Black Cat: So what should I do? Could it be... I won't be able to debut?
The greater her hope, the greater her despair now.
From that sentence, Kani Nayuta seemed to see the girl speaking to her with a trembling voice.
How could she bear this?
If she couldn't take any remedial measures, it would undoubtedly be an even heavier blow to Black Cat.
What should you do when you're undecided?
Of course, you find...
"Senior!"
Kani Nayuta suddenly exclaimed.
At times like this, the only person she could rely on was always one person.
So she immediately comforted Black Cat.
Nayuta: Don't worry, what I can't do, Senior can definitely do! Senior is best at teaching! Helping you debut, Black Cat, is no problem!
Black Cat: Really?
Nayuta: Of course it's real.
She said this, firstly, out of trust in Senior's ability, and secondly, based on factual judgment; Senior wrote story scripts like "White Album", clearly having a very thorough understanding of the market, and perhaps the same was true for light novels.
Additionally, some time ago, because of Sonoko, she noticed another new author under Sonoko, Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Because the content of the first volume of love metronome was quite different from its online serialization, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already anticipated possible questions and addressed this matter on the title page—
[Under Izumi-sensei's guidance, I saw the path ahead. I will always remember the help Izumi-sensei gave me.]
This incident even caused a small sensation, with some readers thinking that another beautiful young female author had been corrupted.
However, it was later discovered that Izumi Masamune did not recommend Kasumigaoka Utaha in the same way he recommended Kani Nayuta, indicating that their relationship was clearly not very close. It was probably just a senior taking care of a junior because they were both under the same editor.
Of course, Kani Nayuta, upon learning of this, had fiercely questioned Machida Sonoko.
To receive guidance from Senior, and from a beautiful high school girl at that, made her smell a fox spirit!
Of course, the questioning yielded no useful information, because Kasumigaoka Utaha and Izumi Masamune were indeed just casual acquaintances at the time.
"I won't think about it anymore, I'll just ask Senior."
Kani Nayuta shook her head, focusing her attention on the more urgent matter at hand.
...
"Hey, SpongeBob, let's go jellyfish hunting."
"Sorry, Patrick, I can't go, I have to go to school today."
"If you're going to school, what should I do today?"
"I don't know, what do you usually do when I'm not home?"
"Wait for you to come back..."
Izumi Masamune had just finished eating and was watching TV with Sagiri on the sofa when he suddenly received a message from Nayuta.
Nayuta: Senior, I have a very important matter that I need your help with?
Izumi Masamune: Very important? Then tell me.
Nayuta: Actually, it's about Black Cat. I found that I don't seem to have the talent for teaching and can't help Black Cat break through that bottleneck... so I hope Senior can step in and help!
Izumi Masamune: Who told you to agree so eagerly back then... So you're coming to me to clean up your mess?
Nayuta: It's all for Homura's cosplay!
Izumi Masamune: You're still thinking about that.
Nayuta: Alright, Senpai, don't change the subject! I'm begging you! Please help me! If Senpai agrees, I'll even spank myself, not just wipe your butt!
"Pfft."
Izumi Chihiro almost spat out his water.
Her methods were getting wilder and wilder.
"Ni-san? What's wrong?"
Sagiri, engrossed in the anime, turned her head.
"Nothing, just saw a message that left me speechless."
Izumi Chihiro straightened his face.
"Oh..."
Sagiri didn't pay much attention and continued to immerse herself in the anime.
Izumi Masamune: Alright, I'll agree. It won't take much effort.
Nayuta: Thank you, Senpai! I knew Senpai was a kind-hearted person and wouldn't just stand by.
Izumi Masamune: Don't flatter me. Although I agreed, whether I can achieve it is still unknown. Debuting isn't that simple.
Nayuta: If Senpai takes action, there's absolutely no problem! Senpai is practically known as the 'Light Novel Godfather' now!
"Huh? When did I get another nickname? How come I don't know?"
Izumi Chihiro looked surprised, typing his question.
Nayuta: Because Senpai guided both me and Kasumigaoka Utaha to debut, some people gave Senpai that title. Of course, more people still call Senpai by that forbidden name, ahem...
In Kani Nayuta's opinion, that title was a contempt for Senpai's sacred image, but it was also widely accepted by the public, so she couldn't say it directly.
He naturally understood that those people usually used those two words to refer to himself.
"But this is overestimating me. I just explained the most basic aspects of light novels to Nayuta and provided a train of thought to Kasumigaoka Utaha. It's nothing much."
Izumi Chihiro shook his head.
Then Kani Nayuta sent Gokou Ruri's contact information to him.
Izumi Masamune: I've already heard about the situation from Nayuta. Next, I'll take over her work and help you debut!
Black Cat: Izumi-sensei, thank you!
Izumi Masamune: Nayuta did show me your Homura fanfiction before. I wonder how it's progressing now... Show me your latest work.
Black Cat: Ah, it's truly embarrassing, Izumi-sensei. It will stain your eyes! I apologize!
Gokou Ruri felt an astonishing heat on her cheeks, enough to steam an egg.
At first, she could still admire her own work, but after the progress she made during this period, she already understood how unpresentable her writing was at the time.
Izumi Masamune: It's nothing.
Then Gokou Ruri sent her latest work.
Izumi Chihiro read it, his brows furrowed.
This was really too disjointed!
The choice of words and phrasing was too vague!
After finishing, he asked how Nayuta had trained her previously.
After explaining, Gokou Ruri added—it must be because I'm too stupid.
Izumi Masamune: Stupidity is indeed a reason, but with your ability, reaching the level of debut shouldn't be so difficult. This is just because Nayuta's approach can only be given to geniuses, otherwise, you won't be able to keep up with her pace. So you need to start learning from more fundamental things.
Black Cat: But Nayuta said those were the basics?
"So, she's a genius among geniuses!"
Izumi Chihiro shook his head with a bitter smile.
This was the difference between people!
Even he was still working hard to catch up to her.
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