Why are there only loser heroines around me?

"He later published a book specifically analyzing the narrative methods of myths from various regions. This book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, had a huge influence on the development of Western cinema in the 20th century. American cartoonists, novelists, and film directors of that period would refer to this book when creating superhero images. Over time, the theory of the hero's journey was formed."

People became very interested in this theory.

Both Yanami and Tsuki no Ki pricked up their ears.

Xiaoju came to the club office for lunch break at some point. When she heard the president giving an "important speech", she obediently found a corner to sit down and pretended to be invisible.

"The Hero's Journey is divided into 12 stages. Since this is my first attempt at writing a book, I don't plan to create variations on the story. Instead, I'll stick with the template... I've noticed that many light novels about combat use this template, but many write the stories poorly. Even so, most of these works still sell well..."

"The first stage of the hero's journey is called the 'ordinary world.' I won't go into detail, but I'll just give examples that everyone is familiar with. For example, Skywalker in Star Wars was just a farm boy before he was involved in the war, but what he actually faced was a cosmic chaos. Or Peter Parker in Spider-Man, the place he first lived in was just an ordinary New York."

"The second stage is called the Call to Adventure, where the hero experiences something that makes it impossible for him to continue living his ordinary life, such as Peter Parker being bullied at school... or Tony Stark being captured in the Middle East and facing death."

'For example, I...got into that Maybach on that rainy day...' He repeated this sentence quietly in his mind, but no one heard it.

"We put stages 3, 4, and 5 together and say... a wise man enters the protagonist's life, instills responsibility in him, makes him understand the real world, gives him encouragement, and teaches him how to be a good person."

"The wise man can be anyone, a brother, a friend, a non-existent demon, your teacher... or... your father."

"Finally... the hero resolves the first crisis with the help of a wise man. At this stage, most authors, screenwriters, and cartoonists like to kill off the "wise man" from the previous stage. For example, Peter Parker's wise man is his uncle Ben, whose death teaches the protagonist that "with great power comes great responsibility." Another example is Dr. Ethan, who saved Iron Man's life and helped him build his armor, becoming the key to Stark's success as a superhero...but Ethan also died in the Middle East."

At this point, You Jing looked a little lonely, but no one noticed. He seemed to have something else to say, but after moving his lips, he gave up and continued with the previous topic -

Volume 34: Chapter Eavesdropping

"If you can create a perfect 'wise mentor' and then have him die tragically, your readers will get a 'satisfying feeling'. Of course, it's not the mentor's death that makes them feel good, but the fact that after the mentor's death, the protagonist can unleash his invincible power to beat up the evil villain."

His knuckles became stiff and veins bulged on his arms. If reality were a novel, and he could be the hero of the story, how perfect would things be?

At the moment of the "wise man's" death, if he could also go on a rampage...

Ukyo stopped talking here.

Everyone was unaware of his inner monologue, they just thought that his teaching was over and he was waiting for feedback from his "students".

They were enlightened by what they heard, and Yanami finally understood why Ukyo became the leader of the study group.

In their perception, writing novels is full of uncertainty, as writing style, imagination, and gimmicks will all determine the success of a work, but Youjing seems to have provided them with a way to prevent their works from being buried in the sea.

"Don't overthink it." Ukyo suddenly said, "Even with this heroic theory, if no one reads it when they shouldn't, then no one will. When the work is published, the person with the least readership won't be allowed to cry."

Forehead.....

The fantasy was ruthlessly shattered.

Youjing is still the same devil, bringing hope to people and then shattering it, and always pulling others back when they imagine they have succeeded.

Yanami looked around.

Among the people present, it seemed that her writings were most likely to be left unread. After all, the others were all more or less heavy fans of light novels.

Oh no.

There is also a lemon who just joined the club.

"Haha~" Yanai was happy in her heart. She didn't even come to listen to Ukyo's lecture, so now someone has someone to fill the gap for her~.

Of course, in reality, Ukyo has never written any works. There are many people in the industry who can talk great in theory but fail to write well. Yue Zhimu seems to have seen similar people...

