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Here is the novelist who finally finished writing the second novel of his life: Yume Sou.
After nearly one year and seven months of long serialization, this book "I Became a Swordsman in Ancient Japan" (also known as: "Ittōsai") has finally come to an end.
The series started on October 6, 2020, and ended on April 22, 2022, with a total word count of 3.81 million words.
When writing this chapter's final words, the author took a look at the book's monthly ticket ranking and best-seller ranking - it ranked 20th in monthly ticket sales in the light novel area and 15th in the bestseller list in the light novel area. Post the screenshot and make it permanent.
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For a book with such an unpopular subject matter, after being serialized for nearly 4 million words, it can still achieve such rankings and achievements, which can be regarded as a good start and an end.
If I let you, the author, evaluate this work by yourself, it would be in one word: stable.
First of all: the results are very stable.
As mentioned above, after being serialized for 1 year and 7 months, it still ranks 20th on the monthly ticket sales list in the light novel area and 15th on the best-selling list in the light novel area.
There has been neither a big collapse nor a big leap in performance.
From the time it was launched to the time it was completed, the performance has been as stable as a line...even the average order has not increased much.
When it was launched, the first order was 6,300, and when it was completed, the average order was nearly 8,000. There was almost no change... Well, there is nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, I really like this feeling of stability.
Secondly: the content and story are very stable.
From the beginning of serialization to the end of the story, the author's "invisible hand" has been firmly controlling the direction of the plot.
The story of this book never deviates from the framework set by the author in advance.
There was neither any inexplicable super expansion nor any messy collapse, and Ogata's story was told safely.
The author does not dare to say that this book "starts high and goes high", but it can be regarded as "smoothly landing".
This book is finally finished, and the author can finally talk to you in depth about this work that means a lot to me.
First of all... let me tell you about our protagonist: Ogata Issei.
The author has worked hard on Ogata's characterization and plot design.
But it's a pity... It seems that few people have discovered the "hidden plot" about Ogata designed by the author (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
The author especially likes to play games.
I am the kind of person who regards "playing games" as "living in another world", so when I play games, I will highly immerse myself in the game world.
Because of my personality, the author encountered such a thing one day——
About 3 years ago, the author played a world called "Kingdom of Heaven·Salvation".
This is a role-playing game with a high degree of freedom. It is set in Central Europe in the Middle Ages. Players will play the son of a blacksmith and start the life of Long Aotian in the vast land of Central Europe.
This game has such a setting: players can stun, kill, and then rob NPCs of their money at will. But when committing such a criminal act, if it is witnessed by others, you will immediately become a criminal
, wanted, beaten and arrested by the guards.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
At the beginning of the game, because my level was still relatively weak, I didn't dare to be aggressive with those NPCs, so I could only live cautiously.
However - as my levels and equipment continued to improve, the NPCs gradually became unable to do anything to me, and I gradually... took the NPCs in the game less and less seriously.
I can kill any NPC I want and guarantee that I will not be wanted.
I can even kill the NPC for a certain item on his possession, directly killing people and grabbing the treasure.
As the lives of the NPPCs I kill become less and less valuable in my eyes.
At the end of the game, I can even kill a game NPC because I "don't like it."
When I was about to finish the game and saw the number of kills displayed in my "Game Record", I was stunned.
Did I...kill so many people?
How many people... were killed by me just for some inexplicable reasons?
At that moment, I realized something:
[When the option of "killing" can easily break into your life, your life will definitely become messy]
I wrote this truth I realized into Ogata's story in a subtle way.
I don’t know if you have noticed that Ogata was very cold at the beginning.
In Volume 3, when Ogata passed by the village that was oppressed by the Yakuza, his thought was: What does it have to do with me? It is better to do less than to do more. He was confused.
In Volume 5, two petty officials were ordered by their superiors to track down Ogata, who was mistakenly thought to be the culprit of the "Kyoto Serial Murder Incident", but they were directly killed by Ogata.
When I was writing this plot in Volume 5, a lot of people criticized the author... saying things like "Why do you write Ogata in such a cruel way?" Something like that.
At that time, facing these comments, the author felt very aggrieved QAQ.
Because at that time I couldn’t reveal to everyone the author’s intention in writing this, so I could only endure it.
I have been holding back until now, and I can finally reveal the purpose of these plots to everyone!
The reason why the author designed such a plot is to show Ogata's "abnormality" at that time.
