If I don't capture the girl, I will die

If you think about it, it's quite a coincidence.

He met Himeshichi, who happened to be a piano lover with whom he had a lot in common; then he casually mentioned school idols, and the next day he received an invitation from Honoka to join the school idol group.

It started with him. She wanted to go to the music room to practice the piano that day, thanks to Hime-shichi. Before that, she would go home directly or stay in the library for a while before leaving. By the way, she didn't want to go to the music room to practice the piano when she first entered school because of something that happened to Maki in junior high school.

As a member of Muse for so long, Maki naturally knew the reason why Honoka came to her and the letter.

Someone told Honoka the real reason.

The other party said on the first two occasions that he was following the campus idol.

Reasoning in this direction, is this what Ji Qi did?

After all, they have helped them so much. Half of the audience in the first concert hall; there are also a series of generous praises and promotions on various websites; they have been cheering them up when they were extremely nervous about whether they could participate in lovelive.

I have always done so many things silently in the shadows without asking for anything in return. What's so strange about doing it once more?

If he was the real driving force behind her joining Muse, Maki would have to wonder if he had a crush on her, or was trying to get close to her with bad intentions...

Well, just kidding. Judging from Ji Qi's performance over time, this is impossible.

It is wrong to make malicious assumptions about friends.

Shaking her head, although there was an exam tomorrow, Zhenji had no intention of reviewing for the time being, so she lay down on the bed. After hesitating for a long time, she sent a message to Ji Qi.

Moreover, he found a good excuse to cover it up - comics.

She would never say that she wanted to chat with him, huh.

Chapter 309: Simple Maki-chan

Relationships need to be carefully maintained.

This is true whether it is a relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend or a relationship between friends and classmates.

Maintaining the emotional connection between men and women is even more important.

Ji Qi had understood this principle very early on. In a modern society with advanced technology, even if you can't meet every day, you can still communicate with each other through the Internet.

He still likes chatting on the Internet.

Especially when dealing with a girl like Maki who is tsundere and easy to guess, once you get to know her, online chatting might progress faster than in real life.

Some things that may be awkward and difficult to say face to face can be minimized in text messages.

Since he was chatting with Zhenji, Ji Qi simply stopped typing and opened Twitter to take a look.

Although his workload was three times greater than that of an average light novel writer who finished one volume every three months, he still felt very relaxed.

But comics are not that easy, one reason being that they are weekly, and the other being that you need to come up with a lot of ideas yourself.

"Is Xiaoxun suffering from some serious illness?"

There was a message from Maki.

She liked the manga Your Lie in April, which Ji Qi had known for a long time. The two of them often discussed this topic in depth.

So he replied in a familiar and familiar way, "Want to spoil the story?"

In the manga Si Huang, he did not intend to change the ending of the plot unless he could think of a better and more sophisticated arrangement. Therefore, he drew the obvious foreshadowing of Miyazono Kaori in the manga.

Not only Maki saw it, but other readers did too.

Even the editor Ayano Iida had asked him out of concern what was going on - if you gave such an outstanding heroine a death ending, people would really send you knives.

"I... let it go. Xiaoxun's fainting was just an accident, right? Let's make it clear in advance that you must not let her get an incurable disease!"

They had repeated similar conversations many times. But Maki, who was in a tangled mood, still enjoyed asking almost every time.

There are many readers who share the same idea as her.

Because Ji Qi's painting style in this world is extremely delicate and fresh, and Si Huang's original story is very good, the sales and reader reviews of the comics are much better than before. Now Si Huang's comics are almost always rated in the top three by readers, and they are getting higher and higher as the plot unfolds.

Maki, who was traveling in this new world of comics, even forgot about tsundere.

Eh, but the ending was exactly what Maki was most worried about.

The image of Zhenji's face with a slightly blushing face and clenched fists threatening him appeared in his mind. Ji Qi touched his chin with a smile.

She won’t come looking for trouble with me then, right?

