Chapter 25

If he is really that good, he doesn't need to create doujinshi, he should just debut as a light novelist or manga artist.

"And this, as you said, I tried to copy the works of Kashiwagi Eri, and I feel that my skills have improved a lot. This style of painting is indeed much better than the pointy chin I had before."

Gokou Ruri took out a few more pages of drawing paper, on which were illustrations she drew.

It's not necessarily good-looking, it's definitely not as good as someone as talented as Sagiri, but it can be seen that after hard practice, it is at least a bit cute as the original character.

"Well, doujinshi with illustrations already have a comparative advantage over ordinary doujinshi. The quality of the text is beyond the level of being mediocre. I think there is still hope to sell a few hundred copies."

Hikigaya Hachiman pondered.

"A few hundred copies?"

Gokou Ruri looked questioning, and had no specific idea of ​​the number.

"If I were famous, I might sell more, but let's just leave it at that for now."

He has made an optimistic estimate.

"Anyway, let's get ready first. Apply for a booth first. Also, have you considered the printing issue?"

Hikigaya Hachiman changed the subject.

"Can I ask how much does it cost to print a copy?"

Gokou Ruri was a little worried when she talked about this issue because she was short of money.

"It seems to be 150 yen per copy? I'm not sure about the specific cost. I'll ask Ms. Machida to help you contact the printing factory."

He was not sure.

"In this case, it will cost 15,000 yen to print 100 copies? Then what about a few hundred copies..."

Gokou Ruri's expression became uncertain.

She did have some money saved. It would be good if the printed doujinshi could be sold. If it couldn't be sold, it would be a huge loss!

This was almost a desperate decision.

"Don't worry, I can lend it to you."

Hikigaya Hachiman saw the girl's embarrassment, so he took the initiative.

"You..."

Gokou Ruri was still a little hesitant.

"Don't worry about causing trouble to me. Don't forget that I'm already a formally debuted light novelist. This little money is nothing to me. If you sell enough doujinshi, you can pay me back soon. Why not?"

He was generous to his friends.

"I got it."

Ⅲ义而霸衣斯亦彡叔

Gokou Ruri agreed and lowered her head slightly to hide her expression.

'I owe more and more favors. '

She sighed in her heart.

Afterwards, Hikigaya Hachiman called the editor.

"Ms. Sonoko, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Oh? You need my help? Tsukiro-sensei, tell me."

Machida Sonoko was curious.

"Actually, I want to ask you to contact the printing house to print a fan fiction..."

"Huh? Tsukiro-sensei, you update so quickly, do you still have time to do a side job? With the current sales of "Summer Return", if it is affected, it will be a loss."

"No, I'm asking for a friend."

"Girl?"

"Is it important?"

"Oh~ It's a girl, in that case, I must help, tell me, how many copies do you want to print."

Machida Sonoko's tone became naughty.

"Let's order 500 for now."

Hikigaya Hachiman seemed to have not heard her teasing at all, and said calmly.

"Okay, I'll contact you Tsukiro-sensei later, bye."

"Bye."

40 Doujinshi for sale

The cold winter wind can't stop the enthusiasm of fans.

The closer the train gets to the station, the more crowded it becomes, and the temperature in the car rises a lot.

Indeed, as the world's largest doujinshi sale, it is expected that Comic Market will have such a large flow of traffic.

Hikigaya Hachiman and Gokou Ruri stayed in a corner, his body blocking the outside, but it also caused the distance between the two to be somewhat close.

"Hikigaya, this is also your first time to attend a doujinshi sale, right?"

Gokou Ruri looked at the face close at hand, and turned her eyes to look out the window to divert her attention.

"That's right, I occasionally wanted to come and see it before, but... I never had such an opportunity."

Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes flickered.

"Indeed, it's too sad to come to such a place alone."

Gokou Ruri thought about this aspect, and her understanding was slightly different from his.

A few minutes later, the train arrived at the station.

Tokyo Big Sight, the venue of Comic Market, is different from the past. There are more people wearing cosplay costumes on the streets that can be seen with the naked eye, and there are also pain cars of various characters in the parking spaces next to it.

"Is this the comic exhibition?"

