How a Hero Lives as a Writer

46 – Chekhov’s Gun

Every time I’ve done something in Mare, the response has exceeded my expectations.

A theme park was opened when Lady was used, and an action school was created when a substitute actor was proposed for Boknageo.

So I believed that when comics were published, interesting works would come out on their own.

“Writer Bright….”

“Let me think about it for a moment.”

I asked the anxious-looking fisherman for a moment and was lost in thought.

A month has passed since the first volume of Lady Comics was published.

Even after a month has passed, the heat of comics is gradually heating up rather than cooling down.

So, the merchant moved up the publication date of the second volume of Lady Comics, and even adjusted the publication time of my original novel as well.

Even with all that, the enthusiasm for comics hasn’t cooled down, and readers continue to clamor for new comics to be released.

Despite such a situation, comics other than Lady were not progressing properly.

It would be more correct to say that comics are practically ruined if there are less than five works in progress in this heat.

“I’ll come up with a solution sometime tomorrow.”

“Thank you so much, Author Bright!”

“Your legs are uncomfortable, so just sit down.”

“Thank you for your consideration. Take a look!”

I returned to my room while being seen off by Mr.

ㅡ So why do you think it happened like this?

“It must be because there is no root.”

ㅡ Fundamental?

“Yes. It’s the root. There is a flow called cause and effect in everything, right?”

With the development of papermaking technology, the price of paper became cheap, so even among the common people, those who knew letters and could afford to read books.

Aucklia has a long winter, so people go out less often than other regions, so the culture of reading books at home has developed.

Like this, everything has a flow.

For example, taking web novels as an example, you can take a phenomenon in which a genre or trend is created.

At one time, a work in which the main character hid his powers was a huge hit on the M site.

From then on, the site was flooded with novels titled ‘○○ Hides ○○’.

It is a phenomenon in which one work creates a flow.

After a while, a novel with S grade in the title became a hit.

Then, novels with similar titles such as S-class, SSS-class, and EX-class poured out.

In the end, we faced a flood of divorce articles titled ‘After Divorce~’.

ㅡ Divorce? It’s such a sad world….

It was a pitiful world, but that’s not important right now.

What matters is flow, flow.

As everything has a cause and a result, something doesn’t pop out of nowhere.

But what about comics?

Nara suddenly came out of nowhere by Irregular.

The result is this phenomenon.

“Like the flow of web novels, other genre literature also has a flow. For example, there is even a story that Earth’s revenge is divided between before and after the Count of Monte Cristo.”

ㅡ You mean there is a flow in manga too?

“You are a wizard, after all.”

ㅡ heheheheung~

There is a flow in comics as well.

For example, there is a writer called Osamu Tezuka, the author of Atom, who is called the father of manga and a manshin in Japan.

This person revealed himself that he was greatly influenced by Disney.

Maybe that’s why the character of Atom was round and his eyes were bright.

And Japanese comics were greatly influenced by Osamu Tezuka.

Currently, it has changed so much that it has become a unique culture of Japan, but in the end, manga, like novels, has changed under the influence of something.

But what about the manga that appeared here in Marais?

ㅡ There is no root. It was because the work was drawn in the style of romance comics without going through all the processes.

“That’s right.”

Usually, a lot of cartoons have to be drawn with various attempts.

Through that process, romance comics should finally come out.

Usually through this process, the printing technology develops, the unit price of cartoons becomes cheaper, and they are treated as entertainment in the true sense.

However, in Mare, there is no such process, only the result.

So the genre is not expanded because the painting style is limited, and the unit price is expensive, so it is accepted as a hobby of the aristocrats rather than the common people.

“First of all, Mari and fishermen can draw styles other than romance manga.”

However, the range is not wide.

I only enjoyed Japanese comics, but I didn’t even read American comics.

Mari and the fishermen can only draw boys’ comics, except for romance comics.

There is no news that the G-pen has been completed yet, so a little more research is needed.

