Tokyo Soft Rice King.

That concludes the bonus chapter calculation. See you on the first of next month!

Don't go, it's not over yet.

Next, let's talk about how the book unfolds. First, the male protagonist's career path is about to begin.

Yes, I write light novels, but I don't only write light novels.

It should be said that this was just the first business the male protagonist used to make money, but not his lifelong career. His ultimate goal was still to live off a woman and drift along.

Furthermore, the male protagonist's career path in this book is actually closely related to and intertwined with the female protagonists' career paths, and often the female protagonists' achievements are far more brilliant than the male protagonists'.

As for what the male protagonist really wants to do, that will only be revealed in the middle of the story.

So, will the story speed up once the career path begins?

I will speed things up appropriately, but I won't make the male protagonist rise to power quickly like in urban novels, because the career storyline is only one part of the plot of this book, and many stories take place on campus.

Then I saw some people say that too much psychological description would make the story seem padded. I feel helpless about this, but I really didn't write anything padded. Psychological description is a part of showing the female lead's gravity attributes and twisted nature, and I think it is necessary to focus on portraying it.

Then I also saw that many readers in the comments said that the pacing was slow. To be honest, I also think so, although probably nine out of ten original books would be said to be slow-paced.

After all, it's an original work. Unlike fan fiction, which has a complete character design from the beginning, original characters can only be developed little by little. Especially in harem novels, if you want the female protagonist to be attractive enough, you have to spend a lot of time and effort to develop them so that the female protagonist can be vivid and likable.

Of course, I will try to speed up the pace, because I can't let everyone get bored, otherwise everyone will go to read books, and I'll starve to death.

Then there's the question everyone's concerned about: how long will this book be, and will it be abandoned?

Actually, there's no need to bet on how many tens of thousands of words will be abandoned when I start a betting operation; Mr. Ghost's completion rate is guaranteed.

Despite the poor performance of my previous book, I still persevered and finished it, so that I could confidently tell readers of my new book: "I am not an eunuch! And I will not be an eunuch!"

This book was launched on July 1st, and as of today, August 1st, it has been updated with nearly 140,000 words in a month, which is quite diligent, right?

As for how long this book will be...

I said I would write two million words for the last book, but I only wrote nearly a million. Of course, I didn't expect to be so busy with work... But for readers, these are all excuses. Not meeting expectations is not meeting expectations.

So I won't make any more outrageous statements this time, but I've already figured out the plot for the high school arc. And right now it's 140,000 words, and it's the first day of school... I think it should be able to go on for quite a while, right?

Although the time span will accelerate later on, I feel that there is still a lot to write about during the three years of high school, and I have also thought about the beginning of the college chapter.

And let me also complain a bit, how come some readers still take the time span as plot progression... Does writing 'a week later' in every chapter mean the plot is progressing quickly?

So we need to look at what has happened, not just the passage of time.

Especially in Ao-Nihon, many things that can affect one's entire life can happen on a seemingly ordinary day.

Let me emphasize again, I really didn't write any filler content. If I myself thought a chapter was filler, I wouldn't publish it. But if everyone else still thinks it's filler, then I can only say that my writing skills are limited, and I'll take the criticism.

Furthermore, I believe that all pacing issues can be compensated for by increasing the number of updates... So, do you all understand?

Burst me with votes!

Another point is about the male protagonist starting to write novels. I think experienced readers have already realized that I originally intended for the male protagonist to be a plagiarist.

So why do I say 'original'? Because I ultimately decided not to write about plagiarism anymore.

For me as an author, plagiarism is the easiest, most convenient, and most pretentious plot, but I don't think it's suitable for the character of Kuroba Akira.

While writing the opening plot, the character Kuroba Akira already had a complete image in my mind. This character was telling me, "I don't want to copy books."

It's just like me when I'm writing original content in a fanfiction forum—I love to get stuck on details...

I felt I had to agree to his request, because only then would he be a character with a soul.

So, if you don't plagiarize, how do you write a novel? What kind of novel should you write? And how do you develop the career storyline?

That's the highlight to come, so stay tuned!

Then, regarding the female leads, another female lead will appear in this month's storyline. The five high school girls who have already appeared, along with this new female lead, are the main female characters. More will likely be added later depending on the situation, and each female lead will be carefully developed.

Although it's a harem anime, the main attractions are romance and love triangles, and there's a hierarchy among the heroines. So, everyone is welcome to join the fray and see which heroine will ultimately emerge victorious and claim the position of the main heroine.

Well, since there aren't many words yet and everyone doesn't know much about the female leads, I won't post the stock market information here for now.

However, everyone can check out the results to see who got the male lead's first kiss and first blood.

Currently, it seems that the class monitor has a stronger female lead vibe... She's been hinted at so many firsts, so will she be the one to get her first kiss and first blood?

All I can say is, nobody knows.

Is Ms. Kobayakawa a romanceable character?

Hmm... it depends on the situation, but in my current thinking, the teacher doesn't have much screen time and is just a fantasy character, so readers who like the teacher are welcome to write down their preferences in the suggestion box. If it gets a high weight, I will consider including the teacher in the romanceable characters.

What about Granny Kobayashi? I mean, it's really weird for a guy to consider Granny Kobayashi as one of the female leads!

There are no plot twists or time travel in this story. Granny Kobayashi is simply the protagonist's grandmother, a non-blood-related relative in this world.

What about the other two time travelers? They will be connected in the plot later, and will be related to the time travel phenomenon itself and their career paths. I have already thought of the settings for this part, so there is no need to worry about it being contradicted or altered.

