Tokyo Soft Rice King

In fact, I used to write books out of passion. I just wanted to write what I wanted to write and then please the readers. It was a bit like looking for the right XP comrade...

But now I feel that since I have started writing a book, I still have to give readers a good emotional experience, with enough exciting moments, and preferably without any humiliation or torture to the protagonist.

After all...reality is the most abusive story.

As for this new book, I hope to write a book that can bring some hope to everyone.

I, Laogui, have changed several jobs in the past few years and have been a social animal for several years, which has prevented me from putting my heart into writing a book.

During this process, I did feel the feeling of gradually becoming numb and empty at work.

There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. Perhaps it is in this mechanical and repetitive work that the human heart is slowly dying.

So I want to add a little hope to everyone's life. Get up every day to read the updates of this book, and then start looking forward to tomorrow, even if it's just a little bit. Maybe you can meet someone and find what you want to do... Life always needs a little hope, right?

Therefore, my goal this time is to write a book that can give everyone a sense of anticipation.

The theme of this book is: Dreams

Although the title of the book is The King of Soft Rice, the protagonist gets all this soft rice through his own ability.

I won’t write a succubus male protagonist who can make the female protagonists ovulate on the spot just by relying on his good looks. All of them want to pay him back and can’t wait to stuff their soft rice into his stomach.

That would lose the feeling of slowly warming feelings, and would also make the heroine's feelings and body cheap. The evaluation is: not as good as the Fiji Cup.

The male protagonist I want to write about must be the one who gave them their dreams personally, and in the process, they accumulated goodwill, became closer, and finally achieved a happy ending, and... a Shura field broke out.

So if you want to see Cao Pi get to base quickly, I can only regretfully tell you that although the male protagonist will not always be a fledgling, he will not get to base so quickly either.

Ah, but I still have to write about some benefits that touch the edge, mainly because I want to write a benefit plot that is a bit astringent but not obscene.

I want that ambiguous feeling that's a little sweet and a little bitter, like foreplay!

Translucent is more colorful than wearing nothing, I agree! It will be even more astringent if there are wet marks after tightening it!

Then the heroines' feelings for the hero will develop into a closer relationship when they become stronger. Some heroines even need some events as an opportunity to develop that kind of relationship...

Anyway, they will become yanderes in the end.

Don’t think that I won’t write about yandere this time. I just won’t write about the initial yandere. I want to write about the finished yandere!

Let you clearly understand why the heroine likes the hero so much.

So this book is also called: How a Yandere Became in Love

Then I saw that many readers still like to give ideas to the authors. I think this is great, which shows that everyone has a strong desire to create, so I decided to set up a suggestion box.

Anyway, let’s put a suggestion box below.

【Suggestion Box】

What kind of plot do you want to see, what kind of development do you want to see, or what kind of special benefits do you want to see, such as pantyhose, white silk, suspenders; kimonos, swimsuits, maid outfits, etc. ... and all kinds of sexy things too.

Or if you have any opinions, think something is unreasonable, which plot is very shocking or poisonous, why the male lead is not XXX, etc., you can post the barrage here.

But personal attacks are prohibited. It's just a novel, not necessary.

Although I may not adopt all of your opinions, I will take them into consideration.

You can also name them here, and I will arrange more scenes for the heroines you want to see.

Then this book will be on the shelves at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. See you then.

How much can be updated on the first day of listing?

It depends on how much I can code today... No drafts saved! I code and post as I go! Pay off your debt online every day!

Well, after writing this thank you note for putting the book on the shelves, I, Laogui, still have to continue writing... I hope the first order will be good, otherwise I will be left with nothing.

Finally, as usual, I’ve attached the group number, and you’re welcome to communicate.

Mr. Ghost's reader group ③173581958

Summer isn't over yet...it's so hot.

See you next month, bye.

2024.08.01

Chapter 58 I am a professional

Having no intention of applying to an art university meant she had plenty of time, and her passion for painting allowed her to exchange her talent for rare proficiency in design.

