Tokyo Soft Rice King

"Eh? Ah... yes, Kuroba-san is amazing... can he really read palms?"

Aizono Moe was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was talking about, and then showed a look of admiration.

Shirai Shiori on the side shouted in her heart, don't be fooled by him! Meng Meng!

Because I am always drawing, my fingerprints are slightly worn, there is a little lead residue in the nail crevices, and the thenar eminence of my hands is easily stained with pencil dust and dyes that are difficult to wash off.

There will be calluses on the side of the first joint of the middle finger, and there will also be calluses on the little finger where it touches the paper...

These are details that anyone with a slightly quick mind can see!

Aizono Moe is also very modest, even a little self-deprecating, and she lowered her head shyly and spoke modestly.

"Um...I was just drawing casually..."

"Just look at your hands. This isn't just some casual drawing. Are you planning on applying to Tokyo University of the Arts?"

"Eh? No, no, there's no way someone like me could possibly get into Tokyo University of the Arts..."

"I think you can."

Hei Yuming's tone was not encouraging, but firm.

However, when ordinary people hear this, they will only think that Hei Yuming is crazy.

Because the university he was talking about was Tokyo University of the Arts.

It takes an average of five years of repeated studies to get into this hall of artistic geniuses, and many people may never be able to get into it in their entire lives.

Kuroba Akira also learned from a comic called Blue Period how difficult it was to get into this university.

You should know that the acceptance rate of the University of Tokyo is also 30%, but the acceptance rate of Tokyo University of the Arts is only 5%.

However, Aizono Moeie has talent, and she has exchanged her talent for proficiency.

There is no reason why someone who is so talented and works so hard cannot get into a mere university.

Asato Hitomi once again felt a special atmosphere from Kuroba Akira. The unquestionable tone was the same as the one he used when he pointed out that he was good at cooking.

He seemed to be able to see other people's future through their hands.

"Although the art department at our school doesn't seem very good, if you're willing to go to a cram school that specializes in art, you should be able to get in right away."

"Well……"

Aizono Moeie was obviously the type who couldn't stand being praised. Her face turned red all of a sudden and she didn't know how to respond.

What an easy girl to deal with.

But Kuroba Akira didn't say this to encourage her to apply to Tokyo University of the Arts, but for the next turn of events.

"But getting into Tokyo University of the Arts doesn't mean your future will be smooth sailing. After all, the path of an artist is much narrower than other professions. It can be said that life is like walking a tightrope. Artists who want to make a living solely from art are rare."

Hei Yuming was actually deliberately exaggerating to completely cut off her idea of ​​becoming an orthodox painter...if she even had one.

"Hmm... I understand that... Um, Kuroba-san, I haven't decided on my future yet... Drawing is really just a hobby of mine..."

Hearing her say this, Hei Yuming's eyes lit up.

Been waiting for this!

The impulse buried deep in his heart made Kuroba Akira firmly hold Aizono Moe's hands.

He wanted to take down Aizono Moe now and make her his pen.

"Then come collaborate with me on a light novel!"

Hello everyone, this is Night Ghost.

Anyway, I want to tell you all that this book is about to be on the shelves... So, for today's update, I will use this super long speech to make up for it, hahahaha!

Hey, don't hit me, okay, no kidding, this is not only the thanks for the release, but also the rules for additional updates, plot preview, and reader communication session, so please don't skip it.

After all, I have said before that I do not plan to leave any comments at the end of this chapter, so readers who do not want to join the group may only be able to see me here.

First of all, let me say that I am not taking a break because the product is about to be put on the shelves. In fact, I take a break on the first day of every month. This time it just happened to be in time for the product to be put on the shelves.

The main purpose is to use up the free leave notes. Otherwise, if you always think about having a leave note as a backup, you will become lazy.

I used up my leave note at the beginning of the month, pushing myself into a dead end. From now on, I have no choice but to start writing early to make up for the updates I owe.

Unless it's really urgent, I will write a separate note asking for leave.

Then on the first day of every month, I will post a single chapter similar to a monthly summary, which will be used to count the amount of additional content in the previous month, preview the updated content of the current month, and chat with readers about random things. Just think of it as a postscript to a volume, so I won’t deliberately divide it into volumes in the future.

Then let’s announce the reward first.

After much thought, based on the current data and my typing speed, I finally decided to use four 2s.

——Reward——

Monthly ticket 200, plus one more chapter.

2000 recommendation votes, plus one more chapter.

Reward 20000 and add one more chapter.

Blade 200, plus one more.

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In addition, if you reward the gold treasure box, you will get two chapters for free, which is 8+2, which means the author will owe you ten chapters.

For a reward of 1000 blades, one chapter will be given for free. 5+1, the author owes six chapters.

Well, just in case, although it shouldn't be that serious... but I'll still set a cap. The maximum number of chapters per month is 60. The excess will be considered a sacrifice to Mr. Ghost.

Then, in order to give me more motivation (pressure), I will implement the entire punishment mechanism.

If I owe more, I will try my best to pay it off this month. If I really can't pay it off, it will be postponed to next month and an additional 20% interest will be added.

For example, Mr. Gui has to pay a total of 20 chapters this month, but there are still 10 chapters left to pay. Then next month he will have to pay an additional 10+10x20%, which is 12 chapters, rounded up.

Then on top of that, add the extra updates for the new month, and the supplementary updates are not counted towards the upper limit.

The reward is valid for a long time, as long as I can still type.

So let’s first count the amount of additional chapters in July.

The data as of 8:1 on August 0 is as follows.

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Monthly ticket 720, plus 3

Recommendation votes 9069, plus 4

Reward 34676, plus 1

Blade 769, plus 3

Total 11 chapters

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Well, although it doesn't seem like much, I, Laogui, have already started to sweat on my forehead. When I think about not being able to write two updates a day and then take a break, I feel like I'm going to die.

