How rude, we are pure love!

The remaining smell in the air was exhaled into the night city through the air purifier, and the vibration and cursing of the game turned into thunderous snoring.

"There are about four things to revise in Chapter Two. Once I've finished those and written an ending, the first volume will be almost done."

Qingye sat cross-legged in a chair, took a big sip of sports drink, frowned and talked to himself.

The requirement for submitting a light novel for publication is a complete volume of writing.

In other words, it was time to officially decide life or death.

Is the hard work of these two or three months worth it?

Can I escape from my current life?

His, hard work.

Everything is condensed in these 100,000 words.

Facing the upcoming final exam, he suddenly felt confident and uneasy, worried and expectant. The two completely opposite emotions collided with each other and then twisted into a unique mood.

Can he really succeed?

Will hard work and dedication be rewarded?

It is now before dawn. He has seen a ray of light, but he himself is still in darkness. He can only stand at the intersection of light and darkness and continue to move forward.

His will to persevere was unwavering, but he could not control his emotions.

"Burning salt... Have you ever felt this way?"

The smiling figure in the sunset suddenly flashed through Qingye's mind. He knew that the two people were facing different things and it was difficult to compare them, but they should be able to experience the same state of mind to a greater or lesser extent.

“Let’s see which library to submit to next.”

He now had no desire to sleep, nor the energy to continue writing, so he simply opened the website and started his fantasy time.

After this period of investigation, he was already familiar with the information in all the major libraries. After screening them, he had two choices in his mind.

First, there is the "Dengeki Novel Award" of the Kadokawa Group.

Second, Shogakukan’s “GAGAGA Bunko Newcomer Award”.

Kadokawa is undoubtedly the leader in the industry, having produced many phenomenal works, such as "Sword Art Online", "Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World", and "A Certain Magical Index" - Kadokawa Group has two branches, one is Kadokawa Bunko and the other is Dengeki Bunko. The former is aimed at office workers over the age of 25, and the latter is aimed at the most energetic young people, which is equivalent to a competitive and cooperative relationship.

So Qingye is targeting the Electric Shock Newcomer Award.

After all, what he wrote was a daily campus light novel.

There's nothing much to say about this choice. If you stand out in the biggest company, you'll really soar to fame. However, the number of competitors you face will also increase exponentially. In the past two years, the Dengeki Awards has been hailed as the most difficult way for newcomers to win an award.

The GAGAGA Bunko is relatively more relaxed and focuses on daily life. The classic "Oregairu" from another timeline comes from Shogakukan. If you submit your work here, the chances of success will increase a lot.

"Which one should I choose..." Qingye hesitated for a while, then smiled again, "Does this count as worrying about whether to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University?"

He glanced at the date for the Newcomer Award on the official website. It happened to be a week before the editorial review meeting. So, he decided to submit it to Dengeki Bunko first! If he failed, he could think of other options later!

Qingye turned off the computer.

Start preparing for war.

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There's something wrong with Qingye-kun.

This was the seventeenth time that Yanaijian Xingcai observed Qingye, and after the eighteenth sneak peek, she finally confirmed it.

Because it seemed like there were exclamation points popping up on his head!

——Now it's time for me to show up! I have to solve the case of Kiyono-kun!

Ba Nai saw a resolute look in his eyes.

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ps: Originally this chapter was going to be long, but after I finished writing it, I suddenly thought of a better way to narrate it, so I just overturned it and rewrote it. I’ll make up the word count tomorrow!

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025. More like an adult

In Hanaijian's eyes, Qingye has always been reliable, strong, and optimistic. Even when he encounters something upsetting, he always has a smile on his face and will never bring negative emotions to others. He's just too old-fashioned and likes to tell some boring jokes - but that's not a shortcoming, it's a plus in the eyes of girls.

Although Yanaijian has always been labeled as "positive and optimistic" by people around her, she feels that Qingye is actually a truly positive person. She can more or less guess the other party's special situation. If she were in Qingye's position, she would definitely not be as strong as him.

So, when she saw Qingye distracted from time to time and with a heavy expression from time to time, she was indeed a little worried.

But how should I ask?

The door of the lounge room was quietly opened a crack, and Banai saw the young man looking at the front through the gap with a distressed expression - am I a voyeur?

Several approaches flashed through her mind, serious, tentative, and subtle, but in the end she decided to do it in their style.

"Hey, what's wrong, young senior? You've been in a daze all day."

Just ask directly.

Banaijian approached Qingye who was tidying up the table and gently bumped his shoulder like a junior high school boy, speaking in a playful tone.

"Are you preparing for the junior high school entrance exam?" She looked Qingye up and down.

Qingye looked at her in surprise, paused, and replied, "That's about right... To be precise, the light novel is ready for submission."

He also did not hide anything. The reason why he did not take the initiative to tell others about such things was, firstly, because he did not want others to think that he was bragging, and secondly, because he did not want to be ridiculed or advised. But he understood Banaijian and knew that she would not do that. She would only find ways to encourage herself.

"So it's a submission... Eh!? So soon?"

