In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

In reality, the plot must not be sloppy, the writing style must remain consistent, the interactions between the male and female leads must be vivid and interesting, the progress of daily events must be kept in check, and foreshadowing must be planted at appropriate times, leaving hooks at the end of each new volume, which is the so-called anticipation, so that readers will be curious enough to buy the next volume...

All I can say is that when Kasumigaoka isn't writing novels, he can't truly grasp the specific difficulties of writing.

But once you actually get involved, you'll realize it's a really tough job.

"It's been two weeks."

"Forehead……"

Chiyo's answer left Kasumigaoka speechless.

It was over 60,000 words and took two weeks to complete.

In other words, on average, he can produce more than four thousand words a day.

That's more than double the power output of a professional author like her at full power.

What kind of tentacle monster is this?!

Seeing the slightly widened eyes of surprise on Kasumigaoka's face, Gen Chiya asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"

"No...it's nothing..." Kasumigaoka was a little embarrassed to admit her snail-paced typing speed, and got back to the point: "Chiya, your novel is quite interesting just by looking at the outline."

"Really? Then I'm a little more confident."

"Then I'll continue reading the main text."

"Okay, you go ahead and look. I'll go downstairs and get you a drink. Orange juice, okay?"

"It's all right."

Yuan Qianye tiptoed out of the room.

Shiyu's reaction did not surprise him.

How awesome Si Ti was was evident to all in his original world.

It has won numerous international awards, and even the president of a major country has publicly expressed his admiration for it. It has entered prestigious literary halls and become a valuable national-level intellectual property.

The resulting films, TV series, comics, animations, audiobooks, stage plays, and various other forms of cultural export even sparked a science fiction craze for a period of time.

The reason why Gen Chiya started with a bombshell instead of writing some short stories to practice was actually due to his own considerations.

Firstly, there are time considerations.

Although he is only in the second year of junior high school, he can still be considered young.

But you should know that Shihua is already a junior in high school and will soon be entering university.

He didn't want to think of things in such a bad light, but he couldn't deny that Shihua's entry into university would be a completely new stage in her life. Her social circle would expand further, she would have more friends, and more interpersonal interactions would follow...

And this is exactly what he was worried about.

Therefore, he needed to improve himself as quickly as possible, which was the source of his confidence in revealing his true feelings to Toka.

Secondly, it is due to practical considerations.

This world is similar to his original world, yet different in some ways, with some inconsistencies and different histories.

Through his research, he discovered that in the current Japanese literary scene, especially in the field of purely textual literature, mainstream literary critics place greater emphasis on unique literary styles and profound philosophical thinking.

The production of written content must transcend vulgar tastes, revealing social injustices and contradictions between the lines, and containing various criticisms or praises of human nature.

As for writing style, it can be obscure and difficult to understand, or it can be beautiful and pure, but it must have its own unique style so that it can be distinguished from popular novels on the market.

Of course, the best literature is one that can offer different insights and feelings to readers of different classes and ages. This is the ultimate, perfect form of literature that is rare and hard to come by.

To cater to their preferences, or rather, to follow the trend of the times.

Yuan Qianye felt that Si Ti was a perfect choice.

Although Si Ti is science fiction, if you look beyond the surface, it is actually a fusion of hard science and philosophical speculation.

It has depth, profound social descriptions, and various developments and struggles of human nature, with hope hidden within despair.

As for why we didn't choose works by more localized literary giants, such as Kawabata Yasunari's Snow Country and Old Capital, Murakami Haruki's Norwegian Wood, and Kafka on the Shore, etc.

First, we must consider the times. In the current context, some famous literary works from his memory may not be taken seriously or understood by the public.

Secondly, those great writers are too excellent in terms of writing style, and if one only describes the story content without the writing style, Yuan Qianye is not very confident that he can perfectly replicate those works.

Thirdly... those works didn't have very strong storylines, and after so many years, he had long forgotten some of the details.

In contrast, the SiTi does not have the above problems.

As a science fiction work, "The Four Elements" has little limitation due to its historical context, and may not even have any impact.

As for some of the background settings in the text, they can be easily modified.

More important than writing style and storytelling is the key plot points, which I still remember quite clearly even after all these years.

The outline and skeleton are complete; the rest is just a matter of time—filling it in with flesh and blood to make it full and shape.

The only difficulty is that it is a long novel. Given how busy Yuan Qianye is at the moment, writing while recalling, it will probably take more than half a year to finish it.

He was probably almost graduating from junior high by then, and he could probably graduate before Shihua High School...

The timing should be about the same.

