I, Kousaka Kyousuke, the Knight of the Helping Table
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“Hello, Yukinoshita-kun, I’m a third-year student from Kasumigaoka Utaha.” Although Utaha was answering Yukino’s question, her eyes were always fixed on Kyosuke.
“Hello, Senior Kasumigaoka. I have heard of you. Is there anything you need help with?” Although Yukino was not very familiar with the third-year student, she had heard of Shiyu as a representative student of the third-year with excellent academic performance. However, she was a little curious about what a good student like Shiyu needed help from the Service Club. However, since the other party came to her, did it mean that her club was widely recognized by everyone?
Shiyu glanced around the classroom and felt that her plan had gone astray again. She had originally planned to use the excuse of a girl’s little secret to kick Kyousuke and his followers out after entering the Service Club, so that she could communicate with Yukinoshita alone. However, there were many more people in the classroom that she had not expected.
The fat man in the coat seems to be the client, so he will probably leave soon, so don’t worry about him.
It was fine that the female fox would follow Kyosuke, but the biggest problem was that a pink little ball that he had never known appeared in the classroom. From the fact that she sat next to Yukinoshita, he could guess that she was Yukinoshita’s follower or best friend, at least not a member of the club. Because he asked Xiaojing about her club, and she only had 3 people in total.
What should I do now? The excuse of a girl’s little secret can stop the boy, and I can temporarily appease the female fox, but what should I do with this little ball? The fewer people who know about what I want to say, the better. I don’t know this person, and I don’t know if she is the kind of gossipy girl who likes to gossip.
“Um…senior, what’s wrong?” Yui found that the senior who came in had been staring at her with a scary look since just now, which made Yui a little scared. She pulled Yukino’s sleeve hoping to seek Yukino’s protection.
“Nothing.” Shiyu finally gave up the idea of chatting privately with Yukinoshita, but she didn’t plan to go back. It would be difficult to relieve the depression in her heart if she didn’t confront this female vixen now that she was here.
So Shiyu found a chair and sat down, crossed her legs to show her seductive black stockings to Kyosuke, and then said meaningfully: “I heard that this is the ‘Service Club’, so I want to find a man to serve me. He over there, come over here and give me a back pat.” After saying that, Shiyu looked at Kyosuke with a smile, looking forward to his performance.
Hachiman burst out laughing after hearing this. He stared at Kyosuke fiercely. If Kyosuke showed any behavior, Hachiman would kill the four-eyed guy for Tamamo.
Yui was a little surprised when she heard this. She looked at Kasumigaoka-senpai who was sitting there, and then secretly glanced at Kyosuke who was standing there with a tangled face. She felt that Kyosuke was really amazing. Every time she met him, she could always refresh her understanding of him. Why didn’t she see that this person was so interesting before?
Xueno’s smiling face froze after hearing this. She felt like she wanted to say “mmp” in her heart. How many romantic debts did this four-eyed guy have outside? And people say that rabbits don’t eat grass near their nests, but you only pick on people in school.
“Senior Kasumigaoka, I think you have some misunderstandings about our club. We are a serious club.” Yukino didn’t want any scenes that were not suitable for children to appear in her club. Letting Tamamonomae hug someone’s arm was already the limit of her tolerance.
“Don’t worry, I know. Most stores say the same thing.”
No, I think you have no idea! Yukinoshita found that Kousaka Kyousuke was really her natural enemy. No matter what happened, he would always drive her crazy as long as he got involved.
“If you don’t believe me, you can ask Zaimokuza-kun over there. He is here to do a commission for us.”
Shiyu glanced at the frightened fat man. He had never thought that he would have such close contact with the campus idol.
“Are you talking about this fat guy wearing a big windbreaker in spring? I thought you were playing some weird PLAY. I was wondering why you didn’t have a whip, Yukinoshita-san. It turns out I was wrong.”
Zaimokuza was so “moved” by Shiwa’s words that he burst into tears. He felt that the image of the senior sister that he had always admired had completely collapsed.
