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By using a pseudonym, the initial story sent there was immediately sentenced to death.
After several revisions and market observations, Kasumigaoka Utaha doesn't actually have much of an advantage over Kudo Sayaka.
However, just as if because she was Kasumigaoka Utaha, Aki Tomoya felt that her chances of success were greater than her chances of failure.
What should I do?
A genius can also be described as a talented person favored by God, whose luck is much better than that of ordinary people.
"Me too, why should I ask?"
He was starting to take Kasumigaoka Utaha's success for granted.
However, while the outcome was successful, he didn't know whether the process was entirely smooth.
"Looking forward to my senior's debut work."
"Are you being this polite to everyone now? Even though you're not going to read anything I write anymore."
This is true.
But to say that I have no expectations would certainly not be the truth.
After all, he used to admire this author. After transitioning to popular fiction, isn't it something to look forward to?
"I will still watch it."
He replied in this way.
"when?"
"Let me find it first. What if I happen to see a novel that interests me in a bookstore someday, and it turns out to be your novel, senior?"
"This kind of joke is not funny at all. You found my book like a needle in a haystack. You are really hard to win over as a reader."
"Don't say that. If it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, I've done it once before."
I used to pick out just one light novel from so many others; I doubt I'll ever have that kind of connection again.
Besides...
He's not interested in novels now.
If I had to name a specific work that I've been interested in lately, it would only be Sayaka Kudo's.
The novel by the renowned female author...
There is anticipation, but it's not that there's no interest at all.
To be honest, I am indeed curious to know what kind of stories the other party will write after the transformation.
It's no longer a light novel about youthful romance, but a serious story focused on plot.
But he didn't want to watch anymore, afraid that he would become infatuated with this senior again, just like before.
"As for Ms. Machida, you need to find a time to explain things properly. That deputy editor-in-chief is more concerned about you than anyone else right now."
"When did you become so close to Ms. Machida?"
"It's not that we're close, it's just that she's a good person."
"I will repay her properly!"
Before this, Machida Sonoko had approached him.
And Kasumigaoka Utaha probably knows better than anyone how good that deputy editor-in-chief is.
It's hard to find someone who allows authors to focus solely on writing their books without worrying about anything else.
If Kasumigaoka Utaha is a thoroughbred horse, then Machida Sonoko is definitely its discerning patron.
She could have made a name for herself in the light novel industry, but now she has to switch to writing popular novels.
Put yourself in that editor's shoes; you'd think he'd be devastated if he knew the truth.
But Kasumigaoka Utaha is not the kind of person who forgets kindness. She will naturally remember Machida Sonoko's kindness, but she will not give up her determination to write popular novels.
Aki Tomoya could only say a few words about what happened between them, and couldn't say more.
"I still need to read, so I won't bother you any longer."
"Ah."
Upon seeing Aki Tomoya's last message, Kasumigaoka Utaha collapsed onto the bed.
Clutching her pillow, Kasumigaoka Utaha actually had a lot more to say, but the medical student from Tokyo University opposite her didn't give her much time.
"I really want to complain to someone about how I managed to pass the test by burning my brain."
But she never told anyone.
Perhaps it's enough to just let everyone see the results.
At that moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha imagined that if it were Eriri now, she would probably act cute without any restraint.
She seems to have only written about acting cute and coquettish in her books.
After staring at her phone for a long time, Kasumigaoka Utaha slowly typed words.
"I still want to know how my first reader will view my latest debut work."
I wrote this paragraph, then slowly withdrew it without sending it.
"It won't be released until November..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha's debut work, marking her transformation, will be released in November, a month after Kudo Sayaka's debut work.
"Feeling a bit tired."
Transformation is not so easy.
But I don't want to show my vulnerable side.
"Is it because I don't want to back down in front of him?"
Subconsciously analyzing her own psychology, Kasumigaoka Utaha gave a self-deprecating smile.
The thought that the other person might not care makes me feel like I'm worrying unnecessarily.
If you want to show your vulnerable side, it might be more appropriate to do so in front of your good friend Eriri or your editor, Machida Sonoko.
But for some inexplicable reason, she typed the text she had withdrawn again.
"Excuse me for asking, when was your novel released?"
But before she could send it, Aki Tomoya suddenly asked another question.
Kasumigaoka Utaha was taken aback, then withdrew the text she was about to send and told the other party the release date of her work.
"I understand, I will watch it."
"You didn't even ask my name. If you want to comfort me, you don't have to be so perfunctory."
For a moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a little pathetic.
I felt a bit speechless after being comforted in a somewhat perfunctory manner by my junior.
The release date was told to the other party, but it wasn't just her novel that was being released that day, and she wasn't some big name. If she was using an alias, who would know who she was?
Without asking for names, simply saying "I'll look into it" sounds like a perfunctory response.
Kasumigaoka Utaha thought to herself that the other party probably guessed her feelings.
"I will watch it, I will watch it."
The reply was still perfunctory, no matter how she looked at it, but Kasumigaoka Utaha could only smile helplessly at this moment.
Let's just leave it at that.
When the other party actually reads it, and a reader named TAKI even followed along, it doesn't seem so bad.
As an author, I also have a loyal reader supporting me.
But that's about it.
The other person was merely being polite and considerate of her feelings, as a former reader.
Even so, it's already pretty good.
Kasumigaoka Utaha had nothing to complain about at this moment.
"But the thought that my loyal readers are only saying this out of pity for me is so annoying!"
She was a little envious of the junior students in the Literature Department who were a year younger.
As an author, not as a woman.
"No, how can I, Kasumigaoka Utaha, be inferior to others! You said you'd watch, so show me!"
Chapter 230 Insects (1/?)
Late September, Saturday, UDI Research Institute.
The Misumi squad was dispatched after receiving a request from the Musashino Police Station.