Welcome to the world of strength supremacy

"Okay, I know."

Helplessly stopping Igarashi, Kasumigaoka Shiha naturally understood what Igarashi meant. What she just said was just out of emotion. The girl did not want to imitate the way Hyōdo Michiru and Igarashi get along. She had obviously been flirting with each other before. In the novel, I imagined all kinds of things when I got along with Igarashi, but why have I become powerless now?

"Would you like to go have a cup of coffee together?"

Igarashi blinked and extended the invitation. It was still early and there was plenty of time. Since Kasumigaoka Shiyu felt disappointed, Igarashi would naturally try his best to improve her mood.

"good."

Of course it is impossible for Kasumigaoka Shiu to refuse. For a girl, the longer she can spend with Igarashi, the better. If it is Eiri, she may not be very interested in coffee, but Kasumigaoka Shiu is different. Whether it was because of the sales of the novel in the first place When she is feeling depressed or typing late at night, coffee is always a tool for Kasumigaoka Shiu to relieve her mood. Drinking it with Igarashi now will definitely make a difference.

Chapter 137 Calm down

Kasumigaoka Shiu was not an ignorant girl, and the so-called love words had little impact on her. All Igarashi had to do was to stay with her. After spending more than an hour in the cafe, Kasumigaoka Shiu left with satisfaction. Igarashi took advantage of the time when he got home from the cafe to check various developments in Sword Art Online on his mobile phone.

Since the last time I went to Tokyo to meet Miss Machida, the two have been in constant contact. Machida Enko has also told Igarashi Bunko about the progress of Sword Art Online from time to time, so although she is addicted to bishoujo, Igarashi still knows about her light novels. Condition.

In less than a week, Sword Art Online's sales exceeded 300,000. Although it has not broken the records of some novels that rely on cumulative sales over time, Sword Art Online has undoubtedly become a topical work. Igarashi deliberately downplayed it before The writing method of light novels now seems to be a wise move. The neon literature master who was originally unhappy with all kinds of otaku culture including light novels actually admired Igarashi's works.

"This is not a light novel. It is undoubtedly a representative of the new era literary novels, but it is added with the imagination of young people, similar to science fiction works."

Although they are praising Sword Art Online, the literary masters who are unwilling to admit the otaku culture classify Sword Art Online into orthodox literature based on the fact that Igarashi did not use the light novel technique. This in itself is very important to Igarashi. It doesn’t really matter, Sword Art Online is still a light novel from Fantastic Bunko.

Moreover, different professions in Neon represent different statuses, and the concept of hierarchy is obvious. For example, a light novel can only sell for a few hundred yen, while a formal literary work can sell for several thousand yen. Obviously, light novels are cheaper. According to Based on the principle of small profits but quick turnover, the sales volume of light novels should be higher, but the fact is exactly the opposite. The sales volume of traditional novels is often several times that of light novels.

Although they didn't want to pay attention to those literary masters who were stuck in conventions, they still promoted Sword Art Online and made some people who were not readers of light novels go out to see Sword Art Online. Igarashi just let it go.

The success of Sword Art Online naturally makes many people yearn for it, and there are many works that follow the trend. However, Igarashi himself has not yet perfected the various world views of Sword Art Online. Those who follow the trend cannot obtain it at all by relying on their own imagination and writing style inferior to Igarashi. Success, people remember, is the first, and those who come after it will be regarded as latecomers, imitators, and people who follow the trend.

Machida Enko has clearly told Igarashi that Sword Art Online will be animated. Not only did she send information about several companies that specialize in animation production in the email, she also asked Igarashi to go to Tokyo to meet the heads of these companies if he has time. Check it out.

Originally, Igarashi was not very interested in these things, but when it comes to his own work, Igarashi cannot allow animation to discredit light novels, and relying on animation to gain people's recognition, can it be regarded as conquering people's spirit? Although it remains to be studied, it might not be impossible to give it a try.

In the practical teaching world, Igarashi gained tens of thousands of experience points, so how much can he gain in this world?

Even if his fighting power doesn't have much use in the daily world, Igarashi has always longed to become stronger. He has not forgotten that only when he becomes stronger will the girls who become his dependents have a longer life. .

"Lan, welcome back, do you want to eat first, take a shower first, or eat me first?"

When Igarashi walked into the house, he saw Hyōdo Michiru kneeling upright in front of him. The girl's clear voice was full of temptation, but Igarashi could still resist.

"Ahem, let's eat first."

At this time, there was a faint aroma of hot food in the house. Igarashi knew that Hyōdo Michiru had prepared food. Although the girl had asked Igarashi to learn how to cook before, she actually already had a certain foundation. Igarashi did not need to He was worried that he would eat some dark food, not to mention that Comrade Igarashi, who was not short of money, gave half of the proceeds from Sword Art Online to Sayuri, Eiriri and the others who drew the illustrations, and a lot of the rest also gave to Michiru Hyōdo, the girl. If you don’t feel like cooking, you can order takeout.

The popularity of Sword Art Online has also caused the numbers in Igarashi's bank card to continue to increase, without having to consider money issues at all.

"Well, I thought Lan would eat me first."

Hyōdo Michiru curled her lips in boredom, no longer worrying about this, pulled Igarashi to sit at the dining table, and spoke with some anticipation and nervousness.

