There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

No matter how Sawamura struggled, Li Nian had thought through all these things, but she didn't reject Miss Machida directly, she just asked, "What's the reason?"

"Anyway, it's a bit too much to convince the top management to cooperate with the animation plan for a novel with only one volume, so I hope you can finish the first stage according to the outline. According to that outline, the content of three volumes is enough to fully present an excellent story that will make people excited. I can also show this story to the people above and let them see your most basic strength, Mr. Muzi. If you can make the editor-in-chief feel that [the work itself is a masterpiece worth promoting], I believe it will be promoted more smoothly."

Ms. Machida naturally had her own reasons for making such a request, and she spoke freely about it at this time.

"At the same time, the animation project must also have a scope, right? I think it's just right to be able to produce the complete content of the first stage of the outline. Although both animation production and the release of novels one by one will be a long process, the copy written early can become the material for negotiation. Everything is for preparation in the future."

Chapter 348: The Source of His Power as a Creator

Upon hearing that he could help promote the animation project, Kamiigusa didn't even think about the various intricacies involved and directly gave orders to Li Nian.

"That's great! There's no time to lose. Please write a dozen or twenty volumes within three days, Junior?"

"Come on, just open your mouth and say that. Even I can't do such an outrageous thing."

"Tsk, you can't even finish writing a novel of just over ten volumes in three days, you are such a useless guy!"

"Kamiigusa-senpai, if the brain is of no use to you, I can help you take it off."

Shang Jingcao was so scared that he hid behind Senior Ren, made faces at Li Nian, and cursed him stubbornly: "Useless! Incompetent!"

Li Nian remained silent, too lazy to engage in such a meaningless argument with this 17 or 18-year-old elementary school student.

"No way?" Miss Machida listened to Li Nian and Ueigusa insulting each other, thinking that he was reluctant, and frowned, but felt that there was nothing she could do. She sighed: "It is indeed a very presumptuous request, isn't it? I asked you, Teacher Muzi, to revise the manuscript and rewrite the outline, and asked you to speed up the writing of the new volume. It was all my own decision to increase your workload and pressure. At this point in time, even if you really write the second and third volumes quickly, they may be abandoned due to the poor sales of the first volume. Asking for a revision of the manuscript has a considerable risk, and your labor may not be rewarded. I also think that my request is a bit excessive, and I understand that you will refuse."

"Ah? I didn't say no. I can't write more than ten or twenty volumes in a short period of time, but I can still write two volumes."

"Huh? You mean."

Li Nian understood that Ms. Machida was promoting the animation project, and it made no difference to him whether he wrote it earlier or later, so he nodded and agreed.

"I understand. I'll do it."

——"Wait a minute!"

It was Sawamura who shouted. Hearing Li Nian agree as usual, Sawamura couldn't help but interrupt, "I find that you always say 'I understand, I'll do it' to any request. To be honest, sometimes I find it scary to hear that. Do you really know how many things you have taken on?"

"I know, the calculation is very clear. I will only agree if I have enough energy to write."

"Then I really don't know what you can't do? When will you have no more energy?"

"There is little I cannot do at the moment, and this is not enough to push me to the point where I have no energy left."

"You...Okay, you're awesome. Now let me ask you, what about the game script you promised to An Yi? How much have you written?"

"Half of it is written."

"As expected, you haven't written it... What, you've already written half of it?" Sawamura thought he had heard it wrong. It's only been a few days and this guy has already written half of the main storyline?

"I promised An Yi that I would finish it within a week, so I have never been idle. Don't think that when I have free time, I am like someone who postpones work until it exceeds the deadline and still seizes the time to play games, watch movies, read novels, watch comics, or take a lazy rest." Li Nian smiled and said, "I am the kind of person who thinks that the sooner things are done, the sooner I can have fun. When things are piling up, I have to seize the time to start. I went to the toilet before you came, and I was still typing on my phone at that time. I suggest you learn from me."

Sawamura was dumbfounded and then shook his head vigorously to express his disbelief.

"You, you lied to me! How could there be someone in the world who is ten times more diligent than me!"

"...By your standards, Sawamura, there are probably many people in this world who are ten times more diligent than you."

