124 – Spoilers are murder. (2)
With trembling hands, the editor-in-chief put down the manuscript brought by Bright.
The tea I brewed to drink while looking at the manuscript had already cooled down a long time ago, and the sunset was setting through the window.
The editor-in-chief smiled bitterly when he remembered that he had skipped lunch.
‘How long has it been since I skipped a meal because I was reading a book? .’
The warrior introduced that mystery is one of the most major genres on Earth.
So I asked if he had used it often, and he said he had never written it because it was a genre that was not sold in web novels.
In other words, this meant that it was a work that could be called a maiden work in a way.
Is it still so much fun?
The editor-in-chief pressed his temples and drank the cooled tea.
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Mystery.
A genre in which a protagonist who calls himself a detective solves a mystery by reconstructing an incident or accident that occurred in Marais.
It’s a novel material, but how should I have fun in this genre?
But since he is a warrior, let’s trust him.
I opened the book with that feeling….
Smart.
ㅡ Chief Editor. May I come in?
“Come in.”
“Aren’t you off work yet?”
The editor-in-chief smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Emma understood the situation at once when she saw the manuscript and the empty teacup that did not rise near the editor-in-chief.
“I will prepare again.”
“Yes.”
The editor-in-chief sat back on the sofa listening to Emma brewing tea.
As I was massaging my tired eyes from reading a book for a long time, I kept thinking of the mystery story the hero had written.
[Edward Russell’s case log]
The main characters of the novels written by the hero so far have all been unique.
However, there were many cases in which the reader was drawn as a completed character capable of vicarious satisfaction.
The protagonist of Seven’s Tales was immature, but it felt like he was approaching a mature form that matured as time passed.
But the main character, Edward Russell, was different.
The main character, born as the third son of a baron family, was an unconventional figure in many ways.
Edward is tall and handsome, but he is portrayed as a bad person who spoils his appearance.
Basically, I am lazy and hate working.
In addition, he was a human being who loved sweet things so much that it was said that his sweat smelled sweet when he was near them.
But when he comes to a riddle, he suddenly changes.
‘Is this a twisted charm?’
The main character usually wastes time lying on the sofa in the office.
But when an incident happens, he puts on a suit, a fedora and a coat and goes out to the scene.
The scene where the protagonist puts on gloves saying that the scene must be preserved before investigating the case is described quite nicely.
In particular, the scene in which the main character combined clues from the scene and inferred what he would have done if he were the culprit gave goosebumps all over his body.
However, even while watching this scene, the main character does not feel unfamiliar or difficult.
This is because the main character, who used to exude sweetness from his body, smokes a pipe outside the office, conscious of people’s eyes.
Of course, the characters who don’t know the main character’s usual appearance accept the main character’s vanity as it is.
The only person who knows the true identity of the main character is an assistant in the same office.
I felt like these details made the story even more delicious.
‘This story is alive.’
Figure modeling that feels perfect because it is not perfect.
A living, breathing character that seems to have jumped out of the stage.
In addition, it depicts the character from head to toe, but even detailed descriptions that don’t feel too overdone.
What if this novel became a play?
The editor-in-chief already felt dizzy.
Should we hesitate to publish a work like this because of the possibility of a copycat crime?
Don’t be funny.
That is impossible.
If this work is published and a copycat crime occurs, no one will criticize him.
Rather, all readers will come to his defense.
Maybe because of this work, a special law on copycat crimes will be created in each territory.
To that extent, this work was a work of a different kind.
The editor-in-chief was determined to publish this work no matter what.
To that extent, this work was shocking to the editor-in-chief.
The editor-in-chief clenched his fists, saying that this novel was the work of his life.
“So how was it?”
“Go ahead.”
“Yes?”
Lady, good fortune, uncompensated.
Until now, the warrior has written several works.
They were all unique works, and the market response was good.
However, the editor-in-chief would always ask for the opinion of the staff before publishing.
But this time, I’m going to proceed right away without any such process.
This is despite the fact that the problem of copycat crimes has not been resolved.
“The problem of copycat crimes,”
“There is no problem, proceed immediately.”
“….”
How much fun did you have to react like this?
Emma involuntarily swallowed dry saliva.
“I’ll take this, then?”
Saying that, Emma reached out for her manuscript, and the editor hurriedly put her manuscript in an envelope.
“Editor?”
“It’s time to get off work. The staff will all be gone, so let’s continue tomorrow.”
After saying that, the editor-in-chief started preparing for work.
The envelope containing the manuscript was already in his briefcase.
‘A novel that the editor-in-chief takes precedence over work?!’
