I, the Heroine Raider

With joy, Masamune Izumi enjoyed a lunch.

There is a saying called inch and inch.

He was not reconciled to being the long-term meal ticket of Shiyu of Kasumigaoka, and he said while packing Shiyu's lunch box: "Sister Shiyu of Kasumigaoka, if you can, please exchange your email with me, and you want to eat it in the future. What, you can email me in advance."

"sure."

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu is the kind of character who is very straightforward about unimportant things, so it takes a long time to consider the request of other girls, but when he arrives at Xiazhiqiu Shiyu, he has no hesitation at all.

Ding-dong-

As soon as the phone touched, Masamune Izumi and Shiyu Kasumigaoka exchanged mailboxes.

Masamune Izumi noted the word "senpai" on his mobile phone, and then said to Shiyu of Kasumigaoka: "Sister, I haven't introduced myself to you yet. I'm Masamune Izumi from Class E of the first grade."

"Sorry, buddy, my brain can't remember names that are too complicated."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who did not blush at all for lying, directly remarked the words 'Meal Ticket Jun' on his mobile phone, and did not want to have more intersection or friendship with Iizumi Masamune at all.

……

Izumi Masamune, who witnessed all this, sighed, it seems that he has a long way to go to become friends.

However, Masamune Izumi is very satisfied with the progress made today.

Humming a ditty, Masamune Izumi returned to the classroom in high spirits.

But Le Ji will be sad, just when he arrived at the door of the classroom, he happened to meet Takasago Chihui.

Her first words were: "Azong, why are you suddenly holding two bento boxes today?"

Chapter 19: The deadline is approaching

For Izumi Masamune, Takasago Tomoe's problem is a century-old problem.

However, Chihui Takasago is not among the cursed ranks, so it stands to reason that she doesn't have to lie to her.

But in the face of Chie Takasago's question, Masamune Izumi finally lied subconsciously: "Maybe it's because I'm too tired to write novels, and if I only have a lunch box, I always feel that I can't fill my stomach at noon every day, so I did an extra half of it today. share."

"Have you given up on writing novels yet?"

Tomoe Takasago did not become suspicious, and the topic was smoothly changed by Masamune Izumi.

"Never give up!"

Masamune Izumi's eyes flashed with determination. He had already been rejected by the local working world. If he didn't write novels, he would have no income at all, and his golden finger was the novel quality inspection system.

After hearing Masamune Iizumi's words, Takasago Chie seemed to be in a better mood.

She picked up a booklet and handed it to Masamune Izumi: "Here is some information about the Dengeki Bunko Light Novel Awards, as well as a list of some previous award-winning works. If you need a reference, you can come to the store, and I can make an exception. I'll lend you a novel."

"Really, really?"

Izumi Masamune happily took over the booklet: "As expected of my best friend!"

In Masamune Izumi's impression, Takasago Chihui has never lent her light novels to others. If others ask, she usually asks them to buy them in her own store, including him.

But now, that stubborn Chie Takasago actually said that he wanted to lend him a novel.

This was quite a surprise to Masamune Izumi.

But he didn't think much about it, it was probably just the help that Takasago Chihui gave him as a friend.

After all, buying novels can cost a lot of money, and in his current situation, he may not be able to buy them all.

back to position.

While there were still a few minutes before class, Masamune Izumi looked at the introduction booklet about the Dengeki Grand Prize he was going to participate in.

The Dengeki Grand Prize is a light novel Grand Prize held by the Dengeki Bunko where Shiyu of Kasumigaoka is located. Looking at the whole, the process of the entire Grand Prize and the setting of the awards are still very different from the world before the crossing.

In Japan in the past life, this process was quite cumbersome.

The Dengeki Awards generally closes the call for contributions in mid-April, and then conducts one to four screenings in the next few months to determine the final candidates. The list of winning works will not be officially announced until September of the same year. 9 At the end of the month, it will be promoted to the media, and the award ceremony will not be held until November, not to mention the publication.

But in this world it is different.

The light novel industry here seems to be more developed, and there are many competitors, which forces the major libraries to speed up the selection process. Generally, manuscripts are screened synchronously. The deadline for manuscripts is suspended in mid-May, and the awards will be announced within a week. For the winner, the award ceremony will be held at the end of the same month, and the publication of the novel will be carried out immediately while taking advantage of the popularity of the award.

The whole process can be said to be surprisingly fast.

If I can win the award, I can see my novel published on the market in about the second month.

This is extremely appealing to the poor clanking Masamune Izumi.

Besides.

Different from the Dengeki Grand Prize in the previous life, there are several awards: Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Special Prize, MAGAZINE Prize, and Media Works Bunko Prize. There are only four Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize and Special Prize. awards.Each of the awards is also divided into positive and negative awards, which means that there are about 8 winners.

Although 8 seems like a lot.

But you need to know that there are probably more than [-] contributors every year. It is quite difficult to stand out from the [-] people and win an award to become a light novelist. The most important thing is his time. Not much anymore.

In the endless troubles, the afternoon passed quietly.

Back home after school, Masamune Izumi picked up a light novel called "Fantasy Demon Sword". This novel is one of the most popular light novels at the moment, with a total sales volume of more than 1400 million copies, which is terrifying and outrageous. to the point of.

In contrast, Kasumigaoka Shiyu's "Love Metronome" only sold 50 copies.