assistirfilmes Chapter 5
Chapter 5
[Hmm, it feels a bit unsatisfying...]
“What kind of mischief are you trying to do again?”
[Isn’t it unsatisfying just to choose a weapon and leave school?]
What was wrong with that?
“There is no rush. There are still 3 years left in the academy...”
[No! Those 3 years are an illusion! It’s practically 1 year!]
“Well, that may be true... but I don’t think there’s a need to rush that much. It’s not like problems appear every day.”
But the Author’s words are right.
The fate of an academy novel.
After introducing the main characters, they will always be outside the academy.
Usually, that’s around the beginning of the second year, after exhausting all the academy novel cliches.
Of course, I know that.
But isn’t it a bit too fast a pace to burn through two episodes in a day?
...I smelt something was off.
It sounded like their voice was trembling a bit, too.
“How many chapters did you write yesterday?”
[Huh? W-why are you asking that suddenly?]
“You had some stockpiled, right?”
[...]
As expected.
It seems they recklessly wrote many chapters in a row without thinking.
But after writing so many consecutive chapters, they probably ran out of material for tomorrow.
They definitely need new material urgently and are frantically looking for a makeshift plot.
“How vexing... Hmm, what should I do?”
[Please, Reader. I’m in big trouble. I need material!]
“Then why don’t you look at other people in the story?”
[Aahh, besides you, Reader, it’s a bit difficult! Please, I’m begging you!]
Our Author always acts without thinking, which is the problem.
I’d rather not help out of annoyance, but I can’t do that.
They told me that looking at characters other than myself was draining for them.
In the end, if the Author drops the pen, I’ll be at a much greater loss.
What would happen if the Author who writes the fictional world suddenly stops the story?
Would the world stop moving or something? Ugh, I don’t even want to think about it.
Eventually, I let out a small sigh and accepted the Author’s request.
“I guess it can’t be helped.”
[Yay! As expected of Reader! I love you!]
“But if you recklessly write consecutive chapters again next time, you’ll get scolded.”
[Yes!]
I suddenly realized something.
What will the Author do if no material can be found?
Even if a major incident happens and they can ride on that for a few days, there’s bound to be a gap eventually.
No matter how much of an academy it is, incidents can’t keep happening all year round, right?
When I casually asked that, I got a refreshingly straightforward answer.
[I’ll just go on hiatus?]
“...Huh?”
[It’s an irregular series anyway, so it’s fine!]
What is fine about that?
A sense of dread rushed over me.@@@@
Memories came flooding back of web novels that slowly died after going on indefinite hiatuses with just an episode or two released here and there.
Oh no, this can’t be!
“Okay, let’s give it a try. What kind of early development was there in academy stories...”
[There are duels and dungeon raids?]
“Shall we go with a duel?”
In the case of dungeon raids, those can be used plenty of times later.
But it’s a material that loses its flavor if milked too many times.
On the other hand, duels can fit in many places.
A duel is perfect for the Author who is constantly struggling to find material.
[Okay! Then let me check the schedule right away...]
[Wow, you’re flirting...]
Be quiet, Author.
I’ll slightly bend my body and give him a sweet smile here!
How’s that...!
I’ll even tilt my head a bit and flutter my eyelashes charmingly!
He’ll be smitten for sure! He’ll want to duel with me, right?!
...Huh, why isn’t he reacting?
“How strange...”
“I-I’ll do it! I will be your partner!”
Hmm...?
I thought maybe he was the type who wasn’t interested in women, considering my failed seduction attempt.
But then he suddenly and urgently accepted.
What’s going on?
Not that I mind avoiding the worst outcome...
“Then, I’m in your care.”
Let me give you one last service.
I gave him a coy smile.
How’s that? Pretty cute, right?
***
“Kyaa?!”
One of the students approaching Yu Siwoo suddenly tumbled to the ground.
The loud noise made him instinctively turn his head, only to find a woman now standing before him.
It was Arte Iris.
“Excuse me, if it’s not too much trouble, would you be my partner?”
“...Me?”
Yu Siwoo already knew she was talking to him, but he still looked behind himself.
‘Please don’t let it be me!’
“Yes. Haha, it’s a bit embarrassing, but I haven’t made any friends yet.”
‘If you don’t have friends, then go make some!’
He wanted to retort but didn’t have the courage to do so against Arte.
The dagger in her hand was an excellent deterrent.
She kept tossing it up and catching it absentmindedly, but...
To Yu Siwoo, who viewed her as suspicious, it was an unsettling action.
“Won’t you please be my partner?”
‘Should I accept this?’
His brain had probably never been this active in his entire life before.
Countless simulations flashed through his mind.
...And then, Arte brought her face close to his.
She tilted her head slightly, looking up at him—to anyone else, this would look like an adorable act from a pretty girl.
‘But I won’t be fooled.’
She definitely has some ulterior motive for approaching.
As proof, look.
Through those slit eyelids that make her seem like she is squinting from a forced smile, he can faintly see her eyes.
Those eyes were piercing right through him.
Okay, I’ll refuse her here...
“How strange...”
The moment I resolved to refuse her,
Her smile vanished, and the dagger she had caught in her right hand glinted in the sunlight.
Seeing that expression, all the simulated outcomes in Yu Siwoo’s mind were wiped clean.
“I-I’ll do it! I will be your partner!”
Before he knew it, he urgently accepted her offer.
It felt like if he refused, he might not wake up tomorrow.
“Then, I’m in your care.”
Her faint smile looked like a demon’s grin.
As if she had caught her prey.
Yu Siwoo then thought,
He’ll have to say goodbye to sleep.
Translator’s Corner
I’ll try doing daily uploads for the most part, so yeah.
-Ruminas