Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

In front of such a scene, I deeply felt the role of so-called power. We are all human beings, but the differences between them are huge!

Perhaps, this is the so-called difference in mind...

"Okay, young master, stop teasing Ito." Editor Kunihara, who was sitting opposite Ito at the beginning, seemed to be unable to stand it anymore and said to Senior Ai Shang: "It's hard for me to deal with you bullying other authors like this."

"Hate it, I didn't bully him, did Ito-chan?"

This is certainly not bullying, it is simply at the level of domination.

"No, Senior Ai Shang didn't bully me. This is just the love of a senior for a junior!" Ito replied quickly.

A man's dignity is really worthless. Kunihara sighed and said nothing more. He turned his gaze to me and said, "So, Hikigaya, what are you doing here?"

"Your tone is very unfriendly. Do you hate my coming?" I also responded to Guo Yuan with dissatisfaction. Although this guy has been promoted now, he was still my editor before, so I didn't take that guy's position too seriously.

"If the author is someone who doesn't delay submitting his manuscripts, I would still welcome him. But if he is someone who always meets the deadline and occasionally causes trouble for me..." Editor Guoyuan didn't say anything else. He just stood there with his chin in his hand, looking at me without saying a word.

That's totally true, so I can't argue with it...

"I just wanted to talk about the new novel in detail."

"New novel?" When he said this, Guoyuan frowned: "Aren't you planning to change your style? Do you want to ask for our suggestions on a new style?"

"New style?" Ito, who was still trying to curry favor with his senior, quickly ran in front of me and held my hand tightly.

"Hikigaya, are you ready to enter the comic book world as well?" There were stars twinkling in Ito's eyes, as if someone who had been lonely for a long time had finally found his soulmate.

But it's still disgusting, don't get so close!

"It's almost like a job change. Don't get so close to me. Go back to your position! Are you gay?"

"If you can, please think of this as the excitement of discovering a comrade."

"There's no need to say that! Leave me alone immediately, and I'll stop writing the book!" I said loudly.

Yes, this guy named Ito Osamu used to write scripts before his debut.

Even when he first started writing, he often wrote very explicit things, and as a result he was naturally reported. And even now, this person has not changed much, and occasionally he still writes very explicit texts.

The reason why such a person can stay in the publishing house is of course due to the editor. Ito's editor would circle the excessive parts written by Ito and order him to rewrite, and then Ito would correct them obediently.

Although it is still a little erotic, it is much better than the original manuscript...

How deep is this person's obsession with the book to make him so obsessed with it? His love for the book has almost reached the point of paranoia...

"No, King Benzi, get out of here!"

Zero's sister, a person named Dongfang Jing, kicked Ito aside.

Is it okay? If he had been hurt like this, he would have been physically dead.

"If you were to write a dark work, Mr. Hikigaya, right? A work in which all the people die?" After kicking Ito away, Dongfang Jing embraced him even more enthusiastically than he did.

Her long bangs made it hard to see her full expression, but it was obvious that her expression was not much different from Ito's just now. Why are the people around me so weird? You are all best-selling authors, right? Can you have a little bit of moral integrity?

"Dongfang, that's not what I meant. I came here today just for the new novel, so..."

"Oh!" Dongfang Jing responded softly, and then ignored me again. She quickly returned to her seat.

Why do you turn around and walk away immediately when it's not something you're interested in? You guys!

Seeing the situation inside the house, Senior Ai Shang coughed dryly.

"Anyway, let's start talking formally."

After Senior Ai Shang finished saying this, everyone in the office quieted down, and Senior Ai Shang and I found a seat and sat down.

"Tell me what happened exactly?" Zero looked at me and said after everyone sat down.

I was still very nervous when being looked at like this. Although Ito looked injured, Dongfang Jing didn't look at me, but was concentrating on playing with the doll in his hand... So scary, what on earth do you want to do? Do you want to curse the King of Books Ito? Please do your best!

Kunihara and Zero are very serious, which is natural. The editors of our magazine are basically responsible people, otherwise our magazine would not be called the author's den.

"That's right, I want to hear your opinions on my change of style..."

"This is terrible..."

"Like an idiot..."

Then I got unanimous criticism from two editors.

"Hehehe..." I could only smile awkwardly.

"Changing styles is a very dangerous thing. And to be honest, you have already achieved amazing results in your own field. It can be said to be very dangerous to suddenly change styles. It is not an exaggeration to call it an adventure." Zero was the first to express his opinion.

"I think so too. You already have the world's number one empire, so why do you have to go to other countries and start all over again? If the change of style is not successful, you may receive a lot of criticism, and the original readers may change from support to hatred. No matter how you think about it, it's a business that is sure to lose money." After Zero, editor Kunihara also quickly expressed his opinion.

"But if you succeed, won't you get a lot of unexpected benefits?"

"That's right. If successful, it will undoubtedly increase the readership and my life as a writer." Zero nodded: "It can be said that it is something that has both risks and opportunities."

"Right!" I put on a proud look.

"But we're not here to discuss this, right? Hasn't your editor-in-chief already agreed to your change of style? In that case, there's no point in discussing it with us." Guo Yuan interrupted me.

That's right. The change in style is almost an established fact. What we should discuss now is not whether we should change the style, but how to change it and how to change it successfully.

"That's true. There's no point in arguing about it now." Zero nodded in agreement.

"So, Hikigaya-sensei, what style are you planning to switch to?"

"Well, it's almost a pure love comedy."

As soon as I said this, Dongfang Jing and Ito Xiu both showed expressions of disgust.

"I still have a manuscript to finish!"

