Just as Kotomi Izumi was about to return to her room to continue doing her homework, her mother's greeting came from downstairs:
"Kotomi, Aimi, dinner is ready."
"Okay, stop doing your homework. What could be more important than eating in this world?"
Kotomi Izumi, who was urging Aimi Izumi to do her homework well just a second ago, instantly changed her tune and led Aimi Izumi downstairs.
"Sister, please slow down!" Aimi, who was being dragged by Kotomi Izumi, said helplessly from behind.
Looking at Kotomi Izumi's figure in front of her, Aimi Izumi always felt that her sister hadn't changed today, but she always felt a little different from usual.
Arriving at the dining table, a tempting pork cutlet curry rice had already been placed on the table.
After Kotomi Izumi sat down, her already somewhat empty stomach doubled its hunger instantly after smelling the aroma.
"I'm going to eat."
After Kotomi Izumi finished speaking, she picked up her chopsticks and put a piece of pork cutlet into her mouth.
The crispy skin and tender meat, mixed with the rich sauce drizzled on the pork cutlet, released a rich and delicious taste in an instant without reservation.
The unique rich flavor and crispy aroma of the pork cutlet gradually magnified in her mouth, allowing the deliciousness that could satisfy her taste buds to constantly fill every corner of her mouth.
Eating just one piece would definitely not be satisfying. This piece only served to activate the mood of enjoying the delicious food. Then, taking a spoonful of rice covered with fragrant and rich curry, a different kind of deliciousness from the pork cutlet was activated again.
While Kotomi Izumi was enjoying the delicious food, Akina Izumi looked at Aimi Izumi with a smile and said, "Aimi, how is your summer homework going?"
"Al… Almost done."
Aimi Izumi, who was drinking miso soup, was suddenly asked this question by her mother, as if she had been poked at a sore spot. Her expression instantly became a little stiff, and she smiled sheepishly.
"Is that so?" Akina Izumi smiled meaningfully: "Then you have to study hard, otherwise, it will be difficult to get into Soubu High School next year. Haven't you always wanted to go to the same High School as your sister?"
After hearing that Aimi Izumi wanted to go to the same High School as her, Kotomi Izumi asked in surprise, "Really? Aimi, so the High School you want to apply for is Soubu High School."
Aimi Izumi's cheeks instantly flushed with an alluring blush at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she said shyly:
"No, that's not it! I just think Soubu High School is closer to home, which is more convenient…"
"How dishonest~" Akina Izumi watched from the side, covering her mouth and chuckling.
"I'm back." At this moment, the sound of opening the door came from the entrance, as well as Kan'ya Izumi's voice.
"Welcome back."
Akina Izumi walked over and said with a smile, reaching out to take Kan'ya Izumi's suit and briefcase.
Kan'ya Izumi was thin, and always wore a pair of ordinary black-rimmed glasses. According to Akina, he had been wearing such glasses since his student days, and had never changed.
So much so that Akina Izumi would sometimes complain: Kan'ya, are your glasses still the same ones from your student days?
"Dad, you're back," Aimi Izumi said.
"Yes, I'm back. Wow, today's dinner smells so good. Akina's cooking is really getting better and better."
Kan'ya Izumi nodded with a smile. Although he was very tired from work and had to deal with some troublesome clients every day, when he returned home and saw the smiles of his wife and daughters, he felt that all his hard work was worth it.
"Dad, welcome home," Kotomi Izumi said with a smile.
"Kotomi, I heard that you went to Tokyo by yourself today? How was it? Was you nervous on the way when you went to Tokyo by yourself for the first time by train?"
"How could I be nervous? I'm about to become a formal High School student. It's easy to take the train to Tokyo. By the way, Dad, are you thirsty? Mom bought a lot of soda and iced it in the refrigerator."
"There's soda? Then I must drink a can in one go. The weather is really getting hotter and hotter. It's really a torture to squeeze on the train during the evening rush hour."
"I'll get it for you. You sit down and have a good rest for a while, sweat a little, and then eat. The bath water is already prepared. Go take a bath after dinner." Akina Izumi pulled out a chair for Kan'ya Izumi and said with a smile.
This was a rare time for the family to sit down and eat together since Kan'ya Izumi had been working overtime. Sitting together to eat, talking and laughing, this warm atmosphere completely relaxed Kotomi Izumi's heart.
She didn't expect that after so many years, she would have a family again.
Although there were still some things she hadn't had time to adapt to after being reincarnated, she could be said to be very lucky to have met Izumi couple, these parents, and such a cute sister like Aimi Izumi.
She was starting to look forward to her life ahead.
After dinner, Akina Izumi cleaned the table and washed the dishes, while Aimi Izumi returned to her room and continued to write furiously, rushing to finish her summer homework. While writing, she would occasionally complain, why is there so much summer homework?!
