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

My body temperature kept rising, and my face turned as red as a monkey's bottom.

He had read countless books, but never before had this book stirred his emotions and ignited his passion.

Just as he was about to have sex, his door was suddenly pushed open.

"Brother, why are the doors and windows so tightly closed in broad daylight?"

Ayaka Kamisato pushed open the door and strode directly into Ayato Kamisato's room.

At that moment, Ayato Kamisato quickly stuffed the book in his hand into his pocket and composed himself. "Um, what brings you here, Ayaka?"

"Why is your face so red? And you're sweating so much? Did you secretly do some exercise in your room?"

At this moment, Ayato Kamisato was sweating profusely. "No, it was just a little cold at first, and then I closed the windows and doors, but then I felt a little hot."

"Really?" Ayaka Kamisato's eyes were filled with deep doubt; she always felt that her brother's behavior was too abnormal.

"It's true. Don't you believe your own brother?"

"Don't let me find out you're hiding something from me, or you'll have no place in this house!" She placed her hand on the hilt of her samurai sword, giving a small warning, and then continued, "Today, Naganohara Yomi-no-miya came to the magistrate's office seeking our help. The magistrate's office has been levying all sorts of exorbitant taxes on her, and her family's fireworks shop can no longer stay in business."

When Ayato Kamisato heard that it was related to the Heavenly Territory Magistrate, he was a little overwhelmed. The normal procedure for handling such matters should be for the Society Magistrate to negotiate with the Heavenly Territory Magistrate. If the negotiation fails, the matter should be referred to the Imperial Council for a decision by the Thunder General.

However, in reality, the Heavenly Commander completely ignored the Society Commander and there was no way to negotiate. Moreover, the Heavenly Commander and the Surveying Commander were in cahoots at the Imperial Conference, and the Thunder General's verdict was mainly based on the votes of the three major commanders.

Therefore, the normal procedures simply cannot solve the problem.

Since we can't follow the normal procedures, we have to take another route.

"Little sister, what are your thoughts?"

"Find that lady; after all, she really enjoys watching the festival fireworks. Bringing two servings of her favorite fried tofu shouldn't be a problem."

"That's what I was thinking too. So please go and make that trip tomorrow, that person really likes you."

"Okay." After saying that, Ayaka Kamisato left the room.

At this moment, Ayato Kamisato wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling a great sense of relief.

If Ayaka saw him reading this kind of novel, he would be socially dead.

However, just as he took the book out of his arms again, Ayaka Kamisato suddenly turned back.

Without thinking twice, he simply stuffed the book back into his pocket.

"Brother, what's the deal with that book?"

"Ayaka, please don't ask any more questions. This is my last request as your older brother." Ayato Kamisato hugged the book tightly, clasped his hands together, and pleaded with her.

However, the more he acted this way, the more Ayaka Kamisato wanted to know what that book was.

"Alright, brother."

Seeing her brother's current state, she didn't want to press him further, but she noticed the book was by Yaedo. Now that she knew this, the rest was simple.

........

On a bright spring day, Chiki Ueno walked briskly along the blue-white stone-paved streets of the Inazuma Castle commercial district.

He was in a very good mood because today was his royalty payment settlement day. Yaedo's royalty payments were settled every two weeks, and today was his first settlement.

When he reached the bulletin board near the center of the block, he found that a large crowd had gathered there, and it was quite lively.

Watching a spectacle is a common human trait, and he was no exception.

So I went over to take a look, but I never expected that this commotion was related to me, or more precisely, to my novel.

A very famous writer posted an article on a bulletin board, harshly criticizing his own novel. The article was titled "You Read It with Passion, But I Read It with Sorrow!"

"Recently, the light novel 'My Husband is Impotent, and I, as an Executive Officer, Have No Choice But to Embark on a Path of Immorality' has been a bestseller, but this light novel is shallow, vulgar, and even obscene."

It lacks genuine literary value and cannot offer profound insights or enlightenment.

