My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

Now that we've added each other as friends, I don't know what to say.

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[Yakumo Shiro: Hello, is this Kasumi Utako-sensei, the author of "Love Metronome"?]

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow slightly, surprised that the other party had sent the message first. With someone starting the conversation, it would be easier to continue.

[Kasumi Utako: Yes, I want to know about Yakumo-sensei's *Fate*...]

"Teacher Yakumo...?" Dongfang Bai's lips twitched. He really didn't expect that the ultimate sharp-tongued person on the internet would call him that. It was quite unexpected.

[Kasumi Shiko: May I ask how Yakumo-sensei came up with this concept? Summoning legendary historical figures to fight each other is truly an imaginative idea.]

... .... ......

Although Kasumigaoka Utaha knew it was a bit inappropriate to ask such a question... her intense curiosity prevented her from stopping herself from asking further.

[Yakumo Haku: Actually, it was just a sudden inspiration. I suddenly thought of this idea. How amazing would it be to summon legendary figures from the past to my side? I spent two years thinking about this and finally wrote 'Fate'.]

Yakumo Haku is actually a bit shameless, since the plot of his 'Fate' is entirely provided by the original work in the original world. All he did was fill in the gaps and write it in the most suitable style.

[Xia Shizi: Actually, I've been experiencing some writer's block lately...]

[Yakumo Shiro: This is the fifth volume of Love Metronome, right? I've already read the beginning. Perhaps Kasumi Utako-sensei doesn't know how to end it?]

[Xia Shizi: I didn't expect you to have seen it. You're right. I don't know what to do about the ending...]

[Yakumo Shiro: Actually, Kasumi Utako's style has always been about youthful romance and melancholy, so why not keep up with your style in the ending? Why not just write a sad ending to elevate it?]

Yeah! How come I didn't think of that?!

Xia Shizi's wine-red pupils gleamed slightly. How could she not have thought of this trick? She had been stuck in the vortex of writing a happy ending. Why did she have to write a perfect ending? Wouldn't a sublime ending be better?

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Chapter 76 Chino, I Want a Coffee Too! [Please Subscribe Automatically]

"They're here, they're here, they're here..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's pupils contracted slightly. Then, her slender, fair fingers rapidly typed a sentence on the keyboard and sent it to Dongfang Bai. After that, she opened her Word document and began to write.

She had been focusing on this area, and although she had considered writing a tragic ending, she hadn't figured out what kind of ending to write. Suddenly, Dongfang Bai's suggestion brought a variety of ideas to her mind.

A simple Bed End isn't enough; she also needs to write something that blends sadness with a touch of sweetness. It's about giving the reader a sweet treat after a harsh lesson; simply forcing them to swallow antacids won't do.

So she was certain that the final ending would be full of hardships, but in the end the male and female protagonists confirmed their relationship, but they did not get together through the "447" method. With the idea in her mind, she only sent a sentence.

[Xia Shizi: Thank you]

It was a very short sentence. After reading it, Dongfang Bai didn't send any more messages. He simply smiled and decided to go to sleep, as he was very tired today.

Speaking of which, it's already 12 o'clock, it's Friday. My light novel will start printing today, and tomorrow Ayame-nee will call me in a hurry and send me a copy.

ding ding...

The phone suddenly vibrated, and Dongfang Bai had a bad feeling. However, his strong curiosity still drove him to pick up the phone. Sure enough, it was a message from Kagurazaka Ayame.

I didn't expect her to still be awake. It seems she's been staying up very late these past few days. I didn't expect her to be even more anxious than me about "Fate". She plans to handle everything herself, from getting the manuscript and illustrations to the subsequent printing.

All he had to do was submit the manuscript, but he never expected to encounter such a responsible editor. Only then did Dongfang Bai realize how lucky he was.

Kagurazaka Ayame only sent one message, which was also a picture. It showed Kagurazaka Ayame with a smile on her face, holding a light novel in her right hand, and the cover looked very familiar.

