Chapter 12 By the way, the pen name is Yuu Murakami.

Yu Fumimura read the plan of "The Demon King and the Angel" from beginning to end, and was surprised to find that there was not much to guide and revise.

The only thing that is not quite appropriate is the character design of the protagonist Demon King Yu Asakawa.

"Do whatever you want, in other words, you don't have the motivation to do anything, and it's a bit detrimental to the advancement of the plot to use such a negative character as the protagonist......"

He opened the pen that Narumi Yu had clipped to the paper in advance, and wrote and scratched on the page of the protagonist's character.

"The positive character design is more conducive to the development of the plot, and the protagonist is, after all, 'the demon king who wants to recover his lost power and return to the magic world', how can he suddenly lose his motivation after arriving in the real world?"

"This place is in conflict."

"Indeed......" Narumi thought for a moment and agreed.

The character of the demon king was created based on himself.

If you carefully consider the story of the demon king and the angel itself, the negative character is indeed not suitable for the character of the "demon king".

"That's 'Anything else is good except for what you want to pursue.'" May I? He proposed.

“……”

Fumimura Yu fell into deep thought, the tip of his pen tapping repeatedly on the paper.

Finally exhaled a long breath,

"It's possible, but it's a bit too negative...... If you want to embody the decisive highlights of 'gentleness' and 'desperate to save others', this kind of character will not be able to do it......"

"When I was creating, the first thing I considered was the identity of the protagonist Yumo Asakawa Mowang, and although the characters of 'gentleness' and 'kindness' are common and useful in other light novel male protagonists, they are not quite in line with the identity of the demon king."

"The contrast between the Demon King and ordinary people in reality is also one of the highlights of "The Demon King and the Angel".

Rather than a business plan, Yu Narumi would like Woo Fumimura to take a look at the original manuscript of the first volume.

Discussing only the character setting relies more on the creative experience of the editor and the author himself, and sometimes detached from the light novel itself.

"You're right, the highlight of 'the contrast between otherworldly beings and the real world' is very crucial to whether "The Demon King and the Angel" can continue to be serialized, and even whether it can become a best-selling light novel." Wen Mura Yu nodded in agreement, "The character of the Demon King really needs to be carefully considered. ”

"Fumimura-kun, you can take a look at the original manuscript of the first volume first." Narumi Yu opened his mouth to remind.

"Original?" Fumimura Yu suddenly broke away from his state of thinking, "Ah! Forgot! Sorry, Narumi-san......"

Although there is a good business plan to foreshadow, when mentioning the "original draft", Fumimura Yu still frowned obviously.

Manuscripts have always been a hassle when a newcomer submits.

Perhaps this middle-aged male editor has encountered several whole volumes of manuscripts that need to be revised in their entirety, leaving behind bad memories.

He handed the project in his hand to Narumi Yu, and then took the original manuscript of the first volume from Chika Ichijo.

"There are some annotations I made on it, and I hope it can help Narumi-san."

The light novel she was looking at in her hand was suddenly withdrawn, and Miss Yi was stunned for a moment, and then reacted that she was lazy and was arrested again, "I'm sorry! I accidentally picked it up and looked at it. ”

"It's fine." With a gentle smile on his face, Narumi waved his hand at Ichijo Chika.

"Huh?! Was it written by Narumi-san? Not bad! If you are not careful, you will be fascinated. The somewhat sluggish young lady suddenly became energetic again, and she had the posture of pulling Narumi to talk about the plot of the novel.

It's hard to imagine why Haruhoba Society lets such a lively girl-like woman be the front desk waiter.

“……”

After reading the first few pages, the frowning brows on the side gradually relaxed.

After another five minutes, Narumi Yu has been pulled by a Chika to add Line, and the electronic file of the original manuscript of "The Demon King and the Angel" was sent on Line.

"Narumi-san," Fumimura Yu raised his head and looked at Narumi Yu with a much more cautious look, "Can you tell me your pen name and the titles of your previously released works?" ”

"This is the first one, and there is no other work before "The Demon King and the Angel"."

Does Level 3 writing already correspond to a professional light novel writer? He thought it would be a little lower, just a veteran light novel lover.

It seems that he underestimated himself.

"The words of the pen name ......"

Narumi Yu didn't think of this question before, and he hesitated for a while.

According to the information he searched for on the Internet, most of the light novel authors here in Neon use their real names. If you want to take one separately, you really have to think about it.

“…… It's true? ”

Yu Fumimura flipped through two more pages of the original manuscript of the novel and looked at Yu Narumi with an incredulous expression.

"Narumi Yu, sixteen years old, is currently a sophomore in Mikagehama High School, and because he needs living expenses, he tries to write light novels part-time."

Yu Narumi showed her student ID to Yu Fumimura and introduced herself again.

"Oh! Yu-chan is amazing! ”

A Qianjia on the side immediately applauded, and became an atmospheric servant that often appears in light novels.

"Wenmura-san, I remember that Qiu Zao-chan is also a high school student, and the current high school students are so powerful!"

"That's right...... But Narumi-san and Yayoi-san are very different. Fumimura Yu continued to look at the original manuscript,

"Yayoi-sensei's editor in charge is the guy Kamigawa, and he once let me see the original manuscript of the first volume of "Nai River", and although it is indeed very good, it can be clearly seen that the author's narration technique is relatively jerky."

"The beauty of Nai River lies in the story, not the technique. Leaving aside the story of Narumi-san's original manuscript for the time being, the technique is much more mature than Yayoi-sensei at the time, and it is not at all like the level that a newcomer can achieve. ”

"Thank you Wenmura-san for the compliment."

His narration technique is naturally from the work experience of his previous life, although it is not a light novel, but there is always something in common, and it is quite easy to write.

"I've written some stories out of interest before, and my teachers in junior high school have helped me a lot."

Narumi Yu casually found a reason.

In fact, he couldn't even remember the name or appearance of his junior high school teacher.

"That's right...... But even so, it's still..."Yu Fumimura stopped halfway through his words.

He raised a hand and put it on the front desk, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop, and he was silent for a long time.

"I will be in charge of "The Demon King and the Angel" in the future, and I will contact the editor-in-chief to communicate with me about related matters, is it okay?"

"Then please ask the editor of Wencun for more advice in the future."

The matter of the signing of the light novel has settled with this development, which is much faster than the normal process. It couldn't be better for him to believe in energy-saving doctrine, and he was naturally willing to accept it.

As for the change in attitude of the other party after seeing the original manuscript, and the statement "I am responsible" rather than "can you leave it to me......

He was not disgusted by such a realistic reaction.

On the contrary, you will feel relieved.

The decisive decision-making, even if the probability is very low, will not be missed, which just shows that Fumimura Yukai is a reliable editor.

Maybe if it were someone else, they might not come up to say hello, or simply ignore his presence and go to work in a hurry.

“…… Haha, to be honest, Narumi-san, you really don't look like a high school student's character. Fumimura Yu couldn't help but laugh, "Well, but I'm not disgusted...... You're going to make a good light novel writer. ”

The middle-aged male editor, who was in a good mood, took Narumi Yu to the studio and spent time going through various procedures and contracts, and acted quickly.

"I'll have to read the original manuscript carefully before I can give you a reply, and then I will contact Narumi Sang directly by Line or phone......"

Narumi Yu quickly skimmed through the signed contract, there was no problem, there was no text trap, filled in his own information on the contract, and finally signed.

“……”

[Pseudonym: _____]

"That's right." He suddenly thought of the novels he had read in his previous life, and he remembered the names of a few authors and chose the one that impressed him the most.

"My pen name is 'Yu Murakami'.