The King of Elden's Multiverse Life

Kasumigaoka Utaha lowered her head somewhat shyly and said, "Yes, this is the first character I created. A large part of the heroine's personality is based on my own experiences."

Snapping his fingers, Luo Yu continued, "That's normal, and you did a really good job of developing the female lead. So for the second volume, why not start with the male lead? In the second volume, develop the male lead properly and make him a character worthy of the female lead, right? The second female lead, Zhenwei, can also stay and be used to advance the relationship between the male and female leads, but don't let the male lead hesitate."

"Has the focus shifted from primarily writing about the female protagonist to primarily writing about the male protagonist?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Raiyu, her eyes slowly widening as if she had gained some inspiration.

Luo Yu nodded and said, "That's right. The male protagonist's initiative in the first volume is still too weak, and he's not as good as the female protagonist in many ways. You can start by exploring the male protagonist's psychology after they start dating, how he wants to grow and become a good partner. Switching perspectives is quite common in light novels, isn't it? And compared to those cheesy romance novels of recent years, isn't this a good approach? I think it should still have a certain market. If you're not sure, you can ask your editor. Market research is definitely done by the publishing house, right?"

At this point, Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't hesitate and immediately stood up with her phone in hand.

"I understand. I'll contact the editor right away. Thank you, Luo Yujun!"

Then he ran out to make a phone call.

After Kasumigaoka Utaha left, Eriri, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up: "Now that you've said that, Kasumigaoka Utaha is going to be very busy for the next month."

Luo Yu smiled and said, "As a creator, if you put your heart into your work, isn't this the inevitable result? But compared to you, Sawamura-kun, you don't need to scrap your drawings and start over. By the way, how's the preparation for the doujinshi for the summer doujinshi convention going?"

"Not bad, it went quite smoothly..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Eriri covered her mouth, nervously looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure no one was looking at her. She glared at Luo Yu and said, "Don't say these things outside!"

Luo Yu smiled and took a sip of coffee: "Your identity wasn't exposed, it's okay, you're just too sensitive."

Lani, standing next to her, nodded: "That's understandable. After all, she's only 16. It wouldn't be good if people found out."

Eriri said gratefully, "That's right, that's exactly how it is. Miss Ranie really understands me! Hey, Miss Ranie, you've been holding the game console the whole time, do you like playing games?"

"It's alright. Mainly, besides reading at home, there aren't many other interesting things to do, so I just play games."

"Really?" Eriri asked curiously, "Doesn't Miss Lani go to school?"

Lani shook her head: "Not interested. I don't want to be a student. I'd rather teach someone."

"Ah~~"

Eriri was surprised, but she didn't think too much about it and excitedly chatted with Lani about the game.

Seven or eight minutes later, Kasumigaoka Utaha returned after finishing her phone call.

Sitting down, she looked happily at Luo Yu and Lani and said, "I've discussed it with the editor, and there are indeed some issues with the plot. So we've decided to put what I'm writing now aside and have me rewrite an outline for Volume 2. I'll show it to her next week. If there are no problems, we'll use the new outline. Thank you for your suggestion, Luo Yu!"

Chapter 162: The Inspiration for Kasumigaoka Utaha (2/2)

Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was beaming with excitement, Luo Yu said, "It's nothing. I just gave my thoughts. The most important thing is what you, as the creator, think."

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head and said, "No, you've indeed pointed out a problem with me. The tone of the story changes between the two volumes of my novel, which is unacceptable. If I were to write a pseudo-harem romance comedy, I should have introduced several second and third female leads in the first volume, instead of the entire first volume focusing on the male and female leads. Since the premise is a pure love story centered around the male and female leads, I can't drastically change some of the content. For example, the male lead who is mutually attracted to the female lead in the first volume might fall for the second female lead in the second volume..."

As they talked, Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze involuntarily fell on Luo Yu and Lani.

Luo Yu naturally knew what she meant, and said with a smile, "Don't look at us like that. Our situation is different from your novel. Besides, reality is far more fantastical than novels and movies. Compared to that, ours can be considered pure love."

Lani, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

At least Luo Yu won't be like Radagan, who directly abandoned Renara, whom he had already married, and instead got involved with his half-body Marika.

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Kasumigaoka Utaha was speechless, but she knew that what Rayu said was probably right.

After all, even setting aside what we don't know, outrageous relationship news occasionally surfaces on TV and the internet, the kind of stories that would seem absurd even if read as plot points in a novel.

Moreover, judging from Luo Yu's composed demeanor, he must have at least not hidden anything and treated everyone equally.

I just don't know why Lani would allow something like this.

However, these were matters of privacy for the other party, so Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she discussed the contents of the second volume of her novel, intending to gain some inspiration from the two of them.

Luo Yu can't write stories, but she has some ideas about how to change the male protagonist.

