Chapter 364: Secret Interaction with Mine Shiori
It was almost eleven o'clock when we arrived at the airport.
The driver politely got out of the car to help Sawayama Haruno with his luggage and took him all the way into the aviation terminal. He did not turn around and leave until he was sure that Sawayama Haruno had been picked up by Morikawa Riho. His level of professionalism was impeccable.
In comparison, Morikawa Riho's attitude seemed a bit "arrogant". After meeting Sawayama Haruno, she even threw her luggage bag on Sawayama Haruno.
"Usually I run errands for you, so today we should switch roles, right?" she said with a smile.
"sure."
Sawayama Haruno looked down at the other person's luggage bag and hung it on his own suitcase helplessly.
Anyway, it’s not very heavy, and the opponent is the kind of guy who is used to traveling light.
After returning from Canada, I had to ask Morikawa Riho to contact her about the wedding photos. It was reasonable for me to be her bag carrier since I needed her help. Besides, we had a close relationship and could still joke around.
Rather than the matter of carrying the bag, Sawayama Haruno was actually more curious about the members from Kodansha.
Looking at Mine Shiori who was helping to register the number of people on the flight not far away, he nudged Morikawa Riho with his elbow and asked softly, "Are these the only ones going to Canada with us?"
"Oh, of course not."
Morikawa Riho was sending messages on her phone. After hearing Sawayama Haruno's question, she said without thinking, "There are several other groups, but our shifts are different."
“So that’s how it is”
Sawayama Haruno nodded slightly. It seemed that no matter how rich a company was, it couldn't be so luxurious as to charter several planes in succession for all employees to go abroad for meetings.
But it's also true that Kodansha is one of the Big Four, with a large number of employees. Even if not everyone is qualified to attend the annual meeting, it is still easy to get a hundred people together. It is not cost-effective to charter a plane specifically for this purpose. It is better to buy tickets in batches to travel, which saves money and effort.
However, even so, there were quite a few people who took the number one flight to Canada, most of whom were colleagues of Sawayama Haruno, and many of them were well-known authors in the company.
On weekdays, Sawayama Haruno had basically no contact with this group of people, but that doesn't mean they don't know Sawayama Haruno. After all, the importance of this pillar is there. Even if they have never seen Sawayama Haruno in person, they will have heard some information about Sawayama Haruno from their corresponding editors.
In particular, Morikawa Riho was standing next to him, talking and laughing. After seeing this, other colleagues naturally became more certain of Sawayama Haruno's pen name, and soon someone came out and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Kiriyama?"
The person who came over to chat was a girl with fashionable short hair and delicate and cute makeup. The most eye-catching thing was the pink bunny hairpin on her head, giving people the feeling of a sweet college student.
I didn't expect that there are girls in the same industry. But then again, excluding the factor of male and female frequencies, in this island country, it is more likely for girls to appear in physical literature than in online literature.
Sawayama Haruno was a little surprised that the other party recognized him, but after he realized what was going on, he immediately put on a polite smile.
"Hello, please give me some advice."
He shook hands with the other party politely.
The girl's face suddenly turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Oh, it's me. Um, my name is Yazaki Miki. I really like Kiriyama's works. I've read them several times. I like them very much!"
"Thank you for your support."
Sawayama Haruno expressed his gratitude with a gentle smile.
This child is more enthusiastic than I thought. What's going on? She's holding my hand and isn't willing to let go. Hey, not only is Morikawa Riho watching from the side, but Mine Shiori in the distance has also noticed it. Is it about time to let go?
"I really didn't expect that Mr. Kiriyama would be on the same flight as me. When I submitted my information materials, I was wondering whether he would come to the annual meeting."
Yazaki Miki looked at Sawayama Haruno with great admiration, and asked excitedly, "Teacher, do you have any new plans?"
"Yes, I am currently thinking about it and writing it down."
"Ah, I know, I know! I am also the type who writes while thinking, and my style happens to be similar to Kiriyama-sensei's, but my grades are not as good as yours."
