episode_0012

Genre novels are low-class culture.

This is especially true if it is a novel serialized in a cheap magazine like ‘Half and Half’. A little relaxation, some fun, some dopamine. Pulp Fiction, like the shorts that flooded YouTube in its past life, is entertainment for people who are short on time and leisure.

As a result, the content is also linear, simple, and easy to understand.

“Zion.”

“Yes, master.”

“From now on, we will be holding a fan letter reading session.”

“… Yes?”

And, of course, there are going to be anti-paths to this ‘easy-looking’ novel.

The result was a magic bag full of fan letters.

“After reading this, you can collect fan letters giving advice on reasonable points, probabilities, data research, etc. in a separate place, and collect fan letters criticizing without basis in another place.”

“… Okay.”

Shion looked suspicious, but he didn’t bother to ask why and started reading the fan letters one by one.

As I watched him frown from time to time, it seemed like there were quite a few letters criticizing him without any basis.

“Well, master.”

“Why?”

“Here… Where should I put the letter that says, ‘Isn’t this a plagiarism from Don Quixote?’”

“Does this seem like plagiarism to you?”

“I don’t think so at all.”

“Then you can leave it to the unfounded criticism side.”

“Okay.”

There were many different types of criticism.

When it came to accusations of plagiarism, it was still polite. There were quite a few letters that bordered on personal attacks.

After collecting all of those letters, I was able to select a fairly large number of letters.

“Master. Are you planning to sue the readers who wrote the accusatory letter?”

“No. You should do something more interesting than that.”

“Are you talking about something fun?”

“Uh.”

Many villains appear in the Conan the Barbarian series.

A greedy and cowardly nobleman, a thief who stole a key, a violent pirate, a civilized person who starts a fight for no reason… . I needed a name for the minor characters who were destined to be beaten by the main character.

It just worked out well.

“Isn’t there anything more humiliating to these people than appearing as a cheap villain in a novel they criticized as cheap?”

“… That’s for sure. I think I’ll be very upset.”

“And it’ll be fun, right?”

“Yes.”

“Hehe… .”

good.

It was a headache to go through the directory and worry about naming minor characters, but I ended up with some good scapegoats.

You, a hater.

Become the nourishment for the novel you were criticizing!

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“It seems like the number of magazines containing interesting novels has increased these days.”

“Ah, that’s right. Although most people seem to follow Conan the Barbarian, there are more novels that are more novel than you might think. For example, hehe, novels like ‘Barbaroi on the Edge’ are also interesting.”

“Was there a novel like that? Instead, look at this. The name of the villain in this novel is the same as yours. I was surprised when I first saw it.”

“What.”

The popularity of the Conan the Barbarian series and Conan Saga continued to rise.

It was also effective to use the name of a villain who appeared in a minor role as the name of anti-fans. Some anti-fans were horrified and disappeared, while others continued to read the novel while cursing and feeling strangely impressed by the fact that their names appeared in the novel.

“Don’t you think there’s a lot of dust on the streets these days? Every time I walk, white dust flies around.”

“This… It’s not dust, it’s pulp. It’s all just pieces of paper.”

“What?”

Because the ‘Half and Half’ magazine was so easily torn, torn and tattered pieces of paper piled up like snow, turning the streets white.

The disaster occurred because people kept reading cheap magazines that they would normally have read once and used as toilet paper or thrown away.

“Haha, I am Conan the Barbarian! God! Get out of here!”

“Ahh, I want to play Conan too!”

“I want to play Conan too!”

“There are too many Conan! Puhaha!”

Additionally, the Conan saga was very popular among children.

Half and Half was a magazine that one could easily buy with the pocket money they received from their parents, and ‘Heroic Fantasy’, which stimulated a sense of adventure and heroism, was enough to ignite the hearts of boys.

Children holding tree branches in their hands walked the streets pretending to be barbarians.

“Ahh! It’s a cast iron monster!”

“Run!”

“No! Barbarians don’t run away!”

And, the children who became barbarians faced a strange being.

An old man riding a donkey, wearing a helmet made of paper and tin, and dressed in the attire of a knight-errant from the Middle Ages.

A strange tension arose between the children holding the branches and the old man riding the donkey.

A timeless encounter between a primitive barbarian and a medieval knight!

The first to speak was an old man with the appearance of a knight-errant.

