Hasegawa naturally had no way to describe the realm of Sword Saint in words, but some vague words, plus Hasegawa let Busujima Saeko experience it personally, were already of great help to Busujima Saeko.
It can be said that under Hasegawa's guidance, Busujima Saeko's swordsmanship skills were improving at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she was moving towards the direction of Sword Saint.
Of course, no matter how talented Busujima Saeko was, she couldn't break through like Hasegawa did. Busujima Saeko still needed to settle down. If she wanted to become a Sword Saint, she would need at least a few serious years.
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"Teacher Hasegawa, here." Hasegawa heard the shout, turned his head and saw Machida Sonoko waving at him, but what surprised Hasegawa a little was that there seemed to be someone sitting next to Machida Sonoko.
"Editor Machida." Hasegawa walked over and greeted Machida Sonoko with a smile.
"Teacher Hasegawa, please take a seat. Let me introduce you. This is Teacher Kasumi Utako. When you talked to me before, Teacher Kasumi Utako was beside you. After hearing that I was coming to see you, she couldn't help but come over to thank you." Machida Sonoko smiled and introduced this person to Hasegawa. At the same time, Machida Sonoko said to Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Teacher Kasumi Utako, this is Teacher Hasegawa."
"Teacher Hasegawa, hello, thank you very much for your help. If it weren't for you, Love Metronome might have been cut short." Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and thanked Hasegawa.
"You're welcome. Actually, I didn't do anything. The reason why Love Metronome was not cut short is because of your good work, Teacher Kasumi Utako." Hasegawa smiled modestly.
"Although I admit that I wrote well, necessary publicity is still necessary. I know the situation very well. But Mr. Hasegawa, your writing level is quite impressive. I have read your works, and they are very good." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Hasegawa with a smile, as if she was meeting and communicating with Hasegawa for the first time.
"Thank you for the compliment. Um, Mr. Kasumigaoka Utaha, have we met somewhere before?" Hasegawa felt that she looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere not long ago.
After hearing what Hasegawa said, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but frowned, and even a trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes: "Teacher Hasegawa, your way of chatting up is very old-fashioned and outdated. If you want to pursue me, I think it would be better if you change to something new."
"Uh, sorry, I didn't mean that, I just thought, uh, sorry, maybe I recognized the wrong person." Hasegawa wanted to explain, but he felt that it didn't seem necessary. He and Kasumigaoka Utaha were just meeting for the first time, and Hasegawa didn't think he would have any contact with Kasumigaoka Utaha in the future, so he just apologized directly and that was it.
"Since you and I are both authors edited by Machida, if you want to pursue me, I can give you a chance." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Hasegawa with a smile.
Speaking of which, Kasumigaoka Utaha was still a little angry. Hasegawa didn't seem to have any impression of her. They had met in a hotel in Fukuoka before, although the two sides didn't talk. But, she is a beauty after all. As a beauty, shouldn't a boy remember her very clearly after meeting her? Even if he forgets, it should be something that will happen after a while. It seems that it has been only three or four days since the last time they met.
The reason why Hasegawa seems to have no impression is that the biggest possibility is that Hasegawa has not remembered her at all and has not taken her to heart at all.
If it were a normal situation, it would be fine, but during the kendo competition, Hasegawa's charm increased greatly because of the full level of kendo skills, and Kasumigaoka Utaha even self-conquered her. In other words, Kasumigaoka Utaha now has a certain affection for Hasegawa because of self-conquering. In this case, Hasegawa directly ignored her existence. How could Kasumigaoka Utaha be happy?
"Sorry. So far, I don't plan to have a girlfriend." Hasegawa frowned slightly, thinking that Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little familiar, or a little frivolous, saying such things when they met for the first time. Therefore, although Kasumigaoka Utaha looks sweet and has a good figure. But Hasegawa still doesn't like her very much.
"Don't you plan to have a girlfriend? Or do you already have a girlfriend? Or, more than one girlfriend?" Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly. She remembered that when she was in the hotel in Fukuoka, there were often four girls coming in and out of Hasegawa's room.
