This is just a bunch of idea that I got after reading a lot of frustrating novels that pisses me off due to MC or story line.
(BTW same name for MC since I cant remember too many)

Chapter 8. Literature club (2)

"You don't have those books here."

"Yeah, we didn't have the books you are looking for."

Ren sighed as he looked at the library committee member.

He was currently in the library trying to find some of the novels he wanted to read.

As he was short on money, he thought that he could borrow the novels from the library.

That's why he visited the library after school but the result was unexpected.

The books he was looking for had either been taken away by someone or they are not available in the library.

"Why don't you have those famous novels?"

When Ren asked that question, the library committee member just shrugged his hands and said.

"Do you think the library would have all the books?"

"Didn't the library should at least have some famous novels?"

"I am only responsible for taking care of books, not buying them and we do have some novels if you want to read them."

Ren just sighed hearing the answer. He knew that the library have some novels but he had already read those. 

As Ren was about to leave the library, the library committee member said.

"If you really want to read those novels, I knew the place where you can find them."

"Really?"

"Yeah, you could find those books in the literature club."

"Literature club!"

Ren hadn't heard of the literature club but from its name, he can tell what kind of club it was.

"Many people don't know but there are many novels in the literature club. The teacher in charge of that club like to collect books. You could even find some light novels there."

"Can you tell me where I could find the literature club?"

"Go to the third floor. The last room there is the literature club."

The library committee member said as he started reading his book. Ren just thanked him and left. He didn't wanted to disturb him more.

* * *

"It really has many books."

Ren muttered as he entered the literature club. There were many bookshelves full of books in the room. 

Many papers were also scattered on the floor and the room wasn't very tidy but Ren didn't care about it.

His eyes were on the books. 

'There really are all kinds of novels here.'

There were almost all of the famous novels in the bookshelves. There were also novels of his favourite authors.

"Why are there light novels in the literature club?"

Ren muttered as he noticed some volumes of light novels. He was confused as to why there were light novels in the literature club but he didn't think about it much.

He was here to find some novels to read not to figure out why there were light novels in the literature club.

'Ah, here it is.'

As Ren was looking around, he finally found the book he was looking for. 

«Undeserving»

It was a book that was written by Nagami Yuu, one of his favourite authors. He was looking for that book to find some inspiration for his story.

As the setting of his book and «Undeserving» was same, Ren thought he could gain some inspiration from it.

Although the setting of both the books were the same as they were both the stories of geniuses, the plot was vastly different.

"Can I take it without asking anyone?"

Although Ren had found the book, he was hesitant to take it back as it will be considered theft If he took it without asking anyone.

'Slide!'

As he was thinking of whether to take the book or not, the door suddenly opened.

"Ah, what are you doing here….Amano-kun?"

"Nakai sensei?!"

It was Nakai sensei and a glasses wearing boy who entered the room. 

"Why is that book in your hand Amano-kun?"

Nakai sensei asked as he glanced towards the book in Ren's hand.

"Ah, no, I was just thinking of borrowing it for a bit?"

Ren answered hurriedly. He was in a awkward situation as he was seen taking the book.

He knew he had not done something wrong but the timing of the situation made him feel like he was caught stealing.

"Oh, you are just borrowing the book?"

Nakai sensei said as he came close to Ren and put a hand on his shoulder. His face was smiling but Ren felt that it was a devil smiling in front of him.

"Yes, I was just borrowing it for a bit?"

"Really? You are sure you aren't stealing instead of borrowing?"

"Yeah, I am sure."

"But you know the books in the literature club can't be 'borrowed' without the permission of the teacher in charge and that would be me."

"Huh?!"

Ren was surprised when he heard Nakai sensei's words. He really didn't knew that Nakai sensei was in charge of the literature club.

When he think about it, it also made sense, Nakai sensei was the literature teacher. It made sense for him to be in charge of the literature club.

"If I think about it, I hadn't gave you any permission to borrow a book, right."

"Ahh?!"

Ren just groaned instead of any response. He can't think of any response.

"Um, can you tell me what is going in?"

As they were talking among themselves, the bespectacled boy spoke.

"Oh, It isn't much Himuro-kun, Amano here is our newest member "

"Huhhh?!"

Both Ren and the bespectacled boy named Himuro shrieked loudly at Nakai sensei's words.

"What are you saying? When did I joined the literature club?"

"Do you want me to report to the discipline committee that you were stealing books?"

"Ah! Are you blackmailing me?"

"No, I will not use those petty methods. It is a equivalent exchange. You can borrow those books without any permission if you joined the literature club. Don't you think it is a good thing for you."

"Huh!"

Ren fell in  thoughts at Nakai sensei words, it was true that he will be able to borrow books from the literature club if he joined it but he had to give up his free time if he really did that.

"Is it really worth it?"

Ren thought about it for some time and after thinking about the prices of novels in the market, he finally made up his mind to join the club.

It wasn't like he had to give up something valuable for it, it will only take his free time.

"So, what do you think about it?"

"Ah, I will join the club."

Ren said as he softly sighed and Nakai sensei had a huge smile on his face when he heard Ren's response.

"Haha, that's the answer I was looking for. Now, clean up the literature club room as your first task."

"What?!"

"Didn't you heard me. I said to clean the room. Don't you think it is too dirty for a room. As a club member, it's your duty to clean it. Himuro-kun, here will help you."

Nakai sensei said as he left the club room with a smile on his face.

"Nakai sensei is somewhat weird but he's good at teaching and he is very knowledgeable about literature. By the way, Nice to meet you, I am Himuro Kouji."

"Amano Ren, it's nice to meet you too."

Ren said with a smile but he was frowning inwardly thinking about his future days with the devil teacher.

Fame, wealth, prestige, genius, destruction, despair, loss and failure.

Those are the eight words which describes Ren's life completely.

He was hailed as a genius but his arrogance led him to despair. From a genius, he became a failure.