“Whip… Kasumigaoka Utaha, are you deliberately coming to my club to cause trouble?” Yukino was really fed up with Utaha’s provocation, so this time she even omitted the word “respect”.
“I’m sorry, I really misunderstood~~” Shiyu said indifferently, leaning back in her chair, with no sincerity in her apology at all.
“Kasumigaoka-senpai, this is Zaimokuza-san, and he’s here to ask us to review the light novel he’s planning to submit.” Hachiman believed that if he didn’t say anything, these two strong-willed women with long black hair would definitely argue with each other until the end of time. As a staunch supporter of Tamamo, Hachiman felt that he should come forward to explain things clearly and let this senior with black stockings get out this morning.
“Hey? Light novel submission? Let me take a look.”
Shiyu, who had no interest in the fat man, became interested after hearing this. She walked up to Kyosuke, ignored Xiaoyu’s dark eyes, and took the Zaimokuza manuscript from Kyosuke and started reading it.
“That Kasumigaoka-senpai…” Yukino wanted to ask, “Do you understand this?” but seeing that she was flipping through the book very seriously, she didn’t ask.
Zaimokuza was somewhat worried. On the one hand, he was very happy that his novel could be evaluated by his admired senior, but on the other hand, he was afraid that his novel was filled with a lot of otaku memes that would disgust the senior.
But after reading two pages, Shiyu said with interest: “The original manuscript of the novel… I miss it a little. It looks interesting.”
Xue No frowned at Shi Yu’s comment. How could this be interesting? She herself lost interest after reading three pages. If it weren’t for her sense of responsibility forcing her to continue reading, she would have thrown it directly into the trash can. Could it be that the other party didn’t understand it at all and was just talking nonsense?
Hachiman was also a little confused by the evaluation of the senior in front of him. Although he was not a deep otaku, Hachiman had read quite a few light novels. He felt that the gap between Zaimokuza’s works and those light novels on the market was not a little bit.
“Really?” Zaimokuza was quite happy that Kasumigaoka gave such an evaluation.
“Yeah, at least it’s better than toilet paper and someone’s submission back then.” Shiyu looked down at Kyosuke and said sarcastically.
“”Why?!””
Everyone looked at Kyosuke with surprised eyes.
PS1: Every concubine who fights in the palace always has a close eunuch. Since Xiaoyu’s confidant is Xiao Fanzi, then Shiyu should have Xiao Huizi. (Funny)
PS2: The New Year’s lucky bags were opened today, and Mi Jiang was shocked to receive so many rewards in just one day. Friends who have lucky bag props to reward Mi Jiang should wait until the New Year. During the New Year, Mi Jiang will offer a reward based on her actual situation.
PS3: I will have to give a few words of thanks for the book being put on the shelves later. Yes, this book is finally going to be put on the shelves. As the saying goes, a good horse must be taken out for a walk. Everything depends on tomorrow.
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The book has finally reached this stage. Although only one month has passed since the publication of this book, it feels like a long time has passed.
To be honest, I have already said almost everything I wanted to say to you at the end of the first volume, so there is really nothing new to say in terms of my gratitude for the release of the book.
As usual, I would like to thank my boss and the editor first. I would like to thank my boss for providing this platform, and I would also like to thank Sister Xi for her help. I would also like to thank everyone who is reading this article now, thank you for your support.
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Let’s talk about the plot direction later. The plot of this volume is definitely centered on the school. After all, this article is still classified as a daily youth (funny). The bar plot is definitely not enough, but it is not the focus of this volume. After all, Mi-chan is not good enough to take care of both sides. However, the heroic spirits will still be active in the plot, so please rest assured.
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“Have you ever written a novel before?” Xiaoyu’s eyes immediately lit up. “Husband, can you let me read it?”
“Oh~~” Yukino noticed Shiyu’s comments on Kyosuke’s novel, “So someone’s writing style has also submitted a manuscript. It seems that it was rejected?”
“Yes, my editor told my junior at the time that your writing style is worse than toilet paper.” Shiyu nodded in agreement.
Editor? Is this Kasumigaoka-senpai actually writing a novel? But she said her editor had reviewed Kyosuke’s novel, no wonder they knew each other. Hachiman believed he had found the so-called truth.