Furthermore, it also has moral issues, promoting very unhealthy behaviors or values ​​and objectifying women.

The popularity of this light novel is entirely due to its suggestive content. It has to be said, this is a tragedy for the entire light novel industry.

In this materialistic age, I still hold fast to my original aspirations. Next month, my light novel, "Time Stops, and My Weakness Returns to Full Power," will be available for purchase. Welcome to read it; it will definitely give you a unique experience.

The article is signed by the author, Shunji.

When I first started reading Chiki Ueno, I thought it was okay. It's normal for borderline novels to be criticized as vulgar. But when I got to the end, I was speechless.

It turns out that this guy wrote this article to piggyback on the popularity of "My Husband is Impotent, So I, as an Executive Officer, Have No Choice But to Embark on a Path of Immorality" and then promote his own book.

However, the title of his book does make one want to read it.

As Ueno Chiki strolled leisurely to the front of Yaedo Hall, he saw Kuroda sitting at the counter looking through a manuscript.

Opposite Kuroda stood a down-on-his-luck middle-aged man, dressed in a tattered kimono, looking at Kuroda with hopeful eyes.

After a long while, Kuroda finished reading the manuscript and gently shook his head at the middle-aged man.

"Why is it still like this? I've poured my heart and soul into writing this for so long, but it still won't pass the review. It's clearly so well-written, and the novel 'My Husband is Impotent, and I, as an Executive Officer, Have No Choice But to Embark on a Path of Immorality' is so rubbish, yet it's still so popular with readers."

Ueno Chiki, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, saw his indignant expression and was reminded of her past self.

Kuroda earnestly advised, "The meaning of a novel is to allow readers to enjoy it, not for your own enjoyment. You must respect the readers."

Chapter 14 First Royalties

Kuroda took three books from the bookshelf and handed them to the dejected middle-aged man. "Read more about how others write, especially this one, 'My Husband is Powerless, and as an Executive Officer, I Have No Choice But to Embark on a Path of Immorality.' Last month, the author of this book was just as unsuccessful as you, but with my guidance, he had an epiphany. So, keep up the good work, and maybe one day you'll be like him!"

The middle-aged man did not take the book, but hung his head, looking very dejected. "Editor Kuroda, I have chosen to give up. I am not cut out to write novels. Tomorrow I will go back to my hometown to farm."

After speaking, the middle-aged man picked up his manuscript and left, leaving behind only a lonely and sorrowful figure.

Chiki Ueno sighed deeply, realizing that if she hadn't had a burst of inspiration, she might have left the novel writing industry in disappointment, just like him.

"Editor Kuroda, I'm here to settle my payment for this issue."

"Ueno Chiki, your novel has sold a total of one thousand copies so far, with a profit of one hundred Mora per copy, for a total of one hundred thousand Mora." Kuroda took out a money bag containing Mora and handed it to him.

After taking the money bag, he counted out 10,000 Mora. "Editor Kuroda, this is the 10,000 Mora I received in advance for my manuscript last time. Please return the IOU to me."

Kuroda took out his purse, put the 10,000 yen into it, then pulled out an IOU from under the counter and handed it over. "I have good news for you," he said. "Your novel is about to be sold in Liyue and Fontaine."

"That's wonderful. Oh, by the way, Editor Kuroda, you must keep my personal information a secret. If the Fatui find out, they'll kill me. I don't want to die young."

"Don't worry, we at Yaedo are very strict about protecting the personal information of authors. Apart from me, no one else knows your true identity," Kuroda assured him, patting his chest.

"Really? I heard that Kenzaburo Kankai, the author of 'Turning into a Thunder General and Becoming Invincible,' was almost chopped up by the Tenryo Magistrate."

Kuroda's face darkened instantly, and he cursed in a low voice, "That bastard went around proclaiming himself the author of that novel after he became famous, wanting the whole world to know about it. It made it so that the Tenryo Magistrate had no choice but to arrest him. In the end, it was Lord Yae no Miyaji who stepped in to settle the matter. Otherwise, this guy would at least be stuck in jail for the rest of his life, working on a sewing machine."

