Machida Enzi finally waved goodbye.
After returning, Hikigaya Hachiman put a lot of energy into rewriting the first volume of "Summer Returns".
After improving his ability during this period, he felt that when he re-read it, he saw several loopholes in himself.
Although it is not fatal, it feels very annoying.
He plans to make major changes to several plots and dialogues, as well as to delete small parts, in order to make the effect of the first volume even better, even beyond his current ability.
Because once the official serialization begins, considering the existence of the dead line, he will not be able to ponder over certain problems as he does now.
In this way, another month passed.
After all, it only improved some aspects, not a complete rewrite, so it didn't take a lot of time. But in terms of quality, he felt that it had improved a lot compared to before.
Because, it can be said that he spent more than half a year on this first volume. If it is not good enough, then wouldn't his work be in vain?
After revising it, Hikigaya Hachiman sent the manuscript directly to his editor-in-chief, Ms. Machida, and received her approval.
"It does feel like reading becomes smoother, Hikigaya. It seems like you've put a lot of effort into it. So, it's about time to consider officially publishing it, right?"
Machida Enzi called and asked for his opinion.
"Okay, it's time."
Hikigaya Hachiman gave the answer after thinking for a few seconds.
Now that he has entered a bottleneck period, "Summer Returns" cannot be improved much no matter how much it is modified, and it no longer makes sense to continue.
Now, it’s time to really set foot in the industry!
14 New illustrator, Mr. Eromanga
"Then I will arrange the next work."
When Machida Enoko was about to hang up the phone, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly thought of something very important.
"Ms. Machida, um, has my illustrator been arranged?"
"You are worried about this. Don't worry. Although I can't help you find a famous illustrator in the industry, I will help you find a new illustrator with the same potential as you."
There is no doubt that illustrators are a very important thing for light novels. This is the first impression given to readers. Just like people with good looks are more likely to be favored, the idea of buying illustrations and getting light novels is very popular in the industry. It does exist.
Especially light novels of this type, which are called toilet paper from another world, usually have a good illustrator working behind them.
Although his genre is more focused on the storyline itself, good-looking illustrations are not always a bad thing.
After receiving the assurance from the editor, Hachiman Hikigaya felt relieved.
Just a few days later, the editor sent him a message.
Machida Enko: Hikigaya, I have taken a fancy to a good new illustrator, but she is a bit special and requires her personal information to be kept confidential. I have never met her, but for a newbie, she draws very well, I will contact you. The way is, you can just make a note of the author of "Summer Returns". Let's talk about it. If possible, I can sign a contract with her.
Me: OK.
"Have you found it so soon?"
Hikigaya Hachiman muttered, logged into line, and searched for the other party's ID.
A name with an anime avatar appears in the search results.
“Teacher Eromanga??
He subconsciously said the other party's account name.
I didn't expect such a fate.
He took a look at the other party's information and found that there was nothing except this name. It looked like it was a new account.
Without thinking too much, he clicked on the friend request and noted down the information.
In the evening, the other party approved his friend application.
Me: Are you Teacher Eromanga?
Mr. Erromanga: No, I don’t know anyone with that name. The pen name comes from Erromanga Island in the Pacific island country of Vanuatu. It has nothing to do with "erotic comics".
Okay, now it’s confirmed, it’s indeed that person.
Me: It doesn’t matter, it’s just a title. It’s not important. What’s important is do you plan to become an illustrator for Summer Reappearance?
Mr. Eromanga: Yes, I have this plan.
Me: Can I see your work?See if it suits my taste.
Mr. Eromanga: Yeah, okay.
It seemed that because of the online text chat, the chat with the other party was very smooth, which was a bit inconsistent with the impression in his memory.
Soon, the other party sent several colored works. From a completely layman's point of view, he didn't know how much better than ordinary people. His intuitive feeling was that he thought they looked good.
Being able to work with such an illustrator when I was just starting out, apart from the fact that Ms. Yamada knew a great illustrator herself, was undoubtedly a very lucky thing.
Moreover, being able to work with a very cute white-haired lolita is not a bad thing no matter how you think about it.
But Hikigaya Hachiman felt that he still needed to be responsible for himself and his works, so he asked one more question.
Me: Do you have any taboos in painting?For example, these characters all seem to be thin. They are cute, but too cute.
Eromanga-sensei: Well, I’m really not good at drawing characters with large breasts, and the same goes for illustrations of battle scenes.
Me: In that case, I might have to say no.
Although he couldn't bear it, he still typed this sentence.
Because this is his crucial debut battle, they cannot waste each other's lives just because of their temporary preferences.
Teacher Eromanga: Please give me a chance!I will work hard to make up for these shortcomings!As long as you give me time, I will definitely be able to do it!
Hikigaya Hachiman was a little surprised at her persistence.
Me: Why are you so insistent?
Mr. Eromanga: Because I like illustrations, I don’t want to miss this opportunity. I want to prove myself. In addition, I have seen the teacher’s works, and at that time I had the idea of drawing them myself no matter what.
Me: Is that it?
Mr. Eromanga: That's it.
