The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 58 The Downtime (Please continue reading)
Thinking of this, she sighed and said, "Okay, I understand."

However, your book is still a long way from being published in a foreign language, and its current influence is probably insufficient.

Chiya Umehara said, "I know, that's why I said to contact me when the Chinese version is published by the paperback publisher."

"As the bridge between me and the library, isn't that your responsibility as an editor?"

"Then, please."

After saying this, Chiya Umehara hung up the phone.

Hearing the "beep beep beep" sound of the call being disconnected from her phone, Makoto Mukoyama was stunned for a moment.

Then, he put down his phone with a sigh and muttered to himself in the office, "This guy is really something else."

"He's rude and arrogant. He's a complete newbie, but he doesn't seem to respect me, the editor, at all."

"Although I really didn't help her much."

Makoto Mukaiyama could sense it.

Chiya Umehara genuinely felt it was an honor that she had been chosen as an editor.

She only saw herself as a tool for communicating with the library.

The resulting achievements and reputation were her reward for herself, a reward for doing good for her.

In fact, there are quite a few authors who share similar ideas.

This is especially true for the top authors in the industry who can truly thrive anywhere.

But no matter how arrogant they are inside, these people will at least put on an act on the surface.

They will pretend to be very respectful to themselves, addressing you as "Editor" at every turn.

People like Chiya Umehara openly display their indifference and arrogance in their words without any attempt to conceal it.
That's really rare.

Although as an editor, she felt a little uncomfortable because she felt somewhat disrespected.

However, she does not hate Chiya Umehara because of this.

On the contrary, I feel
"This guy has a pretty interesting personality."

"It really makes you want to pay more attention."

Common sense told her that it was almost impossible for a young girl who hadn't read many books to possess both the ability to "create a novel that would be popular in Japan" and the ability to "translate her novel into a Chinese version that would satisfy locals."

Developing skills requires time and experience.

Chiya Umehara's experiences and age certainly don't seem to fit this description.

So it's like they're just messing around.

But I don't know why.
It sounded very illogical, but because it was said by Chiya Umehara, she felt that the other party might actually be able to do it.

To be able to produce a qualified Chinese translation by hand.
"If it's true, I can hardly imagine how popular it would be."

While she held some expectations for Chiya Umehara's future development, she also encouraged herself: "I have to work hard to earn your true recognition."

"Remember how arrogant you are now. Sooner or later, I'll make you so dependent on me. I'll make you call me 'Editor' respectfully and obediently."

"Humph~"

After a brief rant, Makoto Mukaiyama threw herself back into her work with renewed energy.

As for Chiya Umehara's career...
For now, we can only wait and see.
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In the following days, Chiya Umehara's life quickly returned to normal.

I spend my days writing and taking walks.

When I have nothing to do, I think about what to eat today, and then I go a long way to buy a trendy snack that I don't know if it's good or not.

If this were before, she would probably be live streaming right now.

But recently, she hasn't broadcasted for a long time.
If I had to explain why, it would probably be because I've lost my motivation.

She had two main reasons for doing live streams before.

Firstly, there is a lack of money.

Live streaming was her only way to make money back then; she could only earn money by live streaming, and without live streaming, she wouldn't have any. But now she's completely financially secure.

I earned money through live streaming for a month, and I've been saving every penny. I have so much cash on me that I can't possibly spend it all in the short term.

I'll get the royalties soon, then I won't be short of money anymore.

This deprived her of any "economic" motivation for live streaming.

Aside from money, another major motivation for live streaming
That means they're just trying to show off.

She was previously questioned, criticized, and not favored.

They were led astray by people like Little Bear Xia.

At times like these, she really wants to go live, watch the tide turn, and witness the change in her public image.

One word to describe it is liquidation.

This feeling is really good.

This was supposed to be the case this time.
Before publishing a book, some people doubted me. But after publishing the book, I turned the tables and was able to settle scores with a lot of people.

But after the book was published, she found that compared to those who praised her, the voices of those who questioned her were so small that they could be ignored.

There were only a couple of people who criticized her in small online forums, but it didn't really get much attention.

Most importantly, this time there wasn't a leader like Little Bear Xia Ya to act as a target; these few haters were all decentralized.

They bite when the wind is favorable, shrink back when the wind is unfavorable, and disappear without a trace.

To settle scores with these people is like settling scores with the air itself—utterly elusive.

This has led to the current situation where those critics have simply gone silent after the new book was released.

Others were too lazy to deal with a bunch of cowards who cowered when things went wrong.

This also includes Chiya Umehara.

then
She's getting a little bored now.

I have plenty of money, but I'm not interested in live streaming. What should I do?

With absolutely nothing to do, she thought she might as well update quickly and release a new volume.
It's just like writing online novels in China.

If you have nothing to do, just update more frequently.

Then I discovered
Sigh, even updating in bulk isn't an option.

Regarding this, Chiya Umehara had actually already prepared the content for the second volume of "The Prophecy of Aria".

The problem is that when she expressed her desire to publish the book as soon as possible, the illustrator, Ruriko Chishima, said, "I worked so hard to produce so many illustrations for you in the past month, I'm really tired now and need to take a break."

That's right. Unlike online novels in China, in Japan, the release speed of light novels is hampered by various factors, including the availability of illustrators.

You are a tentacle monster, but your artist may not be a tentacle monster.

No matter how fast she writes, she still has to wait for Chishima Ruriko to rest before she can finish.

With no new volume released, its influence has stagnated for a long time, making the publication of a Chinese version seem like a distant dream. Even if she manages to complete the Chinese translation now, she can only keep it to herself.

Thus, Chiya Umehara was confused.

She felt like she had entered a lull period in a game.
This version has already done everything it can. Once it goes live, there's nothing to do but wait bored for the game to be updated to a new version in a few months.

"Ughhhhhh!!!! So boring!!! So boring!!!"

The girl rolled around on the bed, venting her frustration.

However, just when she was bored and didn't know what to do...
"Hello, this is Seiji Akechi, the producer from Toichi. I have something I'd like to discuss with you. Here is my contact information."

Looking at the new email in his inbox, Chiya Umehara fell into deep thought.

　P.S.: I'm recommending a book to my friend; it's a Pokémon romance novel.

　　My orientation is the same as this book.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)