I am doing evil in the collapsed world

Kevin: “Don’t you understand the book you wrote as well as they do?”

Kevin was dumbfounded, but Su was very calm. It was normal. There were many such things in China. The original author might not even get 6 points in the exam even if he answered all the questions.

Xia: "I'm just a writer. What do I know about Norwegian Wood?"

Because he got up too late, he stayed in Eden for a little longer, and only went to Changkong City in the middle of the morning. Eden's reluctant look seemed to be a little regretful.

If Xia was the only one there, he would definitely stay because of the gold! Unfortunately, his friend had other things to do.

It was almost noon when they returned to the vicinity of the school. After having lunch at a ramen restaurant near the school, Xia took advantage of the lunch time to call Rita and ask her to deliver the book.

Rita thought about sending it to Xia tomorrow morning and reading the manuscript all night.

Although the contents of the manuscript and other physical books are the same, the meanings contained in them are completely different.

However, since Xia Du called, Rita had no reason to refuse, so she had to take a taxi to deliver the manuscript.

"So, Mr. Xia, when will your next book be released?"

Before leaving, Rita suddenly thought of this and asked casually.

Xia: "I feel like writing books isn't very profitable, so I don't want to write anymore."

Xia gave the manuscript to Kevin. Su wanted to snatch it from Kevin, but with Kevin's physique, there was no way Su could get it. In the end, he could only wait until Kevin finished reading it before reading it.

After all, two grown men can't stay together and read little H...books.

Wouldn't it be awkward if both of them were stoned by then?

Rita originally thought that Xia might say that he hadn't thought about it yet or that he would write next year. After all, it was normal for authors to delay manuscripts. It was normal to publish a book a year or even a book every two years. But Xia actually said that he felt that the money he made from writing books was too little, so he didn't plan to write anymore.

Rita: "You're making less money? Wait, that's because the channels haven't been opened up yet. I think your book can sell at least five million copies, no, ten million. It will definitely be the best seller this year, so stop saying things like it's not profitable."

Xia: "How much can we make from selling 10 million copies? 700 million yen in commission?"

After tax, it’s about 400 million JPY, which seems like a decent income.

But this is just a number Rita said. As I said, Xia is no longer at the point where he can be tempted by promises made in a rosy way.

"Then come back to me when it sells 10 million copies."

"Wait, even if we want to sell 10 million copies, it will take five to ten years. Don't you want to make more money? Make money with every book you write, and when you have enough, you can retire."

Xia: "...300,000 is too little right now. Let's say one million. If the first book can sell a million copies in a short period of time, we'll know how it will perform in the future. Come back to me then, and I'll write the second one."

"That's easy, just two months will do."

Rita breathed a sigh of relief. It was not uncommon in the Far East for editors to beg authors to write books. Some editors would even lock the authors in a hotel and not let them out until they finished writing.

Xia's way of proposing small conditions seems to be particularly fresh compared to those old hands who delay their submissions.

Those veteran authors had all sorts of weird reasons: the cat gave birth, the water was too cold, they had a fever (at KTV), they were in the hospital (traveling abroad), they were preparing to start a company and had no time to write a book (lying in bed), and all sorts of weird reasons. But for Xia, there was only one: he wanted money.

Kevin, Su and Mei left without paying. Kevin and Su lived far away and hadn't been home for a long time, so they didn't know whether they had thrown away the leftover rice at home or not.

As for Mei, her research is almost finished and she is going back to do research.

Rita ordered a bowl of ramen and sat next to Xia and ate with her.

Rita: “You write very well.”

Xia: "Thank you."

Rita: “If you keep writing.”

Xia shook his head and interrupted Rita.

"You want to say that if I keep writing, I might become an excellent writer. If I don't write, you will be disappointed and eager to let me continue to work hard in this field, right?"

Rita was stunned for a moment, thought about what Xia said, and nodded.

"Because you're talented."

Xia: "Just because you have talent, you have to do it."

Rita was puzzled.

Xia: "As long as I can consistently produce best-selling books, that's a happy thing for you, right? As my editor, your first author has become a best-selling author, and you've been producing books steadily."

