"Oh dear, why are all the recent light novels about reincarnation? There's no originality at all."
At Yae Publishing House, Yae Miko was reviewing recently submitted light novels. Faced with reincarnation-themed light novels, which accounted for almost half of the total, she felt somewhat helpless.
Although this genre of light novels was indeed the current mainstream and had a very good market, having so many of them, with varying quality, easily led to aesthetic fatigue.
These novels might be fine for new readers, but for veteran readers, they were completely unappealing, the kind that would flop after the first volume.
"Are they really so dissatisfied with their lives? To eliminate this boredom, they place their hopes on the next life? Honestly, if they were written well, it wouldn't be so bad, but just thinking 'Hooray' after reincarnating, that's really a turn-off."
Yae Miko shook her head, put the light novel aside, picked up the fried tofu next to her, and began to eat.
Reading light novels should have been a relaxing activity, but after reading this type of light novel, Yae Miko felt completely unrelaxed, her blood pressure even rising.
"I wonder if a new savior will emerge to inject new vitality into Inazuma's light novel scene and also provide me with some entertainment."
Just like a plot in a novel, a powerful entity suddenly appears in the stagnant waters of the light novel world... Well, no matter how she thought about it, it was unlikely. How could reality be as simple as a light novel?
"The most important thing is entertainment, right? The so-called vitality is just a bonus."
"Naturally, after all, the driving force is interest. Other things... Hmm?"
If she remembered correctly, before she entered the room, she had said not to disturb her, and even if it was urgent, they should knock.
Why was there another voice in the room? And it appeared without her noticing? Could it be some powerful yokai?
No, most powerful yokai were already gone, and this voice was quite familiar. If she wasn't mistaken, it should be... Yae Miko turned around, and just as she expected, Durandal and Shenhe appeared beside her, looking at her expressionlessly.
"Oh my, how sudden. If it were anyone else, they'd probably scream."
"You're not a little girl, and I don't think anything can scare you."
"You're wrong about that. Lots and lots of things can scare me. For example, every time Ei cuts me with her sword, I get a huge fright."
"You deserve it."
She probably pushed her luck too much, making Ei so angry that she couldn't help but draw her sword from her chest to strike. Yet, not only did you not learn your lesson, you kept provoking her. This cycle continued, constantly stirring Raiden Ei's emotions.
"Cough! Cough! Besides her, there's also..."
"I'm not in the mood for this. You can complain about these things to the other Shrine Maidens at the shrine. I'm sure they'd be happy to listen to your complaints."
"Oh dear, is that so? In that case, I'll go chat with Hanachirusato. She probably won't refuse me."
Yae Miko habitually courted disaster for a moment, and she quickly paid the price for her actions. The terrifying pressure and Durandal's man-eating gaze made Yae Miko break out in a cold sweat.
"I'm not used to using a sword, but if you want me to, I can cut you. Want to try?"
"Thanks, but no thanks."
She didn't have such strange interests; she didn't like being cut with a sword at all.
It was better to be honest and not court death. Heaven knew if Durandal would really be like Ei and suddenly come at her with a sword one day. She didn't want to be made into a meal.
"Oh... oh right, you suddenly came to find me, is there something you need?"
Yae Miko coughed a few times, found a suitable reason, and changed the subject.
As soon as she said this, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. Yae Miko looked at Miss Delezie and Shenhe in confusion. She hadn't said anything wrong, so why did they look so strange?
Miss Delezie was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Do you still remember... the shrine maiden named Asase Hibiki who interned at the Grand Narukami Shrine five hundred years ago?"
"Asase Hibiki? Asase... wait a moment, I seem to have a slight impression."
After five hundred years, Yae Miko's memory of this period was a bit hazy, but the name Asase Hibiki vaguely reminded her of something.
At that time, she was still very young, and even transforming into a human form was quite challenging, so she usually preferred to move around in her fox form.
Back then, besides being with Raiden Makoto, she would go to the Grand Narukami Shrine to find Kuzuhara. She vaguely remembered a period when she went to find Kuzuhara and saw her chatting with a shrine maiden. That shrine maiden seemed to be named... Asase Hibiki.
"I remember now, I remember! It was that very talented Asase Shrine maiden. At that time, she had a very good relationship with Kuzuhara. When I occasionally came over, I would see her chatting with Kuzuhara, and I would also see her chatting with a man. Although she always looked impatient, Kuzuhara and I both knew that she actually liked that man."
At that time, she would hide in trees or on rooftops to eavesdrop on their conversations, which was very interesting. That silly-looking uncle always smiled no matter what was said to him.
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