In a flash, half a month passed.
Early morning.
Inazuma.
Before the sunlight could even pierce the thin morning mist, a long queue had already formed at the entrance of the Yae Publishing House main store.
They were all Inazuma's novel enthusiasts.
And today was book release day.
"Damn it! I arrived too late; look how far back the line goes..."
"The sky isn't even bright yet, why are there so many people ahead? There must be hundreds, right? I can't even see the end."
"It can't be helped; who told the books in this batch to be such heavyweights."
"That's true. After all, this batch not only has the new volume of Teacher Chang's Big Brother of the Guhua Clan, but actually a new volume of Teacher Zhenyu's A Legend of Sword too! Plus a huge batch of hit books from Liyue. Aside from that, a large number of our Inazuma bestsellers have also released new volumes together. Though, it is a pity that there's no follow-up volume for Night Tales of Prinzessin Fischl in this batch."
"Damn it all. I actually came to line up last night, but Suzuka insisted I keep her company, or she'd break up with me. Sigh, I hope Yae Publishing House printed enough copies this time. It would be too painful if I can't buy Teacher Zhenyu's new work."
"Sigh, you have it easy, only worrying about availability. I'm worrying whether the Mora in my pocket is enough to buy the books I want, or rather, whether I can still afford to eat this month after buying them is the question."
"Satou, that job of yours sucks too much. Low pay and tiring. I suggest you quit. Later I'll introduce you to an auntie; you just need to lie there and do that every day, and you don't need to do anything else."
"I'm sorry, the education I received since childhood does not support me doing such things. You've misjudged me."
"The salary is four times what you make now."
"You really have a sharp eye for people! After it's done, I will definitely thank you properly, big brother."
The crowd buzzed with discussion, all talking about this batch of new books.
The one with the highest heat was Teacher Zhenyu's new volume of A Legend of Sword.
This book's popularity had almost swept through the entire Inazuma novel world, its reputation reaching a peak.
Now, not only was the official edition out, but a new volume too!
How could they not be excited?
Then there was the new volume of Teacher Chang's Big Brother of the Guhua Clan, almost a must-buy option.
Only after that came Inazuma's bestsellers.
And finally, other books from Liyue.
Of course, besides these, there were some amusing anecdotes about the authors.
For example, a while ago, the author of I Am a Senior Double Agent of the Great Snezhnaya wrote too realistically and was taken away for investigation by a squad led by Kujou Sara-sama of the Tenryou Commission.
During that time, they also saw a big man named Itto bullying a child, so they arrested him too.
According to the investigation, that author was indeed a spy from Snezhnaya and has already been imprisoned.
As for the man named Itto, after interrogation, it turned out he won against a child in rock-paper-scissors and ate the child's candy, which was why the child cried so hard. He was subsequently released without charge.
On the horizon, the morning sun slowly broke through.
Finally, Yae Publishing House opened for business!
The already lively long queue instantly boiled over with excitement.
"I want five copies of the official edition and the new volume of Teacher Zhenyu's A Legend of Sword, three copies of the new volume of Big Brother of the Guhua Clan, one copy of the new volume of Reborn as the Kamisato Clan's Dog, and one copy of the new volume of Impossible! My Second Brother Orobashi is Invincible!."
"I want the new volume of A Legend of Sword, Testing My Sword on You, Just This One Strike!..."
"I want the new volume of A Legend of Sword and Writing Novels in Inazuma..."
For a moment, it was extraordinarily lively.
However, fortunately, Yae Publishing House not only printed a huge quantity this time but also deployed a large number of staff.
Just at the main store, they arranged for fully thirty extra staff members.
Even the editors went into battle.
So, although people continued to stream in to line up, the long line was gradually shortening.
Time slowly pushed forward. In a flash, twilight approached.
Kamisato Estate.
Facing the sea, in a pavilion bathed in the dim twilight, a young girl with tied white hair and a refined, noble, and dignified appearance sat on her knees before a desk, writing on rice paper with a brush in hand.
With the strokes of the brush, a line of aesthetically pleasing characters appeared on the paper.
It was her name.
Kamisato Ayaka.
"Sigh."
She put down the brush, looked at the seascape shrouded in twilight in the distance, and sighed softly.
Just then, a voice sounded from behind.
"Miss."
"Is that Thoma? Is something the matter?"
Kamisato Ayaka turned around, looking at the young man with blond hair, a well-proportioned figure, tall and thin, dressed in black activewear and a red vest, smiling faintly as she asked.
This young man was called Thoma, the housekeeper of the Kamisato family.
"Today is the release day for new books at Yae Publishing House. I bought a few back for you, Miss, to relieve your boredom."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I believe I've said that I don't have much interest in books from Yae Publishing House."
Kamisato Ayaka shook her head.
"These aren't Yae Publishing House's books."
Thoma smiled and said: "Miss, do you remember a few days ago when the Master went to the pier to welcome Liyue's Crux Fleet? Because I am acquainted with them, the Master took me along. The next day, when I was drinking with Captain Beidou and young brother Kazuha, I heard them say that there is a young lady in Liyue who writes novels exceptionally well. It is said that even someone like Captain Beidou, who looks like she doesn't like books at all, finished reading two books written by that young lady. Moreover, listening to them, in Liyue, even the ruling Liyue Qixing are reading her books and have praised them highly."
"To actually win the praise of the Liyue Qixing and that Captain Beidou... it seems that young lady indeed writes quite well."
After listening to Thoma, Kamisato Ayaka pondered slightly before speaking.
"Miss, you should try reading one first."
Thoma took out two books and handed them to Kamisato Ayaka.
"Your Lie in April, The Eternal. Author, Fang Qiu."
Kamisato Ayaka softly read out the book titles and the author's name.
"I heard them say, of these two books, the former is a story set in Inazuma, while the latter is a story set in Mondstadt," Thoma said.
"Is that so? Then I shall try reading the first one."
Kamisato Ayaka smiled faintly and opened the cover of Your Lie in April.
On the title page was a sentence.
"When you fall in love with someone, you will find that the whole world becomes colorful."
Seeing this sentence, Kamisato Ayaka dazed slightly, then turned to the next page.
In Inazuma, where cherry blossoms were in full bloom, the story began.
At first, she only intended to give it a look, but with this one read, she was attracted by the story and fell deeply into it.
Seeing his own Miss reading so seriously, Thoma could not help but smile knowingly.
As expected of the novels that enjoy such great prestige in Liyue, they are indeed not simple."
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