Returning home, Shiina Mahiru and Aoyama Nanami were still not back.
Lin Mu simply opened his computer and logged into his author account under the pen name Twilight Sky.
As soon as he clicked, he saw a continuous stream of positive reviews under his work.
Many readers who had tried it were looking forward to the next part of the story.
They even split into two groups, discussing whether the tsundere blonde twin-tailed girl or the black-stocking senior was better.
Of course, there were inevitably some negative reviews at the bottom of the comments.
Lin Mu looked for a while and then lost interest.
This was only his first work; he would write many more works in the future, bringing shock to this world!
He wanted to dominate the light novel world, crush Yamada Elf, and become the king of best-selling light novels!
Continuing to click with the mouse, Lin Mu discovered a special message.
"I am Kasumi Utako, Teacher Twilight Sky, can we be friends?"
Kasumi Utako?
Wasn't that Kasumigaoka Utaha?
The genius light novel author he had always coveted?
The prototype for Tsukimi Miyabi, the female protagonist he described in his novel?
This was interesting.
Kasumigaoka Utaha actually took the initiative to add him as a friend; of course, he had to agree.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was typing away, saw that her friend request had finally been accepted and immediately sent a message.
"Teacher Twilight Sky, hello, I am Kasumi Utako herself. I wonder if you have read the light novel I wrote?"
Seeing the senior so polite, Lin Mu naturally wouldn't ignore her, so he immediately started chatting with her.
"Of course, it's 'love metronome', right? Of course I've read it, and if Teacher Kasumi Utako has read my light novel, she should feel familiar with it."
Seeing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. Regarding Lin Mu's reply, she had only one thought.
Indeed, he had been paying attention to her all along!
Kasumi Utako: "Yes, it's very familiar. Tsukimi Miyabi, who likes to wear black stockings and a white hairband, is based on a real person, isn't she?"
"And her personality is modeled after my female protagonist, Shayoujia?"
Twilight Sky: "Yes, there's a very beautiful senior at our school. I once saw her from afar and thought she would be perfect as a light novel heroine."
"After reading Senior Kasumi Utako's 'love metronome', I applied Shayoujia's personality to this heroine, and it seems to have been quite successful."
Kasumigaoka Utaha's cheeks inexplicably felt warm when she saw this sentence.
Learning that this junior had indeed created a female protagonist using her image gave her a strange feeling.
Taking a deep breath, Kasumigaoka Utaha shook off the strange thoughts and began to seriously ask for guidance.
Kasumi Utako: "Teacher Twilight Sky, I'm actually facing writing difficulties right now. I wonder if I could get some pointers from you?"
Twilight Sky: "I wouldn't dare say pointers, after all, Teacher Kasumi Utako is my senior, and your writing skill is beyond mine. However, we can exchange ideas about creation and improve together."
Kasumi Utako: "Then I won't be polite. I'd like to ask you to take a look at the second volume of my 'love metronome'. Miss Sono suggested I cut it, but I'm very unwilling."
Twilight Sky: "Cut it? Is it that serious? Senior, please send it over, I'll take a look and get back to you."
Then, Kasumigaoka Utaha sent the file for her second volume to Lin Mu.
Kasumi Utako: "I'm sorry to bother you at this hour, Twilight Sky. You can take your time to look at it and get back to me later. I'm going offline now."
Twilight Sky: "OK!"
After finishing the chat, Lin Mu seriously began reading the second volume of "love metronome."
After all, if he wanted to flirt with a girl, he definitely had to care about her affairs.
Before long, he finished reading it.
How to put it, the writing was as good as ever, something he couldn't compare to at all.
But the plot was hard to describe.
It was full of flaws.
Overall, it felt like the character settings had collapsed.
Moreover, the first volume was clearly a sweet campus romance where the male and female leads met and fell in love.
Yet, the second volume added some fantasy elements.
Some of the plots were also outrageous.
Furthermore, in the first volume, the male and female leads ended by confirming their relationship, building up a lot of anticipation.
But the second volume was too bland.
The descriptions of dates also seemed very empty, like a fantasy novel written by someone who had never been in love.
From this, it could also be seen that Kasumigaoka Utaha was a complete novice when it came to romance.
After reading her novel and understanding the problems within it, he immediately edited a long message and sent it.
However, she had already gone offline by then, so he could only wait for her to come online tomorrow to see it.
