MaruMA:DramaCD24:Track6
Track 6ː Meeting with the Editor 3[edit]
FX:*put down manuscript*
Badwik: So this was...
Günter: Even though I only asked him to do a practice exercise, I can't believe he wrote something like this...
Badwik: "His Majesty Land"
Günter: No, no. By no means would I ever have such desires. No... there must be something wrong here. Ah~! Th... Th... That's right! This is surely, a story that His Majesty came up with. A tale.
Badwik: A tale, huh?
Günter: Yes~! A tale of the likes of Anissina's "Poison Lady". I was extremely surprised! For His Majesty to end up writing this...
Badwik: Well, whether it's true or not, this is something that His Majesty wrote, so we can't transcribe it into your Excellency's book, don't you think?
Günter: Hu, you're right. But you see, if that's the case I have not written any other stories . Regrettably, this talk about publishing my work, will come to nothing.
Badwik: Wait! Wait, please. If that were to happen his excellency would be in a dire situation! If you do not publish a book, your excellency's status would be at risk.
Günter: "At risk"? What do you mean by that?
Badwik: Even though I'm not sure whether I should let your excellency know about this, I'll tell you clearly. If your Excellency's diary is successful, and your work starts spreading and becomes well known, then that could impact your position and start a new trend.
Günter: A new trend?
Badwik: Yes. It would improve the ranking of your Excellency and his Majesty which are in the third place right now. If your diary were to be displayed in the "Diary's only" festival then the wish for having something besides a "Lord Weller and His Majesty Yuuri only festival", or a "His Majesty Yuuri and Lord von Bielefeld only festival" will grow.
Günter: What did you say?! Conrad and Wolfram?! And by the way, is there a meaning behind having the name of his Majesty put before or after the other person's name in the title of the festival?[1]
Badwik: No, no, no. Not at all, not at all! Both ways of thinking about it are the same.
Günter: Unbelievable... When did people began to think like this?
Badwik: Anyway, this means that you need to show your true strength. This is called a "birds think the first thing they see is their parents" situation. If the many readers who are not part of "that world" yet were to read his excellency's diary, the first thing that they will see would be...
Günter: Uh! The master and servant story about His Majesty and me, so they would think that's the standard, right?
Badwik: Exactly! As expected from your excellency, you are quick to understand.
Günter: But, wasn't my real name going to be hidden for publishing? Then there's no purpose for that.
Badwik: What are you talking about? Regardless of the name you use, there's going to be a lot of people who are going to realize right away. Do not underestimate the fujoshi's of Shin Makoku. Changing the name is just an instrument. That way when you recite it in front of an audience, it won't be such a big deal.
Günter: Recite! In front of an audience! When will that happen?
Badwik: Alright, Excellency. Please don't worry about that. There's no one to recite to yet. And there's nothing to recite either. The pages you have are insufficient.
Günter: I understand. If that's the case, even though I think that my first work, is somewhat unskilled and can't be shown to other people, the truth is that I have written a love journal called "A Dream Diary that starts in Spring".
Badwik: That's it! That's it! Let's publish that one! I imagined you were hiding something like that. I didn't expect less from you, Excellency Günter.
Günter: Please, that's too much...
Badwik: Let's do it your Excellency. The two of us together will join forces to make this product and it will cause a revolution in publishing.
Günter: I don't care about a revolution, I can't allow myself to lose in ranking to the likes of Conrad and Wolfram!
Badwik: That's the spirit, Excellency Günter. I will be helping you with everything you need. Uhm... then .. we'll have to make some fine adjustments, first let's start with the typos...
Günter: Yes, yes, yes.
Badwik: Then, the part about desiring love,
Günter: Yes, yes.
Badwik: I consider that it should be more "better-fast".
Günter: Uh~ Huh?! "Better-fast"?
Badwik: Better-fast.
Günter: What does "better-fast"mean? Is it a special word you use in the business?
Badwik: It means "it's better if it happens fast", but it's not a word used in the business. So anyway, after that, you need to put an end to the way the servant diminishes himself.
Günter: Diminishes, huh?
FX: *bmg fades in, conversation fades out*
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References[edit]
- ↑ Oh, Gyun-gyun, the questions you ask! XD Alright, just in case some of the people who are reading this are not rampaging fujoshis and fudanshis (which I doubt), the reason behind putting a character's name before another indicates who will be "topping" in the case of a intimate encounter.
