The breeze blows on the rooftop and on the bench in the pergola.
Shiyu and Yusuke sat side by side.
With her long, smooth black hair retaining a jet-black color that absorbed the sunlight deeply, the girl who was so beautiful and touching asked.
"Kato-kun, are you from Sayuka's sect?"
This was the question Shiyu asked him when discussing the theory of heroines.
Kato Yusuke's chewing movements paused slightly.
"Why do you say that?" He raised his head and asked after swallowing the food in his mouth.
"Because... you have discussed similar topics on the rooftop before." Shiyu responded casually.
"Before, that was before the second volume was released, right? The only heroine at that time was Sayuka."
Kato Yusuke said suddenly, and then looked at the girl in surprise.
"In other words, did senior sister really hear the conversation I had with An Yi?"
Shiyu's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he looked away.
"After all, you were sitting next to me at the time, so it will naturally become like this."
After a brief pause, the girl continued.
"So, after reading the second volume, do you still think so? Or do you prefer Jin Wei as the second heroine now?"
In response, Kato Yusuke slowly shook his head.
"No, although Jin Wei's character is also very charming, I still like Sayuka more. Her psychological activities make people feel very delicate and real. Although there is a little entanglement in it, it makes her more capable.
Impressive."
"……hehe."
Hearing his words, Shiyu chuckled, and then said jokingly: "Why do you feel like you are teasing me?"
Dark red eyes stared over, full of intelligence and elegance.
"There is no such thing."
Kato Yusuke shook his head and denied, "But as expected, Sayuka's prototype is the senior herself, right?"
The girl brushed her hair away from her ears and took a sip of bottled coffee.
"After all, I had no experience in character creation at the time, and I wasn't very good at getting along with others... Plus, I didn't understand other girls at all. So, I had to find a model from the nearest place."
Kato Yusuke nodded lightly, "In other words, Sayuka will win the final volume of "Love Metronome", right? After all, he is the author's clone."
"If we go by the original idea, it should be like this." Shiyu said, "Because it was a work submitted for the Grand Prize, I originally planned to finish it in one volume."
Seeing that the other party was a little confused, Shiyu explained it to him.
To put it simply, according to Fantastic Bunko’s Newcomer Award rules, “Love Metronome” should have been a love story that could be completed in one volume.
The only characters that will appear are Naoto, the male protagonist, and Sayuka, the female protagonist.
In that volume, the story of the two's encounter and light love is told, so that no matter who reads it, they will feel that Sayuka is the official matchmaker. There will be no surprises, and there will be no super expansion. The story itself is
It should be so simple that even consecutive sets don't need to be produced.
However, if the work of the winner of the Newcomer Award is completed in one volume, it will obviously be a loss to both the author and the publisher.
That's why there is a second volume with new content like DLC, and the second heroine Zhen Yui appears.
The story thus deviated from Shiyu's original plan and turned into an entangled love triangle surrounding three people, just like training a fighting dog.
"I see."
Kato Yusuke, who was fortunate enough to hear these unknown inside stories, nodded in understanding.
"But even so, the stories written by my senior are still very exciting, and the sales volume can prove this."
Hearing this, Shiyu's eyes flickered slightly.
"A work that cannot be sold even if it has good reviews."
These were the exact words spoken by editor-in-chief Yamashina, who was said to be Ms. Machida’s boss at the time.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but said to the boy: "I wanted to ask before, Kato-kun, do you think you don't pay much attention to topics on the Internet?"
"Um?"
Although this question felt a little strange, Kato Yusuke still answered truthfully out of a responsible attitude toward his employer.
"I occasionally hear about it from my friends, but compared to normal high school students, I may be considered relatively young. I've also been told things like, "I don't even have a Line."
"Why?" Shiyu then asked.
"Is this..."
After thinking about it, Kato Yusuke simply took out his mobile phone.
"On the one hand, it's because mobile phones don't support it, and network communication fees have to be considered. That's probably it."
"Eh……?"
There were ripples in the girl's eyes, "...that is to say, laptops and the like..."
"Sorry, I don't have that kind of thing at home."
Kato Yusuke said in a calm tone, and then raised his head as if he remembered something.
"But there is a USB flash drive."
Hearing this...
"puff."
Shiyu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, "You are very interesting, Kato-kun."
At the same time, I also understand that it is precisely because of these reasons that the other party is somewhat slow to understand its popularity and commercial value on the current Internet.
"That's the situation. If you want to laugh, just laugh." Kato Yusuke shrugged and continued to lower his head and eat his lunch.
"Hey, Kato-kun."
A gust of fragrant wind came.
The girl with a smile in her voice said this as she felt a soft yet hard touch on her cheek.
"You are very cute, I don't hate that..."
Kato Yusuke reflexively moved his head and looked back.
I saw a mischievous and playful smile on the girl's face, and she stretched out the finger that had just poked his face.
Before he could say anything, the other party changed the subject.
"Then, let's continue discussing the work."
Sitting up straight, Shiyu pushed the pace of the conversation.
"The current reaction on the Internet is that Zhenwei's popularity is higher. Do you have any suggestions?"
Kato Yusuke paused briefly and thought for a moment before telling the other party some of his opinions.
Except for the teasing behavior just now, Shiyu did not do anything similar again.
In this way, the two of them exchanged words around the work "Metronome of Love".
From the future plot development, to the positioning of this work in the light novel industry, to some cross-media cooperation linkages.
Kato Yusuke, who carefully recalled his past life memories, dutifully put forward many opinions and suggestions.
There are many places in it that make Shi Yu feel bright and even a little surprised.
Just like discovering a treasure, the young man's impression in Shiyu's heart is gradually changing.
Slowly shine.
"Anyway, Machida-san has agreed, so just let me have it all to myself for a little while longer..."
She couldn't help but think of this.
A smile appeared in the corners of his eyes.
Starting today, the boring school time seems to be becoming interesting.