Chapter 50

When the accumulated feelings reach their limit without knowing it, they will naturally overflow.

The transformed Ker Nayuta is no longer the ‘Honda’ of the past. She has a stronger self than before, so she does not hide or ignore the idea, but directly expresses her feelings and strong will, passionately and fiercely.

‘Is this the feeling of being confessed? ’

Hikigaya Hachiman had imagined what it would be like to be confessed to, but when it came to the actual operation, his mind was confused.

“Wait, Nayuta, let me sort it out first.”

He raised his hand to signal, then covered his forehead and thought.

One of the wonderful things in life is that your normal thinking state is actually very different from your thinking state when you encounter an emergency, and even a completely different view of a thing.

Now, he is facing such a situation.

At this moment, a hazy and bold idea gradually became clear in his mind.

‘Could this be my nature? ’

Hikigaya Hachiman was a little scared by a certain idea he had now.

"Senior?"

Kaori Nayuta whispered.

"Ah, yeah."

He nodded in panic, then took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality.

Let's not talk about whether such thoughts are the most real thoughts in his heart. The most important thing now is to face the confession of the girl in front of him.

'How should I answer? '

Hikigaya Hachiman pondered in his heart, and with his mind becoming clear, he suddenly didn't have so many thoughts and answered decisively.

"..."

The girl's eyes changed from hope to loss, and her happy expression became bitter. Then she seemed to have determined something and gritted her teeth. She said a few words with her mouth slightly open, and her expression became serious again. After handing over the chocolate in her hand, she turned and ran to the other side of the sunset.

Far away, you can see the crystal light shining in the sunset.

Hikigaya Hachiman watched the girl go away, looked down at the chocolate in his hand, sighed, and fell into a long silence.

78 New work decision!

After the confession incident, the relationship between the two seemed to have changed, but it seemed that there was no change.

A few days later, Nayuta took the initiative to talk to him about books as if nothing had happened, as if the confession incident had never happened.

Perhaps, for the girl, this was just an emotion that she wanted to vent, and she simply wanted to express her feelings and let him realize this. Even if she was rejected, it was probably within her psychological expectations.

So the girl had no intention of giving up, because this was what the girl said about the meaning of her future life, and she would always be firm no matter what situation she faced.

This feeling was so sincere that it was touching, and it also made him feel a little happy.

Human nature is indeed greedy and ugly.

"As expected, I am just an ordinary person."

Hikigaya Hachiman pulled a self-deprecating smile at the corner of his mouth.

It has been more than two months since the final volume was released, and the rest time that Hikigaya Hachiman planned for himself is almost over.

During this period of time, he actually considered a lot about new works. After a period of selection, he finally decided on a work - "Steins;Gate".

This is a galgame-adapted animation, and its content revolves around a series of butterfly effects caused by the theory of time machines. Although it has the setting of parallel worlds with "Summer Return", the core is very different.

One of the great things about "Steins; Gate" is that it has a set of logically self-consistent time-travel theory structures, which is not available in many time-travel works. In addition, the character creation, the cleverly laid plot, and the daily atmosphere with a moderate degree of tension, under such a combination of elements, have made a masterpiece of a generation.

In fact, he considered the novel version of "Steins; Gate" for his debut work, but he quickly rejected it at that time.

Because although its main attraction lies in its plot, and it is also suitable for description in words, its story content is still a bit slow to heat up, unlike "Summer Return" which starts with a high-energy opening, which is very unfavorable for the debut of the newcomer award.

Secondly, it is much more difficult to shape the main characters of "Steins; Gate". With his own writing style and expertise at that time, he could only sigh in despair.

But now, the situation is different.

First of all, his character level has been improved a lot, and from the communication with Nayuta, his description of delicate emotions and daily atmosphere has been significantly improved. He feels that the hard conditions have been met, at least he will not feel that he has no way to start.

In addition, he is no longer the unknown light novelist who was eager to debut. As a popular author, fans will give him tolerance and pay more attention to the development of the story. There is no need to worry too much about the situation where the plot slows down and readers don’t buy it.

Of course, slow heat does not mean that it cannot be written interestingly. Those daily routines that seem to have no driving force for the plot, once they are exquisitely combined, will also form a miracle that makes people yearn for.

In addition, with the combination of Okabe Rintaro and Makise Kurisu, there is no need to worry that the work is considered niche. The daily love that everyone likes will be staged at the same time. Even if you don’t pay too much attention to scientific theories, you can get satisfaction from it.

After determining the direction of the new work, he will communicate with the editor first.

As an old author, you have been tempered by the market, but this does not mean that your next work will continue to sell well. The editor still needs to evaluate your work to prevent the author from letting himself go and writing a bunch of inexplicable things.

That night, Hikigaya Hachiman called Miss Sonoko.

"Miss Sonoko, my new work has already taken shape."

"Ah, so soon? Teacher Tsukiro, you are really diligent."

"Writing will become more and more smooth. If you don't write for a long time, it will be difficult to find the feeling of writing again. What's more, I am now much more relaxed when writing than before, and I have enough time to rest."

"Since Teacher Tsukiro thinks it's okay, then as an editor, I can only support you... As for the specific plot, let's talk about it in detail on the weekend. By the way, I would like to ask you for a small favor."

After hanging up the phone, Hikigaya Hachiman still looked a little confused.

"Want my help?"

Miss Yuanzi didn't say it directly, but left a suspense, but since it was just a small favor, he didn't need to care too much.