He was just struggling with his life when fate gave him a second chance.

Now, what will he do after he found himself waking up in another world.

Have you ever wondered why some of the novels you see in Webnovel have no star ratings? They are the novels that have gray stars on them and most people don't bother giving them a second look.

Elyon was one of them. Whenever he encounters a novel without a star rating he just overlooks them and proceeds to check other novels. His reason? He thought that those novels with gray stars are dropped or in hiatus. Basically, he labels them as "dead novels."

He didn't know that the majority of these novels are the stories of new authors, who just started writing their story in Webnovels. There are literally thousands of novels that are written in this platform and some of them are buried in the pages of history.

So what is a star rating? A star rating is the rating that you see on a novel. Some of your favorite novels have 4.6, 4.8 and some of them have 4.9 ratings which are quite high. A novel's rating come from the reviews of their readers. In order for a novel to have a star rating of its own, it must first have "10 reviews" and the average of those reviews will form the star rating. 

After becoming an author, Elyon changed his point of view regarding novels without a star rating. Some of these novels appear on the daily updates and the trending list. The trending list is one of the best places for a novel to be advertised. Even now, Elyon doesn't know the requirements on how to appear on the trending list.

His fellow senior authors said that the trending list is completely random. Even those novels who are very popular will not necessarily appear on the trending list. The only requirement is that your collection should not exceed over three thousand to be featured on the trending list. 

[A/N: We'll talk more about collections in the next chapters.]

Elyon just finished writing a chapter and decided to take a rest. He looked at the front page of Webnovels and saw the trending list for the week (the trending list lasts for a week and is reset afterward). 

More than half of them don't have any star ratings and he immediately understood that they are stories made by new authors. Elyon casually checked the titles and he found one title at the very back of the trending list.

[A/N: The trending list have many novels. In order to see the rest, you just need to swipe to the ---> right side for the other novels to appear.]

At the end of the list is a novel he found "Little Red Riding Hood, A modern day tale."

He smiled despite himself and decided to click the cover title. 
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[Romance | Little Red Riding Hood, A modern day tale. | Author: IleneMae]

Synopsis

Everyone knows the story of little red riding hood but what if she lived in modern times and the Big bad wolf was after her for more than her basket of goodies. 
... 
Lillian was a kind and caring woman. She spent her time helping the homeless and caring for the elderly. 

Her bright green eyes and flaming red hair made her look like a beautiful fairy. She was four foot four and a very petite woman. 
... 
Breathtaking isn't it?" 

She was startled and jumped at the deep sound of a man's voice. 

She turned around to look into the deep dark cold eyes of a man she never thought she would ever see again. Jake, her knight from high school. Here in the flesh. She thought back wasn't his name Smith back then. 
... 

"My Mr. Wolf what big eyes you have." She said smiling at him. 

"The better to see you with my dear." And with that said he bent down and kissed her. 
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There were no reviews, no comments, no anything. He decided to start reading it because he has a feeling that this novel will bring him surprises. 

He read through the chapters and contemplated. The overall appeal of this novel for him can be summed up in three words and that is "Simple and Clean."

There are no complicated writing, there are no complicated scenarios. Everything was simple and that is probably the reason why it is easier to read. For him, it was a good novel. It has a lot of potential and even though there some grammar and spelling mistakes, it doesn't change the fact that the novel is a good read.

He returned to the front page and once more looked at the grayed out star rating. He closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them, he clicked the give a review button.

"Let me be the first one to give you a review. I hope that it will help other readers get a good impression of your novel." Elyon wrote his review. He didn't bat an eye and gave it a perfect 5-star rating.  

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As a fellow writer, I hate to see something good rot away because no one wants to give it a review. I hope this will help you and make you realize how great a writer you are. 

Writing Quality: 5/5 
No problem with the quality. A few mistakes, but that can be easily ignored. 

Stability of Updates: 5/5 
I checked and saw your chapter releases. Keep it up and you'll go a long way. 

Story Development: 
The concept is great and witty. The romance is promising and if the right elements are pulled into the picture, then the success of this novel is assured. 

Character Design: 
5/5 
The Better to see you my Dear. Classic and Classy. 

World Background 5/5 
Your world building is great! Keep it up! 

Overall: 5/5 

I'm looking forward for future updates. I love to read good stories and I hope to see more from you ;)

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"Ilenamae, more power to you." Elyon smiled and added the novel to his library. He believes that this hidden gem will sparkle as long as people will be willing to give it a read.

He opened a new word document and began to write a new chapter. He still has to make another one before the day is over. 


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Author's THOUGHTS

In the past, I don't really pay attention to any novel without a star rating. I thought they were dead novels. Little did I know that these novels are very much alive. The authors behind these novels update them on a regular basis with the hope that someone out there will be able to read and appreciate their stories.

Some of these novels are dismissed and most people don't really care about them. They rot in some corner of the web and the authors who wrote them either gave up or persist in their work.

I believe that perseverance is a good trait a person must have. But sometimes, reality makes it hard even for the most stubborn of people. People wants to be appreciated. No matter how small, no matter how big, they want to be appreciated.

If someone doesn't pay attention to their efforts, then these people will ultimately lose their motivation. Their drive to move forward and persist will disappear. When the author loses all hope and abandon their works, then that is the time that the novel dies.

So please my dear readers. If you happen to see a novel on the daily updates or the trending list that have no star ratings, don't dismiss them right away. Give it a chance. Give the author a chance. Wouldn't it be great if you found a hidden gem along the way?

Once you found one, don't forget to leave a comment. It will work wonders and make the Author happy. If you want to go that extra mile, give it a review. Sometimes, even bad reviews can help as long as it's an "HONEST Review."

Point out the things that you like about the story and point out the things that you don't like. If you really like it, make sure to encourage the author not to drop his novel. Trust me, these simple things can split the sea and move mountains. 

