Here is the novelist Yume Minoru holding Miwa Yarai and Nene Ayaji in her right hand, and Moko Hitachi and Kocongyu in her left hand!
At this point, after nearly 4 months of serialization, the fourth volume of "Running to Ikeda House" has been successfully completed! Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang! (Leopard Pats Belly.jpg)
The total word count of Volume 4 is 567,000 words, which is the shortest volume since the series was serialized.
Although the number of words is small, the pace is fast.
First, Qingto went to Osaka and formed an alliance with Calabash House.
Then came Qingdeng’s wedding.
Then the battle of Ikedaya begins.
The front foot has just finished Ikedaya, and the back foot is Kyoto Summer Formation.
Finally, there is the decisive battle between Qingden and Prajna.
So much content is covered in 110 chapters, the pace is quite smooth (Leopard boasts.jpg)
Bao Baozi is always improving himself and striving to write better novels.
Some people always say that my novels are watery, they look like they have a lot of words, but they have very little effective content - in fact, Bao Baozi also knows this problem of his own.
Leopard Leopard did not mean to write too many words on purpose, it was just a result of bad habits.
Once you get excited about writing, it is easy to enter the selfless state of "crazy filling of content" (Crying Leopard Head.jpg)
Therefore, Bao Baozi has been improving his writing methods and striving to write a novel that satisfies himself.
I am quite satisfied with this volume.
Although the name of this volume is "Running to Ikedaya", in fact, the Battle of Ikedaya is just a small copy of this volume.
The name was chosen purely as a tribute.
When I first heard about the Taiga drama "The Legend of Ryoma", there was an episode called "Running to Ikedaya". I thought the name was cool, so I borrowed it.
Secondly, according to historical facts, the "Ikedaya Incident" was the battle that made the Shinsengumi famous, and it was also a famous event at the end of the Tokugawa period, so it has commemorative significance.
Having said that, there is really nothing to write about about the "Ikedaya Incident".
Looking back at the beginning and end of the historical "Ikedaya Incident", we can find that the process was very dull.
The Shinsengumi received the intelligence, divided their troops into two groups, and successfully attacked Ikedaya - gone, that's it.
There is neither ups and downs of the plot nor exciting battles.
Isamu Kondo led a wave of A and the battle was almost over.
After the war, only three members of the Shinsengumi died.
The Zunbang faction suffered slightly more casualties, but only about ten people.
The street fights between the Young and the Dangerous may be more intense.
Such a dull battle really has nothing to write home about.
Therefore, Leopard focuses the plot on the subsequent Summer Formation in Kyoto.
To be honest, Bao Baozi once considered letting Boss Kiryu die under the Prajna Knife.
However... Leopard and Leopard really can't bear to do this.
I am a person who easily develops feelings for characters.
For example, I fantasize about doing sexy things with Sanako and Amai in my mind every day.
I really can't bear to kill a character who has been with me for several years.
As a result, Boss Kiryu vomited out the half-eaten bento.
Say "Thank you Leopard Leopard"! (Leopard is so confident.jpg)
In addition to the short word count and fast pace, another major feature of this volume is that it reveals many foreshadowings and fills in many pitfalls.
The true identity of "Kyoto's best geisha", the secret of Tojo Shintaro, the official appearance of Yamata no Orochi and others.
After millions of words of foreshadowing, Yamata no Orochi, Otakemaru and Tamamo-mae, who had been hidden until then, finally appeared.
Many book friends have speculated on the identities, genders, and abilities of these three people.
What a pity, almost no one guessed it correctly.
The leader Yamata no Orochi is actually a fat middle-aged uncle.
The most powerful Otakemaru is actually a deaf mute.
Tamamo Mae, who specializes in intelligence work, is actually an old woman in her sixties.
To be honest, the design inspiration for the character Otakemaru came from Sasaki Kojiro written by Takehiko Inoue.
In the manga "Miyamoto Musashi" created by Takehiko Inoue, Kojiro Sasaki is a deaf-mute who was born deaf - what a bold innovation.
Throughout the ages, Takehiko Inoue is probably the only author who dared to design Sasaki Kojiro as a deaf-mute.
This character left a deep impression on Leopard, so when designing Otakemaru, he decided to pay tribute and at the same time challenge himself.
How to create a character who cannot hear or speak?
For me, this is a very challenging subject.
In short, with the completion of this volume, the core members of the Fa Zhu Party have all appeared, and the confrontation between Qingdeng and the Fa Zhu Party will become more intense.
Finally, let’s talk about the next volume.
The next volume is called "The Land of Two Divided Worlds"... just hearing the name makes me feel that it is unusual.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
The next volume is not the longest volume of the book, but it is probably the one with the most ambitious plot.
General Qingdeng led an army of 200,000 to march westward to Changzhou and launched the famous "Changzhou Expedition" in history.
If nothing else goes wrong, the size of the next volume will be between 1 million and 1.5 million words. I will write the postscript next time, which will be in the spring and summer of next year (Baohan.jpg)
That's probably all I want to say.
That concludes the postscript of this volume!
I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to all book friends who have supported this book!