“Which novel did you write for me? Can you tell us?” Zaimokuza knew that Shiyu was also writing a novel after hearing that she had an editor. Although he didn’t know which novel it was, he swore that he would buy three copies (for collection, preaching, and reading) when he returned.
“The name of my novel is “Looking Up at the Moonlit Sky at Midnight”. Have you heard of it?” Shi Yu said casually while flipping through the manuscript.
“Is this true? How could I not have heard of it? Isn’t that the most popular light novel recently? Many people say that the delicate writing style can be published as youth literature. I’ve read part of it, and the vague love between the hero and heroine is really well written!” Hachiman suddenly seemed very excited, and he slapped the table and stood up. Isn’t this the novel that his sister has been reading recently? He read part of it under Komachi’s recommendation and found it to be quite well written.
“Oh, so you have read it. Thank you for reading it.” Shiyu seemed very casual, but her raised mouth revealed her proud thoughts. She put the manuscript on the table, then took out her mobile phone from her skirt pocket and showed everyone some photos of her book signing to prove that what she said was true.
“Really? Senior sister, you are so awesome!” Tuanzi looked at Shiyu with admiration.
Zaimokuza quickly grabbed his backpack and started searching when Shiyu said the title of his novel. He soon took out a light novel wrapped in black paper and a marker and handed it to Shiyu, begging, “Teacher Kasumi Shiko, I’m a big fan of your novel. Please sign it for me!”
“Oh.” Shiyu seemed to be shocked by Zaimokuza’s enthusiasm at this moment. She put down the manuscript in her hand, took the novel and pen from Zaimokuza, turned to the first page of the novel and asked, “Just sign my pen name?”
“Yes, it would be better to write it to my junior fellow student Zaimokuza Yoshiteru.”
Shiha quickly signed her name with a pen and returned it to Zaimokuza.
“Here, is this okay?”
Zaimokuza took a look at the signed novel, then hugged the novel and said happily, “Yes, thank you very much, senior. Ah, that’s great. I missed Kasumi Shiko’s book signing event before, which is a lifelong regret. But now I can have Kasumi Shiko sign for me alone, I can say that I have no regrets in my life.”
Hachiman, who was standing by, said to Shiyu a little embarrassedly, “Excuse me, Kasumigaoka-senpai. My sister is a fan of your books. Can I bring a novel to you tomorrow for your autograph?” Hachiman wanted to bring an autograph for Komachi, but he didn’t have the novel. Hachiman was not sure if Komachi would still be willing to sign the novel if he brought it to him tomorrow.
“Hikigaya-san actually has a younger sister? You didn’t imagine it in your mind, did you?” Yukino looked at Hachiman with some suspicion. Was this guy trying to trick the senior into signing his autograph so he could do something unspeakable?
“It’s not a fantasy, Komachi is real, and she’s the cutest girl in the world!”
Facing Hachiman’s rebuttal, Yukino just said “Oh”. Even Yui didn’t really believe Hachiman and looked at him with suspicion.
“What I said is true. If you don’t believe me, just look!” In order to save his little dignity, Hachiman took out a photo of himself and Komachi.
“Really? So cute. Even though he looks a bit like Dunya, you can tell from the photo that his temperament is completely different from that gloomy guy. He’s a very cheerful and good kid.” Yui leaned over to look at the photo, nodding and exclaiming in admiration.
“Who is the gloomy man?”
“Of course he’s staying at home. If he rolls his eyes all day long, what else can he be but a gloomy man?”
“Yuigahama Doroki is right. You really need to learn from your sister.” After looking at the photo, Yukino nodded and agreed with Yui.
“Why is this happening…” Hachiman was a little disappointed.
“Cough cough.”
Kyosuke coughed and focused everyone’s attention back on Zaimokuza. After all, he was the client today.
“Let’s not go off topic anymore, let’s get back to Zaimokuza-san’s novel. I’ve mentioned before that Zaimokuza-san’s novel is slightly better than mine and Toilet Paper in terms of writing style.”
