Chapter 162
Eriri's eyes widened.
Although she was very dissatisfied, Eriri still had to apologize, after all, she was Kashiwagi Eri, and the novel was released under Kashiwagi Eri's name.
"So, do you agree with this approach?"
After a brief moment of thought, Touma Kazusa nodded in agreement.
"I agree."
274. Touma Kazusa's Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected
The solution proposed by Li Yue was already quite good for Touma Kazusa. Of course, she could also ask the novel to be cut, but if it were cut, in the Japanese environment, it would make people think that the other party wrote the story after following her, which would make the students at the school even more suspicious that she was actually a woman who liked to flirt.
If it wasn't written about you, why did you cut the novel?
Therefore, the best option is to let the novel continue, but with the subsequent content completely diverging from reality.
At first, people might watch it for fun, to see what Touma Kazusa is up to in the dark. But as they watch, they'll realize that Touma Kazusa is not the same person as in real life. This is especially true as the plot progresses beyond the real timeline, which gradually widens the gap between her and the real person.
Those who read the novel seriously won't care about Touma Kazusa in real life, and those who just want to have some fun will find there's nothing funny to see and will eventually stop paying attention to Touma Kazusa.
Of course, there will definitely be some people who will continue to find amusement, such as the fact that Touma Kazusa and Ogiso Setsuna will eventually become losers, and everyone will definitely make fun of that, but that would at least be a little better than the current situation.
"I'm very sorry, I will apologize online later."
"We at Fushigawa Bunko will also issue an apology at the same time. We are very sorry for the impact this has had on you."
The solution has been agreed upon, and Eriri, as the author, and Machida Sonoko, as the editor, apologized to Touma Kazusa once again.
Touma Kazusa accepted their apologies and then got up to leave.
After Touma Kazusa left, Eriri and Machida Sonoko breathed a sigh of relief. The matter was half resolved, and the remaining issue was the rapid publication of the novel.
"Alright, can you tell me in detail why the novel is by this Mr. Li Yue, and Mr. Li Yue, are you really able to produce the subsequent plot?"
As an editor, she was responsible for the authors, so naturally she needed to find out what was going on.
"Like I just said, I simply modified our experiences and wrote them into a novel."
Li Yue remained seated on the sofa, explaining casually.
"Then why did you have Kashiwagi Eri- sensei post it for you? Couldn't you have done it yourself?"
"First of all, I'm not Japanese, and secondly, I think this is really fun, Eriri, don't you think?"
Li Yue looked at Eriri, Eriri trembled slightly before forcing a smile and nodding.
"Yes... yes."
She hadn't forgotten that Li Yue had used this method to train her.
"What happens next in the story?"
"Do you want it now? If you want it now, I'll have Eriri type it out on the computer right now."
"Why do I have to do it again?!"
Eriri's eyes widened.
"This is your book, Kashiwagi Eri. If it's not you, who will? Besides, you finally made it to the top. Don't you want to seize this opportunity? Once this novel reaches a certain scale of publication, you'll hold the manga adaptation rights. You can then draw your own manga, and you'll truly be a successful manga artist."
Li Yue looked at Eriri with a smile.
"Eriri, you don't want to miss this chance to get ashore, do you?"
Although Eriri is an erotic manga artist, she would naturally be willing to go straight if she could, since who wouldn't want to be a proper manga artist?
"I see."
Eriri chose to comply.
"In that case, I'll find you a computer and a room."
Machida Sonoko took the initiative and found a small meeting room for Li Yuexia, Eriri, and the other two to go in and start writing!
Of course, Eriri was the main Eriri, but this time it wasn't Li Yue who was responsible for narrating the story, but Kasumigaoka. Kasumigaoka also knew the plot of the Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend world, so it was perfectly fine for her to narrate it. However, Eriri's expression was quite horrified when she listened to Kasumigaoka recount the subsequent plot.
What was Li Yue doing? He was using his phone to search for information online.
