My dear wife, I still love you more.

"??? What is this?" Eriri asked curiously.

"You'll see when you take a look."

"Okay, I'll take a look now. Seriously, what's with all the secrecy?" Eriri said, opening the file Hasegawa had sent her.

After opening the file, Eriri glanced at its contents: "What is this? Is it the contents of the first volume of Tokyo Ghoul? I've already read it, I know it by heart—wait, something seems off?" Eriri's expression was a little strange.

The more Eriri looked, the more strange her expression became.

Eriri discovered that the content Hasegawa resent to her seemed even more exciting, more captivating and engaging than the first volume of "Tokyo Ghoul" she had previously purchased.

Chapter 108 Sonoko Machida's Dilemma

The plot changes aren't drastic, but some storylines seem more engaging, and the character portrayals in the text feel more nuanced. Comparing the current version to the previous one feels like the difference between pixelated and 3D animation.

The reading experience is so much worse, it's unbelievable.

Even though she already knew the plot and was so familiar with the contents of the first volume that she could almost recite them from memory, Eriri felt completely immersed in the contents of the volume that Hasegawa was giving her.

"Hiss. What, what's going on?" Eriri asked Hasegawa in shock.

"Didn't I discuss the plot of Tokyo Ghoul with you and Aki Tomoya a while ago? So I got a lot of inspiration, and then I couldn't help but make a major revision to the previous content, and that's how it turned out," Hasegawa explained.

Hasegawa had already come up with a reason, after all, this was the only suitable one. Otherwise, why would he want to revise the previous content for no reason? He could say that the content was revised because of the upcoming manga adaptation.

“…” Eriri also sent a line of ellipses.

"Hasegawa, you're a monster, no, a devil! Why didn't you send it to me sooner? I've almost finished drawing the first volume, I've already drawn several chapters, and now I have to revise it all over again. Are you a devil?" Eriri seemed a little frantic.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to either. But if possible, I would still like you to redraw it," Hasegawa said apologetically.

It's like an online novel author who has already written 200,000 words and is about to publish their work, only to have someone jump out and tell you that it won't work and make you start writing from scratch. That would absolutely drive you crazy.

"You bastard, you're a complete bastard."

"Feel sorry."

"Hmph, there's even more amazing content now. Do you think I'd resist starting from scratch? Damn it, damn it! I've expended so much energy to draw all this, and now I have to start all over again!" Eriri was furious.

"I'm so sorry. How about this, I'll treat you to a meal sometime to apologize. Oh, and I'll also invite Tomoya along." Hasegawa replied with a smile. Because Eriri decided to redraw it, Hasegawa felt a little sorry for Eriri, but he was still in a very good mood.

"Why did we have to invite that guy? Hmph, whatever, he's involved in this whole thing anyway, since he gave us a lot of suggestions. Let's just reluctantly let him come." Eriri said smugly.

(I suddenly wanted to explain something. Some readers left comments in the book review section, asking why I wrote Eriri as well as Aki Tomoya. They wondered if this was a way to create a romantic pairing between them, or if it was a gift of a girl. To avoid upsetting more readers, let me explain in advance: Aki Tomoya simply likes anime girls. Therefore, in this book, Aki Tomoya's ending is that he lives happily ever after with the anime girl he likes. A real-life beauty like Eriri has nothing to do with Aki Tomoya. This is just a story about Eriri's transformation. And don't you think it's kind of cool to have someone else's girlfriend? Someone else's girlfriend, even someone else's wife, tsk tsk tsk.)

Hasegawa chuckled and closed Eriri's chat window. He'd seen right through her; she was just a tsundere. Hasegawa even felt that her current situation with Aki Tomoya was entirely due to her tsundere nature. It seemed that in anime, Eriri's tsundere personality almost always destined her to be a loser. A loser like Eriri? That felt surprisingly appealing.

However, since Eriri has already been notified, it's only natural to inform Tomoya as well. He loves anime so much, and now that there's an even better modified version, he should really like it.

However, Hasegawa did not communicate with Machida Sonoko or Eriri beforehand, but instead directly sent the revised contents of Volume 1 to Aki Tomoya and then closed the chat software.

"Ring ring..."

The phone rang, and Hasegawa took it out. He saw that it was Machida Sonoko calling.

"Editor Machida——"

"Mr. Hasegawa, you really, you've really given me a huge problem." Machida Sonoko couldn't help but speak up before Hasegawa could even say anything.

"kindness?"