The image features Artoria wielding a golden longsword in the foreground, with Archer in silver-gray hair and red attire behind her, and Lancer in blue holding a blood-red spear. The art style is exquisite, and this is the cover art by Sagiri…

In the very center of this light novel are the words "Fate/Stay Night" written in large letters, and in the lower left corner is the pen name of Dongfang Bai, "Yakumo Bai".

"How could this be...?!"

Dongfang Bai was completely dumbfounded. Could it be that less than an hour after he sent the manuscript over, the first copy had already been printed? And when did Sagiri send the illustrations to Kagurazaka Ayame?

Sagiri said she could finish the last bit of illustration tonight, right? Could it be that she was also rushing to meet the deadline tonight, just like me? I didn't expect that she would send it to Kagurazaka Ayame as soon as she finished drawing it.

In other words, her manuscript and Sagiri's illustrations had already been sent to Kagurazaka Ayame's email address tonight, and she had immediately discovered them and notified the printing factory to prepare for printing.

This editor is way too impatient...

Actually, the speed at which she published her own work was already quite fast. Generally speaking, even if an author wins a gold award, they would choose to wait a week or two before publishing. However, in order to ensure that her popularity did not decline, Sister Changpu immediately began preparations.

From securing the publishing rights to release the book, it took no more than four or five days. That's incredibly fast; there are probably very few light novels in the industry that have been published so quickly.

Dongfang Bai was somewhat helpless. He could only look at Kagurazaka Ayame's photo with a wry smile. If he wasn't mistaken, Sagiri was still drawing illustrations until 11 p.m. an hour ago. His younger sister was really dedicated.

Suddenly, a feeling of emotion welled up from my heart. This light novel was not just something I worked on alone. There was also Sagiri, Kagurazaka Ayame, and that fairy who, though she didn't say it, was also trying her best to help.

"Thank you."

He muttered something to himself, and the fatigue from staying up all night writing seemed to disappear. Dongfang Bai stretched and lay on the bed deep in thought. Even though he was quite tired, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

……

"I've been wondering since last night, why did it happen so fast...?"

There were faint black marks around Dongfang Bai's eyes, and his eyes were also a little bloodshot. He hadn't rested well at all these past few days because of this. It was already Friday afternoon, and he had even taken a day off.

He was sitting with his editor in their usual café, discussing the publication of 'Fate'. They had already printed 50,000 copies that day, and the book would be officially released tomorrow.

"Well, well~ because this is your debut work, and why do you look so calm? Aren't you excited?"

Kagurazaka Ayame clapped her hands nonchalantly. To her right was a small bag containing four or five current editions, which had been pre-printed and sent to the original author.

"I'm excited, but I'm really sleepy right now. Be careful, or I'll report your company for making me work overtime unnecessarily."

Dongfang Bai yawned. He had decided that he would definitely sleep all day today and that he would definitely be late with his manuscript next month.

"This is something to be very happy about! Chino, another cup of coffee, please~"

Kagurazaka Ayame called out to the waitress in the distance. Although she wasn't in great spirits either, she was much more energetic than Dongfang Bai.

"Now I finally understand why you're so energetic. Also, staying up too late will make you look older, right?"

"?"

Kagura 4.8 Ayame's forehead seemed to have a large "well" character rising up, it seems that she is still quite concerned about what others say about her age.

"Ahem, Chino, I'd like a cup of coffee too."

As Dongfang Bai called out, a girl with long, slightly wavy, light flaxen blue hair slowly ran over. She had a pair of beautiful, deep blue eyes, long hair draped down her back, and was wearing a cute waitress uniform.

"Chino is still the cutest~ Yakumo-sensei is getting less and less cute."

Kagurazaka Ayame couldn't resist hugging the waitress and rubbing against her.

"Please don't do this..."

Chino seemed quite displeased. She hurriedly pushed Kagurazaka Ayame aside, quickly placed the coffee on the table, and left.

Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Fallen Saint Black Cat [Please Subscribe Automatically]

"By the way, Xiaobai, you'd better be careful lately. There are some jealous guys who might try to provoke you and make you angry in order to smear you."

Kagurazaka Ayame suddenly frowned. She had been thinking about whether or not to tell Dongfang Bai about this, but she felt bad about not telling him. After thinking it over again, she decided to tell him.

"Oh? It's for the Newcomer Award?"

It was easy to guess that Dongfang Bai had long known that those guys wouldn't give up so easily. After all, he, a completely unknown newcomer, had gone from last place to first place as if he were on drugs, and won the final publishing rights.

The original first, second, and third place winners must hate themselves now, right?

"Yes, of course your book is highly regarded. You have Dengeki Bunko backing you. If you really encounter any smear campaigns, Dengeki Bunko will step in to resolve them."

Kagurazaka Ayame seemed to want to avoid worrying too much, so she gave herself some reassurance. Perhaps she had to work very hard to get Dengeki Bunko to put in such effort.

"There are already posts about it on the light novel forum. It must have been made by those authors. Don't be angry, and don't argue with those guys. Anyway, you got the publishing rights for 04 through your own efforts."

"understood."

Dongfang Bai waved his hand. Although he didn't seem to want to argue with those jealous authors who were always envious of this or that, he was actually ready to teach those guys a lesson.

The first time they participated in the Dengeki Bunko Newcomer Awards, they were just rigging the votes. But since they've tried to smear me, I can't let this go. Although I don't really care, I doubt my background will tolerate it.

Ding dong.

[Fallen Saint Black Cat: Your novel is in trouble. This light novel of yours has great potential. I will do my best to help you turn the tide...]

This is a Line message from Black Cat. I don't think she ever mentioned the name of my light novel to me before, and I don't know how she found out. And now she's planning to join the fray and start arguing with her.

[Yakumo Haku: No need, no need, this matter has no impact.]

After Dongfang Bai sent the message, the other party did not reply. He guessed that the other party had really gone to join the battle. He was also a little interested in this matter, so he decided to open the forum to take a look.

Dongfang Bai took out his phone and opened Tieba (a Chinese online forum). There were indeed several posts in the light novel Tieba about his views on 'Fate', and they had received quite a few likes and comments.

[Ryuichi Inoue: Regarding my thoughts on the recently popular light novel Fate, it's undeniably very interesting, and quite novel even by today's standards. However, the author's writing style is still somewhat immature, and it includes many historical figures? Don't you think this is a form of historical denigration?]

Smearing history?

This is just a novel, and there's no prohibition against writing about historical figures. In the past, after Japan's 'Fate', not only historical figures, but even legendary figures, ghosts, and gods appeared.

Fate, with its many characters, has never been criticized for 'smearing history.' The only criticisms come from so-called online keyboard warriors, who typically say, 'I haven't read it, but I just think your writing is bad.'

Dongfang Bai's drowsiness dissipated slightly. The author's 'writing technique' was not proficient? He dared to say that he had revised it very appropriately. If it was written too literaryly, what would it be called a 'light novel'?

Light novels are supposed to be light reading novels that are easy to read and enjoy. This guy named 'Inoue Ryuichi' doesn't even understand the concept of light novels before he comes here to smear them. It's really amazing that he dares to post this.

The key point is that quite a few people actually agreed with him.

"Internet trolls?"

Kagurazaka Ayame naturally heard Dongfang Bai's muttered words. She waved her hand helplessly and spoke up.

"Of course it's paid trolls. Without them, how would the posts get bumped up? There are quite a few people who like 'Fate' now. How can a few authors compete with thousands of fans?"

"If that's the case, then they're still too inexperienced."

Dongfang Bai's expression remained unchanged. He carefully observed that there were still quite a few people below refuting this guy named 'Inoue Ryuichi', and some even specifically listed examples to prove it.