Originally, Li Yue thought this world was just a simple world of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend: How to Raise a Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," but now Touma Kazusa has appeared in this world, and the plot of "White Album" has also taken place in this world. So what about other slice-of-life anime? Will there even be superpowers in this world?
Previously, Li Yue had only been active in a small circle and had not done any online research. Now, he was going to take this opportunity to investigate thoroughly.
First of all, Kasumigaoka and Eriri are currently affiliated with the Fushigawa Bunko, and next door there is a Dengeki Bunko imprint, which appears in many works. Then, after doing some research, Li Yue indeed found an author named Izumi Masamune. Goodness, Eromanga Sensei is also in there, right?
The presence of Eromanga Sensei means that the storyline of Oreimo is likely also present, since they share the same universe. Kuroneko, Yoruichi, and Kirino Kousaka Kyousuke are also in this world.
Then Li Yue looked up the school again. You can find a lot of works directly from the school. For example, the school that Kasumigaoka and the others attend is called Toyosaki Academy. Saekano: How to Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend is a relatively popular work in recent years. Another popular My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.
I searched for Sobu High School on my phone and found it. There is a school called Chiba Municipal Sobu High School in Chiba Prefecture.
Since we already have the Sobu High School, then...
Yukinoshita Real Estate Co., Ltd.., Ltd., oh I knew it!
Goodness, we have "Saekano: How to Raise Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" and "My Teen My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU," what else is there? What's trending lately? Is there "Go"? Or maybe "Bocchi the Rock!"?
Li Yue was increasingly pleasantly surprised as she investigated.
I initially thought it was just Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend world, but it turns out it's not Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend world at all; it's clearly an Aoyama crossover anime world!
This is so interesting! This world is so interesting!
"Pervert, I don't know what you've been looking at on your phone, but could you please stop laughing so lewdly?"
Kasumigaoka's words interrupted Li Yue's joy.
"Um?"
Li Yue looked at Kasumigaoka and found that Kasumigaoka was looking at him with disdain, so he immediately crossed his arms.
"Shiyu-chan, I advise you to watch your attitude towards me, or you will lose my unique affection for you."
However, Kasumigaoka was completely unmoved by this.
"That's wonderful. Being able to receive your special favor is the happiest thing I've heard in the last few months."
"Tsk, I'll let it slide for now, considering your ignorance."
Li Yue shook her head, looking helpless.
"By the way, Shiyu-chan, would you be interested in writing a novel for me too?"
"Um?"
Kasumigaoka looked at Li Yue with a puzzled expression.
"What are you planning to do now?"
"I want to expand the Touma Kazusa universe!"
"What's the meaning?"
Kasumigaoka instinctively sensed something was wrong, while Li Yue gave a mysterious smile.
"The meaning is very simple. In order to help Touma Kazusa get out of her current situation, I plan to write another novel with Touma Kazusa as the main character. This novel will be called 'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected'!"
275. The four gods couldn't even scrape together one yen.
Li Yue has many ideas, not just Touma Kazusa's Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected, then there's Touma Kazusa's Friends, then another Touma Kazusa's XXX, in short, a Touma Kazusa universe!
A whole bunch of Touma Kazusa have appeared, and while the initial character design was indeed that of a piano prodigy, the later character designs have completely changed. It should be simpler now, right? Most importantly, after a whole bunch of Touma Kazusa appear, Touma Kazusa should get used to it by now. Yes, she should get used to it by now.
Unfortunately, Kasumigaoka did not agree to Li Yue's request, nor did she agree to publish another book in her name, so the Touma Kazusa universe cannot be developed for the time being.
However, the story of "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" continues. As for the plot, Kasumigaoka will help Eriri. This action has a significant impact on Eriri. Kasumigaoka personally recounts her past experiences and even her future. Eriri admires Kasumigaoka's character and wonders if she has been "trained "Kasumigaoka by Li Yue, which explains her obedience.
