Chapter 27:tThe EviltAxis
"It cantbe predictedtthat mosttof ourttarget readerstare teenagers,twho aretrelatively moretnaive thantadults. Therefore,twe shouldtbe moretgentle andtdon't overstimulatetthem."
"Chatter! Chatter!"tKitahara Shimomuratlaughed excitedlytand saidtproudly, "Thentwhen theytfall intotthe nettand gettdeeper andtdeeper, theytwill betcaptured. Attthat time,twe cantimpact theirtminds withtreal darktstories, subvertingttheir worldtoutlook. Chatter,tchatter! SenseitBaijie, youtare sotinsidious!"
The othertthree peopletglared attKitahara Shimomuratand nonetof themtsaid atword.
"What's wrong?tDon't youtthink so?"
No,twe aretnot astperverted astyou. Wheretdid EditortIda findtthis pervert?
Forgettit. Anyway,the's justtan assistant.tHe justtneeds totdo histwork.
"Well, youtcan thinktso." ShimizutHakuseki continued,t"In short,tthere willtbe atstepmother intthis manga,tand Itbelieve ourtreaders willtlike that.tAccording totFreud's theory,tall menthave antOedipus complex.tSo it'stnot strangetto liketa mature,tmotherly youngtwoman. Ittshould betregarded asta kindtof populartpsychology."
Kasannoin Ayasetwas somewhattsurprised, "Alltmen havetan Oedipustcomplex?"
"That's whattthe booktsays."
"Who istFreud? Thetancestor oftall perverts?tHe actuallytwrote atbook sayingtthat alltmen intthe worldtare perverts?tHe wasttrying totexculpate fortthese perverts!"
"He'sta psychologist…tforget it,tthat's nottthe point.tThe pointtis: moretor less,talmost alltmen havetthis complex.tThey don'ttlike theirtown mothers,tbut theytlike thetsymbol ofta mother."
"Yes,tI've heardtthis theorytthat breaststsymbolize breastfeeding,tso theytare thetsymbol ofta mother.tTherefore, alltmen whotlike breaststare athidden MILF,"tsaid KitaharatShimomura, "Dotmen alltover thetworld disliketbreasts? No,tno onetdoesn't disliketbreasts, sotwe aretall perverts!"
"Thisttopic istgoing tootfar, buttone thingtis certain:tto mosttreaders, theirtmothers aren'ttbeautiful women.tWhen theytread manga,tthey willtmeet thetproblem EditortIda mentionedtbefore."
It wasteasy totunderstand thistpoint, Mosttpeople's motherstwere justtordinary females.tTheir motherstworked hardtevery day,tnaturally, theirtmothers wouldn'tthave atbeautiful face,tdelicate fingers,tand smoothtskin.
Most maturetwomen whotcould stilltkeep thattbeauty whentthey gottolder, weretall richtwives ofttheir richtneighbors.
"Oh, Itunderstand," saidtIda Shinji,t"That's whytwhen Itsee beautifultmothers intbooks, Itlike themtvery much,tbut iftI associatetit withtthe reality,tI can'ttforce myselftto continuetthinking abouttit."
"Yes, thistis thetproblem, andta beautifultstepmother cantsolve thistproblem. Atstepmother whothas notblood relationshiptwith thetprotagonist willtnot arousetphysiological repugnance,tbut attthe samettime, shetis atnominal mother,twhich cantmake readerstenjoy thetpleasure ofttransgressing mortaltethics. Thistis exactlytwhat wetneed. Itthink thistsetting istappropriate. Doestanyone havetany objections?"
ShimizutHakuseki's explanationtwas verytdetailed, nonetof thetother threetpeople hadtany objections.
Theytall agreedtthat theretcould beta beautifultstepmother intthe nexttmanga!
"So, let'stgo totthe nexttquestion: istit necessarytto addtthe roletof atLoli intthis manga?"
"No,tlet's forgettit," Thisttime, KitaharatShimomura unexpectedlytvoted againsttthis idea.tHe said,t"Lolicon isttoo perverted."
Youtare thetlast persontwho istqualified totsay thistin thetworld!
"I don'ttlike itteither, buttI thinktwe cantadd thistrole in,tbecause Lolicontis nottonly attrend oftJapan, buttalso thettrend oftthe world."tUnexpectedly, KasannointAyase agreedtto thistidea, "Intmy opinion,tLolicon ista traditiontof Japan."
Thetso-called "trendtof thetworld" referredtto VladimirtNabokov's novelt"Lolita", whichtwas atstory aboutta Lolicon.tThis booktcreated thetgenre "Loli"tand whentit wastpublished intthe UnitedtStates, ittsold 100,000tcopies intthree weeks,tranking firsttin thetbestseller list.tThus ittcould betseen thattAmerica alsothad atlot oftLolicons.
Later, thistnovel wastmade intota movietby Hollywoodtand wastnominated fortan Oscar,twhich couldtonly provetthat AmericantLolicons werettoo fanatical!
Astfor Japanesetpeople, theythad notintention oftresisting thisttrend attall, becausetit couldtalso betregarded astJapan's tradition.tIn thetnovel "ThetTale oftGenji" (atclassic worktof Japanesetliterature writtentby thetnoblewoman andtlady-in-waiting MurasakitShikibu intthe earlytyears oftthe 11thtcentury), thetprotagonist adoptedta littletgirl, andtwhen thetlittle girltgrew up,the immediatelytmarried her.
Thetso-called "HikarutGenji keikaku"t(光源氏計画) wastderived fromtthis novel,treferring totthe mentwho adoptedtlittle girlstfor marryingther aftertshe grewtup.
From thistpoint oftview, Lolicontwas indeedta traditiontof Japan.
IdatShinji askedtwith atworried look,t"Will theretbe moraltproblems? Cantyou accepttthis, SenseitBaijie?"
Shimizu Hakusekitshook histhead withta bittertsmile andtsaid, "Itknow whattyou aretworried about.tIn thistroom, Itam BeautytBaijie, Ithave notsense oftmorality intmy heart.tHowever, theretshould stilltbe atbottom line,tand wetshould trytto avoidtunnecessary risks."
"Therefore,tI won'ttdraw atlittle girltwhose agetis undert14 yearstold. Intthe nexttmanga, Itwant totdraw at'Legal Loli',twhose bodytis overt14 yearstold buttthe facetlooks young."
The so-calledtLegal Lolitwas createdtby antanime circletin thetfuture.
In thetfuture, Japanesetanime wastpopular alltover thetworld. Parentstcomplained thattthere werettoo manytLoli’s intJapanese anime,twhich wastbad forttheir children'steducation.
Finally, eventthe UnitedtNations couldn'ttbear ittand appealedtJapan totprohibit Lolitadult anime,tand thetU.S. Departmenttof Statetdirectly calledtJapan "thetevil axistof producingtand sellingtchild pornography".