How a Hero Lives as a Writer

21 – It was too big to be called a spring breeze. (3)

Prince Albert has been asking specific questions about the academy.

This was a difficult question to be honest.

The reason writers use academies is because it is easy to gather characters in a limited space.

There is a curriculum like a university lecture, so it is easy to write a story, and it is easy to satisfy the probability that the main character will be consumed by encountering various characters.

I use it because it’s such a comfortable genre, I don’t use the academy knowing the place well….

ㅡ Are you already blocked?

I will.

In response to Prince Albert’s question, I had no choice but to explain based on the university that serves as the model for the academy.

“To be honest, it is difficult to explain the academy because it depends on the writer’s setting. So I will explain it as the original university, is that okay?”

“Tell me.”

I closed my eyes and thought of the site of the university I attended before.

I also thought of the buildings built on the site and the types and numbers of lectures that require an annual registration war.

Fortunately, I did a preliminary research before writing the academy, and the memory remained in a corner of my head.

“I see a lot of things to fix because there are real problems.”

Of course.

“Still, thanks to you, I think it will be useful.”

Prince Albert said thank you very much and hurriedly started preparing for the meeting.

Anyway, I thought that Prince Albert would become even busier.

I said goodbye to Prince Albert and returned to my room.

ㅡ Now, should we finish the third volume?

“No. You have to think about it.”

ㅡ Why?

I am currently writing a book between 2 weeks and 1 month.

If you write at this pace, the work will be completed in a year.

ㅡ What?! Already!

Why are you so surprised?

In the case of female version, the ending is around 150 episodes.

It’s similar to male-oriented pure love stories when romance is the mainstream.

So I mixed elements of the academy to make it a feature film, and delayed the scene where the two become lovers as much as possible.

Even if I did that, at this pace, it would be over within a year.

ㅡ Unbelievable….

Mistress Helena reacted as if her world had collapsed.

“That’s why we need to adjust the pace of publication.”

No matter how interesting a novel is, it comes to an end and loses interest after a while.

Of course, there are immortal masterpieces that transcend the times, but my novels are not of that level.

When the interest in my novel starts to decline, the ‘Lady Theme Park’ centered on the academy will fail.

That much has to be stopped.

ㅡ Still, if the publication time suddenly increases, that’s a bit….

“I do.”

ㅡ Waiting for the next volume while cutting it so exquisitely? Are you the devil Rather, what are you going to do when this fever cools down?

“So we have to think of another way.”

Is there any way?

As I was pondering so much, I noticed a painting on the wall in the direction of Helena-sama floating.

“… This is it.”

ㅡ Huh?

“It’s an illustration.”

In the light novel market in Japan, there is an unwritten rule that if an illustrator sticks well, even a kindling can be sold.

To that extent, the illustrations accompanying the book are very important.

In fact, there is even a formula that determines sales in women’s arcades: the popularity of the artist, the reaction of the first comment, and the colorful illustration.

“I attach an illustration.”

ㅡ It is easy to print type with woodblock, but the picture… Ah.

“Yes. Aristocrats like special things.”

They even send a scribe to directly copy my manuscript.

You just have to recognize that there are such customers and meet their needs.

Does the limited edition hardcover come with illustrations?

I can’t stand this!

So you need to find a painter.

ㅡ It’s an illustration… It will definitely help.

“It doesn’t end with being helpful.”

– Yes?

“In Korea, the ending of a popular web novel was a webtoon.”

Comics of Lady!

It can further extend the life of the work.

Even if the release cycle of my work is extended, I will be able to see Lady in a comic.

And by that time, novels based on Lady’s worldview will be popping up.

Readers read similar novels and become immersed in Lady’s worldview.

If you fall into the world of my novels like that, you will be waiting for the original work of mine even more.

As expected, everything starts with an illustration!

“The problem is that I have to find an artist who can paint in the style I have in mind.”

Let’s say there is an academy product with a strong light novel scent, but there is a live action painting on the cover.

What was the reaction of the readers who saw it?

ㅡ Evil! My eyes!

… 100 Percent.

It is necessary to find a painter with a style suitable for a lady.

ㅡ Difficult.

It’s difficult.

So this is the time to act.

“A different world with a smartphone!”

Pampaka pen! Hero Bright got a smartphone.

ㅡ … what are you doing?

“They turned it off just in case.”

When I was summoned here, I was on the subway to work.

That’s why I came here with my bag, smartphone and wallet.

Thanks to that, I have a smartphone and an auxiliary battery.

It’s literally a different world with smartphones.

Of course, there is no way to charge it, and there is no internet connection, so I turned off the power just in case.

Ohh… Warrior of the past

Your choice was one of the best choices in my life.

ㅡ Is it contained inside?

Yes. This smartphone is a treasure.

Comics in my library that can be viewed offline.

I downloaded these because I thought they were pretty.

Even the works of illustrators saved as samples to place cover orders.

There are so many different kinds of paintings that anyone with some talent for drawing can easily imitate them.

ㅡ You have to get permission from Albert.

“I guess so.”

