Tokyo Soft Rice King.

The older brother was playing with an eroge (adult game) and was about to generate his own eroge when he discovered that the creator of this eroge was actually his own sister... and so the story begins.

Hmm, not bad.

The opening has been decided; now it's time to unfold.

Having hype alone is not enough; what's important is whether the subsequent characters and developments can support the tone of the work.

However, at this stage, Kuroba Akira got stuck. He frowned and scratched his head, unable to think of a way to continue.

I found my sister making butter... and then what?

its stuck.

Kuroba Akira felt a churning and burning sensation in his stomach.

Having to rely on my own abilities to earn a living once again, a tremendous pressure from work hit me like a heatwave.

The pressure is so intense I feel like throwing up. If I fail, it will be a waste of time and I won't earn a single penny. The voice actor training program for Murasaki will come to a standstill.

She was also mocked by Shiori Shirai, forced to run naked on the playground, and suffered social death.

Damn it... why don't I have any proficiency in creating content?

Seeing your skill level can give you some confidence...

Damn it... No matter how much I write, I'm still afraid of failing.

Kuroba Akira gave a bitter smile from the bottom of his heart.

He thought of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "Hell Screen".

The father in the article was "forced" to sacrifice his daughter in order to complete his masterpiece, the bloodstained hell screen.

For the sake of his art, he gave up everything, including his beloved daughter, and threw himself into hell.

Creating is hell.

"Mingjun?"

The voice of the Purple Palace brought him back to his senses.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Kuroba Akira noticed that Murasaki had sat down next to him at some point and was looking at him with a worried expression.

"I'm fine, but you... you look really uncomfortable. Did something happen?"

"what……"

Perhaps it was because I looked constipated that I made Murasaki no Miyako worry.

Kuroba Akira forced a smile and said.

"I'm fine, I'm just worried about how to proceed."

"Expand?"

"Yes, I'm writing a novel, and I'm going to submit it to a publisher."

"Writing novels..."

Murasaki blinked, wanting to look at the laptop screen and see the novel Kuroba Akira was writing, but fearing that doing so would offend him, she forcibly suppressed her curiosity.

Kuroba Akira noticed Murasaki's shifty gaze, found it somewhat amusing, and his mood improved a bit. He smiled and said...

"It's still in the planning stage, and it's a mess, so I can't show it to you. But I'm not writing a diary, so I don't care if people see it."

"Um……"

Until Kuroba Akira stopped hiding his feelings from her, Murasaki Nyomiya smiled. Every time she was trusted by him, she could feel a warm current flowing through her heart.

So Murasaki Palace, somewhat 'pushing her luck', started probing Kuroba Akira's thoughts.

She wanted to know why Akira Kuroba wrote the novel.

"Does the wise ruler aspire to become a novelist?"

"Well, not really... I should say it's an interest, or an activity of the Literature and Art Department... Anyway, I never thought about becoming a novelist."

Akira Kuroba's dream is to live off a woman, and that is unwavering.

He wrote novels just to make money. If he hadn't met Aizono Moe, who had artistic talent, he would have given up on this path.

And then there's the fact that I was angered by Shirai Shiori...

When I calmed down and thought about it, I realized that I was acting like a teenager, competing with a high school girl.

Kuroba Akira suddenly realized that he was quite naive. Could it be that physical age also affects mental age?

After sorting out his feelings, Kuroba Akira realized that his biggest motivation for writing the novel was actually to teach Shirai Shiori a lesson.

To put it bluntly, I just wanted to embarrass her.

Kuroba Akira despised arrogant people who looked down on everything.

One can be proud, but not arrogant.

Just because you won a newcomer award, you look down on light novels? How dare you?

Even a certain great man surnamed Zhou once said: "If the people like what they see and hear, and you don't, who do you think you are?"

Seeing the worry disappear from Kuroba Akira's face, Murasaki smiled and said.

"In that case, Your Majesty, you can be a little more willful. Why don't you just write some works that make you happy?"

These words dispelled the dark clouds in Kuroba Akira's heart.