Excuse her frankness, it's not that she looks down on Youjing, but simply speaking from the perspective of writing, there are many people who have high expectations but low skills.

Of course, Yue Zhimu would never say this out loud, as it would destroy the harmonious relationship that had been hard-earned within their club. She just had her doubts to herself.

........

.....

After the club meeting, Yanami went to a swimwear store on the way home.

She thought for a long time, wondering whether she should buy a new swimsuit given her financial situation. The one she bought last year was barely wearable, but the size was a bit small.

It's just right for swimming class at school, but... I feel it's a bit embarrassing to wear a standard swimsuit to the beach. It's better to wear underwear.

I weighed the change in my wallet.

It would be better for her to pass the detective exam quickly and officially join Ukyo's detective agency. Maybe the generous playboy would pay her a salary.

But employment and examinations will have to wait at least a month.

Now she is short of money.

“Strange… I feel like I didn’t spend much money…”

Forget it.

A new swimsuit is important, but at worst I can just cut down on desserts for the rest of the month...

Carrying her handbag and humming a little tune, Yanaijian ran into Kusaki's mother at the door when she left the lingerie store.

Ruined......

"Oh~, isn't this Xingcai? I rarely see you and Kusuke walking together recently. Are you having a conflict?"

Yanami smiled to hide the truth and embarrassment, "Ha.....haha...yes...it's a bit contradictory."

Help!

.........

.....

"Gulu~~"

Ukyo surfaces.

I looked at the cell phone I was using to count time by the bathtub.

Two minutes and twenty seconds.

The recovery speed was faster than he expected, but it was still a little too late.

When I looked at the screen, I saw Yanamidan's message, "Ukyo, I met my aunt on my way home tonight."

Aunt?

Before Youjing could touch the screen to ask, the other party withdrew the message.

He spoke to Yanami again at noon the next day.

The Geisha coffee beans he and his stepfather had requested arrived today from the sea. They were the most expensive coffee beans in the world, having won the cupping championship three times in a row, yet he hadn't spent a cent. He was just arranging the newly arrived beans and brewing a cup of coffee in no time. He was about to enjoy it when Yanaijian plopped down on the sofa across from him, his face suddenly drooping as he spoke gloomily.

"Ukyo, I ran into Kusanagi's mother when I was going home yesterday."

Oh, Ukyo understood. It turns out that Auntie was referring to Kusuke's mother.

"Auntie asked me why I haven't seen you pick up Cao Kee in the mornings lately? Are you having another conflict? Do you need me to be a go-between and talk it out for you guys... Haha, that's hilarious. He already has a girlfriend, so why would I go and wake him up?"

How to say it, Ukyo was a little shocked. Yanami's awareness was higher than he thought.

"After the breakup... Oh, no, you guys weren't together, so it's not like you broke up. I should ask this... After Caojie found a girlfriend, you didn't send her good morning or good night messages, did you?"

Yanai was startled and said, "It has been sent."

"I don't mean when they first got together, but recently."

"I sent a good morning message yesterday."

"What about today?"

“No.”

"Very good, not hopeless."

Yanami knew what Ukyo meant, but he was silently mocking her humbleness in this relationship, but there was nothing she could do... 12 years of happiness and bits and pieces, if she could be like those normal high school couples, just sad for three or five days after breaking up, and then recover after a few big meals, that would be great.

Yanami was sitting on the sofa, looking out the window. The shadows of the leaves cast fish-scale-like spots of light above. She suddenly said, "If the Ukyo Demon also had someone he could remember when he closed his eyes, he would definitely not mock me like this."

"I have," Ukyo said.

"Who is it?" Yanai was startled, looking at the hand-drawn picture that was always pinned to the whiteboard, never moving. "Could it be the baseball cap?"

"Not entirely. There are others."

What? "Ukyo, you're only 15 this year~ I didn't expect you to have such a rich emotional experience before entering high school... I really... underestimated you."

"The past isn't that important." You Jing said, "Let me remind you that you'd better tell your relatives and friends about your breakup with Cao Ke as soon as possible, otherwise there may be more trouble waiting for you later."