After all, she is just a little girl of fifteen or sixteen. It is normal for her to lose control of her emotions and do something out of line.

If the original author of the comic lived near his home, Ji Qi would also go and talk to him about it.

Come to think of it, it seems like he needs to hide the information?

In the future, if there are any autograph sessions or similar activities that might expose his real identity, he should decisively refuse them.

He was afraid that he would really receive the blade!

Ji Qi had no doubt that this situation would occur in the later stages of development.

He thought silently after being reminded by Maki's words.

"How should I put it? I just create a character and a complete world first, and then continue to draw. The characters in the work have their own will, so what happens next depends entirely on the role. To be honest, I don't know exactly what the story will turn out to be..."

Ji Qi was very proud to get rid of his own blame. On the surface, his words looked nice, but in fact, what he meant was that even if it was a tragic ending, he could do nothing about it. Those were the endings chosen by the characters in the work themselves, and it had nothing to do with him!

In fact, it is absolutely nonsense to say that it all depends on the performance of the characters and that he doesn't know how the story will develop.

Of course he had some idea of ​​what the ending would be like! Even if he wanted to write a warm ending that was reasonable and in line with the character's personality, he could still do it.

Of course, sometimes when the creative spark of inspiration bursts out, the creator will really get carried away and write things without thinking twice. This kind of thing is often a stroke of genius or a moment of pleasure, which results in the following plot getting out of control, and the only way to write it is to bite the bullet...

Whenever a situation like this occurs, the role of the editor comes into play.

After all, in Japan, if you want to upload a manuscript and let it reach the public, you must first get the editor's approval. It's not as free as online writing.

Are you crazy? It's okay! The editor is calm!

'...'

In response to Ji Qi's remarks, Zhen Ji sent a few comments.

Obviously, this reason, which was easily shattered by the experienced, fooled the simple-minded Maki. As a young lady, this was the first time she encountered such a situation!

Although I always feel like something is wrong, I always feel like what he says makes a lot of sense!

While chatting with Maki, he thought of this question and quickly opened his Twitter.

There are a lot of discussions about the comics plot above.

A fan whose post was pinned asked: "Teacher Ji Qi, this comic is really great. I will keep following it. But what will the ending be like? It won't be a tragedy, right?"

Seeing these questions that he had previously pretended to ignore, Ji Qi typed on the keyboard: "Good evening, I have read all your replies. I am really happy about your love for Your Lie in April. Please forgive me for not being able to reply to you one by one, because there are too many questions (laughs). I will just talk about what everyone wants to know most."

"First of all, I believe everyone knows that the plot of the manga "Your Lie in April" has just begun. I will keep you in suspense about the development of the plot. Otherwise, the editor will probably kill me. As for whether it is a tragedy, the only thing I can say is that I like the character of Kaoru very much, even to the point of partiality. And the subsequent plot will become more and more exciting, and I won't let you down."

His tweet was so ambiguous that it meant nothing.

No matter what, it would be very stupid to directly state that the work is a tragedy, which is equivalent to indirectly spoiling the plot. It will also reduce other people's expectations.

He couldn't answer that question until it was finished.

Although most readers are happy with the comedic ending, it is not very memorable... and it does not bring the work to another level.

No matter from which angle you consider it, it is better to follow normal development.

The world is on my shoulders!

Chapter 310 Seemingly Steady as an Old Dog

After sending this message, Ji Qi thought about it. He was worried that the tragedy would automatically discourage others. But although he couldn't say it was a tragedy, he could instead reveal that the style was warm and healing to increase popularity!

Just like the love warrior Urobuchi always said in the show that "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is a relaxing and healing work.

After all, masochists are a minority these days. Most people say "depressing, depressing", but in fact they prefer pure love.

Reality is cruel enough, and readers who have been immersed in comics or the two-dimensional world for a long time still want to find warmth here.

What he needs to do is to first let the readers feel at ease entering the story, then comfort them that everything is fine and this must be a happy ending, and then continue to add a strong dose of medicine at the end.