Yes, I'm no longer a professional screenwriter.

Right now, I'm just a male high school student named 'Kuroba Akira'.

Why take it so seriously?

If writing novels doesn't work, I can always find other ways to make money.

There's nothing to be afraid of if you lose. If you lose, just make a joke and get away with it. Anyway, Shirai Shiori probably doesn't want to see a guy naked.

And even if she fails, it doesn't mean Shirai Shiori will definitely get her book published, right? It could end in a draw.

It turns out that without realizing it, I've developed a professional baggage... even though I wasn't anything special in my past life...

They said Shirai Shiori was arrogant, but she's just like that herself.

One should not have excessive expectations of becoming a god through a single book; this is not a world where success can be achieved through mere expectation.

"...That's true, haha, I was just being stubborn."

I'll still write the novel, but there's no need to be demanding of myself anymore.

Go through hell with a light heart!

The "light" in "light novel"... refers to its light and easy feel!

Chapter Seventy-One: The Most Expensive Friend Fee

"I'm fine now, Ziyin, you can go about your business."

With a renewed sense of purpose, Akira Kuroba prepared to continue his creative work.

However, he suddenly realized that he hadn't been paying attention to Murasaki's voice acting, because when he entered a state of concentration, Kuroba Akira couldn't hear any sounds around him.

He used to like wearing headphones to listen to music when he was working, but not to enjoy the music. Instead, he wanted to get into a state where he could not hear the music, which meant that he was truly focused.

So I should still ask her about the progress on her end.

"By the way, Ziyin, how's your practice going?"

"Hmm, I've almost memorized the lines... How about I dub them right here and now, and you can hear it?"

Murasaki was eager to impress Kuroba Akira, but she was also a little afraid of being criticized by him. She felt both anticipation and trepidation.

Kuroba Akira shook his head and said.

"Don't play it for me yet. You haven't practiced enough yet. When you're facing people, your emotions will fluctuate, and that will amplify the problems."

Dubbing work is usually guided on-site by the dubbing director, and the client only needs to provide feedback. Kuroba Akira has been a client before, but he has never been a dubbing director, so he can only give advice on the overall feel and cannot give advice on details.

At present, Murasaki no Miyako is not even at the beginner level. Explaining abstract concepts to her will only hinder her practice.

So she has to rely on herself in this regard. First, she should try to imitate professional voice actors as much as possible. Once she can imitate them to about 80 or 90 percent similarity, she can then make adjustments and improvements.

"So just show me your hand, your left hand."

"it is good."

Murasaki no Miyako was a little confused, but she still obediently extended her left hand.

She recalled that when they first met yesterday, he had also mentioned wanting to see her hands, saying that he wanted to confirm her talent, perhaps this was a special skill unique to a wise ruler.

Kuroba Akira picked up Murasaki's left hand and examined it closely; the proficiency related to voice acting had not yet appeared.

Well, even a genius with S-class talent couldn't possibly master it in such a short time.

But after looking through it for a while, he saw new proficiency levels that he hadn't seen yesterday.

"Acting lv1"

"Bel Canto Level 1"

……Um?

Wow, you've got acting skills now? Impressive! Even if you haven't mastered voice acting, your acting skills have already reached the basics! No wonder you're an S-level soul actor!

And bel canto singing... When did you learn that? It couldn't have been a skill you already had before, right?

However, Murasaki already had the "Singing Lv2" proficiency level, so it's not surprising that she could learn bel canto singing. As long as she can hit the high notes, there won't be any problems.

With her S-level heavenly voice, hitting high notes should be a piece of cake for her.

Although the progress bars for these two proficiency levels have only just begun to appear, and the progress may only be 1%-5%, as mentioned before, being recorded as proficiency already means you've reached the beginner level.

Only an S-rank could be this terrifying...

Akira Kuroba increasingly felt that making Murasaki a voice actress was a simple training method.

"Very good, very good, great progress, keep up the good work."

Kuroba Akira originally wanted to high-five Murasaki, but suddenly remembered that doing so would erase the talent copied on his right hand, so he switched to his left hand instead.