Miki Yazaki stuck out her tongue playfully.
To be honest, Sawayama Haruno is not used to the title of teacher. Logically speaking, shouldn't the other party call him senior? Isn't it a bit too much to call him teacher?
Regarding this, Morikawa Riho next to her guessed the general reason.
She estimated that Sawayama Haruno himself had not yet realized how much influence the writing style of "Norwegian Wood" had on other modern authors. Although it was only two months, some people had already tried to imitate Sawayama Haruno's writing style.
Due to the special nature of the editing work, Morikawa Riho has actually been paying attention to new books on the market, and naturally she has noticed their changes. And the one who caused this change is undoubtedly Sawayama Haruno himself.
All I can say is that his writing is so amazing that he has created a whole new style and school that is destined to be imitated by countless authors in the future. It is only too normal for Miki Yazaki to call him a teacher.
"No need to be so polite. Since we are all authors under the company, just call me Kiriyama Fuyumi."
Sawayama Haruno still couldn't get used to the other party's address. The most important thing was that Mine Shiori, who was not far away, noticed the two people who were talking. The petite girl puffed up her cheeks and seemed a little unhappy.
It's really rare to see that the other party also has a jealous side, and Sawayama Haruno couldn't help laughing when seeing it.
Mine Shiori usually keeps a somewhat gloomy face, and even the tone of her voice is extremely smooth. It is rare to see such a vivid expression of jealousy on her face, and it seems quite cute. Is this the so-called contrast?
Sawayama Haruno secretly winked at her, as if to say hello, which instantly made Mine Shiori's face blush and she was afraid to look at him anymore.
She quietly moved the tablet containing her personal information closer to her face, trying her best to hide her shy expression.
However, there were authors who kept coming over to confirm their registration information, causing Mine Shiori to put the tablet down helplessly in the end. She would sneak a peek from time to time, and then her ears would turn red, making her look particularly cute.
At this time, Yazaki Miki, who didn't know the truth, was still trying to get close to Sawayama Haruno. Other authors came over one after another, but compared to Yazaki Miki, the others just said hello, which was also a way to get to know other author friends in the same company. Although Sawayama Haruno kept a polite smile, he couldn't stand it after being asked so many questions. After all, the polite chats in the island country were really tedious, especially since his current status was also very high. Many authors in the company were very curious about him, which was really a headache.
Unable to bear the questioning any longer, Sawayama Haruno took advantage of the time to count the number of people and sneaked up to Mine Shiori.
The other party is still negotiating with the airport staff at this moment, and it seems that they are preparing to open another channel to allow their large group to enter. After all, there are a lot of people from Kodansha, and they almost occupy half of the seats on the plane.
Seizing the opportunity, Zeshan Haruno quickly came over and whispered, "Which row is my ticket in?"
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Mine Shiori turned around and looked at him, then explained in a low voice: "In the first class cabin, you sat with Ms. Morikawa and two other leaders."
"What about you?"
".I'm behind you, it won't have any impact, it's not a very far flight anyway."
"I don't want to sit with the company's top executives either." Sawayama Haruno frowned and continued, "Are there any seats in the back? I'll go sit there when the time comes."
".Should have."
Seeing that she couldn't persuade Sawayama Haruno, Mine Shiori had no choice but to agree to help him ask the flight attendant after they got on the plane.
Although it was just an unintentional episode, the request made by the other party still made Mine Shiori's heart beat faster.
She had made up her mind last night to ask Sawayama Haruno out alone during this business trip. Mine Shiori, who was still wondering whether the other party would refuse, felt her heart beating wildly when she saw Sawayama Haruno approaching her so actively.
No, I can't be so complacent yet.
There were many colleagues and peers of Haruno's who were watching here. If he acted too intimate with them, people would easily make strange gossips about him.
After secretly warning herself, Mine Shiori quickly took her tablet to talk to Morikawa Riho about other things, leaving Sawayama Haruno, who was bored, to take out his cell phone and start surfing the Internet.