"I'm not interested at all."

Eh? Ito Osamu, you still made a polite resolute statement, but Dongfang Jing, isn't it very hurtful for you to say it directly?

"It's natural that you won't be interested in something that's not your favorite style, and if it's not something you're good at, your opinions won't be of much use."

"That's right." Zero and Kunihara both nodded in agreement with Senior Ai Shang's point of view.

After getting the promise, Dongfang Jing and Ito Xiu returned to their positions and continued to work.

These two people are really snobbish. Once they are sure that it has nothing to do with them, they become so ruthless... Although I am the same.

"Since I haven't read the novel, I think it would be better to have more interesting settings." Kunihara looked at me with his chin in his hand and gave his opinion.

"I think this is also very important. Light novels will generally be more interesting if they have gimmicks and interesting settings!" Zero also echoed.

"I know this very well. I just want to know how to control the rhythm..."

"It's very simple. You have to be very quick and not drag your feet." Senior Ai Shang spoke quickly.

"I agree with this. There shouldn't be too many foreshadowings. As long as everyone finds it interesting, it's good enough!" Guo Yuan also echoed Senior Ai Shang.

"Wait, let me write it down." I took out paper and pen from my bag and began to record what Senior Ai Shang and Editor Guoyuan said.

"Well, we need some more interesting people, like my sister or something... Sorry, just ignore what I said."

"In addition to the character design, the story design can't be too heavy. It's best to have a simple story."

"It's best to write the initial climax quickly so that it can also attract readers."

"It seems that exposure is a very common thing."

"No, please don't look at this place, King of Books over there!"

At dusk that day, I, Senior Ai Shang, and Editor Kunihara of Zero were discussing related matters.

Even I don't know how time passed. At the last moment, it was Dongfang Jing and Ito Xiu who reminded us that we finally realized it. There is nothing we can do about it. We are all a bunch of idiots who are obsessed with literature.

Really, they are all perverts, but at times like this they are so surprisingly consistent.

But it’s not a bad feeling.

"It's almost time!"

"That's true. I also got a lot of useful suggestions. Thank you so much!" I bowed to the three people.

"You've become more polite! You used to be much more rude and rough than you are now." Zero said with emotion.

Please don't treat others as problem children, okay?

"Are you leaving now? Do you want to wait a moment? Xiaozhi is almost ready..."

"No need! I'll be leaving soon."

When I heard the editor-in-chief's name, I stood up quickly like a frightened rabbit. After saying goodbye to them briefly, I almost ran out of the publishing building.

It’s really dangerous. If the editor-in-chief sees me, I will definitely die in the editor-in-chief’s base!

Still in shock, I quickly left the building and headed towards my apartment.

"You don't have to scare Hikigaya like this. You know very well that what Hikigaya fears most is the editor-in-chief." Editor Kunihara looked at Ai Shang Shaojun helplessly.

Chapter 230: Hikigaya Komachi and Hikigaya Hachiman are carrying out their daily routine

"I just wanted to tease him a little." Ai Shang Shaojun smiled indifferently.

"Come to think of it, the editor-in-chief's way of dealing with Hikigaya was really cruel. Even if I were to deal with an author who delayed submitting his manuscripts, I would never do such a thing..."

"Huh? What's the matter?" Ito Osamu asked puzzledly.

"Well, that's probably it." Kunihara leaned over and said something in Ito's ear, and Ito's face looked shocked and panicked.

"Really, really?"

"It's true. The editor-in-chief did do such a thing." Guo Yuan's face also became heavy.

"Senior, he really works very hard!"

"That's right."

The room was filled with sighs from the crowd.

Where to go next?

This city is so big, it is really possible that you can't find your home in the end. I remember that I seemed to sigh before that this city is so big, the lights are so brilliant, but there are only so many places for people to go.

Just like even though you have many friends on Line, when you really want to find someone to chat with, you can only find those few people.

It is not the world or the city that is lonely, but ourselves.

Now, due to my willfulness, my last destination in this city has disappeared.

Is it the only one? Yes, or maybe not...

On the street, there seemed to be nowhere to go.

Go home? I haven’t been back home for a long time, but… New Year is coming soon. I wonder if this reason can convince me to go back home?

Come to think of it, it would be strange if I didn't go visit my parents when we were in the same city.

Let's go back! It's almost that season.

The wind was blowing, and I wrapped myself tightly to prevent my warmth from being lost in the cold air.

Standing at the door of my home, I returned to the place where I had stayed the longest after a long absence, but for some reason, I suddenly felt a little strange.

It is natural to feel strange in a place you haven't been to for a long time... No matter how close you are to someone, if you haven't contacted them for a long time, you will naturally become distant. The closeness we once had is not deceptive, but the difference in time and space is real.

My hand was hovering above the doorbell, but I didn't press it for a long time.

After a while, I finally made up my mind and pressed the doorbell.

"Hello! This is the Hikigaya residence. May I ask who you are?"

"Your brother, Hikigaya Hachiman." Hearing Komachi's voice made me feel a little relieved.

"Brother?" Komachi on the other side of the microphone looked a little confused, but she quickly opened the door.

"Brother, welcome back!"

As soon as I arrived at the entrance, Komachi came up to greet me warmly.

Komachi is still wearing the same sportswear I wore today, and with her tiny, newly formed figure, she looks no different from me when I was in high school.

"You're already a college student, so don't wear my clothes anymore." Looking at Komachi lovingly, I reached out and touched her head.

"It's just at home, it's more comfortable to wear this way!" Komachi explained while enjoying my pat on the head.

"I really can't help you."