Real Writer

Iori smiled at Kuronuma as he talked to her heatedly her mind struggling to keep track of their conversation. She was still thinking about what happened earlier and all the damage control she had been doing.

She left before Jun finished with his booth on purpose because she’d needed to gather her thoughts before she had to talk to him. But she wasn’t doing any thought gathering since she’d been roped into this conversation with Kuronuma who was usually quieter than this…

“Your last book had been having this much attention from the entertainment industry because your characters are what they usually look for. It makes me wonder if you write while keeping that in mind…”

“No, I’ve never had that thought before. I was just writing the way I usually did,” Iori responded absently when she spotted Jun by the buffet table talking to Takada-sensei. He looked tense.

“I was wondering…”