After hearing Tanaka Masao's words, Fujiwara Chika and Kasumigaoka Utaha's expressions turned quite grim.
Who isn't a genius?
Tanaka Masao realized his words were a bit off and quickly tried to salvage the situation.
"Actually, it's not entirely like that. I was able to write such an excellent novel purely out of my emotions."
"What emotions?"
"I wanted to leave a deep impression on others."
Fujiwara Chika nodded.
"Junior Tanaka, you've done it.
You've left a deep impression on me. As a friend with such an excellent author, I must promote you thoroughly.
Don't worry, I promise I'll make sure everyone at my school knows you."
Tanaka Masao humbly shook his head.
"Oh, oh, you flatter me too much, Fujiwara-senpai. I'm a relatively low-key and humble person; there's no need for so many people to know."
Are you kidding? What kind of people are at Fujiwara Chika's school? If that many people knew, how would it be any different from having everyone in the entire Neon country know him?
Tanaka Masao didn't want to cause trouble for himself.
Looking at the pleading Tanaka Masao, Fujiwara Chika snorted coldly.
"Junior Tanaka, you know fear. Since you know fear, hurry up and change the ending for me. I want Sakura to be resurrected."
"Sorry, I can't do that."
Tanaka Masao's refusal was decisive and firm.
"The book has already been released, so it can't be changed. However, I could release a sequel or something."
Of course, there was no sequel, but it was enough to temporarily appease Fujiwara Chika.
"Hmph, at least you're sensible."
Fujiwara Chika wasn't an unreasonable person. The reason she was sulking was entirely because Tanaka Masao's novel was too short, ended too quickly, and simply couldn't satisfy people.
Now that she knew he would release a follow-up, she chose to let him off for now.
"You won't do this kind of thing again next time, will you?"
"Oh, what are you saying? Absolutely not."
After all, in Tanaka Masao's memory, novels where the female lead is killed by a murderer are rare, so a similar situation wouldn't happen again.
The female protagonist in the next story should have a different way of dying.
For example, in 'Your Lie in April,' the female protagonist dies of a very common illness. At that time, he could directly change the title to 'I Want to Eat Your Nerves.'
"You swear."
"I swear I will never let the female lead be killed by someone again. Is that good enough?"
"Okay, then hurry up and write it. I'll give you one month—no, one week—no, two days. You must finish it within two days."
Fujiwara Chika was somewhat addicted now and urgently needed a new novel energy boost; she couldn't wait too long.
Although Kasumigaoka Utaha also wanted to read a new novel, as a novelist herself, she knew that writing a novel was not a simple task.
Even without writer's block, two days wasn't enough to write a novel.
So she planned to intercede. Perhaps she should give Tanaka Masao two and a half days.
Oh, what are you doing?
If two days isn't enough, then two and a half days will be?
However, before she could even speak up for Tanaka Masao, she heard him say confidently,
"No problem, two days it is. But two days isn't enough for publication, so I can only give Fujiwara-senpai the manuscript."
Let alone two days, even if Fujiwara Chika wanted it right now, Tanaka Masao could get it for her.
Because for some reason, the system's depravity value had been increasing exceptionally fast since noon today.
"That's great."
Seeing Tanaka Masao agree so readily, Kasumigaoka Utaha understood.
He had drafts saved up.