"Impossible! Please don't use your writers' standards to judge painters, okay? What do you know about drawing? Don't think that our work as painters is as simple as your writers typing out a few words on the keyboard. Our work is much more difficult! I'm usually very tired at work so it's reasonable for me to need more rest time! This is the norm in the industry." Sawamura was still stubborn and started to find reasons and excuses to show off.

"Let's put aside your prejudice against writers. As for diligent painters, there is one here."

Li Nian looked at Shiina who was playing with the cat out of boredom. Li Nian had seen Shiina in a terrifying state of painting for 24 hours a day. The 24 hours included sleeping time because this girl was obviously thinking about painting in her dreams. In terms of diligence, she could be regarded as a model among painters.

Shiina noticed Li Nian's gaze and looked over expressionlessly. He held up the white cat Xiaoguang and said, "I'm hungry. When is dinner?"

——Well, Shiina doesn’t just think about painting. Besides that, there’s eating. Well, she eats, paints, sleeps, and eats. It’s a really healthy and fulfilling life. To be honest, I envy her purity sometimes.

Following Li Nian's line of sight, Sawamura was startled when he saw Shiina. He obviously knew how this talented painter who was in the same art club as him usually painted. He immediately looked away guiltily: "Is Shiina-san an ordinary painter? No... Shiina-san is an exception."

"Yes, yes, an exception. I am also an exception, but I still sincerely suggest that you learn from me. If you can learn from me and finish your own things first, and then use the time to play games, watch movies, read novels and comics, wouldn't it be more comfortable than your current life? Isn't it fun to play in a muddy and muddy way? If you finish things early, you can have more time to rest, like me, do what I should do one by one, believe it or not, then I will have more time to slack off than now?"

"I know, but I refuse! What's the point of being so rule-abiding? Deadline is the source of creative inspiration and the best motivation!" Sawamura flatly refused, and took the opportunity to promote her idiotic theory, without noticing the change in the look in editor Machida's eyes when he looked at her.

"...Okay, it's okay if you don't want to change it, but don't forget that you are currently working on the illustrations for my book. If it's my illustration, you will have to wait until the deadline to finish it for me. I will let you see what the methods of an exorcist are."

"Humph, what can you do?"

"Did you see Isayama's respectful attitude towards me? As she said, I am a very strong exorcist. You can imagine what methods I can use. Hehehe."

Li Nian pretended to sneer and said alarmist words. His original intention was to scare the painter who was always slacking off and didn't realize the tight work schedule, and make her feel a little nervous.

This threat was indeed very effective. Sawamura's eyes widened suddenly. He really associated it with the methods of the exorcist that Li Nian mentioned. He said in a trembling voice: "... Could it be?! That method includes manipulating the girls' minds, turning them into people with white eyes and drooling mouths, with only O-stick in their minds... Sorry for the slip of the tongue, was it R【beep】Q whose mind is only about work?!"

"… Slip of the tongue, what you just said was obviously not a slip of the tongue, but a slip of the tongue because you were thinking about something dirty in your mind, right? And don't say such stupid things while folding your hands, looking at me warily with tears in your eyes. Qingshan and the others next to me are looking at me strangely."

"Student Li Nian, is she such a pervert..." Qingshan stood further away with her arms folded cautiously, also showing the same defensive attitude that a girl had in her heart.

"Qingshan, do you really believe it? Do you believe that a decent person like me would do such a thing? Now I am beginning to wonder how you normally see me?"

"Men are all pigs and perverts. How dare you say that, Li Nian? Don't you often tease others?"

"Hahahaha... I'm speechless."

"Of course I believe that you, Li Nian, are not that kind of person, but I am quite curious, Li Nian, do exorcists really have this ability?" Kanda asked cautiously, "Is it that kind of, uh, ability to control other people's minds?"

“……” Li Nian was silent.

“Ah, that expression seems to be saying, ‘If you ask me that, I can do it.’… Really?” Kanda widened his eyes.

Sawamura was so frightened that he dragged his stool and sat further away from Li Nian: "You can actually do it? Could it be that you have used this hypnotic ability to play with every corner of a girl's body without my knowledge... No wonder I feel weird recently. When I start working, I feel weak all over, my mind is stiff, and I can't muster the energy to resist?!"

