There is something wrong with my infinite flow teammates!

She put on makeup today, what does this mean? She wanted to use makeup to cover up the dark circles under her eyes caused by lack of sleep!

You’re working too hard.

Kitahara Sora opened his mouth but couldn't say what he wanted to say, so he decided to finish reading it first.

So, he moved his fingers slightly and was about to move the page he had just read to the bottom, but the paper was slightly lifted up and a green and tender white finger pressed on it.

"Senior Kitahara, wait a minute, it will be ready soon."

Kato Megumi sped up her reading, her clear eyes moved left and right a few times, and then the finger that was pressing on the paper was lifted up, but her gaze still stayed at the end of the page. The silent action seemed to urge Kitahara Sora to turn the page quickly.

"Mei also likes to read novels?"

Looking at Kato Megumi's interested look, Kitahara Sora asked in confusion.

"Eh?"

Kato Megumi, who was immersed in the plot of the novel, was slightly startled by Kitahara Sora's sudden voice. When she looked up, her flawless cheeks turned slightly red because of embarrassment. "I usually don't read light novels, but this one looks very interesting."

"interesting!"

Before Kitahara Sora answered, teacher Kasumi Shiko next to her was blankly repeating Hui's words. Because of the previous teasing by Kitahara Sora and Yukino, her eyes were still a little red at this time, but a happy smile had already appeared on that charming face, and then that joy turned into the kind of proud and confident smile she usually had.

Hui bypassed Kitahara Sora's obstruction and focused her sight on Kasumigaoka Utaha, "Kasumigaoka-senpai, what is the name of this book?"

"I haven't decided on a title for the book yet." Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

“You can write so much without even thinking of a name?” Hui exclaimed, “How amazing!”

Just as Kasumigaoka Utaha was about to explain, Kitahara Sora said, "That's because Hui has never been involved in this field, so she doesn't understand. Many authors suddenly get inspiration in their minds and start writing immediately. As for the title of the book, they can consider it later based on the content of the story."

"Is that so?"

"That's right." Kasumigaoka's eyes sparkled as he stared at Kitahara Sora's profile and agreed, "The title of a book can certainly give readers a good first impression and let them have a preliminary understanding of what kind of story the book depicts, but the most important thing is the content."

"That's right." Kato Megumi thought for a moment and continued, "If I want to buy a novel, the first thing that attracts me must be the title, right? If I don't like the title of the book and give up buying it, no matter how exciting the content is, I won't know it, right?"

"I have given this matter serious thought, please rest assured."

"Finish reading first, there's only half left." Kitahara Sora interrupted the two people's 'digression' about quality. The two girls nodded at the same time and focused their attention on the novel again.

Beiyuan Kong scanned the words on the paper very seriously. Although there was no clue in his expression, a thousand horses were running wildly in his heart.

It's not a problem of the quality of the manuscript. Compared with the previous book "Metronome", the content of this book does not seem to be written by the same author, but the plot... I really don't know how to express it. Countless complaints arise in my mind, but I don't know how to express them.

Just like after she fell in love with Tomoya Aki, she spent all her time writing a book, and after a long time she finally mustered up the courage to hand it to her lover.

When my beloved was reading, my hands were so nervous that I didn't know where to put them, so I could only tightly pinch the corners of my clothes.

The tragedy in the end was that the shy expectation on the pretty face was shattered by a thunderbolt, the pure heart was ruthlessly trampled upon, the paper was thrown into the air, and the words recording the delicate tenderness and the girl's hard work floated and fell to the ground like snowflakes.

The dignity and pride of the campus idol and the most beautiful girl on the mountain disappeared at that moment.

It is indeed true that art comes from life. Without the involvement of Tomoya Aki, after "Love Metronome" was cut short, Kasumi Shiko's second book was not a 100,000-word love letter, nor was it the well-known "One Hundred Pa of Pure Love". She actually made her own experience into a story!

The beautiful high school student named "Mirai Matsuma" has excellent grades and a cute appearance. She is the object of admiration of everyone in the school. The reason why she is so popular is that although she is so outstanding, she does not have the arrogance and arrogant character of a top student. No matter who she is, she is always polite to everyone.

Even when facing the 'dark otaku' that everyone hates, she always has a smile on her face, because this way she can be the most popular perfect goddess in the school, so perfect that people who like her in the future don't even dare to put love letters in her shoe cabinet.

But the real Matsuma Mirai actually looks down on everyone. Her gentleness is just an illusion. Although she is surrounded by girls after class, she actually has no real friends in school.

Also, top student Matsuma Mirai has a secret that is unknown to the public. This outstanding young lady actually likes romance novels. Every day when she returns home, she reads the novels with shameful pink covers with great relish!