Xia: "But why don't you think about whether I am willing to continue writing."

Rita: “Why not?”

Xia: "Why? Please tell me why you think I would be willing to write."

Rita: “Because you are talented.”

"It's irrelevant."

Xia smiled and said, "This is what a young girl who just graduated from college and is still in internship is like."

"But what else can you do if you don't write a book? After all, you're just a high school student."

"I can sing and compose songs. I've collaborated with Eden. I can also treat terminal illnesses and have collaborated with the Far East mercenary team led by the Fire Moth."

Rita: “…”

Xia: "Writing a book is just one of the many things I can do. Whether I write or not, you don't have to worry about my future life. But I guess you still want me to continue writing. It's just that you no longer have such a reason for me, so..."

Xia: "From the beginning, you came to me not for me, but for yourself."

Xia finished his ramen and soup, then stood up and patted Rita's shoulder, who was lost in thought. "Little girl, before you do something, think about why you're doing it. Don't let yourself be fooled. No matter what you do, if you can't even see through your own heart, how can you convince others?"

Xia paid the money and left.

A big brother in his thirties, he just likes to preach to young people in their teens and twenties.

It was just like when the second brother was in his thirties and facing a seventeen-year-old boy like himself, he also liked to preach big principles, but the big principles he preached were too philosophical, unlike the nonsense that ordinary people say, "I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice" and "I am not smarter than you in my life", which is even more difficult to refute.

Xia had been lectured a lot by his second brother, so after being caught in the rain, he naturally wanted to take away other people's umbrellas.

To use the second brother’s philosophical words, it turns out that teaching people younger than you is so satisfying. The second brother is really good at hiding his knowledge.

Because it was Sunday and there was nothing to do at home, Xia wandered around Changkong City looking for assassins. Occasionally, he would kill one and send a picture to Himeko.

Xia: "There are fewer and fewer Death Soldiers near my home in Changkong City. I plan to clear them all out tonight, and then move on to another area tomorrow. I hope those Death Soldiers won't grow back like weeds. (Location and Death Soldiers Image)"

Himeko: "OK"

Xia Yi's afternoon journey was easy. Apart from being discovered by the security guard once when he went to someone else's community, there were no other loopholes.

Fortunately, Yuno lived in that community. When Xia was discovered by the security guard, he wanted to hypnotize the security guard, but Yuno recognized him and greeted him.

Xia naturally said that he was there to look for his classmates and was therefore let go by the security guard.

Yuno: "Axia is here to see me? How did Axia know that I didn't go to the hospital today?"

Yuno put her hands behind her hips, straightened her back and said with a smile.

It makes the already perfect figure even slimmer and more ladylike.

Xia: "Just passing by."

Yuno: "Oh, by the way, I don't think I told you that I live in this neighborhood. Did Xia also get to the investigation office through some unscrupulous means?"

Yuno takes Xia home, and Xia must have opened her box.

Wearing a windbreaker, a hat, a mask and glasses, he looks like a spy or stalker.

Yuno brought Xia a bottle of ice drink and sat opposite her in her home clothes.

"Thanks, but I'm just passing through."

The assassins in this community have been almost cleared out, and Xia is not surprised that Yuno lives here.

Xia's home is near Qianyu College, and it is reasonable that students from Qianyu College live near Qianyu College.

Xia looked at the decoration of Yuno's house. It didn't look particularly luxurious. Although the house was quite big, almost the same size as his house, it was empty and felt deserted.

There was an unthrown garbage bag next to the table. Only the living room had a sense of life. There was a quilt on the sofa, and she seemed to have been sleeping on the sofa.

"Are you the only one in your family?"

"Yeah, living alone can be quite lonely sometimes. You live alone now, right? How about you? Do you feel lonely sometimes?"

"Not really. Maybe I'm just used to it. Kevin and his friends sometimes come to stay with me at my house."

You're not home at night and go to school during the day. Are you lonely? How can you have time to be lonely when you're so busy?

Even if I occasionally relax and feel that way, Kevin and Su will immediately call me to do other things.

Yuno: "I really envy you for having two really good friends."

