This Novel... Seems Familiar?

This Novel... Seems Familiar?
Quest Type	Commission
Requirements	Supporting Shigeru's opinion in Is This Novel Amazing?
Starting Location	Narukami Island, Inazuma
Description	Junkichi, a writer at the Yae Publishing House, seems to be having a problem he's never encountered before...
Previous Quest	Is This Novel Amazing?
Previous Quest	Is This Novel Amazing?
Next Quest	N/A
Next Quest	N/A

Steps

1. Visit Shigeru and Junkichi
2. Collect three light novels that meet the requirements (0/3)
   1. Investigate bookshelves at the Yae Publishing House for three quest items: The Sage Aetolia Will Die Tomorrow, Literature Club, The Honest Cat's Little Lie
3. Show Shigeru the correct light novel

Rewards

This commission grants the following AR-dependent rewards upon completion:

Adventure Rank
12–15	10	175	2,775	25	1–4	0–1
16–20	10	200	3,200	30	1–4	0–1
21–25	10	200	3,625	35	1–3	0–2
26–30	10	225	4,050	35	1–3	0–2
31–35	10	225	4,475	40	1–3	0–2
36–40	10	250	4,900	45	0–2	1–3
41–45	10	250	5,325	50	0–2	1–3
46–50	10	250	5,750	50	0–2	1–3
51–55	10	250	6,150	55	0–1	1–4
56–59	10	250	6,575	60	0–1	1–4
60	10	—	9,075	60	0–1	1–4

Dialogue

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(Visit Shigeru and Junkichi)

Junkichi: I'm done! I don't care how much you beg! I quit being a writer!

Shigeru: Archons... This is the seventh time you've threatened me with a strike... and not once was it a serious threat.

What are you guys fighting about this time...

Junkichi: You're finally here, Traveler! You have to help me!

Junkichi: He's been going overboard ever since you took his side the last time. He's been laying down dozens of rules for me!

Junkichi: From naming to plot design. He wants to make a set of... writing standards!

Junkichi: How am I supposed to write like this!? Why doesn't he just write it then!?

Shigeru: These are principles of writing that I've extracted from successful novels. They are tried and true guidelines.

Junkichi: That's imposing the formula of other novels onto my work. Am I writing my own novel, or am I copying someone else's?

Junkichi: I would never write so rigidly... If you want something like that, you should write it yourself!

Junkichi: Besides, aren't there already a lot of these novels rotting away in the Yae Publishing House?

Shigeru: That's just poor marketing, not the novel itself...

Junkichi: It had nothing to do with the sales strategy. It's purely because of the way those authors wrote their novels.

Junkichi: You may not know them all, but I, as an author, have read every book published by the Yae Publishing House.

Junkichi: Traveler, could you get some novels for me? Shigeru and I need to have an important discussion.

I've got you.

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What novels should I bring?

Junkichi: Just bring me the novels that I keep around. I often use them as a warning to myself... of what not to write.

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(Collect three light novels that meet the requirements (0/3))

(Upon picking up The Sage Aetolia Will Die Tomorrow)

Paimon: This is "The Sage Aetolia Will Die Tomorrow." Well, the name's certainly long and impressive...

(Upon picking up Literature Club)

Paimon: This book's called "Literature Club." A surprisingly concise title...

(Upon picking up The Honest Cat's Little Lie)

Paimon: This one's "The Honest Cat's Little Lie"... Such an unclear name. What kinda story is this?

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(Show Shigeru the correct light novel)

Junkichi: Traveler, did you bring those novels? Let's have a look.

(Give The Honest Cat's Little Lie)

Shigeru: I remember this one. This suspense novel was popular for a long time, wasn't it?

Shigeru: The reason for its success is because of the clever mysteries and plot structure.

Shigeru: Although many readers have said that part of the plot is impossible to follow, the author still stuck to their own principles.

Junkichi: That's why this novel stands out from other suspense novels.

Shigeru: But doesn't this novel also have a solid setting? A solid setting that isn't easily altered is the key to support the plot of this sort of suspense novel.

Junkichi: Uh... well... Traveler, do we have any other books here...

(Give Literature Club)

Shigeru: How about this one, then? I remember its writing was excellent and its plot was well-designed. It was highly praised by the editors. Also, its sales were excellent.

Junkichi: ...Was it, though?

Junkichi: It was so caught up with the rigid plot and setting that it didn't have any room for expansion in the story. In the end, it just became repetitive.

Junkichi: It gradually lost readers because it lacked fresh stories. In the end, it lost all of its readers and fizzled out ignominiously.

Junkichi: Whether it's the setting or the plot, if you put yourself inside a box, all your stories will look the same. You'll stagnate.

Junkichi: I don't want my novel to be like that! The most important thing a story should have is life!

Junkichi: If... if the author himself is not interested in his own story, how can he make the reader feel the same passion?

Junkichi: Shigeru!

Shigeru: ...I see.

Shigeru: I didn't know that you thought so much about these things. No wonder you wrote a novel like "Onibudo."

Shigeru: I don't want to limit your creativity, but I've seen too many authors ruin their work because of their excessive imagination...

Shigeru: Junkichi, what do you think of creativity as a writer?

Junkichi: I believe that it's the desire to create. A writer who has no desire to create won't be able to write words that attract readers.

Shigeru: In my opinion, it's more important still for a writer to exercise restraint in expressing that creative desire.

(Give The Sage Aetolia Will Die Tomorrow)

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You two still can't reach a consensus...

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I guess he is not convinced...

Junkichi: Shigeru, I...

Shigeru: But I'm not the author of this novel. You are. I'm just an editor who needs to help you finish it.

Shigeru: If you insist on your ideas, then create them as you wish.

Shigeru: I can't say that I agree with you. But I will try to understand you.

Junkichi: Ah... thank you, Shigeru!

Shigeru: You're welcome. Of course, I get where you're coming from. But you need to understand my position, too. For example...

Junkichi: Uh, what is it?

Shigeru: For example, it's been another day, where is your manuscript!?

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