"Why did you come down?"

In the kitchen, Shihua is currently removing the shrimp veins from the prawns, a pre-processing step for making tempura prawns.

She had noticed long ago that Qianye liked this dish, so without him having to say anything, she would prepare it for him every few days.

Although it's quite troublesome to make this for him every time, and she sometimes gets burned by the splattered oil, she feels happy to see him sitting at the table enjoying his meal with great satisfaction.

"Come down and pour Shiyu a drink."

"Oh."

Yuan Qianye opened the refrigerator: "The baby is already asleep, I can come down and help."

He would directly call other people "Chiyo," but with Touka, he preferred to call her "baby."

Toka lowered her head to prepare the ingredients, seemingly unaware of the subtle change in his expression. She remained unmoved, saying, "No need. You should stay with your friend. It's not right to leave her to look after Chiyo alone; she's a guest, after all."

"Then I'll prepare dinner tomorrow. You should take a day off now and then. It's too much work for you to prepare dinner every day."

"No need, you can focus on your work. I don't find cooking hard at all."

"Cooking fumes aren't good for your skin."

"There's no need to worry about that. I use the skincare products and face masks that my mom brought back for me from the store every day."

"It's nice to occasionally accept some kind concern from my younger brother."

"If there's anything I need your help with, I won't hesitate to ask." Shihua smiled at him, "So don't worry."

At the same time, she gently waved the hand holding the scissors, signaling him to hurry upstairs and not disturb her while she prepared dinner.

Yuan Qianye smiled and poured the orange juice back into the refrigerator.

But instead of leaving, she picked up the orange juice glass and brought it close to Shihua's lips.

Shika sighed, looking at Yuan Qianye's ingratiating and considerate actions, she couldn't bear to refuse, and mainly didn't really want to refuse, so she leaned over and took a sip.

She had assumed that Yuan Qianye had poured it specifically for her and was about to suggest putting it aside for her.

But the next moment, I watched helplessly as he took the orange juice I had just taken a sip of and turned to leave.

He had a cup in each hand, and he certainly wouldn't give the one he'd already taken a sip of to Shiyu; that would be too impolite.

But he didn't stay; instead, he took her upstairs, which means...

"!!!"

on purpose?

Unintentional?

Seriously, what on earth was that guy thinking about all day?!

The Ten Flowers Goddess was in a state of turmoil, her cheeks burning, so confused that she stood frozen in place for several minutes.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Yuan Qianye returned to her room and placed a full glass of oranges on her desk.

Kasumigaoka didn't move, but simply said "Thank you" softly.

She remained completely focused, her eyes glued to the text on the computer screen.

If she was merely amazed by the interesting storyline constructed by Gen Chiya's outline, then...

Now that she has read the main text, she is completely immersed in the world of words he has created and begins to empathize with the female protagonist who has suffered cruel persecution.

She had assumed that Yuan Qianye, writing her first novel, would have similar novice problems as she had back then.

For example, they might become overly self-centered, focusing too much on the beauty of the language and putting in too much effort, resulting in a lengthy and verbose piece.

For example, if you try to depict the arc of a certain thing or character but fail to distinguish between primary and secondary elements and include unnecessary descriptions, the result in the text being that the reader is confused and bewildered.

However, she did not find any of the problems that Kasumigaoka herself had experienced when she was a newcomer in Minamoto Chiya's writing.

From the very beginning, she read the novel smoothly. The story unfolded clearly, and the characters' experiences and inner worlds were presented logically. The narration was direct and clear, and the writing style was concise and easy to understand.

In short, she has read this far and has almost no reading difficulties whatsoever.

Instead, for some reason, or perhaps it was just her imagination, she always felt a sense of daze.

For some reason, the words written by Yuan Qianye gave her a very familiar, inexplicable sense of déjà vu, even though she had never read any of Qianye's other works before, and she was not particularly interested in science fiction.

This is truly a strange thing...

"Brother Qianye, I've finished my homework! I finished it really fast today!"

As Rikka pushed open the door and entered, Gen Chiya put down the orange juice in his hand and immediately made a shushing gesture at her.

Rikka immediately spotted Chiyo sleeping on the bed and quickly covered her mouth with both hands. Seeing that Chiyo only moved her little hands without opening her eyes, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She moved closer to the two people at the desk and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Kasumigaoka was completely focused on the text on the computer screen, offering no reply and showing no reaction whatsoever to Rikka's arrival.

Yuan Qianye stroked her soft head and casually replied, "I wrote some things in my spare time and asked your sister Shiyu to take a look."

"Hey, is it a novel?"