Said "I'm kidding!" After this sentence, Shu Qiu once again regained his previous smile that was a little dark, although he still couldn't see the meaning of ridicule as she said, but Wu Aya could also detect that it was definitely not a kind smile.

If I have to say anything, I'm just commenting on the smile of an unrelated person.

"Ahaha, the tricks I just said are the tricks used to highlight the character's characteristics, and they have been extended in recent years. I don't think your reaction is clear - it's called tsundere, although I don't have it in my character design. ”

Looking at her pretentious appearance, Wu Aya only felt more irritable.

"But you don't feel resentful now, do you!?"

Shu Qiu smiled at her.

"That's a big deal! The protagonist must be a relatable, inspiring character. This is especially important when our work is aimed at female readers. ”

“……”

"In addition, there must be some weaknesses and frustration experience, so that the empathy will be even more - in fact, when I was a child, I was traumatized......"

Just like an actor's performance, Shu Qiu, who said these words with a sad tone and expression completely different from her before, returned to an exaggerated smile on her face in the next second.

"Really! My author has grasped this point! ”

Almost every time she said a word, Wu Aya felt her heart twitch violently.

"So, what to do......"

yes, who can tell her what to do?

"You're really pathetic, your author didn't make you a little more interesting."

This. You don't need to talk about it at all......

"Wow!"

A woman's cry of surprise rang out in the small room.

"Although. I've only read a few...... There are several articles in this that are of no less standard than the masters in this area. I've got to cheer myself up......"

The woman looked at the outline of the story on the table in front of her, and the various settings, tasks, and plots of the story written on them all had an unimaginable professional level, and it was by no means the level of random fooling.

But if that's the case, why......

"These writers...... Why don't you publish it yourself and put it here on consignment...... Yes! Sorry, I didn't mean to ask for them. Or to criticize your company's policy......"

"It's okay."

The woman looked at her with a smile.

"Every customer has their own reason for coming here, and it seems that the creators have their own reasons. After all, commercial creation is risky, and I think you should know it well. ”

"Ahh

It seems that the woman who finally understands also thinks of the desperate life scene in her daily life.

"As you say...... In my spare time, I took 2 to 3 months to paint a work that I could have done, but it was probably lost because of the editor's words...... Naturally, there was no income during that time, and I couldn't even recover the cost of buying paper and comic consumables. ”

She knows that many people are like herself, after all, there are too few people who take it as their job when there is no guarantee at all in creative compromises. In that case......

"There must be a lot of people who use this place to do part-time errands, right?"

Hearing her question, the woman smiled a little awkwardly.

"This ...... I'm just a small employee here, not so clear......"

Surprisingly, she didn't dwell on the issue.

"But...... I was ...... I think it's a very negative way to come here and buy themes. ”

Suddenly, her face was the opposite of what she had been before. The gentle, expectant gaze that is as if he is looking at his own work, and the expression on his face becomes extremely soft.

"But think about it another way. It's like I'm incubating somebody's eggs...... This gave me a slightly more positive motivation. ”

“…… Egg? ”

Hearing her words, the woman was stunned, and an inexplicable expression appeared on her face.

"What a pitiful thing to say!!"

The small room echoed with the girl's angry voice, and even the best cultivation could not suppress the emotions gushing out at this time.

Wu Aya stood up from her chair and looked down at the girl condescendingly.

"In my opinion, you are even more pitiful!"

"What is popular, what to do will be accepted by everyone."

"What's the value of a character created solely by the preferences of people on the outside?"

"Even if they get bored and childish when they watch it, I live in my story! Here I exist! ”

"Don't look down on ......"

The two looked at each other quietly, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

Next to Shu Qiu, a door slowly emerged.

"Click-"

The door opened.

Shu Qiu didn't say anything, just stood up calmly and walked towards the door.

Wu Aya's hands were clenched tightly, but her perfectly trimmed nails were still deeply embedded in the flesh.

"Now, Miss Wu Aya."

Shu Qiu suddenly stopped at the last moment when he stepped into the door, and did not look back.

"No matter how many interesting stories we have, and how much we struggle and try in these stories, if we just stay here in isolation from the outside world, isn't it like nothing existed in the first place?"

There was a hint of sadness on her face, and she didn't know if it was just because of Wu Aya, or because of the fate of all of them.

"Our life is to be in contact with people from the outside world...... Makes sense, right? ”

As she said this, she walked through the door with a gloomy expression that did not match the heroine of her story.

And then - the door was gone.

"Thank you for coming."

After a bland conclusion, the woman looked at the back of the person who had left, as if relieved.

"Bang-"

The door closed again.

"The story of a little girl who can talk to a cat......"

A man's voice suddenly sounded behind her, and she didn't turn around immediately, she still needed time to change the serious expression on her face.

"It sold out very quickly. Worthy of our company's best-selling author, Eto-chan. ”

Eto turned around, a somewhat embarrassed smile on his face.

"It's really - Mr. Amu, it scared me a lot, and suddenly asked me to be a receptionist or something."

In response to her complaints, the man named Amu also smiled noncommittally.

"But you've done a perfect job in reception, you shouldn't be an OL during the day, right?"

To his question, Eto did not mean to answer, and maintained the same polite smile on his face.

"I just brought you the completed story outline today, so I'll go back first. Please remember to remit the remuneration for the sale of your work just now. ”

"Wait a minute!"

“……”

"Now, Eto, do you want to become a regular employee here?" (To be continued.) )