Genshin Impact: This light novel author doesn't cross the line.

"Congratulations, you answered incorrectly!"

Chapter 6 Long-term exploitation

"How could it be wrong? It's the same question. Last time the correct answer was two monkeys. How can two monkeys be wrong this time?" Arataki Ichito questioned loudly.

“Araki Ichito, the ‘qi’ I’m referring to is the number seven, not the ‘qi’ in ‘riding a horse’. So the correct answer should be eight monkeys.”

Araki Ichito was dumbfounded; he had answered incorrectly again.

"You didn't specify whether it's seven or cavalry."

"That's your problem. Why didn't you ask clearly whether it was 'Seven' or 'Riding' before answering?"

Araki Kazuto pondered for a moment and realized that Ueno Chiki's words made a lot of sense. Being a cheerful person, he readily accepted the loss of the bet and handed his purse to Ueno Chiki.

"Little White Dragon of the Waves, you win this time. But I won't lose next time."

"Really? Then I look forward to your next challenge!" Ueno Chiki decided that Araki Ichito was a long-term target for exploitation. If the novel flopped again, she'd go find this guy and squeeze some money out of him.

Taking Araki Ichito's money pouch, Ueno Chiki strolled leisurely toward the Tsukumo Monogatari shop.

Although the items at Kujukumono are expensive and the owner, Aoi, has a less-than-ideal service attitude, it is currently the only general store still open in Inazuma City.

Other general stores, lacking any real connections, were constantly harassed by government officials who were in charge of the Tianling system. They would inspect fire safety, then hygiene, and then tax revenue, ultimately forcing them to close down.

"Lord Kurosawa, are you here to buy grain again? It's been a while, and you look even more imposing than before," the shrewd and pretty shopkeeper, Aoi, said with a warm smile to a stern-faced samurai.

Kurosawa wasn't good at socializing, and the shopkeeper's enthusiasm made him feel a little overwhelmed. "Well, this time I want to buy five hundred catties of grain."

Upon hearing that Kurosawa wanted to buy 500 catties of grain, the shopkeeper Aoi's smile widened even more. Although she only earned 100 Mora per catty of grain, the sheer quantity made it all worthwhile.

"Lord Kurosawa, 500 catties of grain would cost 100,000 Mora, but since you are a regular customer, I'll give you a discount: 99,500 Mora."

"Um, thank you." Then, Kurosawa's face turned embarrassed, and he said awkwardly, "Uh, Mr. Aoi, the Tenryo magistrate's salary hasn't been paid yet. Could you give me an IOU for now?"

Aoi's face immediately turned cold, but then she thought of Kurosawa, who was a magistrate of the Heavenly Territory and earned 200,000 Mora a month. He should be able to pay it off easily, and his character was also quite good.

A smile returned to her face, her expression changing as quickly as turning the pages of a book.

"Lord Kurosawa, I trust your character. I didn't want you to write an IOU, but I'm just running a small business. I hope you can understand."

These words made Kurosawa feel like he was basking in a spring breeze. He quickly wrote an IOU at the counter and gave it to Aoi.

"Lord Kurosawa, please wait a moment. I'll call someone over and have him deliver it to you."

Kurosawa quickly waved his hand, "No need for that trouble, five hundred catties of grain is a piece of cake for me."

"Alright, please go around to the back of the shop and get the food."

Soon, Kurosawa circled around to the back of the Tsukumo Shop, shouted loudly, and the Rock-type Divine Eye at his waist flashed with a dark yellow light. He then hoisted five large bags of grain onto his shoulder and walked out of the shop.

Seeing this scene, Ueno Chiki, who was standing at the store entrance, was secretly shocked. People with the God's Eye have abilities beyond ordinary people.

Unfortunately, these people were born in the wrong country, the wrong era, and the wrong social class.