Slowly, Matsuma Mirai found that the light novels on the market could no longer satisfy her, and were not even as good as the stories in her heart. Every time she read a book, she couldn't help but wonder why the plot developed in that way? Was the author an idiot?

Why isn’t the plot written like this? Ahhhh, I’m so angry!

Forget it, I'll just write it myself. Anyway, nothing in this world can stump me. Once my story is published, it will surely move thousands of readers. Beautiful things should be shared with everyone.

So Matsuma Mirai began to secretly write novels and submit them to publishers. As expected, they were selected and printed and sold...

Then, the eldest lady realized that she had thought the matter too simply. Reading a lot of books does not mean one can write good stories. Even if one writes a good story, it may not be popular.

There are many techniques involved. In fact, she knows nothing. She dares to challenge the mountain only with her passion and ridiculous arrogance.

Now, as a newcomer, she is facing being cut off, and it is also the first time she faces setbacks in her life.

The unyielding Matsuma Mirai did not give up, but wanted to save the situation with his own efforts, because as long as this book reached the sales volume, he could save his hard work from the guillotine.

But Matsuma Mirai discovered in despair that no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain. The ending was already determined, and his child who had been sentenced to death was destined to disappear from this world.

She began to despair and doubt herself, wandering in front of the bookstore in a trance, until a "venomous" stranger reader ignored the owner's good advice and insisted on buying the light novel that was being taken off the shelves.

Their story officially began...

"..."

"..."

After reading it, Kitahara Sora sipped his tea, and an inexplicable sense of shame filled his body and mind, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

He stared at Kasumigaoka Utaha intently, wanting to pry open her head to see if there were any other strange things mixed in there besides her brain. That straight gaze made Kasumigaoka feel a little uncomfortable, so Kitahara Sora turned his attention to Kato Megumi.

"Hmm?" Kato Megumi tilted her head in confusion, looking at Kitahara Sora who had a strange look on his face, and asked in confusion: "Senior Kitahara, is there any problem?"

"Let's not talk about me for now, Hui, what do you think of this book?"

Kitahara Sora's sudden question not only stumped Hui, but also made Kasumigaoka Utaha look puzzled. She had been waiting for his comments on the first draft and was even prepared to be scolded, but he just threw the question directly to an outsider?

"Eh? Me?" Kato Megumi said in surprise.

"Yes, what's your opinion? If it were you, would you buy this book or look forward to the next volume?"

Kitahara Sora looked at Kato Megumi seriously, and seeing her surprised look, he came to a conclusion that Kasumigaoka Utaha told Yukino and the others about her situation, but did not explain in detail. At least this plot, which was almost copied from reality, did not cause Megumi to have major emotional fluctuations.

"I don't know much about novels!" Kato Megumi thought for a moment and continued, "But I feel this story is great and I have a feeling of anticipation."

"What's it like?" Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly interrupted, her tone a little hurried.

"Passion, dreams, finding your true self, and love?" Kato Megumi thought for a while and continued, "In fact, Ms. Matsuma is lonely inside, because she is too outstanding, so she has no friends. Everyone gathers around her because of admiration, but she longs for a real relationship. In fact, she also looks forward to a relationship like ordinary girls, so she likes light novels, is that right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded slowly, "It is also because of this setting that she has such a proud and conceited personality."

"Yes, I think so too." Hui affirmed: "In fact, writing was not her dream, or her original intention was to satisfy her own desires, but her work stood out from thousands of submissions and was confirmed to be published and distributed. This made Ms. Matsuma think that writing novels is just like this, which magnified her inner pride and arrogance."

"At this point, Miss Matsuma's original intention has changed from self-satisfaction to how to put it..." Kato Megumi fell into deep thought, seemingly organizing her words.

"Vanity."

"Yes! Vanity!" Hui smiled at Kitahara Sora and raised a finger in front of her eyes, "Because she is too proud, so when her vanity is magnified, she will feel that the whole world will cheer for me, just like she is admired by everyone in school, because Miss Matsuma is used to life under the spotlight."

"As a result, reality taught her a hard lesson." Kato Megumi took the crumpled manuscript paper from Kitahara Sora's hand and looked at the lines of text. "When she was most desperate, Hojo Satoru brought her hope, so I am looking forward to the next story."

"The next story." Kasumigaoka Utaha's lips curled up slightly, and she glanced at Kitahara Sora without leaving a trace, and smiled elegantly: "What is Ms. Kato's focus?"