Gokou Ruri's eyes were frequently attracted.

Hikigaya Hachiman was also observing whether this unique world was as interesting as imagined.

"These people are like ants gathering together. In this case, when can we go in?"

Gokou Ruri stopped and looked at the long queue in front of her, feeling helpless.

"Don't worry, we can take another road."

Hikigaya Hachiman reminded.

"Is that so?"

Gokou Ruri's eyes lit up.

Holding the certificate, Hikigaya Hachiman followed Gokou Ruri into another guarded road and went directly into the venue.

Soon, they asked the staff to find their own booth.

There were already quite a few booths around, and they were considered to be late.

Several boxes were placed under the long table, all of which were filled with printed copies of the novels written by Gokou Ruri. Machida Yuanzi arranged for someone to deliver them in advance. There were a total of 200 copies, and not all of them were because the comic exhibition was a total of three days.

The goal set by Hachiman Hikigaya was just to sell 500 copies within three days.

In fact, this is not that simple, because an unknown author can only rely on the traffic of readers who are interested in this type of fan fiction, and if the number of people interested in Gokou Ruri's creation is reduced to that of readers who are interested in Gokou Ruri's creation, there will definitely not be many left.

"Anyway, let's get started."

The two put some novels on the table, then sat on the chairs and waited for the exhibition to officially start and the crowd to pour in.

A few minutes later, the sale officially started, and groups of people came, each looking for the fan fiction they were interested in, and then flipped through some to decide whether they had the desire to buy.

It must be said that Hachiman Hikigaya's strategy was correct.

He asked Gokou Ruri to choose the most popular animation works recently. After writing the slogan on the billboard, people did come to the door soon, which was much better than the stalls around that no one cared about.

This is why on a certain website, everyone is rushing to write fan fiction about the original Collapse Week. Not only do fans come quickly, but the upper limit is also high. How can you not be tempted?

"Excuse me, can I see the content?"

The visitor was a young man with ordinary looks and looked a little frail.

"Whatever."

Ruri Gokou's tone was a little cold, and she didn't think that customers are God at all.

Although the stall owner looked gloomy, it didn't stop the young man from wanting to read. He picked up a light novel on the top and tried to read it.

"Ah, it's written in line with my expectations!"

The young man muttered to himself.

"Are you going to read it all?"

Ruri Gokou said coldly again.

"Ah, sorry, how much is it?"

The young man was startled, came to his senses, and took money out of his pocket.

"Chenghui, 500 yen."

This time it was Hikigaya Hachiman who spoke, and he really couldn't bear to read it.

After the young man paid and left, he turned his head away.

"How can you do business like this? I'm afraid you'll scare people away."

"I can't help it. I'm just like this. Do you have any objections?"

Gokou Ruri's tone softened a little, but he was still very aggressive.

Hikigaya Hachiman had forgotten that this guy was shy and gloomy, and didn't like to talk much, only talking a lot in his own field.

The two of them didn't get along very well at the beginning, all because of Komachi's role as a lubricant. It wasn't until they became friends that things really improved.

Of course, he would still be attacked by venomous tongues from time to time.

But now it's all calm.

"No objection."

He curled his lips and spread his hands.

Then, people came over one after another.

Seeing Gokou Ruri looking like she could cast black magic at any time, Hikigaya Hachiman had to play the role of a stall owner and talk to the customers coming and going.

As the flow of traffic increased, a positive feedback trend was formed, and more interested people came.

The people coming and going were of all kinds, and he would find it troublesome to deal with them.

He finally understood why those big players would pay someone to sell on their behalf. In addition to not wanting to reveal their identities, it was also very tiring.

Of course, those who let beautiful cosplayers sell on their behalf were more for popularity.

"Hikigaya, are you tired? Do you want some water?"

Gokou Ruri watched from the side, feeling a little embarrassed, and felt that she needed to do something.

"I am indeed a little thirsty, please buy me a bottle of mineral water."

Hikigaya Hachiman felt a little dry in the mouth and nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work."

After a while, Gokou Ruri bought the mineral water and handed it over.

"Gulp gulp..."

He drank a third of it in one breath.

"Next time, I won't help you."

Then he waved his hand.