Chapter 42: Three Questions
"Very good, Izumi-sensei's work is still so irresistible to me."
The girl closed the book, stroked the cover, and said firmly.
The content of the third volume of "demon slayer" was still deeply in her heart, and she felt that it was impeccable.
Closing her eyes, every step of the rhythm in the plot was like the sound of breathing, clear and audible, and the interaction and expression changes of each character were as vivid as a picture in front of her.
This was so touching.
The girl with the highest level of literary talent easily saw things in the work that ordinary people could not see.
She not only knew the work, but also understood the creator behind it.
She could feel something similar to herself in 'Izumi Masamune', a kind of understanding that was different from the world.
Therefore, when reading, her mood was so throbbing.
She even didn't quite understand whether she was satisfied with this work or with that person.
However, this didn't seem to matter.
As long as that person continued to write, she would continue to read it.
Turning this beautiful expectation into a mood, the girl wrote these words into a letter, mailed it out, and waited for the other party's reply in her heart.
Being able to become pen pals with Izumi-sensei should be the happiest thing she felt this year.
At this moment, someone suddenly came to visit, also bringing news about publishing.
"Kohana, come out and greet the guest. That... your illustrator came to visit you today, wanting to chat with you."
Umezono Rintaro greeted in the living room.
"Visiting in person?"
The girl raised her forehead, her eyes calm.
In the hall, next to a small table, a blue-haired, purple-eyed, seemingly very quiet, short-haired beautiful girl was waiting.
"Hello, Senju Muramasa-sensei, I am taking the liberty of visiting today because I feel that illustrators still have to chat with light novelists, it's too perfunctory to just talk online."
The blue-haired girl showed an apologetic smile.
"...It's nothing."
Hearing this title, the girl was stunned, almost not reacting to the pen name she had taken.
"Looks like I have to get used to it."
she thought to herself silently.
Because from now on, the name 'Senju Muramasa' would become an important identifier for her.
"Oh, what was your name again?"
Senju Muramasa asked.
"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself! It seems I was too excited after reading Senju Muramasa-sensei's works, so I forgot such an unimportant thing..."
The blue-haired girl scratched her head, then straightened her expression.
"Hello, my name is Shino Aki! From now on, I'll be sensei's illustrator!"
She extended her right hand.
Senju Muramasa nodded slightly, her gaze completely calm and unwavering, making her appear very dignified and cool.
Shino Aki felt a little awkward for a moment, but she quickly dismissed it, assuming it was just the other person's personality. She withdrew her right hand and got straight to the point.
"Senju Muramasa-sensei, regarding the characteristics of the main characters, I need to coordinate with you..."
...
Half a month passed.
He had already received news from Machida Sonoko that recently, due to the third volume of "demon slayer," sales had seen explosive growth, with an average of around 70,000 copies per volume. The pace had not slowed down much, and it was even expected to reach 90,000 copies per volume or more in another month.
As a newly debuted light novel author, this was already a remarkable achievement, and he could be considered to be making a name for himself in the light novel world.
Having matured, he was already very satisfied with achieving such results.
He had indeed been a bit too ambitious before.
For him, easily embarking on the path to becoming a light novel master was absolutely impossible; it could only be achieved by working steadily and upgrading his writing skills.
"Izumi-sensei, there's an interview coming up. Would you mind accepting it?"
"What kind of format?"
"Written format, no need to show your face."
"Alright, I'll accept it then."
Because of his recent impressive achievements, Machida Sonoko brought him this news, which also reflected an improvement in his status.
Otherwise, not many people would pay attention to an unknown creator.
Afterward, under Machida Sonoko's arrangement, he went to that familiar coffee shop to be interviewed by a Fujikawa Bunko interviewer.
The process was simple and didn't take much time; he just needed to answer some key questions that Fujikawa Bunko had selected from fans, which were of particular interest to everyone.
For example.
"Izumi-sensei, are you really a junior high school student?"
This question was of great concern to everyone because it was rare to have such talent at this age, and there had indeed been a special recommendation message about it before, so the old topic was brought up again.
"Izumi-sensei, what exactly is your relationship with Kashiwagi Eri-sensei? Friends or relatives or something?"
Clearly, everyone was very interested in his personal privacy, and Eriri's help that time was also remembered by everyone.
It could be said that some fans were also fans of Kashiwagi Eri herself.
Therefore, they were all curious about the identities of the two mysterious individuals.
"Izumi-sensei, what inspired you to write a work like 'demon slayer'?"
The only relatively serious question, this was also something everyone was curious about, because the theme itself was not particularly rare. To make an old-fashioned theme interesting to everyone required a significantly higher demand on the author himself.
Normally, for newcomers, they would consider creating works based on popular themes to accumulate a lot of popularity from the beginning.
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