How on earth was it fun to have such a reaction?
“Sure.”
The editor-in-chief hurriedly returned home after a short greeting.
Then I took out ‘Edward Russell’s case log’ again and started reading it from the beginning.
‘I am the criminal….’
The editor-in-chief stopped reading the manuscript and copied the lines of the main character without even realizing it.
Then I fell into the illusion that the scene around me had become the scene of the incident.
‘The weight of the description has increased.’
The novels written by the warrior tended to focus on interesting events.
That’s why the development was fast, and the depiction continued with the focus on the characters.
However, the date and weather, the size of the room and the arrangement of objects were detailed in this work.
Thanks to this, the development slowed down, but the editor-in-chief thought that this was more attractive.
‘It’s also a device that buys the reader time to guess who the culprit is.’
I already know who the culprit is and what kind of trick it was.
Nevertheless, the editor-in-chief re-read the manuscript several times.
Even though the dawn broke and his eyes were red, he couldn’t stop reading.
***
The editorial department of Golden Isaac Co. Was quite busy.
This is because there was a release after Seven’s Tale’s hiatus, and the rumors of uncompensated first sale turned around, so the publication had to be hastened.
ㅡ Next volume quickly!
Do we have to wait 2-3 days to hear about the publication of the case book?
ㅡ Hurry up!
The number of incident journals found in the library of the royal family is scanty, so it seems that the material will run out soon….
ㅡ Ah, write quickly! Join us! Join us! Join us!
If Volume 1 is published safely, should I write ‘I am receiving a report on an unsolved case’ at the end of the book?
I think it will be easier to gather materials then.
ㅡ Please write….
Mrs. Helena used to be like Ata-Ata’s sweetheart, but now she looked at me with the mournful expression of a cat in boots.
The reaction wasn’t like this even when I wrote Lady and Boknageo, Uncompensated….
ㅡ If the next volume doesn’t come out, I’m dying!
Shouldn’t you write the next volume only after signing a publishing contract?
ㅡ I’m going to jump in with tabi, so write 2 books first!
Please wait.
ㅡ How can I wait when I finished the first volume like that!
To be honest, I wasn’t confident because it was a genre I’d never written before, but as I wrote it, I got a feel for it and the story came out well.
Especially, the main character, Edward, seems to have come out quite attractively.
Because he is a person full of vanity, it feels like he does a good job as a quote maker.
The contents of the case department took a lot of motifs from earth detectives.
To the extent that anyone who has read detective stories even a little can get a glimpse of Sherlock and Poirot.
ㅡ Now that it’s done, please write it quickly… !
Ah, that’s very noisy.
You have to sign a contract to use the 2nd volume!
I sighed and stood up.
ㅡ Where are you going… !
“Today is the day Reina comes.”
The reason why I thought I should try a mystery story was because I came across Raina’s novel.
Raina’s novels, unlike mine, were characterized by the description that gave strength to the background.
As I was reading that novel, a mystery story suddenly came to my mind.
Mystery works used to describe the background or the character’s expression and behavior with care.
ㅡ That thing called Sherlock Scan?
Yes, because of that part, you have to pay attention to the description.
For example, there is a person with long and thin fingers.
Let’s say that this character is walking down the street and falls down, but he doesn’t touch the floor with his hands, so he hits his head on the ground.
This person’s fingertips have calluses so hard that even a needle cannot stick through them.
With this description, it is very likely that this person is a pianist.
Sometimes this kind of inductive reasoning is used.
Sometimes this fits and sometimes it doesn’t, so it’s a very interesting device because it can give readers confusion by forcing them to choose an easy choice.
ㅡ Wait a minute. Raina said she would come in the afternoon, but why did she leave the room already?
“Oh, did you get caught?”
ㅡ Write quickly!
I can’t concentrate because there’s a loan shark next to me who keeps urging me to use it when!
Because I was fighting a war of nerves with Helena-sama like that, a servant brought me good news.
It was a story that the editor-in-chief had requested an interview.
She thought it would take two or three days, but she came in one day?
ㅡ Didn’t I tell you to prepare the next volume?
Please wait.
I haven’t even heard of it yet.
I headed to the reception room where the editor-in-chief was waiting.
“Do you have any manuscripts for Volume 2?”
… The eyes of the editor-in-chief who were waiting for me in the reception room were too familiar.
Because it was really the same look as someone who was making a fuss to write the second volume near me.
ㅡ Then why didn’t you write volume 2?
Aren’t you going to get stabbed if you make this ‘ending’?
I suddenly felt a cold sweat flowing down my face.