Chapter 92 - More Than Just Difficult (1/2)

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After listening to this wish, Kimura Kazuki did not say a word for a while. When he was on the way home, he already had a feeling that Yuriko Kawachi's obsessiveness would be related to her light novel.

But… he never thought that it would be this difficult.

Exactly. To him, this was like hell.

Publishing was not that hard, he could pay for that. For him, it was best if the obsessiveness could be achieved by money. He was not rich, but earning money was a lifetime job. Besides, money was earned to be spent, the spending would be worth it, as long as it was spent on the sword.

But… turning it into manga and anime would be over-budgeting. Even selling himself would not get him that much money.

While publishing, turning it into manga and anime could be settled with money, getting acknowledged, and gaining popularity among the readers could not... The novel would only be acknowledged when the readers have the urge to continue to get updates and are desperate for more of the novel after reading it.

Based on being ”acknowledged,” obviously Yuriko Kawachi's obsessiveness was for her novel to become popular, then attract an animation company before turning it into manga and anime.

Her obsessiveness would not be achieved even after he paid to publish the novel and turn it into manga and anime unless it was being acknowledged by the readers. As for the acknowledgment from the readers, it was reflected in various aspects.

Kimura Kazuki rubbed his temple and looked toward Yuriko Kawachi. She was looking back at him nervously, he was stunned. He suddenly thought of her asking whether she could change her wish just now… He frowned, ”Miss Kawachi, are you sure this is your obsessiveness? Are there no other wishes?”

He would not know if Yuriko Kawachi was lying. If he only achieved a fake obsessiveness in the end and her consciousness still exists, it would make a joke out of him. Having thought about this, he became stern. Since he was still inexperienced in this, he should be more careful and prevent this in the future.

”I'm sure about this…” Yuriko Kawachi was stunned. She looked at Kimura Kazuki and suddenly realized, ”Don't you believe me?”

Kimura Kazuki nodded, ”I'm sorry, we're still strangers. As an Onmyoji, helping a specter to ascend is my responsibility and obligation. However, if you as a specter lied, by the time your obsessiveness is achieved but you still cannot ascend, something horrible may happen to you.” He paused, ”Like… your soul will be broken into pieces, or you might go to hell.”

Hearing that, Yuriko Kawachi had a terrified expression, she said immediately, ”My last wish is really as what I've said, I'm not lying. The reason why I said I wanted to change my last wish just now was because of my parents.” While saying so, Yuriko Kawachi's eyes dimmed, ”I was an only child, and my parents live in the village. So, I've always wished that my novel will become popular so I can earn enough money for them to enjoy their lives. However, my last wish after I died is hoping that my novel can be popular instead of wishing that my parents can live happily, I'm such a hypocrite.”

Kimura Kazuki heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Luckily, it wasn't that kind of obsessiveness. If it was, then I'd have to kill you. Having the thought, he smiled slightly, ”I see, but you don't have to blame yourself. The formation of obsessiveness is related to your thoughts before you die. You died while you were writing your novel, and you were so focused on your novel back then, that's why you have this obsessiveness right now, this is normal.”

Yuriko Kawachi nodded slightly but showed no sign of happiness. Even if her novel became popular, she was already dead. Her parents could only live in destitute and suffer for the rest of their lives.

However, Yuriko Kawachi was quite an optimistic person, she knew that there was no use crying over spilled milk. She could only accept the fact that she had become a specter. Luckily, Kimura Kazuki was there, without him, she would have gone insane.

”Regarding your obsessiveness, I have a few questions.” Kimura Kazuki held a note and a pen, it was clear that he had some questions. Although Yuriko Kawachi's obsessiveness was clearly stated, there were still some details that needed to be clarified.

”Alright.” Yuriko Kawachi was going to find a place to sit, but when she looked around, there was not even a chair… She was surprised, she did not know that Onmyojis nowadays were so poor.