Give it a try. Try to encourage an author today and maybe, just maybe, the author will be motivated and double his efforts. Who knows? The small seed of hope that you planted today will give birth to a towering tree that will give you the best stories that you had ever read in your entire life.

All that we ask as Authors, is that you give our novels a chance.

 
P.S While I was writing this chapter, I once more visited Little Red Riding Hood, A modern day tale. Right now, the story has a star rating of 4.8. Great Job IleneMae! Please continue to write good stories for everyone to enjoy ^__^

Have you ever wondered what your favorite Authors in Web Novels do during their free time? Don't forget that Authors are humans too and they have their own quirks and opinions. 

How can those Domineering CEO's that you love to read even compare to the manliness of our drop dead gorgeous authors who cries like little babies when they are stressed out and can't write anything due to Writer's Block!? Cultivation Chat Group can't even compare! 

Join our fearless Author Elyon as he show you a world filled with Frustrations, Stress, Anxiety, and Procrastination! 

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P.S The Cover Drawing is not mine. I just find it nice so I used it. Full credits go to the owner.

LONER AND JULIET: CHAPTER 8 – FEELINGS
Posted by kuraiaku | Apr 16, 2017 | Loner and Juliet | 29  |     
Chapter 8 – Feelings
TL: Cryarc
Editor: Puissansa, Krrizis, Mysterious Editor No.3
 
 
Somehow, by riding on the momentum, I'm going to buy a light novel for Asakura-san. Should I casually ask about what book she might want? (Andou)
 
「Asakura-san, do you have any light novels you've wanted to buy or maybe a title you're interested in?」
 
「Hmmm, they haven't released the book I wanted to buy yet. It's the one with serialization for it being decided recently – 『Other World Cheat Swindler (Conman) 』*. Currently I don't have anything else I'm interested in...
Ah right! Andou-kun, what books are you reading now?」
 
I might as well use this opportunity to ask what light novel Andou-kun likes. If he doesn't mind, I'll ask him to buy it for me. If I do that, after I've finished reading the book we can naturally exchange impressions about it! See, I'm a genius! (Asakura)
 
「M-me? Currently I'm reading this.」
「Which one... eh, 『Saint of Greed』*? This is, if I'm not mistaken it's a novel from Narou which has a female protagonist, right?」
「Yep, even though this is about a female protagonist, this is quite interesting. Because she didn't have any greed, her life was short and she died while regretting that she couldn't stop conflicts in the world. This time, to erase conflicts from the world she is reincarnated as a demon lord who takes everything from the world for herself and forcefully makes people happy, it's that kind of story.」
 
「Hee, it seems surprisingly interesting from the synopsis... Ne! Is there anything else?」
「Uuh... ah, umm…..」
 
Eh? Andou-kun is suddenly panicking, I wonder why? (Asakura)
 
C-crap... I unintentionally became nervous because Asakura-san suddenly smiled at me. Loners have weak resistance against pretty girls who treats them nicely – at this rate I will fall in love with her... Even if fall for her, it's pretty much impossible for the most beautiful girl in school to be willing to date someone like me... Right now I have to maintain my composure by thinking that it's impossible!
 
Fuh, calm down, me... She is not a pretty girl. Right, she is a gremlin. Gremlin, gremlin, she's a gremlin... Alright! (Andou)
 
「I know right. Next one, even though I've only read this recently, it's interesting.」
 
Hmm? Andou-kun is returning to his usual self. I wonder what happened just now? (Asakura)
 
 
「What is it? 『The Villainess Trains the Prince from Enemy Country』* what is this... isn't this a porn book...? 」
「It's not that kind of book! 」
「Sorry sorry, but the title is... 」
「Well… I admit that the title is misleading. But, considering that this is for all ages, there is no scene like that at all...  This is a rom-com story about the protagonist who got reincarnated as a villainess inside an otome-game world. To avoid bad ends, she needed to rehabilitate the evil prince from the enemy country with whips, aiming for happy end.」
「Hee, after hearing about the content it seems interesting. But, it looks like Andou-kun reads stories aimed at girls, isn't that embarrassing? 」
「Embarrassing? 」
「Andou-kun seems unashamed though... Look, isn't it awkward to read these kinds of light novels at school?  It's a different matter if it's just normal light novel, but among the books Andou-kun reads at school there are also those light novels which are definitely aimed at girls based from the cover, with shoujo manga style illustrations inside of it too, right? I mean, it's embarrassing being seen by other people while reading that kind of stuff... isn't it? 」
 
I've been curious about that even from way back then... Rather, that's the reason why I'm interested in Andou-kun in the first place. I'm too embarrassed to admit that I'm a light novel otaku so at school I'm hiding my hobby of reading light novels. But the first time I saw Andou-kun, he was boldly reading a light novel with the title 『Little Sister Will Marry Big Brother!』* in a transparent vinyl cover in class alone.
 
At that moment, looking at him like that shocked me, as if I was struck by thunder 『Eh, if you're putting a cover on it why are you not hiding the illustration!? 』『Rather, isn't that embarrassing? 』 and so on. That's why I wanted to know why he could boldly read light novels in class like that. (Asakura)
 
Even though Asakura-san's question seems like a mockery... Most likely, she didn't mean it that way.  I know that by looking at her eyes. The way she looks at me when I'm reading light novels for girls is not the sneering glare used by rotten normies. Instead... She looks like she's envious of me who reads it.
So I have to answer this earnestly. (Andou)
 
「No.  I don��t think it's embarrassing at all. 」
「...」
 
I've said it clearly. (Andou)
 
「Why is it like that? 」
「For example――Asakura-san reads 『Hachinan Tensei』* right? Was that interesting? 」
「Y-yes.」
「Then, if a stranger said 『Hachinan Tensei is so lame-』, how would you feel? 」
「Beat them to death. 」
「...…」
 
Even though I asked 『How would you feel?』, she answered from the question of 『what will you do』. As expected of a gremlin. (Andou)
 
