I, Hikigaya, am just a light novelist.

Seeing his back as he returned to the room, Komachi was moved and rubbed his eyes, where tears seemed to fall.

The summer vacation is over, the first day of school has arrived, and the empty classrooms are once again filled with students.

We hadn’t seen each other for a while, so we couldn’t help but chatting with each other and catching our emotions.

As a passerby in the class, Hikigaya Hachiman would naturally have corresponding passersby greet him.

"Hey, hey, Hikigaya, what did you do during the summer vacation?"

The person at the front desk turned to talk.

"Me? Just stayed at home and didn't do anything."

He thought about it.

"I knew you were too inactive! Let me tell you, I went back to the countryside this summer vacation, and I tried fishing for the first time. Wow, it was more interesting than I thought. Unfortunately, it wasn't. What kind of big fish did you catch, ah, I really hope this summer vacation can be longer..."

The front table suddenly started talking non-stop.

Unexpectedly, the front desk turned into a fisherman.

Except that this news surprised Hikigaya Hachiman, he did not listen carefully to the rest, but observed the others.

Although the class is small, with more than 40 people, there are all kinds of people. Some have changed their image and are preparing to enhance their presence in the class in the new semester. Some are seeking recognition and actively participating in discussions...

But Hikigaya Hachiman was different. At this moment, his mind was full of light novels. Listening to the voice that filled his ears, he finally understood a sentence——

"People's joys and sorrows are not the same. I just think they are noisy." 』

I feel like my level of thinking has been raised to another level.

But this is of no use. Reality is not a light novel, and it is not possible to improve your character level with just one enlightenment.

Complaining to himself in his heart, he suddenly laughed.

"Hikigaya, hey, did you listen to what I was saying? Why did you suddenly laugh?"

The front desk felt puzzled.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something happy. Just keep talking, I'm listening."

Hikigaya Hachiman stretched out his hand to signal the other party to continue.

Although the classmates at the front desk were a little surprised, they continued chatting because of their chatty personality.

The first day of school ended in a tired but warm atmosphere, and the following days gradually returned to normal.

If it were in the past, Hikigaya Hachiman would only feel that he was wasting his life, but now he feels that the ordinary routine repeated this day is meaningful, because he has the direction he longs for, in order to become an official debut light novelist And work hard.

In order to improve himself, he reads every day, even if it is not his favorite work, and he even finds it uninteresting.

If he had a data-based panel that clearly listed his abilities, he might be able to clearly see that the experience value of his writing ability is constantly improving!

chances are for people who are prepared.

If he thinks that he can sit back and relax if he continues like this, then his future is destined to end in failure.

This is also an experience gained from previous lives.

Not to mention whether you can make a debut, even if you make a debut, it is just a new starting point. There are not a few light novels that are cut in half after selling only two or three volumes, so the quality of the work that determines whether it can continue smoothly is basically The strength of the author.

Fools don't work hard, lazy people look forward to the top.

Hikigaya Hachiman believes that every drop of sweat and every effort he expends at this time has value and will bring him enough rewards in the future.

If you can't get anything out of your hard work, then you can complain to others about your luck!

11Video Chat

Yamada Fairy: Hey, you must have paid homage to my debut work "The Dark Fairy of Explosion", Hikigaya, right?Have you seen the gap between you and me clearly?

Me: I'd better save it for you. I'm embarrassed to say what you wrote. There are too many mistakes in writing!But this problem is not serious. After all, you are just a primary school student. It is excusable, but the plot inside is a classic plot?Don't you feel embarrassed when you go swimming in the river and see a beautiful elf naked?Moreover, there are three scenes in the first volume where the heroine is completely naked... In addition, there are also many vulgar scenes about selling meat. If you don't know, you will think you are some disgusting fat nerd!

Yamada Fairy:? ? ? ?I admit that some of the plots are indeed vulgar, but isn’t this what everyone wants to see? ?This lady is called accurately targeting the reader group, as well as the writing style and so on. The words are simple and just expressing the meaning is enough. This is the state of returning to nature!Also, don’t slander sacred nudity!

Me: I understand, being naked is Ms. Yamada’s XP, right?

Yamada Fairy: Just understand!Also, by sticking to the creative style of light novels, Hikigaya, your vision is too shallow!Writing this type of novel does not mean that I am a strange person, as long as you have met me in person you will know.

Yamada Fairy: Wait, are you asking for my information?

Me: Didn’t you say it yourself?

Yamada Fairy: Humph, even if you tell me it doesn’t matter, I am very cute!

Me: Yes, yes, lovely Miss Yamada.

Hikigaya Hachiman responded perfunctorily as usual, but Miss Yamada seemed to have misunderstood his meaning and sent out a video invitation the next moment.

"beep……"

Should this be accepted or rejected?

It seemed like there was nothing to think about, but when I remembered that this seemed to be the first time in my life, I felt inexplicably moved.

He clicked to accept the video invitation.

