"Another writer who couldn't create after losing his wife... It sounded like creators really could lose their drive to create because of trauma..."
"That just meant they loved each other deeply, right? Well, even though he was the kind of person who attacked others when his emotions got the better of him, he used to have a happy family too."
After leaving Original Kohei's home and returning to the field, the children reflected on it like that.
Ai Haibara, who had quietly watched for a long time, was now silently looking at the cat sprawled on Tangze's shoulder, softly snoring. Hearing them, she turned her head and calmly said, "This clearly proves that successful creators make a lot of money."
It was a somewhat cold response, and everyone involuntarily looked at her.
"Hey, Haibara..." Conan tugged at her sleeve and whispered.
"Isn't that right? He said it himself: after losing his wife, and after his son started his own family and got a home of his own, he could no longer maintain his former energy and inspiration," Ai Haibara said softly, shaking her head. "The young man he smashed things at had been ghostwriting for him for two or three years. That meant his decline had only happened in the past few years. He could have chosen to stop writing and retire in time..."
"Exactly," Tangze chimed in. "He's already fifty-three. Even if he hasn't reached retirement age, it's not as if the books he wrote before would stop bringing in money. He could have shifted into managing his works. He has so many famous novels; the licensing income alone wouldn't have been a problem."
"That's right. Historical novels are especially easy to adapt into impressive productions. He had plenty of chances to make money properly," Ai Haibara nodded.
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