“It’s a mountain beyond a mountain.”

I was about to let out a deep sigh when the door burst open with a knock.

This is Kruger.

“Excuse me!”

As expected.

“Are you here?”

“Mmm! I came with the news you’ve been waiting for.”

“Could it be the G-pen?”

“Oh, are you quick-witted?”

“It’s not made here, is it?”

“If so, wouldn’t you have brought it when you came? This place is a workshop, so the conditions are not so good.”

“That’s right.”

It’s difficult to install a waterwheel on my site.

“Can you mass-produce them?”

“No problem.”

“Okay then.”

Because the G-pen is a type of consumables.

Somehow the G-pen seems to have problems in many ways.

It’s something that can only be obtained from the dwarves.

It’s hard to find in a territory or country that doesn’t have much connection with dwarves.

There may be a phenomenon in which cartoonists are concentrated in a certain area.

ㅡ That is also a flow~

Is that so?

ㅡ At this point, what if we gather cartoonists in Oklia?

Oh, that might be okay… ?

“Looks like something is going wrong.”

“The style used in Lady cannot capture Mare’s works. In the first place, comics are not a means to advertise original novels.”

The mainstream of original comics is the original story.

That’s not to say that making other works into comics isn’t mainstream.

However, the first start was cut off with the comication of my work, so everyone is focusing only on the comication of the original novel.

If Marie and the fishermen draw a cartoon with an original story, a new trend will emerge.

But they are busy teaching other artists or working on the second volume of Lady Comics.

Forcing me to create a work based on an original story in this situation is absurd.

Whether you like it or not, if you want to create a new flow, you’ll have to go in a way where I’m in charge of the script and they’re in charge of the drawing.

ㅡ What is the genre?

I should go with the boys’ manga.

With the feeling that action is becoming mainstream.

Shonen comics are surprisingly full of personality in the appearance of the characters, so they will have a greater impact on the comics industry than romance comics.

ㅡ Then, maybe?

Yes, that might be it.

I’m going to draw a story about a hero as a cartoon.

This time, it’s not a novel, but a cartoon original story.

“Hmm, it’s nice that it’s always warm here.”

“Are you going to sleep here again?”

“I was tired from making the workshop.”

If you say that, I’m running out of things to say….

With this pattern, sooner or later Might and Gospel will come and the three dwarves will eat my room.

Whew….

“The room will stay warm. The patrols and troops periodically put firewood in it.”

“I think even a human aristocrat can do it!”

“Is that so?”

“Hmm? Where are you going?”

“I think I need to do something because the manga is a bit stuck.”

“Come back.”

“Eh.”

Isn’t this what the main-gaekjeondo is like?

ㅡ Slaves becoming masters, you have succeeded in treason, Kruger….

No….

Anyway, let’s go find Sir Louis.

ㅡ Lewis?

Sir Lewis swore to offer me his sword.

Now you’re completely in the same boat as me.

Since you never know what will happen if you use the power of the holy sword, it would be a good idea to inform Sir Lewis of your powers in advance.

ㅡ Do whatever you want.

I might run into Sir Louis, doesn’t it matter?

ㅡ The hero, the owner of the holy sword, said that he would make such a choice, but why am I?

Miss Helena is subtly cooperative….

He doesn’t actively help, but he doesn’t neglect either.

Are there any rules?

With that thought in mind, I headed to where Sir Lewis was training.

As I approached the training ground, the sound of cutting the wind suddenly stopped.

It seemed that Sir Louis had noticed my approach.

“Welcome, lord.”

Sir Lewis bowed his head at me, wiping the faint sweat.

“Was it a hindrance?”

“No. It was a car that was about to finish.”

I’m glad then….

“I plan to use the power of the holy sword.”

“Holy sword, are you talking?”

“Yes. I think I should show my ability to Lord Lewis to prepare for any unexpected situation.”

“… Please wait a moment.”

