The Novel’s Villain

Young-hoon suddenly looked to the side.
Strangely enough, there was a gap in the wall, and when he reached out his hand, the wall gently opened.
Young-hoon looked inside.
Elves with pointed ears were drawing, while some others were typing beside them, agonizing.

“E-elf?”

Young-hoon cried out in embarrassment.
The elves also looked to Young-hoon in bewilderment.
Zhuge Mi-xian slowly appeared next to Young-hoon a second later, causing his body to instinctively flinch away.

“Our JW Books is giving the employees the freedom to dress as they want.
It’s a great place to work, isn’t it? Okay, let’s move on.”

“Yes? Yes!”

Freedom in dressing, but why elves? And the pointy ears…? Young-hoon felt a bit strange about it, but he nodded and followed Zhuge Mi-xian.
When he looked back, the door had closed.

* * *

Jin-woo called Young-hoon in.
He learned from his Magic Eye that the author changed his job to Writing Slave.
Since he had become a Writing Slave, Jin-woo was planning to remodel him altogether.
If he did that, wouldn’t his writing skills improve?

“Why don’t we add two more arms to him?”

“Wouldn’t it be great to expand his brain and make him more imaginative?”

“I think it would be better to separate his head from his body altogether.”

Upon hearing the news, the demons expressed their opinions.
There seemed to be still a lot of negative emotion left.

Jin-woo invited Young-hoon and connected the building in Seoul with the moon base.
The building in Seoul was just a shell, after all.
People could reach the moon base through a portal installed in the elevator, and illusion magic covered the windows to make it feel like it was still in Seoul.

Jin-woo waited for Young-hoon in the reception room alongside Arcana.
Before long, Young-hoon and his friends entered.

“Sir! Hello? Long time no see.”

“Yes, how are you?”

Jin-woo also greeted the other writers.
Everyone glanced at Arcana as she sat there with a calm expression, her noble aura spreading out.

“This is the author, Arcana.”

“Ah…”

“Gasp!”

“Oh…”

Jin-woo introduced Arcana to them.
When Arcana bowed her head slightly and greeted them, all three were mesmerized.
Zhuge Mi-xian was also beautiful, but Arcana’s beauty was fully beyond humanity.
Jin-woo smiled slightly at Young-hoon’s reaction.

‘She’s the one he set himself up, but…’

Young-hoon would never have imagined that she would appear before his eyes.
After all, Arcana in the original novel was just a wild Emperor.
She was a sad dragon who had been single for ten thousand years, after all.
Wouldn’t it be natural for her to have murderous intent toward him? Come to think of it; there were quite a few of Jin-woo’s subordinates who suffered at his hands.

Jin-woo shook his head and looked at Young-hoon with the Magic Eye of Information.

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[-F] Lee Young-hoon (Life-or-Death Twist)

Age: 30

Job: Writer-> Writing Slave

*Representative Work: SSS-Ranked Absolute Ability

Status: Loss of Confidence, Needs Advice

Possessed Technique: [-F] Speed ​​Reading 11861 [F] Good Writing Skill

Special Technique:

[D] Taste of Whip

‘I have to be hit.’

The louder the sound, the higher the quality of the manuscript.
The more he gets hit with the technique acquired by the Person in Charge S, the more experience he gains.
It affects all aspects of the Writing Slave’s stamina, writing skills, and imagination.

[D] Self-Cannery

‘If you give me three fried dumplings, I will give you 60,000 characters a day.’

With the technique acquired from the deadline pressure of the Person in Charge S, it is possible to extract better manuscripts under extreme conditions.
He can show the best efficiency in a dark and humid place with only three fried dumplings a day.
Strangely, his health is preserved by the mysterious whip of Person in Charge S.

[D] Reading Malicious Comments

‘I’m crying again today.’

Reading malicious comments accumulates a lot of experience.
Person in Charge S made him aware of that tendency.
Sometimes he gets caught up in that strange feeling.

Jin-woo nodded.
Lee Young-hoon was reborn as a perfect Writing Slave.
He was optimized for being used.
Jin-woo looked at other writers next.
Lee Young-hoon talked about them when they had gone out drinking, saying they had helped him.

‘They’re sprouting, too.’

It might be better for the three of them to be together than to be alone.
It was easier to bear the suffering as a group rather than to suffer alone.