Hasegawa couldn't help frowning again. He felt that Kasumigaoka Utaha was a bit too much. It was just the first meeting, and people who might not have any intersections afterwards, actually said such words. How could it make people feel excessive. So abrupt. Hasegawa's favorability towards Kasumigaoka Utaha dropped a little. If it was a strategy game, at this time, the text of Hasegawa's favorability -10 would probably appear.
"This is my personal problem." Hasegawa's smile on his face also converged, and he said this lightly, and then moved his eyes to Machida Sonoko. It seems that he doesn't want to talk to Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Editor Machida, how is the matter I asked you to do now?" Hasegawa asked Machida Sonoko.
When Kasumigaoka Utaha saw that Hasegawa didn't want to talk to her, she frowned and felt a little unhappy, but then she felt that she seemed to have gone too far. After all, in Hasegawa's opinion, this was the first time they met. Although Kasumigaoka Utaha had a certain liking for Hasegawa, Hasegawa didn't have much liking for Kasumigaoka Utaha. It was indeed a bit too much to ask Hasegawa such a straightforward question, and even to be sarcastic.
However, Kasumigaoka Utaha also had her own self-esteem. Seeing that Hasegawa ignored her, she didn't want to continue talking to Hasegawa.
And Machida Sonoko, at the beginning, was planning to have fun and see the joke. After all, Hasegawa and Kasumigaoka Utaha were students of the same school. Maybe they would have some common topics, and even after the two talked, they might become close friends. But who knew it would turn out like this, so much so that she was a little stunned.
Hearing Hasegawa's question, Machida Sonoko was a little panicked, and quickly replied: "No problem. We have already prepared for Hasegawa's commission."
After saying this, Machida Sonoko calmed down a little: "But, Hasegawa, are you really going to decide to write a traditional novel? This kind of thing is not a joke. Although Hasegawa's light novels are great, light novels and traditional novels are two completely different systems, and the gap between them is very large. Are you really sure you want to write a traditional novel?"
"Don't worry, editor Machida, I won't give up on light novels." Hasegawa also knew that Machida Sonoko was worried about something, smiled and assured Machida Sonoko, and then said: "As for this traditional novel, how should I put it? Actually, when I was in the countryside before, I met a Chinese who came to travel, and then he told me his story, and since then, I have always wanted to try to write this story. As for China, because the Chinese person told it very carefully, there is probably no problem. But for Japan, I am not very familiar with it because of my age, so I decided to try to collect materials. But because I don't have any connections, I can only ask Machida to edit it." Hasegawa explained.
Hasegawa could only explain it this way. After all, if he didn't explain it this way, it would be hard to explain why he knew so much about the situation in China.
"Is that so? Since Mr. Hasegawa has made the decision long ago, I will naturally support him. In fact, I have already found seven families for Mr. Hasegawa's commission. Mr. Hasegawa can set a time to consult them. Here are the data and information of these seven families." Machida Sonoko took out a few sheets of paper from her bag.
Hasegawa took the papers, which contained some information about the capital of these families, such as what they do for a living, how much their annual income is, whether they have children at home, etc. Although they are all basic information, they are still quite detailed. Hasegawa can get a general impression of these people based on these materials, and then go to them for consultation.
And Kasumigaoka Utaha on the side had a hint of curiosity in her eyes. She was quite curious, curious that Hasegawa was going to write a traditional novel. Although she was also a novice who had just started writing, she was still clear about the boundary between light novels and traditional novels.
Now, Hasegawa, a light novel writer, is actually going to write traditional novels, which is too surprising.
Kasumigaoka Utaha thinks Hasegawa is really strange.
He has excellent academic performance, just like her, he is the first in the grade. And Hasegawa is also a best-selling light novel writer, and he is also the champion of Yulong Banner. Now he is going to write traditional novels. Although it is unknown whether Hasegawa can succeed in the end, these achievements still make Kasumigaoka Utaha admire him.
"Hasegawa Kenichi, what kind of person are you? You are really a guy with a mystery all over your body." Kasumigaoka Utaha held her chin and looked at Hasegawa and thought.