Two days passed just like that.
The exam arrived soon.
Naturally, the first subject was Chinese.
In the classroom.
The top students were writing furiously, as if possessed by a god.
The struggling students were racking their brains, not knowing where to start.
Chinese was naturally not a problem for Mochizuki Yo; he considered himself quite proficient, otherwise how could he become a light novel author?
The final question was the essay.
Mochizuki glanced at the topic, which was about communication and interaction between people.
So, Mochizuki improvised and wrote an essay about interpersonal relationships.
...…On Loneliness...…
Lonely people also seem good at finding other lonely people.
...
The wandering, solitary soul needs no reliance.
...
If you're troubled by interpersonal relationships, just destroy them and you won't have to worry anymore.
If everyone is lonely, there will be no arguments or disputes.
...
And those who celebrate youth are always the protagonists.
He felt that what he had written was quite good and fit the theme well.
Then Mochizuki handed in his paper early and left.
After leaving the classroom, Mochizuki discovered he couldn't leave the exam area early.
That's too much!
The area around the teaching building was surrounded by caution tape, which was fine.
The key was that many sensei were patrolling, including Shizuka Hiratsuka Teacher.
Mochizuki naturally wouldn't risk it; if Shizuka Hiratsuka saw him, it might be, no, he would definitely be punished by her iron fist.
So, Mochizuki decided to go to the store to buy some bread!
After buying it, he would eat it on the rooftop.
The rooftop was still the same, not locked.
It wasn't even locked during the exam period!!!
Mochizuki couldn't help but think, what if a student, unable to withstand the blow after the exam, jumped?
However, students at Soubu High School shouldn't be that fragile, right?
Mochizuki came to the rooftop and found a random spot to sit down.
While eating bread and using his phone, he gradually entered the state of writing.
After all, he had promised Machida Sonoko two days ago that he would start writing volume 2.
Because he was too absorbed, he didn't even notice someone had come beside him.
Until the person who came spoke.
It was Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Are you writing a light novel?"
Mochizuki's heart skipped a beat, startled. He abruptly raised his head to look beside him, and his heart gradually calmed down.
A breeze blew by, just enough to gently lift the girl's beautiful hair.
Kasumigaoka Utaha smoothed her hair with one hand, while holding her laptop with the other.
"Kasumigaoka senpai?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha paused, "Calling me senpai, so he's a junior."
"You know me?"
"Well, after all, senpai was the speaker at our entrance ceremony, who wouldn't know senpai!"
"The way you ignored me here last time, I thought you didn't know me."
Mochizuki gave an awkward smile, "You remember that? I thought you didn't see me at all."
"Speaking of which, shouldn't you be in the exam right now?"
"You know there's an exam right now too?"
It was obvious that Kasumigaoka Utaha had also handed in her paper early.
Since entering school, Kasumigaoka Utaha had always been the defender of the top spot in her grade, and no one had been able to threaten her position.
Since her novel was published last time, Kasumigaoka Utaha had been working hard on writing, and she had already written up to volume 3.
Her speed was much faster than Mochizuki's, but she had hit a bottleneck now.
She had no mind to deal with such a simple exam.
After handing in her paper early and coming to the rooftop, she didn't expect anyone to be there.
It was the boy she had met twice in one day last time.
Kasumigaoka Utaha saw Mochizuki diligently editing a document on his phone and recalled the encounter at Fujikawa Building last time.
On an impulse, she spoke to Mochizuki.
"You still haven't answered my question."
"What question?"
"Are you writing a novel? Junior-kun."
Mochizuki originally wanted to play dumb and hide it, but looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha's sharp gaze, it was as if she was saying, "You can't fool me."
"Uh... ah, no, yes."
After speaking, Mochizuki felt the chair slightly vibrating.
He looked at the ground in front of him.
It was from Kasumigaoka Utaha's leg shaking on the floor.
"Is it or isn't it? If you're a man, don't be wishy-washy."
"I'm writing it, senpai."
Mochizuki looked helpless.
It didn't matter if Kasumigaoka Utaha knew; after all, she was also a light novel author, and she wasn't the type to casually reveal information to others.
"No wonder I saw you at Fujikawa last time."
Kasumigaoka Utaha showed a look of sudden realization, and at the same time was a little surprised, not expecting to meet a light novel author even younger than her, and a junior from the same school.
"Can I take a look? If it's inconvenient, then forget it."
Meeting Mochizuki, who was also a novelist, Kasumigaoka developed a little interest.
"Uh, sure, after all, Kasumigaoka senpai is also a light novel author."
As soon as he spoke, Mochizuki felt bad; he accidentally let it slip.
"Hmm? You know I'm also a light novel author?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little confused and furrowed her brow slightly, but quickly relaxed.
Because she thought of her pen name, plus the encounter at the entrance of Fujikawa...
With careful consideration, it wasn't hard to guess that she also wrote novels.
Or perhaps Machida Sonoko told him?
No longer thinking so much, Kasumigaoka Utaha then said with a teasing smile.
"You're really cunning, Junior-kun. You know me so well, yet you pretended to be a stranger."
Mochizuki's mouth twitched: "Please, senpai, don't joke around!"
Mochizuki really didn't want to get involved with the sharp-tongued senpai!
Mochizuki handed his phone to Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Arigato."
Taking the phone, she saw the content of the document on Mochizuki's phone.
Kasumigaoka Utaha opened her mouth in surprise: "You're writing 'Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World'? The second place winner of this year's Newcomer Award?"
"Uh, yes."
"I really underestimated you, Junior-kun."
Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little surprised, not expecting the junior she met to be an author whose work ranked higher than hers.
She had also read Mochizuki's volume 1, and since this was volume 2, it counted as reading it in advance.
With a mindset to learn, Kasumigaoka Utaha entered the reading state, although she didn't write novels in this genre.
Mochizuki also quietly stayed by the side without disturbing her.
She quickly finished reading this part, as there wasn't much content yet; Mochizuki wasn't as diligent as Kasumigaoka.
"How is it?" Mochizuki also asked, a little curious.
"Hmm, it's quite good. I've also read your volume 1, and I feel you've made great progress."
"Especially in terms of writing style."
Hearing Kasumigaoka Utaha's praise, Mochizuki also felt quite satisfied. This meant he had made progress.
"Thank you."
"Can you help me take a look too?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha asked a little awkwardly; she wanted to hear someone else's evaluation.
Up until now, Kasumigaoka Utaha had only discussed novels with Machida Editor.
Although Machida Editor had also given her a lot of help, she couldn't help her resolve her current bottleneck.
Moreover, listening to a boy's opinion might also be helpful.
"Uh, sure."
Mochizuki had also read Kasumigaoka Utaha's love meter volume 1. He still admired her writing style and was also very curious about the plot that followed.
Since he could read it in advance, why not?
Anyway, he had nothing to do right now.
Speaking of which, others are in the middle of an exam right now!
You guys are too reckless!
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