She is the perfect person to draw illustrations for light novels.

If it was just Kuroba Akira alone, even if he tried to plagiarize, it would probably not be smooth sailing because his literary literacy is so poor.

It’s still the same old problem with Hei Yuming, the language is a hindrance.

Although Kuroba Ming has spent half a year practicing the language and has no problems with listening, speaking and reading, the only difference is his writing skills, where the gap between him and the locals is huge.

If he wrote in Chinese, Kuroba Akira would be confident that he could make his first fortune by writing novels, but if he were to write in Japanese, I'm afraid what he would produce would be similar to an elementary school student's composition, with only smoother sentences.

After all, his Japanese level is only Lv1, so it is difficult to ask Kuroba Akira to write any brilliant sentences.

Even if he came up with a good sentence, he still had to translate it equivalently in his head. If he couldn't achieve faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance, the article he wrote would be inferior.

However, light novels are not serious literature after all. What is important is not the writing style and content, but the gimmicks, story, and memorable characters.

But even for light novels, if you want to write in a way that makes people feel immersed in the reading, you still need a certain level of writing skills.

Hei Yuming can't do this now.

However, if there are exquisite illustrations, they can make up for this part. It should be said that not only can they make up for it, but they can even create a large gap with other similar works.

Because, in this world, light novels are still in their infancy, and it is not yet the time when highly homogenized isekai novels are flooding the market.

If you read those old light novels, you will find that the quality of the illustrations is actually quite average.

Because in the beginning, illustrations were only used to supplement the content of the novel and to give readers a clear image of the characters. The text was the main thing, and the illustrations were secondary.

But later on, publishing houses and editorial departments discovered that exquisite illustrations could boost sales, so the illustrations in light novels became more and more popular, and even reversed, leading to light novels being jokingly called "buy an illustration and get toilet paper for free."

The content of the novel becomes less important; as long as the illustrations are beautiful enough, readers will pay for it.

Therefore, as long as Kuroba Akira can find an illustrator with whom he can work long-term to draw illustrations for the shoddy light novels he writes, it will be a definite dimensionality reduction blow to the current batch of light novels!

This is why he must take her down right now after discovering Moe Aizono's talent and proficiency.

However, his action of holding the other person's hands directly as if confessing his love brought a huge shock to the shy Aizono Moe.

Her face turned red like a sunset cloud, she was so panicked that her eyes lost focus, and she was so frightened that her soul seemed to be flying away.

"What are you saying all of a sudden?"

It was Shirai Shiori's voice that brought Aizono Moeie back to her senses. After coming to her senses, Aizono Moeie lowered her head shyly and reminded her in a low voice.

"Um... Kuroba-san, hand, hand..."

"Oh, sorry, I was so excited."

However, Kuroba Akira had no intention of letting go. He continued to hold Aizono Moe's hand and spoke in an extremely sincere tone.

"But I really hope you can illustrate my novel!"

I'm determined to hold on to your thigh!

"Of course, I'm not asking you to contribute to me for free. After the novel is published, in addition to the royalties for the illustrations, I'll give you half of the royalties. How about that?"

Although illustrators are generally paid separately, Hei Yuming doesn't mind giving her a larger share of the money just to tie her to his team.

Where can you find an artist of this caliber? It's a rare opportunity!

Although Aizono Moeie had no idea about the compensation, she understood that she had been painting just for fun, and the boy in front of her was demanding her so much that she couldn't even think of refusing.

She was just worried because she had never drawn illustrations for a light novel before, so would she be able to do it well?

"Uh huh...are you going to draw illustrations for a light novel?"

Hitomi Asato, who had been watching the interaction between the two, also came near them at this time and placed her hands on Kuroba Akira's hands. As a result, a strange situation emerged where the three of them seemed to be cheering each other up.

The squad leader's wrapping seemed gentle, but in fact it was quite forceful, causing Hei Yuming's hand to be clamped in the middle, and he couldn't pull it out even if he wanted to.

