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

"Girl, the night is short, so you should learn how to write Mary Sue first."

Chapter 126: Change your perspective and you will see the light

"Mary Sue?"

Wu Geng tilted her head, still not understanding what Li Nian said. Li Nian of course knew that she didn't understand, and she only brought up this term to bring up a topic, and then continued.

"It's the so-called "I'm True" where the world revolves around the protagonist. Specifically, the protagonist is handsome, rich, strong, or has all kinds of awesome attributes at the beginning. After that, everything goes smoothly and the protagonist gets all the benefits. Other characters, whether handsome or beautiful, all love the protagonist and follow him. The villains are powerless in front of the protagonist. The protagonist is terrified and has to bow down and kowtow... It's probably this feeling."

"…What kind of stupid thing is that?"

"You also think it's stupid, right? Then try to find out how many of these things you wrote before fit in your mind."

Wu Geng's face darkened and he stopped talking.

Li Nian changed the subject and said this.

“But the truth is, there’s nothing bad about it.”

"…Nothing wrong?"

"Of course there's nothing wrong with it. You should understand that everyone actually wants this. I'm the same. After all, who doesn't like to be the protagonist? They want the whole world to revolve around them, they want to be handsome, rich, powerful, and good at fighting, all the beauties want to fall in love with them, all the villains want to be defeated by them, and no matter what they do, everything will go smoothly without setbacks, and they will feel as if they were helped by God and get all the benefits..."

"I didn't expect you to have such strong desires. Could it be that you have improper thoughts about me..."

Wu Geng folded his arms and moved the stool a little further away from him.

Li Nian rolled his eyes.

"It seems that you are very confident that you are a beauty... Anyway, do you dare to say that you have never thought about it?"

"Of course I have."

Wu Geng admitted it straightforwardly, and actually understood what Li Nian was referring to.

"I know you want to say that people like this kind of story. There are a lot of these rubbish novels that become popular for no apparent reason." She showed a contemptuous expression again: "But I don't want to write it."

"…Isn't that what you wrote before?"

"That's different!"

"Tell me what's different."

Wu Geng suddenly thought of countless rebuttals, but when he saw Li Nian's half-smile, he immediately realized that if he continued to talk about his failure, he would only be devastated, so he snorted a few words and decided not to say anything.

But Li Nian did not let her go and continued

"Your book [seems to be] written from the male protagonist's first-person perspective. This protagonist is indeed very miserable. As a demon king, his power was sealed from beginning to end. He was treated like mud by all kinds of people, and in the end, he was stabbed to death by the person he loved..."

After hearing this, Wu Geng felt that the protagonist in his book was indeed quite miserable...

"No! I didn't write it like you said... I shouldn't have written it like that, right?"

The more she spoke, the less confident she became, because when she thought about it carefully, it seemed like this was the plot...

Unlike Li Nian who developed the plot based on the premise of "concealing identity", in Wu Geng's book, the hero's identity as the Demon King was discovered by the heroine from the beginning because he "leaked his aura". Based on the same reason, not only the heroine, but the whole world knows that the hero is the Demon King, and all his power has been sealed by the heroine... In this case, there are only two reasons why this guy can barely survive to the end. One is that the villains who jump out want to kill him slowly and don't give him a quick death. The other is that the super strong heroine will jump out to protect him every time he is beaten half to death.

The fifth update also spent a lot of space describing how arrogant this demon king was, how powerful he was in the past, and how desperate he was when faced with this gap... Don't say that she has great writing skills, she wrote the word "miserable" to the fullest.

It would be fine if she just focused on selling misery, so that the book could really maintain a "tragic" connotation, but she had to arrange for the heroine to jump out to save people at the critical moment, and write about how grateful the rescued hero was... She didn't realize that in the readers' view, the main reason for the Demon King's defeat was the heroine's seal, and the heroine was the culprit of all this situation.

Are you sure that the arrogant demon king would not be so ashamed and angry that he would want to commit suicide after being played like this? And he fell in love with the heroine? He was kindhearted for not wanting to kill her.

It makes people feel that it would be better to give him a quick death, so much so that when he is stabbed to death by the heroine, it gives readers a sense of relief - silly child, you finally don't have to live in this world full of malice.

