Tokyo: Oreimo

After this happened several times, I seemed to be labeled as someone who was difficult to communicate with.

"By the way, has Ling Nai ever had such an experience?"

Ryosuke suddenly turned his head and looked at the girl's profile, which was bathed in the warm gold of the setting sun.

Takashiro Ryouno paused, then turned her face away, covering half of it with her scarf.

"...What? Asking this question all of a sudden, prying into your sister's privacy? Are you a pervert?"

"Heh, because it's interesting. You're quite good-looking, and there must be a lot of boys pursuing you at school, right? I heard a rumor the other day that you're a blonde beauty among the first-year students, and you got a perfect score or something."

Ryosuke sighed.

Being good at modeling is a huge advantage during your student days. Even if you do nothing, just being around at school will earn you a lot of letters.

Many boys even tried to please him after discovering that they were siblings.

This is the true essence of youth.

Of course, Ryosuke completely ignored it.

Ling Nai suddenly turned her head, her eyes wide open, but quickly realized she had overreacted and buried her face back in her scarf.

"What, such an unexpected compliment..." she muttered to herself, suddenly feeling a little happy. "This guy can actually say nice things, huh?"

"what?"

Ling Nai's voice was muffled by her scarf, making it somewhat unclear, and Ryosuke couldn't hear it completely.

"I have nothing! I've never been in a relationship, I have no interest in that, and I don't even have enough time for things like playing games, shopping, and watching anime."

The girl glared at him and tightened her grip on her bag.

"What's there to regret? It'll be the same after you enter the workforce. Instead of this, shouldn't you start drawing Xiaoyuan's draft?"

Are you urging me to update?

Can't you give us some rest time?

Ryosuke plans to take a short break. He's been working overtime lately to finish the script, and his lifestyle has become quite unhealthy.

"I'll wait until after the New Year; I haven't had any inspiration lately."

Ryosuke made up a random excuse to get by; it was time for him to catch his breath.

"You'd actually do something like this?"

Ling Nai was a little skeptical.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is clearly not a work that can be created without a clear overall plan.

The foreshadowing laid in the previous text was clearly intentional; this guy had already dug the pit and was waiting for himself to jump in.

"Of course there will be, so I plan to go out and gather materials more during the winter break!"

"Fetching materials?"

This was the first time Takashiro Ryono had heard such a statement from Ryosuke. The guy who could create works by locking himself in his room was now going out to gather material.

"I have a feeling you're just making excuses to slack off."

Is it that obvious?

Ryosuke pretended not to hear.

"By the way, Christmas is coming soon, what gifts do you want?"

Takashiro Ryouno suddenly changed the subject, burying her face in her scarf and muttering something under her breath.

"Ok?"

"I told you I'd give you a gift, right? I still owe you one."

Are you referring to the incident involving Ruri Aragaki?

Ryosuke remembered that it was true; he had helped his sister resolve a problem with her friend and mentioned giving her a gift as a thank you.

"As for gifts, it seems like I don't want anything for the time being."

After a moment's thought, Ryosuke gave his reply.

He himself doesn't have a strong materialistic desire; "These kinds of things are fine to be casual about."

Ryosuke chuckled and ruffled her hair, but Ling Nai slapped his hand away.

"Don't touch my head! It'll stunt my growth!"

"It's high enough."

"It's far inferior to the Female Titan... Anyway, I'll just prepare whatever I feel like."

"Heh, it's fine if you don't send it."

Ryosuke smiled, recalling the girl's words "Brother" that she had called out when she peeked out the door. He felt that this was enough as a gift.

Takashiro Ryouno muttered something.

What's wrong with this guy? He doesn't seem to care about my gift at all...

This is really annoying!

Chapter 113 Commissioned Article

In the following days, having decided to rest, Ryosuke Takashiro did not schedule any work for himself.

Aside from evening tutoring sessions, I spent most of my time catching up on sleep, which helped me recover some of my energy.

During the day, when I have nothing to do, I'll go to the company to browse around. Seeing the employees working enthusiastically, I feel they are full of energy and spirit.

As for Ryono, she's been busy finalizing the character designs for Clannad lately and hasn't had time to deal with Ryosuke at all. The only day she had free time was when she met up with Ruri Aragaki.

In this situation, Ryosuke found himself inexplicably alone.