“Guys─.”

“Now! Let’s attack together!”

The moment the old man opened his mouth, the children, absorbed in their role as brave barbarians, swung tree branches. It was a cowardly surprise attack, but the blows did not reach the old man.

As the old man lightly moved his hand, the children lost sight of the tree branch they were holding and were each pushed back one step at a time.

To the children who were staring at their hands blankly, not knowing why they missed the tree branch.

The old man asked in an eccentric but kind tone.

“Where is Kindersley Publishing?”

An imperial noble once called Iron Blood.

A madman who left the duties of the lord of the duchy to his son and went on a knightly journey.

Andy Carpenter Duke.

He had lost his mind after reading too much of Don Quixote and was looking for a publisher for Don Quixote.

And the children who were asked such questions by the old man.

“Gaaagh—!!!”

“Run away!!! The iron monster is chasing you!!!”

I ran away like crazy without even looking back.

Apparently, it would take quite some time for the Duke of Carpenter to find the Kindersley publisher.

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Without getting tired of it, the prince came to visit.

“Long time no see, Your Highness.”

“Oh my? Didn’t we meet at the awards ceremony?”

“Ah, I really enjoyed reading ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde.’ It was a shame that I couldn’t talk more about the work at the awards ceremony.”

“Hehe, is that so? I am very happy that the author of Homer said that.”

Now I’m quite used to talking with the prince.

In the past, I would have had cold sweat running down my back, my hands and feet were shaking, and my mouth was dry, but now, my mouth is just dry.

It was a huge development.

“So, what kind of business did you have to come to visit?”

“Aren’t the author and I in a relationship where we can’t even come visit if we don’t have business? I’m a little sad.”

“Haha… .”

The prince slightly raised his eyes and glared, as if he was grumpy.

What are we doing together?

Sponsor and sponsor? I guess we don’t meet each other unless we have business to do.

“Sorry if it sounded disappointing.”

“Hehe, it’s a joke. It’s true that I came here because I had some business to do.”

“Oh, what kind of business is this?”

“It’s also hurtful to be so happy to see the story as if you want to end it so quickly… .”

“Haha… .”

No, I don’t think I got used to it at all.

Cold sweat began to flow down my back. My clothes became damp.

“Well, it would be okay to talk about business first and then make small talk slowly.”

“Yep.”

The prince spoke bluntly while twisting his hair with his fingers.

Suddenly, his expression hardened and he opened his mouth in a serious tone.

“Received at the awards ceremony of the 2nd creative contest… medicine. I want to get more of that.”

“Medicines… What do you mean?”

“Yes. I really need that.”

The prince slowly, in a soft voice, explained why the medicine was needed.

After hearing that explanation, I felt slightly dazed and couldn’t help but tremble.

The absurd story that the prince, who had the soul of a woman, took medicine and became a woman came out of the prince’s mouth.

“So, I want to receive more of that medicine. I also wish I knew about the manufacturer of that medicine.”

“… Yes.”

But I soon had no choice but to understand.

In the first place, the very existence of a medicine that manifests the form of the soul in the body is absurdly fantastical.

It wasn’t strange that the drug could change gender.

“There are still a lot of medicines left, so I’ll give you some.”

“Phew… thank you. Writer.”

“And I will talk to the producer separately first. Prince… I’m not talking about your Majesty.”

It is an unknown secret that the third prince’s identity is a woman.

It is also a secret that should not be known.

“Please do me a favor. Writer.”

“Yes. Your Majesty.”

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“Hoo, are you saying that a man with the soul of a woman drank medicine and became a woman?”

“Yes. Something like that happened.”

“That’s an interesting case!”

When I visited the alchemist, I immediately explained the situation to the alchemist. Of course, the fact that the target was the prince was kept a secret.

The alchemist even clapped his hands and listened to the story.

And presented a simple solution.

“It’s simple! After drinking the original medicine, just drink the medicine that fixes the shape of the body!”

“Is there such a medicine?”

“It is originally a medicine used to prevent accidents that occur during alchemy experiments… Well, the important thing is that it is possible! I’ll mix something amazing for you!”

“Ah, yes.”

“What do you like about the taste of medicine? I personally recommend the strawberry flavor!”

“Please do whatever you want.”

“Then with spinach flavor─”

“I think strawberry tastes good.”

“An excellent choice!”