How a Hero Lives as a Writer

125 – Spoilers are murder. (3)

July has come.

I heard news that heated up Mare even more with the heat of summer.

That was Bright’s story.

Lady’s new book, rumored to be slow to publish due to a slump, will be released.

This new book deals with the story right after the exchange meeting between the academy and the vocational training center.

It was rumored that the cute side of Juliet, who fell in love with Romeo, who played a big role at her exchange meeting, was highlighted.

The next news was about Chapter 3 of Seven’s Tale, which had been on hiatus for a while.

Since Aiden Miller appeared in Volume 1 of Chapter 3, there were rumors that the popular hero Julius Drugaia might appear in Volume 2.

Then it was a rumor of a first sale by a merchant who sees the future of Bright’s new work.

As a result of confirmation, this rumor turned out to be true, and it is said that the publisher is keeping volumes 1 to 5.

However, these news did not gain much ripple effect.

Because it was buried in the news of hot air balloons and typewriters that spread around the world in July.

I have conquered the sky that was thought unreachable by human power.

At that time, a typewriter was born that would greatly help with paperwork!

Because of such a heavy topic, the news about the work did not receive much attention.

Moreover, it was rumored that even those who were regarded as type addicts these days enjoy playing billiards rather than reading books.

In this situation, the editor-in-chief said he would publish a new work by Bright.

That, too, was arbitrary without asking the opinions of other employees.

Employees who have dealt with Bright’s works have known that he is a monster who prints books.

His works have been very popular, but can new works generate stable sales in this situation?

I don’t know if it’s a new book coming out after a long time, but there are only three works by Bright writers published in July.

Are you crazy enough to publish a new work under these circumstances?

It was a situation I wanted to ask, but the editor-in-chief left to meet the writer Bright as soon as he went to work.

The editorial department decided to wait for the editor-in-chief in a strange atmosphere.

“Emma. So, how fun is that?”

“I don’t know either. I think it will be a lot of fun though. You should have seen the editor-in-chief’s expression at that time….”

“Did the editor leave the manuscript behind?”

“Yes. I know that.”

A work that the editor-in-chief has gone so far.

Is that more fun than billiards, the new popular pastime?

The editorial staff couldn’t overcome their curiosity.

Since there was only one manuscript, not everyone could read it, and the members of the editorial department decided to win or lose with the time-honored game style rock-paper-scissors.

Rock, Paper, Scissors!

“Wow!”

The employee who won the victory at the end of a bloody battle took the manuscript and headed to the break room with the words to ask for help.

“Isn’t billiards more fun anyway?”

“It will be a big deal if the editor-in-chief comes back.”

“I have to work, work.”

“Can’t you just look at it after it’s published? If the editor-in-chief is in such a hurry, he’ll come out soon….”

The staff grumbled and went off to do their jobs.

And about four hours passed.

The editor-in-chief returned and the employee who took the manuscript was ground to powder for touching the manuscript without permission.

I was even given a one-month pay cut.

Even so, the employee who took the manuscript just stared blankly into space with an expression of no regrets.

“I received God.”

An employee who received a one-month pay reduction said that if there is a rank in a novel, the uncompensated and lady written by the writer Bright so far are nobles, and the lucky ones are kings.

Then, Edward Russell’s new book, The Incident Log, called it God and said nonsense.

In the eyes of the employees, it only looked like a pitiful scene where they lost their minds due to a one-month pay cut.

Five days passed like that, and the staff were able to read the manuscript of the case department.

Those who read the manuscript thought.

That the employee’s disrespectful comments were not an exaggeration.

Bright’s novels are interesting.

But I am slowly getting used to it.

If similar works come out in the future, like other writers, they will slowly lose their popularity.

It was a novel that hit the heads of employees who thought so with a hammer.

Is this novel buried in hot air balloons, typewriters and billiards?

Then there is no reason for publishers to exist anymore.

The staff carried out the publication plan with more enthusiasm than ever before.

Two weeks passed just like that.

***

It was mid-July.

After the final exams, the academy went into summer vacation.

However, only a handful of students returned home from the academy.

This is because most of the parents sent letters saying they would enjoy the summer in Oklia.

When the students from the academy return home, the energy of Aucklia dies.

How can we keep Aucklia alive?

The hero thought that he could use that method to change the summer resort to Oklia.

A high-ranking aristocrat of the count or higher would entrust the viscount to act as a lord and leave for the summer in a villa near the sea.

The reason for leaving the summer resort was to escape the sweltering heat.

Aucklia has long winters and summers are not too hot.

So I decided that if there was an interesting event, I could attract the attention of the nobles.

With such judgment, the hero prepared various events.

