Chapter 90: New Work Information Leaked
While Izumi Chihiro was constructing white album and waiting for Sagiri to complete the illustration work, news about his new work was also spreading online.
This was normal. Warming up before a work's release, besides giving readers who had been silent for too long something to discuss, also served as a form of promotion.
Not much information was revealed; apart from a brief synopsis of the first volume and a character illustration of Homura Akemi, everything else remained mysterious, certainly whetting everyone's appetite.
[With beloved family and friends by her side, sometimes happy, second-year middle school student Kaname Madoka lived such a peaceful life… Until one night, Madoka had a strange dream.]
[One day, a mysterious creature named Kyubey appeared, hoping Madoka would sign a magical contract with it to become a "magical girl" to fight evil witches and protect the world.]
["There's news of a new work so soon! Izumi Old Thief is too diligent! On this point alone, I like Old Thief's style."]
["Ah, what, magical girl? Madoka? The title of this new work is a bit hard for me to understand… Old Thief actually plans to write a magical girl themed work, is it real or fake? Is today April Fool's Day?"]
["A magical girl themed work is certainly unexpected, and this name is too ordinary, isn't it? It has no unique features, no appeal at all… Hmm, but 'demon slayer' also sounds pretty ordinary."]
["Is Old Thief's girlish heart overflowing, and his preferences have changed? Could it be that he's recently fallen in love, so he wants to write these moe-pig works."]
["magical girl? At my age, I can't watch this kind of thing anymore… Has Izumi really thought carefully about the theme?"]
["This synopsis doesn't reveal anything? Or is Old Thief writing something similar in style to that meruru that's recently popular on TV? But I don't quite believe Old Thief would write such a work; there must be some conspiracy involved!"]
["The classic trope of signing a contract with a cute pet to become a magical girl, is Old Thief also going for these clichés? I hope Old Thief can give everyone something new, otherwise this theme will be meaningless. There are too many anime works like this, I'm already sick of them!"]
["The people upstairs are all tired of it? You like watching these works? Could it be female fans! Leave your contact information, thank you."]
Many readers were greatly surprised that the new work was a magical girl themed piece, not expecting Izumi Masamune's new work to be this choice.
Because in everyone's impression, magical girl has also become a fixed image, similar to a stereotype of foreigners; the descriptions always revolve around the same few things.
But creators are also innocent; if I don't use those stereotypes, then no one will know what kind of character I'm writing, after all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes!
Therefore, when Izumi Masamune decided to challenge 'magical girl,' many people expressed confusion, because everyone was tired of works with a unified style and had not experienced anything exciting and new.
Of course, some fans also believed in Izumi Masamune's ability, confident that he would write something different from others.
…
Inside the bedroom.
A completely naked Silver-haired Girl was concentrating on typing, her skin in harmony with nature, making her mind incredibly clear at this moment, and beautifully changing words quickly appeared before her eyes.
This was Kani Nayuta's unique writing state; only when completely naked could her writing ability be perfectly unleashed.
Not long after, today's planned work progress was completed.
Work finished.
Kani Nayuta put on her light white striped pajamas, and after feeling a slight swelling in her chest, she unbuttoned the top button.
"Hmm, it seems to have gotten bigger recently?"
She looked down at her chest, which was almost like a small hill, and murmured to herself.
This made her a little troubled.
Because she hadn't asked yet whether her senior preferred large or small.
However, under normal circumstances, larger is better, right?(Obviously)
Seeing that everyone on the internet said so, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Let me see, what anime was I planning to watch today~"
After her allotted work time ended, the rest was for enjoyment. Kani Nayuta came to the living room and took out a stack of discs from under the TV.
Because she had dropped out of school to become a light novelist, she already had a somewhat ample amount of time to do what she wanted.
This was a wonderful life she hadn't even dared to imagine before.
Because she had nothing to do, after accepting her editor's suggestion, she began to delve into ACG culture through games, anime, and light novels.
This way, in addition to helping with her work, the main reason was also to have more topics to discuss with her senior when they chatted in the future.
Otherwise, if she didn't understand any ACG memes, communication would definitely become awkward.
Just as she inserted the disc, the Silver-haired Girl sat on the sofa and casually picked up her phone to scroll through messages. Soon, she saw a useful piece of information, and her eyes instantly lit up.
"magical girl! Is my senior's new work actually this?!"
Kani Nayuta couldn't help but look surprised.
Even when she didn't know much about current ACG culture, she was quite familiar with magical girl.
Because anime of this genre was usually for children, especially in that most innocent era, there was a beautiful longing for magical girl.
Hoping that one day she would also meet a cute pet, sign a contract with it, become a 'magical girl,' and do whatever she wanted!
However, after growing older, she began to understand that things like Santa Claus and magical girl didn't exist, and her girlish innocence was shattered, and she no longer watched childish works like anime.
"I really can't figure out what my senior is thinking… Or does my senior prefer high-difficulty challenges and wants to write magical girl with a different flavor?"
Kani Nayuta could only think this way.
Because she understood very clearly that with her senior's style, he shouldn't write such overly childish scenes, so he must have other ideas.
It could be said to be the direct intuition of a genius creator, or it could be said to be trust in her senior. In any case, Kani Nayuta was indeed right; Izumi Chihiro really wanted to give everyone something big.
He wanted to deliver a soul-crushing blow to those who were obsessed with cute art styles!
For this, even if it meant completely solidifying the title of 'Old Thief,' he would not hesitate!
He just likes works that are a bit more shocking.
Gurgling water, tinkling sounds.
The chirping of insects and birds was incessant.
It was like a secluded paradise, cut off from the world.
The girl sat on a bamboo chair, using a sharp tool to put the finishing touches on the wooden blade in her hand—carving the four characters 'demon slayer'.
Since she didn't participate in club activities, she naturally returned home earlier than others, so after completing her light novel work, she would also find things she was interested in doing.
Because there were too few works that caught her eye, she could only use this to relieve boredom.
For example, recently, she had been trying to make a wooden nichirin blade in the style of a Hashira swordsman, and now she had finally completed the first blade.
Although it wasn't as sharp as a real sword, it was quite respectable.
She stood up, her gaze sharp, and tilted the wooden sword, making a drawing motion, then slashed horizontally, cutting down all the wild flowers and weeds in front of her.
After performing a rather serious sheathing motion, Senju Muramasa's face revealed a joyful smile.
To some extent, she could also be considered a chuunibyou patient.