Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

It's time to give up.

"……I see."

Eriri glanced at the laptop on the table, then looked at Shiyu who had no intention of continuing writing, and finally just nodded silently.

"Let's not talk about that for now—what's the serial number of your new book? I'll vote for you."

Eriri cleverly changed the subject in time, and then with Shiyu's tacit consent, she sat in front of her computer and opened the voting interface for the New Book Award.

"Wow... the number one book is so scary, it beat the second place by over a thousand votes."

As soon as I opened the page, the first thing that caught my eye was a romance novel.

It's a bit strange to say, but this book has been widely discussed. New posts appear in the comment section every few minutes, and readers are chatting enthusiastically about the direction of the next plot. Everyone is deeply moved by the touching love story between the boy and the girl written by the author.

However, the author's avatar has always been a gray default avatar, and when you click on the personal homepage, there is no real or valid information, nor any signs of interaction with readers - this really does not seem like the style of an author who is aiming for contracts and big awards.

"Hey... this person also writes about school romance. Who writes better, Kasumigaoka or you?"

"Don't ask one of the original authors about this kind of thing..."

Shiyu shook her head unhappily.

"Besides, every year there are always a few unknown dark horses in the awards, so it's not surprising that they happen to be romance works."

"Eh……"

After exiting the comment section of the number one ranking, a wide variety of book covers slid past Eriri one by one as she moved the mouse. She flipped through it for a long time before finding Shiyu's work, and if Shiyu herself hadn't reminded her, she might have skipped the page.

"...Actually, I don't hold out any hope. If I can't save the situation in the end, I can only accept the consequences."

Shiyu looked at Eriri who had cast all the recommendation votes for her book, and a hint of relief appeared on her face.

"But I now feel that the saying, 'A friend in need is a friend indeed,' is truly true."

"Hmph, just think of me as being kindhearted and meddling in other people's affairs. I don't particularly care about your affairs."

After casting her vote, Eriri stood up, picked up one or two washed apples on the table and walked into the study.

"If Lun comes later, I won't be the third wheel between you two. It will be awkward for everyone."

She gave Shiyu a look, then walked to the study as if she was familiar with the place and closed the door behind her.

Then, she went straight to the computer desk and slumped in the office chair. While taking a bite of an apple, she took out her mobile phone, opened the interface of the library app, and posted a comment similar to a top post under Shiyu's book.

——No matter how small the attempt is, she is willing to do it as long as it can bring a little exposure.

"But it's been so long since Kasumigaoka's new book was updated, and there are still only a dozen or so topics..."

Eriri subconsciously opened the number one ranked book. The over one million hits and thousands of comments were really daunting - remember, this book seemed to have been just opened a week ago.

But then again, this book seems to be updating over 20,000 words a day. So, as a new book, this one is much richer in content than most books of the same stage, and people also prefer authors who update regularly.

In addition, the content is indeed quite interesting. Although this book is a dull story about a campus love triangle on the surface, in fact, there are often many interesting gags and hints in the story. The plot development is not very ups and downs, but it is also appealing to the audience. The sophisticated and relaxed writing style also attracts many viewers who can't stop reading.

"Ugh……"

In the past, Utaha Kasumigaoka must have also been evaluated and praised like this and been the center of attention.

Eriri casually swiped her index finger, inadvertently refreshing the comment section again.

"—?"

Although it was just an unintentional action, this time, a new post that suddenly appeared in the comment section made her stunned for a moment.

She saw the three bold words "Palette" in the title.

At the same time, a crisp doorbell rang from the entrance.

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Kasumigaoka Utaha's Impossible End of Talent: Final Chapter Reversal and the Past and Future (Part 2)

After tidying up his clothes, Aki Tomoya stood at the door of Kasumigaoka Utaha's house with some trepidation.

Yesterday, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had not been in contact for a long time, left him a message saying "I have something to talk to you about, please come to my house tomorrow." Although Aki Tomoya was a little hesitant, he finally kept the appointment on time.

——Just to be honest, he was not very willing to come.

Some time ago, Eriri came to talk to him, but her attitude in the end made him so angry that he almost fainted. Who knows what shocking words Shiyu would say to make him feel ashamed.