Weekend, after two o'clock in the afternoon.

Hikigaya Hachiman arrived at the headquarters of the Undead River Library. The OL editor in professional clothes was already waiting for him at the elevator door, very enthusiastic.

The two came to the reception room and first talked about his new book.

"Well, I think it's good. The new work has the same elements as the previous work, which is easier for old readers to understand. In addition, in addition to the deepening of the core point, there are more attractive elements of love and daily life. The only disadvantage is that it is very difficult to create such a story, but I believe in the teacher's ability."

Machida Yuanzi nodded repeatedly, and finally said with great expectation.

Although "Summer Return" also has love and daily life links, they are actually very few and not deep enough. It exists completely as a foil, but the character structure of "Steins;Gate" not only has love elements, but also has the topic of stock trading, which is much richer.

This is where she agrees.

"Knock knock."

After the two sides finished chatting, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

"Ms. Machida, I'm here."

The person who spoke was a woman.

"Please come in."

Machida Sonoko looked at the door.

Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes also shifted involuntarily.

The other party pushed the door open and walked in.

At first glance, he was not concerned about the other party's appearance, but the pair of sexy straight legs wrapped in black stockings. The luster on the stockings was so touching.

Only when he raised his eyes again could he confirm that the girl in front of him not only had a plump curve and a tall figure, but also had a first-class beauty level.

With long straight black hair, a white headband, a pair of red eyes, a light blue dress and a blue long-sleeved jacket, she looked like a quiet girl in the literature department, with an elegant and indifferent look.

No introduction was needed, Hikigaya Hachiman recognized the person in front of him.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, also known as Kasumigaoka Utaha, the author of "Love Metronome", although on the surface she gives people such a feeling, but in fact...

"So there are others?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes moved, and her eyes fell on him with a little doubt.

"Xiao Shi, please allow me to introduce you, this is..."

Machida Yuanzi extended her right hand and introduced with a smile.

79 Kasumigaoka Utaha's admiration

"... Mr. Tsukiro, the author of "Summer Reappearance", you have had contact with him before, you should remember him, right?"

"Mr. Tsukiro?"

At this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes changed.

Of course she would not forget this name, because she was severely criticized that day, and she almost got angry because she was denied for the first time.

But after that, she read the other party's works and found that the person in front of her was not a person who got the reputation for nothing, and the quality of his works impressed her.

Afterwards, she continued to read more light novels according to the other party's suggestions, which made her gradually realize her own shortcomings.

During the rewriting process of "Love Metronome", she had new ideas, but also new problems, which led to her delay in confirming the specific debut time with Machida Sonoko.

After discovering her difficulties, Machida Sonoko said that there was a solution and asked her to come over today.

The current scene made her understand what Machida Sonoko was up to.

"Tsukiro-sensei, this is Kasumi Shiko, the author of "Love Metronome". Have you commented on her works before? You should still have an impression, right?"

Machida Sonoko turned to introduce Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Of course I have an impression."

He nodded.

While talking, Kasumigaoka Shiwa had already walked over, and Machida Sonoko pulled the girl and sat opposite him.

"So, I hope that Tsukiro-sensei's previous suggestions on "Love Metronome" can be more specific? Or provide some more useful opinions?"

Machida Sonoko clapped her hands for help.

Hikigaya Hachiman really liked this care for the authors. Not only him, but Nayuta has also received a lot of help from the editor during this period.

He had no reason to refuse such a small favor.

The reason why he was chosen as the mentor was not only the connection with the client, but also his foundation and experience that were more suitable for this role. If it were Nayuta who was at the top from the beginning, the creative opinions she could put forward would be of great help to others. It may not be useful, it may even be a burden.

It's just that giving advice is not something that can be achieved just by one party's willingness. Sometimes the person being mentored may not be willing to accept your opinion.

"I don't care, it just depends on whether Teacher Xia Shizi is willing to accept it."

Hikigaya Hachiman turned to look at the senior sitting opposite.

"Hello, Teacher Yueze, I am Kasumi Shiko. Regarding your previous suggestions, to be honest, they are very useful to me."

Unexpectedly, Kasumigaoka Shiyu stood up on his own initiative and extended his hand.

For the sake of etiquette, he had no choice but to stand up and shake hands with the other party.

It feels very soft, like cotton.

Speaking of which, it seemed like this was his first time shaking hands with a girl of his own age?

"Teacher Kasumi Shiko's attitude surprised me a little."

Sitting down again, the look of surprise on Hikigaya Hachiman's face had not disappeared.

"I haven't officially debuted yet, and I can't bear the title of 'teacher' yet."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu first denied it.

"I have read the works of Mr. Yue Se, which impressed me a lot. I also realized that I did not really understand light novels before. So after reading many works, such as "Silver Season" by Mr. Ke'er, I became more familiar with light novels. I have a new understanding of the industry, and I also have new ideas for future creations, but I still don’t understand. Even if the teacher pointed out the problem to me, how can I change it to achieve true perfection? I want to see the teacher."

She put her right hand on the edge of the table and continued with a serious look.

"The teacher would be surprised. Could it be that he thinks I am always stubborn? Confidence is not arrogance. I still understand the principle of masters being teachers."

"I didn't say that."

he emphasized.

"That's what the teacher looked like just now."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu looked calm.

"But, teacher, just because you are better than me now, doesn't mean you will always be better than me in the future."