I will never give in to Miss Death

Not long after Elodie left, two fat boys came over from nowhere. They didn't sit down on the chairs prepared for guests. The boy on the left just stood there and said to me, "Little sister, I want to buy a book."

"Buy books? Sure."

I quickly put down the yuri novel I was reading and asked, "What kind of novels do you two like?"

"Uh……"

As soon as I finished speaking, the boy seemed to tremble several times. He took out his mobile phone and clicked something on the screen: "Sorry, can you say what you just said again?"

"what?"

Although I didn't quite understand what the two wanted to do, considering that I was more or less a "temporary worker" at the moment, I had to repeat, "What kind of novels do you two like?"

Since I have always had the habit of "scanning the charts", I am familiar with most of the popular novels on Yaedang Novel Network. As long as the questions are not too professional, I should be able to answer them.

Besides, Lu Xinjian, the boss of Yaedang, didn’t set any rigid targets for me to sell a certain number of books during “working” hours, right?

"Thank you."

He clicked something on his phone again. I don’t know if he recorded what I just said. The boy in front of me put away his phone contentedly and pointed at the book in my hand: “I want that one.”

"Eh?"

I was a little confused: "This... this book is Lily's?"

"It's okay, I'll take that one."

"Oh……"

I looked around and said, "How about I get you a new one and wrap it up?"

"No, just that one."

The boy refused very straightforwardly: "How much?"

I flipped through the last page of the book and handed it to the boy with both hands: "19 yuan."

“Scan the QR code here, right?”

The boy tapped the payment code on the table, and soon someone's phone behind him beeped, saying "Alipay payment of 19.8 yuan".

"Thank you."

The two boys happily took the book and left. Before leaving, I could still hear them discussing with each other words like "novels touched by lolita editors" and "making money".

Lolita editor?

Confused, I subconsciously took out my phone and opened the Yaedo editor group.

There is nothing unusual here, switch to the rabbit editing group of honey melon bag——

【Comic exhibition pictures.jp】

【Comic exhibition pictures.jp】

[Isn’t this editor of Honeydew Bag too cute? Super cute little Lolita, I’m fine]

[Hey, didn’t you say that people who went to the comic convention should not post edited pictures in the group? ]

[This is not a photo I took, it was forwarded from another group, don’t you know? This little Loli has become very popular among authors, and I don’t know if she is the editor or the editor’s daughter.]

[Is this true? The comic exhibition in Kamihama City? Who is this editor?]

[Anyway, many of my author groups are spreading it, and my reader groups are also spreading it, it’s really cute! ]

"..."

After reading the group messages, I felt overwhelmed.

——I seem to understand the intention of the old fox from Yaedo who paid 1000 yuan to "stand guard" here for a day.

……

[PS: It seems that many friends don’t know what the “Hibiki-class destroyer hat” that the protagonist has been wearing looks like. Here I will give you a realistic photo——

No. 054 Who is the person who blooms as beautifully as a flower?

【Forward message】

[Forwarded message: Yaedo’s loli editor, a real loli]

【Forwarded pictures】

[The closed Yaedo Novel Network has been revived, and a new loli editor has been hired. So cute! ]

……

One morning, in just less than three hours, the news that "a loli editor came to the Yaedo editorial department" began to spread like a virus in various author groups and novel groups.

Although I hardly ever received any serious customers while sitting in the Yaedo booth, I could always see my own photos in various novel groups, sometimes even entire series.

Photos of me sitting on a small chair with only half of my head showing; photos of me holding a cup of milk tea and acting cute; photos of me reading quietly; photos of me looking at the tourists in front of me boredly...

Some of these photos look like they were taken with a mobile phone, some seem to be taken with a professional camera, and some even have beauty filters added to them, making my originally good skin look a little unreal.

The most outrageous thing is that these people passed on the story and derived several versions -

[Yaedo hired a loli editor, who looks very familiar. It is said that she used to be a welfare girl]

[Yaedo booth, these two are boys, a friend of mine said]

[The photo was taken by my classmate. This cute lolita Yaedo is a boy]

News on the Internet is like this. Everyone likes to spread rumors, and is willing to forward news that seems "outrageous". If a girl just looks cute, most people will probably just scan the message and close the window. But if you add the text "Are boys now prettier than girls?", the forwarding speed of this set of pictures will definitely exceed that of a rocket.

[Uncle! Where is the uncle? Uncle, come out and see, your favorite loli is here]

[Uncle, have you received the notification that Yaedou has been resurrected? He also hired a very cute loli editor, I saw it from another group]

[Is this loli 1.5 meters tall? Why does it feel like the counter is taller than her? ]

Even in my own reader group of only a hundred people, several veterans forwarded the photo. They usually either argue about whether 300 Kirito should have an exclusive version or play chess and bet on werewolves through voice chat. It was a rare occasion that they didn’t talk about games and kept tagging me, the group leader.

[Got it, got it, the picture has been saved]

Finally, I was so annoyed by being tagged that I just casually replied to them in the group: [I’m fine]

[Aren’t you the author? See if you can get the editor’s contact information.]

[Uncle, come on! Let’s have a forbidden love]

[Could this loli editor be Elodie? ]

"..."

"how do you feel?"

At 1pm, Editor Rabbit from the melon bun shop across the street came over and asked: "How many have you sold?"

"We sold eight books and some small hanging items."

I pointed to the empty bookshelf next to me and said, "But they don't seem to like choosing books. They just let me take them and then pay for them."

To be honest, if I were to go to a comic convention, I wouldn’t buy the book.

