NEET Receives a Dating Sim Game Leveling System

- Chapter 65

Seiji returned to the store manager's office and noticed Rika Amami was still reading his notebook.

"Harano-kun... you've come."

Rika lifted her head and smiled in greeting at the boy entering her office.

"Your story is pretty good." She directly gave him an excellent review. "As a normal reader, this story is one that I'd be willing to purchase."

Naturally, Seiji was delighted to hear such a review. "Thanks for your appreciation, Store Manager. I'm happy to hear that you enjoy it."

Rika Amami's smile arced upwards, adding to her already potent allure.

"I'm also happy to become your first reader, Harano... no, Haruta-kun. After finishing your story, I can say that your writing style left me with the deepest impression.

"Both your literary talent and your descriptions are also top-notch; in fact, it's the best I've ever seen among all the light novels I've read... Well, I haven't read all that many light novels, though.

"Your depictions are excellent to the point that... while I'm reading, I can visualize each and every scene. In addition to this, I can visualize the characters' movements and actions in my mind! It's almost as if I wasn't reading, but instead watching an anime which showed me everything visually!"

Rika let out a heart-felt sigh of appreciation.

"Such an excellent story makes me want to re-read it multiple times. You must have polished it many times over, right? I can literally feel your passion through the story!"

Seiji smiled in response.

While it definitely contained his passion, this story only took him one night to finish... But it was probably better to not say that out loud, heh.

After all, that would sound too pretentious.

"Disregarding your depictions, your plot and characters are excellent as well. However, my experience in light novels is rather limited, so I won't say much else about it. I'll contact the editor I was talking about earlier right now. She's the editor for Mayuzumi's story and a nice person."

Rika Amami took out her cell phone and called a number from her list.

"Hello, Yoshizawa-san. Sorry to call you at this time, but there's something I'd like to discuss with you..." Rika succinctly briefed the editor about the current situation.

"Mayuzumi mentioned him to you before? Yes, he's the high school student in question. You'll be coming over immediately? Yep, he's in the store... I think he'll be fine with it." Rika glanced at Seiji. "Alright, that's how we'll do it then."

The beautiful store manager hung up the call.

"You heard that, right, Haruta-kun? That editor is coming here soon to read your story... as well as meet you."

Seiji nodded in response. "Peach-sensei mentioned me to her before?'

"That's right. Mayuzumi told her about her upcoming date with you." Rika sighed before continuing, "Of course, Mayuzumi wouldn't tell her your real name; all she said was that she was going to go to a school festival together with a first grade high school student from Genhana High School named Seigo Harano."

"Doesn't that mean that she told her editor everything about me except my real name?"

"Indeed... There's no helping it; the two of them were high school classmates, and the editor is one of Mayuzumi's few trusted close friends. It's only natural that Mayuzumi told her editor about this."

Seiji nodded again.

"You don't mind, do you?" Rika blinked her eyes cutely.

"Of course not. This isn't an important secret or anything."

"The thing is, because Mayuzumi told her about you, it seems like she's really taken an interest in you..."

After a subtle silence.

"Allow me to ask, about Yoshizawa-san..." Seiji tugged on his mouth, "is she... into that?"

"Nope." Rika apparently understood his meaning as she smiled wryly. "She's not into that, but perhaps because she has a deep friendship with Mayuzumi ever since high school, or for some other reason... At any rate, she treats Mayuzumi a little... specially?"

What was with that uncertain tone of hers?

Upon seeing the look in his eyes, Rika seemed to realize Seiji had noticed her uncertainty, so she awkwardly coughed twice.

"Anyways, she'll be coming over soon, so you'll meet her in a bit. She's a good editor, so no matter what, she'll assess your story fairly... I think."

'Hey, Miss, that last comment of yours really makes me nervous!'

Seiji suddenly felt like perhaps it wasn't a good idea after all to have the store manager introduce an editor to him?

Well, forget about it. He might as well meet the editor.

Approximately one hour later.

Seiji was summoned to the store manager's office once again. When he arrived, he was greeted by the sight of an unfamiliar woman sitting on the sofa and flipping through his notebook.

She was a well-proportioned woman and wore a short, yellow one-piece dress with stockings the same color as her skin. She had a long, shiny orange-colored braid, slightly bushy eyebrows, a sharp chin, a light coating of lipstick, and a sharp glint in her dark yellow eyes.

With the sharp aura emanating from her, she gave of the impression of a cold yet clean beautiful young businesswoman.

"Hello..." Seiji prepared to greet her.

The woman suddenly lifted her head and looked directly at him, that sharp glint flashing fiercely in her eyes.

"You're Seigo Harano?"