"Mr. Hasegawa, the revisions you made to the first three volumes of *Tokyo Ghoul* are absolutely fantastic. This version is like heaven and earth compared to the previous ones. While the previous *Tokyo Ghoul* was good, its appeal lay mainly in its world-building and novel plot; other aspects were also good, but not outstanding. However, the version of *Tokyo Ghoul* you sent me is simply amazing! It's a completely different reading experience from before. If it weren't for the fact that I could still see some of your writing habits in the new version, I would have mistaken it for a completely different person's work," Machida Sonoko exclaimed dramatically.

"Is this version really that good?" Hasegawa was pleasantly surprised.

“Of course, it’s that excellent. Originally, I only wanted to change the content of the third volume, which hadn’t been published yet. But after reading your version, I’m even thinking about reprinting the first and second volumes. After all, the reading experience of the new version of Tokyo Ghoul is just so amazing. It would be such a waste not to reprint it. But, there’s no precedent for reprinting it before. So, Hasegawa-sensei, you’ve put me in a difficult position.” Machida Sonoko’s voice was full of struggle.

"Uh, sorry, Editor Machida," Hasegawa apologized sincerely.

“You really should apologize to me, after all, I’m really conflicted right now,” Machida Sonoko said in a pained voice.

“I think you could practice with the editor-in-chief and ask for his opinion,” Hasegawa suggested.

"Huh? Right, this is something the editor-in-chief should really think about. Wait a minute, I'll go find the editor-in-chief now."

Chapter 109: Writing a New Book?

"I'm sorry, Hasegawa-sensei, even the editor-in-chief can't make up his mind right now, so we need to discuss the situation internally," Machida Sonoko said to Hasegawa after returning.

“Yes, I understand. After all, there’s no precedent for this.” Hasegawa nodded.

"I hope you understand. I will inform you as soon as the decision is made."

After ending the call with Machida Sonoko, Hasegawa let out a long sigh. He himself was somewhat conflicted. Of course, from the author's perspective, Hasegawa still hoped his revised version would be printed and published.

However, with two versions released so soon after the previous one, it feels like they're cheating their readers.

Hasegawa was actually hesitant about whether to release the revised version online for free, as that would be the only way to do justice to the readers. However, to be honest, Hasegawa felt a pang of regret, since reprinting and publishing the first two volumes would likely sell a considerable amount of money. Moreover, the publisher would probably never agree to Hasegawa doing so.

"Never mind, let's wait for news from the publisher." Shaking his head, Hasegawa decided to put the matter aside for the time being.

Just after Hasegawa and Machida Sonoko finished their call, his phone rang again.

It's Aki Tomoya. After all, Hasegawa had given Aki Tomoya the revised version before, and given Aki Tomoya's personality, it would be strange if he didn't contact Hasegawa after seeing the new version.

"Kenichi, Kenichi. Is the version you just sent me the revised version? It's amazing. It feels so different from before. It's like it was written by completely different people. Not only is the plot much richer, but the characters are also more fleshed out, and the emotions between the lines are much more abundant. Kenichi, how did you do that?" Aki Tomoya's voice on the phone was unusually excited.

"It's just a minor revision, don't get so worked up." Hasegawa was quite pleased to hear Aki Tomoya's praise.

"How can I not be excited? These are practically two completely different novels! The plots are the same, but the reading experience is so different. The previous ones were quite good, so why the sudden change? You haven't been doing anything but figuring out how to revise the earlier parts, have you? No, even if you were, there shouldn't be such a big change."

"It's probably because I've written enough, and my writing skills have improved to a certain extent. Then, the discussions between you and Eriri gave me more inspiration, so that's probably why things ended up like this," Hasegawa explained vaguely.

"Is that so? Indeed, that's the only explanation. But Hasegawa, you're truly amazing. You're simply a genius."

"well enough."

"By the way, did you talk to Eriri? As the illustrator of the adapted manga, you absolutely have to let her know about this new version, and you absolutely have to make her draw it according to your newly revised version." Aki Tomoya started worrying again.

"I've already spoken to her, and she's agreed to redraw it."

"I see. It seems Eriri is quite good. She knows how to appreciate things and understands what true value is." Aki Tomoya breathed a sigh of relief.

Hearing Aki Tomoya's assessment, Hasegawa shook his head. He was even a little puzzled as to why Eriri had ever liked Aki Tomoya in the first place.

"Since Eriri has agreed to redraw it, let's discuss how to draw it properly together when we have time. It would be best if we could do a major revision afterward, like last time, to make the content even more exciting." Aki Tomoya was full of anticipation.

"A second time? Come on. This time was enough. Doing it again? I don't even think the publisher would agree, let alone Sawamura." Hasegawa couldn't help but shake his head.

Hasegawa's writing skills have improved, and he even revised some of his previous writings, so he finally has some free time.

