Zongman: Sharingan Technique, starting from daily life

"One volume alone is naturally enough to satisfy the senses, but if two or three more volumes are to be released, the reader will soon become bored."

"What's wrong with that? That's how all romance novels are."

Xia Chuan stretched out his index finger and shook it.

"So, apart from those masterpieces by masters, who else can achieve good results in the market for romance novels? Senior Shiyu shouldn't think that she is a master in romance literature just because of one work."

Seeing that Kasumigaoka Utaha was speechless, Xia Chuan continued:

"There are only a heroine and a hero in this book. No matter what happens, I know how the other party will develop feelings for each other, so it will become more and more boring to continue reading."

Having said that, Kasumigaoka Utaha also understood the problem.

Indeed, because of this, Kasumigaoka Utaha has gradually felt the difficulty in handling the content of the second volume of "Love Metronome", and no longer has the feeling of ease she had when she first started.

"Has Senior Shiyu started writing the second volume?"

This sudden question made Kasumigaoka Utaha stunned.

"I did put pen to paper...but it was rejected."

As she spoke, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes flickered slightly.

"Do you have it?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded slightly. She was used to carrying a laptop with her so that she could write down the inspiration she occasionally got from what she saw on the road.

Without Natsukawa continuing to ask, Kasumigaoka Utaha took the initiative to open the notebook and showed the contents to Natsukawa.

This is a taboo for an author, but for some reason she has an inexplicable trust in Xia Chuan at this moment.

Xia Chuan scanned them one by one, and time passed slowly.

"Times have changed, Shiyu-senpai."

Xia Chuan sighed.

"If you want your work to sell well, you must first understand the market. Today, the mainstream consumer groups of light novels are students and young people entering society. In this increasingly impetuous era, you can't expect many people to be willing to calm down and appreciate those beautiful pure love works."

Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally realized this, and looked at Natsukawa with a confused expression: "Is there really no future for my work?"

Xia Chuan raised his lips and said, "I have an idea. Senior Shiyu might as well add another character."

Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly figured it out: "Are you talking about letting the hero or heroine start a harem?"

"You don't have to have a harem. Since you want to write a continuous light novel, how can the plot be pure and without ups and downs?"

"Senior sister can also design a few more roles, or a few men competing for the female lead, or a new female supporting role entering the scene to compete with the female lead for her favor."

"This way, not only will the story theme be expanded, but the story will also have ups and downs and be innovative. Anyway, isn't plot design your forte, Shiyu-senpai?"

Xia Chuan leaned back in his chair and talked freely. Anyway, he had no intention of continuing to plagiarize, so what was the harm in sharing his less useful stock market knowledge with Kasumigaoka Utaha?

After listening to Natsukawa's advice, inspiration surged into Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind like a water pump.

The pair of red eyes glowed with golden light. Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly took back her notebook, opened the memo and quickly recorded her inspiration on it.

Only after the coffee had cooled down for a while did Kasumigaoka Utaha stop typing on the keyboard.

"Whoo~"

After a long sigh, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Natsukawa with a wandering gaze.

"Thanks to Junior Xia Chuan, I have an idea of ​​the direction for the second volume!"

Xia Chuan responded with a smile: "Then I will look forward to the contents of the second volume of Shiyu-senpai."

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded heavily, as if she had thought of something, and after a moment of hesitation, she said, "Can you give me your email address? If possible, I would like to invite you to read the contents of the second volume first."

Xia Chuan's smile did not diminish.

For Utaha Kasumigaoka now, loyal fans and those who help her work are the most effective offensive.

Just like now, hasn’t this senior sister’s favorability gone up?

It was worth it for him to stay up late to read "Love Metronome" yesterday and come to the book signing event today.

Xia Chuan took out his phone, clicked on the email code with very skilled movements, and handed it to Kasumigaoka Utaha, saying:

"Am I the first boy that Senior Shiyu has actively added her email address to?"

Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha was stunned, and then added Xiachuan to the contacts and looked at Xiachuan with a smile.

"Of course, you are the first boy I actively added, Junior Xiachuan~"

"That's really exciting, Shiyu-senpai."

Originally, she wanted to see if this junior would have any expression because of her special words, but when Kasumigaoka Utaha saw Natsukawa's smiling expression, she felt her heart moved instead.

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly calmed down and looked at Natsukawa deliberately.

"I think I know why Junior Xiachuan is so popular in school. Let's contact each other by email later, Junior Xiachuan~".

06: Bus Ghost

Kasumigaoka Utaha picked up her backpack and left, going to the front desk to pay for both of their coffees. Then she waved to Natsukawa on the phone and left the coffee shop.

Xia Chuan just watched the other person leave.

He never thought that he could fully improve Kasumigaoka Utaha's favorability in just one day, but judging from his various performances, he had left a very good impression in her heart.

After leaving the coffee shop, Xia Chuan walked towards the bus stop.

Although his residence is not far from the Tianwen Kadokawa chain bookstore, it still takes more than 20 minutes to walk there. Xia Chuan decisively chose convenient means of transportation.

Although he could have taken a taxi directly, Xia Chuan gave up the idea after seeing the graceful figure at the bus stop.