Starting from Volume 3, Ogata, who had killed countless people by that time, could draw the sword calmly, kill people calmly, and then clean the flesh and blood on the sword calmly.
He can take away a person's life with just a flick of the knife in his hand.
To him, killing is like eating or drinking.
His heart has become a little numb, and he no longer has the respect for so-called life that ordinary people have.
The author designed such a plot just to reflect Ogata's "abnormality" at that period.
Regarding the plot in Volume 5, the author has also made some minor changes.
In the first version, Ogata said "I'm sorry" when he killed the two petty officials.
But the next day, the author deleted this apology, leaving Ogata to remain silent from beginning to end, and killed the two petty officials expressionlessly - because this better reflected Ogata's feelings at that time. "unusual".
The opportunity for Ogata's transformation was Atachi's company.
After he and Atachi became adults together at the beginning of Volume 6 and established a relationship, Ogata gradually became like a classical knight.
Will go to kill the bandits for a low reward.
He will fight against the shogunate army in the Ezo land to save a child from Ezo.
In the final volume, in order to save the world from the destruction of the demon Toyotomi Nobhide, he fought to the end in a bloody battle with Toyotomi Nobhide.
A-Machi's gentleness and A-Machi's company gradually restored Ogata's numb heart to humanity.
So - in Chapter 543 of Volume 7, ""I am not an executioner, nor a Shura, I am Ogata Issei", the meaning of Omachi to Ogata is revealed through Ogata's words.
The author is here to post again the original words Ogata said in that chapter:
[When I think of your face, I feel that there is still a beautiful part of human nature in my heart. When I think about it, I feel redeemed. I am not an 'executioner', nor a 'Shura', I am
'Ogata Yishi'.]
Amachi has such an important meaning to Ogata.
Therefore, it is impossible for Isshikika to have the same status as Atachi in Ogata's heart.
Okay, now that we’ve talked about the male protagonist, let’s talk about the female protagonist.
The heroine A-Machi can be said to be the author’s collection of sexual fetishes.
Big bear, kunoichi, astringent kunoichi outfit, size 34 feet, high ponytail...
At one time, A-Machi became the author's wealth code - as long as there were chapters related to A-Machi, the number of subscriptions was extremely high...
This book is a worldview with a low martial orientation, so this creates a very interesting place - even weak people can rely on various methods and means to counteract strong enemies.
Atachi is quite weak, and has no other strengths in combat except for the use of guns. However, she relies on various means and methods to achieve outstanding performance in combat. In the final volume, she can still rely on a single operation.
, hit the big boss Jijiu with an effective output.
Atachi's fighting style has always been firmly in line with her status as a kunoichi.
In the previous article, the author has already clarified the importance of Atachi to Ogata.
So - the author, by extension, designed such a "Shura IF line" in "The Life and Death of Omachi".
This IF line looks roughly like this:
Wasn't Omachi attacked by someone from the "Senju Seven Guns" in Volume 7?
In this article, Atachi is not dead.
But in "Shura IF Line", Omachi died under the gun of someone from "Senju Seven Guns".
Ogata, whose mental state was almost broken due to Omachi's death, killed the shogunate's camp in one breath, leaving blood flowing everywhere.
So-and-so, who was so frightened that he was about to burst out his feces, fled back to the Sendai Domain in a panic. At that time, Ogata, who had no reason to speak, directly chased the Sendai Domain and opened the "Senshu Dungeon" that was not opened in this article.
Knowing who had caused the big trouble, the Sendai clan hurriedly organized its troops to prepare to fight Ogata, who was about to attack.
The other two guns of the "Xianzhou Seven Guns" that have not appeared in this article also appear at this time.
Fearing that they would not be able to stop Ogata's offensive, the Sendai clan asked for help from all sides.
Due to time constraints, only the Sendai Domain, which had always been very reliable, sent reinforcements to form a "Kuisen Alliance Army" with a total strength of 5,000 troops with the Sendai Domain's army. They set up a battle array in the Sendai Domain's castle, preparing for a decisive battle with Ogata.
Due to various reasons such as losing his mind, Ogata absorbed all the "power of immortality" in his body in advance.
So - Ogata, who had the digested "immortal power" in his body, attacked the Sendai Domain's castle on his own. The "Kaisen Alliance Army" was directly defeated by Ogata, and the entire Senshu Seven Guns army was annihilated.
Although he successfully avenged Atachi, Ogata's mental state at that time was completely abnormal. He no longer had any joy or sorrow in his heart, and he completely degenerated into "Shura".