As a boy, Li Nian had no sense of immersion when reading this book with the male protagonist from the beginning. He even found that plot funny when he thought about it. He asked meaningfully, "Don't you think that if you read it from the perspective of the female protagonist, what you wrote perfectly fits the concept of Mary Sue?"

Wu Geng looked away to the window with cold sweat on his face.

"I, I write about a male protagonist... I know that the audience of light novels is mainly male readers."

"You can't tell the difference. Any man who can finish this book is amazing. When you wrote it, you probably didn't put yourself in the shoes of the male protagonist. You definitely put yourself in the shoes of the female exorcist."

Wu Geng was speechless after his sore spot was touched.

Li Nian sighed, but suddenly said, "Maybe women will watch it and find it interesting."

Wu Geng looked at him blankly. Was it an illusion? This person's statement seemed to indicate that he agreed with his work.

“Will anyone be able to watch this…?”

"Of course, if you put it in the perspective of the female exorcist, this story will be much more pleasing to the eye. Its essence is a plot of "a hero saving a beautiful girl", although the operation in various places is a bit stupid..."

"Don't say idiot!"

"Well, I won't say anything... Anyway, I can assure you that there will definitely be readers who like your story."

Li Nian pointed to Wugeng.

"For example, someone like you... I think you must feel great when you look at the stuff you wrote, right? You think you are a female exorcist, right? You even dream of a handsome demon king kneeling down and licking you, right?"

"No, no, no, no."

Wu Geng once again looked away in great hesitation, her face flushed with something she was thinking about. It seemed that she had a very rich mental journey when she was writing.

"Some people will get your point and share the same idea as you. Because the setting of your heroine is a typical Mary Sue image, beautiful, gentle, strong, and powerful, so there is no need to throw away your previous book. You only need to change the narrative perspective to the heroine, and you don't even need to change the overall context of the story. After slightly modifying the logical flaws, you can directly put it on a female-oriented novel website for others to read." Li Nian paused, and continued: "Furthermore, you can swap the genders of the male and female protagonists... As a light novel for boys, there is actually no big problem."

Chapter 127 Agreement

Wu Geng was not stupid. She also had rich reading experience. Li Nian's words were very logical and easy to understand. She thought about Li Nian's words carefully. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it made sense. Her thinking was also mobilized. She began to think about what would happen if she really wrote it that way...

"…It seems like it can be saved!"

This conclusion made her very excited. In fact, she didn't want to throw away her hard work. The best result would be to make it shine again.

No matter whether it is a man or a woman, as long as the perspective is changed to that of an exorcist, what the readers will see is not a diary of the suffering of the devil, but a story of an invincible exorcist who heroically saves a beauty. This framework may sound old-fashioned, but it has always been practical. Even if there are some problems in the details and there are many logical flaws, the story of Wu Geng will definitely look much more pleasing to the eye.

After all, Mary Sue and Long Aotian’s novels have been criticized for so many years, but readers still buy into them.

In the final analysis, what the two words themselves represent are actually various human desires. The hope to realize desires and get satisfaction in the virtual world is a common trait that everyone has.

After all, reality is cruel enough... Li Nian thought to himself, and poured cold water on the girl who was caught up in endless reverie.

"No matter how simple it sounds, this workload is actually equivalent to rewriting from scratch. Even if the main story remains unchanged, the whole book needs to be fine-tuned to match. How it will turn out depends on your own ability."

"I know, but this is easier than thinking of a new story. I will write it and fix the bad parts." Wu Geng said firmly: "Then I will definitely be able to come up with a better work."

"But you will definitely not be able to catch up with this essay contest."

Wu Geng was slightly startled, a hint of disappointment flashed across his face, but he still nodded.

"...I know this too. There's nothing I can do but let it go." She thought about it, and then her expression brightened up again. "But this also means that I can put it online without any scruples..."

"Let it go." Li Nian raised both hands in agreement: "You won't be accepted if you submit a physical book anyway."

Wu Geng's murderous gaze suddenly shot over.

"Can't you have a little faith in me?"

"I have great confidence in you in ten years."

Li Nian took out the water cup with an indifferent look on his face. He felt a little dry in the mouth after saying so much.

