In the past two days, "your lie in april" has been selling like hotcakes, elevating the campus healing genre to an unprecedented height. It was also at this time, just before the completion of "the Sun in the Campus," that Undead River Publishing suddenly announced a piece of news: the third volume of "the Sun in the Campus" would not be published. There were two reasons. First, it was reported. Some parents, after seeing this work, believed it seriously harmed their children's physical and mental health, and they strongly demanded the book be taken off the shelves. The second point is that, possibly influenced by the report, the third volume of "the Sun in the Campus" failed to pass review, with the reason being it contained gore, violence, and content unsuitable for minors. Undead River Publishing expressed deep regret regarding this.
This angered the fans of "the Sun in the Campus." They never expected such a thing to happen. Some even suggested it might be Undead River Publishing's doing, fearing that "four lies" would be defeated by "the Sun in the Campus." Although Undead River Publishing did not respond, the fans of "your lie in april" certainly wouldn't remain silent.
Furthermore, some former fans of "the Sun in the Campus" also fell in love with "your lie in april." These people also came forward to speak up for "four lies." Later, Undead River Publishing released another announcement stating that "the Sun in the Campus" would be adapted into a game, but minors would not be able to purchase it at that time. This appeased some of the dissatisfied people.
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The villa area where Yamada Elf lives.
A brown-haired woman in professional attire was walking quickly towards her house. She is Kagurazaka Shoubu, currently Yamada Elf's editor. She just came from Tokyo because Miss Yamada Elf's submission deadline had long passed, and she had lost contact.
Originally, she planned to visit Miss Yamada Elf a few days ago, but it was delayed due to the many events that had occurred in the industry recently.
Based on the information she gathered, Kagurazaka Shoubu successfully found Yamada Elf's house. After pressing the doorbell multiple times with no response, she did not hesitate to use forceful means.
The door opened. The room was dark as the lights were off.
Kagurazaka Shoubu went straight to the rooms on the second floor. It was quite easy; she quickly found Yamada Elf.
Looking at the Elf lying on the bed, wearing a gaming helmet, Kagurazaka Shoubu furrowed her brows.
..."It's this helmet again?"
She knew this gaming helmet; it was a recently released stealth multiplayer online game that was very popular. More importantly, many authors under her had missed deadlines because they were playing this game!
It seems Miss Yamada Elf lost contact because of this helmet too. Therefore, seeing this gaming helmet again, Kagurazaka Shoubu felt extremely resentful.
She skillfully cut off the power, but this was far from enough because the helmet had a built-in battery that could last for a long time.
Next, Kagurazaka Shoubu fumbled with the helmet and performed a forced exit operation.
In the game, Yamada Elf, who was confronting a boss, disappeared out of thin air.
Soon after, she woke up.
As soon as she woke up, Yamada Elf shouted, "What's going on?!"
She had painstakingly ground the boss down to low health, and it disconnected?
Kagurazaka Shoubu spoke coldly, "Finally, you're awake."
"Ah!"
Another deafening sound. Kagurazaka Shoubu covered her ears. Yamada Elf was scared to death by her and stood up from the bed.
"Shoubu? You, you, you... why are you here?"
Kagurazaka Shoubu said seriously, "Since I couldn't reach you, I had to pay a visit."
"Pay a visit?"
"Wait... how did you get in?"
"Well, I used some unconventional methods."
As a professional editor, some authors under her often avoided her when the deadline was approaching. Therefore, Kagurazaka Shoubu had mastered the skill of showing up and prying open doors.
"Huh??!"
Yamada Elf screamed. Was the security level of a villa area really this low?!
"Alright, stop shouting. Come back to Tokyo with me."
"So sudden."
"If you don't submit your manuscript soon, you'll be eliminated by the market."
"Do you know what's happened recently?!"
Kagurazaka Shoubu handed her phone to Yamada Elf.
Yamada Elf checked it.
7 days ago: "your lie in april" and "the Sun in the Campus" were released simultaneously, with high sales.
5 days ago: "the Sun in the Campus" was released again, sales were still high.
3 days ago: "your lie in april" released two volumes and concluded, setting a new sales record.
Yesterday: "the Sun in the Campus" was banned. And, the author of this "four lies" was that Mochizuki she knew. He didn't even tell her?
Yamada Elf took a deep breath, forced to accept this cruel fact, and slumped back onto the bed.
What is this situation?! Who writes light novels like this?! More importantly, the sales and reputation are so good. At this rate, surpassing her record of 2 million sales is just around the corner.
Kagurazaka Shoubu didn't speak. The amount of information was a bit overwhelming; she needed time to digest it properly.
"This is too much!"
Kagurazaka Shoubu was very satisfied with the Elf's reaction.
"Let's go. Come back with me and write properly."
Then, she forcefully pulled Yamada Elf up. She didn't have time to wait for Yamada Elf to calm down, but Yamada Elf wasn't someone who couldn't handle setbacks either.
"Hey, wait... at least let me pack my luggage!"
Yamada Elf struggled desperately.
Under Kagurazaka Shoubu's supervision, Yamada Elf packed her luggage while complaining, not daring to slack off at all.
"Oh right, I almost forgot this."
Yamada Elf smiled and picked up the gaming helmet from the bed.
Seeing this, Kagurazaka Shoubu narrowed her eyes.
Just as the Elf was about to put the helmet into her suitcase, Kagurazaka Shoubu intervened. She quickly stepped forward and, using her height advantage, easily snatched the helmet from the Elf's hands.
"This, you're not allowed to take it."
Kagurazaka Shoubu was absolutely determined not to let this gaming helmet continue to poison the authors under her.
"Huh! Why won't you let me take it?"
Kagurazaka Shoubu threatened, "Stop talking nonsense. Pack up and leave quickly. If you resist again, I'll send you back to your brother."
Hearing this, Yamada Elf shivered. Thinking of her brother Yamada Chris, she absolutely did not want to go back to her brother's place. He not only locked her in a dark room to rush her manuscript but also made her go on blind dates. How old was she... to be going on blind dates?
But this didn't stop her from being stubborn.
"Fine, don't take it then! You're so fierce."
"Hmph, bleh bleh bleh!"
Fortunately, she had another helmet in Tokyo. You didn't expect that, did you, Editor Shoubu?
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