Life is a Mess Ever Since My Mother Won an Ero-Novel Grand Prize - Chapter 0 Prologue

Prologue

[… Mating! Mating!!…]

The venue was filled with passion. The earth rumbled with the chant. The early spring air was shivering, the nerds- ahem! the audience were waving their hands and vibing.

Many reporters wearing armbands could be seen, and lights were flashing like twinkling stars.

On the stage, in front of the crowd’s eyes, a gleaming crystal trophy was being awarded.

The overwhelming number of people and enthusiasm showed that this is a prestigious stage of the industry.

But in fact, this was a place to celebrate the birth of a new gem, the best of the best in the current light-novel world.

It was the “All-Genre Newcomer Novel Award.”

It was an all-genre new entry award that has become a trend in the industry recently. And the award ceremony was being held on this stage.

The prize-winning works, which were selected from thousands of entries every year, were all highly praised by everyone.

The winners were selected from a total of ten genres, and a total of ten million yen had to be split among the winners. There were countless nights when I dreamed of winning this award by myself.

But for my mother to be picked…

And that’s not all…

[Congratulations on winning the Ero-Novel category grand prize!]

One of the bigwigs from the publishing company congratulated us out loud, and her congratulatory speech echoed throughout the hall.

Immediately, the chanting of the audience reached its peak, with loud cheers and even fiercer calls for “Mating Press”. And the flashes of the reporters white-out the world.

Yes, the one they called “Mating Press” was my mother’s pen name, the one who had won the biggest award for a sensual novel. And I felt like I was thrown into a pitch-black hell far deeper into the abyss..

Well, if it wasn’t for the prize money, I wouldn’t have gone this far, and I would have started to keep my distance from my mother and pretend as if I didn’t know her. But unfortunately, that was no longer possible.

It wasn’t my mother who went up on the stage to receive the naughty trophy ( It shows an elaborate figure of a beautiful girl sitting in a sensational pose on the top).

Yes, I was the one who received the award.

[Then, please address the audience.]

The host told me this with a big smile. He wanted me to say something.

It was a fact that I couldn’t accept. But unfortunately it was the truth.

I stood in front of the mic. The audience’s attention was fixed on me, I felt like throwing up from nerves. My head was spinning crazy. With a strange enthusiasm, I raised the trophy and cried out loud.

“ORE WA!!!”(E/N: I’m or I am. Pick your poison.)

Yes, Im-

“ORE WA DOUTEII DAAAAAAAA!!!”(E/N: I’M A FREAKING VIRGIN!!)

Uwawawawwawawawawa!!

… No, I didn’t want to admit what I just said.

The atmosphere was filled with enthusiasm, seems like it didn’t matter how good my speech should be…

… How in the world did things turned out like this.