Chapter 99: The Quintuplets

Uh..."

Shido couldn't help but be stunned: So many things happened this week, he actually forgot about it!

"You didn't forget, did you?"

Editor Toki asked suspiciously, knowing that his publishing industry spent a lot of resources in order to hold this signing event.

If Shido didn't invite Souji Honjo, the editor-in-chief would be angry, and he would basically be fired from his job.

Editor Toki, a light novel writer, liked Shido quite a lot. Although the content of the novel was not very good, he had a good habit of submitting the manuscript on time.

Therefore, he couldn't help but be a little worried now. After all, the publishing industry had already chosen Souji Honjia over Utaha Kasumigaoka.

What's more, they had already started the propaganda. If Souji Honjo didn't show up by then, Shido would be in big trouble.

Shido didn't really care much about what might happen to him, but he was concerned for Editor Toki, who had always been optimistic about him, and he wanted him to rest assured.

So, Shido smiled lightly, and then replied:

"Of course I won't forget such an important event!"

"Then tell me, what kind of person is Souji Honjo? The editor-in-chief hopes to know more about this fantastic illustrator."

Editor Toki asked indifferently.

Since Shido replied so affirmatively, he naturally believed it, after all, Shido was a very honest person.

"About her?"

Shido murmured, thinking about how to describe Nia Honjo. He could say that she was cute and mature, always teasing him in a sly manner, but that wouldn't be the answer that Editor Toki wanted.

"Her? Is Souji Honjo a woman?"

Editor Toki asked in surprise.

"Yeah! And she's very cute too!"

Shido nodded affirmatively, and couldn't help but compliment his girlfriend.

"Isn't she very young?"

Editor Toki frowned. Her mature illustration did not look like the work of a young girl. He would be more likely to believe that the other party was a middle-aged man.

"Emmmm... quite young!"

Shido replied casually. The Second Spirit was very young, at least on the surface.

"You must know that she will be the center of attention as your illustrator during this autograph event..."

Editor Toki cautiously reminded him that this was a serious matter. They couldn't afford him finding someone else to pretend to be the illustrator. Otherwise, their reputation would definitely be ruined.

"Don't worry! She's the real deal..."

Shido smiled. If push comes to shove, he would just let Nia draw in person.

Although he hadn't talked to Nia in detail, he had already asked Miku to tell the other party about it, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"Okay then! We may use the title 'mysterious female illustrator' to promote our campaign, and you will be 'the high school student light novelist', is this all right?"

Editor Toki asked in a deep voice.

"No problem."

Naturally, Shido would not have any objection.

"If there is no problem, make some preparations, such as practicing signing or something. If the signing is slow at that time, it will cause dissatisfaction among the fans."

Editor Toki reminded him, after all, there should be a lot of people coming, and it would be Shido's first time to hold a signing event. It would be troublesome if he couldn't sign.

"Alright, I understand, sir!"

Shido nodded, and even though he didn't think it was difficult for him, he still thanked the other party for the reminder.

"That's it for now, I will keep you updated!"

Editor Toki nodded, said goodbye to Shido, and hung up the phone.

He had a lot of work and had a lot of writers, so he couldn't keep talking with Shido.

Shido breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't really want to hold such a signing event, but considering his own benefits and the fact that he had already agreed last time, it was not convenient to regret it now.

Forget it, it should also be a good experience to hold a signing event with Nia. …

After chatting with editor Toki, Shido returned to the dining hall and sat back in his seat. The reason for this was that he had only eaten half of the meal just now and hadn't finished it yet!

As for Mai Sakurajima and Ichika Nakano, when they saw Shido coming back, they stopped the conversation just now and looked at Shido.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Shido asked curiously.

"It's nothing, we were just guessing who was on the phone with you..."

Mai Sakurajima explained softly.

"Oh?"

Shido raised his eyebrows. The two of them didn't know that he was a light novelist, so there was no way for them to know that the editor contacted him!

"Our conclusion is that it was not your girlfriend."

Mai Sakurajima said with a smile.

"Why do you think so?"

Shido asked curiously.

"You went outside to talk on the phone just now. Although we couldn't hear the conversation, we could still see the serious expression on your face. It must be business related!"

Mai Sakurajima proposed her analysis softly, and Ichika agreed with it.

As actresses, they were the most sensitive to changes in expressions, so when they saw Shido's expression, they knew that it wasn't his girlfriend who was calling.

"That's right."

Shido smiled, but didn't explain much about it.

However, at this time a few girls came over, and the one who took the lead shouted in surprise:

"Ichika, Itsuka?"

Ichika was dumbfounded; her little sisters were here!

Originally, she came to the dining hall to find her sisters, but unexpectedly, she ran into Mai Sakurajima and Shido, so she sat down here.

Now that her younger sisters came over, she was a little surprised, and even more surprised when she learned that they seemed to know Shido.

Itsuki was hesitating to speak, Yotsuba seemed happy to see him, Miku was lowering her head shyly, and Nino was laughing boldly…

Shido didn't have anything to do with her sisters, right?

Ichika thought uneasily.