"'Brother Monogatari.'"
Seiji confidently stated the title of his novel.
"This title … isn't as attractive as' I'll Die If I Don't Become Handsome. '" Saki commented, "I hope that the content is as good as you say."
"You'll know once you read it." Seiji smiled. "I'm going to call home right now and have Little Shi … her family send you a draft."
"Okay, I'll wait."
They hung up.
Seiji immediately called Little Shi and had her computer send a draft to Editor Yoshizawa.
All he had to do was wait.
He was confident that she would call him again today!
Saki soon received the draft that Seigo requested from Harano.
She immediately began reading it.
As a professional editor, Saki had strict standards when it came to reviewing manuscripts.
She would give up on any work that couldn't attract readers within a certain word count, no matter who the author was.
If she could read a work from beginning to end, then the work was considered passable, and she would give an objective evaluation based on her impression of the work.
Harano's "I'll Die If I Don't Become Handsome" was a short story that she gave a high evaluation of as "extremely attractive."
It was actually quite rare for her to give such an evaluation after reading it just once!
Saki Yoshizawa was one of the strictest in reviewing manuscripts in Thunder Bunko.
When she was still a newcomer, she had the amazing feat of making a young author, who had once published a popular work, cry out loud. After she familiarized herself with her work, her ability to review manuscripts improved, and she was given the exaggerated nickname of "The Wall of Sighs."
Almost all of her colleagues had witnessed her severely rejecting newcomers' manuscripts, beating them to the point of crying as they left.
Even veteran authors were scared when she reviewed their manuscripts, and some even begged the editing department to not let her review their manuscripts.
The editor-in-chief had also told her more than once to be "gentler" to the authors so that they wouldn't be too hard on them.
At any rate, the title of "The Wall of Sighs" was no joke. If one's manuscript could pass through this "wall" beautifully, it would be an honor in the author's circle, second only to the chief editor's personal praise.
Manuscripts that made it past the "wall" would generally have good results after publication. Generally speaking, they were better than manuscripts that didn't make it past the "wall". Therefore, even though this female editor was always complained by the authors that she was too strict, she was still a talent that the editorial department valued.
Her colleagues all believed in her ability and believed that it was only a matter of time before she became the head of the editorial team. As for when she would become the head of the editorial team, it would depend on her luck … the luck of getting good manuscripts.
Saki Yoshizawa had handled many outstanding works, but none of them had been a hit. She lacked the kind of experience that would convince people the moment they heard her. He was just one step away from being an outstanding editor and a famous editor.
However, Saki did not really care about these things.
Now, she was just reviewing manuscripts according to her own standards as usual.
After quickly reading a page, her gaze froze for a moment.
He didn't look at the next page. Instead, he went back to the beginning and started reading carefully again!
This was something that she had never done before.
Saki herself didn't notice this, because at this moment, her mind was completely occupied by the novel in front of her.
It was completely different.
This novel's style was completely different from that of "Die of Handsomeness," but it was just as outstanding … no, it was even more outstanding!
The quality of the writing was very high, and compared to "Die of Handsomeness," this novel's most outstanding feature was that it was "innovative!"
At the very least, Saki felt that it was very novel, as she had never read a light novel with such a style before.
At first glance, it seemed like an ordinary romantic comedy, but it gave off a mysterious and mystical aura. It even seemed dignified and elegant.
"Monster, strange, strange, strange … Which word do you prefer, Brother?"
"The world isn't just black and white, but black and white exist, and will always exist."
"Those who wear masks are humans, and those who don't wear masks are not humans."
"Sister, don't run around on your own. Something bad will happen."
…
Saki was captivated by these words.
When she quickly read the novel, she felt a strong sense of fascination.
But when she read it in detail, she was captivated and immersed in it.
She was so captivated that she didn't even hear her coworker calling her, as her eyes were glued to the screen.
Her coworker was curious as to what the famous "Wall of Sighs" was so captivated by.
Curious, she walked closer to Saki and looked at the screen from beside her.
'It's a novel …' She read it and was captivated as well.
'Who wrote this novel?
Amazing.
Amazing! '
Her coworker forgot what she was supposed to do as she stayed beside Saki and read the novel together with her.
This attracted the attention of her other coworkers.
One editor after another came closer and looked at the screen curiously. They were all captivated as well.
When the editor walked into his office, he was shocked to see so many editors gathered around him.
'What's going on?'
He walked over.
"What are you doing?"
There was no response.
The editor furrowed his eyebrows as he said the same thing in an even louder voice.
Only then did the editors regain their senses and notice that their boss was standing beside them. They instantly felt awkward.
"Editor, we're reading a novel … This novel is really good! The author is … "
The editors all looked at Saki.
"The author is Idle Dimension by the Shore," Saki said Harano Seigo's pen name.
"Idle Dimension by the Shore … The one who wrote 'Die of Handsomeness'?"
"It's him?! This style of writing is very different from 'Die of Handsomeness'! "
"He can change the style of writing? Or is this his true style?! "
A pure newcomer whose first published short story was ranked sixth on the readers' feedback list.
The name Idle Dimension by the Shore was remembered by all the editors in the editorial department due to this outstanding achievement.
This could be an incredible newcomer … No, correction, this was an incredible newcomer!
There was no doubt that his novel would be a hit!
All the editors who had read the novel thought so.
How long had it been since a novel that could make so many editors squeeze in front of a screen to read?
New editors didn't have such memories, only editors who had worked for a long time would have such memories … It had been at least five years, right?
"Let me see."
The editor said in a deep voice.
Saki stood up and gave up her seat so that the editor could sit down.
The editor's name was Sōzo Hattori. He was almost fifty years old. His hair was white, and his wrinkles were obvious. He wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and behind the glasses was a pair of deep gray eyes.
He pulled the document to the beginning and began reading. His eyes instantly sharpened.
He read one page, two pages, three pages …
He didn't continue reading. Instead, he took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes.
"Ten years … The last time I felt this way while reading a light novel was ten years ago."
Sōzo sighed as he put on his glasses again.
Ten years ago … could it be that novel!? The editors were shocked.
They thought that this novel was excellent, but they didn't expect Editor Hattori to compare it to that novel from ten years ago.
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