Because of a little bit of slacking off, his writing progress was a bit slower than the previous volume, but even so, it was still a terrifying speed in the industry.
Although the writing speed had slowed down a bit, the release time had not, still maintaining a two-month schedule.
For this, he sacrificed promotional time.
But doing so was actually fine; the usual intensity of promotion no longer had much effect. Bookstores already had similar small recommendations, and unless there was a trend sparked by a popular anime adaptation, the growth in novel sales had completely entered a stable state. Maintaining new volume sales without too much of a drop was actually already very difficult.
Fortunately, with his current skill, he had no such concerns. As long as he modified some details that readers disliked, combined with his writing ability, "Re:zero - Starting Life In Another World" would become an even higher quality long-term work than it was in the previous world.
"Ding-dong."
"Good afternoon, Senior~"
Opening the door, what appeared before him was a beautiful silver-haired girl wearing a blue and white checkered dress, plain white sandals revealing her delicate toes, and exuding youthful energy, extending her hand in greeting.
"It's Nayuta."
Izumi Chihiro's expression was a little unusual.
"Oh, Senior seems a bit surprised?"
Tapping her finger to her lips, Kani Nayuta tilted her head, confused.
"It's not really a surprise, because Sonoko-san said she would come over this afternoon, and I thought it was Sonoko-san who had arrived."
He explained.
"I see."
Kani Nayuta nodded, then analyzed seriously, "Senior hasn't missed a deadline, but Sonoko-san is visiting, so that means it's good news, right?"
"Yes, it's good news, about the demon slayer anime adaptation."
He said without hiding anything.
"Ah, congratulations, Senior! Your second work to be adapted into anime has appeared! Then the third one won't be far off!"
Kani Nayuta clapped her hands, smiling.
This joy came from her heart.
"I hope so."
He nodded lightly.
A few minutes later, a car stopped at the street corner, and a slender, beautiful leg emerged from the car.
The OL beauty in uniform looked up at the familiar place.
After entering the door.
"Hmm? Nayuta-sensei, why are you here?"
Machida Sonoko looked at the girl sitting on the floor playing an FC game with a strange expression.
Although Nayuta was Izumi-sensei's junior, she hadn't shown anything special at that time. If she was directly appearing at his home now, it meant their relationship was not ordinary.
In that case, Utaha would have a headache.
"Of course, I'm here to flirt with my senpai, Miss Sonoko."
Kani Nayuta responded with a chuckle.
"Nayuta."
A warning voice came from behind her.
"Yes, Senpai."
Kani Nayuta immediately sat up straight, becoming incredibly well-behaved.
"Miss Sonoko, let's talk business."
Izumi Chihiro took a glass from the kitchen and poured her a Sprite.
"Alright."
Machida Sonoko's red lips parted slightly, her expression as if she understood something.
The two sat on adjacent sofas.
"The main reason I came to see Izumi-sensei this time is about the anime adaptation. Although the decision to animate demon slayer has been made, the investors still want to consider Izumi-sensei's opinion on which production company would be best."
Machida Sonoko took a sip of her drink, moistened her lips, and slowly began to speak.
For the original author to be able to decide such matters indicated that the name Izumi Masamune indeed held a considerably high status in the industry, earning him respect.
This was mainly due to the success of the previous puella magi madoka magica anime adaptation, which made the name Izumi Masamune resonate with another group of people.
"I see. If you ask me… let's go with that Spaceship Studio! Their special effects capabilities are quite outstanding, and I feel they're quite suitable for the demon slayer anime adaptation. However, they also have some weaknesses, so I hope I can offer them some suggestions at that time, is that okay?"
Izumi Chihiro thought for a moment and quickly selected a production company from his mind that had a similar positioning to the one in his memory.
"That shouldn't be a problem, but whether the production company will listen is not within our guarantee."
Machida Sonoko also did not give a completely affirmative answer.
"It's enough to have room for communication."
Izumi Chihiro nodded.
"In that case, it's decided! We will then explain to Spaceship Studio and strive to have Izumi-sensei's opinions valued…"
As Machida Sonoko spoke, her tone shifted again.
"Additionally, there are investors interested in Izumi-sensei's current work, Re:zero - Starting Life In Another World, but considering the controversy over resource allocation, it has been decided to postpone it for now. The anime adaptation will probably be announced next year."
She was also evaluating as she spoke.
"I can understand that, Miss Sonoko. I'm not a child anymore, and I'm young and already have two animated works, and Madoka is currently making a theatrical version. That's already enough to make people envious, jealous, and hateful. All good things can't fall on my head, can they?"
To this, Izumi Chihiro appeared very open-minded and did not feel dissatisfied.
"Izumi-sensei, it's best that you can understand… but Izumi-sensei, with a life no different from a light novel protagonist, haven't enough good things already happened?"
Machida Sonoko nodded in satisfaction, then changed her tone and made a joke.
First, she spoke as an editor, and now as a friend.
"…"
Izumi Chihiro was speechless, tacitly acknowledging this fact.
"Oh, Nayuta-sensei is also here, so I'll just mention it… The live-action adaptation of silver season should also be announced soon. Regarding the casting of the protagonist, does Nayuta-sensei have any thoughts?"
Machida Sonoko turned her head and asked.
"That kind of thing doesn't matter, I don't know anything about actors. How about… asking Senpai?"
Kani Nayuta was very adept at letting him make the decisions.
"I don't know either."
He too was helpless.
"Okay, that's that then. I won't disturb Nayuta-sensei and Izumi-sensei's sweet time together."
Machida Sonoko waved goodbye.
She came quickly and left just as quickly.
That last sentence made the Silver-haired Girl delighted.
However, just because she didn't disturb them didn't mean others wouldn't.
"Ni-san, you're playing games behind my back again!"
Sagiri, who had just finished another illustration job, came down from the second floor, questioning him aggressively, with small pouts on both sides of her cheeks.
"No, Nayuta was just playing by herself. I was just chatting with Miss Sonoko."
He quickly explained.
"Oh right, it seems there was such a thing."
Sagiri realized.
"Come on, everyone, let's play together!"
Yamada Elf then raised her arms and called out.
Although the other two girls had their own thoughts, they could only cooperate.
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