「Ahaha... But I'm also the same.」
「Eh.」
「If a stranger is laughing at my favorite light novel, I think I will go 『Don't fuck with meee! 』 I mean, those guys don't know how interesting that light novel is, right? I like light novels. Therefore, I think the authors who wrote light novels are 『Awesome』and I never thought reading it is 『Embarrassing』. 」
「...」
 
「After all, the one who knows how interesting that light novel is, is us who read it, so if we thought that it's 『Embarrassing』 then that means we're being rude to the author, right? So I'm reading light novels boldly. Resolutely conveying 『The light novels I'm reading are very interesting, you know! It's not something to be ashamed of! 』like that. 」
「... I see, you're right. 」
 
I wonder how embarrassing I must be. It's just like what Andou-kun said. Up until now, for the sake of protecting my own pride, I've been hiding that I like light novels.  As a result of prioritizing such a small pride, I never admitted to Andou-kun that I liked light novels. However, I chose to be ignorant of it and instead indulged in selfishness by thinking things like 『Why is he not noticing me? 』 or 『Talk to me! 』... (Asakura)
 
「Ah! Of course, this is only for my own self-satisfaction, it's not like I'm denying people who hides that they like light novels! After all, we have different circumstances, such as status and how much we attract people's attention... You see, because I'm a 『loner』, what people think about me isn't that important.」
「Andou-kun, it's fine. 」
「Eh...? 」
「I've decided.  I won't hide it anymore... I will confess my real feelings only with you. 」
「A, Asakura... san」
 
Right, I will say it clearly to Andou-kun that 『I like light novels.』 So I can be in the same position as him... Properly straighten up and confidently say 『I like light novels! 』
It's fine... I can say it. I've been practicing this line every night before sleeping because I'm sure I have to say it in the future... 『I really like light novels, as much as Andou-kun!』 Excellent. (Asakura)
 
「Andou-kun.」
「Ah, yes.」
 
A-alright! S-s-s-s-say it... 『I really like light novels, as much as Andou-kun!』『I  really like light novels, as much as Andou-kun!』『I really like light novels, as much as Andou-kun!』 (Asakura)
What is this! Suddenly it's turning into something dramatic, what will she say to me!? (Andou)
 
 
「I really like Andou-kun! 」
「...Eh?」
「...Nn?」
 
Huh, just now... What was that? (Asakura & Andou)
 

No one knows how the trend began, but in the world of novels, a new genre was making its stand: transmigration and reincarnation. At first, the idea was fresh and interesting, novels of this genre were becoming overwhelming popular. Then, as with all trends, the market became so oversaturated that now all the novels seemed to be the same copy and paste with a few details changed. The novel with female lead who died as a genius doctor and can now suddenly use her medical knowledge to cure every single disease. The female lead who suddenly caught the interest of the scariest and most powerful villain, essentially making him her slave. The same basis was recycled over and over and over again.
"Enough! I'm so tired to seeing these stories now!"
She threw her phone across her bed and flopped down. She was also a lover of these stories in the beginning, but now, she wanted to throw up at any mention of transmigration or such.
"Are people running out of original ideas that they just copy one another? I'm so tired to reading the same stories about how these female leads take over the country with their modern knowledge!"
She took a deep sigh and picked her phone back up, scrolling down the list of trendy novels. The covers and synopsizes of these novels just seemed to all blend together. Nothing really stood out anymore. Even if an original idea came out, it was washed away by this saturated market.
What could she do to make her time reading these novels be more enjoyable?
Then, suddenly, she had a brilliant thought. Since these characters in the novel utilized a 'system' to experience the novels themselves, why couldn't she just make one too?
"As expected of my genius self..."
She got up immediately to code her idea, adding every single detail of a system found in popular novels. She pulled countless of all-nighters while reading her favorite novel updates in between. She checked her project over and over again so that it could provide a smooth experience and be free of bugs.
And after countless of days and nights working on it, she finally got it to work.
...
[System 666] Starting Up...
"Even with the number '666' to top it all off, it looks great!"
She was beaming over the creation of her own system. Although, it was actually just a fancy headset linked to her large computer. But, these little details didn't matter as long as she could have her fun. 
[System 666] Greeting Host... Would Host like to start a new novel?
Even the greeting was beautifully done. Too bad she didn't add intelligence to this system. Having an intelligent system did sound both entertaining and a little dangerous... Perhaps she made the right choice not to make her system intelligent. 
"No, check my status first"
[System 666] Reading Host... Initializing Stats...
Host - Level 1
No Stats Available.
The stats weren't anything too fancy. She just created it since every other system based novels had this sort of mechanism.
"Okay, it seems to be working fine. Start a new novel!"
[System 666] Starting a new novel...
She linked her system to the biggest novel platform, allowing her to choose which novel she could 'transmigrate' into. Of course, her actions would have no impact on the actual novel, but she could experience the story as any character she chose to.
And hence, this is how she spent the rest of her time.
She would jump into her favorite novels as the female lead, experiencing the hot romance between her and the male lead. Or sometimes she would redo the novel as the villain, getting in the way of the female lead with her schemes. Occasionally, she would even try out a novel as the male lead, using her charms to seduce the female lead.
After she grew bored of following the same storyline as the novels, she would change up the dialogue little by little to see different reactions. It became addicting to see how the novel would change due to her outside existence. This addiction grew to the point that she began to change major events. Rejecting the male lead, seducing a different character, doing nothing as the villain, etc. It was always entertaining to see an alternative ending to her favorite novels.
Who knew that these actions would pile up and start to create a small bug in her system?
[System 666] Starting Up...
"Hello System. Which novel should I mess up today?"
She already went through most of her list of novels that she read. After she created the system, the amount of new novels that she managed to read decreased drastically. Most of her time was now spent messing around in the system.
[System 666] Greeting Host... Would Host like to start a new mission?
She usually had the system set to repeating the same "Greeting Host... Would Host like to start a new novel?" message. But, after seeing the initial greeting countless of times, the changed dialogue had completely slipped through her. Perhaps if she had just read this little detail and checked her code, she could have avoided this entire disaster.
"Let's jump right into it! I started a new novel that I wanted to experience through the system! It was called 'The Thousands Nights' I think?"
But, before the option to scroll through the novels appeared, the screen went black.
[System 666] Bringing Host into the new mission...
"Wait, what is this? I didn't even choose my novel"
[System 666] Shutting Down...
"Why are you shutting down. End! Terminate! Terminate the system!"
Once she put on the headset, she couldn't take it off physically as it connected her consciousness. She had to disconnect it first in order to move in the real world. But, this wasn't listening to her. Did a bug form in her code?
Before any of her questions could be answered, she lost her consciousness almost immediately.
...
She opened her eyes abruptly. Something hurt badly. Was it her head? No, it was somewhere else on her body. Her stomach? Why did her stomach hurt?
"Did that kick hurt, Lynne?"
The voice snapped her out of her daze. She managed to sit up with a stifled cough as she struggled to breathe. Who in the hell had the audacity to kick her?
"I asked you a question. Answer."
Before she could get her thoughts together, another kick landed a blow on her side. The combined pain between her side and stomach was enough to make her lose her consciousness for a brief moment.
She's gonna rate this novel 0 stars once she gets out! What an awful start to her transmigration.
'Wait I never added a pain sensation feature... How come I can feel pain now? Damnit is this another bug formed in my code?'
"I'm giving you one last chance"
She finally managed to raise her head to look at the face behind the cause of her pain. A beautiful girl with long shining black hair was looking down at her. Her expressionless face made the situation feel even more heavy. 
'She's probably the villainess to this novel'
She grunted quietly to herself. Although she went through numerous novels, she had a basic grasp on the role of each character. Even without knowing the situation, who else but the villainess would beat up someone? The saint-like female leads would never lay a hand on characters. Though, she had to admit that this girl was indeed beautiful, which probably inflated her ego, making her personality complete shit. 
"Fuck off, villainess"
She wiped the blood that was spilling from the side of her mouth and glared at the 'villainess'. She didn't know what character or novel she transmigrated into, but she won't become a pushover to any of these fake characters.
"I just hope I know the novel I transmigrated into..."

