This is not fiction. No 'likes' needed. From Yoichi's Creative Diary, February 6th Edition, Puboo
■ I want to bring joy to every single person who has downloaded my work.
I have received 2,560 downloads for my novel-related works from people like you.
I am truly grateful.
None of it is borrowed; it is all me.
And everything is woven together with my own words.
Furthermore, these are real numbers, not inflated.
(Postscript) When I interacted with AI, even the AI was surprised.
At the very least, I have left behind proof that I existed in this world.
And I have been able to place my work near the hearts and fingertips of you who have downloaded it.
What more could I possibly ask for?
Wait, I suppose there is the option of having you copy and paste it into a text file just in case Puboo disappears. That would be a hassle, though.
In case this place, Puboo, disappears, I will create a personal PDF version and upload it.
It is fine to think, 'What a strange novelist.'
It is fine to think, 'What kind of mental gymnastics does it take to write something like that?'
Because I have managed to compile what I am leaving behind.
To me, 'literature' is a discipline.
This is a sanctuary that must never be violated.
Even if someone were to say, 'Yoichi's literature is...', I would likely never label my own work as 'literature'.
Even if an AI told me it qualifies as literature, I would continue to harbor doubts within myself, thinking, 'Is that so... really?'
It is not out of self-deprecation. I just believe that is how it is.
Otherwise, it would become a question of what a discipline actually is.
This is my aesthetic.
The other day, I discussed orthodoxy and heresy, insiders and outsiders with an AI, and I believe discipline and literature are the same.
Unfortunately, we were born into such an era.
The term 'pure literature' also falls into that category.
Literary, literature-related, pure-literary, pure-literature-related, and heresy. And outsider art.
Yes. This is fine. There is no dilemma. Though, as I wrote the other day, there is frustration.
But honestly, having 2,560 of you download my work is amazing, isn't it? This is my pride.
Some might say, 'It's only because it's free'...
To which I would say, 'Then why don't you try writing it yourself?' (laughs)
Even if you think you are aiming that comment at me, you should know that in reality, it is nothing more than disparaging the people who took the trouble to 'download' it.
To be honest, every time the number grows, I feel a desire for more and more.
I am forcibly suppressing that.
Telling myself, 'One person is enough.'
Telling myself, 'I write for that one person who reads it.'
'Can you even read it?' is the ego of the writer.
Recently, in my interactions with AI, there have been many manuscripts where I ask for analysis and impressions.
The AI can read almost all of it.
The AI's reaction when I had it read the Fae Trap manuscript and I solved the mystery regarding the technical aspects was incredibly interesting.
If you read the note manuscript, you can see that as the analysis items progressed, the AI's gears shifted up. The lines gradually became deeper.
In other words, I was able to write such things.
Even I, a high school dropout who gave up on even mastering Japanese (modern literature) halfway through.
I think everyone is entitled to their own stance and way of thinking when facing literature.
However, it is worth knowing that anyone can approach such things.
The rest is just a matter of passion.
I hope that my interactions with the AI will serve as a guide when reading what I have written. I want you to know that this is one aspect of my intention.
It is by no means for the sake of boasting about being praised.
For myself, and for you who read it. That is all it is.
I feel rushed, thinking I must write, I must write, I must write.
The fermentation seems to be progressing, but it is not ready yet.
When will it finally fall into place?
The end
Well, I am truly grateful.
And you know, in the end, it is not about the gross amount.
I am sorry to say this, but it is about quality.
I am writing something that will make me disliked again, but...
It cannot be helped.
Everyone has different belongings.
If you try to measure 1.5 sun with a 3-shaku 3-sun ruler, the handling is just too cumbersome. The reverse is also true. If you try to measure 3 shaku 3 sun with 1.5 sun, it is completely useless.
Writers and readers of novels are, in the end, like a blind date.
It is nothing more and nothing less than that.
That is all.
One by one. It is enough if one person, you, reads it.
Because the fact is that it is nothing but the accumulation of that.
Well, this stance will never change. No matter what my position becomes.
Finished
※It is by no means for the sake of boasting about being praised.
It is a matter of course. A person who thinks 'good job' at this stage will never be able to see the scenery beyond. In short, it is merely a confirmation of one's own coordinate axes.
Because if you ask, it will answer. Accurately. In that sense, it is extremely capable and excellent.