If I suddenly hold out my smartphone, even the most ignorant person has no choice but to doubt my identity.

Unfortunately, among those who know who I am, no one is good at drawing.

ㅡ After reading your thoughts, it seems that illustrations are very important.

That’s right.

Because it shows the miracle that the digits of sales change.

ㅡ Lady’s comicalization!

Comics!

First of all, I’ll have to consult with the editorial department.

With that in mind, I decided to visit the editorial department.

“Did you say it was an illustration?”

“Yes. The method of inserting hand-drawn illustrations is perfect for hardcover books made for the nobility.”

“Ummm…. First of all, I think I need to know what the painting called the illustration feels like.”

When the editor-in-chief said that, Emma, who was nearby, nodded vigorously.

Good response.

I took out my older brother, the essence of science, a smartphone.

As soon as the screen flashed with the sound of booting up, the eyes of the editor-in-chief, who was crossing his arms and making a solemn expression, opened.

You’re the monkey who discovered fire!

ㅡ Why are you elated when you didn’t make it?

Ah, this is a ‘smartphone’.

It’s an expensive guy with 23-month installments left.

I entered the gallery on my smartphone and chose the cover that most closely resembles Romeo and Juliet.

“Wow!”

“Um….”

Emma stared at the screen, her eyes twinkling, while the editor-in-chief squeezed her clothes in her folded arms.

The response is amazing.

“For some reason, you think of Romeo and Juliet, right?”

“Wow… To be honest, it was a bit subtle when I said it was an illustration, but this is really great!”

For artworks with illustrations attached, the image is imprinted in the mind.

There are many good effects, but in the case of illustrations that do not match the image, the lifespan of the work is over beyond the adverse effect.

In particular, if the cover is attached with live action, there is a great risk of this gap growing.

But with this kind of painting style, there would be less pressure.

First of all, the style of painting is amazing, so all women will like it.

I was wondering if this would work in the world, but looking at Emma’s reaction, it seems to be the correct answer.

“If you stick illustrations like this, you can turn everything Romeo and Juliet use into goods and sell them.”

Replace the parts that were lacking only with descriptions with illustrations.

I mean legal PPL.

“Everything from Romeo and Juliet’s hair to toenails becomes a commodity.”

“Um.”

“Will it work out that well?”

“I think it will work. Anyway, so from now on, we need to adjust the publishing speed. You know?”

“Certainly for this reason it needs to be adjusted.”

“Yes. I think it would be better to do the same for Aucklia.”

“I won’t even rest. In the meantime, I plan to write other works as well.”

Viscount Leonard has suddenly left, but I have a feeling that we will meet again soon.

Since you said you ride with the flow.

“Ah, come to think of it, people appeared who wanted to write a work based on the author’s novel as a worldview.”

“Really?”

“Yes. First of all, I informed you of the contents of the contract, is it okay?”

“Did you explain that it doesn’t matter as long as it doesn’t damage the image of Romeo and Juliet?”

“Yes. I think everyone is going to write it as a story of a supporting character that is mentioned slightly without touching the main character.”

“That would be great.”

With this, the world view of Romeo and Juliet becomes the background of the mass market in the world of Mare.

ㅡ What do you mean by that?

A mass-produced fantasy novel.

A mass market for short.

It is a genre where words such as magical power, mana, aura, circle, core, hierarchy, and class are all too common.

But when it first came out, no one called it a mass market.

The reason why the word mass market was coined was because there were so many works with similar worldviews that used similar terms that they were run over by their feet.

It’s a genre that readers who spend a little time don’t like, but this is a filial piety that produces quite good sales.

ㅡ So?

Even though there are a lot of proper nouns that don’t appear in real life, readers don’t feel tired while reading.

As I encountered so many works with a similar world view, a world view called fantasy was formed in my head.

Although it is a different world that has nothing to do with daily life, it feels familiar to the reader as if it were a story from the real world.

ㅡ In other words?

The slightly unfamiliar world view of ‘Oh My Lady’ is engraved in the heads of all readers.

Readers who tilt their heads at proper nouns such as academy, magic masters, and sword masters will disappear.

In this way, the concepts used in the web novels of the other world are gradually implanted in the heads of the readers.

Then, the range of genres I can handle is enormously wide.

ㅡ As a bonus, you can put the idiom of the earth in it.

Oh?

Is a sound mind dwelling in a healthy body?

– Yes.

Surely this solves the idiom problem that makes my work seem monotonous?

Just as Shakespeare created numerous expressions that did not exist in English, I also create new idioms and culture through novels.

This is it.

This solves everything!

“Does His Highness know?”

“I haven’t been able to talk about the illustrations yet because I’m busy.”

“I think this will work. So, I’d better talk to you soon.”

“Yes.”

The theme park creation project, which has already incorporated Lady’s worldview, has already begun.

If the water comes in, the rowing… No, you have to turn the motor!

We started moving more and more busily in line with the changing Oklia.

After about a week had passed, news came that an unexpected guest had arrived from the Holy Land.

“A saint?”

“I see.”

… Were there saints in this world?