Faced with Aimi Izumi's complaints, Kotomi Izumi just smiled, put a can of energy drink on her desk, and then left Aimi Izumi's room and returned to her own room.
After closing the door, Kotomi Izumi returned to her desk and reopened her laptop.
"I've decided what to write for my first light novel."
Kotomi Izumi put her hands on the keyboard and typed the title of her first light novel that she chose to create, sword art online.
sword art online, A Certain Magical Index, Shakugan no Shana These three light novels were the range that Kotomi Izumi chose at the beginning. The reason for choosing sword art online from these three as her first light novel was very simple. On the one hand, this work has a wide audience and is the best choice for quickly gaining popularity, and the worldview of sword art online is also very easy to use with her previous life experience.
In her previous life, sword art online achieved countless successes and praises, and the influence of the adapted anime was even more sensational. The success of sword art online also made the author gain countless flowers and applause in the light novel circle.
However, as a pure love war god, some of the plots in the sword art online novels and anime were really unacceptable to Kotomi Izumi. She even suspected that the author liked to add some strange XP as private goods in the plot?
"In this life, I will write sword art online, so let me change those plots in sword art online of the previous life that may make people feel uncomfortable when I write!" Kotomi Izumi clenched her small fist and made up her mind.
Her first light novel would be sword art online!
She would use sword art online to take the first step in her creative career in this life!
After deciding to write sword art online for her first light novel, Kotomi Izumi was not in a hurry to open a Word document and start writing the first volume. Instead, she opened Google Browser and searched for the current Japanese publishing light novel imprints. She had to decide which imprint to submit to first.
In this life, Japan's light novel imprints are mainly Dengeki Bunko, Kadokawa Bunko, and Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, and these three most famous imprints are also known as the Big Three of light novels.
Compared with her previous life, there was not much difference. It's just that those familiar light novels from her previous life have not appeared in this life.
However, although these imprints mainly publish light novels, the proportion of various types of light novels and the imprint's emphasis on various themes are different.
After much deliberation, Kotomi Izumi finally decided to submit her first light novel, "sword art online," to Dengeki Bunko.
Conveniently, the Dengeki Bunko official website currently displayed the announcement for the Dengeki Novel Contest in the most prominent position.
The contest started today and submissions would be accepted for one month. Authors were to upload their novels online for competition, and the top three in popularity would receive publishing rights.
Furthermore, if the first-place entry was deemed of high quality, it could also win the Dengeki Novel Grand Prize, along with a prize of 1 million Japanese Yen.
Since its inception, the Dengeki Novel Grand Prize has become the most challenging award in the light novel industry due to the highest number of submissions. Despite knowing the difficulty of winning the Grand Prize, countless authors still submit their works to Dengeki Bunko, all for the sake of competing for the Dengeki Novel Grand Prize amidst fierce competition!
The countless authors' goal in wanting to win the Grand Prize was not merely the 1 million Japanese Yen.
Rather, it was the prestige of successfully winning the Grand Prize, which would forever be a halo surrounding them, allowing them to enjoy more resources invested by Dengeki Bunko, and their influence and income as authors would rise significantly, reaching new heights.
"It seems I chose a good time; it's currently the Dengeki Novel Contest." Kotomi Izumi's lips curved into a beautiful arc after seeing the contest announcement.
The Dengeki Novel Grand Prize, she would definitely win it!
To maximize the acquisition of recognition points and upgrade the god-level heroine system, winning the Dengeki Bunko Grand Prize was her first step.
Her gaze was not limited to the Dengeki Bunko Grand Prize; winning the Grand Prize was just the first small goal in her grand creative endeavor. Her ultimate goal was the stars and the sea.
Kotomi Izumi placed her small feet on the chair, moving the interface with the mouse, and carefully read through all the Precautions for the Dengeki Bunko Contest.
Her two jade-like feet were placed together, and her rounded toes showed their adorable shape through thin white short socks.
They were like sweet candies, like dazzling stars in the night sky. The thin fabric of the short socks added a hint of an indistinct, hazy feeling, with white lace trim at the ends and her rounded ankles complementing each other.
Not long ago, Kotomi Izumi had been inwardly marveling at how perfectly Izumi Aimi's tiny feet were shaped, yet her own tiny feet were even more perfect.
She closed the Google Browser webpage, opened the familiar Word interface, and Kotomi Izumi, full of fighting spirit, stretched her wrists before placing her hands on the keyboard:
"Time waits for no one. It seems I need to quickly write out the first volume of "sword art online."
With the sound of keys clacking, she wrote line after line of text.
"This may be a game, but it's not something to play around with."
— Kayaba Akihiko, designer of "SAO sword art online."
A colossal castle of rock and steel floating in the infinite azure sky.
This was the entirety of the world's visible scenery.