"...What are you thinking? I don't owe Shiyu-senpai anything...why should I feel so ashamed?"

Standing at the door of Kasumigaoka's house but hesitant to go in, he patted his cheeks, as if this could cheer himself up.

Yes, he didn't owe Shiyu anything, nor did he have any ambiguous feelings for her - at least that's how he thought.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is just his idol, a rare and talented writer whom he admires, that's all.

When facing Kasumigaoka Utaha, Tomoya Aki does not need to feel the same guilt as when facing Eriri.

To herself, she is just a creator who is suffering from puberty syndrome and whose career may be coming to an end.

That’s all…

He let out a long sigh, regrouped himself, took out his phone and checked the latest Wenku essay contest page.

Instead of focusing on that, it’s better to pay attention to the recent emerging light novel dark horses - this is also a way to be prepared for both situations.

If Kasumigaoka Utaha is really hopeless, then the copywriter will have to be replaced by someone else.

Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Aki Tomoya's club wants to make games that sell, and Shiyu's puberty syndrome will obviously have a terrible "poor sales" buff.

No matter how much he appreciates Shiyu's work, if others can't appreciate it, then it will all be in vain.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Even if I have to replace someone in the end, as long as I can explain the reason to her clearly, Shiyu will definitely understand me.

What he, Aki Tomoya, wants to do is a text-based love adventure game for all ACG fans. At the same time, he also has to be responsible for the other people involved in this project.

I can't let other people's efforts go to waste just because I'm obsessed with Shiyu.

"...?"

Just as he was frequently refreshing the page to check the review section of the top ten new books, a popular post was pushed to the top of the latest page of the entire forum, which brought him back to his senses.

That was a post for the first place in the essay contest, and so far there have been more than a hundred follow-up comments.

The general content is, "Counting the plagiarism in the first new book in a certain library's essay contest" - it seems to be a palette to prove plagiarism.

“…What the hell?”

Tomoya Aki has been a little distracted these days. He originally wanted to comment and recommend the new books on these lists as he did before, but he really hasn't been in the mood to read recently, so this plan has been shelved.

To be honest, he hadn't had time to read the new book yet. He had been interested in getting to know the author who dominated the charts, hoping to develop him into a successor to the game's copywriter. Unfortunately, apart from knowing his nickname was "K", Akitomo knew nothing about him.

"Forget it... Let's go back and take a closer look."

The most urgent thing is to deal with things with Kasumigaoka Utaha, and other things can be put aside for now.

"Speaking of which, being alone with Shiyu-senpai at her house... I hope she won't force herself on me."

Aki Tomoya turned off the lock screen, put his phone back into his sweatpants pocket, then adjusted the legs of his glasses and gently pressed the doorbell.

Now is not the time to think so much.

After waiting for dozens of seconds in fear and with a racing heart, footsteps were heard from the other side of the door, followed by the crisp sound of the security door being opened.

The person who appeared in front of him was a girl with long black hair, wearing loose and casual home clothes, and looking extremely tired as if she had been up all night for several days in a row.

"...Good afternoon, Ethics-kun."

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled faintly and beckoned the shy boy with glasses into her house. Then, she looked outside and found that the corridor was still empty. She closed the door with a rather melancholy look.

……

……

Click.

The sound of a door closing.

The black-haired boy sitting in his own little world - a small but fully functional student apartment - turned his eyes away from his laptop and looked at the blonde girl who came out of the bathroom behind him.

Hayasaka Ai wiped her freshly washed palms with a tissue, then walked over to her side in two steps and sat down lightly.

"How is it, is everything going well?"

The blonde girl lifted the collar of her somewhat stuffy white shirt and shook it gently, looking at the laptop screen - it showed the review section of a new book that ranked first in a certain library's essay contest.

There is a post on the first floor that has exceeded the discussion volume of the 200th floor, and the number of clicks is getting higher and higher. It was even pushed directly to the homepage of the entire forum and became a popular post.

"Well—the result was just as I expected."

The black-haired boy with obvious dark circles under his eyes moved his slightly sore neck slightly, then took a sip of the coffee on the table, opened the document and continued typing on the keyboard.

He is the author of the new book that almost dominates the essay rankings - his name is unknown, his age is unknown, his real information is unknown, and he even has only a default gray avatar, the author "K".