With the endless amounts of transmission and reincarnation novels coming out in her world, she became inspired to create her own system. After creating a perfect recreation of one, she went through countless of novels to have her own fun.

Until, her system caught an unknown bug, throwing her into a random novel. 

“And it just had to be one I’ve never read before!”

Well, that won’t stop her from having fun. Original plot? Don’t even know it, so let’s just screw around~ Original pairings? Let’s just pair the ones that look pleasing to the eyes together.

As an outsider, she enjoys her popcorn and tea while watching the drama unfold.

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Sorry for the long years of no updates. I decided to pick this up again because the story has so much potential to it. I apologize to everyone who waited for this to update. 

This novel does contain swear words! Hence the parental guidance suggestion.

For now, I’ll upload every Tues, Thurs, and Sat KST time.

An announcement was posted on Zhongdian Chinese Network, Repent and be Saved's details page, and Tengda Games' official Weibo at almost the same time. Soon, they caught the attention of many players. 
"Eh? Repent and be Saved's developers are working together with a small online novel website?" 
"Isn't that the website which published Repent and be Saved's official novel?" 
"The rewards for this combined event are so awesome! Not only can we get unimpeded access to the novel website, but we can also get rewards in-game items." 
"Look-Changing Pills? They can change the characters' looks? Holy sh*t, don't stop me, I'm going to get them for sure!" 
"The accounts have been linked? That's great; we won't have to register for a new account." 
"I've been keeping up with this website. The books were trash in the beginning, but their more recent novels look quite good. They're not far off compared to the elite novels you find on Infinite Chinese Network. You can read them when you have nothing better to do." 
"For the sake of the Look-Changing Pills, let's go!"
Everyone seemed quite excited. 
At the end of the day, one had to admit that the rewards were well-chosen! 
The protagonist in Repent and be Saved was just an ordinary man. At the moment, players could not customize their characters. After all, Pei Qian had been trying his best to deter sight-seers from the game back then.
That made being able to change their characters' looks that much more important to players! 
There were several NPCs in the game—especially female ones—who looked quite similar to the protagonist.
Once players heard that they could turn their character into a female, they became more excited! 
Of course, given the game's theme and design, female NPCs could not look that attractive. They were worlds apart from adult games, which prioritized the characters' looks.
Still, players of Repent and be Saved would be used to seeing monsters and corpses thanks to the game's background story. Any female NPC would look outstanding and attractive against such a backdrop. 
Thus, hoards of players logged onto Zhongdian Chinese Network to finish their tasks, in hopes that they would obtain Look-Changing Pills at the end of the seven-day period. 
They did not even have to spend money on an item like that—all they had to do was log in for seven days in a row. It would be an absolute waste if they gave it up! 
At the same time, Zhongdian Chinese Network released a bunch of elite novels. 
Under the editors' tireless guidance, there were bound to be a few lousy authors who would achieve breakthroughs and produce pretty good novels. 
Based on the backend figures, Ma Yiqun picked out these good seedlings and topped up their remuneration using the sum of money that Boss Pei had transferred to him. The payment that these authors received was comparable to what they would earn if they had written for other large websites; thus, they became very motivated. 
Many authors began to update their novels quicker during the event period, causing readers to become hooked more easily. 
Thus, Zhongdian Chinese Network had both the right quality of novels and the right number of readers. A virtuous cycle had been established! 
Many gamers who had been reading novels on Infinite Chinese Network were happy to add another novel website to their list. They could read different novels on each site concurrently. 
With the revenue earned from readers, the website would no longer need to rely on Boss Pei for subsidies in the future. Slowly, it would be able to turn losses into profit. 
As Ma Yiqun watched the backend figures on the website increase, he felt pleased and comforted. 
"I'll report this good news to Boss Pei!" 
Ma Yiqun dialed Boss Pei's number, feeling increasingly proud of himself. 
"Hello…?" 
Boss Pei's voice sounded very nasal over the phone. 
Ma Yiqun paused. "Boss Pei, do you have the flu? I'm sorry, I shouldn't be disturbing you now." 
Every Tengda employee was extremely concerned about Boss Pei's health. After all, he was like a mentor to all of them. 
Pei Qian answered, "It's no big deal. Is there trouble with the website? Quick, tell me." 
Ma Yiqun was not sure if he was just imagining things, but there always seemed to be a hint of hopefulness in Boss Pei's voice. 
Did he hope that there would be trouble with the website? 
That's impossible. Boss Pei must sound like that because he's sick. I must be hearing things. 
Ma Yiqun could not help but grin. "Boss Pei, I have some good news!
"Starting next month, you won't have to provide so much money to top up our authors' remuneration! At the end of this month, I intend to return a portion of the money you transferred to me as well. In three or four months, Zhongdian Chinese Network might become self-sufficient!" 
Boss Pei remained silent for a long time before he responded. "Huh?" 
Ma Yiqun continued, "Boss Pei, you've directed a huge amount of traffic to Zhongdian Chinese Network through Repent and be Saved. It's proving effective!
"We saw many gamers visiting Zhongdian Chinese Network during this period. It made our website much more popular than it was. 
"Thus, I thought about organizing a combined event with Li Yada. It looks like we're seeing some results! 
"There's been an increase in the number of registered users and active users on the website. On top of that, more readers seem to be following various novels. This means that gamers are not just visiting Zhongdian Chinese Network to browse through the official novel. They're staying behind and reading other novels on our site! 
"With the revenue generated by these readers, the website would probably earn much more during this period. That's why I don't think we'll need to spend as much money to top up our authors' remuneration. 
"That's also why I'm thinking about returning a portion of the money you transferred to me. That way, we can spend the money more meaningfully…" 
Before Ma Yiqun could finish speaking, Boss Pei turned his suggestion down. 
"There's no need! Don't do that!"
Ma Yiqun was confused. "Huh?"