The issuance of the Eye Hunting Edict was essentially a means for the Inazuma nobility to solidify their class stratification. This method strengthened the rule of the nobility but also hindered social development. In a sense, the Eye Hunting Edict did indeed align with that person's eternal righteousness.

Soon, Kurosawa's Eye of God will also be confiscated.

The main storyline of Inazuma will also begin after Kurosawa's Eye of God is confiscated.

However, all of this is irrelevant to Ueno Chiki; he is now just an ordinary person trying to survive and avoid starvation.

After Kurosawa left, he bought ten kilograms of rice despite the shop owner Aoi's cold reception.

In the dim twilight, he embarked on his journey home.

Before he even reached his doorstep, he saw the old woman with a full head of white hair, leaning on a cane and struggling to carry a cloth bag, standing at his door.

He quickly went forward and asked, "Grandma, what brings you here?"

"Chishu, you silly child, you didn't even tell your mother that you were out of rice." As she spoke, she held the cloth bag in front of him, gesturing for him to take it. "Lord Kurosawa, the magistrate of Tianling, just distributed relief grain to us old folks. I can't finish it all by myself, and it will just get moldy if I leave it at home. Aren't you short of rice? Here you go."

Ueno Chiki felt his eyes stinging. He tried to control his emotions and forced a smile. "Grandma, I have good news for you. My novel has passed Yaedo's review and will be published and sold soon. I also received my first batch of royalties today, which is what I used to buy food."

He deliberately held up the ten jin of grain he had bought.

The old woman smiled, her wrinkles standing out clearly in the afterglow of the setting sun, and looked at him with great satisfaction.

"Qianshu, I knew you would succeed. But Grandma can't finish all this rice by herself, so you can take it first."

Despite Ueno Chiki's repeated refusals, she insisted on stuffing the cloth bag in her hand into his.

Ueno Chiki had no choice but to accept her bag, but she had already made up her mind to take good care of her mother-in-law and support her in her old age.

Seeing that Ueno Chiki had accepted the bag, she finally felt relieved and then began to chatter on and on about all sorts of everyday matters.

Before leaving, Granny Ghost suddenly asked, "By the way, Qian Shu, I haven't asked you what your novel is called yet. I'll buy a few copies to support you."

"......"

Chiki Ueno stammered and couldn't say anything.

Seeing him like this, his mother-in-law was convinced that he had been lying to her earlier. "It's alright, Qianshu, keep going!"

Chiki Ueno really wanted to tell her that his book was really going to be published, but how could he bring himself to say the title?

Chapter 7 Novel Publication

On a quiet spring afternoon, under the bright sunshine, the sacred cherry tree in the center of Narukami Shrine was in full bloom. Its blossoms, like pink clouds, swayed gracefully in the spring breeze, bringing a touch of romance to this ancient sacred site.

At this moment, a stunningly beautiful woman with a graceful figure was sitting in a room in a corner of the shrine, engrossed in reading the light novel that Yaedo had just delivered that morning.

The room was peaceful and serene, with only the sound of turning pages and the occasional rustling of cherry blossoms falling outside the window. Sunlight streamed through the delicate wooden windows, bathing her in a warm golden glow.

After a long while, she turned to the last page, and after reading the ending, she sighed softly. It was a pity that the novel was rushed and sloppy in the final part, turning what could have been a decent work into a mediocre one.

She stretched lazily, put down the book in her hand, and picked up another book from the pile next to her.

However, as soon as she saw the title of the book, "Genshin Impact: In Inazuma, Underdogs Overthrow Their Superiors," she lost interest and immediately tossed it aside.

She pushed aside the pile of books and found a novel with a rather brightly colored cover, titled "My Husband is Impotent, So I, as an Executive Officer, Have No Choice But to Take the Path of Immorality."

The name is too eye-catching; everyone wants to see how the female protagonist embarks on a path of immorality. Although it seems to be borderline, for her, a novel only needs to be imaginative and imaginative.

