PyroCyan's WN TLs

Chapter 39: My Worried Childhood Friend Link to Original Chapter:  https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5894gb/39/ "Are you sure you're okay?"  "Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine."  It's morning and Rin is giving me a worried look as I'm curled up in my futon. "Seems like we can't go to school together, sorry for making you all the way here for nothing."  "No, it's fine, it's actually better this way."  I realize what Rin wants to say, so I open my mouth first.  "I really am okay. I just got a small fever. A short nap and I should be back in form."  "Were you... staying up late again?"  Rin gives me a harsh glare as she says that.  "N-no, definitely not."  "I should have known..."  Just like how I know when Rin is lying, Rin knows when I'm lying too. Before I had time to think if I have any noticeable habits like Rin, Rin puts her hand on her jaw and opens her mouth.  "So... what have you

Chapter 38: Onto the Next Work... Link to Original Chapter:  https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5894gb/38/ "And that's done with."  It's night and I'm in my room. I just finished putting up the last chapter for my story "Living the sweet life with a cool, sharp-tongued beauty". I let out a big sigh as a sense of accomplishment washes over me.  In total: 100 chapters and 200,000 characters. It took about 3 months in total to write this. I went through the whole process without skipping a day. I don't want to sound too conceited, but I think I did a pretty damn good job.  I pull the tab on the canned coffee I bought on the way home, as I guzzle it down my throat. The aroma coming from the can is a familiar one, as I taste the comforting sweetness. It's my way of a small celebration for myself for sticking with this and not taking a break.  "This tastes pretty damn good if I do say so myself."  For 130 yen, it's unbelievable that I can experie

Chapter 37: No Matter how Shitty I am, My Childhood Friend will be Watching me Link to Original Chapter:  https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5894gb/37/ It was one month since I started submitting my story, and nothing regarding the analytics grew at all. Well, I guess the character count. Feelings of self-hatred and emptiness started welling up inside of me. There was no indication any publishers were remotely interested in my story, and I plummeted deeper into depression.  "I have no talent at all..."  Little by little, that realization crept up on me. For the past month, I tried looking at various sites to see if there was any way I could increase my popularity. I made my sentences easier to read, I added a snappy title and wrote an interesting summary. I even started a social media account to promote my work on other platforms. Those things never even occurred to me before, so I was shocked by everything. It became very apparent that I was very ignorant of how things worked and th

Chapter 36: For Every Struggle, My Childhood Friend Will Always Be There Link to Original Chapter:  http://ncode.syosetu.com/n5894gb/36/ "Come on... why...?"  It was during my first year of middle school, and it was an autumn night. I was in my room, holding onto my phone as I let out a disgruntled voice. I was on Japan's largest web novel site, Syosetu, and I started my novel, The God of Patchwork, one week ago.  But before I knew it, I crashed head first into a seemingly insurmountable wall. Syosetu has popularity rankings and getting on there is the first major step towards publication. However...  "Damn it... it's not on there at all."  I was so sure that my first work was going to be a best seller right from the get-go, that not seeing it on the popularity rankings at all was a shock to my system. But really, what did I expect. The story I was writing was solely aimed at me, I didn't pay attention to the feedback of the readers at al

Chapter 35: A Night with my Childhood Friend Link to Original Chapter:  https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5894gb/35/ "This takes me back."  "What does?"  After our long hug, the sunset streams in through my window and dyes my room a bright orange. Those words slip out of my mouth, as Rin looks at me with curiosity.  "You know, when we were in our second year of middle school."  "Ahh."  Rin nods in agreement as if she realizes too.  "Yeah, I remember that now too."  Her clear pupils narrow a bit, as if she is reminiscing on those times. Her expression is full of love and kindness. I can't stop myself from stroking her head.  "Hmm, is something wrong?"  "It's nothing..."  I mean, it's because I love her, but I can't say that.  "It's nice remembering a time when you weren't so thorny all the time."  "Fine, I'll return to that, you masochistic pervert.

Chapter 34: My Childhood Friend's Plea Link to Original Chapter:  https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5894gb/34/ It's the evening and I'm in my room with Rin when she suddenly hugs me out of nowhere. Before I can ask why, Rin's next words are the final nail in the coffin.  "Don't... overwork yourself okay?"  Her sad whisper causes my heart to leap. Usually in situations like this, my heart would only start beating fast, but now it feels like it was exploding.  "What... do you mean?"  "Don't play dumb. You're so sleep deprived, it's not even funny. Seeing you like this, sinking yourself into chaos and acting so weird. Compared to you, all those delinquents seem like angels."  "Acting weird, huh..."  "I should have said idiot, shouldn't I?"  While her usual sharpness isn't there, I feel a hint of anger in her tone. I find myself gulping in response.  "A couple days ago, when yo