In order to retaliate against the Aizu Domain for providing support to the Sendai Domain, Ogata attacked the Aizu Domain's castle.
After defeating Sendai and Aizu, Ogata was completely not tolerated by the Edo shogunate. In order to conquer Ogata, the shogunate launched a nationwide mobilization.
So, in order to retaliate against the shogunate, Ogata attacked Edo Castle again.
After learning about Ogata's cruel actions, Gourdiya could no longer sit idly by and arrived at Edo Castle in advance to assist the shogunate in the defense before Ogata attacked Edo Castle.
In the end - Ogata and Genichi had a decisive battle in the burning Edo Castle.
At the most critical moment, Yuan Yi, who understood "integration with heaven and earth", successfully killed Shura.
The above is the general content of "Shura IF Line".
If possible, the author would really like to bring out every character in this book and talk about it.
But it's a pity - if every character was mentioned and talked about, then the entire book would probably have to be written in tens of thousands of words...
So let’s stop here first about the characters.
Next, the author would like to tell you about the final battle of this book.
Why talk about the final battle?
Because I made a design in the final battle that I was very satisfied with, and I would be really itchy if I didn’t show it and talk about it.
This design is the reason why Ogata and Genichi entered the "transparent realm".
The author also put a lot of effort into designing the "transparent realm".
Ogata and Genichi did not enter the "transparent realm" without thinking.
I don’t know if you have noticed that the two greatest strength ceilings in this book: Ogata and Genichi, are two extremes.
Source One is the ultimate in "divine nature".
Ogata is the ultimate in "humanity".
This is also one of the character designs intentionally made by the author.
When you think of the origin, what can you think of?
Everyone should think that - there are basically no such people in reality, right?
How many people have lost the vigor and ambition of their youth as they age.
And what about Yuan Yi?
Just as he said when fighting the Balrog: He has never aged.
Even though his hair has turned gray, he still has a high fighting spirit and vigor, and he still has a love for the sword that is unmatched by anyone else. He has devoted his whole life to the sword and does not feel upset or regretful about it.
He is an innocent man who is basically impossible to appear in reality, and a man full of "divine nature".
This man who devoted everything to his sword came to appreciate the warmth and value of family love from Lin when he entered his old age.
When fighting Toyotomi, in order to protect his only relative, Genichi stood up with his sword again.
The moment when "humanity" is injected into the ultimate "divinity" - entering the highest realm.
And Ogata is the ultimate "humanity", which is easy to understand.
The starting point of almost everything he does is basically for himself or A-Machi.
Anyone or any force that threatens you or A-Machi will be attacked directly.
People or forces that are friendly to him or A-Machi will also be kind to others.
It doesn't matter whether you are passionate about swordsmanship or not, as long as it helps you win.
And this man with the ultimate "humanity", in the battle with Toyotomi, stood up again with a sword in order to protect the world from this monster.
The moment when "divinity" is injected into the ultimate "humanity" - entering the highest realm.
Therefore, in the final battle, the reason why Ogata, Genichi and the others were able to enter the supreme state of blending with heaven and earth at the most critical moment was not because of brainless cheating, but because of the careful logic designed by the author.
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There is still a lot that the author wants to talk about about this book.
But let’s stop writing this for now.
After all, it’s not very good to write tens of thousands of words to finish the book...
It’s not a farewell anyway, if there’s anything else you want to say, just add it in the free extras later.
After this book, I will write some extras from time to time, such as the "Amachi Birthday Extra (Part 2)" that has disappeared until now...
As for when these extra chapters will be released, the author is not sure, because after typing the three words "complete book" in the final chapter, the author felt as if all his strength had been drained... short
Within the time limit, I won’t be able to find the energy to write another spin-off to "The Swordsman".
But don't worry, everyone - the author will definitely make up for Amachi's birthday extra, and he will definitely not do it.
Not only will I make up for Omachi’s birthday extras, but I will also continue to write some free extras that everyone will love to see.
For example, Ogata and Omachi’s daily life after having a baby.
For example, there seems to be a lot of people wanting to watch the IF extravaganza about Ogata opening a harem.
For example, the extra story is linked to the current new book.
If you have any extras you want to see, you can leave a message here, and the author will consider whether to write it later.
In short-that’s it for finishing this review!
Thank you all for your continued support of "Jianhao"!
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all readers who have supported this book!