Chapter 21

Gokou Ruri grabbed her chest with her right hand, and an unprecedented serious expression appeared on her face, and she said solemnly.

This matter could change her life, so she couldn't help but take it seriously, so the girl who was never frank was much more sincere this time.

From the words, Hikigaya Hachiman also felt the girl's firm attitude, and even he himself was inevitably infected and wanted to cheer for her.

"Well, I will guide you well, and I will be very strict. Be prepared."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly exuded a dangerous aura.

"Okay."

Gokou Ruri moved forward fearlessly, with a sharp gaze, without any fear.

Afterwards, Hikigaya Hachiman planned Gokou Ruri's creation according to the agreement between the two, and handed over all the summaries he made after learning to the other party.

To what extent can be achieved depends on the other party's understanding.

The plan begins!

Every few days, Gokou Ruri will visit once and ask him to solve some problems.

Hikigaya Hachiman gave instructions in his spare time while he was working hard on the creation, reviewing the basics, and occasionally generating some new insights, which he used in the creation of the third volume.

Just as the summer vacation was about to end, Gokou Ruri completed the new structure of the 30,000-word opening of the new work.

33 Doujinshi

Gokou Ruri sat aside, staring at his expression with a pair of bright eyes, trying to infer his inner feelings from it.

But Hikigaya Hachiman's face remained unchanged, making it difficult for her to speculate.

So nervous.

This feeling was like being questioned in class for the first time, and Gokou Ruri's right hand unconsciously approached her heart.

It didn't take too long to read the 30,000-word content. A few minutes later, Hikigaya Hachiman closed his notebook, his eyes closed, and seemed to be thinking about something.

"What, what's going on."

Gokou Ruri's voice paused, and her emotions had already surfaced.

"What should I say?"

Hikigaya Hachiman slowly opened his eyes and sighed.

"It can be described in one sentence, that is, rotten wood cannot be carved!"

It is not a venomous tongue to retaliate against the girl's previous attitude, but a fact.

The 30,000-word opening written by Gokou Ruri only corrected the more superficial problems, such as the problem of too many words in the opening setting, but other aspects have not been fundamentally changed, which shows that her comprehension ability is quite limited.

If the writing style of ordinary middle school students does not have superior talent, it is just one word... Send!

"Am I such a loser!"

As if she was hit hard by the sky, Gokou Ruri's eyes suddenly looked like she was dead.

The judgment of a formally debuted light novel writer must be correct.

This is a death sentence!

Seeing her performance, Hikigaya Hachiman rolled his eyes and thought of a way.

"Actually, Gogeng, you have a good gaming talent. If you become a professional player, you may have a bright future. You can also live broadcast the game in the future. You have a bright future."

"Games are just games. If you become a professional, it will be different. As for live broadcasting, it is too vague. And it is impossible for me to flatter those consumer pigs who I don't know!"

It sounds like a very constructive suggestion, but Gogeng Ruri rejected it immediately after she came to her senses.

"This is a headache."

Hikigaya Hachiman supported his forehead.

"Hikigaya, I will come again. No matter how many times, I must make you recognize me!"

After a long silence, Gogeng Ruri suddenly said with a firm look.

She didn't want to miss such an opportunity.

"I understand."

Hikigaya Hachiman understood how determined she was and couldn't refuse.

"But your original intention was to make money, right? I have another suggestion for you to consider."

A thought flashed through his mind.

"That's right."

Gogeng Ruri hummed.

"Do you know about doujinshi?"

He continued.

"I'm not very clear, I just saw this term in novels."

Goko Ruri shook her head.

The so-called doujinshi is actually a work published by a famous individual or community. It cannot be bought in ordinary bookstores. It can only be sold in doujinshi specialty stores or commissioned bookstores and comic exhibitions. Doujinshi is relatively expensive. Usually a comic book with dozens of pages costs between 300 and 500 yen. Doujin novels are cheaper. They are published in small quantities and are usually not reprinted.

Doujinshi is also divided into "original doujinshi" and "adapted doujinshi". Original doujinshi refers to the story characters, content, plot, etc., which are all created by themselves. In theory, their self-creation content is relatively high.

As for "adapted doujinshi", some people also call it "interpreted doujinshi", which is to re-create or adapt other existing stories, including changing the plot, changing some characters, and even merging several stories.

"You mean for me to sell doujinshi at comic conventions?"

Gokou Ruri heard the hidden meaning.

"That's right. Compared with official publication, the creation of doujinshi is obviously much simpler and freer, and the scale can be very large. If it is an adaptation of doujinshi, it will also get basic popularity. The only disadvantage is that it is difficult to make a name for yourself, but because you don't have to share the profits, you don't need to sell too many copies to get a good amount of money."

