June 28, fine, Yu Murakami was in a bad mood last night, so Sakuraso did not have breakfast service today.

It was a difficult holiday, and Murakami slept until eight o'clock before waking up, and when he went downstairs, the entire Sakura Village was empty - everyone else was sleeping.

Yawned and went into the bathroom, brushed his teeth and washed his face, and went out with his wallet, novel manuscript paper, and watermelon card (similar to a transportation card).

At the nearest convenience store, I bought a beef rice ball and a bottle of yogurt with the Meiji brand written on it, and the rice ball was 145 yen including tax and yogurt was 167 yen including tax.

In order not to carry garbage on his body, he simply ate next to the trash can at the convenience store.

There were a lot of people standing around the garbage can, no one chatting, all eating silently, either playing with their mobile phones or watching pedestrians on the street in a daze.

The rice balls are covered with seaweed, and Yu Murakami takes a bite from it. He didn't bite into the filling, and his throat was a little dry after eating a lump of rice.

I opened the yogurt and took a sip, it didn't taste good.

Yu Murakami took a closer look, and the words "fat 0" were written on it.

Mistaken.

But it's not unpleasant, so it can't be wasted.

Yu Murakami took a big sip.

Continuing to eat rice balls, this time I ate the beef inside, and the taste was Japanese-style.

Around 2.4 points, Yu Murakami subconsciously scored while throwing the garbage into the trash.

"You're Mr. Yu Murakami, aren't you?"

"Yes."

Murakami sat in a small conversation room, and across from him sat a tall woman with dyed brown hair who could only be considered good-looking after putting on makeup.

Kagura Saka Airus, an editor at Strike Bunko.

Kagurazaka iris doesn't seem to be affected by Murakami's handsome appearance, and her expression is very calm.

"Although you were introduced by that guy from Ishida, I still have to make it clear to you that whether or not it can be published depends on the quality of the work, and what I said doesn't count."

"Of course, I won't embarrass Kagurazaka-san."

Kagura Saka was slightly stunned and asked, "I take the liberty of asking, Mr. Murakami Yu's industry won't be a voice actor, right?" ”

Yu Murakami didn't know why she asked this question, but it wasn't a private matter either, and replied, "Yes." ”

"Sure enough." Kagurazaka nodded thoughtfully, and then explained: "I'm sorry, I heard Mr. Murakami's voice very good, and then it was introduced by Akira Ishida, so I couldn't help but guess." ”

"Hmm." Yu Murakami nodded: "Ishida-san is indeed my agent." ”

Kagurazaka Airus's expression changed to serious again: "It's a little far to talk, let's start reading the draft." ”

Yu Murakami handed her his manuscript paper, and the conversation room fell silent.

After a long time, Kagurazaka Iris breathed a sigh of relief, indicating that she had finished reading it.

Yuya Murakami came back to his senses and focused on his spirits.

She didn't immediately say if it could be published, but asked, "Murakami-kun, can you call it like that?" Seeing that Yu Murakami nodded, she continued: "What is the character of the protagonist of the novel? ”

"Personality?" Yu Murakami didn't think about this issue in detail, but he still had some thoughts: "Let's be a stupid person who is desperate for his dreams." ”

"How many girls have a crush on him?"

"Girls?"

Kagurazaka put down the manuscript paper and explained, "It's too monotonous for a light novel to just blindly work hard for a dream. ”

Yu Murakami didn't argue, didn't ask questions, and continued to listen.

"I don't know if Murakami-kun reads light novels, but there are at least three women around the protagonists in mainstream novels, or even more. Some are cute, some are old, and all kinds of things. And in the first volume of Murakami-kun's novel, there are almost no women who have an ambiguous relationship with the male protagonist. ”

She poked her fingers at the manuscript paper, looked at Yu Murakami, and threw out the conclusion: "To be honest, this beginning does not attract readers." ”

Yu Murakami listened carefully and thought in his heart: "Thank you Kagura Saka-san for your guidance, listening to you say this, it seems that what I wrote is indeed too bland and does not fit the market." ”

Kagura Saka looked at Yu Murakami, who had a flat face, and was a little surprised - all authors who were told that their works were unattractive and were rejected, there would always be uncontrollable loss on their faces.