Seeing that no one was talking, Yana suddenly stood up, chuckled, and started to change the subject, "Ukyo, how do you use your coffee machine? Teach me~"

She never understood that Ukyo's words would soon come true.

.....

You Jing gave her a cold look.

"Read the instructions yourself."

“…”

The activity room after school that day.

Yanai wanted to get a free cup of coffee, but when he entered, Ukyo stopped him.

"Want to see a good show?"

"what?"

"Come with me."

Ukyo took Yanami out of the window, then closed it. They stood on both sides of the window frame. Ukyo made a shushing gesture to her. Yanami was wondering what was going on when the door of the club office was pushed open.

The ones who came in were Mitsuki Ayano and Yakitori.

Yanami immediately knew what was going on. Ukyo had told Lemon that when they came to the club alone to borrow books in a few days, it would be a good opportunity for her to confess her feelings!

"Tsk." Yana saw Ukyo laughing on the side. He thought that although Ukyo looked cool and serious, he was actually so reserved and liked to eavesdrop.

Yanami didn't know that this was not the first time Ukyo had done something similar. The last time was in Tokyo, and the equipment used was a telescope.

Volume 35: Chapter : A Defeat Even More Tragic Than Yanami

The two of them just listened.

Mitsuki came to borrow the complete works of Kobo Abe, and Lemon was just accompanying her.

Ukyo knows that Lemon is no match for Chihaya, so he tells her to seize the opportunity and confess her feelings when the time comes.

The two of them were childhood sweethearts and had a foundation of affection. As long as Lemon got the upper hand first, it didn't matter how high Ren Qianzhao's rank was.

"I can't believe this place... I can't find the words to describe it. Should I say gorgeous?" It was Mitsuki's first time visiting the Supernatural Literature Club's office. The decoration made him feel as if he had left the campus and arrived at the Western-style house of an old literary senior. But then he thought about it and realized that this place was decorated by the super rich Mr. Ukyo, and his shock slowly subsided.

"Lemon, can I really have it?"

"Yeah." The tanned girl put her hands behind her back and nodded gently. "The president said that not only Abe Kobo's books, but other books can also be borrowed."

"Oh~"

Ayano looked at the seventh shelf of the mahogany bookshelf, where the books were neatly arranged in reverse order, and brushed her fingertips over the spines of the books one by one.

"Then I'll borrow one book first. I can't take more. I've been taking cram school lately and have very little free time. If I take too many, I won't be able to finish reading them."

The books here were arranged so neatly that if one book was pulled out from the middle, the harmonious beauty of the bookshelf would be destroyed, which made Mitsuki Ayano reluctant to pull out the second book.

Shaoshio stood behind Ayano, hands behind her back, and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Why did Mitsuki remove episode 20? Is it okay to skip the previous ones?"

Chapter 20... Actually, it's more formal to describe literary works as "collections." Lemon's thinking is typical of comics, but Mitsuki didn't care. She just smiled and explained, "It doesn't matter. Abe Kobo's complete works are not a connected story. You can understand any one of them by reading them separately."

"I see." Lemon said thoughtfully, "It's a comic strip based on a unit drama..."

"Haha~, it's okay to understand it that way."

“This coffee machine....”

"Oh, Ukyo said to read the instructions before using it, and that if you break it you'll end up mopping floors at the clubhouse forever."

Yanami, who was standing outside the window, saw Ukyo poking the screen with his thumb. He knew without thinking that he was controlling the salt burning through his mobile phone. From the guy's reaction of looking down at the phone from time to time, Yanami knew that he was abnormal.

She quickly dodged to Ukyo's side, poked her head out from the side of his arm, and whispered, "What are you talking about? Let me see."

Ukyo handed her the phone, and Yanami saw the conversation on it——

The atmosphere is still quite harmonious. Don't rush to confess your feelings now, it would be too abrupt. Ask him if he wants to come to the Supernatural Club.

[Remember, you need to explain to him that you are also a member of the literature club. If he is happy to join after hearing this, then your chances of success today will be very high.]