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“Yes, not as Ha Jae-Gun but under another name.”
— Mm…! I see.
Oh Myung-Suk's contemplation rang in Ha Jae-Gun's ears. Ha Jae-Gun looked at Seo Gun-Woo’s tombstone, then said, “It’s because I'd like to avoid prejudice.”
— You're referring to the readers’ response.
“This may be a type of challenge for me as a writer. I'd like to see how much of a result I can bring about using an unfamiliar name instead of my own. Or see if I can grab the readers' sympathy and see what kind of responses I can gain from it.”
— As someone who has written novels before, I understand your perspective.
“I have poured my everything while writing Human's Malice. I'm feeling slightly more confident, and that's why I would like to avoid prejudice as much as possible.
"‘Oh? Ha Jae-Gun's new novel? He's famous, so this must be a great read as well, right?’ It might also be like, ‘Oh? Another new novel from Ha Jae-Gun? But he always wrote fantasy or martial arts novels. I'm not reading this.’ There might be such responses, be it positive or negative.”
— Indeed, there will definitely be quite a number of such cases. I can understand your perspective, Mr. Ha.
“Thank you for saying that.” Ha Jae-Gun was still looking at Seo Gun-Woo's tombstone. In fact, there was another small reason why he decided to publish under...
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