Literary Friday ⑦

*This article is fiction.
Obviously (lol)

[SCOOP]

Is there a "suspicious literature research club" at Literary High School?
Re-interviewing the janitor producer

The one who sniffed out this scoop first was,
once again—
a rival magazine,
Weekly Wednesday.

The editor-in-chief is, of course,
Toranosuke Broccoli.

By day, he is the principal of Literary High School.
By night, he is a weekly magazine editor-in-chief.

His recent catchphrase is this:

"Literature needs nutrition."
"And—"
"Literature needs fiber."

The reason is unknown, but
on his desk, there is always
a broccoli.

Whether it is for eating,
or for literary research,
remains a mystery.

This time, the headline is:

"A 'Late-Night Research Club' at Literary High School?
The existence of a mysterious female teacher"

No name was written.

However, in the literary world,
rumors spread quickly.

That person is—

Mirai.

A classical literature teacher
at Literary High School.

Mirai is known
as a somewhat eccentric person
in the literary world.

She loves Kenji Miyazawa too much,
and even during class, she often says:

"Be Not Defeated by the Rain is,
rather than literature, a prayer."

"Literature is the universe."

Many of the students
do not really understand.

But for some reason,
they are moved.

That was
the teacher named Mirai.

Our magazine, Literary Friday, also
began an investigation.

We staked out
the night road near Literary High School.

On the way home, with the sunset still lingering,
that person appeared.

Glasses.

Bob cut.

Carrying several books.

She has the very atmosphere
of a literature teacher.

It was Mirai.

That was when it happened.

From behind,
a voice spoke slowly.

"Heading home?"

Standing before Mirai, who turned around, was—
Shizuto Kazama.

A janitor at Literary High School.

But at night,
he is known as the Fart Literature Producer.
And next to him was—

Akitainu.
It is a dog.

Not the breed.
It is the name.
Mirai looked a little surprised.

"Mr. Kazama..."

"What is it?"

Kazama smiled just a little.

"No."

"I smelled literature."

The meaning is not very clear.

Mirai thought for a moment before saying,

"Classical literature is—"

Looking up at the sky a little,

"It's not about old words,
it's about the hearts of people from the past."

And then, she smiled just a little.

"So..."

"That might be the scent of Kenji."

Even during that conversation,
Akitainu (the dog) was

seriously researching
the scent of a utility pole.


Then—
another person appeared.

A flashy dress.

An adult atmosphere
that suits the night city.

The woman said with a laugh,

"Huh."

"The scent of literature?"

That person's name was—

Hanako.

A popular hostess
at a certain cabaret club in Tokyo.

And
the woman from the 'regular hangout'
of Weekly Wednesday editor-in-chief
Toranosuke Broccoli.

She is also a writer, but
her masterpiece

"Tags Grow on Their Own"

has not sold at all.

Hanako laughed 🤭←(The emoji Hanako-san likes)

"Literature, you know,"

"Does it make money?"

After thinking for a moment,
Kazama looked up at the sky.

And then he said,

"Literature is..."

He paused for a moment,

"In a quiet place,"

"It begins suddenly."

Mirai
smiled just a little.

Hanako
tilted her head.

Akita-inu (the dog)
looked very happy.

Just then.

From far away,
came the sound of a camera shutter.

When they turned around,
there was—
Broccoli Toranosuke.

A camera in one hand.
And in the other,
broccoli.

"It's a scoop."

Saying that,
Toranosuke laughed.

"Literature,"

"really does need fiber."

Furthermore,
that night,
no one wrote any literature, but

Akita-inu (the dog)
looked very satisfied.

Akita-inu (the dog)
prefers walks to literature.

Character Recruitment

This "Literary Friday" is
a reader-participatory permanent series.

Please tell me about interesting people in the comments, such as their profession, personality, or position in the literary world.
You can also use your NOTE creator name

as is.
The ideas you provide

will definitely appear in the literary world someday.
However—

how they are treated
depends on the producer's (my)
mood.

These are the creators who cooperated this time👇

If you would like to read from the beginning, click here👇