"...You have that feeling purely because you have been slacking off for too long and still want to play. Don't put the blame on others. You say you can get into the state, but it's still a little difficult to get there." Li Nian was impatient: "Well, if you continue to use your head full of pornographic plots to fantasize about me, I will really cast a self-suggestion spell on you, [I am a hard-working illustrator who loves to work and feels uncomfortable if I don't work for a minute], and as you wish, I will turn you into a person who only has work in his mind, drooling all day long and drawing hard at the workbench with his eyes rolled back, to help you quickly get into the state and learn to work hard. What do you think, Sawamura?"

"Does the exorcist have this kind of convenient ability? I really want to see it. How about using it on Mr. Kashiwagi right now?" Ms. Machida smiled curiously from the bottom of her heart, encouraging Li Nian to use this method on her: "Ms. Kashiwagi is well-known in the industry for always rushing to meet the deadline. She is also famous for her mysterious assistant who is very good at apologizing to the client and the printing factory on her behalf after the deadline... Thinking about the delay, it is really worrying... Let's do this, Mr. Muzi. It's a good thing that Mr. Kashiwagi has learned to work hard. In this way, we don't have to worry about the possibility of delaying the publication due to the delay of illustrations. By the way, if it works on Mr. Kashiwagi, and can really make this kind of pigeon-type creator who likes to slack off work hard, then I would like to borrow this ability of yours in other occasions..."

That look that was smiling but not laughing at all, it was true that Li Nian was joking, but Miss Machida was serious. She really wanted to use Sawamura as an experiment to see if Li Nian's curse could really turn a person into someone whose brain was full of work, and she planned to use it in other places where it was needed.

...Well, Li Nian also understands that creators are all doves by nature. From the perspective of an editor, this editor Machida probably wants to turn all of his guys into typing machines.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I got too carried away. I will finish the work before the deadline. Please don't curse me so viciously."

Hearing the seriousness in editor Machida's tone, Sawamura immediately bowed his head and apologized more decisively than ever before, without any of his usual arrogance and cunningness.

"That would be the best." Ms. Machida still had that half-smile on her face. She had obviously heard too many similar promises and didn't believe that the pigeon man would change his nature easily. She had already taken Li Nian's ability into consideration.

"By the way, weren't we talking about your workload? Why did it become a situation where I have to work hard?" Sawamura finally remembered that they were talking about Machida asking Li Nian to speed up the writing of the first and second volumes of the manuscript. He didn't know why it turned out to be a situation where he needed to swear in front of the editor and the original author that he would speed up the illustration work. He immediately cast a resentful look at Li Nian.

"Who told you to have so many weird ideas? You're asking for trouble... No, you should just work hard."

"Tsk, if I had known I wouldn't have cared about your life or death. Just let you take on the work. Okay, okay, I know you write fast, efficiently, and very self-motivated. You're a workaholic, okay? You'd better balance writing Tomoya's script and the new volume of the novel. I won't care about you anymore."

Sawamura's reminder to Li Nian was well-intentioned, but this guy not only did not appreciate it, but also showed off his superb efficiency to stimulate her, forcing her to admit her mistake in front of the Machida editor. Sawamura regretted it deeply and thought maliciously that if Li Nian's different arrangements conflicted with each other and had to be postponed due to mutual influence, he would know the pain of approaching deadline and regret taking on the task without thinking.

"So, Teacher Muzi, you agreed, right?" Machida confirmed with Li Nian.

"Well, the manuscript for Volumes 2 and 3, the first stage of the entire outline, right? I will start writing it immediately."

Sawamura, who was just thinking of ignoring Li Nian, couldn't help but remind her after hearing this.

"You're still writing Tomoya's script. You've finished half of it and there's still half left, right? How are you going to start writing other things right away?"

“It’s not contradictory, and they can be done simultaneously.”

"You can write this story while thinking about how to write that story?" Sawamura sneered.

"It's not impossible."

“Really?!”

"Yes, I can, but I don't have to do that. Whenever I think of something, I will immediately write a paragraph in my mind. If I think it can be used in a certain work, I will add it to it. If it is suitable for a script, it will be added to the script content. If it is suitable for a novel, it will be incorporated into the novel outline. And when I get tired of writing, I can stop and change my mind to write another book, which is also a good way to relax."