Ueno Chiki was certainly not as stupid as that guy; he just wanted to live a peaceful and low-key life.

"That's good. Also, I'm planning to start a new book next month."

"A new book? Did you know that the famous author Shunji's new novel is going to be released next month? I've read the first few chapters of his novel, and the quality is quite good. Plus, the title is quite catchy. Do you want to postpone it a little?"

"No need. Since this guy disgusts me so much, of course I have to retaliate."

Hearing him say that, Kuroda stopped trying to persuade him.

In Kuroda's view, Shunji's behavior of belittling his peers and praising himself was truly shameless.

"We at Yaedo support healthy competition among authors and hope you can produce high-quality works."

Chiki Ueno's lips curled up slightly. Whether his novels are hard or not is hard to say, but everyone who has read them gets hard.

He has already come up with the idea for his next novel, which will be titled "Young Daddarli Duck".

……

In front of the Twenty-Nine Goods Shop, the samurai Kurosawa, looking grim, was trying his best to negotiate with the shop owner, Aoi.

"Boss Kui, why has the price of grain gone up again? It's gone up to 300 Mora per pound now!"

"I don't want prices to go up either, but the Shogunate army is currently fighting the rebels, and there's a food shortage, so naturally prices have gone up."

As a mid-level officer in the Shogunate army, Kurosawa was clearly aware of this situation, but the soaring food prices were obviously beyond his tolerance.

He gritted his teeth and took out his money bag. "Here is 100,000 mora to pay back the money I paid for the grain last time. I'll also write an IOU for 150,000 mora to buy 500 jin of grain."

Shopkeeper Aoi happily accepted the 100,000 Mora and handed him paper and pen. "Lord Kurosawa, there's something I don't understand. Why are you buying so much food?"

Kurosawa took the paper and pen, his expression somewhat somber. "The Heavenly Territory Enforcement has been distributing relief food to some particularly impoverished families, but recently it was canceled for some reason. I couldn't bear to see these poor families suffering from cold and hunger, so I used my own money to buy relief food and distribute it."

Shop owner Aoi was stunned. She had thought that Kurosawa was buying the grain to hoard and resell, but she never expected that he was doing it for charity.

"Lord Kuroze, you are truly a great benefactor!"

Although he strongly disapproved of his actions, Aoi respected his Mora and his position.

After receiving the IOU from Kurosawa, he was allowed to go into the back room and carry away five large bags of grain.

Seeing this from not far away, Chiki Ueno was deeply moved. The country of Inazuma was corrupt as a whole, but there were always one or two foolish people who held fast to their beliefs, yet their actions were quite ridiculous.

Right-hand man is the same, and so is Kurosawa in front of him.

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

At that time, he will lose his original aspirations and some of his memories, forgetting that he once paid out of his own pocket to buy food for poor families.

For others, losing the Eye of God would be a bad thing, but for him, it was a good thing, making him more realistic.

Ueno Chiki walked to the Tsukumo shop and bought 20 catties of grain from Aoi.

As before, Aoi still didn't give him a friendly look.

He didn't care, because most people in this world are like that—opportunists. The rich are the bosses, and the poor are worse than dog shit.

Only a few were exceptions, such as Naganohara Yomi-no-miya, who was full of hope and enthusiasm every day, treating everyone with kindness and friendliness. It was precisely these qualities that deeply attracted the original owner's attention, making him willingly become a devoted follower.

Unfortunately, simps, simps, in the end, they get nothing.

Picking up the cloth bag that had contained twenty pounds of grain, Ueno Chiki went to the fruit stand and bought some fruit to take back to the old woman.

Chapter 15 Reunion with Yoomiya

A gentle spring breeze caressed Chiki Ueno's face, bringing a touch of warmth.

He felt the fresh scent of nature in the air, mixed with a faint floral fragrance, which made him feel relaxed and happy.