Sir Lewis walked away from the training ground with a little speed.

After a while, he came back wearing armor all over his body.

Anyway, it felt like I was well prepared in case of an emergency.

“It might be safer to use the hero’s power in the royal castle.”

“Oh, I guess.”

All those currently in the castle know my identity.

Mari and the fishermen who didn’t know my identity have all moved to my lot, so the castle is probably safer than here.

Sir Lewis and I decided to head to the royal castle and use the power of the holy sword.

“Then I will use it.”

“Yes.”

Sir Lewis stood up so that he could draw his sword at any moment, and guarded his surroundings.

“This time we are going to a place called the cradle of stars. Don’t touch the books nearby, and don’t attack people right away if they appear. Because they are allies.”

“Okay.”

I summoned the holy sword and turned the key, recalling the Cradle of the Stars.

Then the golden light enveloped me and swallowed me and Sir Louis.

After the blindingly bright light disappeared, we arrived at the cradle of the stars.

“Welcome. Long time no see?”

That was the moment Helena said that and waved her hand at us.

“Keuk, Heouk….”

Extreme momentum emanated from Sir Louis’ body.

But despite the momentum, Sir Lewis was terrified, like a man thrown into a lion’s den.

Should I say it feels like my body reacted on its own in order to live….

“Calm down.”

As Miss Helena said that and clapped her hands, Sir Louis’ spirit slowly began to wane.

“Who are you, sir?”

“I am Helena. This is the wizard who guards the Cradle of the Stars.”

“He is a very helpful person to me.”

“Whoa…. My name is Angelica Lewis. I apologize for the rudeness.”

“It’s okay~”

I decided to wait for Sir Louis to clean himself up.

“I’m sorry, lord.”

“No. I felt the same way when I first met Helena.”

Sir Lewis is on a different level from me.

There is a saying that you can see as much as you know, so from Lord Louise’s point of view, Helena-sama must have seemed even more like a monster.

“A monster?”

“Oh, sorry.”

Sir Louis looked at me and Miss Helena alternately, then put on a look of astonishment.

“Yes. Helena can read people’s minds.”

“That thing….”

Sir Lewis looked visibly flustered.

“Don’t worry. I’m not really interested in anything other than Bright’s thoughts.”

Why me… ?

“This is the cradle of stars. Because information from everyone living in Mare is gathered.”

Ah, it was.

You don’t have to look at your head….

“So you came to learn about the hero today?”

“Yes. If you want to write a story about a hero, you don’t have a chin with limited information.”

“My lord?”

“This is the power of my holy sword. The power to read all of Mare’s information.”

“Would you like to learn about the hero?”

“Yes. I’m thinking of publishing the boy’s manga I talked about the other day, and I want to use that story to tell the story of a hero.”

“… There is a high possibility that there will be friction with the beings called Intrus.”

“Here in Mare, there are novels like adventure stories and warrior stories. Isn’t that also being published openly? The important thing is how to adapt well.”

“My lord….”

“If it feels dangerous, I will refrain.”

“Okay.”

“So, which hero do you want to be?”

When Miss Helena said that, the six books that were stuck in her bookshelf floated up into the sky.

Perhaps those six volumes are related to the six heroes.

“Do you have any recommendations?”

If it is the norm, you can read books 1 to 6 in order, but karma is a valuable resource, so wouldn’t it be okay to pursue expedients?

When you read a book, you don’t pay enough to read the introduction!

“Whew.”

Miss Helena shook her head and snapped her fingers lightly.

Then, something appeared on the edge of the book.

“Thank you very much, thank you!”

Anyway, it seems to be a basic profile about the hero.

Let’s see….

According to Alexander’s story, all warriors are human, right?

That was the moment when I was carefully examining the book.

“Huh?”

[Four Great Warriors, Diana Woodgard]

[Race: Elf]

……

…

“Elf?”

Why are there elves among the warriors… ?