For nearly two weeks, Xing Jianqing has been typing day and night.

He reread all of Kasumigaoka Utaha's past works from beginning to end, and then used his own ideas and logic to connect the essence and valuable parts of each work, forming a brand new story that was infinitely close to every one of Kasumigaoka Utaha's past works.

He hasn't left his house or contacted anyone since last week. He locks himself in front of his desk and types on the keyboard all day long. He basically never leaves the computer except for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Occasionally, when he feels extremely sleepy, he will drink coffee to stay awake and force himself to survive.

This was just the first crucial part of his plan.

"There's nothing wrong with Kasumigaoka-san's work. Even if I rewrote it with the same substance, it would still be recognized by so many readers. The problem lies in her perception of herself."

Hoshimi came to this conclusion naturally. While talking to Hayasaka beside her, he was still typing intently on the keyboard.

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Kasumigaoka Utaha's Impossible End of Talent: Final Chapter Reversal and the Past and Future (Part 3)

"Since the positive approach of [making Kasumi Shiko's work known and making her famous again] is not feasible, I can implement it by reversing the order."

He opened a "no" account that did not disclose any information to the outside world, and wrote a "plagiarized work" that highly integrated all of Kasumi Shiko's previous works. Then he used public opinion to bring the plagiarism issue to the forefront, using this tough method to bring Kasumi Shiko back into the public eye.

“That color palette post was just released, and it’s already very popular. But I still have to maintain my usual update speed and wait for this thing to slowly ferment.”

The plagiarism proof post about the color palette was also written by Xingjian.

He marked the passages in his own text that closely matched Kasumi Shiko's works, then added emphasis marks from Kasumi Shiko's original text, and then pasted the title of Kasumigaoka Shiko's book next to it - the onlookers who were unaware of the truth after seeing this would definitely go and read the book themselves to confirm the facts.

In this way, the goal of regaining popularity for Kasumi Shiko has been achieved.

And this is indeed the case. After adding the keyword "new book" as the first one, the post received a lot of attention as soon as it was published. In just half an hour, the number of discussions exceeded two hundred floors.

Most people were confused and watched the plagiarism at first, but later they became indignant and angry after seeing the plagiarism. Many people also spoke up for the author who was plagiarized.

"But there are people in this world who enjoy watching the fun and making trouble, Xiaoqing."

Hayasaka narrowed her eyes slightly and spoke slowly as if she had guessed what he was thinking.

"Some people don't care whether this is true or not, and even more people are too lazy to use their own power to seek the truth. They are basically trapped in an information cocoon, blindly following whatever others say."

"Even so, the purpose of creating heat and topics has been achieved."

Xingjian shook his head indifferently, as if he had expected this, and continued to work on today's manuscript.

The update rhythm should not be disrupted. After all, the plagiarists' attitude of turning a blind eye and covering up the truth will only arouse the anger of the rebels.

"Perhaps they won't hold themselves to the standard of seeing is believing, but they were able to spread this story on social media without verifying the facts. This move would be either stupid or bad in most cases, but for now, it's not a bad move for the kind of public opinion I want."

The sound of typing on the keyboard filled the quiet room. When Hoshimi calmly stated his views, Hayasaka Ai just quietly acted as a competent listener, staring at his profile intently.

"Once the publicity surrounding this matter reaches a level sufficient to dispel the syndrome, then the perfect time to call it quits will be. That's when I'll need your help, sister—that's what I asked you for last time."

Hoshimi glanced at Hayasaka out of the corner of his eyes, but the latter just flipped her golden hair nonchalantly, showing no interest in what he was talking about.

"Xiaoqing, aren't you tired? How long have you been up all night?"

"...Sister, I'm talking about serious matters now."

The black-haired boy pouted helplessly, his childish face showing no sign of hiding his fatigue and exhaustion.

"I know. Of course I have arranged all those trivial and insignificant things for you, but I think your health is more important than that."

Miss Hayasaka gently placed her right hand on her waist, then reached out and poked the black-haired boy's forehead with a serious face.

The work on the library side would not be a problem as long as we negotiated afterwards, and the public opinion on the Internet would be easy to calm down. At least Hayasaka could easily resolve it.