While writing the script for Amai these days, Li Nian had been thinking about various long-form projects that he was going to write.

For him, creation does not have to focus on one direction.

When listening, watching, thinking, and doing various things on weekdays, all kinds of ideas will pop up - I don't know who said that humans are thinking reeds, and they are constantly daydreaming when they are awake. Li Nian is no exception, but unlike others, his thinking is faster, his ideas are clearer, and he is more conscious of studying and recording ideas that he thinks are valuable and interesting, and conceiving them into story plots as material reserves, and filling them into the framework of the work he wants to fill when he needs them, so that it is gradually enriched and complete.

He benefited from this and felt that he could write more efficiently and more easily. He smiled in a leisurely tone.

"I know you're worried, Sawamura-san, and that's reasonable, but it's unnecessary for me. Because writing itself, for me, is a job, but it's also a hobby and a relaxation. It's something that I find fun while doing it, not something I have to do because of pressure. As long as I'm writing what I want to write, I won't feel tired. Whether it's Tomoya's script or my own "Magic Contract", I'll want to write and thank you if I have the chance, and I'll do it consciously without anyone urging me, so don't worry."

From just a few sentences, editor Machida had already seen Li Nian's usual writing style and state, and immediately looked at him with surprise. At this time, he roughly understood why this person's efficiency was so terrifying, and became more and more convinced that Mr. Muzi was an author who would definitely stand on the altar in the future.

Sawamura also suddenly understood the source of Li Nian's power as a creator, and looked at him with inexplicable awe.

"...I would just treat it as nonsense when it comes from other people, but you can really do it. Now I really think you are a scary person."

Chapter 349: Although I am not a human being, I enjoy the things of the mortal world

"Horror?" Li Nian was puzzled: "What did I just say that has that kind of scary element?" Then he figured it out himself and clapped his hands: "Oh, Sawamura, are you still afraid that I will rewrite your spirit and turn you into a R【beep】Q who can only draw?"

"That's true, it's scary! But that's not what I'm talking about, so please forget about it!"

"I won't forget, Mr. Kashiwagi. Please keep this in mind when you put your illustration work aside and have fun." Machida said with a smile, which made Sawamura realize that this person really planned to let Li Nian hypnotize him when he postponed the illustration work, which felt even more terrifying.

"Stop! Stop, stop talking about that topic! We were talking about this guy's creative state." Sawamura trembled all over and tried to change the subject: "I just didn't expect that someone like you can still regard creation as a happy thing. This is too strange."

"What's so strange about this? If it's something that makes me unhappy, I won't do it." Instead, Li Nian found her weird.

"...That's true. An exorcist who usually has plenty of money, free time and an easy job would be so desperate to become a programmer. It's hard to explain if it's not true love."

"How painful do you think being a creator is?" Li Nian thought for a moment and asked, "Is painting a painful thing for you, Sawamura?"

"Of course. It's really painful when I'm rushing to finish the manuscript, okay?"

"You just deserved it... That's not what I'm talking about. You can't be in a rush every time you draw. I think you at least seem to be enjoying it and being spontaneous when you draw pornographic comics..."

"What! What are you talking about, pervert! Pervert! I'm suing you for sexual harassment!" Sawamura blushed and scolded Li Nian: "Don't talk like I'm the kind of perverted woman who gets excited by paintings of nudity and SOX scenes and blushes and gasps for air!"

"...I didn't say anything, but after listening to your additional explanation, it seems that you are really enjoying yourself when drawing pornographic comics? To be honest, the only thing I don't want to be called a pervert by you is that it's embarrassing."

"Ah!" Sawamura's face turned even redder when he realized that he had blown himself up again. He angrily cursed, "You schemed against me again! You tricked me into saying something I shouldn't have said! And in front of my beloved Kamiigusa-senpai!"

"You have said so many things you shouldn't have said in front of Kasumigaoka-senpai, whom you also admire. I would like to ask you to think before you speak and stop blowing yourself up. If you continue like this, I really don't know how I should look at you in the future."

