I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

"Suspect TAKI, what do you think I was thinking when I saw this title? (bitter smile)"

He didn't want to read it, but the title of the book made it impossible for him to control his hands.

After seeing Tomoya Aki's reply, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but laugh.

Chapter 277 Who told me this? (1/?)

Seeing Tomoya Aki's slightly conflicted look, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled.

It's not about revenge, it's just that it's quite interesting.

There was no special meaning behind choosing that title for the book at the beginning. I just did what came to my mind.

I wrote a novel under a pseudonym in an attempt to transform myself, but I didn't really have much hope that anyone would read it.

Even after talking with Aki Tomoya, Kasumigaoka Utaha was convinced that this person had absolutely no interest in paying attention to the novels she wrote.

As the author he liked in the past, but that was in the past. Now, Kasumigaoka Utaha is very clear that Kasumigaoka Utaha's novels do not have much appeal to this person.

It’s not like I haven’t thought about what Aki Tomoya would be like after reading her book.

Now that I know that it is because of the title of the book and the story that Aki Tomoya is troubled, it feels quite interesting.

"I didn't mean to do this. There's nothing I can do if you don't like it, An Yi."

Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to have returned to the time when she first met Aki Tomoya.

"Then I wish your novel will sell well!"

Akitomo no longer wanted to complain about anything.

What a terrible book title "Suspect TAKI".

He didn't know how to evaluate Kasumigaoka Utaha's bad taste.

This sudden idea really made Aki Tomoya a little conflicted.

"Thank you for contributing to my sales, haha..."

After seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's reply, Aki Tomoya scratched his head.

For a moment, I felt like I was being teased.

"But you don't have to think too much, Amaki. Apart from TAKI, other aspects have little to do with you. If you don't regard TAKI as the protagonist based on you, you won't feel so guilty!"

"..."

I was comforted instead?

There was a hint of helplessness in Tomoya Aki's eyes.

At the same time, he sighed twice at Kasumigaoka Utaha's teasing comfort.

The more the other party said this, the more Amaki Tomoya thought about the protagonist in the novel.

How could he, a good guy, be the prototype of a bad guy?

No, that statement is wrong. The prototype of that person was not him, but "TAKI".

But to be honest, Kasumigaoka Utaha's writing skills have been improving.

As for the story, I can’t say I like it or hate it, but I was left with a deep impression after watching it.

It’s not because of the title of the book or the protagonist’s name being TAKI, I just remembered it after reading it.

When I said before that Kasumigaoka Utaha’s novels were selling well, it wasn’t an irony.

From a light novel writer, transformed into a popular novel writer.

Even when they first met, Tomoya Aki could never have imagined what Kasumigaoka Utaha was doing at this moment.

No one knows what the future holds...

"Suspect TAKI, when I first saw the title, I thought it was written by Keigo Higashino, but it turned out to be a senior. It's a good idea to pinch him in this place!"

"Who told me to watch more Keigo Higashino?"

While they were talking about the title of the book, a question from Kasumigaoka Utaha left Aki Tomoya speechless.

Did he suggest that?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that I have some memory...

Suddenly I felt like I was shooting myself in the foot.

Aki Tomoya doesn't know many writers in Japan. The one who impressed me the most is Haruki Murakami, who is often criticized, followed by Keigo Higashino.

When Kasumigaoka Utaha said she wanted to make a change, Akitomo didn't say much, but just gave her some simple suggestions and asked her to read the works of well-selling writers.

Because like Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha came into this world with great talents. One used to draw books, and the other used to write light novels that could be revived by illustrations.

Now, both of them are amazing.

Eriri successfully got admitted to Tokyo University of the Arts and is definitely a rising star.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's light novels are selling well, and now she's trying to transform them into popular novels, and it seems to be working well.

Is this what we call getting on the right track?

Aki Tomoya thought that the life trajectories of these two people had never derailed, they just took different routes.

The ACGN industry is also on the right track. The achievements made by people like Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha in it can only be described with the word "success".

Thinking of this, Aki Tomoya sighed again. If he had really gone to make games when he met Kato Megumi during the spring break that year, he didn't know what would have happened to him.

Maybe he will succeed, maybe he will fail, but Akitomo will not regret his decision to study hard because he was scared by that idea.

Are you kidding? Now you are sitting in the University of Tokyo, a student in the Pathology Department of the Faculty of Medicine. Do you regret it?

How to write the word regret?

He still has to work hard for the scholarship in the last bit of time left this year!

If he were given another chance to choose, knowing that he could get into the University of Tokyo, he would definitely choose this path.

Thinking of the choice he made at that time, Aki Tomoya could only sigh a few words.

If I had really chosen to make games, there would actually be nothing wrong with it, but I'm not sure whether it would really succeed.