"Actually, it's not that complicated. You've set the bar too high for the female lead. So let the male lead find a goal for himself and work towards it to reach the same level as the female lead. In the first volume, the male lead, who is in college, is still confused about the future and doesn't know what he wants to do. We can use that as a starting point."

"Should we use career as a starting point?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha also realized, "Indeed, I hadn't considered the male lead aspect. We could also interweave some plots where the male and female leads work together for their dreams and support each other! So, Luo Yu-kun, what do you think would be a good goal for the male lead? Ah, to change the subject, what is your goal, Luo Yu-kun?"

Luo Yu looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was full of curiosity, with surprise, and said with a smile, "As for my goal, I have actually already achieved it, so I really can't answer this question."

After saying that, he exchanged a glance with Lani beside him.

Luo Yu's own goal was naturally to open up the border and become the King of Elden. He had already achieved this goal and left the border with Lani to come to this world and live a peaceful life.

Of course, if I had to pinpoint a goal, it would be to find a way back to the border region and accompany Lani to see her mother, Queen Renara of the Full Moon, since she is one of the few family members Lani cares about.

Leaving Her Majesty the Queen alone at the border is not a good idea.

The influence of the French Ring on the border area has been eliminated, and the future development of the border area will be decided by the inhabitants of the border area themselves.

The Kalia royal family, naturally, no longer possessed the power it once had to rule over a region.

At most, Lenara will just reopen the Kalia Academy and see if she can train more magicians.

However, Luo Yu and Lani were not in a hurry to go back. After all, as the Full Moon Queen, Lena La had a very long lifespan. The main concern was that she might miss her daughter.

Unfortunately, Luo Yu has no idea how to get back.

Let's deal with Lani's health issues first before we look into this.

After not getting an answer from Luo Yu, Kasumigaoka Utaha thought for a moment and then said, "Luo Yu-kun, what do you think of the photographer?"

"Photographer?"

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment, and then the image of Kaguya Shinomiya involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Unfortunately, Kaguya Shinomiya's dream in the original manga is indeed a bit hard to bear.

It's not that the dream of becoming a photographer is difficult to achieve, but rather the timing of Kaguya Shinomiya's announcement of this dream is utterly baffling.

If Luo Yu remembers correctly, the plot involved the inheritance of the Shinomiya family, and then Shinomiya Kaguya said that she wanted to be a photographer in order to avoid Shinomiya Hikari's question about the conflict between the Shinomiya and Shijo families.

But none of that matters now. Reality isn't a manga with a bad ending, and Kaguya Shinomiya would never say something like that. Besides, she herself has already distanced herself from the core of the Shinomiya family.

Moreover, given the current situation, if you were to ask Kaguya Shinomiya about her dreams, it's highly unlikely that she would be a photographer.

After pausing for two seconds, Luo Yu smiled and said, "Any dream is fine, the key is how you describe the process. You'd better do some more detailed research before you start writing."

"Yeah, I know!"

Then, Kasumigaoka Utaha asked some questions related to romance.

She herself has never been in a relationship, but has read many romance novels and watched many romance movies, while her editor, Machida Sonoko, is an older single woman.

Eriri, who is an artist, is the same.

There's a couple right in front of us now, so if we don't ask now, we'll miss our chance.

Luo Yu did not refuse Kasumigaoka Utaha's questions. Together with Lani, they selected some questions that they could answer and answered them carefully.

When it was past 11 o'clock, Luo Yu saw that it was about time and said to the two girls, "It's about time, let's go have lunch together? I made a reservation at Wuwu on the way here, and the chef will be cooking for us."

Upon hearing that it was the Kiriya, Eriri immediately nodded: "Is it that famous Kiriya? I want to go!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Luo Yu with surprise and said, "I know about Kiriya. It's a restaurant opened by an outstanding graduate of Totsuki Academy. The main hall is fine, but it's very difficult to book a private room."

Luo Yu smiled and said, "I know Inui Hinako, so making a reservation is no problem. How about it, want to go?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha said somewhat embarrassedly, "Since we invited you all out today, it's only right that I entertain you."

Luo Yu waved his hand, took Lani's hand and stood up, saying, "I'm a shareholder of the publishing house, after all. How can I let an author like you treat me? Let's go, let's go together."

Chapter 163 Shizuka's Serendipitous Encounter (1/2)

When Luo Yu and his group were traveling by car to the Fog House.

A commercial street in Chiba City.

The girls, who had been strolling around here in the morning, were planning to find a restaurant for lunch.

As they were discussing, they saw a familiar figure walking towards them.

Upon seeing this, Yang Nai immediately waved happily and said, "Xiao Jing, over here!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka naturally saw the group of people here, but she was quite surprised by their composition.

Haruno and Yukino, although they are sisters, according to Shizuka Hiratsuka, their relationship has not been very good in recent years, but now they are holding hands?

Then Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka, who had just transferred to Soubu High School, one being the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family and the other a maid who came with her, actually became so familiar with Yukino and the others.