After resolving Kasumigaoka Utaha's request, Lin Mu then invited his online game wife, Tamaki Ako, to play games together.
This time, it wasn't just Ako, but also members of the adventurer's guild.
Then, as they played, the guild leader proposed the idea of a real-life meetup.
The time was set for the weekend at the end of the month.
Lin Mu also really wanted to know if Ako, who always called him husband, was actually a girl, so he agreed to the meetup proposal.
After going offline, Lin Mu saw that Shiina Mahiru hadn't returned yet, so he thought about secretly visiting Yang Nai Jie.
But suddenly, Machida Sonoko called.
"Moshi moshi, this is Lin Mu. Miss Sonoko, please state your business."
Machida Sonoko: "Twilight Sky, the illustrators Kashiwagi Eri and Eromanga Sensei, whom you asked me to contact, have replied."
"Eromanga Sensei said she didn't have time. She has already accepted a commission from Yamada Elf to illustrate a book with an 'otherworldly adventure' theme."
"Only Kashiwagi Eri said she would be happy to be your illustrator, but the specifics need to be discussed in person after a meeting."
Hearing Machida Sonoko's words, Lin Mu replied with a smile.
"Then Kashiwagi Eri it is. When does she have time?"
Machida Sonoko: "This weekend. She should have already sent you a friend request on your author account. Remember to accept it when you see it."
"Okay, I'll check now."
After Machida Sonoko finished speaking, she hung up the phone.
As an editor, she was also very busy.
She had meetings, manuscripts to review, and communication with authors.
Speaking of manuscript reviews.
Today, the author named Black Cat submitted another manuscript.
Machida Sonoko admired this persistent new writer.
She had been rejected over a dozen times, and her submitted manuscripts already totaled over a million words.
But she still persistently submitted every week.
In terms of typing speed, Black Cat was simply the ideal collaborator for all editors.
But it wasn't that Machida Sonoko didn't want to sign her; it was that her work simply wasn't up to par.
Not only was the subject matter niche, but most of what she wrote was about the Night Witch Queen, and it was filled with chuunibyou lines and numerous secondary dimension names.
It was impossible to understand her novels without having watched all the obscure anime and read all the obscure novels.
Furthermore, there were too many settings!
The content she had set herself alone spanned over ten pages.
The novels Black Cat wrote simply couldn't be published as light novels; instead, they were more suitable as a setting collection for a doujin game.
Leaving aside the pitiful Black Cat, who was rejected again, Lin Mu logged into his author account once more.
Sure enough, he saw Kashiwagi Eri's friend request.
He immediately clicked to accept.
Kashiwagi Eri immediately sent a message.
"Hello, are you Twilight Sky? I am Kashiwagi Eri. Thank you very much for valuing me and inviting me to be your illustrator."
"Um, do you have time this weekend? I'd like to meet with you to discuss the light novel illustrations properly."
Illustrations weren't just drawn casually; one had to at least read the original light novel settings before drawing.
Moreover, they needed to be approved by the author themselves; only then could one be a qualified illustrator.
Faced with Kashiwagi Eri's invitation, Lin Mu naturally agreed immediately.
Twilight Sky: "Of course, Kashiwagi Eri. I happen to have time this weekend. Let's make it the morning. We can meet at the most famous maid cafe in Chiba. Does that work for you?"
Kashiwagi Eri: "Of course! Then it's settled!"
After replying, the blonde beauty lying on the bed couldn't help but cheer, showing an excited expression.
"This is great! Finally, someone wants me to draw illustrations, and it's a new author whose popularity has soared right after his debut!"
As long as she built a good relationship, she might be able to find a way to get the manga adaptation rights for this author's light novel in the future.
The so-called Kashiwagi Eri often drew some R-rated eroge doujin manga.
Those who didn't know would think Kashiwagi Eri was a perverted otaku.
However, Kashiwagi Eri's true identity was a mixed-race blonde, twin-tailed beautiful girl.
She was also Eiri, one of the heroines in the anime "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"!
Eiri didn't really want to draw eroge manga; she also wanted to become a professional mangaka.
Now that she had this opportunity, she naturally wouldn't miss it.
After rereading her conversation with Twilight Sky, Eiri couldn't help but feel a hint of anticipation for this person.
Meanwhile, Lin Mu, through his magic, instantly arrived next to Yukino Shitayuki.