Today, the cubs of the Oda family are also ordinary

In autumn, the Oda House welcomed a fourth resident.

This is a long story.

On a certain night, the windows of the Oda house were pried open silently.The man lay down on the sofa unscrupulously.Later, it was too cold, so when I ran to the second bedroom to get the extra sheets, I was found by Nakahara Zhongya who got up at night, and was thrown out of the window directly.

Oda hugged Natsume and the two in their pajamas and went downstairs to check on him.

Hearing that the room was bombed, Natsume even gave Osamu Dazai his own pillow.

"Kizhi-kun, you are truly an angel."

Osamu Dazai was stuck on the tree, hanging upside down, with his head half-hung, squinting his eyes and smiling.

From that day on, Osamu Dazai began to frequent Oda's house.Later, when Nakahara found Osamu Dazai in the bathroom and Natsume in the bath, he was not feeling well, and immediately yelled at Sakunosuke Oda who was reading the recipe and cooking in the kitchen.

"Brother! Why is there a mackerel in the bathtub!"

Oda was stunned for a moment, wondering if Osamu Dazai took a bath and brought a fish, and walked over while thinking, "It's not a fish tank." Then he saw Osamu Dazai and Natsume in the bathtub Play with water in a washbasin.

"I think we should buy a bigger house."

Oda patted Zhong Yuan and reminded him that he had to put on his clothes first, as he had no place to take a bath for the time being.

However, Osamu Dazai only came here occasionally as a guest.

And it is precisely because Osamu Dazai often appears in this house that there is a fourth resident.

This is one of the major events of the Oda family this season.

Here is another important thing to focus on.

Of course, because of the follow-up of this incident, the fourth guest met Sakunosuke Oda by chance.

This thing is - the work of Oda Sakunosuke was shortlisted for the final selection of the Naoki Award!

The short story "Rain" by Sakunosuke Oda will be officially published at the end of September as a collection of all award-winning and nominated short stories, and will be sold in major bookstores across the country.Each work will be accompanied by illustrations to enrich the content of the collection.

The illustration of "Rain" was originally arranged by Kawai, the editor of Bungeishunju, but when he participated in the award ceremony in Tokyo, Oda Sakunosuke met the former "missionary" Yato, knowing that he is very talented in painting and living in poverty. This illustration work is handed over to Yato, hoping that he can earn some money to support his life.

And Yato lived up to expectations, and drew two pictures according to Oda's suggestions and ideas, and let him choose the one that suits him.

One corresponds to the beginning, the boy at the beginning of the story witnessed the scene of "monster killing" - the whole picture is only the protagonist, the background is in a dark corridor, and there is a window view of heavy rain, and the pupils are like mirrors The figure of the monster is reflected, but the bright room that is the scene of the murder casts only a human figure, which is very small and hidden in the large blackout, which requires readers to find it.

The other picture is the last look of the ending - the boy is sitting in a bright room, and the back of the murderer is on the corridor. Although it looks like a human, the figure underneath is in the shape of a monster, and it is still raining outside. background.

This picture adopts the folded design that Oda said in the middle of the drawing. Originally, the boy looked in the direction of the murderer. If the drawing was fully unfolded, he would find a policeman standing by the wall of the room.Therefore, the boy may also be looking in the direction of the police.And what captures this point the most is a small candy shadow flying on the tatami between the protagonist and the police.If you imagine it, this is a process in which the policeman throws candy to the protagonist.

Oda actually likes both, and strongly hopes that the editor can use both.

In addition, there are many stories about going to the awards ceremony.

Nakahara and Natsume can tell these stories for ten years.

In fact, what Oda Sakunosuke received was an invitation letter——

"Congratulations, Mr. Oda Saku, your work has been nominated for the Naoki 35 Awards Short Story Award. Please wait for the final notification of the award at the hotel arranged by Literature Spring and Autumn on August 30 at [-]:[-] pm. At that time, our company will arrange an editor to meet with you Discuss important publishing matters."

Not only the address of the hotel is attached to the invitation letter, but also a seat invitation ticket for relatives and friends (up to two relatives and friends can be brought).

Akashi and Toro naturally gave the opportunity to Nakahara and Natsume who are in Yokohama.

In addition, Akashi also has the final game of the summer high school basketball competition to participate in; and Toro just happened to catch up with the school's camp in the forest, so he couldn't come to join him.Of course, another important reason is that they are afraid of meeting journalists when they are present. If they shout their names, it is estimated that it will be over.

There is one more thing to say here.Hong Jiaodong only found out after the fact that at that time, Oda Sakunosuke thought that the child with the same name and surname was treated as a tool by his father, because the name was the same as his own, so he couldn't help but do it.He still considers himself a personalityless person.All in all, Akashi, Toro, and Nakahara, who knew about this, believed that Oda Sakunosuke was a super slow person.

