matter has been resolved.

Yuuki Rito did not tell her that she Even Kayaba Akihiko, the author of Sword Art Online, couldn't tell her directly that he had just contacted Machida Enko, the editor-in-chief of Fantasia Bunko, and that Love Metronome would be smooth sailing from now on, and it was even confirmed to be published. After hesitating for a moment, he didn't After confirming how Kasumigaoka Shiha was feeling now, Yuuki Rito carefully edited a text message, which included everything from comfort to encouragement. At the same time, he also asked her to be patient and wait a little longer. It almost became a short essay. After finishing it, Yuuki Rito I checked it again and sent it to Kasumigaoka Shiu after making sure it was correct.

It took about ten minutes before Rito Yuuki received the reply.——"Thanks."

Ten minutes passed, but he only replied with these two short words. Rito Yuki didn't know what Kasumigaoka Shiu's situation was now. Could it be that he was like Machida Enko and went to play Sword Art Online out of curiosity? Did you go?

Maybe the server exploded when it opened, which made Sword Art Online a blessing in disguise and became extremely topical again. After all, for a game where millions of people log in at the same time, everyone will be curious to experience it. That’s all. , Yuuki Rito opened his phone with a chuckle, logged into his account numbered 1, named Quan Dog, and started playing the same thing.

Under the same night sky, thousands of meters away, there was a clean and tidy bedroom. The lights were not turned on, and Kasumigaoka Shiu was lying on the bed with her arms in her arms. The pretty face that had smiled lightly, was full of malice, and had no expression in front of Rito Yuuki during the sports meeting, was not yet The tear stains have completely disappeared, and the pillow hugging her chest has been wet with tears. Before that, Kasumigaoka Shiyu cried. What kind of crying was it? She should have buried her face in the pillow and cried silently. In order to pay a lot She was crying over the love metronome that she had worked hard for but could not even pass the review.

At this moment, she had stopped crying and was touching the shimmering screen of her mobile phone with her fingers with extremely gentle movements. There was a message from Rito Yuuki. The text message, with a word count of nearly a thousand, was a long reply like a short composition, comforting and encouraging.

Looking at the text quietly for a long time, Kasumigaoka Shiyu murmured softly.

"As long as you are willing to acknowledge me, I will stick to it, even if it is only for you to read."