Li Nian covered his face. Now when he saw Sawamura, the image he associated with him began to contain all kinds of strange elements. He really didn't want to hear Sawamura reveal all kinds of useless aspects of his private life. He wondered if he should just use the [Heart Sword] to cut off this part of the memory... Forget it, it looked like even if he cut off the extra memories, Sawamura would continue to explode himself.

Kamiigusa's mind was wandering, thinking about a story about aliens invading the earth that had no logical connection to the present. She came back to her senses when her name was called. She immediately raised her hand: "Yes, this is Kamiigusa Misaki! What's wrong? Did I miss something interesting about Koei Riri?!"

"Then you really missed her self-destruction unfortunately." Li Nian laughed.

"No, no, absolutely not. It would be best if senior didn't hear anything." Sawamura shook his head vigorously.

"The famous princess of Sobu High School actually has this kind of personality behind the scenes..." Kanda looked at the scene in a daze.

Senior Ren over there began to look at Sawamura with a new look in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Although I think that this is more interesting than the perfect princess in the rumors."

"Weird people always gather around weird people." Aoyama was looking at the script he brought from the voice actor training school. He was already used to the weird people in Sakurasou talking without restraint. He had no reaction to Sawamura's perversion. He said casually, "Kanda-kun, please don't tell anyone outside."

"Who would say such nonsense? The daughter of a British diplomat who usually acts like a well-educated lady is actually like this behind the scenes. No one would believe it if I told her."

"So, aren't you admitting that you were really happy when you were drawing pornographic comics?" Li Nian helped Sawamura, who was losing his composure, to get back to the topic.

"I didn't admit it!"

"Yes, yes, you didn't admit it, but anyway, I know that you, Sawamura, love painting very much - even if you often feel pain because of the heavy workload, you still love it."

"...Yes, that's true. But people like me are normal creators. After the initial three-minute enthusiasm and the stage of being enthusiastic about everything, we will enter the next stage. Through continuous learning and training, we accumulate enough skills and experience. Although it is true that we have grown, the more we study creation in depth and work for a long time, the more painful it will be. We will always feel troubled and often want to give up."

"..."

"——Even so, I will force myself to persist. I will be touched and my enthusiasm will be ignited for a short time. I will quickly enter the state. Occasionally, I will be inspired and forget the pain of the creative process. I will draw something good as if I were assisted by God. Every time I complete a masterpiece, I will feel satisfied and happy... For me, happiness coexists with pain. This is the norm for creators! Struggling in pain while working hard to create, only such people can create masterpieces... How can you be so happy? You are a great creator, but becoming great also requires a process, right? How come you didn’t go through this struggle?"

"Of course I have."

"See, I told you that you have to go through this process. Why are you talking like you haven't been through this stage? It's misleading."

“I’ve been through this phase, but now I’ve entered the next level.”

“…Huh? What new realm is there? We creators will only be struggling with ourselves in pain!”

"Lack of energy and physical fitness will make you tired, and having too many distracting thoughts will make it difficult to concentrate and lose your usual inspiration. Not keeping records, not accumulating, and not making clear plans will lead to procrastination and confusion in execution. You will forget the motivation to work hard, lose your continuous enthusiasm, and become easily depressed." Li Nian smiled with an expression of nostalgia, "Ordinary people are always weak, their energy and strength are always easily exhausted, their thinking is always slow, they always have too many distracting thoughts, and they can't sort out their ideas, so they are always at a loss, and they are easy to forget, get anxious, and lose. They are deeply affected by negative emotions and suffer greatly... I have understood all of this and I have experienced it..."

"You know it very well...but what does [曾] mean...?"

"I am different now than I was before. As you can see, this body is no longer a mortal body."

"Well, this can be seen at a glance. Should I say that he is worthy of being a trained exorcist? It feels like his muscles are growing into his brain."

"... Exactly. I am a successful practitioner. Although my body is strong, my brain is not solid. On the contrary, it moves much faster than others." Li Nian said calmly, "My body is strong, and my physical strength and energy are inexhaustible and recover quickly. I can easily put aside distracting thoughts and enter a state of concentration. I think quickly, my thoughts are clear, and my mind is as clear as a mirror on an ice lake. There is also a flame burning above it, which makes me think about a lot of things at all times and makes me feel emotional at all times. When I do what I want to do, I am always full of motivation and joy. I have naturally reached a new realm."