Anri Hitomi said this in an innocent and relaxed tone.

"Oh, I know that. Light novels are those illustrated novels that are popular lately. Since they are paperback editions, they are very convenient to carry around."

Asato Hitomi's understanding of light novels is the same as that of ordinary people in this world.

Bunkoben refers to a type of small-format book that appeared in the Showa period. It is paperback, A6 size, and is roughly slightly larger than the palm of your hand.

In fact, the previous paperback editions were for books that had been published in hardcover editions. With the purpose of popularizing books and saving costs, they would be changed into small paperback editions when they were reprinted.

However, since the beginning of the 21st century, the emergence of light novels, a genre of novels that everyone can easily read, has given paperbacks a whole new meaning.

In addition to being easy to read, the book is also light in weight, which fits the term "light novel," so paperbacks have become synonymous with light novels.

"Um, Hitomi-chan, I know what light novels are... After all, I read light novels myself..."

Aizono Moeie is a bit of a homegirl and a comics fan, so she is also very interested in light novels that are very close to comics, and has bought quite a few popular works.

Her favorite is school romance works. The overly intimate interactions between boys and girls have always been the plot she longs for.

But she thought that those plots only existed in fantasy. It was not until today when a boy actually held her hand that she realized...

The boy’s hands are really big...and so strong...

And it's so hot... It's like putting your hands in a kotatsu...

No, now is not the time to feel sentimental!

Aizono Moeie quickly put the delusion out of her mind and said calmly.

"Well, I just don't understand why Kuroba-san specifically asked me to draw the illustrations? Kuroba-san probably hasn't seen my paintings yet..."

"I can read palms. Just by looking at your hands, I can tell. Aiyuan-san, you are definitely capable of doing this job."

"Well……"

The feeling of being trusted unconditionally made Aizono Moeie feel both elated and nervous due to her lack of confidence.

"But... well, I've never drawn illustrations before..."

"It's okay, I'll show you how to draw! Aiyuan-san, you're very talented. You'll learn to draw illustrations quickly, and you'll be able to draw better than anyone else!"

"Then... let's try it...?"

Aizono Moehui was almost unable to bear it, but because she couldn't make up her mind, she looked at her two good friends.

But before the class monitor could express his opinion, Hei Yuming spoke first.

"Just now, the class monitor said that the Arts Club doesn't have any serious activities right now. So, if we use this as an opportunity and produce something like publishing a novel, even if we're short on members, the Student Council won't be able to do anything to us. Furthermore, we can use this opportunity to build the club's reputation and attract more members."

Use the righteous cause of the Literature and Art Club to force Aiyuan Moeie, so that even if she doesn't care about the royalties and profits, as a member of the Literature and Art Club, she can only help.

At the same time, he could get the support of the class monitor, so Hei Yuming felt that his statement was impeccable.

But Shiori Shirai was completely enraged by these words and could no longer remain silent.

What he said about palm reading is just to take this opportunity to say some sweet words and then bring the innocent little Mengmeng into the harem!

She could no longer stand idly by and let Hei Yuming's evil intentions succeed!

But looking at Tong's expression, she was obviously on Hei Yuming's side. If she wanted to refute him, she could only start with his ridiculous idea.

"Haha... publishing... you're so bold! Are you looking down on professional writers?"

In response to this mocking voice, Hei Yuming responded calmly in his heart.

I don't mean to belittle the profession.

Because I am a professional.

Chapter 59 The loser must strip naked

Now the only one who opposes the idea in the literature club is Shirai Shiori, so Kuroba Akira's next goal is to convince her.

"I don't mean to underestimate this profession. The squad leader mentioned it just now. I'm actually writing a novel, but my writing is terrible and my descriptions aren't very good either. So I thought if I could complement it with beautiful illustrations, even if it's not a hot seller, I should be able to get it published."

Kuroba Akira thought that what he said was very "modest", but he didn't expect that this was seen as "arrogance" by Shirai Shiori.