Crayon Shin-chan: As someone who's traveled through time, all I want is a huge reward!

This appearance has attracted strange looks from many customers in the coffee shop, as if Lin Yu were some kind of scumbag who deceived the other person's feelings.

Feeling the gazes, Lin Yu adjusted his posture uncomfortably and coughed lightly.

"Nanako, there's no need to be like this. I know you're feeling pretty down right now, but I told you beforehand..."

Last night, Lin Yu sent the final chapters of "Pancreas" to Nanako Ohara.

Although she knew it was a tragedy, Nanako Ohara still couldn't control her tears after watching the ending and cried uncontrollably.

She knew it wasn't Lin Yu's fault, but she still couldn't help but ask him out by mentioning the manuscript fee.

She wanted to ask him properly how someone who seemed so sunny could be so cruel as to hand over a knife to someone.

"teacher LIN!"

Hearing Ohara Nanako address him like that, Lin Yu had a bad feeling.

Do you have a particular fondness for tragedy?

Ohara Nanako stared at him and spoke in an incredibly gentle tone.

The gentler her words were, the more uneasy Lin Yu felt.

"I don't have any particular preferences..."

What special hobbies could he possibly have? He just wants to see readers crying their eyes out and make some extra money along the way.

Chapter 109 High Royalties

"Then why do you like writing tragedies so much?"

Ohara Nanako stared at Lin Yu with bloodshot eyes, as if irrefutable evidence had been thrown in the face of a criminal suspect, leaving him speechless.

"Isn't it because...tragedies are easier to remember, and making money from them is also easier..."

Lin Yu helplessly spread his hands, speaking with an innocent expression.

Ohara Nanako took a deep breath. She had originally thought that Lin Yu had some ideal of becoming a master of tragedy, but it turned out that this was just his reason.

She silently took her handbag, opened it, and began rummaging through it.

Soon, she pulled out a thick envelope and handed it to Lin Yu.

"What is this? My royalties?"

Upon seeing the thick envelope, Lin Yu immediately perked up.

He didn't expect the royalties to come so quickly; with this money, he could move.

Ohara Nanako didn't say anything, but simply pushed the envelope in front of Lin Yu, letting him read it himself.

Seeing this, Lin Yu's expression was a little strange, and then he took the envelope and opened it.

However, what he found when he opened the envelope was not the banknotes he had imagined, but a pile of reader letters printed on the back of the magazine, collecting reader feedback.

This page contains scores for this work, as well as various opinions and feedback.

The moment Lin Yu caught a glimpse of this thing, a bad feeling immediately arose in his heart.

I looked up at Nanako Ohara and saw that she still had a gentle smile on her face, and even her voice had become exceptionally soft.

"Doesn't Teacher Lin want to see the opinions of her lovely readers?"

"I think you've probably forgotten that your first work was already finished being serialized in the last issue."

Lin Yu's expression froze. It wasn't really his fault; with such a fulfilling life every day, he had no time to care about these things.

"Really? I've been a bit too busy lately."

Lin Yu chuckled as he took the reader's letter out of the envelope.

As a result, the very first image at the top contained several large characters.

[Crying uncontrollably! Pay me back for my tissues!]

[As a science fiction work, it has such a clichéd plot, but I just couldn't stop crying!]

The author is deliberately trying to force tears, practically compelling us to cry!

......

As Lin Yu read through each of these letters from readers, he could almost see the faces filled with resentment.

Just then, Nanako Ohara's voice drifted over.

"This is just a selection of less intense words. I must say, Mr. Lin, you have already achieved your goal of making a deep impression on the readers."

Looking up again, Lin Yu could clearly see a hint of schadenfreude in Ohara Nanako's eyes.

"After your readers finish reading the remaining two works, I think it will be very interesting to wait for your book signing event, Mr. Lin, right?"

Lin Yu's lips twitched... He hadn't really thought this far ahead before, but now it seemed things weren't looking too good.

Many people in Japan are in a state of repression, not to mention the current social environment.

In a past life, someone was dissatisfied with a certain animation studio's work and set fire to the office building, causing the artist's death.

If I were to hand over the knife too aggressively...

Thinking of this, Lin Yu suddenly laughed.

"It's a great success! It seems my readers really enjoy my work. In that case, I'll have to work even harder!"

"Eh?"

Ohara Nanako looked at Lin Yu with a puzzled expression. What was going on? Did he not understand what she just said?

As a small act of revenge, Nanako Ohara originally wanted to exaggerate a bit to scare Lin Yu.

Lin Yu's reaction was completely different.

"My dear readers can't possibly be more troublesome than the samurai under Ozurai Takatora, can they?"

Lin Yu raised the corners of his mouth smugly and put down the reader's letter in his hand.

"This...this is true..."

Nanako Ohara patted her head; she had cried for too long last night and her head was a little foggy.

I've completely forgotten about this. Lin Yu, who fought his way through the battlefields of cold weapons, certainly wouldn't be afraid of mere readers.

Thinking of this, Nanako Ohara wrinkled her little nose, feeling a little depressed.

It seems there's no hope of "intimidating" Lin Yu.

"So, Ayu, are you planning to write another tragic short film for your future projects?"

Lin Yu thought for a moment, then asked, "If my next two works are serialized, how long will they likely last?"

Upon hearing this, Nanako Ohara counted on her fingers.

"If you combine 'Four Lies' and 'Pancreas' together, it'll be around 300,000 words... and it'll probably take about four months."

"Four months?"

Lin Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"If I were to write a longer novel based on my current success, wouldn't I have fewer fans?"

If we're really talking about the one that best fits the historical context here and has the best results.

Lin Yu would definitely choose "Neon Genesis Evangelion" as his first choice.

There's no IP more effective at making money than this. In its previous life, this thing had another name: the Money-Making Warrior.

Previously, there was no choice, simply because there was no fame and no fans.

Submitting directly will likely result in rejection.

But that's different now.

Is it a long novel?

"A long tragedy?!"

Ohara Nanako's expression changed, and she looked at Lin Yu with some nervousness.

The short story already had a strong impact on her, so if it were a long story... Ohara Nanako really needs to consider whether she can handle it.

"Who said it was a tragedy?"

Lin Yu shrugged. "I wrote tragedies earlier just to quickly build up my fanbase. If possible, I'll switch to a different genre once these three works are finished."

Upon hearing this, Nanako Ohara relaxed considerably, then frowned and thought about it seriously.

"It's possible, but as you know, with the current market, long stories might not be as profitable as short stories."

"Besides, you've never written a long novel before, so I don't know what the quality of your writing would be like..."

As Lin Yu's editor, she naturally considered things from Lin Yu's perspective.

If Lin Yu's goal is to make money, then it would be more appropriate to write more short stories in the early stages.

In the current economic bubble environment, it's extremely difficult to achieve success with a long-form work.

Many of the long-running works still being serialized today are from before the economic bubble burst.