My youth romance is always confusing

In order to help Zaimokuza finalize the ideas for the new draft, I hurried to the agreed location.

Because of my body shape, as soon as I pushed the door open I saw the fat man sitting in the corner.

"You're going to eat this?"

Looking at the salad in front of Zaimokuza, I was a little surprised.

This guy can actually eat completely vegetarian food?

Zaimokuza had a bitter face and put the green leaves into his mouth with a spoon, just like he was taking medicine.

After hearing what Hachiman said, he looked up at Hachiman.

"You said you wanted to lose weight. Totsuka took me for a walk this morning and ordered a diet for me, saying I needed to control my diet. Wow, my fried chicken and Coke are all gone."

Haha, it's really pitiful that a writer with best-selling works has been reduced to this state, but isn't it his own fault? His body shape was already a bit dangerous in high school, and it got worse in college. If he doesn't lose weight now, he will suffer from all kinds of diseases after he turns 30.

I sat across from Zaimokuza and waited for him to finish his lunch.

Oh, by the way, I don’t think I have eaten yet.

After a brief greeting, the waiter came over.

"A pork chop rice."

Hearing what Hachiman said, Zaimokuza, with a mouth full of vegetable leaves, looked at Hachiman with resentment.

Wow, is it really that serious?

So I'm going to do something about it.

"More meat, please."

With the idea of ​​eating my fill, I thoughtfully added a portion of pork chops for myself.

After the waiter left, I noticed that Zaimokuza's face looked even more resentful.

"Eat quickly, we will talk about the new manuscript later."

If Zaimokuza wasn't forced to eat the salad quickly, it would probably take him a while to finish it.

After hearing about the new manuscript, Zaimokuza quickly wolfed down the salad in front of him.

Zaimokuza wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth and moved all the bowls on the table aside.

I saw a stack of manuscripts on his right hand side.

"This...you didn't rush it out in the past two days, did you?"

Is this true? It’s only been a few days since the decision was made. Is Zaimokuza so proactive?

Facing the doubt, Zaimokuza raised his head proudly.

"Hahaha, this is the result of my two days of hard work."

"Really."

I took the manuscript and took a quick look at it. After I finished reading it, my pork chop rice came up.

So I ate while listening to Zaimokuza's thoughts.

"I basically want to write a story about a male protagonist and another female protagonist. If you look at my manuscript, it unfolds roughly like that."

I put down my chopsticks.

"Well, I read it, but if you ask me, your manuscript is full of loopholes."

"Ah, actually I know that, but I still can't think of a suitable solution. Hachiman, help me!"

You are a self-aware guy.

But having said that, I can't just sit there and do nothing.

"The biggest problem with your manuscript is the improper handling of the original heroine. You have also noticed this, right? The original heroine's exit was inexplicable, and it can be said that she disappeared directly. In addition, the subsequent plot development was fragmented. The hero's action goals and reasons were not clear, and even compared with the previous ones, it was a bit too distorted. These problems are obvious. I will not talk about the rest. Let's deal with these first."

After Hachiman easily listed several opposing viewpoints, Zaimokuza was not discouraged. Instead, he was full of expectations, because being able to see the problem so easily meant that Hachiman at least had some useful suggestions.

"The biggest problem is the character design at the beginning. I've read your entire book, and it revolves around the personal conflicts between the hero and heroine from beginning to end. As for the new heroine you chose, to be honest, her personal conflicts have already been resolved, and she is just accompanying these two people in the later stages."

Seeing that Zaimokuza didn't say anything, I continued talking on my own.

"In fact, if you observe the whole book, the male protagonist is actually in an immature stage when he first appears, and this situation ends only when he realizes what he really wants. In the eyes of the male protagonist, the female protagonist is correct, beautiful, and powerful at the beginning. However, as the plot unfolds, the female protagonist becomes a beautiful, fragile, and breakable object. This period of time is when the male and female protagonists are entangled. In the end, the female protagonist recognizes herself, becomes strong, and has her own direction. The story ends here. This is what your original work wants to express."

After analyzing the characters in Zaimokuza's book in one breath, I smiled to myself.

I don’t even know who the characters in the book are talking about.

"And what you are doing now is turning the second female lead into the protagonist in the middle of the story. This way, the original story line is completely cut off, and the male lead's logic of action becomes confusing. This is the biggest problem with your manuscript."

As he listened to Hachiman's analysis, Zaimokuza's eyes became brighter and brighter.

No wonder he felt more and more stuck the more he wrote, because the theme of this story was based on Hachiman and the others, so he didn't feel any resistance when he was working on the original work. Now that his creativity is truly tested, he is at a loss.

"Well...well, Hachiman, is there any good solution?"

Although he knew the overall problem, Zaimokuza didn't have any good solution.

