The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 40 Sister, I'm waiting for you to prove me wrong! (Please read on!)
But upon closer reflection, she felt...
"If you don't want to sign with me, you can just refuse directly."

"Besides, we're not some small library. What reason could she possibly have to refuse? Is there any option that's definitely better than us?"

"So... do you really want to polish it properly?"

But this is a work that takes subtraction to the extreme.

If we look at it from the perspective of simply fast-paced, enjoyable stories, it's already difficult to do anything better within the current framework.

If it absolutely has to be changed.
"Are you trying to add?"

After thinking for a long time, Makoto Mukaiyama still couldn't figure it out.

but.
"Perhaps there's something about her that I don't understand. After all, novelists are all known for having all sorts of strange and quirky principles."

In the end, all she could do was send a message back: "Okay, then I'll wait and see. I look forward to the day you reply to me."

That afternoon, Chiya Umehara simultaneously released a video on YouTube.

The video is titled "Preparing for the Novel to Become a Library: Stopping Live Streaming and Novel Updates for a Period of Time".

The video content is very simple.

It was just Chiya Umehara speaking in the video.

"Recently, the novel has quickly reached the stage of being released as a paperback, but I think it would be irresponsible to everyone if the current version of the novel were released directly as a paperback."

Therefore, I plan to take a break from broadcasting for a while to focus on research and will later release a more complete and satisfactory version in paperback format.

All the missed updates have been completed, and bonus updates for those who donate are temporarily suspended. So, everyone, see you later!

After the video was posted, it quickly generated a great response on YouTube.

The fans below were happily saying things like "Looking forward to it" and "I'll be waiting" to show their support for her.

It appears to be receiving rave reviews.

But you should know this.
Japanese people know how to speak according to the atmosphere.

On her YouTube channel, where she's currently enjoying high popularity, the comments are naturally all in support of her.

However, right now, outside of the YouTube comment section, discussions related to this matter are already rife with controversy.

"No, I really don't mean to speculate maliciously, but isn't this guy a bit too good at hyping things up? It's only been about a week since she announced her switch to light novels, right?"

Isn't a lot of things happening?
Her reputation fluctuates wildly, sometimes good, sometimes bad, changing at a rate I can't comprehend.
Just when I thought things were finally settling down and this guy was going to focus on live-streaming his novel writing, he pulled this stunt again.

Is this a plan to bring the same hype surrounding Vtubers to the light novel industry?

Instead of writing a proper book, this kind of nonsense is really annoying.

"Indeed. Everyone's been saying how good her book is these past few days, so I went to read it too."

Honestly, it's really good, quite interesting.

But it's just averagely interesting and averagely good-looking.
Its current popularity is entirely due to hype; it's a work whose hype far exceeds its actual quality.
The show was already generating enough buzz, and everyone should have stopped complaining. But then, out of nowhere, they started stirring things up again, saying they were going to cancel the show.
I reckon when it's officially published as a light novel, they'll say they've been brewing this for ages, and get their fans to hype it up all over the internet.

Please, stop trying to grab attention like this, okay?

If you have the ability, then use your ability to earn everyone's recognition, okay?

"I want to see what kind of work she can come up with after all that 'brewing'. She's been all over the headlines these past few days, it's so annoying."

"This time I'm really going to look at her new book with a more critical eye. If the paperback version isn't fundamentally different from the current online version, I'll definitely laugh at it harshly."

"No, let's not show her any images. Whether it's a good review or a bad review, as long as you give her feedback, you're just helping her achieve her goal of creating hype." That's right.

On light novel-related forums, her reputation plummeted after the video was released.

Everyone's thoughts were pretty much the same.
I just think her writing is... well, let's just say it's not good.

That's definitely not bad.

But to be honest...
Compared to those truly classic light novels, it seems to fall short.

It's just a novel that's good for killing time and you can enjoy reading it without thinking too much.

This single novel has recently been frequently at the center of public opinion in the light novel community.

It just feels really annoying.

He is simply unworthy of his position.

At this very moment, Chiya Umehara released another video to create hype, which ignited a powder keg, causing those who dislike her to collectively start complaining.

Her public image has gradually shifted from "a genius novelist girl who was bullied by her seniors when she first debuted, but proved them wrong with her skills" to "a Vtuber who uses any means to create hype and whose skills are mediocre but who keeps creating hype."

These opinions were noticed by Umehara Amane immediately.

Right now, she's probably the person in the whole world who believes the most in her sister's persona as a "genius young novelist."

She is also undoubtedly the most loyal number one fan of "Making Arisa".

She believes that if her sister wants to do something, there's nothing she can't do.

At that moment, immediately after her sister posted the video, she noticed the related public opinion online.

Then I got really anxious.

"What?! You're questioning my sister like that? She's already proven herself before!"

"And what do you mean it's just 'just averagely good-looking'! It's obviously super good-looking, okay?!"

"Besides, the more you slander my sister now, the better she will be when she becomes a light novel artist and prove you wrong!"

She went home in a huff.

The first thing I did after getting home was to talk to my sister who was lying in bed.

"Sister! A lot of people online are questioning you right now, are you aware of that?"

Upon hearing her sister's words, Umehara Chiya sighed and listlessly rolled over on the bed.

Then he replied, "I know."

Seeing her older sister like this, the younger sister immediately asked happily, "So, you must have thought about the content for the subsequent paperback version, right?"

"You must have already figured out how to shut up the skeptics!"

"You must have prepared content that's ten times better than what you have now!"

When asked by her younger sister, Chiya Umehara remained silent.

This made Umehara Amane feel a little uneasy.

After a while, she asked cautiously, "Sister, you should have prepared the follow-up content and be confident that you can prove them wrong, right?"

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