As an editor who has been in the industry for more than ten years, she has seen exceptions.

"But... I can publish it. ”

"Huh?" Yu Murakami doesn't know what Kagura Saka is doing, and wants to promote it first?

Kagura Saka picked up the manuscript paper and subconsciously flipped a few pages in her hand: "Although it is unattractive, Murakami-kun's writing is very good, which is very important, and I am willing to give such an author a chance." ”

"But." She pushed the manuscript paper back to Yu Murakami: "It needs to be revised." In light novels, girls who are equally brilliant are more attractive than male protagonists. ”

Yu Murakami took back the manuscript paper: "Thank you, I'll rethink it." ”

Kagura Saka Iris waved her hand: "It's not for you to rewrite, the character of Matsuoka Zhencheng itself has been erected, you just need to add more female scenes." ”

Yu Murakami humbly asked for advice: "But I want Matsuoka Zhencheng to be a single-minded person, and I don't want to open a harem." ”

This is very important, and it is a philosophy that he must adhere to.

Kagurazaka put away the professional expression that belonged to the editor - indifferent and stern, and said with a smile: "The male protagonist can be single-minded, but other female characters can't be single-minded?" I like you, what's your business. I don't know if Murakami-kun has ever heard this. Go back and think about it. ”

Murakami was thoughtful and nodded gratefully: "Thank you Kagura Saka-san, I really benefited a lot." ”

"Don't be too emotionally stiff, you can set the protagonist as an emotional idiot like in other novels, and you can't detect her love, so it's more tactful." Kagurazaka Iris stood up: "But this is all an old routine, and it depends on the writer himself how to write it, and Murakami-kun may be able to come up with a better setting." ”

Yuya Murakami stood up and stretched out his hand: "Okay, I'm in trouble with Kagura Saka-san today." ”

The two shook hands and exchanged contact information.

"You can come to me at any time if you have a good draft, but be prepared to be rejected several times."

Murakami smiled: "I'm not afraid of failure. ”

Kagurazaka nodded: "Murakami-kun's mentality is very good, maybe that's why Akira Ishida recommended you to me." In short, come on, newcomers should not be afraid of failure. ”

"Well, thank you, I'm sorry for you today."

Walking out of the Shock Library Building, Yu Murakami's mood was not affected in the slightest, and he did not immediately go home to revise the novel while his inspiration exploded.

He still followed today's plan and went to the bookstore to look for books.

Bought five thinner monographs at the bookstore, three of which were about how to make people humorous and interpersonal.

You can't always be a hard worker, right?

Anyway, it's about reading books, although these books are a little boring, but you can still read them, so work hard in your leisure time.

This is very in line with Hua Luogeng's law of boiling water, Murakami Yu nodded with satisfaction.

I also bought a few more library books that are so thick that I doubt my life, just in case I don't have time to replenish new books in the next week.

On the way home, I went to the convenience store where I bought breakfast and came to the bento area.

It was noon, and there were still a lot of people.

I bought a tonkatsu bento and a few skewers at the deli section for 780 yen.

Although it felt unlikely that there would be any empty seats, I went to the dining area to take a look.

Well, the results are unsurprising.

However, this convenience store is only three minutes away from Sakuraso, so you can eat it at home.

When I got home, Miss Sakura was pale and was being served by Higashiyama and Yu Mubi.

Yu Murakami sat down to prepare for dinner, and guessed that something was wrong, so he didn't ask what was wrong.

As soon as the plastic box of the bento was opened, Ai Nakano walked in with a water cup and medicine.

"Suzune, it's coming."

Medicine? Yu Murakami took a bite of the skewer and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Higashiyama rubbed her stomach for Miss Sakura and replied, "Suzune didn't eat breakfast, and at noon I ate the quick-rush miso soup at the convenience store, and I got gastroenteritis." ”

"Oh." Yu Murakami nodded and said with concern: "Eat on time, eat less fast food, and drink more hot water." ”

After eating, Yu Murakami returned to his room with his book and prepared to take a nap.