Banaijian put her hands on the table and widened her eyes. She was really a little surprised. In her impression, light novels needed to be conceived for a year or two before they could be submitted - this was not a stereotype. Japanese professional writers could only squeeze out a small book in three months.

It’s clear that Qingye had only written more than half of it a while ago, and it’s only been less than a month, and he can submit it?

"Actually, we still have a few days left. If a good idea comes up, we might be able to postpone it."

After tidying up the items on the table, Qingye sat on the chair and explained.

"Will there be a discussion with the editor? For example, if they ask you to change the plot, but you're unwilling to compromise, and the two of you have a heated debate or even an argument over the story..."

Yanaijian stood behind his chair, hands behind her. She had only a vague idea of ​​what a novelist was, a scene she had seen in some obscure TV series.

"Basically not. That's a privilege only for writers who have passed their manuscripts. Most people are rejected with just one letter when they submit their manuscripts."

"Have you decided where to submit your work, Kiyono-kun?"

"We've currently decided on Dengeki Bunko, but the competition there is too fierce, and 70% of the books are about other worlds, so we might be eliminated. So we'll consider Shogakukan and other bunkos that focus on daily life.

"Wow, that's a name even I've heard of."

Ba Nai Jian exclaimed subconsciously, and then fell into silence inexplicably.

She chewed over their conversation over and over again.

Even though she couldn't see Qingye's expression through the chair, she could imagine the boy's bright eyes and determined expression - Qingye was obviously the kind of person who would not give up until he achieved his goal and would not be easily defeated by difficulties.

So that's it——

He is not writing for fun, nor is he just talking about dreams.

He is seriously aiming to be a novelist.

At first she thought Qingye was just a middle school student like most boys of his age, but she still underestimated Qingye's will.

——Qingye is indeed more adult-like than her.

Yanaijian suddenly felt a little lost. She felt that she was slowly getting to know Qingye. Recently, she had read many light novels and secretly borrowed some writing-related books from the literature club. But unknown to her, Qingye was making great strides.

The blue-haired girl moved and sat opposite Qingye, took out a large bag of chocolate bars and opened it - because she was used to sharing with Qingye, she increased the portion of the snacks. However, she surprisingly did not put the chocolate bars in her mouth at this time, but absent-mindedly held them in her hand and slowly rotated them.

In the slightly silent atmosphere, she raised her head and uttered something incomprehensible.

"Hey, Kiyono-kun, can I ask you a strange question?"

"Sorry, I can't tell you the color of my underwear."

Banai glared at him angrily and continued, "Is becoming a novelist your dream?"

If the motivation is not longing for or pursuing a dream, she finds it hard to imagine that an adolescent boy would have such clear ideas and actions. At least for now, she is still confused about her future, which makes her feel emotional and a little envious - as for making money?

Any change of goal is much more practical than that of a novelist.

"Not really." Qingye shook his head slowly and clearly.

His dream is not to become a writer, or rather, he has not even thought about the word dream at this moment.

His original idea was really just to survive!

"Well, that's it."

With a snap, Banaijian bit off the tip of the chocolate. As the sweet taste filled his mouth, the sentimentality that had just emerged was swallowed into his stomach.

That's not what's important now.

Kiyono-kun is about to face an important 'exam' in his life.

Then, it was clear what she had to do.

"Let me help you read the novel!"

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ps: The second update will be here soon!

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026. Yanaijian, a prankster

Banaijian slammed the table and looked at him with a stern look.

After experiencing so many light novels, she felt that she was also a veteran... ordinary reader! She could at least offer some suggestions from a female perspective!

"Okay."

There were relatively few opinions from girls. Qingye walked to the corner, opened the document on the computer, and motioned her to sit down.

"Let Yanami-sama tell you what high school girls like these days!"

Ba Naijian sat down in front of the computer with graceful movements, just like an empress ascending the throne surrounded by her ministers.

Qingye curled his lips and quietly sat down in the seat where Banaijian usually sat, leaving her a quiet space, while he himself lay on the table and daydreamed.

After a while, Banaijian finally looked away from the computer. He took a long breath and stared at the ceiling with lifeless eyes, as if he had entered sage mode.

Qingye picked up two chocolate bars, walked to her side, put one in his mouth, threw the other to her, and asked:

"How about it?"

Ba Nai saw that he had not spoken yet.

She closed her eyes as if she was thinking about something.

The lighting in the lounge was very good. The girl sat there with her pretty face slightly tilted up, her blue hair draped softly on her shoulders, her white cheeks slightly flushed, and her long eyelashes trembling - if you didn't know, you would think she was waiting for a kiss!

There was a long, pregnant silence, and then she suddenly opened her eyes.

A serious evaluation was given.

"It's beautiful. I love it."

—Isn't this the same as not saying anything at all? You've been thinking about it for so long that I thought you had some brilliant ideas!

"It would be even better if the hero and heroine were childhood sweethearts."

——Don’t instill your personal hobbies casually!

Qingye's forehead was covered with black lines, and after Yanaijian playfully livened up the atmosphere, he quickly cleared his throat, sat up straight, and said seriously:

“I think most of the place is beautiful, but some places just don’t feel right.”

"For example." Qingye came over and looked at the screen with her.