“When the ‘arrogant’ pride is shattered, the broken mirror is reassembled and becomes the most authentic self, this is what I look forward to.” Hui continued: “In fact, apart from vanity and pride, during the creative process, Ms. Matsuma already fell in love with creation, but she didn’t know it herself. It was Mr. Hojo’s words that made her wake up completely and find her dream.”

"By the way, I'm also looking forward to the next story of Matsuma-san and Hojo-san, and what the final ending of this debut novel will be. Will it be cut short, or will it be revived through hard work? Will the two people whose fate has come together work together to start over?" Hui nodded gently, "Yeah, that's about it."

An elegant smile appeared on the charming face of Kasumigaoka Utaha, and her gaze at Kitahara Sora returned to her original pride. Perhaps Kitahara Sora seemed to have never seen her with this expression before. After all, when they first met, the girl was like a defeated dog.

It seems that he has successfully regained his confidence.

"Mei, since you don't understand, you can only give your own evaluation based on the characters and the plot. In your eyes, this book is great." Kitahara Sora nodded, praised him and continued, "But do you know what my evaluation is?"

Without waiting for Hui to answer, Kitahara Sora continued, "If it were me, I would not choose to buy this book, because the shining points Hui mentioned are worthless to me and will not even attract me."

"Eh?" Kato Megumi was stunned. "Why? It's obviously very interesting."

She turned her gaze to the author and was immediately even more surprised. She saw that Kasumigaoka Utaha was still maintaining a faint smile. After being so ruthlessly denied, her smile became even brighter. What was going on?

"Because of the original intention of this book, Kitahara-kun was not within my consideration."

"I don't quite understand." Kato Megumi looked down at the manuscript in her hand and asked in confusion.

"In other words, the target readership of this book is not men, but girls."

It seems that she really thought about her words, and this work is more attentive than the previous book. The first half of the previous book can be said to be pure "self-entertainment writing". Kasumigaoka Utaha hardly considered the readers, and wrote whatever she wanted to write, as long as she was happy. It is almost impossible to become famous with this, and it is reasonable that it failed.

In this book, she focuses precisely on female readers. The previous book had several female protagonists, but this book should have only one male and female protagonist. It is a true pure love, so Kitahara Sora had the illusion that the book was not written by her.

Although it is a copy of reality, the delicate writing, the rich characters, and the writing style as warm as the spring breeze undoubtedly reveal the strength of teacher Kasumi Shiko. Although it is just a beginning, since she has the confidence to write such a story, the subsequent plot must have taken shape in her mind.

To take a step back, if you give a third-rate writer an outline and tell him where the plot is going, he still won't be able to write a brilliant plot. He can only explain things clearly like keeping a diary.

Online literature in my hometown is at the top of the world. All kinds of routines have been played out, such as selling the beginning, collecting the beginning, and ghostwriting transactions. Aren’t there enough?

This book by Utaha Kasumigaoka solves the problems that existed in the previous book, and the subsequent plot is not expected to be too bad. Rich emotional description is Kasumigaoka Utaha's strong point, and the story of the hero and heroine has just begun.

"The heroine seems to be high and mighty, but through her psychological description, readers can realize that Miss Matsuma is actually just like everyone else, an ordinary girl. This will make readers feel involved, and the unknown distress under her glamorous appearance will also resonate with people. After all, everyone has secrets that cannot be told."

"When it is revealed that she likes to read novels, readers will be more empathetic. After all, people who don't like light novels won't be able to read your book. But when Ms. Matsuma decides to write her own novel, it will also make readers feel like, 'No way, it's not that easy.' Because every reader has imagined their own story, but for a variety of reasons, they didn't take that step."

"Then the heroine encounters setbacks, and the readers will think, 'It's just like what I thought. Writing is so difficult.' Then the hero appears... The appearance of the hero gives the readers an illusion of being saved. After all, every girl has had the 'childish' fantasy of a prince coming to her side."

This short draft of 70,000 to 80,000 words contains a lot of things, about the heroine's hypocritical illusion and inner truth, about the confusion of pride, and about finding the real dream. Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is the indifferent attitude after failure.

When you are unwilling to admit defeat but feel powerless, dawn suddenly appears, creating anticipation for the readers.

They are looking forward to how the book will end. If the story is really cut short, will Miss Matsuma give in?

If a second book is created, they will look forward to the process of struggle and overcoming difficulties, as well as the warming of the relationship between the hero and heroine in the process. Wouldn't this be a very, very good story?

Are there no works about struggle and dreams for girls? There are too many. The popular anime are all well-known names, such as "Euphorn" and "K-ON!".

Of course, the main audience of these works is men, but Kasumigaoka Utaha added a male protagonist to this work with the theme of the heroine fighting for her dream from the perspective of the heroine, which completely turned it into a "female-oriented" romance novel.