Hikigaya Hachiman nodded and analyzed the pros and cons.

Gokou Ruri was immediately moved after listening to his introduction.

The official debut of light novels seems to be a long way off. Creating doujinshi is like a preliminary version. Not only can you accumulate experience, but you can also get a certain amount of income in advance.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

She gave her answer.

"This is a wise judgment."

Hikigaya Hachiman looked satisfied.

So, under his suggestion, Gokou Ruri changed her goal and prepared to create doujinshi to sell at this year's winter comic exhibition.

School is back.

This summer vacation, Hikigaya Hachiman spent the same time as last year. He was still busy creating better light novels, and he had almost no free time.

Sometimes he felt very tired, but when he thought that if he wasted his life, he would not be able to write the flavor of the story even if he copied other works in the future, he felt it was a pity, so he became more involved.

Analyzing other people's works and analyzing his own weaknesses, he kept thinking about such problems in his spare time.

Habitually, even on the first day of school, he was still in a state of deep thought in his seat.

In the eyes of others, this was probably a kind of depressed look.

Because someone talked to him.

It is undeniable that human beings themselves are also diverse. There are lone rangers like the Great Teacher, and naturally there are chatterboxes.

For example, Kaori Orimoto, the class monitor of this class, is such a person. It seems that because of her responsibilities, she also wants to handle the interpersonal relationships in the class.

So Hikigaya Hachiman, the "problem child", became a thorn in her side.

"Hikigaya-san, did you have fun during the summer vacation?"

This was Kaori Orimoto's first sentence.

"What do you think?"

Hikigaya Hachiman slowly raised his head, expressionless, and his dead eyes almost scared the other person away.

"Ah, it's totally predictable. Hikigaya-san looks like he has no friends, so he must not be popular, right? So he can only stay at home and do nothing."

Kaori Orimoto adjusted her expression and said with a smile.

Hikigaya Hachiman didn't want to complain anymore.

This guy's EQ is so low, only the teacher at that time was too miserable to fall for it!

"Congratulations, you guessed it right."

He spread his hands and said with a colder expression.

Kaori Orimoto was at a loss for what to do.

"Well, Hikigaya-san, why don't you communicate more with everyone? It's too pitiful to be alone all the time."

Leaving this sentence, she ran away quickly.

"Is this kindness or pity?"

Hikigaya Hachiman frowned, then relaxed.

It doesn't matter anyway.

34 Elements that everyone likes

Three weeks later, the third volume of "Summer Reappearance" was completed.

It took a total of two months, mainly because of the summer vacation, which made him seem very free.

After that, the publication time will be announced and the publicity will be preheated.

No matter how good a work is, it needs to be promoted, especially for a work like "Summer Reappearance" that does not have such a large audience, it is very necessary to expand its fan base to create a collective effect of fans.

Hikigaya Hachiman first sent the manuscript to Ms. Machida.

"Not bad, it's a few days faster than the last time, and there is no decline in quality, and it has even improved slightly. It's really rare."

Machida Yuanzi gave a satisfactory answer after reading it.

"If all my subordinates are hard-working and worry-free authors like Mr. Tsukiro, then I feel that my work will be much easier."

The editor also sighed.

"I will."

Hikigaya Hachiman politely responded.

"I'll contact the publisher to confirm the time, you can go to Eromanga to discuss the illustrations."

After Machida Sonoko hung up the phone, Hikigaya Hachiman followed the instructions and clicked on Sagiri's avatar to communicate. After asking if she was free, the two started a video invitation.

"Good afternoon, Tsukiro-sensei."

"Good afternoon, Sagiri."

Sagiri still wore the mask that covered her face, which made her feel more comfortable and increased her work effect.

For this reason, Sagiri had previously apologized for this matter.

He naturally said that it didn't matter.

Although the kawaii face can make people happy, work is more important at the moment.

As usual, Hikigaya Hachiman sent the last paragraph of the third volume to the other party.

Considering the efficiency of work, after the cooperation deepened, they actually wrote and drew at the same time.

But this also brought a problem, that is, Sagiri could only read a part of it each time, and she would stop directly, and her complaints would be more intense than other readers.

"Ah, why is it over! How will the next story develop? Mr. Tsukiro, please, please write it as soon as possible!"

As a fan who can get close to her, Sagiri is the first person to urge the manuscript.

After the work is completed, the communication between the two usually ends, and the next communication will have to wait until the first half of the next volume is completed.