"Try it and see if it tastes good."

Igarashi looked at the dishes on the table. It was not the first time for Hyodo Michiru to cook, but the dishes in front of him had not been cooked before. They seemed to be new attempts. Don't worry, even if they don't taste good, I He also looked intoxicated. Igarashi picked up the chopsticks without hesitation and picked up a piece of fried meat that looked quite tempting.

“Delicious, really good.”

Feeling that although the fried meat in his mouth was not extremely delicious, it tasted very good, and it contained Michiru Hyōdou's heart. Igarashi did not hesitate to praise him.

"Hmph, it seems that the information is correct, then why was your performance so mediocre when I said that before?"

Hyōdo Michiru deliberately tasted his own creations when he was cooking. When preparing dinner for Igarashi, it was a new dish. How could the girl not try it in advance, otherwise what would happen if she actually served a plate of dark cuisine.

"What information?"

Igarashi remembered what Michiru Hyōdo said before. According to the character of this somewhat confused girl, she would not know how to seduce herself through words. Where did she learn it?

"I read it in a light novel. I also learned this recipe from a novel. The book also said that doing what I did before will make boys happy, but you were so calm that I thought the light novel was wrong."

What kind of light novel, about food? Igarashi was a little confused. Even if Hyōdo Michiru was influenced by him, he shouldn't fall in love with light novels because of it. Do you want to make me happy by understanding my interests? For this girl who thinks of herself wholeheartedly, Igarashi feels that his favorability may be off the charts.

"You don't have to do things you don't like for me. Those words before were so sudden that I was stunned."

It seems that except for Sword Art Online written by Arashi, all other light novels are unreliable. Hyōdo Yoshitomo made this definition in his mind and gave up referring to light novels.

But Igarashi didn't know the girl's psychological changes, and was planning to complete the three things in the order the girl said before. The next thing was to take a bath. Igarashi is a person who cherishes time.

Chapter 138 I want to take leave

"Classmate Igarashi, although I know that with your level, the courses in our school are no longer difficult, I still hope that you can be as serious as possible and serve as a role model. Other students are not geniuses like you and are not serious. You can also get full marks by listening to the lectures.”

The chairman of Toyosaki Academy earnestly advised Igarashi. It was not that he suddenly approached Igarashi to discuss this issue on a whim, but that Igarashi came to him and said that he might be absent from time to time in the future. Igarashi will not be affected by this, and it doesn't matter if he is absent. However, he is a famous figure in the school, and his every move is followed by many students. It would not be good if he is absent often.

What the chairman said was almost like a polite rejection, but Igarashi was not dissatisfied at all. What the chairman was worried about was the school atmosphere and the quality of the students. Although there was some consideration of the school's future income and status, it was also a matter of hope. Other students can attend class with peace of mind, out of good intentions.

"Chairman, please wait for me for five minutes."

Igarashi will ask for leave because of the animation of Sword Art Online. This is also to gain experience points. Now contact Machida Enko and ask her if there will be any adverse effects if it is announced that the author of Sword Art Online is a high school student. Bar.

"Bad effects? There may be a little problem, but more of it will be a virtuous circle, and it will also promote Sword Art Online well. I thought you would always hide your identity and not want to reveal your identity."

After receiving such a reply from Ms. Machida, Igarashi felt relieved. The reason for taking leave was to allocate some energy to animation and gain more experience. If it affects the light novel instead, it will not be worth the loss.

"Chairman, I don't know if you know about light novels. I am the author of a light novel. Because Bunko plans to animate my light novel, I need to supervise it, so I asked for leave. And all the time I spent on leave add up. It won’t be too long, once or twice a week at most.”

Although there are many animation things, the author's participation is not required, and Igarashi has not forgotten that Ice Bucket Michiru still lives in his home. Even if he goes to Tokyo during the day, Igarashi will go home at night.

"Animation? Only excellent light novels will be animated, right?"

If other students used such an excuse to ask for leave, the chairman would never believe it, but if that person was Igarashi, it would be very convincing. The chairman looked at Igarashi curiously, but he didn't expect him to He has made great achievements in light novels.

"Can you please tell me which light novel it is?"

This is not because the chairman does not trust Igarashi and wants to prove it himself, but he is simply curious and his words are very polite. Students like Igarashi are undoubtedly the treasures of the school, and the chairman also appreciates it.

"It's called Sword Art Online."

Igarashi didn't tell the name of the novel originally because he felt that the somewhat serious-looking chairman would not pay attention to otaku culture and wouldn't know if he told it, but since he asked, Igarashi wouldn't hide it.

"Sword Art Online? That's a light novel that's not a light novel?"

A light novel that is not a light novel is the definition of Sword Art Online after the fierce battle between neon literature masters and otakus. Although the literary masters have a high status, their number is too small and they cannot win against the huge number of otakus. In the end, Taking a step back from each other makes the positioning of Sword Art Online become ambiguous.

And people who originally knew little about Sword Art Online have heard about it because of this controversy on the Internet. Light novels that are not light novels are also known to more and more people.

Tsk, what is this? Igarashi knew about the smokeless battle about Sword Art Online, but he didn’t expect the final result to be like this. These people are really innovative, tongue twisters.

"Well, if the name is Sword Art Online, I wrote it."