Where are the comic conventions held now? Where are the otaku gathering places? Where are the ACG holy places? Where are the Cosplay areas shot?

If I were a geek who had a little more money and time, was not too socially anxious, and was interested in the second dimension, why would I go to the comic convention? Of course, it was for the girls.

If you have dirty thoughts, you can bring a camera, take pictures of the girls, ask for their contact information, or wait for comic conventions to hold events and wait for the girls you like to perform on stage and take pictures.

Those who don’t have any dirty thoughts can secretly take photos with their mobile phones in the crowd and buy a few souvenirs or something.

Then there are those good friends or brothers who have the same hobbies as you, who make plans to come to the comic convention together on weekends and holidays to just walk around and shop, and those who are fans of a certain internet celebrity or company product at the convention, who come to the convention specifically to support their idols.

For example, I often watch a certain young lady dancing otaku dance on some video websites. I am her fan. She is going to dance at this comic convention, and I will definitely come to support her.

For example, if I’m a die-hard fan of a certain game, and the manufacturer of this game comes to the comic convention to hold an event and sell peripheral products, as a collector, I will definitely come to buy them all.

The question is what is there between Yaedo and Melon Bun?

Books? Peripherals? Or Ms. Hina, who was just launched not long ago and whose costume characters are not even online yet?

I've never heard of anyone who is a die-hard fan of a novel company.

Now is the era of the Internet. There are a lot of online novel software and a lot of people who write books online. You can just open your mobile phone and read them. Why do I have to go to a comic convention to buy physical books?

As I am an online novel author myself, I know this industry very well. There are two lies here that are comparable to the "big cripple!" and "a little bit!" that men say, and they are - "If the author publishes a physical book, I will definitely buy it" and "You write novels online? What's your name so I can give you a reward."

Unless it is a top-tier novel that is so popular that it earns tens of millions of dollars a year, there is a high probability that the online novel will be unprofitable if it is published as a physical book, and the money spent on printing may not even be earned back.

“Did you sell so many?”

In the noisy venue, Rabbit skillfully opened the staff exit barrier next to the store, and then glanced at Elodie who was dozing on the chair: "I only sold two melon-shaped pillows and two books. The comic exhibition was more lively in the first two days. The rest of the time was basically just for activities and then we left."

It turned out to be the case.

"Little guy, have you done similar work before? You seem to be quite used to it."

After walking in, Rabbit took his cell phone from the small table at the back of the store: "Are you hungry? Let's have a meal together? We'll go eat first, and then Elodie will go after we come back... Xiao Ai, are you okay?"

"Ah? Um..."

Elodie next to him turned her attention back from the phone screen and yawned: "No problem."

"That's fine."

The rabbit waved at me and said, "Let's go."

I quickly got up and followed him.

“The food here might be a little lighter in taste.”

As I walked down the stairs next to me and headed towards the cafeteria on the first floor of the exhibition center, the editor in front of me, like an enthusiastic older sister, took the initiative to start a conversation: "But there is a window that sells cold dishes, where you can add chili... Do you like spicy food?"

"It's okay."

I nodded: "Not annoying."

I don’t know if it’s due to the influence of this little girl’s body, but my eating habits have changed a little compared to the previous uncle.

I prefer sweets with light taste. I slightly dislike strong-flavored foods like chili peppers, but it's not unacceptable. I can only say that compared to foods with chili peppers and strong tastes, I may prefer light foods.

"Buzz buzz-"

On the way to the "canteen" with Editor Rabbit, the phone in my pocket vibrated.

I swiped the screen and saw that it was "Marisa's Iron Butt" calling.

"Excuse me, can I borrow your phone?"

After saying hello to the editor in front of me, I pressed the answer button.

"Nuo'er? You went to the comic convention to work?"

The voice of "Marisa's Iron Butt" or Jiang Wei was very curious: "I saw your photo in many QQ groups, and they all said you were a boy. No one believed me even when I refuted the rumor."

"It doesn't matter. They treat me as a boy, so let them treat me as a boy."

I said calmly, "You and Pipijitu Tonglong's royalties have arrived?"

"Not yet, but Boss Lu said that once the website merger is done, it will be sent out together with the manuscript fee for that month."

At this point, Jiang Wei suddenly changed his tone: "Can you tell me whether you are working as an editor or backstage... or operations? Or a temporary worker? Tell me the truth, were you just kidding us when you said you were 12 years old?"

"I can't be an editor as a temporary worker because I don't have enough education."

I put the phone to my other ear and said, "It's rude to ask a girl about her age, isn't it?"

"Haha, okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. Then they must pay you a very high salary, right?"

"Quite high."

"I saw your photo spread in various groups a long time ago, and it became more and more outrageous. I felt something was wrong, so I checked the source and found that the QQ number of the person who first posted the picture was the internal QQ number of Miguabao. This means that this promotion should have been arranged by them, and it was not a coincidence."

Jiang Wei was a little worried: "You may have been used by them, but the effect of the publicity is indeed amazing. It has brought a lot of traffic to Mi Gua Bao and Yaedo. Many people living near Kamihama City and Internet celebrities seem to have expressed their desire to go and check it out."

Ah... pretty much what I thought.

In fact, as early as when Lu Xinjian, the boss of Yaedang, offered me a "salary" of 1,000 yuan a day, I guessed that they might use me for marketing.

After all, my current appearance and figure... even I am very attracted to them. As long as I package myself a little bit and announce to the public that I am the "mysterious editor of Honeydew Bag", and forward it to various author groups and reader groups, I will definitely be able to attract a large number of authors who want to contribute and readers who are short of books.