Pei Qian cleared his throat, trying to calm himself down. "The money is not important. Repent and be Saved is selling so well; why are you still worried that Tengda would lack funds? 
"In any case, the money would be better spent on Zhongdian Chinese Network! 
"What stage are we at now? We're only seeing signs that our losses could be turned into profits. We're still a long way from becoming giants in the online literature industry, like Infinite Chinese Network!
"Keep the money and don't transfer it back. 
"No matter what, you have to think of ways to spend all that money this month! Shouldn't we be giving our new readers some benefits? 
"Shouldn't we give our authors a greater bonus, given that they've been working so hard over the past few months purely for the sake of their passion? 
"Our employees have been working extremely hard as well. Shouldn't we organize some team-building events and bring everybody closer? 
"We could also look for more programs and improve our website and mobile application. Are our server and bandwidth still good enough now that we have so many new readers? Otherwise, spend money to upgrade them. 
"There are still so many avenues to spend money. Why are you always thinking about holding back and saving on capital? It's not your own money that you'll be spending; don't be so stingy. 
"Spend as much as you want! If you don't have enough money, ask me for more!" 
Ma Yiqun felt ashamed upon hearing Boss Pei's words. 
He was such a letdown! 
Ma Yiqun had only thought about turning the website's losses into profits and saving money for Boss Pei. 
After all, the website had been burning money on the editors' salaries, the website's operating expenses, the authors' remuneration, and the like for the past couple of months
This made Ma Yiqun deeply uncomfortable. He couldn't stop thinking about how to earn all that money back for Boss Pei. 
Now, Boss Pei's words had shaken him awake. 
It was important to generate profits, but the website's development was even more important! 
Zhongdian Chinese Network was one part of Boss Pei's larger plan. It was still considered small-scale at the moment. Even if Ma Yiqun could turn the losses into profit, the website would probably only generate a small profit. One could not compare Zhongdian Chinese Network to a giant like Infinite Chinese Network. 
Tengda Games was already way ahead of Zhongdian Chinese Network. It was almost as if that latter was the younger sibling, trailing behind the older sibling and copying everything it did.
At a time like that, the younger sibling should be thinking about sharing the older sibling's burdens and maturing as quickly as possible. 
Ma Yiqun was deeply moved, not only because Boss Pei seemed to already have a bright plan for Zhongdian Chinese Network's future, but more so because he seemed to trust Ma Yiqun a lot as well! 
"Alright, Boss Pei. I'll spend the money on developing the website. Don't worry!"
… 
After hanging up, Pei Qian silently switched on his laptop to study Zhongdian Chinese Network's situation. 
Although he could not see the backend figures, there was another way to check how popular the website was. 
He could click on a random novel on the homepage and browse the comments section. 
Before this, the comments sections had either been cold and deserted or filled with criticism. Either way, they always looked tragic. 
However, the situation was different now. Pei Qian clicked on various books on the homepage, and all their comments sections looked normal! 
Some rushed authors to update more regularly, some gave positive feedback, and some discussed the plots. 
It was also obvious that more people were recommending, voting for, and saving all of these novels.
This was not the case for just one or two novels but for nearly all the novels on the homepage! 
Pei Qian knew very well that Zhongdian Chinese Network was not faking these figures. In fact, it would remove any novel with artificially-boosted figures from its recommendation spots immediately. There was no way that such novels would remain on the website's home page. 
In other words, all the figures Pei Qian was seeing for the novels on the homepage were real! They were becoming more popular among readers! 
That was not the worst part. 
To Pei Qian's surprise, the novels on the homepage were much better than before, in terms of content, rhythm, and language. 
Pei Qian had read several novels on Zhongdian Chinese Network before. Basically, all of them were some of the lousiest novels he had ever read. He could never decipher the plot. They were the kinds of novels that ordinary people would give up on after one or two chapters. 
However, the novels he was reading now looked like something else! 
Their titles and synopses were much more attractive. They also had a better pace and more satisfying storylines. 
All in all, the novels were more tasteful! 
It was no wonder that the figures were improving. 
The higher traffic was only part of the problem. The root of the problem was that the books were getting better. That was why the readers were sticking around. 
Of course, the books were not that great either. At best, they could be considered top-tier books on Infinite Chinese Network. Still, they were very readable. 
"What's happening?" 
Pei Qian frowned after discovering the problem. 
I thought Ma Yiqun didn't understand online literature. 
After all, every single novel he released failed. Clearly, he deeply misunderstands the world of online literature. If that's true, the editors he trained should be equally clueless. If all the editors in Zhongdian Chinese Network do not understand online literature…
How did they decide to place these better-than-average novels on the home page? Did they base their decision on the backend figures? 
Hmm, that seems possible…
Pei Qian was beginning to suspect that he had misunderstood Ma Yiqun's true standard. 
However, on further thought, he realized that the readers were the greatest decision-makers. Although Zhongdian Chinese Network did not have that many readers yet, their choices were still dependable. 
Ma Yiqun did not have to read every single book. He only had to pick out the books with better backend figures and place them on the recommended list. 
"Forget it, forget it. I'll stop thinking about these things. 
"Settlement is right around the corner. Zhongdian Chinese Network just has to finish spending that sum of money on my behalf. I don't have any more energy to look into these details." 
Pei Qian tossed his phone towards his bed and went into ostrich mode. 
He did not want to be bothered by anyone now. He just needed each business to spend all the additional money they had earned to ease the pressure off of himself. 
He was just about to take an afternoon nap when his cell phone rang again. He picked it up and saw that it was Assistant Xin. 
"Boss Pei, the official platform wants an exclusive interview with you to find out about your thought process behind the creation of your games." 
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. "…I'm very busy now. Can I turn them down?"