"Hmm? Yes."

"What is it?"

"Cut this line off, and go back to writing about the other world."

“Is this the solution?!”

Looking at Zaimokuza's expression of despair, I stroked my chin.

“There are other solutions.”

"Just tell me now, don't keep me in suspense."

Zaimokuza anxiously urged Hachiman to continue.

"There are three strategies: the best, the middle and the worst. The best strategy is what I just said, changing the subject to start a new book."

Without the speechless expression on Muza's face, I continued, "The middle strategy is to change the setting directly, from the beginning. Didn't the second female lead meet the male lead in high school? You might as well change it to meeting in junior high school. If you're ruthless, you can even change her to be the object of the male lead's confession in junior high school, and then have her agree directly and be done with it."

“This is a completely new book.”

Zaimokuza listened to Hachiman's reasoning and felt something was not right.

"What's wrong with that? This sense of separation from the original is the best step for fans and readers to accept it. Fans of the second female character are happy, and readers of the original can still regard this as a new book. Isn't this a win-win situation? Sometimes this sense of separation is useful."

Indeed, if the original heroine is completely excluded, this operation will reduce the disgust of many people. Although some people will still be dissatisfied, it is already a relatively good way of dealing with it.

But Zaimokuza was still not satisfied with this method and continued to ask, "What's the next best option?"

"You really have to ask? You're not even satisfied with the best or the middle option, yet you're still asking about the worst option. Are you that? A masochist?"

He reached out and pulled the pork chop rice in front of me. I hadn’t finished my meal yet.

"Please consider what I just said before you draw any conclusions."

As Hachiman chewed, Zaimokuza fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Hachiman finished his lunch and Zaimokuza came to a conclusion.

"I...after all, I still want to write a story with a different ending, rather than a different beginning."

I looked at Zaimokuza with his head lowered and sighed inwardly.

This guy is so stubborn in a place like this.

"In fact, this is the worst option I least want you to choose."

"So you're not ranking people based on good or bad, but based on whether you want to or not?"

Zaimokuza seized on the blind spot and made some comments.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you want to listen to it?"

Sure enough, as soon as I got strict with him, he turned into an obedient primary school student who listened to the class.

“The worst option is to use the existing elements of the original work and then direct the ending to another location.”

"Huh? What do you mean?"

I slowly recalled the contents of those books. In fact, I had already noticed that there were different possibilities hidden somewhere.

"Do you remember what the teacher said to the hero in the book?"

"Which one?"

The teacher said a lot to the hero, and Zaimokuza had no idea what Hachiman was talking about.

"'Maybe it's okay if you don't change. Maybe one day, someone who understands her will come along and walk into her world.'"

I took that sentence out of the book.

"Originally, this sentence was said by the teacher to the male protagonist, meaning that he should get close to the female protagonist, but it would also work the other way around if the target was changed to the male protagonist."

"Maybe it's okay if it's not you. The original meaning of this sentence is this. For the heroine, maybe it's okay if it's not the hero. For the hero, maybe it's okay if it's not the heroine. The truth of this sentence is fully reflected here."

I put myself into that scene and started thinking about the problem.

“The hero later realized what he wanted, but in fact, many female characters and even male characters in this book can get the answer he wants with the hero, but there are differences in time and efficiency. The heroine is the best among them. In the early stage, you entangled the growth of the hero and the heroine, and gave the hero a subconscious decision, which is the reason for his action.”

"Then on the other hand, if you want to change the heroine, you can only give him another answer before he is sure of his own heart, and directly break or change his original reason for action. The hero is a lazy person, and there is no reason for him not to take the ready-made answer in front of him."

Zaimokuza was a little dumbfounded after listening to Hachiman's long speech.

"Then Hachiman, where should we start next?"

Really, is this guy an elementary school student? He has everything he needs, even little Yuna can eat by himself.

"There's a problem with the timing of your manuscript. This kind of thing can only be done before the male protagonist recognizes himself. Before he finds out what he really wants, another possibility should be put in front of him. At this time, the female protagonist's disadvantage appears, that is - she is a person who will not act without a reason. At this point, the advantage of the second female lead who understands what she really wants in the early stage is reflected."

"As for how to realize this possibility? Then you can figure it out yourself. I can't think of everything for you."

After finishing this paragraph, I feel a little thirsty.

Zaimokuza remained silent and thoughtful for a long time.

"Then Hachiman, how do you think you can accept another possibility at that time?"

"Ok?"

"Ohhh, it's the male lead."

Did this person make a slip of the tongue on purpose?

I turned my face away, deliberately avoiding looking at the fat man in front of me.

"Who cares? Just go and write it yourself."

"Save me, Hachiman..."

What a noisy day.

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