A super great writer in the second dimension

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17. Hahahaha, this joke isn't funny, hahahaha.

　Hiratsuka Shizuka said that some jerk drove the wrong way and hit her, so she's calling the police now.

　But... Sanzenin Arashi had a different picture in his mind: He hit Hiratsuka Shizuka while driving against traffic, and now the girl was going to call the police. What should he do?

　You can now simply ask questions online by adding an online chat feature.

　After the initial chaos, Hiratsuka Shizuka calmed down. She remembered that a jerk had hit her while driving the wrong way, but she was currently sitting in the car with someone next to her. Could it be that this person saved her?

　Thinking about it that way, she said, "Thank you so much... I thought I was going to die, and I really didn't want to be single before I died..."

　Halfway through her sentence, Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly changed the subject, staring directly at Sanzenin Arashi and saying, "Just pretend you didn't hear what I just said!"

　Sanzenin Arashi calmed down by now. He couldn't escape this responsibility. Once Hiratsuka Shizuka left, she would find the highway surveillance footage. As long as she was mentally sound, she would definitely know that he had done it himself.

　Now that things have come to this point, Sanzenin Arashi is no longer going to keep it a secret. At least she's not seriously injured; she only suffered a cardiac arrest once and didn't even have a minor wound. Thank God, the Aston Martin V's safety record is truly impressive.

　"Actually... I was the one who did it."

　"Huh? What are you talking about!?" Hiratsuka Shizuka said casually, "You saved my life, so I'll treat you to dinner later..."

　Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly tilted her head to the side and widened her eyes.

　"Excuse me, could you say that again?"

　"I said, I was the one who hit you... At least you're not seriously hurt, and I even saved you, so let's just let this go?"

　The girl first looked at Sanzenin Arashi, then pointed to herself: "So, you were driving the wrong way and hit me..."

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded.

　As she was talking, she suddenly noticed that Sanzenin Arashi's pupils seemed to be blue, and his blonde hair didn't look dyed, which meant... he was a foreigner.

　"This matter can't be left so easily!" Hiratsuka Shizuka glared at Sanzenin Arashi: "How old are you this year?"

　No matter how you look at it, this person in front of me doesn't seem like an adult.

　Since her information wasn't kept secret and the police could find it, Sanzenin Arashi told the truth: "I'm sixteen years old this year, Aoyama Arashi is my name. I'm sorry about what happened to you. When I ran to the car, you were already in shock and had no pulse."

　Hiratsuka Shizuka's face paled, and she swallowed hard. "You mean... there's no pulse?!"

　Arashi Sanzenin nodded: "Yes, I only had time to perform life resuscitation at the time. Oh, right... your coat is here."

　As she spoke, Sanzenin Arashi handed over a women's suit.

　"Oh... thank you." Hiratsuka Shizuka took it, paused for a moment, then clapped her hands together: "Wait, why am I thanking you..."

　As she spoke, her voice grew softer—Hiratsuka Shizuka, inside her clothes, saw her pink bra tucked inside, and immediately glared at Sanzenin Arashi again.

　Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka's reaction, Sanzenin Arashi felt like he was looking at a husky.

　The woman in front of him was exceptionally tall for a Japanese woman, and her tiny waist... she could practically walk the runway in Paris.

　The current situation is that the more beautiful this woman is, the more guilty he feels. He was so happy about buying the sports car that he carelessly forgot about Japan's ridiculous traffic rules...

　Although Hiratsuka Shizuka was a bit slow-witted, she wasn't stupid. Looking at Sanzenin Arashi, she held up a few fingers: "First of all, I know a bit about this matter. It's just that you... no, you're only sixteen years old, how can you drive? I'm not stupid!"

　As Hiratsuka Shizuka pondered this, she began to sense that something was amiss.

　The person who hit me was driving a sports car worth over 100 million yuan. Was this person called in to take the blame?!

　The more I think about it, the more likely it seems...

　Thinking of this, Hiratsuka Shizuka softened her expression, took a deep breath, and asked, "Tell me honestly... are you taking the blame for that bastard?!"

　Sanzenin Arashi was completely baffled by the question. What on earth was this woman up to?

　When Hiratsuka Shizuka saw Arashi's silent expression, she immediately realized that what she had thought was absolutely true!

　High school humanities teacher Shizuma Hiratsuka was furious. This was outrageous! They actually made minors take the blame! Although the punishment for hitting someone is much lighter, it is still a stain on their lives. It's so despicable! Those shameless bastards!

　Looking at the angry Hiratsuka Shizuka, Sanzenin Arashi felt that this matter was not going to end well. He never expected to run into this. Man proposes, God disposes.