She was immediately captivated by the story as soon as she opened the first page. The plot was full of twists and turns, the illustrations were vivid and lifelike, and the characters' emotions were portrayed with great delicacy.

Many parts of the film made her feel hot all over. If the sexy heroine, Lorinsa, were to actually appear in front of her, she would definitely lose control and surrender to her on the spot.

Although the key content is described in a very subtle way, that sense of ambiguity inspires the reader's rich imagination.

Aside from these contents, the work also has a very profound theme, focusing on the discrimination and oppression of professional women in society.

She read the entire book in one go.

After watching it, she felt a bit off; her mind felt like it had been filled with countless pieces of erotic content.

She flipped back to the homepage and saw that the author's pen name was "Drink More Nutritional Express." Well, reading this novel definitely requires some extra nutrition, otherwise it would be really hard to handle.

Even with my top-notch willpower, I still almost couldn't hold on. An ordinary person would probably be even less able to withstand it.

She suddenly became curious about the author. What kind of womanizer was this "Drink More Nutritional Express" guy who could write such a captivating novel?

However, she never imagined that the author was a virgin who had never even held hands with a girl.

……

"Rin, may I ask you a question?"

On the streets of Hanamizaka, the tall and imposing Arataki Ichito is entangled with a girl wearing a half-mask.

Hisaki Shinobu was clearly uninterested in Araki Ichito's question, which seemed to lack common sense, but not wanting to spoil his fun, he casually replied, "Then ask away!"

"Listen to the question: There is a monkey on the ground and a monkey riding on a tree. How many monkeys are there in total?"

Boring yet simple, just as he predicted: "Eight monkeys in total."

Then, Araki Ichito said excitedly, "Shinobu, congratulations, you got it wrong, hahahaha."

He answered wrong? Hisagi looked puzzled. How could he have answered such a simple question wrong? Had his boss gone mad?

Seeing her expression, I quickly explained, "I meant riding a monkey, the 'riding' as in 'riding a bike,' not the number seven, so it means two monkeys."

After hearing this, Hisagi Shinobu was speechless. This was just playing with homophones.

However, this is not a problem that Araki Ichito could have come up with.

"Boss, where did you hear this question from?"

Then, Araki Kazuto embellished his story of battling the White Dragon in the Waves.

When he heard that he had lost twice in a row on the same question, Hisaki Shinobu immediately realized that he had been tricked by that Little White Dragon in the Waves.

"Boss, you've been tricked. Actually, no matter how many monkeys you answer, it's wrong. He decides whether it's 'riding' or 'seven'."

"How is that possible? That Little White Dragon in the Waves doesn't look down on me, is willing to make a bet with me, and speaks so sweetly."

Hisashi sighed inwardly. Because his boss was a demon, most normal people disliked and feared him; only children and a few members of the Ara-ryū faction were willing to associate with him. This White Dragon of the Waves was clearly up to no good, deliberately swindling his boss out of his money.

When we meet again, I must expose his true colors.

At that moment, Ueno Chiki, who was weeding in front of her house, felt a chill and couldn't help but sneeze.

With a source of income, he no longer had to struggle for a living every day and had time to improve his living conditions.

Holding the sickle he had borrowed from the old witch, he worked diligently, and after much effort, the weeds in front of the door were finally cleared away.

Next, Chiki Ueno plans to plant some fruits, vegetables, and wildflowers on this vacant lot.

Although the world was not kind to him, he still loved life.

Just as he was tilling the land, a servant from the Kamiri family arrived, looking travel-worn.

"Excuse me, are you Ueno Chiki?" The servant's tone was very polite. The Kamisato family had a good family tradition, and their servants were very well-mannered.

"I am."

"It is like this, Lord Ayato Kamisato invites you to come to the magistrate's office tomorrow, saying that there are important matters to discuss."

"Okay, I'll go to the magistrate's office first thing tomorrow morning."

Chapter 8: Failed to Annul the Engagement?