So, let me just share one last of my own thoughts.

Actually, I used to write books just out of sheer enthusiasm. I only wanted to write what I wanted to write and, incidentally, please the readers. It was a bit like finding the right partner...

But now I feel that since I've started writing the book, I still need to provide readers with a good emotional experience. There should be plenty of exciting moments, and it's best not to let the protagonist suffer setbacks or be mistreated.

After all... reality is the most heart-wrenching novel for the protagonist.

For this new book, I hope to write a book that can bring some 'hope' to everyone.

I've changed jobs several times over the past few years and been a corporate slave for a few years, which has prevented me from properly writing a book.

During this process, I did indeed feel that sense of numbness and emptiness that comes with gradually becoming a part of my work.

There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart; perhaps it is in this kind of mechanical, repetitive work that the human heart slowly dies.

So I want to add a little something to look forward to in everyone's lives. Waking up every day to read the updates of this book and then looking forward to tomorrow, even if it's just a little bit more, maybe you'll meet someone and find something you want to do... Life always needs a little bit of hope, right?

Therefore, my goal this time is to write a book that will give everyone something to look forward to.

The theme of this book is: dreams.

Although the book is titled "King of Soft Rice," the male protagonist earned all of this "soft rice" through his own abilities.

I won't write a succubus male protagonist who can make female protagonists ovulate on the spot just by his good looks, and who would all want to throw themselves at him and stuff him with their money.

That would lose the feeling of the emotions slowly developing, and would also make the female lead's feelings and body seem cheap. The evaluation is: not as good as the Fiji Cup.

The male protagonist I want to write must be the one who personally gives them dreams, and in the process, they accumulate affection, get closer, and finally achieve a happy ending, as well as... a chaotic love triangle erupts.

So if you're hoping to see Cao Pi quickly reach base, I regret to inform you that while the protagonist won't always be a fledgling, he won't reach base that quickly either.

Ah, but I still have to write about the borderline of erotic content, mainly because I want to write erotic but not obscene erotic content.

I want that kind of ambiguous feeling that's a little sweet and a little bitter, like foreplay!

I agree that semi-transparent fabric looks even more revealing than not wearing anything at all! And the wet marks after being pulled up make it even more uncomfortable!

Then, the female protagonists' feelings for the male protagonist will develop into a more intimate relationship when they reach a certain intensity. Some female protagonists even need certain events as a catalyst to develop that kind of relationship...

In the end, they'll all turn into yanderes anyway.

Don't think I'm not writing about yandere this time. I'm just not writing about the initial yandere. I'm going to write about the creation of a yandere!

This will give you a clear understanding of why the female lead likes the male lead so much.

Therefore, this book is also known as: How a Yandere Falls in Love.

Then I saw that many readers still like to give authors suggestions, which I think is great. It shows that everyone has a strong desire to create, so I decided to set up a suggestion box.

In short, put a suggestion box downstairs first.

[Suggestion Box]

What kind of plot, development, or bonus content do you want to see? For example, you can see pantyhose, white stockings, garter stockings; kimonos, swimsuits, maid outfits, etc... and all kinds of erotic content are also welcome.

Or if you have any opinions, feel that something is unreasonable, or that certain plots are outrageous or offensive, or why the male lead doesn't do XXX, you can send your comments here.

However, personal attacks are prohibited. It's just reading a novel, there's no need to go to such lengths.

While I may not adopt all of everyone's opinions, I will certainly take them into consideration.

You can also nominate names here, and I will arrange more scenes for the female lead that you want to see.

So this book will be available tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM. See you then!

How many updates can be released on the first day of release?

Well, that depends on how much I can write today... No drafts saved! I'll write and post as I go! Paying off my debts online every day!

Sigh, so after finishing this post about the book's release, I, the prison ghost, still have to keep writing... I hope the first subscription will be good, otherwise I'll be broke.

As always, here's the group number; feel free to join and chat.

Group 2 (not full): 236936173

Group 3 (exploded): Too lazy to add more.

Group Four (new group): 867221709

(Postscript: The three groups exploded. Anyway... there are only a few groups left. If any more explode, I'm too lazy to fix them. You guys better be careful.)

Summer isn't over yet... It's so hot.

See you next month then, bye-bye.

2024.08.01

Chapter Fifty-Eight: I'm a Professional

Having no intention of attending an art college meant she had plenty of time, and her passion for drawing allowed her talent to be exchanged for rare design proficiency.

She is the perfect choice to illustrate light novels.

If it were just Kuroba Akira alone, even if he tried to plagiarize, it would probably be difficult for him to succeed smoothly, because his literary skills are too poor.

It's the same old problem with Akira Kuroba: language is holding him back.

Although Kuroba Akira had spent half a year practicing the language and had no problems with listening, speaking, and reading, his writing was the only area where the gap between him and the locals was too large.

If he were to write in Chinese, Akira Kuroba is confident he could earn his first fortune by writing novels. However, if he were to write in Japanese, the result would probably be similar to a primary school student's composition, only in terms of sentence fluency.

After all, with a Japanese proficiency level of only Lv1, it would be asking Kuroba Akira to write any brilliant or eloquent sentences.

Even if he comes up with a good sentence, he still has to translate it equivalently in his mind. If he can't achieve faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance, the article he writes will be inferior.

However, light novels are ultimately not serious literature. What matters is not the writing style and the content, but the gimmicks, the story, and the memorable characters.