　Hiratsuka Shizuka watched as Sanzenin Arashi remained silent. She had already imagined a 200,000-word script about a yakuza boss coercing his underlings, and the mental storyboard was all ready. All that was left was to turn it into a TV series.

　Then... she seemed to realize something, patted her head, and asked, "By the way, have you seen my car?"

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded and pointed out the car window, "It's right there."

　"Thank goodness..." Hiratsuka Shizuka breathed a sigh of relief. What would she have done if her beloved car had been damaged? Then she glanced out the car window and froze.

　"I...I...my...my car...my car!!!!"

　The glamorous sports car had a dent in its front, and the engine was still emitting blue smoke...

　It couldn't be worse!

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18. Direction and Audience

　Sanzenin Arashi could empathize; he himself had the same expression even with a supercar's head flattened. But now was clearly not the time to dwell on such details. He looked seriously at Hiratsuka Shizuka and asked, "Then what should we do about my situation?"

　"My car..."

　"It's over there."

　"My car..."

　"It can still be used after some repairs!"

　"My car..."

　Hiratsuka Shizuka looks like she's constipated. Her face screams, "I've seen through life, so if you're not happy, I'll fight you."

　Sanzenin Arashi sighed. She had bought the car with someone else's credit card, and given their current financial situation, it was clearly impossible to compensate her with another one. The company had only just been registered and was not even a shell company; it needed money to develop.

　So he could only bite the bullet and comfort Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Don't worry, I'll definitely pay for the car later, but I don't have any money right now... but money can be earned, right?"

　"It's not about that..." Hiratsuka Shizuka scratched her hair, her beautiful profile showing a hint of melancholy. "I've been having some trouble with my family lately, so I can't afford to fix this car... Wait! Why am I telling you this?"

　Seeing this nonchalant expression, Sanzenin Arashi knew that she probably had no intention of pursuing the matter, and she breathed a slight sigh of relief. Such a good person was hard to find these days. But the next second, Hiratsuka Shizuka said, "I need to call the police. Can I borrow your phone?"

　Sanzenin Arashi gasped, "Why are you calling the police?"

　“If you really did this, I’ll let it go since you still have some sense of responsibility, but…” Hiratsuka Shizuka clenched her fists: “The real culprit is still at large, and I’m going to make him know what I’m capable of!”

　Having said that, Sanzenin Arashi understood immediately.

　It turns out this girl... thought she was being used as a scapegoat. After her sense of justice erupted, she was determined to bring the real culprit to justice, even though the culprit was just something she imagined. But if you believe, you can believe it.

　If he doesn't say anything, the investigation will definitely not find him in the end. But Sanzenin Arashi isn't that despicable. He wouldn't do something so petty, even though he was clearly in the wrong.

　At that moment, Sanzenin Arashi opened the door and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I did this. I apologize for your car. Just like you thought, I haven't been in Japan for very long. I've spent my whole life traveling all over the world. Although I touched some sensitive areas when I was saving you, I couldn't just watch someone die in front of me, could I?"

　Upon hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed like a completely different person. Just moments ago she had been acting like a playful husky, but now she wore a thoughtful expression. "So, this really is... something you did?"

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded. "That's right. You can get out of the car and take a look. Based on your description, our cars should be the same model."

　“Eh…” Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed, “Then leave your phone number, and I will contact you later to ask for the corresponding compensation.”

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded again: "This is something I have to do."

　After leaving his phone number, Sanzenin Arashi parted ways with the high school teacher. Once he arrived in Chiba, he rented a house, slept soundly, and went to buy various equipment the next day.

　Finally, it was time to start his plan. Sanzenin Arashi was a little nervous. After getting the graphics tablet and other things sorted out, he looked at his savings and found that he had about one million yen left.

　With this amount of money, they couldn't even rent a room in an office building, let alone operate a paperback library. Sanzenin Arashi rubbed her temples and made a rather difficult decision.

　Forced by reality, Sanzenin Arashi had no choice but to publish a copy of one of her works to earn enough start-up capital before moving on to the next step of her plan.

　There are no manga like One Piece or Naruto in this world that can make you a fortune. Sanzenin Arashi felt that he couldn't judge things by common sense, so he turned on his computer, typed in the website that left the deepest impression on him from his previous life, and then... he was completely dumbfounded.

　A huge 440 appeared before me, but there wasn't even a trace of the website itself...

　He did indeed enter NICOVIDEO.JP

　The world's largest bullet screen website doesn't even have a trace of it?

　Unconvinced, Sanzenin Arashi continued typing BILIBILI.COM.

　Another big 440 appeared in front of me.

