“Hakuba-san, one of my relatively trusted acquaintances is a famous novelist who can write a book for a genre I’m not even interested in, and completely capture my interest. Meanwhile, I’m just writing whatever nonsense comes to my head. Is that good? For this specific project: yes. Is it discouraging, knowing what I’m up against? Absolutely.”
"If I’m not giving up, then neither are you.”
"Thank you, Kirigiri-san… that was just the sort of kick that I needed to reignite my motivation. I won’t give up! Not with your encouragement. You truly are a most amazing colleague, you know? Such wisdom, such passion, such spirit. Then again, I expect nothing less from a
