Translated by: ShawnSuh
Edited by: SootyOwl
"Most likely," Juho said. It was unrealistic to publish a book while serving in the military. That meant that Juho had to go on an unintended hiatus, and he had been preparing himself for it.
"Was it at least two years? This is gonna take some adjustment," Jenkins said as if putting himself in the young author's shoes. Then, he asked, "Aren't you nervous?"
"What is there to be nervous about?" Juho asked, shrugging.
"This is your first hiatus, ever," the director replied, looking straight at Juho as though he was well aware of how fiercely the young author had been working.
"Hard to say," Juho said, thinking about the even longer hiatus he had had in the past, which the director knew nothing about. Then, Jenkins came closer to Juho and said, "I read in some column that authors lose their self-esteem almost instantly as soon as they finish a book."