I, hikigaya, am just a light novel writer

Yamada Fairy: Okay, I'll reluctantly accept you. If I have any questions about writing novels in the future, I can talk to you.

Me: Okay, we have an agreement. By the way, from now on, call me Hikigaya. That's my surname.

Yamada Fairy: I see. Then you can call me Miss Yamada. Okay, today's chat ends here. I wasted too much time and went to play dungeons.

The chat ends here.

Hikigaya Hachiman closed the chat software with a faint smile on his face.

That was a good start.

Huh?"

The expression on Hikigaya Hachiman's face was simply indescribable.

It wasn't long ago that we were in the same boat. How did you achieve such success?

Doesn't that make you look stupid?

It seems incredible at first glance that an elementary school student could become a light novel debutant.

But if you think about it... well, it's still incredible.

Although there are rumors of geniuses in this world every now and then, it's still shocking when they actually appear before your eyes.

Hikigaya Hachiman organized his thoughts a bit.

"Hey, this shows that it's been read. Why don't you respond? What are you thinking about!"

The announcement sounded again, and Yamada Fairy was urging him on.

"Congratulations, you've successfully debuted. You only want to hear it from me, right?"

After a period of getting along, they also understood each other's temperaments. He could completely guess the purpose of Miss Yamada's initiative to tell her.

Fairy Yamada: Huh, huh, huh! You're just jealous, Hikigaya! That's the difference between me and a small fry like you!

Hikigaya Hachiman silently clenched his fists.

Is that smug look really annoying, a girl?

To be honest, he wasn't angry. He could understand that the girl told him the news not to mock him, but to share her joy with him as a friend.

『It's just one step forward. Who knows who will go further in the future! And it won't be long before I catch up with you. 』

He typed out a reply that he thought was ambitious.

Fairy Yamada: Then I'll wait and see.

Hikigaya Hachiman pursed his lips in a low voice. dissatisfaction.

"Hey, that's not right. Isn't it too early for the Rookie Award? How did she debut?"

He suddenly thought of this question, so he typed and asked.

Yamada Fairy: Hikigaya, are you stupid? I gave up on the Fuzugawa Rookie Award a long time ago. I said, I just wrote it casually. The "Exploding Dark Fairy" I wrote recently passed the FULLDRIVE Library review.

Me: So fast? ? Isn't there anything suspicious at all?

Yamada Fairy: Humph, is it okay to tell you. My brother is an editor at this library. He introduced me here. Of course, my brother has nothing to do with my passing the debut review. I rely on my own strength, you know?

Miss Yamada confessed this and had a clear conscience.

Hikigaya Hachiman already knew this guy's personality and naturally believed that she wasn't lying, so he expressed a bit of envy and satisfied her vanity before ending the chat.

"It seems that I'm still not well enough enough..."

Hikigaya Hachiman lowered his hand and looked at the tightly held cell phone, sighing.

"It's time to start my second creation."

He stood up, looking strangely calm.

After this period of training, he felt that he could solve some of the problems he faced when he first wrote a novel and create a work that was qualified to seize the opportunity of this year's newcomer award.

"So, what should I write this time?"

During this period, he occasionally had free time to think about it, and he thought about this question more than once or twice.

Now, he finally made up his mind.

"Why not just plagiarize?"

The first attempt to submit a work undoubtedly ended in failure. In fact, a very important point is that your plot construction is not perfect, and the works of your previous life can completely help you avoid this.

At first, he felt a little guilty, but reality told him that he was now just a weak person and had no reason to be proud anymore.

So, he used a reason to convince himself with self-satisfaction.

Although it was plagiarism, the works he remembered were all animations. If he wanted to describe them in the form of light novels, that was actually equivalent to another type of originality.

Believe it or not, I still believe it.

After hypnotizing himself, Hikigaya Hachiman began to think about what kind of work to submit.

It is also necessary to think deeply to choose a work that suits his style among the large amount of works.

Otherwise, even if it is plagiarism, it is not possible to write this kind of feeling, just like being tragically animated.

Perhaps because of the many failed experiments, his writing style inevitably has some heavier feelings.

He did not realize it at first, but after listening to everyone's comments, he understood.

If he wanted to change his writing style easily, his current ability was naturally not enough, so he had to find suitable writing jobs on his own.

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

Since then, he had calmed his impetuous heart and was in no hurry to debut.

Only with sedimentation can a better wine be produced.

