The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 46 I Don't Look at Toilet Paper! (Please Read On)

After an excited hug, the younger sister calmed down a bit.

Then she asked Umehara Chiya, "Now that the manuscript has been approved, can I take a look at it?"

However, when he heard this question, Chiya Umehara's expression changed.

After a slight hesitation of half a second, she answered decisively and with unusual firmness: "No way!"

"Why not! Your manuscript has already been approved!"

"If it doesn't work, it just doesn't work. There's no reason why."

"But I'll see it sooner or later! You'll be releasing it!"

"Then wait until it's released and buy it yourself to see for yourself."

"what!"

In fact, in the past
Chiya Umehara doesn't mind letting her younger sister see her manuscript.

Even earlier, whenever she finished writing something, the first thing she would do was show it to her younger sister.

But this time it's really different.
For her, what she wrote in the past was purely commercial work created to make money.

At least subjectively, she didn't invest any of her own feelings into what she wrote.

But what I wrote this time.
how to say.

At once.
At least if I showed it to my younger sister, it would be a little bit embarrassing for her.

Although she knew that her sister would eventually see the paperback version, there was no point in hiding it now.

But this is a mentality similar to that of an ostrich.

Even if you bury your head in the sand, you'll be pulled out sooner or later. But before things actually happen, you want to pretend that nothing is happening and postpone that "inevitable" event as much as possible.

After firmly refusing her sister's request, Umehara Chiya turned and left, hiding in her room as if fleeing.

Only Umehara Amane, whose curiosity had been completely piqued, was left alone in the living room, muttering to herself, "Hmph, a light novel version will come out sooner or later anyway. Once it comes out, I'm going to read it ten times over!"

"Stupid sister! Stupid sister!"
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The next day, Ruriko Chishima, who lives in Tokyo, received a work-related email.

"We have a very important new work here, and we need your help to design the complete character designs and be responsible for the illustrations for the first volume."

I wonder if you'd be interested in taking this?

As usual, here is the complete original manuscript.

The email was sent by someone from Kakuyama Bunko.

As a seasoned illustrator in the industry, this kind of thing is not unfamiliar to Ruriko Chishima.

She is not directly affiliated with Kakuyama Bunko, and she enjoys high popularity and status in the industry.

Therefore, she has her own principles when it comes to choosing jobs.

That is, she only draws illustrations for works she finds interesting and only collaborates with novelists she admires.

Although it does have a bit of a diva-like feel to it.
However, illustrations are indeed very important for light novels.

Especially for a novel without the popularity of its predecessors, the first impression that the illustrations give is often more important than the content of the novel itself if it wants to sell.

Ruriko Chishima is someone who has reached the pinnacle in this regard.

Her illustrated works are almost always bestsellers, and people often say, "If it weren't for the good illustrations, this novel would be nothing but toilet paper."

He is recognized as one of the top illustrators in the industry.

Such personal ability is the capital that allows Ruriko Chishima to act like a diva.

It's the major online libraries that are begging her to take on projects, not the other way around.

As a publishing house that collaborates closely with her, the editorial department on Kakuyama's side is also very familiar with her rules.

Each time I invite her to participate, I attach the original novel file for her to read, and she can decide for herself whether or not to participate.

Seeing this, Ruriko Chishima, who was lying in bed watching anime, sighed helplessly: "Don't send me another toilet paper to waste my time." Lately, she hasn't taken on any work from major paperback publishers.

Because no matter who it was, every time they sent her works with titles so long they were annoying, they were about reincarnation in another world.

It's boring to look at.

After reading just two lines, I lost all desire to continue reading.

Her painting requires passion.

Such soulless works cannot ignite her passion.

With that in mind, she clicked on the email attachment and saw the title of the novel.

I was transported to another world and gained the ability to obtain important information in advance.

Upon seeing this title, Ruriko Chishima's lips twitched slightly.

He thought to himself, "Where did this otherworldly toilet paper come from again?"

Then, without even bothering to look at the message, she simply replied, "No answer, thank you."

I initially thought this would be another pleasant refusal to cooperate.

To her surprise, the other party replied within a minute.

"Mr. Chishima, I know your rules, and I also know that you've recently been unwilling to accept those boring isekai novels with formulaic content."

That's why I haven't come to see you in a long time.

But since I've approached you this time, it must be because this work is truly different.

Please don't be intimidated by the title; take a look at the content first.

Seeing how sincere the other party was, Chishima Ruriko hesitated again.

She knew the editor who emailed her.

Her name is Mukoyama Makoto
This was one of the earliest light novel editors she worked with, and the two were already very familiar with each other.

She had a good impression of the editor, thinking he was pragmatic, sincere, and humble.

They don't talk nonsense, nor are they arrogant and annoying like some editors.

Now that even Xiang Shan had said that, she had no choice but to reconsider this novel that looked like toilet paper.

She looked at the unappetizing title, "I Gained the Ability to Know Important Information in Advance After Transmigrating to Another World."

After a moment of silence, she sighed and finally sent an email to Xiang Shan.

"I will take a good look at it and give you an answer later."

The other party replied, "Looking forward to your good news. I believe this is a novel that will suit your taste."

After ending her conversation with Mukoyama, Chishima Ruriko mustered up her courage and opened the document in the book.

Then, begin reading.
She initially thought it was another case of the formula: young people don't work hard, and those who die will be chosen based on their abilities.

A novel about a character who becomes invincible in another world after his death due to a cheat code.

Just like the title says.

"The ability to obtain important intelligence in advance."

结果
To her utter surprise, once she clicked in, she discovered that something was amiss.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, why is the style of the content completely different from the title???"

"Why is the writing so good??? Is this the kind of writing style you'd expect from a novel with this title?"

Just a few lines of text in this book gave her an impression that slightly conflicted with her preconceived notions.

This made her unable to resist continuing to flip through the novel.

(End of this chapter)