Me: Well, you have convinced me and I am willing to cooperate with you. However, I hope that Teacher Eromanga can correct your shortcomings as soon as possible. Time waits for no one to avoid problems in future cooperation.
Mr. Eromanga: I will do it!
Mr. Eromanga: Also, I don’t know anyone with that name!
"Hum..."
Hikigaya Hachiman chuckled several times and closed the chat box.
Why would he agree to give the other party a chance?
First of all, it’s not because the other party is a weak white-haired loli. Cuteness is useless. His sister Komachi is already cute enough!
It's just that Mr. Eromanga is indeed a talented painter and can provide him with a lot of help. As long as he is willing to correct his shortcomings, or even keep it as it is, he will probably be favored by some readers.
There was no reason for him to turn down such a precious opportunity.
After Machida Enzi got the news, she contacted him later and chose to approve the decision he made.
However, the official publication time will be delayed for a while.
All I can say is that good things come hard.
He thought optimistically.
As agreed between them, Teacher Eromanga works hard to change himself every day, obtains information from the Internet, draws scenes that he was not good at before, and even sends him a new one every few days. The picture was said to be drawn until he was satisfied.
This is enough to show how attentive Teacher Eromanga is.
What surprised Hikigaya Hachiman even more was that the other party's evolution speed was so fast. It was almost genius, which was a bit beyond his expectation.
In just three weeks, the opponent's drawing of battle scenes has changed from boring at the beginning to a sense of power. The original situation of only drawing small characters has also been greatly improved, with various breasts. I gradually became familiar with the style, and it is said that I learned it from some side training videos.
Me: Why so fast? Who taught you this?
Teacher Eromanga: If the teacher wants to know, it’s okay to tell you. It’s my mother. She is a very good painter. I asked her to give me hellish training.
Me: That’s it.
Hikigaya Hachiman typed a reply, then showed a thoughtful expression, and thought of one thing at the same time.
It seems that Sagiri's mother died in an accident in her past life memory, and she doesn't know if this will really happen...
If possible, he certainly wouldn't want such an unfortunate thing to happen.
15 exposed!
After thinking about it for a while, there seems to be no good solution. You can't just go in front of others and say that you can predict the future, right?
Moreover, he didn't know the specific date, but there was no need to worry unreasonably, after all, it was still early before that period.
Just like a small butterfly flapping its wings and disturbing the air, which may cause a storm in a distant place after a long time, his appearance will also have a larger butterfly effect, leading to huge changes in everything in the memory.
That may not happen.
……
After confirming that Teacher Eromanga's painting problem has improved, they will formally discuss the illustration issue.
For this kind of problem, it is best to communicate in person, so that such communication will be easier to understand and faster. Some things are limited by text communication alone.
Obviously, Mr. Eromanga, who is shy and extremely afraid of strangers, did not intend to come out to meet him. Moreover, this was not a short-term problem. He had to communicate almost every once in a while, so the next best thing was to have a video chat. call.
After Teacher Eromanga was ready, Hikigaya Hachiman clicked on the video invitation.
After the video connection, the character who appeared in front of him put on the mask of the anime character and also put on the hat of the hooded jacket.
The girl tried her best to hide her appearance, because it seemed like she was assuming another unknown identity, which made her feel more comfortable.
Just like many trolls who are said to be righteous on the Internet, in reality they are just submissive social animals who bow to their bosses.
However, this kind of disguise is not really seamless. At least Hikigaya Hachiman discovered with his own observation that the huge mask that can cover the facial features and the hooded jacket are not completely connected, and a part of the vague silver-white long hair can be seen. It is possible to infer certain information from it.
"Hohoho, this should be considered the first time we've met. By the way...is it true that the teacher is so young?"
Sagiri used a voice changer to make a strange voice that was inappropriate for her age, but she couldn't hide the surprise in her mouth.
Hikigaya Hachiman didn't pretend. Firstly, it was troublesome, and secondly, there was no need to hide. He is not a famous person worth mentioning now, and he is not in front of fans, so there is no psychological burden at all.
"I will soon reach the age of 'secondary school'."
He said in a joking tone.
"That's really impressive. For such a young debut writer, that...teacher, I always feel a little awkward to call him that. Teacher, haven't you decided on a pen name yet?"
Sagiri suddenly thought of this question.
"Actually, I have thought about it. My pen name will be 'Moonlight Is So Beautiful'."
Hikigaya Hachiman replied.
"In this case, let's call the teacher Moonlight Teacher from now on."
Sagiri nodded, and then started chatting with him about work.
According to his description of the characters, Sagiri used sketching to quickly draw them at the speed of a draft.
If he is dissatisfied with anything, he can just make changes.
Although it was Sagiri's first time as an illustrator, she worked very hard.
It took a day to get a rough description of the characters appearing in the first volume. The next step was to draw exquisite illustrations based on the scenes.
This also takes a lot of time, so every night, the two of them have to take time to video chat.
Normally, the relationship between the author and the illustrator is not that deep, but both of them have the idea of wanting to do better, so they work together so hard.
Until the day when all the illustrations are completed.
"Thank you so much, Teacher Eromanga! I have spent a lot of your extra time during this period."
Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the girl who was still in disguise and expressed his gratitude.
"I don't know anyone by that name!"
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