“Arnold, interrupt me, is toilet paper a metaphor?” Yui, who had no idea about the industry’s terminology, had already written the word “toilet paper” from the beginning.
Zaimokuza, who was sitting at the side, raised his hand and said, “Let me explain. Toilet paper refers to a light novel in the industry that has very poor writing and can only be sold by character design and illustrations. Although the sales are good, it is said to be only used as toilet paper because of its poor writing.”
“I don’t know much about light novels, but since Zaimokuza-san’s writing style is comparable to the best-selling light novels now, does that mean he can actually submit his work?” Seeing that Shiyu seemed to know a lot about this, Yukino wanted to know what level this extremely boring work with all kinds of messed up grammar and filled with all kinds of weird phrases is in the industry.
“No, there’s absolutely no hope at all.” Without waiting for Shiyu to answer, Kyosuke directly denied Zaimokuza’s work.
“Wait a minute, Kousaka-san, Kasumigaoka-senpai just said…”
Zaimokuza seemed a little dissatisfied with Kyosuke’s statement. After all, Senior Kasumigaoka had just said that the other party’s writing skills were not as good as his. He looked at Shiwa hoping to get her affirmation.
“What the junior said is absolutely right. Your work does not meet the submission requirements at all. No, it is even far from it.” Unfortunately, Shiyu did not stand on Zaimokuza’s side. She directly denied his work.
“How could it be… Didn’t they say it was pretty good?” Zaimokuza sat back in his seat dejectedly.
Kyosuke flipped through the other person’s manuscript and explained, “It’s very simple. The threshold for light novels is very low, but it has a most basic principle – it must be interesting, or to put it bluntly, it must have selling points. You can’t see these in your novels at all.”
Zaimokuza looked at Hachiman, hoping that his best friend could give him a hand.
Hachiman hesitated for a long time, then took a deep breath and spoke in the gentlest tone possible: “Tell me, which work did you copy?”
Faced with Hachiman’s attack, the fat man in the coat fell off the chair to the ground.
Shiyu thinks that plagiarizing the plot is not a big deal.
“Well, plagiarism is not a big problem. Every year the editorial department receives similar works to popular light novels. Such works basically account for more than half of the total submissions.” Shiyu put the manuscript on the table and said to Zaimokuza.
“The biggest problem with your novel is the selling point that Junior-kun just mentioned. Even toilet paper has beautiful illustrations as a selling point. Your storyline is old-fashioned and not readable at all. Moreover, your novel is for teenagers. There are too few female characters, and the character designs are not outstanding enough. Especially the part where the heroine takes off her clothes, it is too straightforward. In this case, even with illustrations, it is difficult to make people want to buy it.”
“Wouldn’t it be easier to attract otakus if the undressing scene was accompanied by illustrations?” Hachiman felt that Shiwa’s words were somewhat inconsistent.
Kyosuke took over the conversation directly: “The problem is that this part is actually completely unnecessary in the plot design, and more importantly, the scene this guy wrote is too difficult to draw. It’s completely against the artist.”
Zaimokuza seemed to be completely defeated. He fell on his back and rolled over on the ground, screaming “Ahhh”. It seemed that he didn’t even care about making a fool of himself in front of his respected senior.
Shiyu saw Kyosuke holding the manuscript and thinking about something, and she seemed to have guessed what Kyosuke was thinking. When Kyosuke looked at her, she said, “Let me make it clear first, I don’t have time to teach him how to write a book, I’m too busy with my own manuscripts. And this guy’s manuscript will definitely not be approved in one go, and my editor doesn’t have time to review it for him again and again.”
“Don’t worry, I will complete the preliminary review of his manuscript. Only after I pass it will he give it to editor Machida.”
“Huh?” The others in the classroom looked at him strangely after hearing what Kyosuke said.
“Kyosuke, are you really planning to let him submit his work to a publishing house?” Hachiman heard that Kyosuke seemed to be planning to help Zaimokuza. He didn’t quite understand Kyosuke’s idea. Did he think that such a writing style could really be saved? Hachiman was already prepared to use the example of toilet paper to fool this fat man.