Chapter 96: Made it Even Longer

"Works for me, then I’ll patiently await Misaki-nee’s good news! Having been so well taken care of by Misaki-nee for so long, this happens to give me an opportunity to express my thanks!"

No matter what, as long as she hadn’t refused, it was good.

Kitahara was extremely happy.

Just the thought of being able to soak in a hot spring bath together with such a alluring wife of another man caused his mood to surge with excitement inexplicably!

He was really looking forward to it.

He had already begun imagining that scene: inside the steam-draped hot spring bath pool, Suzuki Misaki dressed in a thin, light yukata, her exaggerated, scorching body curves fully laid bare... truly something that made one’s heart pine with longing...

Suzuki Misaki, however, didn’t think that much of it.

In Japan, soaking in hot springs was a very mainstream form of leisure and entertainment. Mixed-gender bathing was also quite common.

As long as the relationship between the two parties was good, they could enjoy this comfort and ease together without any scruples.

Everyone would usually put on loose bathrobes, then slowly step into that steaming hot spring water.

With the body wrapped in warm spring water, every single pore would unfold to its heart’s content, allowing one to experience unprecedented relaxation and pleasure.

Soaking in the hot spring while chatting comfortably with each other, enjoying sake and exquisite snacks along the way—extraordinarily delightful.

"Mm, Kitahara-kun is so thoughtful, thinking of inviting your sister to soak in a hot spring. Looks like my efforts over these past few days haven’t been in vain! Oh right, hurry up and take a look, see if there are places that need me to revise!"

Suzuki Misaki smiled and pointed at the manuscript in Kitahara’s hands, urging him once again.

"Alright, let me look."

Kitahara spread open the manuscript and began reading it seriously.

The front half of this Primitive Desires: A Beautiful Girl’s Unforgettable Adventure in the Goblin Cave was written by himself. For the latter half, he had also provided a detailed plot outline.

Suzuki Misaki wrote it fairly smoothly.

After all, she had been engaged in text-related work for many years and possessed a certain level of writing skill.

Furthermore, Suzuki Misaki held an exceptionally deep understanding and unique insights regarding "erotic" themes.

She knew very well where the unique charm of such works lay, as well as how to employ appropriate descriptive techniques to grab readers’ eyeballs and trigger resonance deep within their hearts.

Therefore, when handling those passionate and ambiguous scenes, she was always able to grasp the boundaries just right.

Some places were written with extreme boldness and delicacy, while other places were described simply, glossed over with a single stroke of the pen to leave room for imagination.

Making those who read it submerge themselves in this fantasy-filled world, unable to pull themselves out.

Overall, the writing had no issues—a complete passing grade.

"Not bad at all, Misaki-nee! As expected, I didn’t judge wrong—you are a professional in this aspect! You write even better than I do!

Especially this passage describing the young girl ’Kaoru’s’ internal struggle—it’s simply fantastic! While her body and spirit suffer heavy impacts, using obsession to keep herself sober. Strictly remembering her hatred for goblins, yet simultaneously hoping to sink into degeneracy right here.

This entanglement of love and hate, the agony shown from helplessness toward fate like being stuck deep in a quagmire—it’s simply brilliant writing!"

Kitahara praised without holding back in the slightest.

Receiving such affirmation, the smile on Suzuki Misaki’s face spread all the way to her brows:

"Hehe, it’s really not as good as Kitahara-kun makes it out to be. I just tried my utmost best to write the story well, that’s all~"

"No, no, no, Misaki-nee really wrote it exceptionally well. Hard work is only one aspect; I see you are exceptionally talented in this domain."

"Eh, really? Truth be told, I was quite worried that the differences in writing technique between Kitahara-kun and me would make people notice this was ghostwritten. I’ve been trying my best to imitate your style, but I still felt a slight difference."

"It doesn’t matter. Misaki-nee has a preconceived notion, which is why you can tell. Readers won’t notice such subtle differences.

You have to know this is an erotic novel—as long as it’s good to read, that’s enough. Who would care about these details?"

Kitahara Chiki comforted.

Speaking of which, Kitahara had also held worries in this regard before. However, after finishing the content written by Suzuki Misaki, he felt completely put at ease.

Suzuki Misaki was worthy of being a veteran text worker—her writing foundation was deep, and her imitation of his writing style was remarkably close.

Within this, part of the reason was also that his own writing style was relatively delicate.

In his past life, Kitahara’s smut writing had been very rough. Especially after enduring several sanctions, he barely knew how to write it anymore, and his capability in this area had declined severely.

In this lifetime, however, because the broader environment was relaxed and nobody regulated this stuff, he let himself fly free, writing as delicately as possible. Coupled with the original host’s equally delicate and beautiful prose, it was very suitable for female writers to imitate.

Thus, ghostwriting wasn’t particularly difficult for Suzuki Misaki.

"In short, there’s no need to worry about problems in this regard—it has already exceeded my expectations. As for the subsequent sequels, I feel completely at ease handing them all over to Misaki-nee to create!" Kitahara said.

"Hehe, I didn’t expect to receive such a high evaluation from Kitahara-kun! Then I’ll take on this task! Speaking of which, I actually quite enjoy writing it—in the past, I also fantasized about becoming a professional author.

Oh right, Kitahara-kun, according to your outline, starting from the next volume, the location of the story won’t take place in the goblin cave anymore. Should we change the book title?"

Suzuki Misaki suddenly brought up a question.

Hearing this, Kitahara Chiki also knitted his brows in thought.

This was indeed somewhat troublesome!

The goblin clan had all been resolved by the beautiful girls, and the cave was abandoned too. Calling it by this book title any longer was clearly not quite suitable, conflicting somewhat with the content.

It would be best to change to a different title.

However, for this kind of serialized book, changing the title was a major taboo. It was best to merely alter it ever so slightly, trying as much as possible not to lose readers while matching the content.

Pondering for a long while, Kitahara spoke slowly:

"How about this, Misaki-nee? We leave the original title untouched so old readers won’t fail to recognize it, and we tack on a few extra words behind it, changing it to: Primitive Desires: A Beautiful Girl’s Unforgettable Adventure in the Goblin Cave - Starting from Zero in Another World."

"Nani? Added so many words again! Kitahara-kun, isn’t this book title way too long? Isn’t it way too strange?" Suzuki Misaki said in slight surprise.

"Just tell me whether it’s suitable and fitting or not!"

"It actually is suitable and fitting. After all, the upcoming plotlines all take place in another world, and the phrase ’Starting from Zero’ is used very well, matching the core theme very tightly. But..."

"There are no ’buts’! A slightly longer book title isn’t against the law! In fact, I feel it can attract potential readers even more! Just imagine: with such a long title, when even Misaki-nee feels surprised, others will definitely be even more curious, wanting to see what on earth is written inside.

Doesn’t this indirectly boost the sales volume and performance of this book?" Kitahara said with confidence.

Suzuki Misaki was rendered speechless, and after a moment, she nodded in agreement.

Because what Kitahara said indeed made a bit of sense.

And indeed, there was no law stating that one couldn’t give a book such a long title.

Though deep down, she faintly felt that Kitahara doing this was setting a bad precedent...