After hanging up more than ten times in a row and successfully ordering his takeout, Kobayashi Itsuki finally sent another text message.
[Found her, found her! It really was a false alarm!]
The phone, which had been ringing incessantly just moments ago, suddenly fell silent.
Kobayashi Itsuki could even picture the three brothers rushing back in a panic on their way home, unable to get through to him on the phone.
[Ding! Rose's ill will has increased. Received 1 green treasure chest.]
[Ding! Violet's ill will has increased. Received 1 green treasure chest.]
[Ding! Lemon's ill will has increased. Received 1 green treasure chest.]
Hearing the three system notifications, Kobayashi Itsuki couldn't hold back and burst into hearty laughter.
It really was just as he had expected.
"It looks like I can definitely find these three brothers to grind for points whenever I have free time in the future."
Kobayashi Itsuki chuckled as he put away his phone, feeling satisfied, and began writing seriously.
While Kobayashi Itsuki was diligently writing and waiting for his takeout, he was unaware that at that very moment, he was the main topic of discussion in almost every home of the Kindergarten students.
For families with children attending Kindergarten, they typically ask their kids during dinner how their day at Kindergarten went and if anything happy happened.
Under these circumstances, the children naturally started talking about what Kobayashi Itsuki did today.
Kids, after all, sometimes like to exaggerate when they speak.
As a result, a dozen or so thugs unconsciously turned into twenty, thirty, dozens, or even hundreds... small pistols became long guns and short cannons, and even more exaggeratedly, there were lasers just like action kamen's.
The stories truly grew more and more exaggerated.
However, this also significantly deepened the impression that many families had of Kobayashi Itsuki, the Physical Education Teacher, whom they previously hadn't thought much about.
At the same time, it made many people curious, wanting to know exactly what happened.
After all, what their children were saying sounded a bit too fantastical and unrealistic.
They planned to wait until the kindergarten bus arrived tomorrow morning to ask the teachers properly.
If Kobayashi Itsuki had known the names of these parents, he definitely wouldn't have been able to sleep tonight, as the system notification sounds would have been ringing non-stop.
After working late into the night and sending the finished drafts to Ohara Nanako, he immediately received a call from her.
"Teacher Kobayashi, you were a bit slack yesterday; I didn't receive your draft."
Ohara Nanako's crisp voice sounded from the other end of the phone, speaking playfully.
"I had a small matter yesterday and didn't have time, so I didn't write."
"So I submitted two chapters today. Does that count as making up for my mistake?"
"I'll forgive you then. Oh, right, the sample issue has already come out! When do you have time? I'll come over and bring it to you."
"The sample issue came out so fast?"
Kobayashi Itsuki hadn't forgotten the promise he made to Ageo Masumi: if the sample issue came out, he would remember to give her a copy.
"Yes, a lot of the design aspects were prepared in advance. We just needed to lay out the finished content, and then it could be printed immediately."
"Once your serialization of 'planetarian: the reverie of a little star' is finished, 'your lie in april' will also be nearly complete, allowing for a seamless transition."
"Once you have a certain fan base, we can release the collected volumes."
"Although, based on my understanding of your 'planetarian: the reverie of a little star,' it wouldn't be impossible for 'your lie in april' to have collected volumes, the story content is a bit too short, making it slightly unsuitable for a standalone volume..."
Ohara Nanako chattered on, having clearly spent a lot of time considering these matters, meticulously thinking about how to maximize profits.
"As expected of the genius rookie Editor, Miss Ohara, your consideration is so meticulous and thorough. Truly admirable..."
"Optimistic Happy Mentality Good Teacher, do you have any complaints?"
Ohara Nanako was always exceptionally gentle when dealing with children, but now that they were very familiar with each other, their conversation had become notably casual.
"Of course not. I just wanted to ask what the requirements are for holding a book signing event."
Previously, one reason Kobayashi Itsuki wanted to be a Plagiarist, besides his own inherent influence, was not without this particular idea.
People who attend his signing event naturally know his name.
At that time, he only needs to ask the person's name while signing the book for them.
Wouldn't that be a perfectly logical way to grind for treasure chests?
In the beginning, perhaps due to low popularity, he might only get the most basic White Treasure Chests.
But as Kobayashi Itsuki's works increase and his fame grows.
The fans' level of affection will also rise accordingly.
Just like the many fanatical celebrity followers he saw in his previous life.
Some fans even break off relations with their families for the sake of following a celebrity; they are practically like zealots.
Kobayashi Itsuki didn't expect his fans to reach that level; if they could just help him generate blue treasure chests, he would be thankful enough.
"A signing event?"
"Huh, Teacher Kobayashi, you actually brought this up proactively? Other authors usually don't mention it, and some are even quite resistant to the idea."
A signing event is somewhat like a concert for an author.
They need to appear publicly and give a speech, all while signing books.
The former is already difficult to overcome for many authors who suffer from social anxiety.
Not to mention signing, which is truly exhausting when there are many people.
Speaking non-stop, signing non-stop—they don't even have time to go to the bathroom.
And that's only if they are popular.
If an author isn't very popular and few fans show up, sitting there is truly ridiculous, like a clown.
"However, Teacher Kobayashi, it's best not to think about signing events right now. If we were to hold one, given the current length of your works..."
"You should at least serialize a few more works and have collected volumes before considering it."
"Collected volumes?"
Kobayashi Itsuki nodded slightly, silently making a note of this matter.
It looks like he needs to be a bit more diligent.
"Right, if I submit several more works and they all pass, can they all be serialized simultaneously?"
"That depends on the scheduling, Teacher Kobayashi. If you have the ability, you can certainly try! I wouldn't mind the extra work."
This was definitely something Kobayashi Itsuki could consider. After all, strictly speaking, his creative pressure was much lower than that of ordinary authors.
Based on the word count of these short stories, he could write at least a few works in a month.
He should try his best to increase his fame in a short period of time, and then start preparing for long-form works.
Once the long-form works were settled, he could start thinking about signing events.
Thinking this, Kobayashi Itsuki smiled into the phone.
"No problem. Since Miss Ohara said so, I'll definitely put in a good effort."