Because there was a lot of plot, spanning several volumes and hundreds of thousands of words, even a super-powerful word processor couldn't finish it in a day. So, after writing a little bit at Fushigawa Bunko to prove that they were indeed prepared, Kasumigaoka and Eriri retreated and then spent several days grinding through the remaining plot.
After all, this isn't something you can just finish by writing the text. Light novels need illustrations, so even drawing illustrations takes a considerable amount of time. Once everything is fully prepared, it will take at least a month. When all the conditions are met, it will probably be released at once, with several volumes of content released together.
While helping Eriri arrange the plot of the novel in Kasumigaoka, Li Yue ran off alone, found a park, and opened a Portal to Teyvat. However, this time he didn't open the portal to go back, but to let everyone on Teyvat come and have fun. He wouldn't be going back for a while, since he had finally discovered that this was a crossover anime world, and he wanted to have a good time in this world.
Is this the peaceful world we know and love?
After Zhongli, Zhongli looked up and felt the air of this world.
"Hmm, there's no Elemental Power at all, and I haven't sensed any strange power either."
"Of course, because this world is a very ordinary and peaceful world, and it is truly humanity's home ground."
Venti stood next to Zhongli, tapping Zhongli's arm with her elbow.
"And the world has a huge variety of wines and teas!"
Zhongli wasn't particularly interested in alcohol, but Zhongli was quite interested in tea.
"Oh? That's good."
Zhongli Yi was already quite interested in Otherworld, and now he was even more interested. He turned to look at Li Yue.
"Li Yue, are we free to move around?"
Having arrived in an unfamiliar Otherworld, it's naturally better to ask Li Yue, someone you know well. Compared to Venti, Zhongli is much more disciplined.
"You're free to do as you please, but Zhongli, you need to be careful."
"Huh? Why?"
Zhongli was somewhat puzzled.
"Because there is no Elemental Power in this world, Venti is Wind Spirit and the general is the god of thunder. They can use Elemental Power their own, but you cannot. So be careful."
"I see, thank you for reminding me."
Zhongli's persona as an ordinary person remains, so he cannot use Elemental Power.
However, the inability to use Elemental Power was causing him some trouble. He needed to find a way to change his identity so that he could use Elemental Power in the Otherworld. He decided to go to Qingying Village after returning and pray for a chance to become Adepti so that he could use Elemental Power.
Zhongli secretly devised a script for her new identity, while Venti set her sights on the general.
"General, there are also many delicious desserts here!"
"Um?"
Ying also became interested.
"Are there many desserts?"
"That's right, there are lots of desserts!"
Venti, an elderly woman who has lived in this world once, seemed very proud.
"Then let's go for a walk."
The three immediately became interested, one for the wine, one for the tea, and one for the dessert.
"Nahida, would you like to come and play with us?"
After persuading Zhongli and Raiden Shogun, Venti then looked at Nahida.
Nahida didn't answer, but looked at Li Yue. Li Yue didn't answer either, but asked her a question in return.
Do you still remember the little girl who said she wanted to watch cartoons with you for the rest of her life?
"Yes, I remember."
"You haven't come over for a long time since you made the appointment, so why don't you go and have some fun?"
"OK!"
Although she had only been to this world once, Nahida remembered the little girl who had pulled her to watch cartoons very clearly. Now that she was in this world, she could go and fulfill her promise to her.
"Then, the four of you should work together. I think Venti should be able to solve the problem."
Li Yue looked at Venti, Venti immediately patted her chest.
"That's right, I can solve all problems!"
"In that case, you lead the way, and we'll all follow behind you."
Seeing Venti's confidence, Zhongli chose to let him lead the way.
"No problem, come with me!"
Venti waved her hand, and the four gods set off together, heading out of the park.
"Although this world has no Elemental Power, it has many novel things. Humans have used their wisdom to create many interesting things. For example, the massage chair that you often lie on in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Zhongli, was bought from this world by Li Yue. The beer I drank before was also from this world, and the physics books that Nahida read also came from this world."