Xia: "There are a lot of girls around you at school. Aren't they your friends?"

"I can't talk to anyone, but it feels like I'm not friends with anyone. Friends in school are different from friends in real life."

Xia took a sip of his drink, not really understanding what these girls were thinking.

Yuno: "Have you gotten over your family's tragedy? Although it seems that your relationship with Kevin and Su has improved a lot, I don't think you seem very happy."

I approached them very calmly. When they encountered troubles, they dealt with them calmly. Occasionally they would break away to make them feel young. Most of the time they were sleeping on the table.

"It's not important. I should go now."

"Would you like to sit for a while? It's almost evening. You can stay for dinner. I can cook Chinese cuisine."

Xia: "Next time, the last bus tonight is about to leave."

When Shenzhou said "next time", it basically meant a very tactful refusal. Because Xia knew a lot about Shenzhou, Yuno also knew clearly what Xia meant. After a moment of silence, she sent Xia away.

Before walking to the door, Xia looked back at Yuno and reached out to hold her hand as she lowered her head to close the door. "If you let me stay at your house, maybe I can have dinner at your house."

A strange breath, Xia felt that after he said he was leaving, Yuno's soul suddenly trembled, and a weak Houkai energy emanated from her body, just like those dead warriors.

Xia held Yuno's hand and subconsciously passed the purified Honkai energy in his body through Yuno's body, but there was no abnormality in Yuno's body.

Xia used his soul to forcibly stabilize Yuno's trembling soul, and the collapse energy in Yuno's body did not spread.

Xia didn't quite understand what was going on and thought it would be better to investigate.

Normally, only a dead warrior would release the Honkai energy in his body so unscrupulously. Yuno is a human being, and an ordinary high school girl whose Honkai energy content is similar to that of other ordinary people.

When Xia grabbed her hand, Yuno felt a warm current flowing into her body from where her hand was grabbed. Yuno raised her head slightly and looked into Xia's eyes. She felt as if an electric shock had passed through her body, her internal organs were warm, and even her heart seemed to calm down. Is this love?

Yuno's face lit up with a smile, and she quickly moved aside to invite Xia into the house.

Xia returned to Yuno's house and chatted with Yuno about some school topics. Then Yuno decided to go shopping.

Xia nodded, and felt that her soul would not be shocked anymore, so she released her soul suppression. Yuno felt empty in her heart instantly, as if something had left her heart.

Xia: "I'll go with you."

The Honkai energy is not spreading outwards, and the Honkai energy in Yuno's body has not decreased at all. So where does the Honkai energy spreading out of her body come from?

Energy is no longer conserved, and even the Newton coffin that the senior brother mentioned may not be able to hold it down.

I went to buy vegetables with Yuno, and listened to Yuno chattering about topics she thought were interesting. Xia listened with a serious expression and nodded occasionally.

But even so, Yuno was already very happy.

Back home, Yuno went to cook. Xia sat at the dining table and looked at Yuno who was cooking in the kitchen with the door open. "It seems like you haven't cleaned your house for several days."

The chairs next to the dining table had not been occupied for a long time.

"It's not been that long. I usually clean it up once a week, but this week... I'm a little bit not in the mood."

Xia: "Did you have a falling out with your friends?"

Yuno shook her head. "My father passed away, and his body was cremated and taken away by the Fire Moth organization."

Yuno has also become a different person. When she was at school, Xia didn't notice the changes in her family.

Xia nodded, "My condolences."

Last week, when he was taking in those 100 souls at the Cross Hospital, he noticed that Yuno's father was not in good condition. He didn't wake up after he went there. He didn't expect that he would die so soon.

Yuno: "But it's not so bad. My father's company has accident insurance. The total amount of insurance is about 10 million yen, which is enough for me to finish high school and college."

After my father passed away, only reality remained.

Yuno: "I really envy you for being able to get over it so quickly and release such great works. But as for me, I can only hide in the house and cry secretly, sleep in the living room, and imagine that my father will suddenly open the door and say that his death was just a joke."

Xia: "Time will erase everything."

After the sadness, subtle fluctuations of Honkai energy appeared from Yuno again.

Xia sighed.