CH 72.5

Side Story: "I am God. I am The Creator Of This World."

Translated by Dawn

Edited by Dawn

Side Story: “I am God. I am The Creator Of This World.”

My name is Gorney Jacoven, the creator god of this world. Recently, a new human being has arrived in the world I have created.

He is an unusual human being who has memories of another world, but his physical body was born in this world. He is only 12 years old, but his way of speaking and attitude may be influenced by his previous life….No, he’s a kid who speaks rather irreverently.

By the way, I have a somewhat unusual hobby. That is, writing novels. In the world of his former life, there is something called the Internet, and one of its sites is a Web novel posting site called “Let’s Become a Novelist.”

There are tens of thousands of stories created and submitted by numerous authors. I am also writing a story on this site. The content, however, is not a fictional story.

“Now, how are the readers’ reactions?”

Muttering to myself, I clicked on the list of impressions on the site’s administration page. As I read the comments listed there, I gradually became irritated.

The comments said, “I don’t understand the point of hiding the main character’s ability,” “I don’t like the fact that the girl with the chemo ears becomes his companion,” and finally, “The worldview is destroyed when the author puts his own words into the work,” and so on, as they pleased.

“They are absolutely outrageous. Then why don’t you write such works yourselves! Try putting yourself in the shoes of the creators!”

While swearing at the mindless words of readers displayed on the screen, I also somehow understand that it is the author’s arrogance. Readers have the right to criticize or praise the work created by the author. This is a natural right that readers themselves have.

However, it is unbearable for the author to be told that what he has worked so hard to create is not interesting or that he should have done it better.

“Well, then why not just write it?” This thought may come to mind, but it brings up another problem. For example, spending all day naked because your clothes get dirty is somehow problematic from an external, hygienic, or ethical standpoint. In the same way, it would be foolish to choose not to write the novel itself because you don’t want readers to criticize it.

That’s why I’m trying to get back at the readers by projecting their opinions onto the story. It’s not a problem or a right to simply express one’s opinion, such as “It’s not interesting,” or “It would be better if it were better this way,” but I would like to complain that those who write such comments should be prepared as well…….at least be prepared to have your comments made into a story.

Creating something is something to be respected in itself, and it is important to understand the amount of hard work and effort that goes into the hands of the creators.

Not only novels, but also manga, anime, games, and all other works and creations are brought to the attention of readers and users through the tireless, blood-soaked efforts and accomplishments of their creators.

It’s hard to describe how much the creators’ hearts ache when they hear the heartless words of those who make comments and impressions without knowing the hard work behind the scenes and without any effort or effort.

This doesn’t mean that readers should not make comments or opinions, but that they should be respectful of every work and mention the strengths of the work that they find interesting or praiseworthy.

If you don’t like the work, it’s a matter of not watching or reading it, and that choice is left to the reader. It’s a common saying, “If you have a problem with it, don’t watch it.”

Despite this, readers, perhaps mistakenly, list their critical opinions and impressions without much effort, and write comments with a superior attitude, as if they were the one who is only “watching and reading” it. To put it bluntly, they are extremely unpleasant, and I assure you that they are nothing but an abomination that reduces the author’s motivation.

The era of “the customer is God” was once prevalent, but those days are now over. Just as customers can choose their stores, stores can choose their customers.

Recently, I saw a news story about a drunken customer who came to a bento (boxed lunch) shop, got into an argument over a trivial matter, and spat abusive language at the clerk, even throwing coins at him.

The customer was always intimidating the clerk with a domineering attitude, saying things like, “I’m a customer, you son of a b***h,” and calling him a string of heartless expletives. It is not difficult to imagine how hurt the clerk must have been to hear what happened.

I’m sure you can understand that readers who leave critical comments and impressions are just like these people and should not do so even if it is their right to do so.

Even though we were taught by our kindergarten and elementary school teachers not to do to others what we don’t want to do to ourselves and to be adults who can understand others’ pain, we still act in such a way. I can’t hide my astonishment and amazement as a god that I would behave in such a way.

It’s often said in novels that “humans are stupid creatures” or “humans are a race that must be destroyed” by the demon king or similar beings, and it’s sad that we cannot completely deny it because it isn’t quite wrong.

I would like you to think once again, is it necessary to leave that comment?　How would you feel if you were in the author’s shoes by writing that comment?　How would you feel?　Think about it.

If you don’t understand my words, put yourself in the position of a creator. Then you will understand how we feel, even if only a little.

I would like you to think before you write your comment again about how many people are hurt by your casual comment, and what you can do to help yourself know that.

“Well, an author is a selfish, uncontrollable person, so I guess you can’t really say one way or the other…….”

If readers leave comments and impressions that are self-centered, then the author is also self-centered, imposing his or her own worldview on the reader. In this sense, it could be said that readers and authors are permanently incompatible.

Therefore, the most appropriate distance between the reader and the author is for the author to offer what he/she finds interesting, and the reader, who reads the work, can choose to admire or continue reading it if it is interesting or go looking for another work if it is not interesting, in a way that does not harm either party.

I believe that this is mutually beneficial for both parties: the reader does not waste time and the author does not have to look at offensive comments. A restaurant that serves bad food will continue to serve bad food even if you make suggestions for improvement, and will eventually lose customers and eventually close. It would be cruel to go to the trouble of giving a slap in the face to something that will go out of business even if we keep quiet.

“For the time being, I’ll see how it goes and if it looks like it won’t work, I’ll stop accepting feedback. Well, as a last resort if it doesn’t work…….”

I wouldn’t say that the world is made up of beautiful things, but I don’t want to spend time on things that make me want to turn away, at least not within my sphere of vision.

“All right, having decided that, let’s move on to writing the next story.”

I muttered to no one in particular and resumed writing at my terminal. I don’t know how readers will react to my work, but I will still do my best to write it to the best of my ability.

Needless to say, I was outraged when the comments section of a novel I later posted ridiculed my work, calling it “shit and boring” and a “department of shit stories.” It seems that the battle between me and my readers is far from over.

[Author’s word.]

I was told in the comments section that the content was “worldview-breaking,” so I incorporated the author’s words themselves as part of the worldview(￣д￣)ノ

I’m just kidding. Next time, I’ll write a serious otherworldly fantasy……. But I feel a bit better about myself. No remorse, no regret (^▽^)/.

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