Wu Geng was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she was so embarrassed that she didn't have the confidence to refute.

She really couldn't understand why a guy like him, who was also a high school student, could write such a grand article, and come up with such a bunch of irrefutable truths, with the style of a senior author...

Looking at Li Nian who was leisurely drinking water, Wu Geng suddenly became frightened and smiled coquettishly, speaking in a deliberately coquettish voice.

"Thank you, thank you, Master."

"Puff... Cough! Cough cough!" Li Nian was halfway through drinking a mouthful of water when it suddenly choked his nose and he started coughing violently.

Totsuka, who was eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but talk to Kato.

"Although I don't quite understand what they are saying...but it seems that the relationship between Li Nian and Wu Geng is getting better and better?"

“It seems like that.”

"You..." Li Nian wanted to say something when suddenly her cell phone vibrated with an incoming call.

He took it out and saw that the note showed that it was Isayama's phone number.

He glared at Wu Geng fiercely, then took out his cell phone and answered the call.

"Hey, Isayama-senpai?"

The voice on the other end of the line was not Isayama's.

"Long time no see, classmate Li Nian... Is it correct to call you that?"

Li Nian was startled, wondering where he had heard this voice before, but couldn't remember where it was for a moment, so he asked cautiously.

"May I ask who's calling?"

"...Ah, this is so sad. It seems that you have completely forgotten about me, a stranger. It's so regrettable. We were the ones who took away each other's virginity."

This malicious joke left Li Nian speechless, but she finally remembered who this voice belonged to.

"…Kasumigaoka-senpai, please don't make such jokes to me that could easily lead to misunderstandings among men."

Wu Geng's eyes widened instantly.

Whose name did she hear? Kasumigaoka? Kasumigaoka Utaha! The one talking to this guy was Kasumigaoka Utaha?

Li Nian now knew that it was Kasumigaoka who was using Isayama's phone to contact her. She probably understood that Isayama had told her that he wanted to talk to her about something, so she just called him on a whim...

But Li Nian still had some doubts.

"But how does Senior know who I am?"

"When I saw your employee ID card that day, I remembered your strange name, so I understood it when I heard Isayama say it."

"...I'm really flattered by your thoughtfulness. I thought I was just a stone on the side of the road."

"After all, it's the first time..."

"Please stop playing this joke."

Li Nian has now realized that this aloof senior schoolmate actually seems to be someone who likes to tell dirty jokes.

"So, you're looking for me? Want to confess? I'll seriously consider it and be very touched to reject you."

"You haven't considered it at all, have you? ...Of course that's not the case. Don't worry, I won't bother you with such trivial matters."

It seems that Kasumigaoka really thought that Li Nian went to confess to him. After hearing Li Nian's denial, there was a pause.

"...Ah, it's just a trivial matter... You're surprisingly generous. Now, I'm really curious about why you came to see me."

"Work matters." Li Nian said seriously: "I want to discuss cooperation with [Xia Shizi], it will be a mutually beneficial thing, so, can we arrange a time to come out and talk?"

"…It sounds suspicious."

The tone on the other end was full of suspicion. Well, no one would believe a sophomore in high school talking to her about cooperation if they were rational.

If this continues, I will be rejected...

So Li Nian said this deliberately.

"If you're lucky, maybe I can solve the problem of your low popularity that has been bothering you, Senior."

Sure enough, when he said this, the voice on the other end of the phone fell silent. After a long while, Kasumigaoka continued speaking.

"Although I don't think you have that much ability... but okay, I am indeed interested, so I will agree to it... but what about the time and place?"

Relaxed.

Li Nian breathed a sigh of relief and set the time for Saturday, and the location was set at the coffee shop where he and An Yi and others used to meet. The environment there was a good place for conversation.

Finally, Kasumigaoka left a sentence, "Please don't let me down, junior." and hung up the phone.

The matter was tentatively settled. Li Nian thought to himself, "Whether you will be disappointed or not depends on whether Shiina-san can seize this opportunity."

Li Nian put away his phone, raised his head, and met Wu Geng's gaze who was staring at him.

"The person who just spoke to you was Kasumigaoka?"

"Yes."

"You guys also agreed to meet at the coffee shop?"

"Yes."