On the screen in her hand, a cute and childish face soon appeared, with blond hair and elf-like pointed and long ears. She looked like a fairy from a fantasy world, but her expression at the moment was a bit unhappy and arrogant. , breaks this beauty.

Hikigaya looked a little confused.

"Hehe, Hikigaya, are you intoxicated by my beauty?"

When Yamada Fairy saw his appearance, he suddenly laughed.

"Cough cough."

Hikigaya Hachiman coughed twice to hide his embarrassment and said, "Miss Yamada is indeed quite cute. There is no way to deny this, but I was not irritating you just now."

He felt the need to explain.

"I don't care what you think. I just want to prove how wrong your idea is."

Yamada Fairy said proudly.

"By the way, I also want to confirm whether you, Hikigaya, lied before."

She moved closer to the phone screen and examined his appearance.

"Well, although he looks ordinary, has a mature look, and has a pair of dead fish eyes, he does look not much older than me."

"Ms. Yamada, you started the video just to belittle me, right? Can you take care of my self-esteem a little bit?"

Hikigaya Hachiman pretended to be dissatisfied.

"Are you that fragile? I don't believe it."

Instead, the Yamada Fairy showed a look of disdain.

The two often exchange writing experiences together. Naturally, she has a good grasp of Hikigaya's temperament. It's not too much to call him a 'friend'.

"Well, my purpose has been achieved, young lady, and there is no point in continuing the conversation."

Fairy Yamada brushed her golden curls around her ears.

"Are you going to download the dungeon again?"

He guessed it.

"Ah."

Yamada Fairy answered while reaching out and clicking to close. Suddenly he remembered something and stopped his fingers.

"Hey, Hikigaya, do you want to play together?"

Miss Yamada suddenly extended an invitation.

"I don't have time, I'm still busy with my studies and writing novels."

He declined politely.

"Do you understand the balance between work and rest? Idiot, articles written when the motivation is at the MAX are the most interesting."

Clenching his fists, Yamada Fairy gritted his teeth.

"This is a matter of opinion. In addition, Ms. Yamada just wants to find a tool person to deliver materials, right? I heard you say before that the game is very boring and collecting materials is very troublesome."

Hikigaya Hachiman thought he saw this clearly.

"You have seen this! Huh, since you don't want to, then forget it."

Yamada Fairy made a face and stuck out his tongue.

The video was then turned off.

The article is made by nature, and it is occasionally obtained.

Although Hikigaya Hachiman thinks that Miss Yamada is a hedonist, I have to say that some of her opinions are indeed insightful.

However, now he has no room to be as calm as the other party.

What's more, even though Ms. Yamada said so herself, when she was working on the manuscript, she was not in high spirits, but when she was approaching a deadline.

Time is like running water, flowing by unconsciously, and December is here in a blink of an eye.

"Hikigaya, the second volume of "The Dark Fairy of Explosion" is going to be released at the weekend. Shall we go buy it together?"

"No, go by yourself."

"Hey, how could this happen..."

"I have something important to do that day."

"I see."

Next to the desk, a thin classmate looked regretful.

Previously, Hikigaya Hachiman secretly gave "The Dark Fairy of Explosion" to two otaku culture enthusiasts in his class, and they immediately liked it.

From his perspective, Ms. Yamada’s debut work can be classified as another world toilet paper, and there is nothing interesting about it.

But for other otakus of this age, it is indeed quite tempting.

Everyone knows about adolescence.

He preached out of friendship, but did not have the spare time to queue up at the bookstore to buy the second volume, so he decisively refused.

After casually dealing with the interpersonal relationships in school, as a member of the Homecoming Club, he urgently chose to return home.

On such an ordinary day, extraordinary things happened today.

Because, the annual selection of Fusukawa Bunko Newcomer Award is coming soon.

This time, Hikigaya Hachiman was very confident.

There is certainly a reason for confidence.

Because during this period of time, although his "Summer Returns" has received far less attention than the top figures, the praise rate is quite high, which to a certain extent illustrates the quality of the work.

In addition, he also passed the subsequent preliminary examination.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

He believes that he has reached the limit of his ability, and no matter what result he gets next, he will have no regrets.

12 Newcomer Awards

In the conference room of the Immortal River Library headquarters, all the editors were sitting on both sides of the long table. A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifty came in from the door.

He is Sanada, the editor-in-chief of Fusukawa Bunko.

"So, everyone has read all the works that have passed the final review when they go back? Next, everyone can give their own opinions."

Sanada said loudly.

Although he, the editor-in-chief, has the power to decide the newcomer awards, one person's ideas are biased after all.

The purpose of publishing light novels is to make money, and works that everyone likes are the ones that can make money, so he chose to make the decision together with everyone.

This was not the first time that everyone had experienced this situation. They were not at a loss. Instead, they recommended their favorite works in order and explained their reasons.

Most of the works recommended by the editors are similar, and they are all works that are obvious to all and ranked high in the data.

This is normal. The possibility of a good work being buried is very small after all.