I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

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"My editor told me that my debut work seems to be doing well. They even arranged an interview for me. If I want to go down this path, I can't stand still. I have to seriously create new works!"

Kudo Sayaka rested her chin on her fist like a contemplative sculpture, her profound expression making Aki Tomoya quite uncomfortable.

Honestly, it's not a good fit!

Aki Tomoya suppressed a laugh as he watched Kudo Sayaka, quietly observing her showing off.

"...Your eyes have already betrayed your true thoughts!"

Sayaka Kudo raised her head and looked at Tomoya Aki with a wistful gaze.

She clearly saw a smirk in Aki Tomoya's eyes.

Was she looking funny just now?

"No, no, no, I was just sighing, please don't overthink it!"

Aki Tomoya raised an eyebrow, not expecting that Kudo Sayaka had seen through him so easily.

He did try to laugh just now.

Why pretend to be profound all of a sudden? Don't do that.

"Ahem, seriously, take it out."

Aki Tomoya coughed twice, his expression turned serious, and he immediately changed the subject.

However, his words startled Sayaka Kudo. She slowly spread her hands and looked at Tomoya Aki with some confusion.

"what?"

The next second, the two looked at each other in silence.

You look at me, I look at you, and the silence is incredibly awkward.

"If you think I'm saying something, just say it."

Aki Tomoya twitched his eyebrows, as if to say, "Stop pretending."

However, Aki Tomoya had not expected Kudo Sayaka's blank expression.

"So, what exactly do you want me to produce?"

"..."

At this moment, Aki Tomoya truly couldn't help but laugh.

"If things were to proceed normally, you should have already written the beginning and then asked me to be a reader of your new book, right?"

Yes, that's how it should be.

Aki Tomoya thought that Kudo Sayaka had already started writing, but the truth was that the girl in front of her only had ideas about the new book.

This person most likely hasn't even started writing yet.

"You haven't even written a beginning yet, have you?"

Aki Tomoya looked at Kudo Sayaka with a bit of a headache.

Then the other person nodded quite calmly.

Seeing this, just as Aki Tomoya was about to lash out, the latter immediately put his hands together, as if begging for mercy, and stopped Aki Tomoya.

"I know what you're trying to say, but what I'm trying to say is, it's not that I wanted to be lazy!"

"So what are you trying to do? You don't want me to find you any material, do you?"

"No, no, no, I actually already have a topic in mind, but I haven't started writing it yet!"

Sayaka Kudo argued back.

However, no matter how she explains it now, Aki Tomoya has already seen through this guy's current predicament.

He's someone who wants to write a new book, but because he has no clue what to do, he's probably starting to feel frustrated right now.

Simply put, I'm lacking inspiration and feeling lost.

Aki Tomoya looked at Kudo Sayaka with pity, who was now lying on the table with her hands clasped together in supplication.

What a pitiful writer.

Born to create, now also struggling with creation, even coming to others for help.

"I can't stand you, but at the same time you've made me realize that not everyone can be a proper full-time writer. Why not just live off one book for the rest of your life?"

There is no hope, just wait to die!

As if he had gleaned this message from Aki Tomoya's words, the latter's expression instantly filled with despair.

I said I was going to write a new book, but I couldn't write as freely as I could with my first book.

Because her debut work was about her personal experiences, she found it easy to write.

Now, having to construct a world entirely from imagination is starting to give me a headache.

"If I could, I'd love to live off a book for the rest of my life. It's not like there's no hope, but that's clearly not the case right now, so you know what I mean!"

Sayaka Kudo said that she also seems to have become like a certain upperclassman, able to write whatever comes to mind.

But everyone is clearly different.

She is clearly not a genius when it comes to creative work.

She managed to write a book using her past stories and earn some royalties, but now, facing the pain of a lack of inspiration, Sayaka Kudo feels no pride whatsoever.

"The path to becoming a professional writer isn't easy. Just like you, An Yi, can you suddenly become a qualified doctor?!"

"Kudo, this isn't right. You weren't like this when you were full of ambition!"

Aki Tomoya didn't hold back in his criticism.

The latter wrinkled his nose, looking aggrieved.

Seeing how pitiful she looked, Aki Tomoya thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you thought about what to write?"

"I've thought about a lot of things, but most of them were rejected. My editor told me that if I wanted to produce new works, I should think things through more carefully first."

After hearing her words, Aki Tomoya felt that she was really quite pitiful.

It's not that she doesn't have ideas, it's just that her ideas are too naive.

"The editor's advice to me was to conduct market research."

"I've given you clear instructions! The market is important, so order another copy of 'Flying Colors 2'!"

"It's not that simple. Inspirational stories do have a market, but they've already been written. It's not easy to write a story that's more realistic than that!"

Perhaps it was because it was adapted from her own experiences, making it realistic enough and relatable, that Sayaka Kudo felt her debut work went so smoothly.

However, at this stage, she is also aware of her own limitations, and that writing a better story than that will not be so easy.

And isn't it a bit unreasonable to start living off past glories now?

"The editor suggested I try writing a mystery novel, but I don't think I can write that."

Sayaka Kudo smiled awkwardly as she spoke.

reasoning……

Let her off the hook. Once she's improved her writing skills, she can try that area.

"So what do you want to write?"

"Romance?"

"Simply put, it's geared towards girls, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but what did your editor say?"

"Let's see what the story looks like when it's written!"

Ultimately, it all depends on how she writes it.

Aki Tomoya sighed.

"For example, describing the friendship between delinquent teenagers, strengthening their bond through fighting, and adding a romantic entanglement with the female protagonist along the way!"

"What kind of romance is this? The romance you're talking about seems to be different from what I understand as romance!"

"Those tearful, melodramatic romance novels... ugh! They're giving me goosebumps!"

Chapter 330 Eyes Filled with Murderous Intent

The term "delinquent" reminded Aki Tomoya of the time when Kudo Sayaka was a gyaru-style high school girl.

I still vividly remember that blonde hair when we first met.

Romance novels.

what!

Or rather, novels about youth, love, and the bonds of friendship.

While it's described as a romance novel, Aki Tomoya leans more towards interpreting it as the latter, because, to be honest, his idea of ​​romance is somewhat different from Kudo Sayaka's!

"Let's write some classic, shonen (main) storylines!"