Chiba would definitely listen to whatever Kimura said.
To be honest, she was not very familiar with the industry of light novels. Typically, one needed to understand everything about the profession they were getting themselves into when they decided to join it. Some would even mingle in various group chats created solely for light novelists. However, Chiba only joined one chat group since the beginning. That group was formed by Yuriko and her.
The main reason was that Chiba was only writing light novels as a hobby. A high school student in the junior year was expected to prioritize her studies, not her hobby. Hence, Chiba never replied to all the private messages from the group "Let's Be A Light Novelist."
She had been thinking about contacting them after she had finished this story. She never expected that Kimura would take the initiative to meet her.