“I am a huge fan.”

“I wanted to meet you.
I cried a lot at Arna’s monologue.”

Kim Moo-won and Lee Hyung-jin could not hide their excitement in front of Arcana.
They were more into Arcana’s novel than her radiant appearance.
As expected, she had excellent writing skills.

“Master… The manager has taken care of everything so I can achieve such good results.
All the other novels were also born from his hands.”

Arcana could not properly look at Jin-woo.
The great writer who set a phenomenal record was bowing her head in front of the Team Manager.
Kim Moo-won and Hyung-jin Lee gulped.
They were so jealous of Young-hoon, who signed with JW Books.

Jin-woo looked to the aforementioned author.

“If you don’t mind, do you want to stay at the company’s studio while working on it?”

“Company’s studio?”

“Yes, all accommodation and meals will be provided.
Author Arcana and the other writers are also staying there while working.”

Young-hoon was tempted.
Although he received the royalties in advance, he gave it all to his parents, leaving only a small amount for himself.
This was because he could receive 10 million won if his book came out anyway.
But the progress was slow, and he started to run out of money.
It seemed like he couldn’t even pay the monthly rent on his room.

So, he was quick to decide.

“I’ll do it!”

Jin-woo smiled softly at Young-hoon’s answer.
Even though it was a nice smile, Young-hoon was trembling.
Both Zhuge Mi-xian and Arcana also smiled when they heard him.
That made him feel worse for some reason.

“Have Author Kim Moo-won and Author Lee Hyung-jin signed a contract with any company?”

“No!”

“I haven’t!”

Jin-woo produced two contracts written by the Incarnation of Evil.
There was ominous energy flowing out of the contract, but the two couldn’t sense it.

“Let’s sign a contract.”

The terms and conditions of the contract were the same as that of Young-hoon.
It couldn’t have been any better than this.
Kim Moo-won and Lee Hyung-jin signed as if they were possessed.

[Congratulations.
Kim Moo-won and Lee Hyung-jin have become Writing Slaves.]

[Lee Young-hoon has been promoted to the Chief Writing Slave.
He has contributed greatly to the company.]

*[D] Chief Writing Slave

‘Let’s try to become a better writer.’

A title was obtained by supplying slaves to JW Books.
The Chief receives some of the experience points acquired by the other Writing Slaves.
Sometimes they offer their materials to him.
The Chief always does his best to satisfy the Person in Charge S.

It was a satisfactory result.
Kim Moo-won and Lee Hyung-jin also decided to stay at the JW headquarters.
As soon as Jin-woo gave instructions to his subordinates, the studio was readied to be the best environment for them.

Jin-woo guided them directly there.

“Use the studio you want, and if you are hungry, you can use the canteen downstairs.
There is also a shower room.”

The facilities were very good.
Everyone was satisfied.
Jin-woo smiled quietly, looking at the excited three talking to each other.
The Person in Charge S, Zhuge Mi-xian, stood next to him, the pen in her hand looking like a whip.

[B+] Moon Cannery

‘You’re not writing? You can’t do that, you know?’

‘If you don’t write 60,000 characters a day, there is no meal for you.’

A space prepared by the General Manager, Person in Charge S, and Arcana.
It is a prison in the disguise of a working studio providing all meals and accommodations.
The Moon Cannery is specially created to improve the artists’ writing skills and speed up their work.
The Person in Charge S controls it, and no one can escape without her permission.
You may acquire new techniques by staying within.

*[B] Manuscript Production: Obtain experience when submitting a new manuscript.

*[B] Self-Reflection and Enlightenment: 30% chance of technique development.

*[B] Adaptability: An author who has endured the cannery can write a manuscript wherever they go.
Even if they found themselves on a deserted island, they could find a way to write.

A writer once said: if you don’t write, you’ll go to jail.
This place was worse than a prison; it was a prison on the moon.
The only exit was the elevator, which was controlled by Person in Charge S.

Access to the elevator was also a different problem for other reasons, of course.
There were many demons, Golden Angels, and elves who had suffered because of Young-hoon.
His body might be remodeled if he were caught by the demons in particular.
Sutra, who was staying in the studio, had a hobby of physically altering those she caught.

“Then, if you bring your luggage, I will schedule it right away.”

Jin-woo said so and quietly backed off.
Everything was going according to schedule.