The last two, Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana from Class C, are people Hiratsuka Shizuka knows. She's seen them at school several times, walking with Yukino and Rakuyu. She didn't expect that she knew the others as well.

After walking over, Hiratsuka Shizuka greeted her, "Good afternoon, what brings you here?"

Yang Nai smiled and said, "Out shopping, planning to find a place to eat. What about you, Xiao Jing?"

"I got up late, so I came out to find a place to have breakfast and lunch together." After replying, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked around and then asked Yukino, "Where's Luo Yu? Isn't he with you?"

Yukino replied, "I had to go to Tokyo."

Haruno, who was arm in arm with Yukino, said with a smile, "I went to Tokyo to see a pretty girl, the really pretty kind."

"Ugh?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka was quite surprised to hear this, then looked at the very calm Yukino and said, "Really? As your girlfriend, you don't even have any reaction?"

Yukino explained, "I was originally going to go, but Shinomiya invited us out shopping and sightseeing, so I didn't go. Also, Sawamura went to Tokyo, mainly to meet with the author of the publishing house in which Yu-kun has a stake, and it didn't have much to do with whether or not he's a girl."

However, Yang Nai quickly added, "I think it's quite relevant; that Xia Shizi is indeed very beautiful. Okay, let's talk about this later. Xiao Jing, would you like to go out for dinner with us? We're currently choosing between three restaurants!"

After listening to the three restaurants recommended by Yang Nai, Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to that Chinese restaurant. I've been to all three. The other two are really just so-so. That Chinese restaurant is the best."

After Hiratsuka Shizuka gave her evaluation, Haruno looked at the others.

After everyone agreed, they went together to the Northeastern Chinese restaurant.

After sitting down in the private room of the restaurant and ordering the food, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Yukino and said, "I forgot to ask earlier, is Luo Yu a shareholder of a publishing house? Isn't he a shareholder of Totsuki?"

Yukino nodded and said, "Shinazugawa Publishing House, he is indeed a shareholder of that company. He also has some physical businesses in Chiba, such as shopping malls, private hospitals, five-star hotels, and Michelin-starred restaurants. Ah, Michelin-starred restaurants..."

At this point, Yukino realized that Luo Yu also owned two Michelin-starred restaurants in Chiba, but they had always been managed by Yukino's family. Yukino hadn't paid attention to these things, so she had forgotten about them for a moment.

After remembering, Yukino also looked at her older sister, Haruno.

Yang Nai smiled and spread her hands, saying, "Don't look at me like that. I'm just helping Yu Jun with the affairs of Shinazugawa Publishing House in Tokyo. My mother handles everything else. As for the restaurant, our family isn't a professional; we just handle the finances and food safety."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was completely shocked at this moment. There were other businesses as well?

This includes Jianzi and Xiaohua. Although they knew Luo Yu had some businesses, they didn't expect him to have so many, including five-star hotels and shopping malls.

"Wait a minute, are all of Luo Yu's businesses managed by the Yukino family?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka discovered one of the problems.

Yang Nai nodded and said with a smile, "Yu Jun is too lazy to deal with these things, but we can't just let them go to waste after we've got them, so we'll let our family manage them. As for me, I'll occasionally check on the situation at Fushigawa Publishing House when I have some free time, and my mother will take care of the rest."

Where did he get so many businesses?

Then, Kaguya Shinomiya spoke up.

"It was given to Luo Yujun by the Shinomiya family."

"A gift from the Shinomiya family?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Shinomiya Kaguya with confusion, wondering what the Shinomiya family had to do with this.

Yukino said, "It's hard to explain in detail, but simply put, it's as compensation for Yu-kun."

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded: "That's right. Plus, Luo Yujun helped me before, and some more properties in Chiba will be delivered to Luo Yujun in the next few days."

The gift that Shinomiya Kaguya was referring to was the thank-you gift given by Shinomiya Gan'an after Luo Yu saved her.

Since the Shinomiya family has no intention of dealing with Chiba's businesses, they simply gave the remaining assets to Luo Yu. They also don't have the mind to care about Chiba's affairs, as the family is in disarray internally.

Hiratsuka Shizuka never expected that Luo Yu would also have a connection with the Shinomiya family.

Wait a minute, they're delivering the property, and then Kaguya Shinomiya transfers to Chiba.

Could it be that Kaguya Shinomiya transferred here because of Luo Yu?

Thinking of this, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but glance at Yukino, and then at Haruno, who was smiling and drinking cola.

It seems that Yang Nai calls Luo Yu the same way as Yukino.

Before I knew it, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the waiter came in with a series of dishes.

After starting to eat, Yang Nai took a picture of the food on the table after a couple of bites and sent it to Luo Yu, saying, "Ask Yu-kun how things are going. It's lunchtime now, I wonder what they're planning to eat for lunch."

Yukino, who was standing next to her, thought for a moment and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, there will only be a few shops, but if we want to eat something relaxing, we'll probably go to Kiriya."