He was perfect in shifting the blame for the ending...

Ok……

Even though it feels quite exciting, isn't this courting death?

Putting himself in the other person's shoes and thinking about the possible scenario, Ji Qi couldn't help but shudder.

This is not just sending razor blades, but a real-life PK! He is not yet so desperate for popularity.

It’s not accurate to say that it’s popular, it’s probably just some kind of simple bad taste.

Sure enough, forget it.

Ji Qi smiled awkwardly and quickly deleted all the words he had just typed involuntarily.

Impulsivity is the devil!

Just when Ji Qi was about to go down a strange path, another text message came.

"Oh, Ji Qijun's answer is good!"

But what was unexpected was the text message from Iida Ayano.

She paid so much attention to him? Iida Ayano knew it not long after he posted it.

Because the two of them had a good private relationship and were quite familiar with each other, Ji Qi was quite surprised and told her his doubts.

"It would be strange if you didn't pay attention to it. Our editor-in-chief mentioned your name many times in the meeting, didn't he?" Iida Ayano's tone revealed emotion and pride. After all, Himechi's comics were all under her name, and she discovered them. Now that she has achieved such an explosive result, she is also proud of it. Her only hope now is that Mashiro can be as successful as him.

Ji Qi complained: "This is the level of a stalker, right? There is no freedom at all?"

"Once the information on Twitter is authenticated, it is no different from what the person actually said, so it is still very important. In serious cases, it may affect the sales of comics. Well, actually, I was checking Twitter after dinner and happened to see your..."

It seems that she is really free at this moment. Iida Ayano sends another text message almost without any interval, "So, what do you expect the ending of the plot to be like? Can you give me a hint?"

Generally speaking, cartoonists need to discuss the storyboard with the editor before drawing the manuscript. Only when the two have reached an agreement can they draw the manuscript based on the storyboard.

Ji Qi did so at the beginning. However, because the popularity of the recent comics has been rising steadily, the performance is too good, and the plot he drew is really interesting, and there is no discordant plot, so there is no need to modify it. After a few times, facing Ji Qi who has accumulated a good reputation, Iida Ayano will not forcibly interfere with Ji Qi's plot.

Judging from the readers' opinion survey and their professional perspective, Ji Qi has a tendency to become a super popular cartoonist with this youth comic. Maybe the limitation of the subject matter means that he is destined not to become a phenomenal hot-blooded comic, but he is definitely a popular cartoonist.

Most importantly, the other party is too young, and still has great potential and training value.

It is normal to give some privileges to such a talented cartoonist to win him over.

'It's probably about emphasizing the growth of each character and the same fresh style. The ending is undecided. 'If you need to hide things from the readers, the editor doesn't have to do that.

It would be a bit troublesome to explain the ending to her now, so he decided to tell her later.

"Then I feel relieved. By the way, regarding this week's manuscript..."

"I'm going to start drawing, we'll talk next time." Before she finished reading, Ji Qi typed back to her at a speed almost as fast as Iida Ayano.

There is nothing to stop an author from procrastinating!

This is a gift that one gets instantly once they become a creator. Or maybe it's a curse? No one is exempt! Even if he has a ready-made plot and only needs to draw it, it's still the same.

He would rather play Minesweeper than write a manuscript if he doesn't push it to a certain critical point. In terms of learning, he has a systematic learning mode that can easily settle down, but it's different when drawing things!

Ignoring the continuous sounds coming from the mobile phone speaker, Ji Qi glanced to the side and saw Mashiro's serious profile struggling under the desk lamp.

There seems to be an exception.

"Mashiro, you must be tired after drawing for so long, why don't you take a break and continue drawing?"

Ji Qi's persuasive words sounded like the devil's whispers.

no respond.

Ignore it?

Mashiro is invincible...

Ji Qi scratched her head helplessly. There are many people who draw better than Mashiro in comics, but it is rare to find someone as diligent as her...