In general, this book contains love, self-reflection, dreams, and the passionate and unyielding spirit that is unique to girls, which perfectly grasps the psychology and expectations of female readers.

Let’s put it this way, if this book continues in the same style as at the beginning, and as long as it doesn’t do anything stupid in the middle and the plot remains exciting, it will be hard for it not to be popular.

Kitahara Sora took the manuscript from Hui, and placed it in Kasumigaoka Utaha's hand very seriously, saying solemnly: "I apologize again for those words that denied you. I'm sorry, Ms. Kasumigaoka, you are serious about the creation."

"Before coming here, I made a resolution to 'remain restrained no matter how much I am scolded,' Kitahara-san."

Kasumigaoka took the manuscript with a smile. She seemed to have never been so angry that she lost her composure and had tears in her eyes before. "I accept your apology. Well, this book that you won't buy actually makes you feel very good."

Teacher Xia Shizi felt very happy. After holding it in for so many days, she finally had a feeling of being proud. Although she was scolded badly that day, she couldn't help but shed tears of grievance after the other party left.

But she was still thinking seriously about those very harsh words, and even thinking about the key content over and over again.

Kitahara Sora said a lot, and a lot of what he said was right, but he also said something wrong, which was that he denied Miss Kasumigaoka's determination. At that time, she had really fallen in love with creation and regarded it as a dream, so when Kitahara Sora apologized for this reason, Teacher Kasumigaoka felt her whole body and mind relax.

But Kitahara Sora's next words still made her feel surprised that she had heard it wrongly.

"Keep it up, the rookie reward shouldn't be a problem."

"Newcomer Award..." Teacher Xia Shizi repeated the term blankly, and a flame gradually rose in her pupils.

"You must be very impressive to win the Rookie Award." Hui smiled, her eyes full of encouragement, "Keep it up, Kasumigaoka-senpai!"

Kitahara Sora was in a complicated mood. "Teacher Kasumi Shiko, what's that expression on your face? In the original plot, you were the winner of the 'Newcomer Award', but later on you didn't even care about ordinary awards!"

In the end, even though the world line has changed, it is still moving in the same direction?

Beiyuan Kong shook his head helplessly. Why was he so mean in the first place? He had to complain about the book, and ended up causing this trouble. Now he has become the hero of the novel. Seeing what he said in the first place appear on paper, the shame he felt was not something that ordinary people could endure!

This is what it feels like to be publicly executed.

By the way, Ms. Kasumigaoka, don't you feel a bit strange? I don't think you would fall in love with someone who scolded you the first time you met. You are not a masochist, so what is your intention in writing this plot?

Anyway, the matter was finally resolved.

"Ms. Kasumigaoka, it's almost nine o'clock now. Yukino has already booked a hotel for you, so let's leave it at that." Kitahara Sora stood up, stretched his body, looked at Yukino who was chatting with Suzune in the distance, and said to Kasumigaoka Utaha, "Actually, I have already said everything I wanted to say last time, and from your manuscript, I can also feel that you have completely absorbed those key points and thought about them seriously."

"So, I don't have anything to comment on this manuscript." Having said this, Beiyuan Kong paused and said affirmatively: "There is no perfunctory work, it is really perfect."

The owner of the house stood up first, which meant to send the guest away. Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded in understanding, and then she took out her cell phone from her bag with a smile, "It's really not easy to get your approval, so..."

This action did not surprise Kitahara Sora. What really surprised him was that before he even said anything, Hui, who always seemed to be well-behaved, behaved abnormally?

"That's not necessary, Kasumigaoka-senpai."

The girl stood up and politely walked in front of Kitahara Sora, blocking the small phone. She shook her head and said, "From now on, I am not looking forward to the contents of the second volume. In my heart, the story of Ms. Matsuma and Hojo has ended, so senior, let me see you off."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was suddenly stunned, and then her charming smile froze. When the frost on her face reached the critical point, she suddenly smiled again, "Kato-chan, may I ask why you did this?"

"There's no reason." Hui shook her head. "If Kasumigaoka-senpai isn't treating me like an idiot, then don't ask."

"benefit?"

"Senior Kitahara, please don't speak for a moment."

"..."

"What do you mean?" Kasumigaoka Utaha looked a little embarrassed. It was a very embarrassing thing for a girl to take the initiative to ask a boy for his contact information. She risked being rejected and brought up the matter at the most appropriate time, but was stopped by someone who was not involved in the incident.

It can be said that Kato Megumi’s behavior can no longer be described as impolite, but rather as a provocation!