That's all for the update calculation. See you on the first of next month~

Don't go, it's not over yet.

Next, let’s talk about the development of the book later. First of all, the male protagonist’s career line is about to unfold.

Yes, I write light novels, but it’s not just light novels.

It should be said that this is only the male protagonist's first career to make money, but it is not his lifelong career. The ultimate goal is to live a life of luxury.

The career path of the male protagonist in this book is actually closely related to the career paths of the female protagonists and they are intertwined with each other. In many cases, the achievements of the female protagonist are much more brilliant than those of the male protagonist.

As for what the hero really wants to do, that will not be revealed until the middle of the story.

So will the story accelerate after entering the career line?

I will speed up the story appropriately, but I will not let the male protagonist get ahead quickly like in urban novels, because the career line is only part of the plot of this book, and many stories take place on campus.

Then I saw some people saying that too much psychological description would make the story seem watery. I feel helpless about this, but I really am not writing a watery story. Psychological description is a part of reflecting the gravity and distortion of the heroine, and I think it is necessary to focus on it.

Then I also saw that many readers said in the comments that the pace was slow. To be honest, I also felt that it was a bit slow, although probably nine out of ten original works would be said to have a slow pace.

After all, it is original. Unlike fan fiction, which has complete character settings from the beginning, original characters can only be shaped bit by bit, especially in harem novels. If you want the heroine to be attractive enough, you have to spend space and words to shape them, so that the heroine can be vivid and likable.

Of course, I will try to speed up the pace. After all, I can't let everyone get bored. Otherwise, everyone will just keep reading and I, the prison ghost, will starve to death.

Then there is the question that everyone is concerned about: how long the book will be and whether it will run away.

In fact, with me, there is no need to bet on how many tens of thousands of words will be written. Mr. Ghost’s completion rate is guaranteed.

Although the performance of Hedgehog Cat’s previous book was very poor, I still worked hard to finish it, just so that I could confidently tell the readers of the new book: “I am not a eunuch! I will not be a eunuch!”

This book was published on July 7st, and as of today, August 1st, nearly 8 words have been updated in one month. Is that considered quite diligent?

As for how long this book will be...

I said I would write two million words for my previous book, but I only ended up writing nearly a million words. Of course, I didn’t expect that I would be so busy with work... But for readers, these are all excuses. If it didn’t meet expectations, it didn’t meet expectations.

So I won’t say anything too much this time, but I have thought about the plot of the high school chapter. It’s now 140,000 words long, and it’s the first day of school... I think I can write a very long story, right?

Although the time span will be faster later, I feel that there is still a lot to write about in the three years of high school, and I have also thought about the beginning of the university chapter.

Then let me complain a bit, why are there still readers who mistake the time span for plot advancement... Does writing 'one week later' in every chapter mean that the plot is progressing quickly?

So, it still depends on how much has happened, not just the passage of time.

Especially in the Qingriwen, many things that can affect a lifetime may happen in a seemingly ordinary day.

Let me emphasize again that I am not writing a watered-down article. If I myself feel that a chapter is watered-down, I will not publish it. However, if everyone else still feels that it is watered-down, then I can only say that my level is limited, and I will stand at attention and accept the criticism.

And I think all rhythm problems can be compensated by the amount of updates... So, do you understand?

Kill me with tickets!

Another thing is about the male protagonist starting to write a novel. I think experienced readers should have already noticed that I originally planned to let the male protagonist plagiarize.

Why do I say "originally"? Because I finally decided not to write a plagiarism.

In fact, for me as an author, the plagiarist plot is the easiest, most convenient, and most pretentious one, but I don’t think it is suitable for the character of Kuroba Akira.

While writing the opening plot, the character of Kuroba Akira already had a complete image in my mind, and this character was telling me, "I don't want to copy books."

It's just like me who loves to get stuck in a rut when writing original works in the fandom...

I felt I had to agree to him, because only in this way could he be a character with soul.

So, if I don't plagiarize, how do I write a novel? What kind of novel should I write? And how do I develop my career path?

This is the highlight of the future, so stay tuned.

Then there is the female lead. There will be another female lead appearing in this month's plot. The five JKs who have appeared so far and this new female lead are the main female characters. There will probably be more to add in the future depending on the situation. Each female lead will be carefully portrayed.

Although it is a harem, the main attractions are love and Shura field, and there will be a priority order among the heroines, so everyone is welcome to participate and see which heroine will come out on top and seize the position of the main wife.

Well, since there aren’t many words yet and everyone doesn’t know the heroines that well, I’m not going to include the stock market here for now.

But everyone can open the market and see who gets the hero's first kiss and first blood.

At the moment, it seems that the class monitor has a stronger sense of being the heroine... and there are so many firsts hinted at, so will she be the one to get the first kiss and the first blood?

All I can say is, god knows.

Then, is Mr. Kobayakawa a playable character?

Well...it depends on the situation, but in my current opinion, the teacher doesn't have many roles and is just a delusional character, so readers who like the teacher are also welcome to write down their XP in the suggestion box. If the weight is high, I will consider including the teacher as a conquerable character.

What about Granny Kobayashi? I think it’s too weird to think of Granny Kobayashi as the brother of one of the heroines!

There is really no reversal or time travel in this story. Grandma Kobayashi is just the grandmother role, and is the male protagonist's non-blood-related relative in this world.

What about the other two time travelers? There will be plot connections later on, both to the time travel phenomenon itself and to their careers. I've already thought of the settings here, so there's no need to worry about breaking with the book or the settings.

Well, let me finally talk a little bit about my own thoughts on Night Ghost.