The room was quiet, with only the "shhh" sound of Kobayashi Itsuki's pen tip scratching against the paper.
Kobayashi Itsuki bent over his desk, writing diligently.
Because the submission standard for the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko Newcomer Award required the complete text to be approximately 80,000 to 120,000 characters, and three items needed to be prepared.
One was the novel's outline, which needed to clearly list the main storyline and major plot developments.
The second was to write an attractive synopsis, highlighting the work's unique aspects and selling points.
Finally, he also needed to prepare an author's profile, briefly introducing his creative experience and writing style.
Including the content of planetarian: the reverie of a little star itself, the total came out to roughly eighty thousand characters.
If he were typing on a computer, a mere eighty thousand characters could be finished in about a week.
But if it was handwritten, that would be troublesome.
When typing on a computer, he could easily maintain a pace of over ten thousand characters a day, but if he had to handwrite over ten thousand, he might collapse.
Furthermore, while writing, he constantly had to recall the details.
The entire process certainly wouldn't be fast; being able to write two or three thousand characters while maintaining quality would already be a blessing.
Even so, this would likely consume a significant portion of his time every day.
'At this speed, it will take roughly over a month to complete everything.'
Kobayashi Itsuki calculated the time.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would still make it in time.
He would also have more time to write on the weekends.
Calculating it out, it might not even take a full month.
Thinking this, Kobayashi Itsuki stretched his wrist, shook his hand, and silently encouraged himself.
'You can do it!'
Then he continued to bend over his desk and write furiously.
Today's Income: 3,000 yen.
Today's Expenditure: 3,665 yen.
Debt: 36.32 million yen.
Balance: 20,639 yen... 7:00 AM.
The alarm clock woke Kobayashi Itsuki with a loud noise right beside his ear.
Rolling up the blanket, he scrambled up from the floor, turned off the alarm, and then Kobayashi Itsuki groggily walked toward the bathroom.
Without a mobile phone, it was fortunate that he at least had an alarm clock.
Kobayashi Itsuki definitely didn't want to be late on his first day of work.
Last night, while writing the manuscript at home, he unknowingly wrote until 1:00 AM.
Throughout the entire night, Kobayashi Itsuki only managed to write about a thousand characters, mainly finishing the outline and synopsis.
It was a case of sharpening the axe before chopping wood; having a detailed outline would significantly increase his writing speed.
After finishing and setting the alarm, he immediately fell asleep.
After taking a shower, Kobayashi Itsuki emerged from the bathroom feeling completely refreshed.
He rummaged through the closet and found a set of sportswear to change into.
Grabbing a piece of bread he had bought yesterday, Kobayashi Itsuki took advantage of the remaining time to eat while reviewing the manuscript he had written.
Firstly, it was to check for typos, because although he had the original body's memories, he was still a bit unfamiliar with the handwriting and wanted to review it twice to ensure no mistakes were made.
Secondly, reading his own content again from a reader's perspective felt different from when he was writing, allowing him to notice more things.
After finishing the bread.
Kobayashi Itsuki put down the manuscript in his hand.
The copied version of planetarian: the reverie of a little star generally had no issues.
Maintaining this standard, it was essentially indistinguishable from the original work.
"Keep up the good work!"
Kobayashi Itsuki encouraged himself, then glanced at the time.
Seven forty, time to leave!
Facing the morning sun, Kobayashi Itsuki walked toward Futaba Kindergarten.
After about ten minutes, Kobayashi Itsuki arrived at the Kindergarten entrance.
"Good morning, Principal."
From a distance, Kobayashi Itsuki saw Takakura Bunta standing at the entrance, sending off the school bus to pick up the children.
His tall, thin figure, combined with his fierce-looking face and brown glasses, made many passersby feel apprehensive.
They inwardly wondered if the yakuza were collecting protection money even from the Kindergarten, hesitating whether they should call the police to prevent a serious incident.
Kobayashi Itsuki addressing him as Principal subtly dispelled many misunderstandings.
"Good morning, Teacher Kobayashi."
After greeting Takakura Bunta, Kobayashi Itsuki followed the instructions given yesterday and began inspecting the grounds.
The activity area in the yard was essentially his territory, and he needed to preemptively remove anything that might pose a danger when the children were playing.
For example, tripping stones or protruding branches.
There were also some pieces of equipment that needed inspection and filling out forms.
By the time Kobayashi Itsuki finished inspecting everything, it was already time for class.
8:30 AM.
The children from the three Kindergarten classes had all arrived at school.
The day's lessons officially began.
However, the start of classes meant Kobayashi Itsuki had some downtime.
As the Physical Education Teacher, other people's lessons had nothing to do with him; his main job was supervising the children's activities.
The only time he was needed during the day was around ten o'clock.
So, while the three classes were in session, Kobayashi Itsuki was sitting at his own desk, writing diligently.
He was making reasonable use of every moment, trying to catch up on his progress as much as possible.
Rushing a manuscript was truly a painful task, but thinking of his debt, Kobayashi Itsuki had no choice but to muster his enthusiasm.
Immersed in rushing the manuscript, time passed surprisingly quickly.
It wasn't until a bell rang nearby that Kobayashi Itsuki suddenly snapped back to reality and looked at the clock on the wall.
It was already ten forty.
From now until lunchtime, Kobayashi Itsuki would be supervising the activities of the children from all three classes.
"Time really flies."
Kobayashi Itsuki stretched. Since the outline was complete, the speed was decent, and the writing had become much easier and faster.
In about two hours, he had written over a thousand characters.
At this rate, he should be able to finish the first chapter tonight.
'The pace is good.'
He silently gave himself a thumbs-up. Just as he was about to pack up and head to the yard to teach the children, the office door suddenly opened.
"Teacher Kobayashi, it's time for P.E. class~"
Kobayashi Itsuki turned his head and saw Matsuzaka Ume walking in with light steps, speaking to him.
"Yes, I was just about to go."
As he spoke, Matsuzaka Ume was already beside him.
"Teacher Kobayashi, are you... Huh, Teacher Kobayashi, are you writing a lesson plan?"
Matsuzaka Ume glanced at the manuscript in Kobayashi Itsuki's hand and asked curiously.
"No, it's just a hobby. I've been trying to write a novel recently."
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