The period before waiting for the flight is definitely the most boring time. Although there are convenience stores in the airport that sell some books and magazines, Sawayama Haruno has no desire to read. He sits on the lounge chair and plays with his mobile phone but doesn't know what to play.
He kept on wasting most of the time like this and finally waited until the time to board the plane.
When they heard the corresponding flight information coming from the broadcast in the aviation building, Morikawa Riho and Mine Shiori immediately organized a large team and registered through the quick entrance that had been communicated in advance.
As the most famous author among all the authors and also the new pillar of Kodansha, Sawayama Haruno naturally walked in the front, and walking with him were the other two leaders in the company.
Sawayama Haruno had never seen them before, but Morikawa Riho had introduced them in advance, so he didn't have to worry about how to address each other when greeting them.
Several people boarded the plane while complimenting each other. However, after entering the first-class cabin, Sawayama Haruno soon became unable to contain himself and kept looking back to try to find Mine Shiori's location.
Morikawa Riho, who came in later, naturally saw what he was thinking. Although she was a little speechless about his decision not to sit in the first-class cabin, she still gave him a way out in time.
"By the way, didn't Mr. Kiriyama just say that he wanted to have a few words with the juniors?"
Morikawa Riho said with a smile: "Why don't we take advantage of this time on the plane to communicate with other colleagues behind us."
"That's true. We are all literary workers, so it would be good for us to communicate and get to know each other."
The leader at the side seemed to see what Sawayama Haruno was thinking, and continued talking along the lines of Morikawa Riho.
In his opinion, there is no big problem for authors to communicate with each other. What's more, Sawayama Haruno's talent is far higher than that of a bunch of authors in the back row. If Sawayama Haruno really wants to communicate with them, it will be a good thing for them personally and for the company.
Seeing that they all said so, Zeshan Haruno no longer refused. He smiled and chatted with them for a few more words before getting up and walking towards the cabin behind him.
Mine Shiori had already boarded the plane and was seated not far from their first-class cabin. As soon as Sawayama Haruno came out of the aisle, he saw her.
What surprised him was that the person named Yazaki Miki was also sitting next to him, and there was just enough space for one person between her and Mine Shiori.
"Is there anyone here?"
"No, Mr. Kiriyama, do you want to come sit with us?"
When Yazaki Miki saw Sawayama Haruno coming out of the first class cabin, her eyes suddenly lit up. She thought this was a good opportunity to establish a good relationship with the great author, so she enthusiastically invited Sawayama Haruno to take a seat.
Despite this little incident, Sawayama Haruno didn't mind it. After sitting down, he looked at Mine Shiori and said with a smile, "Editor Shiori won't mind, right?"
".Won't."
Mine Shiori secretly rolled her eyes at him. This guy was pretending not to know her in front of outsiders again. Everyone knew that he was an editor interning with Ms. Morikawa, and it went without saying that he and Sawayama Haruno must know each other.
But it's quite interesting to pretend not to know each other.
Yazaki Miki on the side seemed to have also sensed something. She originally wanted to continue talking to Sawayama Haruno, but when she saw the other party sit down and start chatting with Mine Shiori first, she couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
After all, they are all literary workers, and they must be more delicate in emotions, and can perceive things that ordinary people find difficult to perceive. Relying on Yazaki Miki's keen intuition, she discovered that Mr. Kiriyama seemed to have some strange relationship with editor Shiori Mine.
This is definitely a relationship that is more abnormal than that of normal colleagues.
As it turned out, Yazaki Miki's guess was correct, because just after the plane took off, Sawayama Haruno was still talking and laughing with Mine Shiori. The intimacy between the two made her feel a little depressed. If she had known this would happen, she would rather not let the other party sit down.
Forget it. Even if I disagree, it probably won’t make any difference. After all, the seat is empty anyway.
I just didn’t expect that Mr. Kiriyama actually likes this type of girl. By the way, there are no characters like Mine Shiori in his books, right?
I really want to know whether the characters in his books have real prototypes.
(End of this chapter)