"Looks like we don't need to contact each other by phone for the time being, Shiyu-senpai."

Hearing the name behind her, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned around, but she was not too surprised, after all, this was the only bus stop nearby.

"You look very happy, junior?"

"After all, it's possible to take the same bus with my senior."

Hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha snorted and said, "You are already beginning to make your thoughts known, junior."

"This is how I feel as a fan when I see my idol. Senior should be able to understand."

The conversation did not last long, as the arrival of the bus attracted their attention.

Seeing that it was the car on her route home, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and said, "Is this the car you're driving too?"

"What a coincidence, I really own this car."

It’s not that Xiachuan did it on purpose, Line 21 really does reach near his residence.

But these words had a different meaning to Kasumigaoka Utaha. After all, she had taken the Route 21 bus many times, but had never run into Natsukawa.

How could Kasumigaoka Utaha, who is already very smart, not know what Natsukawa is thinking?

She was not bragging. She was very confident in her appearance and figure. It was normal and reasonable for her to attract Xia Chuan.

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha did not feel any aversion to this. After all, she had a good impression of Natsukawa, otherwise she would not have taken the initiative to ask for his contact information.

Besides, Natsukawa is also an extremely outstanding person. With the help of the two, she is also being pursued by the other party. Kasumigaoka Utaha still feels a little happy in her heart.

She even incorporated this into the plot of the novel, and an indescribable pleasure arose in her heart.

With a bang, the bus door opened.

Seeing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha went straight up the stairs.

Although she was in a happy mood like a warm fire jade before, after getting on the car, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help shivering and felt a little cold.

“Is the air conditioner turned down low?”

She muttered to herself without thinking much about it.

He just sat to the side of one of the rows at the back right, and at the same time sat one seat inside, as if he had deliberately reserved a seat outside.

Xia Chuan was originally happy, but he immediately realized something was wrong after getting in the car.

It was only sunset at this moment, but there was no other passenger on the bus except him and Kasumigaoka Utaha.

However, the most direct thing was his physical energy perception, which was positively feedbacking the strong curse fluctuations on the bus.

"boom--"

But when he stepped onto the stairs, the car door slammed shut.

Without stopping for a moment, the bus made a puff of steam and rumbled forward.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, who didn't know what was going on, saw that Natsukawa was still standing there. She laughed in her heart and patted the seat beside her.

"Wasn't Junior Brother very proactive earlier? Are you waiting for my invitation now?"

Hearing this, Xia Chuan sat down next to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

At a closer distance than before, Xiachuan could clearly smell the faint floral scent coming from Kasumigaoka Utaha's body.

The same was true for Kasumigaoka Utaha. A faint blush rose on her previous teasing expression. This was an extremely rare scene for her.

The next moment, it seemed that Xia Chuan didn't say anything, but just kept looking around the front of the bus.

This shy and helpless look made Kasumigaoka Utaha feel calm and happy.

"Why aren't you talking, Junior? Are you shy?"

"Rather than feeling shy, I'm more worried now."

Natsukawa's unexpected answer made Kasumigaoka Utaha confused, but before she could ask, Natsukawa's words came one after another.

"Senior Shiyu, don't be afraid no matter what happens later."

"...?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was puzzled and didn't understand why Natsukawa had been talking abnormally since he got in the car.

But before she could think more.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a huge crash noise was heard from the left and right directions in front of the bus, which scared Kasumigaoka Utaha.

She quickly looked towards the sound and found some dents on the front of the bus, as well as some black hands engraved on the glass.

Seeing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha almost screamed out.

At the same time, he subconsciously glanced out the window, and then his pupils shrank sharply.

I was clearly in the brightly lit city just a moment ago, but now it was pitch black outside the window and I had no idea where I was.

"this..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was so surprised that she was speechless. She thought of the weird novels she had read before.

No matter how much she told herself that there were no ghosts in this world.

But how could she keep calm in this situation?

Are there really ghosts in this world? !

As soon as this thought began to emerge in her mind, Kasumigaoka Utaha's hands and feet suddenly became cold and her brain went blank.

After all, she is a girl. No matter how brave she is normally, she would tremble with fear when faced with such a strange scene.

Then, Kasumigaoka Utaha thought of what Natsukawa had said before, and she couldn't help but curl up and lean towards Natsukawa, her hands still tightly holding Natsukawa's clothes, obviously considering him as her only support at the moment.

"What...what is going on?"

"It's probably something bad that happened to us, but don't worry, we'll be fine."

Under the beautiful contact lenses, the three magatama in Xiachuan's eyes were clearly displayed.

Along with this, a strange scene on the bus soon appeared in the field of vision.

It was a fat ghost that was almost as big as a bus at that time. Its eyes were pitch-black holes and its mouth was sewn shut with bloody black stitches. What was disgusting was that hands of all sizes appeared all over its body.

Whether in terms of appearance or the cursed aura emanating from his body, it was obvious that he was not the kind of small fry he had deliberately tried to attract in the past.

This might be the kind of curse he had never encountered before, which could easily cause death.

But it seemed to be just like that. At least the energy in its body was far less than mine. At best, it was just a little bigger in size.

"Senior, do you have any sharp weapons on you?"