How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World[part1]

Chapter 193: Dream (2)

I waited until Cherry stopped crying. Tears streamed down her cheeks as if a faucet had broken, and they formed droplets on her chin.

Yet, despite it all, she was smiling as if she had finally been acknowledged. She looked noticeably different from before, when she had no life in her.

"Do you feel better?"

"Hick... Yes..."

She hadn't cried enough yet. I smiled faintly as I wiped her tears away.

I tried to wipe the tears away, but they showed no signs of stopping.

As I fumbled through my pocket, considering giving her a handkerchief like I have Adelia, Cherry asked me in a choked voice.

"Did you really... hick! Did you really find it... fun?"

"Yeah. It was really fun. Coming back from the future to change the tragedies you've experienced to create a better future. How did you come about that idea?"

As mentioned earlier, time travel is a common cliché. It's a popular setting among writers, given its high demand. However, in this world, the cliché of time travel itself doesn't exist. Anyone would want to go back to the past to correct their mistakes, but the thought of writing a novel based on that premise wouldn't even cross their minds.

Cherry listened to my question, blinked a few times, and then lowered her hands. Tears welled up in her eyes, her nose turned as red as a strawberry.

Nevertheless, some vitality returned to her eyes, which had previously seemed to have rotted away, as if she had expelled all the suppressed feelings within her. Her cherry blossom-colored eyes appeared even clearer now.

"Sob... Because of Writer Xenon..."

"Me?"

"Yes... Sniff! They said that you came from the future..."

She hiccupped intermittently as if her insides were surprised. I looked at her response with an expression of wonder.

After the contamination of the World Tree roots, the world thought of me as a prophet or a regressor due to some of the truths that emerged. Later, due to a slip of Luminous's tongue, I was on the verge of being canonized as a saint.

When ordinary people heard the story, they came up with all sorts of conjectures and assumptions, but they didn't use it as material like Cherry did. I'm not sure if I can call this a change of perspective.

"I see. That's impressive."

"Hic... Th-thank you..."

"Hmm..."

I lowered my head and watched Cherry, who expressed her gratitude, then shifted my gaze to the manuscript. Honestly, if I publish her book as it is, it will be a huge hit.

Especially compared to Xenon's Biography, which is read by both men and women, Cherry's book, Red Sunset Once Again, will likely be mainly read by women. Unlike Xenon's Biography, Red Sunset was undoubtedly a regression story.

Typically, in regression stories, the focus naturally goes to the regressor, and the flow of the story revolves around the regressor. Naturally, the spotlight would be on the female protagonist.

Still, it should sell well because the target audience was certain. Romance novels have been a successful genre even before the release of Xenon's Biography. Even if the context is a bit complicated, as long as they can understand the story, the demand would be certain.

Perhaps it will be popular among noblewomen. As for men... I don't really know. Men in this world tend to have fixed stereotypes that suit the era.

Adventure stories overflowing with dreams and hope, like Xenon's Biography, may be enjoyable to read, but romance stories bordering on politics may seem boring. Of course, the novelty of being a regression novel might pique some interest, but that's about it. Instead, they'll pretend to read it just to fit into noblewomen's conversations. Trends can be a sensitive topic among the aristocracy.