Just like the recommended level written in the game dungeon, since the skill is insufficient, then improve your level and then pass the dungeon.

This statement comes from the communication with Miss Yamada.

Although Miss Yamada only writes novels as a hobby and likes games very much, her understanding of light novels is actually very good.

He felt that her understanding of light novels was much higher. As a principle of equal exchange, he also provided ideas that could improve her writing skills, but it seemed that Miss Yamada did not take it seriously.

Yes, for an elementary school student, how could she accept his advice and study with peace of mind, not to mention that Miss Yamada has always been obsessed with games and did not have much time to consider how to write light novels. She purely relies on her own spirituality.

The first semester after entering elementary school ended and it was summer vacation.

Hikigaya Hachiman was sitting on the sofa, holding a light novel in his hand and reading it attentively.

This is a popular work from a different world in recent years. From the reader's perspective, it is a very excellent and refreshing article, but from the author's perspective, to be honest, he doesn't think it is anything.

Is it because he has too high an opinion of himself?

It shouldn't be.

The vulgar routines and stereotypical systems, coupled with the beautifully drawn girls, are the factors behind the success of this work, and they are also the reasons for the success of many works in the industry today.

"Ah, if this is the experience of success, then it is a headache."

He sighed.

It is not that he looks down on such works, but because such works are too homogeneous, too many people write such works, and the competition is also too fierce. If you can make a name for yourself, you really have to rely on the illustrator's skills.

It is a very stupid idea to place your hopes on others. He hopes to rely on his own skills, the real ones.

"Onii-chan, what book are you reading?"

Komochi walked out of the room, saw him on the sofa, and leaned over.

"Light novel."

He replied.

"Light novel?"

As he spoke about this, Komochi seemed to remember something and his expression changed.

"By the way, how was Onii-chan's novel written?"

"Uh, it's been a while since I read it..."

Hikigaya Hachiman scratched his cheek unconsciously, blushing slightly, his eyes wandering.

"Ah, I see, Onii-chan... I'll go out for a bit and buy some snacks."

Komochi laughed immediately, and tactfully didn't ask any more questions and found an excuse to quickly leave.

As a brother, he was really embarrassed. He had secretly vowed to impress his sister before, but he didn't expect that it wouldn't go well at first, and instead made his sister deepen her impression of him as a useless person.

Furthermore, the message he suddenly received surprised him.

Yamada Fairy: Hikigaya, I'm about to make my official debut!

A week passed with that thought.

"Hey, I see!"

Hikigaya Hachiman, who was lying on the sofa, staring at the ceiling with his eyes closed and thinking, woke up as if he was dying.

Next to him, Komochi, who was watching TV, was startled and made a defensive move to protect himself.

"What are you doing! Onii-chan, it's scary...!"

The younger sister pouted.

"No, nothing, I just made an important decision. Sorry I scared you, Komochi."

He scratched his hair and seemed apologetic.

"It seems like a good thing."

Komochi didn't think much of it, but he glanced sideways and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.

"Well, I guess so."

He nodded.

"Well, Onii-chan, Komochi will be waiting for your good news."

The clever Komochi immediately understood and smiled cutely.

"Wait and see! I'm flying to the sky!"

Inspired by his emotions, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly became excited.

"Onii-chan... never mind, I won't say anything as long as you're happy."

Komochi looked at him with a slight disdain and turned away.

"Ahem..."

Hikigaya Hachiman reacted, coughed twice, and his cheeks turned slightly red.

Accidentally, the second-year syndrome appeared.

A little shy.

The development of otaku culture in this world is similar to the world of memories. Some works exist, but most of them do not. Furthermore, considering that there may be people in this world who are familiar with memories, he has to confirm the choice of wording carefully to avoid any embarrassment.

In his judgment, the works that suit his style are undoubtedly those that are more depressing, serious, and realistic.

There are also many famous works in this style, such as "Magical Girl Madoka Magica", "Anohana", "5 Centimeters per Second", "Your Lie in April", "CLANNAD", "Re: Life in a Different World from Zero", "Steins;Gate" and so on.

It seems like a lot, but in fact there are very few options.

First of all, the characteristics of many works are the expression of animation shots and the coordination of music to achieve the appropriate appeal. It is very difficult to describe them with the same effect in light novels.

Of course, this is also due to the difference between the genres of light novels and animated light novels, but at least a certain level of skill is required to write a qualified effect.