Chapter 75 - Don't criticize my parents. - Entertainment Prodigy

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POV: Kyo

I tried to stay calm, but I was extremely nervous. How did this even happen? Wasn't the company supposed to handle this? They're useless! I shouted in my mind. My mother noticed the change in my expression and asked,

"Are you sure nothing happened?" Then she sat on the edge of the bed. "I'm feeling better now, thank you, Kyo."

"If you want, I can make some porridge for you."

"It's fine~~" My mother stretched, then after a few seconds of silence, staring at me, she said, "I'm sure something happened. Your expression changed all of a sudden earlier."

"I already said it's fine."

"Does it have something to do with your work?"

"Something like that."

While I was answering her, I received a new message from Rina.

[We're already dealing with it. We're trying to contain it as best as we can. I'm sorry, Kyo, we were careless.]

I read the message and let out a sigh.

Before I could say anything, my mother took the phone from my hand.

She read Rina's message and looked at me seriously. "What happened?"

"Someone published an article revealing my real identity."

"What!?" My mother shouted in shock. "What do you mean? Who did it?"

"It was a woman. I met her before. She gathered a lot of evidence and put it online. I don't think there's any turning back now. I trusted the company to handle it, but they failed."

"Kyo…"

"You don't have to act like it's the end of the world. I didn't want to deal with this 'avalanche' right now, but it's fine. On the bright side, I'll get even more attention and bring more audience to the series I'm filming."

I gave a bitter smile.

"If you say it's fine, I'll believe you. But you need to be careful from now on, especially when you go outside."

"What is that? Do you think someone's going to try to kill me?"

"You definitely have some crazy fan—I wouldn't be surprised if something like that happened!"

"It's fine." I smiled at my mother. "I'm going to my room to reply to some messages, then I'll think about what to do. I guess I'll keep working and ignore this for now."

"If you need anything, I'll be here."

"You don't need to worry about me. Focus on recovering first."

"I think I should go to the hospital to see what's going on."

"Do you want me to go with you?"

"No, no, it's better not. When your father gets home from work, we'll go together."

"Alright."

I went to my room and started replying to the messages that kept coming nonstop. First, I replied to Mr. Kuroda. He was desperate. He kept saying over and over, "It wasn't me."

He's afraid I'll accuse him of leaking information.

[Don't worry, I know who did it. This would've happened sooner or later.]

After a few minutes, he replied.

[Take care, author! We're receiving a lot of calls—I'm handling everything.]

A lot of people must be calling him to ask if I'm really the author. There are probably also people trying to get an interview with me now that my identity has been revealed.

Huff~~

I sighed and sat in front of the computer.

The comments on my latest tweet were increasing nonstop. There were even people posting photos of me in the replies.

There were also many people praising me.

[I didn't expect the author Aoi Haruki to be this handsome~~]

[Wow, you're so handsome. I'm speechless.]

[Not only is he talented, but he has an otherworldly appearance. I'm jealous~~]

Surprisingly, very few people were focusing on the fact that I'm only 13 years old. My age didn't seem to be a big issue for them. I guess that's a good thing, right?

The biggest criticism I saw was this one, from an older man I didn't know:

[He's only 13! A 13-year-old child shouldn't be working or writing those violent things! He started writing Overlord when he was only 4 or 5—that's not healthy at all! His parents should be held accountable!]

When I read that comment, I got genuinely irritated.

I could pretend it's not me and that the "evidence" is fake, but I don't care.

I quoted the tweet.

[Yes, I'm only 13, and I shouldn't be writing violent things.

My parents tried to stop me, but I did it in secret. After they read what I wrote and saw my talent, they decided to let me continue. And I love what I do!

Don't criticize my parents—that really makes me angry.

I won't talk much about my past or my family. But know this: if you criticize my parents, I will definitely hate you for the rest of my life.]

The tweet blew up instantly, and I received a lot of supportive comments.

My age really didn't seem to be an issue for 99% of people, but there were still some who kept criticizing me because of it. They were all older people—probably conservatives.

It's better to ignore them.

And as I kept reading the replies, I even laughed at some comments because they were funny.

[You're only 13? Then I can't be your girlfriend! I'm too old for that :(]

[Nooooo!!! My husband is only 13? I'm a criminal!]

[I feel bad. You're only 13 and have so much talent, and I'm 24 and can't even tie my shoelaces.]

[Teach me how to be like you! I'm only 12 and want to write like you!!!!!! (Just kidding, I'm 22 and just want to meet you and get an autograph)]

With a smile on my face, I closed Twitter and started replying to other messages.

My classmates weren't fans of the author "Aoi Haruki," but they knew him.

They said the school had turned into "pandemonium" because of everything that was happening.

Well, they're all "kids" who are fans of the author Aoi Haruki.

And now they've found out that the most famous boy at their school is Aoi Haruki himself.

'I'm worried about what might happen if I go to school tomorrow.'

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Chapter 75 - Chapter 75 - Don't criticize my parents.