And now think about it, if he really wanted to make a game, he would never make a beautiful girl love game. He would learn from Hideo Kojima to make games, and he would need a fat guy named G and Pony Horse to make money from games.

Thinking about these, it really feels like everything is possible in a dream!

"In fact, when I was in the second year of high school, I met such talented people like you and Eriri. I even thought about getting you to join us in making games!"

At this time, Tomoya Aki told Kasumigaoka Utaha about what happened at that time.

"...At that time, you might indeed do something like this, and do whatever you think of immediately."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little surprised at first, then she looked understanding.

If Aki Tomoya had not yet retired from the society, he might have done such a thing. His action ability at that time was also very strong, otherwise he would not have become one of the three famous people of Toyonosaki Academy.

Which otaku is as high-profile as Tomoya Aki?

At that time, she would most likely not refuse.

Not to mention Eriri, who would definitely be a bit tsundere at first and then run over happily. Even Kasumigaoka Utaha could imagine that scene.

"By the way, I also like Kudo's story. Your struggle in the cram school is quite fascinating. I have never worked so hard for a goal with anyone like you."

However, at that time, Aki Tomoya did not do so. Instead, he retired from home and went to study hard.

Through Sayaka Kudo's novel, she also learned about what happened when Tomoya Aki was in Aomine Academy.

To be honest, Kasumigaoka Utaha has never experienced the feeling of a group of people working so hard to get into college.

After all, he is someone who can pass the Keio University entrance exam easily.

The exact opposite is someone like Sayaka Kudo, who encounters many setbacks along the way.

Chapter 278 is somewhat different (2/?)

Sayaka Kudo is also in the Faculty of Literature at Keio University, and is a junior of Kasumigaoka Utaha, who is a second-year student in the Faculty of Literature.

However, in order to enter Keio, Sayaka Kudo had to work much harder than Utaha Kasumigaoka.

Genius is 99 percent hard work and 1 percent talent.

Hard work is important for everyone, and Kasumigaoka Utaha is also working hard.

But the results of hard work are different for everyone.

Although Sayaka Kudo worked so hard at the beginning, her chances of getting admitted to Keio University were still not optimistic.

Now that Kasumigaoka Utaha was sighing that she had never worked so hard before, Aki Tomoya didn't know what to say for a moment.

The fact that the other party would read the novel written by Sayaka Kudo did not surprise Tomoya Aki at all.

The two of them are senior and junior and know each other.

Seriously speaking, Sayaka Kudo decided to try to create, and she told Aki Tomoya herself that she was influenced by her senior, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was in the second year of the literature department.

"You can't say that. When you were in high school, you and Eriri were also working hard on your work."

Although, until now, Tomoya Aki still doesn't know what kind of light novel Kasumigaoka Utaha wrote at that time.

This time I decided to read the new work of Kasumigaoka Utaha because the title of the book aroused the interest of Tomoya Aki.

"It's different. If I tell others about the smooth sailing between Eriri and I, it will make people jealous..."

After seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's reply, Aki Tomoya wanted to say that the other party was being modest.

But the reality is just as Kasumigaoka Utaha said, it went extremely smoothly.

The two powerful forces join forces, she is worried about the plot, while Eriri is worried about the character design and illustrations.

and then?

Then Machida Sonoko would help them with many things, and then they only needed to concentrate on their creation without having to worry about anything else.

The work they collaborated on in high school was so smooth sailing that it would have been hard for it not to be successful.

So what Kasumigaoka Utaha said is that the situation is different.

The two of them are creating with their heart and effort, but not to the point of being desperate.

The reality is that even if someone works hard, it would be considered amazing if they can achieve one tenth of their results.

And looking back now, if I hadn’t done that, things wouldn’t have been that bad.

In the novel told from the first-person perspective of Sayaka Kudo, Kasumigaoka Utaha can understand the mentality of those who risk everything to prepare for the exam, but in terms of experience, she has never been forced into such a "desperate situation".

"Actually, if you don't say that, we can still be good friends..."

Tomoya Aki replied with a wry smile on his face.

Looking at what Kasumigaoka Utaha said, he was a little envious.

Maybe when they were making the game, they put up the two lines that Kasumi Shiko was the scriptwriter and Kashiwagi Eri was the artist, and then they could share the profits...

But such things are just thoughts.

Some things can't be thought about too much.

After reading Aki Tomoya's reply, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled when she saw the emoticon sent by the other party.

"No more talking. I have to go do something. We can talk again when we have time."

Aki Tomoya noticed the time and it was time to report to the pathology classroom.

Professor Yano's thesis was almost ready, and he also began to prepare for his trip to Paris.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t something else going on in the pathology classroom.

Although his job is to read books and devour all kinds of information, he still has to read, find papers and translate carefully.

"I'm going to Professor Yano's place first, you guys can have fun on your own."

Tomoya Aki put away his phone and said something to Takagi and Majima next to him.