In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and the weekend quickly arrived.
Today was an important day for light novel enthusiasts.
First, today was the release date for the third volume of re:zero − starting life in another world.
But clearly, almost everyone's attention was focused on the duel between two other new works.
Those were your lie in april and the Sun in the Campus.
It's worth noting that there was no purchase limit on these new works this time.
It seemed both publishing houses had prepared ample stock and were ready for a tough fight.
Who would emerge victorious, Undead River Publishing or "rouge en rouge"?
...
Shopping malls, bookstores, comic shops, and magazine publishers all chose to place the two new works in the most prominent positions.
For example, the Sun in the Campus was placed on the left and your lie in april on the right, facing each other.
Many bookstores were bustling with activity.
At the downtown branches, bookstore employees constantly pulled carts from the warehouse to restock shelves, filling the empty spots.
Cart after cart.
But this couldn't keep up with the customers' buying speed.
Finally, they simply piled the new books directly in the carts instead of arranging them one by one on the shelves.
By the end of the day, very few were left, and some branches even ran out of stock.
Those who couldn't get the new works at offline stores had no choice but to buy them on online platforms.
However, this meant they would receive the new books later than others.
As for Mochizuki, he received an intracity express delivery from Machida Sonoko early in the morning.
The package naturally contained several new books.
As the author himself, he naturally didn't need to queue up at the bookstore with readers to grab books.
Upon receiving the new books, Mochizuki immediately opened the Sun in the Campus.
He needed to confirm if this book was the one from his memory.
He opened the first page.
As expected, the male lead was the man called Makoto-ge.
Mochizuki became serious; it seemed your lie in april had met its match this time.
Although it appeared in the form of a light novel in this world, it was still not to be underestimated.
Afterward, Mochizuki also read through the content of this first volume very carefully.
After all, it was a competitor, and it was necessary to get a good understanding of their writing style and content.
Since the length of the first volume was still relatively limited, it mainly told the story of how the male protagonist, Makoto-ge, with the help of his female classmate Sekai, began pursuing the girl he had a crush on in the class next door—Katsura Kotonoha...
There hadn't been any plot points that would shock one's worldview yet.
It must be said that from the perspective of a reader with a 'god's eye view', the plot was quite appealing, and they looked forward to the subsequent developments, vaguely feeling that there would be some unexpected twists later on.
At this moment, netizens had already started discussing on the forums.
The light novel forum's popularity also reached an unprecedented high.
I love Sekai: As expected, sensei Matsumoto is indeed a long-established author, his writing won't disappoint us.
In contrast, what did your Teacher Wangyue write!
I also like Sekai: Can you stop hanging a sheep's head and selling dog meat? Didn't you say it was a youth campus story? I'm tired of reading about playing the piano one moment and the violin the next...
I'm done with it, it's a waste of my allowance...
Makoto-ge: Exactly, and they're still trying to piggyback on our popularity, I suggest everyone apply for a refund together.
Wataru Ryota: Bullshit!!! You guys are just talking without reading.
It's only been two hours since the release, have you really finished reading both new books?
Sawabe Tsubaki: Exactly, please comment after you've finished reading them!
Friend A: Look at my ID, didn't expect that, huh?
Hahaha
Friend B: So it was you who snatched it...
Aggressive readers were ultimately only a small minority; more readers were still seriously reading both books.
It is believed that after some time, there will be a more objective evaluation of these two books.
And at this moment, the doorbell at Mochizuki's house rang.
Shiina Mahiru had arrived.
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