Back to the "Naoki Award", this is one of the most famous literary awards in Japan.Most of the best-selling authors in Japan are recipients of the Naoki Award.Although it is mainly aimed at hard-core writers who have debuted for a long time, the target audience also includes new writers.Winning this award is equivalent to jumping over the dragon's gate in the Japanese literary world, and becoming a cutting-edge best-selling author in Japan is just around the corner.

Regardless of whether the final award has been won or not, the nominated works will be officially confirmed for publication.

And I want to know if the Naoki Award will eventually win.

I heard that the hotel arranged by the publishing house will wait for a call that day. If the caller says "Hello, I am the editor of Wenyi Chunqiu XX", it means that the work will be rejected; if the caller says "Hi, I'm So-and-so from the Renaissance", referring to the award-winning work.

When Oda and his group arrived at the venue, there were only a few people.It's not just because of the small number of nominations. Most of the Naoki Award is facing writers who have debuted for a long time. Naturally, they will not be as nervous as newcomers, and they don't understand anything.Those who were not present at this time were mostly at home rushing to meet the deadline or relaxing, just waiting for the phone call.

Coincidentally, when Oda took Nakahara and Natsume to Tokyo, he also met the duo to Tokyo, and they met again in the same hotel.One of the duo is Masashi Yokomizo, a Naoki Prize-nominated novelist who goes by the pseudonym Kindaichi; the other is his friend Koguri Kotaro.

The two authors saw that each other looked very young, and upon questioning, they were all new writers, and now they were all nominated for their debut works, and found that they were both written in the genre of reasoning, so they immediately exchanged names.

"Regardless of winning an award or not, we will officially debut as novelists from now on. Let's cheer for each other!" Masashi Yokomizo, a 19-year-old youth wearing a Taisho-style kimono, couldn't help holding Sakunosuke Oda's hand excitedly.Beside him, who was wearing a neat suit, Koguri Fusutaro didn't move, as if he didn't want to disturb his friends and make friends on the road of writing.

And Oda Sakunosuke and Nakahara Chuya exchanged glances when they saw Oguri Chutaro.It just so happens that both of them are important figures who have information about Hong Kong gangsters, and they both know who the person in front of them is.

Because of the old and new leaders of Hong Kong gangsters, many foreign organizations also took advantage of the turmoil in Hong Kong and gangsters to try to get a piece of the pie. Among them, a new Russian supernatural organization appeared, and their informant in Yokohama was Koguri Kotaro. But it is only a small organization, and it is still to be seen.

After exchanging gazes, Oda Sakunosuke took a slow pat and asked, "Chuya, do you know him too?" As soon as the words fell, Nakahara Nakaya was so frightened that cold sweat broke out behind his back. He told Oda Sakunosuke that he was in Hong Kong The black position is not high, it is impossible to have the same amount of information.

"I, I saw you looking at me, that's why I looked at you."

"OK."

So far, Nakahara has not found anything unnatural about Oda Sakunosuke.He always felt that Oda Sakunosuke was different from those who cheered for the festival after receiving the notification, and was too calm.The calmness that Oda maintains also makes Masashi Henggou look at him with admiration.

However, when the editor called, Oda Sakunosuke immediately pressed the other person's mouth to speak.

While following Nakahara and Natsume who were sticking to the back of the phone with their ears: "..."

Oda Qing coughed, turned his eyes away and said, "I accidentally hung up, should I call back?"

Fortunately, the editor was not confused by Oda's operation, and actively typed a second time.

"Hi, I'm Kawawawa from the Arts Promotion Association. From today onwards, I'll be your editor in charge..."

Before Natsume and Nakahara could hear what was behind them, they cheered Oda one step ahead, shaking Oda's shoulders excitedly.

Masashi Yokomizo, who won the Naoki Award for novels like them, also congratulated Oda.

There were many journalists at the awards ceremony.

Oda later realized that he shouldn't show up, so he temporarily asked for a paper bag from the hotel counter, dug two holes in the middle so that people could see outside, and put the paper bag on the stage.When walking onto the stage, Oda accidentally tripped over the steps.Fortunately, it didn't fall, and Nakahara and Natsume looked nervous.

Yusaku Kudo, the world-class mystery novelist who was in charge of presenting the award, also joked: "I think Mr. Odasaku is very special after reviewing the works of Mr. Odasaku. Now, seeing Mr. Odasaku himself is much more interesting than the works!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and steadily led Oda to the center of the stage.

Oda said blankly, "I don't think I'm interesting..."

Kudo Yusaku froze for a moment, and the smile on his face became more sincere.

This guy is slower than expected!

The person who dared to wear a paper bag to accept the award is unprecedented in the history of the Naoki Awards. Isn't this interesting?

Masashi Yokomizo, who was already holding the pocket watch presented by the Naoki Prize and a check for 100 million yen, couldn't help but laugh too.

The winners of this year's Naoki Award are not only new writers, but also broke the age of the youngest award-winning author of the Novel Award and Short Story Award.As soon as the awards were over, Oda and Henggou were immediately besieged by reporters from all walks of life. They asked about their acceptance speeches, when they could be interviewed by TV stations, and asked what the two who were praised as geniuses by the great writer Kudo at the same time had to each other. view.