However, when he has free time, Hasegawa can't help but overthink things.

That's just how writing is; strange thoughts and ideas will flash through your mind from time to time. Some people can't control themselves and might even start a new book during this time, or even abandon their old ones. This is one of the reasons why so many works are abandoned. As for other reasons for abandoning a work, well, there are other reasons, such as poor grades, a sudden urge to play mahjong, winning the lottery and having money to stop writing, or the author dying from overwork while writing a novel.

Now, Hasegawa's writing skills have suddenly improved; not only has the content become more engaging, but his writing speed has also increased significantly. Hasegawa suddenly feels the urge to write something else.

Ideally, one should be able to directly utilize writing skills that have already reached level 4, which means being able to fully utilize the capabilities of the skill.

At that moment, Hasegawa thought of traditional novels.

That's right, Hasegawa had a sudden urge to write a traditional novel. He wanted to write about his experiences before he transmigrated.

Before he transmigrated, Hasegawa was just an ordinary person. He was just an ordinary person from childhood, went to school as an ordinary person, and continued to be an ordinary person after graduation. There was nothing novel or special about him.

However, Hasegawa wanted to write, to write his own autobiography.

This is probably just the affectation of a writer. After all, suddenly transmigrating is like losing everything from before, both in terms of life and emotions. But Hasegawa just wants to write it down, as a way of remembering his past life.

However, writing this kind of thing is not so simple, or rather, writing about an ordinary life in an extraordinary way is truly not simple.

Writing this kind of content really requires strong writing skills; otherwise, what you write will just be a jumbled mess of nonsense that no one would want to read.

Now, Hasegawa's writing skills have improved to level 4. This level of skill is sufficient to write a traditional novel, which is one of the reasons why Hasegawa wanted to write this.

With this idea in mind, Hasegawa naturally wanted to do it. Hasegawa is probably the type of person who, once he has an idea, can't help but want to act on it immediately.

Chapter 110 Traditional Novels

I made a simple timeline: the year I graduated from university, the year I started working, what my first job was, when I started dating, when I got married, when I had children, when I got divorced, when I was diagnosed with cancer, etc.

Simply create a timeline, and then expand on it carefully, describing your feelings and thoughts during those times.

Although my writing skills have improved to level 4, there are some things that happened a long time ago, and I can't remember many of them, including how I felt when I encountered those things back then.

So when outlining, Hasegawa would often stop and think hard. Sometimes he would even get a little confused and mix things up.

Therefore, even just writing an outline is quite energy-consuming for Hasegawa.

After finishing the outline, Hasegawa looked at it in his hand and felt a strange mix of emotions. He had unearthed memories and feelings that had been buried deep in his heart. Although there was no heart-wrenching pain, he couldn't help but feel melancholy.

Putting down his pen, Hasegawa couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Hasegawa-kun, dinner's ready." Mrs. Yuihama's voice suddenly came with a knock on the door. Instantly, all feelings of melancholy vanished.

"Okay, I'm coming." Hasegawa stood up, turned and walked out, a faint smile on his face. Novels, life stories, autobiographies—these things are secondary when facing real matters. Of all things, eating is the most important.

……

After returning from dinner, Hasegawa sat down at his computer desk, turned on the computer, and held the outline he had written earlier, his expression constantly changing.

Looking back on my life, it really can be considered a failure. Although there was no heart-wrenching pain, I always felt melancholy.

After thinking about it, I added character designs for a few more characters to the outline.

Hasegawa didn't make any changes or embellishments to the character design, probably because he wanted to write it in its original form. If he had made any changes, it wouldn't be considered an autobiography.

Writing an autobiography for yourself feels rather peculiar.

With that in mind, Hasegawa opened the writing software on his computer. Then, his ten fingers flew across the keyboard, and lines of text appeared rapidly. In the blink of an eye, more than two hundred words had appeared in the writing software in just one minute.

With a complete outline, he doesn't get stuck while writing, and his writing skills are also quite good, so Hasegawa writes incredibly fast.

The story begins right after graduating from university.

For a college student, graduation means unemployment, and at the same time, it also marks the start of a breakup season.

A student graduating from a second-rate university, even if it's not a third-rate diploma mill, is actually not that different from someone from a third-rate diploma mill.

My girlfriend broke up with me. She's a bit introverted, so she wasn't at a disadvantage when looking for a job; in fact, she was at a disadvantage because she wasn't very talkative. This was a double blow.

How does one find a job, and how, under pressure from family, does one go on blind dates with one unfamiliar woman after another? Under what circumstances does one finally compromise and marry a woman with whom they have little affection?