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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This book is highly popular in China and has set off a new trend. Webnovel has very high expectations for this book and has gotten the author to refine the first chapter as an exclusive for global readers. We hope everyone will enjoy reading it.

Quick disclaimer: These are my ideas on writing in the Martial Arts Genre and my opinions. I don't read too many original novels due to the monetary requirements so this is mostly directed at fanfiction novels. Also, this is from mostly a readers perspective as I haven't written any novels because I can think of everything but the ending. It seems so hard to end a cultivation novel.
As a reader I have read many martial arts novels, as you do when your addicted to reading. It gets my blood pumping when there is an awesome buildup to a fighting scene. So much so, that I end up bleeding out of my nose (idk why lol) and getting a red face. So, I'm hoping that this will help some people overcome writing blocks and identify the changing meta over time (MOT). As I only usually read martial arts novels I wont comment too much on other genre's but it's kinda related.
THE META: I think the meta is shifting as you can see(I made a joke here). Systems are getting annoying to read, and if harems aren't done properly they suck. You, as an author, may think that, "well, it's just my novel you can like it or not", while that is true, it's not a very good thing for readers to experience reading the same type of novels over and over again. On the same page, it's not fair for an author because they experience heavy criticism because their novel may not be what people are looking for: The same type of genre with the same type of story line.
This issue is even more exacerbated by the fact that the martial arts genre has been standardized by Chinese writers (I think Dragon Marked War God and other novels come from China I believe?) as fight, family gets killed, fight, re-, fight, fight, oh there was romance?, more fighting, fi-, this is the end? Obviously I am exaggerating a bit.
But there are other factors such as in your writing setting webnovel, lowkey, recommends you to write a system novel and other things. While this isn't bad and gives the writer an idea, it's also not good because at this time the genre is super saturated with system novels, harem novels, etc.
But anyway, the meta is shifting. It used to be system novels, harems (I mean it's technically still OK, as long as you do it well), fights after more fights (I still like fights and the trash talk), Arrogant young masters ( please no, go light on the dressing please), dumb female leads (why? just why? It is so upsetting to read novels where the female lead is like, "Oh, yeah that's my rich suitor from like a super powerful clan, I think you also killed his brother by the way, he also has a very powerful grandpa and is like 50 cultivation levels over you, (insert concerned but casual line here). I don't think he will bother you, he's only looking for me.")
That is the older meta (insert obscure reference here Ex, Thank glob!), there has been a noticeable shift from something like that towards a novel kind of mocking that kind of thing. The Strongest Sect of All Time and I Don't Want to Defy The Heavens are both two examples of it. Granted, the second one isn't as popular, but it's a breath of fresh air for people like me who read way too many martial arts novels.
But that's the meta for Translated Chinese Novels, what's the meta in webnovel(for fanfictions/some original novels)?
Well, kinda the same thing, most old fanfictions and some new ones have harems and dumb female leads, young masters, etc. This is where the problem starts. For the new authors they need a place to start, so they follow the trend. However, with the genre being super saturated people are very critical, including myself, and some people just say, "I'm out, good luck." which doesn't really help.
Although, there are mostly helpful and kind people in the fanfiction community who leave constructive criticism and kind comments to encourage the writers (as they are doing this for free (people tend to forget this)). IDK about the original community, all I know is, FOR THE COLONY!
Anyway, how would this help writers?
Well, I would say lay off writing the system novels, cringy rich young master novels, and dumb female leads novels for your first novel. I would say give the characters more breathing room. The female lead doesn't have to be destined to marry the male lead by the first chapter.
The female lead also shouldn't be a freaking 'weak and gentle' girl. I honestly don't know why people think that is 'super realistic' or like it that much. All the females I know are aggressive and (NOT TSUNDERE) stand up for themselves when they encounter adversity. Honestly you make the male lead or female lead look like a baby sitter if you have them take care of the opposite gender (or same gender not judging) for part of the novel.
Let them struggle through their own adversity that creates character.
I am not saying the male lead and female lead shouldn't meet up, what I am saying is that you shouldn't have them glued to each other for years (especially when they're young) allowing them to groom each other. Not realistic. This process also kills character development. You draw in readers by readers relating themselves or their experiences to what you write. Or, if you just write something cool and blood boiling.
Side Note: Don't create impossible seeming obstacles at the start. For people like me who gets immersed in the story, I get a headache due to thinking how the main character will overcome that obstacle. I would recommend small events that can lead up to a big event. However, you have to change the formula up, how you do so is up to you as an author.
Character development (I'm all over the place)
If your character is reincarnating or transmigrating at the age of like 20+, there is a defined character. No, I do not want your crappy backstory that you never actually relate to the rest of the novel itself (sorry authors). I think that it would be cooler but also harder to get us interested in the characters backstory by bringing it up briefly when the situation is appropriate.
You can also add in humor, 'I believe I can cultivate this rising dragon three blue, white, and yellow pagoda body, after all, I survived studying for Nice Posture academy when I was younger in my past life.' A good (mine was ok, not great) short flashback can allow people to be interested in his past which you can relate to a future event and then explain or never explain at all.