　That makes sense. Since Nico Nico Douga didn't exist, it's reasonable that Bilibili, which was modeled after it, also doesn't exist.

　Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through Sanzenin Ran's mind: since these websites don't have it, why not make one herself?

　Although I only have a meager one million yen, it's enough to set up a website.

　Weren't all those online novels from my past life serialized on websites?

　With that thought, he felt like he had found a solution and immediately took action. Sanzenin Arashi registered a NICO domain name and began his next step.

　Lacking start-up capital, Sanzenin Arashi had already selected a light novel in her mind, intending to submit it directly to a paperback publisher.

　Online novels are out of the question; a small paperback edition can't hold that much content. But in the world of light novels, there is a book that can be incredibly profitable.

　I remember in my past life, the best-selling light novel was called "Sword Art Online," which sold over 100 million copies and was an absolute legend in the light novel world.

　This book is perfect for me.

　Arashi Sanzenin has no worries about making money. She can use all the things from her past life. The Love Live! cult series has a large following who are saying they'll break their hands from gacha pulls, but they still keep pulling and spending money. They just can't stop.

　Look at Tanaka, the chief planner of Kantai Collection, she's constantly being called "Flying Mother" and accused of "blowing up her entire family." Even when she can't beat the events, she still has to spend money...

　Sword Art Online still has a bunch of die-hard fans online who keep arguing and demanding you come to the plaza at midnight with a kitchen knife for a one-on-one duel.

　Summarizing past examples, Sanzenin Arashi started writing her manuscript while also setting her sights on CM, the world's largest doujinshi event. With several months to go before the fall-to-winter CM, she had ample time to prepare.

　The reason why those things became popular in the past was entirely due to word-of-mouth promotion among the audience.

　For example, Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid.

　For example, the entire Touhou series.

　There are also various incomprehensible cults.

　What sustains the updates of various fan works is not the artist's own strength, but the word-of-mouth among the audience and the intoxicating sense of accomplishment. As long as a work has its own audience, it is a monument that will never collapse.

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19. Young man, aren't you going to seek financing?

　When Sanzenin Arashi walked to the mailbox with the manuscript of "Sword Art Online", he felt a little uncomfortable. Because of his lack of start-up funds, he had to give up the profits of this book to another paperback publisher.

　In its previous life, Sword Art Online sold nearly 20 million copies.

　Many people may not know that light novel authors usually receive about 20% of the revenue, and the revenue sharing model is not based on how many copies are sold, but rather on how many copies are printed.

　An author can receive between fifty and one hundred yen per paperback copy.

　It's fair to say that the profits from a single Sword Art Online game amounted to nearly several billion yen before taxes.

　This is just the author's income. If Sanzenin Arashi were to publish this book himself, it could definitely generate tens of billions of yen in value.

　With this money in hand, Sanzenin Ran was confident that she could multiply it tenfold, or even twentyfold, within a year.

　The lion's share always goes to the businessmen, while the creators themselves receive very little money.

　This is also why Sanzenin Arashi insisted on starting a company. Who wouldn't want to be a carefree person? Playing cards, playing mahjong like Togashi Yoshihiro, having a few drinks—how carefree would that be?

　However, because of this, even though it was the author herself, she only received a small amount of income, and Sanzenin Arashi could not tolerate this treatment.

　He is very possessive and will not allow such a thing to happen to him.

　Arashi Sanzenin told himself countless times: the real money is still in web novels and various anime and comics. Sword Art Online is just something he had to do out of necessity. With this in mind, he mailed the book to the paperback station.

　……

　"Haven't you considered asking for funding?" Sawamura Sayuri pinched Sanzenin Arashi's cheek and said, "None of the things you're worried about will happen!"

　Eriri contacted him yesterday, asking him to come to her house over the weekend to prepare for the doujinshi manga to be sold at CM. To be honest, drawing 18+ erotic manga with a girl felt weird from beginning to end, but Sanzenin Arashi really needed money right now, so after finishing what he was doing, he went straight there.

　Then Sawamura Sayuri noticed that he seemed to have something on his mind—her daughter was a quirky girl, and her wife was probably already adept at sensing people's thoughts, so she asked Sanzenin Arashi after seeing him.

　Meanwhile, Eriri Sawamura, who hadn't slept a wink all night working on her manuscript, was catching up on sleep. So Arashi Sanzenin started chatting with Sayuri.

　"Do you really know what I'm talking about?" Sanzenin Arashi wasn't looking down on Sayuri, but rather, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise, and this kind of thing just happened to be outside her scope.

　Xiaobaihe replied with a smile, "Lan-jun is starting a company, right? It's normal to look for funding then. It wouldn't be good to delay and miss business opportunities."