It seems he's the only one with nothing to do, because with the start of winter break, academic tutoring has been suspended.

I originally planned to go to SP's agency to discuss the production committee and select the voice actors.

However, Shinpei Ito, who was acting as the intermediary, called to say that he was too busy with business at the end of the year and hoped to meet with him after the New Year if possible.

This was also confirmed by Shizuka Hayakawa, whose schedule for the DC Girls idol group was packed, making even their training time quite tight.

Just as Ryosuke was looking for something to do and was planning to finish writing the script for the anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", Rumi Hayakawa called him.

As for why she didn't call for two months, it was because when Ryosuke submitted his manuscript to F/Z, he mentioned that he would be taking a break for a while, and out of respect, she didn't bother him.

After a few brief pleasantries, Hayakawa Rumi revealed her purpose for visiting.

"I'd like to commission an article from Mr. Shi Yuze. He's been resting for two months now, hasn't he?"

"Yes, it's been a long time since we last contacted each other. How's editor Hayakawa doing lately?"

"Thanks to Mr. Shi Yuze, your two best-selling works were specially commended by the editor-in-chief at the conference."

Hayakawa Rumi genuinely expressed her gratitude for this.

"Meeting Teacher Shi Yuze and becoming your mentor is the luckiest thing that has happened to me since I entered the industry."

If it weren't for Ryosuke, her job might not have gone so smoothly, and it would have been uncertain whether she could have successfully completed her internship and become a full-time employee.

Hattori Takuya was willing to cultivate her talent, but she needed to achieve results first.

Ryosuke was definitely a benefactor to her.

"There's no need to go to such lengths, Editor Hayakawa. You're very capable too. But speaking of your new work..."

Ryosuke paused for a moment. To be honest, he wasn't busy right now. The script for "Clannad" was finished, and the remaining parts of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" wouldn't take up too much of his energy.

After the winter break started, I rested for several days and recovered quite well. It wouldn't be a bad idea to start another light novel now.

Once the Madoka Magica anime is finished, the popularity of the novel can be leveraged when making a new anime.

When Hayakawa Rumi heard Ryosuke pause on the other end of the phone, she thought he was hesitating about how to refuse her.

Actually, the female editor didn't intend to rush Ryosuke when it came to creating content, but Hattori Takuya made a request to her.

It's a shame to say that long breaks will make authors lazy, and that such great talent will be wasted.

As an editor in charge, proactively soliciting articles is a way of being responsible to the authors; it's part of my duty.

"To be honest, I'm really looking forward to Shi Yuze's new work. His previous two works were quite outstanding and received great market feedback. Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot and make the most of his talent."

Hayakawa Rumi truly believed this, which is why she couldn't help but offer advice, but such matters also depend on the author's wishes.

As someone in the industry, she had heard about the huge success of "FSN". As things stand, Ryosuke Takashiro is not lacking in royalties from writing light novels.

But she still felt it would be a great pity if she were to stop writing like this.

With Hattori Takuya's encouragement, Hayakawa Rumi still felt she needed to have a proper conversation with Takashiro Ryosuke.

"I will negotiate with the company to increase the royalty share for Shi Yuze. As long as the teacher is willing to write, the rest can be left to me."

Hayakawa Rumi secretly made up her mind that even if Ryosuke still planned to use a new pen name to submit his work this time, she would find a way to secure the best possible benefit for him.

"Editor Hayakawa misunderstood me. I was just thinking about what subject matter to choose for my new work."

Ryosuke chuckled softly. It would be ideal if he could negotiate a higher revenue share with Kadokawa.

He believed that Hayakawa Rumi would keep her word, because that female editor was such a serious person.

The collaboration on the first two works was quite pleasant. Whether it was operation or publication, she hardly caused me any trouble. Even when she suddenly made a capricious request to hold a book signing event, Hayakawa Rumi fully cooperated without any complaints.

From this perspective alone, he would agree to write an article if the other party wanted to.

"really?"

On the other end of the phone, Hayakawa Rumi exclaimed in surprise.

"Well, please give me some time. At the earliest, I will bring the manuscript of my new work to the Kadokawa Building in two months."

"I'll be waiting for you anytime!"

"Could I ask in advance what kind of subject matter Shi Yuze is planning to write about this time?"

Hayakawa Rumi is quite curious about this, and if she doesn't have any ideas yet, she'd like to offer some suggestions.

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