In the narrative structure of 'demon slayer', the 'flashback' is undoubtedly a very important part, because it involves the shaping of a character.
To fully establish a character in a short chapter, every word needs to be carefully considered.
And in Kokushibo's flashback, what stands out are naturally his unwillingness and various other negative emotions, which, when contrasted with the almost perfect Yoriichi, make his emotions seem 'reasonable'.
Before his god-like younger brother, he became an even more pathetic existence.
To write this part of the story well, Izumi Chihiro deliberately drew out his inner negative emotions.
No matter how kind a person is, negative thoughts always accumulate in their heart day and night; the difference is that some people control them in a reasonable way, while others accumulate them to a certain extent and then are triggered by an event, leading to a fit of rage.
Genius and madness are only one step apart.
This time, in an almost demonic state, he not only wrote this part of the story well, but also took the opportunity to shed the dark thoughts hidden and accumulated in his heart, to prevent them from exploding in the future and harming others.
"Phew..."
After venting these emotions, he re-entered a state of calm.
"To some extent, if I can control this state, then I can truly be considered a genius!"
Izumi Chihiro sighed softly.
Just like Senju Muramasa and Kani Nayuta, they all possess one or more unique qualities.
If there were a data template display, it would probably be a skill close to max level.
Unfortunately, this state is rare and hard to come by, and he always felt that if he became too engrossed, he might genuinely develop a split personality.
He could only dismiss this unrealistic idea.
To become stronger, he still had to rely on being down-to-earth, accumulating continuously every day, to make his future works even better.
...
Nayuta: Senior, it's about to be released! Nayuta is so nervous right now, so nervous! I need encouragement from Senior!
Izumi Masamune: Believe in yourself, you can succeed! Go for it!
Nayuta: That's so perfunctory, Senior...
Izumi Masamune: Then how else do you want me to encourage you?
Nayuta: You know.jpg
Izumi Masamune: Alright, I'll post a tweet later, recommending your work, but it probably won't be of much use compared to the advertisements from Fujikawa Bunko.
Nayuta: ...
Nayuta: Okay, since it's Senior's encouragement, I'll accept it.
The message from Kani Nayuta temporarily drew Izumi Chihiro out of his deep thoughts on writing.
Then, he updated a tweet, recommending the girl's work that could bring people to tears.
[Recently, one of my lovely juniors is about to debut! She is Nayuta-sensei! Her debut work 'silver season' will be released next Saturday. I hope everyone can pay attention to this work; it definitely won't disappoint you! It will surely bring you a different feeling from other light novels. By the way, I cried after reading the manuscript.]
["Huh? Another Twitter update? I thought Old Thief had been flamed off the internet?"]
["Let me see... He's actually recommending someone else's work, that's so perfunctory of you! I thought Old Thief was going to reveal some content from the final volume, boring!"]
["Lovely junior... This makes one's imagination run wild! It seems to be a female author, could it be a new CP? Hmm? Why 'again'?"]
["'silver season', this name feels out of place in the current industry. It can't be some bad work, can it? But Old Thief praises it so much, it must have some quality."]
["Crying after reading it is unexpected, those are completely crocodile tears! I wonder if Old Thief cried after reading his own novel, but I almost did."]
["The Old Thief has finally appeared again! This time, I'll pay attention to it for your sake, but if it's not good, I'll roast you when I get back."]
["The Old Thief's junior… it can't be another one that doesn't hand out knives, can it? If it can really make the Old Thief cry, then that's truly a bit scary."]
["Is the Old Thief really not going to leak anything? Just to give everyone a heads-up. Lately, I haven't been sleeping soundly; I feel like I've already seen the ending full of knives…"]
Among the readers' replies, those interested in the recommended work itself were still in the minority, even with his exaggerated praise, it probably wouldn't make much difference.
It clearly looked like a slice-of-life work, which held absolutely no interest for these veteran power-level-focused readers.
If he had been talking about Senju Muramasa's "fantasy demon blade chronicles," the comment section would likely have been flooded with messages.
More people noticed his choice of words, using 'cute junior' to describe her, and immediately began analyzing the relationship between the two. Compared to the previously linked Kashiwagi Eri-sensei and Eromanga-sensei, this was the first character confirmed to be female, so the CP fans immediately became interested.
This clearly showed that he already had many devoted fans.
If they were ordinary readers, they probably wouldn't be interested in this kind of topic.
However, a week later, when "silver season" was officially released, everything changed.
Many fans who followed his recommendation immediately changed their minds after reading the work and began recommending it to other fans, even joking in the comment section below.
["Holy crap, I listened to the Old Thief's recommendation and read Kani Nayuta-sensei's "silver season," and I realized the Old Thief's evaluation was too conservative!"]
["From now on, I am a fan of Kani Nayuta-sensei! Thank you, Old Thief, for bringing me joy and sorrow. Goodbye!"]
["I'm ready to defect too! Kani Nayuta-sensei is the best!"]
[""silver season" is so touching, I cried several times. My mom kept asking if I was being bullied at school… No wonder even someone as stone-hearted as the Old Thief was moved."]
["You all leave! Only I am Izumi-sensei's loyal fan!"]
["Support righteous cutting!"]
…
"These guys…"
Looking at the netizens' comments, Izumi Chihiro couldn't help but laugh.
He turned and sent a congratulatory message to Nayuta.
Izumi Masamune: Do you have confidence now? It's receiving rave reviews out there.
Nayuta: I secretly peeked outside the bookstore and saw so many people buying my work… I'm so happy, Senpai! Now I've finally become a light novelist just like you, Senpai!
Izumi Masamune: Yes, you should say you're an even more excellent light novelist than me. Now my fans are all saying they're going to defect to you.
Nayuta: Hmm, Senpai… Senpai, don't be sad! I'm your fan, so everyone else is still your fan too!
Izumi Masamune: Hahahaha… ok.jpg.
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