Side Note: If your main character was transmigrated or reincarnated you can still work on character development. However, the change should require time. After all, it doesn't really make sense if you are an 'emotionless killer' after like your first time killing.
That just is not very realistic. You can get used to death, and you can not be super panicky when seeing blood. However, for the first few times the main character should be uncomfortable as that makes sense. Unless, the main character has some mental trauma that prevents him from being too effected, which in that case, would be seem OK from a readers perspective.
Being an author is easier than people may think. If you've read enough you can try.
Although there is a noticeable difference between an experienced writer and a beginner writer as long as you have read some books/novels, heck even if you've read one you can write. How I, as an amateur author, am thinking of starting my novel(s) is really easy. It's the same thing you may do when you encounter a new essay format you have to write in school. You copy the outline. That easy.
You don't need to copy the outline for the rest of the story(hopefully), as it's your story. You can think of the direction to take it. The hardest part for starting out is doing the introduction and the ending. It's crucial because some people do not have patience to read through like 3 chapters of boring exposition that may be useful for the future story, (but ends up not being) and don't want to miss some of the potential plot (kinda being biased here).
For reincarnation and transmigration novels you should just keep it short, no god, no 3 chapter of exposition, just what he was doing right before and then he ends up somewhere new. Or, you can just start with where the main character reincarnated and just say," I was doing my day(or night) job and just ended up here somehow (or I died by a truck, etc.)". The key is to keep it short (very short), unless it's related to future plot.
The struggles of an author: So many ideas of super powers and powers have been taken from my mind due to basically everything being used as I have read too many novels. I can say one of my worries is that my story and the powers the main character has, has to be unique. I will say to other people who may have the same considerations that I think it doesn't matter. 
Side Note: If you are going to have a main character reincarnate without his memories, you might as well skip the scene as it's kind of pointless. Just have him start out as someone who transmigrated and figures out what they transmigrated with. If you need to, you can show that the main character had his/her memories wiped, but otherwise it really doesn't make much sense. You can write it better if your doing the 'scene' for plot.  
If you get too caught up in thinking about those kind of things it gets hard to write.  
When you write a fanfiction: It's hard to write a fanfiction. In fact, it can be harder than writing an original novel. This is because you have to write to make sure that what the original characters do, and their reaction to something happening makes sense from what you see in the book/novel/movie/manga/anime. 
I forgot the rest of what I was going to say(I'm sure the comments may have some more ideas), I'll just leave some ideas.
-Using impurities to cultivate creating a 'corrosion' effect from energy used 
-Having it known among clans and families that if their sons and daughter are too cocky they will be killed, so there is more low key young masters leading there to be more interesting plots (as they are more experienced in worldly matters) and stronger young masters 
-Using a different main weapon than a sword for the main character to mainly use and learn some type of broken 'intent' with ex.) mace, spear, saber, etc.
Brain juice is running low, hope this helps.

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This novel is meant as a joke against the plot of most harem novels, more specifically isieki novels. We need your help later on as the mc of this novel will be stoping mc's from other novels from creating harems. Please suggest novels in the comments of this chapter, it would be much appreciated :D




I dont Hate nor dislike any of the creators of the novels mentioned in this book. I simply dislike their works. DO NOT take this as serious attacks at someones work. Also I acknowledge that not all harem novels are bad.

Long ago a married man got on a bus. He saw a beautiful woman sit next to him. She was clearly into him and he was clearly into her. But there was a problem, the man was married. If his wife found out that he had seen another girl she would kill him. But this did not scare him, you see, he had done this many times before, all he had to do was not get cought. 

     So he started flirting and within minutes he asked her if she wanted to get a drink, she accepted and they got off the bus.

    Little did the man know that his wife and his kid, Katie, were sitting behind him the entire time. When his wife heard this conversation she made the grave mistake of following them. When she confronted her husband they got into a argument. This argument heated up to the point were the man hit his wife. She quickly hit him back and a all-out fight broke loose.

     The man eventually took out a knife and stabbed his wife. After she died, he realized what he had done and killed himself.

     And the whole time, Katie, their daughter, had been watching. She watched her dad kill her mom, then kill himself, all because he was unfaithful. She decided to create an organization that would stop things like this from happening. She created...      The Harem Prevention Corporation.

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     I dont own this idea (more info on that below) or any of the novels mentioned in this novel. (I will come up with a few isseki protagonists myself aswell)
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     This idea was created by Jin_Morii in a joke comment on "Start by Becoming a Mangaka" and he suggested that it would be cool if someone actually made a novel about it. So I, with his help, am going to write this.
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oh yeah, i dont own the cover

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