First of all, it was a hot air balloon.

The turmoil of hot air balloons and typewriters that heated up Mare is not over yet.

The hero decided to take advantage of this commotion.

He had spread a rumor that he would give him a hot air balloon ride if he came to Aucklea.

Then it was billiards.

Billiards, a new entertainment that made the entire Marais buzz.

Billiards has become a new culture that is now part of the social world.

The hero decided to hold a billiards tournament.

Winning prizes include a custom-made billiards table, trophy, and huge prize money!

As an aristocrat who values honor, it was an event that could never be missed.

Moreover, if you come to Aucklia, you can get access to the latest volume of the popular Seven’s Tale as soon as possible.

In addition, there are desserts that melt in your mouth that can only be tasted in Oklea.

Lastly, there are even rumors that the writer Bright is preparing something else.

In this situation, is there any need to go somewhere else?

The nobles naturally had no choice but to make the decision to leave for Oklia.

The first thing the nobles who came to Aucklia witnessed was a strange object flying in the sky.

That was a hot air balloon.

The hot air balloon had already been booked, so it was expected that it would take a considerable amount of time to try it once.

Disappointed from the start.

As I was about to think that way, people appeared handing out papers with seals on them.

They checked the documents with the list and handed out the papers to the nobles one by one.

When I heard the story, it was explained that it would be operated as a reservation system so that there would be no waste of time.

Aristocrats said they were happy with the way things were done, and looked happy.

But now that the goal of the hot air balloon has been blown away, I don’t know what to do now.

Just as they were about to think about it, the nobles found a strange object.

It was a sight of black iron cans running on the road.

“Hey, do you know what that is?”

“That’s called a steam locomotive.”

“A steam locomotive?”

“Yes!”

The dwarves accepted that metallurgy had its limitations, and decided to use magic in the production process.

After such a long trial and error, it’s a little embarrassing to call it a steam locomotive, but I succeeded in making a small locomotive that works on the same principle.

The little locomotive ended up going round and round like a subway line 2 in a large plaza, but it was a very strange spectacle for those seeing it for the first time.

“Can I ride that too?”

“Yes! Could you please wait a moment?”

The nobles had a strange feeling as if they had come to another world.

Are you sure this is Aucklia, who gave up even the Empire?

ㅡ Come to the land of fantasy!

As I was thinking about that, a moving theater stage appeared.

“What is that?”

“It is a visiting theater company.”

“Huh….”

The stage of the play was moving by itself.

It was very impressive to see the people on the stage dancing and singing.

Certainly, in such a lively and fun country, it might be natural to want to enter the academy.

The nobles thought so and nodded.

“Ah! For steam locomotives, you can receive a ticket if you purchase ‘Edward Russell’s Case Report’, a new book by Bright.”

Aristocrats also purchased Bright’s new work, muttering that it was a new work or that they had become snobbish.

They entered a shop following servants who introduced themselves as guides.

It looked like a space serving tea and dessert, but the inside was cool and pleasant, and everyone around was sitting and reading books.

The nobility really liked this space.

“You can enjoy dessert here, read a book, and wait for your turn.”

“Do you have any recommended menus?”

“This time, a new dessert called ‘Ochlea’ was introduced. It is the most popular menu.”

“Then give it to me.”

I heard rumors about the dessert ‘Ochlea’.

It was rumored that it was a dessert designed to taste the milk of animals frozen in the bitter cold.

How delicious does it have to be to taste it?

With that in mind, everyone took a bite of the dessert.

“This!”

Although Oaklea is a relatively cool country, summer was summer.

However, the moment I tasted this dessert, winter came to Oaklia.

It wasn’t just something cold, like a dessert made of ground ice.

The softness that melts in your mouth and the sweetness that makes your tongue numb!

Aristocrats were scratching the bottom of empty bowls.

Nobles, all of them, ordered the dessert Oklea again.

Aristocrats thought of Bright writer while waiting for dessert.

There was a high possibility that all of these events taking place in Aucklia were directed by Bright.

The reason for planning this must be to hold on to the visitors for as long as possible.

Then, why did he bother to pour cold water on the novel?

Are you not confident in your work?

… It can’t be.

Then why?

The nobles, moved by curiosity, took out a book on the spot.

On that day, the nobles couldn’t get up from their seats until the shop closed.

A hot air balloon, a steam locomotive, and a new dessert called Oklea.

Even Edward Russell’s case log that drives a wedge there.

The nobles decided to spend this summer in Aucklia.

Because I thought that Aucklia would be more enjoyable and pleasant than the humid seaside where I came from.

For Yeongji, who was trying to enjoy the summer special, the news was like lightning.