Compared with Henggou Zhengshi's active response, Oda was in a state of "who am I, where am I, and what am I doing" throughout the whole process, and couldn't answer a word.Finally, a reporter in the crowd asked aloud a question that Sakunosuke Oda could answer.

"Mr. Odasaku, can I ask what you plan to do after winning the award? For example, the new book plan, or how to celebrate this award?"

Oda Sakunosuke's voice came out of the paper bag, and he could be heard as a gentle and calm young man.

But what he said was "I want to eat curry rice, the extra spicy kind", and he still used the tone of ordering in a restaurant.

During the interview, there is also a live broadcast.

So after finally waiting until Oda was willing to speak, the reporters completely fell into a stiff expression that didn't know how to respond.This scene naturally also fell into the camera.

Everything on the bullet screen is——

"Hahahahahaha the reporters are all confused."

"Isn't this little author so fun? I feel that the painting style is out of tune with the scene."

"Although I'm only 20 years old, it's too tall! Is it 1.8 meters?"

"I wonder what he wrote?!"

"The Naoki Prize Short Story Award Collection is starting now!!"

……

After attending the awards ceremony that day, Mr. Kudo invited Oda and Henggou to bring their relatives and friends to dinner. By the way, he gave some suggestions for their works and gave him the most classic mystery novel "Dark Baron" series A series of books, all of which express expectations for the future reasoning stories of Oda and Henggou.Oda Sakunosuke also got Yusaku Kudo's signature. After thinking about it, he asked him to add "To Edogawa Ranpo". After all, Edogawa Ranpo is also a fan of Yusaku Kudo's mystery novels.

This trip to Tokyo left a lot of pleasant memories for Oda and the others.

However, Oda still has business to do when he comes to Tokyo, so Oda and Natsume Nakahara separated halfway, and went to Ikebukuro to hand over to the informant Rinya Orihara.There, Oda brought back the fourth member of Oda House - a Russian named "Feyja" who wanted to travel to Yokohama, but his money was stolen.In addition, what's even more pitiful is that his body doesn't look very good, and he's dressed in fluffy clothes in autumn, so he's not afraid of being suffocated.

Oda frowned: "His health must be poor."

When the matter of temporarily taking care of Fei Jia was proposed, it was opposed by Akashi, Hong and Zhongyuan.However, Zhongyuan found that although this Fei Jia looked sick, his intelligence and intelligence were not inferior to Dazai's, and after he had a sexual disagreement with the Dazai, he happily supported the unaccompanied Fei Jia to temporarily live in Oda's house.

He was still very happy to see Dazai deflated in front of the others.

So the new resident of Oda's house, Fei Jia, stabilized for the time being.

As the leader of the thieves group "Rats of the Dead House", Fyodor D is currently living in a sleeping bag in the living room. It used to be the place where Osamu Dazai slept, and now it is reserved for him.He came to get close to Oda Sakunosuke with a purpose, and naturally he would not miss any opportunity to inquire and control Oda, but he had to gain his trust first.

Fei Jia was still planning how to be alone with Oda, and when he took advantage of the opportunity to get information about Hong Kong gangsters, Oda took the initiative to present the opportunity to him.

"Fei Jia, shall I take you to see a doctor tomorrow? You said that you have not recovered from the attack. I happened to know a healing female doctor, and I also contacted her, and she promised to help you." You don't need to pay for the cure, it just meets the conditions you want."

Fei Jia was indeed in poor health and a little anemic, but it was not as exaggerated as what he said to Oda.

Now he pretended to cough, pretending that his body was really weak.

"I'm really sorry to trouble Oda-san even with this kind of thing. If you can really cure my illness, I don't know how to repay you."

Seeing that Fei Jia trusted him so much, Oda was a little worried and said, "Repayment is not necessary. I am afraid that her treatment will make you experience some indelible pain."

Indelible?

"I believe in the doctor recommended by Mr. Oda. Recovery is not an easy process for the patient itself. If you want to recover once and for all, you will have to pay a painful price. I understand, and I have the awareness."

"If you say that, I'm relieved." Oda nodded reassuringly, but he was afraid that Fei Jia would be frightened to leave the stage when he met Yosano Akiko the next day, so he planned to reveal something to make Fei Jia mentally prepared, "but , her treatment method is really special, and she may use a chainsaw."

"........."

"If you are afraid, we should contact the embassy as soon as possible and ask your relatives and friends to send you money, or I will send you to the hospital directly. In my opinion, it would be better for you to seek medical treatment earlier. In fact, don't worry about borrowing money from me. I don't need you to pay it back."

Contact the embassy, ​​or be hospitalized, there is no reason to stay with you.

Fei Jia maintained a calm and gentle expression on the surface, lowered his head and took a deep breath. When he looked up again, he showed a quiet smile and said three words full of determination.

"I can."