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Then Rena continued to write novels for book publication.
But for some reason, it didn’t go well. Not only did it not get published, but it didn’t get any recognition at all, and it didn’t even make it to the top of the rankings.
(It’s strange, I’m sure it meets the requirements to be accepted, but…..am I just going to do what she says……?)
Tears spilled onto the keyboard. She wiped the keyboard with a handkerchief.
‘That’s absolutely…..not gonna happen !”
That’s when she took off her glasses, wiped away the tears, and turned her vision back to the computer screen.
Perhaps the screen had shifted when she wiped the keyboard. It showed the names of the users who were following Rena’s account.
The name in the latest column caught Rena’s attention.
Kiritani Kou–that’s what it said.
<Yukinagi Rei> Kou? Could it be Yukinagi Kou?
Rena was so shocked that she lost her composure and suddenly sent a direct mail. Then the reply came immediately.
<Kiritani Kou> Yes, Kiritani Rei.
Tears that should have been wiped away began to flow again.
It sounded like something I hadn’t heard in a while, even though I had used it not so long ago.
Kiritani Rei.
That was the name she used on the account that was deleted. And Yukinagi Kou was the author whom Rena was closest to on the site.
<Yukinagi Rei> Because I chose to go it alone, even though I cut ties with everyone and abandoned Kou. Why did I do such a terrible thing?
<Kiritani Kou> There must be a reason why you deleted your account. Besides, you’re using my last name as your pen name. I don’t think you abandoned me at all.
“Ugh ! Because, because, that’s~……nn~!”
Rena’s face turned bright red and she writhed in agony. Suddenly she felt embarrassed about using his last name for her new pen name.
<Yukinagi Rei> Even Kou is imitating me, calling himself Kiritani Kou and even creating a new account !
<Kiritani Kou> Because I originally liked Rei’s novels, and I started writing them because I wanted to write one myself…
<Yukinagi Rei> Hm, I’ve never heard of it before……
<Kiritani Kou> Oh, didn’t I tell you about that?
“Hmmm…what’s going on all of a sudden?”
Before she knew it, the tears from earlier had disappeared like rain, and Rena’s bright red cheeks had loosened. She’s embarrassed, but she can’t stop smiling.
The conversation with Kou made her calm down, and Rena made up her mind to face her work again.
Rena explained her situation to Kou in a nutshell and asked for his advice. The reply came back immediately.
<Kiritani Kou> I don’t know what to say…..it’s hard to express. I think Rei’s novels now seem sad. Rei’s novels so far have seemed very lively and enjoyable.
“Ah…..”
It was an abstract expression, but it was a word that made a lot of sense to Rena. Why didn’t I notice it until just now……she asked.
Since Rena started her activities under her new account, she has been writing novels just for book publication.
The genre, concept, and development of the content is ……100% divided into content that is only to be read.
If you write only what you like, no matter how good it is,…..it will not be read in the first place if it does not catch the attention of many users.
Conversely, if you write something that is read by many users, your work will grow. That is probably half true.
However, no matter how much you write something that is filled with conditions to be read, if it is not something that the writer is passionate about, the content will surely be empty.
It will only be read, but it won’t really stick with the reader.
“I know this is obvious if I think about it a little, but in my desperation, I forgot…..”
<Kiritani Kou> Also, maybe Rei and I were the opposite…
<Yukinagi Rei> Eh?
<Kiritani Kou> Oh, sorry, I made a mistake in my predictive text……
“Hehe, what’s that? Predictive text mistakes are cute.”
Rena couldn’t help but smile.
At this time, Rena must have already had romantic feelings for Kou.
Some people may wonder what she is doing with someone on the Internet whose face and voice she doesn’t know. However, like the prince who takes Cinderella out of the story, she had special feelings for him as a member of the opposite sex because he shone a light on her, from which she had nowhere to escape.
<Kiritani Kou> Rei is currently writing a different world fantasy. I think it’s probably because the genre of romance in another world is popular among women these days, but I think Rei is originally better at modern fantasy than otherworld fantasy.
Rena wrote mainly contemporary fantasy in her previous account.
Conversely, Kou writes contemporary fantasy on his current account. This is probably because modern fantasy dungeon stories are popular among the male demographic. However, he has always been better at writing otherworldly fantasy.
<Yukinagi Rei> So you’re saying it’s the other way around.
<Kiritani Kou> Yes, that’s right. So how about exchanging information with each other about what makes each genre interesting, what points we receive, and so on?
After accepting Kou’s suggestion, Rena then continued to write another world fantasy work once again.
While exchanging information with Ko, Rena realized. Until now, she had thought that she was writing works that would be read, but that was only a formality.
She did not really understand the essence of why popular works were interesting and what points attracted readers to them.
Time passed, and Rena was in her second year of junior high school.
Yukinagi Rei’s novel was published in book form. And at the same time as Kiritani Kou. The fact that two junior high school writers debuted at the same time became a hot topic on the Internet.
“Wha no, that’s ridiculous…..there’s no way that’s possible. It’s impossible ! ! !”
She thought Rena would never succeed in this path. Her mother, who had been trying to manipulate her daughter into doing what she wanted by making her fail, was distraught and upset.
“You promised me that if I could make my debut by the time I was in eighth grade, you would never interfere again.”
“No……damn it, damn it all ! !”
Turning her back on her mother, who was hysterical and trashed her room, Rena left home.
After that, Rena began to live alone and lived completely free from her toxic parents.
On the other hand, her mother Machiko spent her time as a cripple, like a doll with a broken spring.
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