In the first half of the year, I was just a light novel author that no one cared about.

Unable to resist everyone's enthusiasm for autographs, Iwai Shu had no choice but to ask Maeda-san to go to the warehouse and pick up a few library novels, sign them one by one, and distribute them to everyone.

"Mr. Iwai's work is really popular now!"

"That's right, my colleagues have been discussing recently that people who get roles in this animation will probably rise with the tide."

"Yes...yes."

Since I really didn't know how to answer, I could only reluctantly use "Yes" to explain the answer.

This period can be described as restless.

After that, assistant Maeda-san went to get a lot of things, including a bunch of glow sticks, T-shirts, keychains and other similar peripheral products. Each item was packed very neatly.

"That..."

All eyes in the lounge looked at the assistant, Mitsuo Maeda, who coughed twice, "These are the peripheral products I mentioned just now. Please refer to them first. At the same time, these are also the things I want to give to you today.

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"So many?!"

"Hey! Really? Can you really take it as you please? Thank you!"

"Everyone has a share."

It was probably the intention of the production company that everyone present had a copy of the merchandise.

Even the author Iwai Shu himself has it.

I have to say, the production is really concise.

Looking at the smiling female characters on the peripheral products...Iwai's heart felt warm.

......

Just when everyone got the peripherals and looked at them curiously, Iwai Shuyu also noticed that Ms. Sakakihara had been looking at a keychain.

That's not the heroine Hidakaho she plays.

But in the work, Hidakaho's elder brother, Hidaka Hagi, as the eldest son in the family, has died long ago.

——This character does not officially appear in the work, but is presented as a memory of the heroine’s past.

Overall, he is a character who takes on Hidakaho’s growth experience.

Characters like this who did not appear in the main film should not have appeared in the peripherals.

But unable to withstand the requests of readers, the manufacturer still produced a batch of Hidaka Hagi peripherals in a small scale.

This keychain is among them.

Miss Sakakihara looked over and asked herself:

"How did Mr. Iwai write the character Hidaka Hagi?"

Iwai Shu subconsciously avoided looking, but he was also thinking seriously: "This... Hidaka Hagi is a very, very important person in the heroine's life journey. It can be said that he has influenced her for the rest of her life. In order to make things better

It became reasonable, and at the same time it came from the identity of a classmate I met when I was a child, so I wrote the character Hidaka Hagi."

As he talked, Iwai Shu sighed to himself:

"As a brother and sister who grew up without a father or a mother and stayed with relatives, Hidaka Hagi had a great influence on Sui."

"Is it... the kind of mentality of unconditional trust?"

"Yes, that's the mentality." Iwai Shu immediately turned around, surprised by Sakakibara Suzu's understanding of the role of Hidaka Ho, "The male protagonist was able to win Sui's favor later on, largely because of his resemblance to Hagi.

Impact."

"Then on the day Hagi died, Hidakaho must have cried very sadly."

Iwai Shu was immersed in the book and answered sadly: "Indeed, it should be said that it was a long period of depression... After all, it was the most important dependence in the first half of my life, and it suddenly disappeared... I also had the feeling of not wanting to live anymore...

This is also the most fundamental reason why the heroine tried to contact the hero in the rain for the first time - he is very similar to herself."

"Ms. Sakakibara likes the character Hagi very much?"

"Yes," Sakakibara Suzu looked around the key in her hand and replied seriously, "I like it very much. It gives people a feeling of dependence and support. Over time, it will really be difficult to let go."
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"This way..."

Sakakihara Suzu pinched the surrounding key chain and said to Iwai Shu with a smile: "Actually, I have a person like this in my family. I was able to embark on the path of voice acting because of his daily encouragement, consciously or unconsciously... Once I

My throat and voice training were very uncomfortable, and I was very sleepy. When I woke up, I found a cup of scented tea next to me that could soothe my throat."

"I would like to ask, is it my brother?"

"Yes, brother."

"Then Miss Sakakibara, you should respect him very much."

Sakakihara Suzu thought for a while and said: "Well... I should respect and hate it at the same time. Emotions are very complicated and there may be conflicts. I can't help but feel the memories between the character Hagi and Sui.

I think back to my brother, I am a single-parent family...My father left us and my mother was very busy. He has always taken care of me...and...he has never scolded me. I am really very

Thank him."

"I didn't expect Miss Sakakibara to have such an experience."

Iwai Shu recalled the acclaimed sixth episode of the anime, which described the past memories between brothers and sisters.

In the original work, he tried to write it as close to reality as possible. There was nothing exaggerated. It was just a very warm and heartwarming relationship between brother and sister, and then the sad past of the sudden severance of this relationship.

It’s no wonder that fans praise it, it’s probably because Ms. Sakakibara put real emotions into this scene.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Iwai, you are really irritating. You actually wrote so excessively...Hagi is such a good person, but Sui watched her brother die in front of her."

"This is a true story...Does Miss Sakakibara know? There was an old man driving in our area at that time. Because he was old and in a trance, he accidentally hit the daughter of a father into the wall. At first, he was still driving.

He was not killed... My father threw down the groceries he had just bought, roared and slapped the car window, and shouted to the old man inside: 'Hey! Get out of the car! Get out of the car!', but the old man inside

I don't know if she was frightened or what... I kept holding the steering wheel with my hands and pressing the brakes firmly. The daughter kept screaming in pain in front of her father's eyes until she completely lost her breath.

....."

......

This passage silenced the topic for a long time.

"That's why Mr. Iwai is going too far!"

"Yes, I admit this... In response to the fans' request, I will probably open an IF thread in the future, which can barely make up for everyone's regrets."

Sakakihara Suzu smiled and said: "Do I get some top-secret information from the author?"

"Not really..."

"However, in general, I am very grateful to Mr. Iwai for creating this work. Everyone is grateful for its arrival."

"Miss Sakakibara, you don't have to be so formal."

"Nothing, I just want to thank you sir for writing such a work and give me a chance to grow."

Ms. Sakakibara was called away by her agent and left to work.

Iwai Shu recalled the way she spoke just now.

No wonder, no wonder everyone likes her.

He is kind to others, has a beautiful face, and is polite and polite. Not only does he have an extraordinary identity behind him, but he also takes his work extremely seriously.

When I talk to her, I feel naturally respected and feel comfortable.

When facing the screen, he maintains a cute and serious persona, and in reality, he is a junior who respects his seniors.

With such respect for people, she must also respect and love her brother very much!

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"Stinky Lele! Stinky Lele! What should I buy? Buy this!"

In the dressing room, after changing into Alice's dress, Sakakibara looked at her phone to see if Sakakihara had replied to her message.

But the result is, there is not a single one!

She has been worried about the black rabbit doll she saw today.

He...he, he, he, what's wrong with him!

Why do you give yourself this for your birthday?

Are you hinting to yourself...what?

Is he implying that he has the same fate as the original owner of the black rabbit doll?

Eh~~

What a perversion.

I, Sakakihara Suzu, will never accept it, well, absolutely not!
To be continued...