You don't have to argue, just check.

• rebuttal You don’t have to do it. confirmation You do it.
  • Check with one’s own words for understanding and [tell me if I’m wrong

• If someone says something to you, don’t argue, just “confirm” it.

• … If you bring a name and the editor warns you about it, you don’t have to argue.

• I just want to understand what you just said about my name, so I will check it with one’s own words, so please tell me if it is wrong. Musha-san said that this name doesn’t stand up to the character, and the reason why it doesn’t stand up is that it is not interesting because the cool guy fights as cool as he is and wins to the end without even losing. So you said you wanted the character to lose once, right? You should ask him to confirm that.

• Then I said, “No, that’s not the nuance. I said, “No, that’s not the nuance. I’m just saying that it’s not interesting because it’s just cool and doesn’t have any weaknesses or sloppy scenes, right?” Oh, well, that’s what I meant.” … If you check the information yourself, even after you get home, you will know what they wanted to say and what you should watch out for next time, right?

yanaginokanata This is important. There is a similar story in Mr. Kazuhiro Fujita’s “Readers Ha Yomu Na (Laugh)“. I was so impressed that when a friend of mine debuted, I remember telling him about this piece of crap, saying, “Let me give you this advice on how to deal with your editor. [Readers ha read muna (laugh) - How Kazuhiro Fujita’s new assistant became a manga artist - Practical Kazuhiro Fujita/Kazufumi Iida: eBooks - BOOK☆WALKER - https://bookwalker.jp/de7322173a-739d-4750-bfda-8574 b0a0a026/?acode=mjsxYAQV]

ss_editor: In light novels, writers’ talents come in many forms - but… “How about this thought?” In response to the suggestion that, “I see, so this is how it works.” I think it’s a great talent to be able to make accurate changes to the text, and working with writers like that is a great way to get the job done.

no argument.

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