Ayaka Totsuka recalled the last time at the Swan Lake Hotel!
What Sakuto Takagawa had said to them.
If nothing unexpected happened, Teacher Icarus might really be nearby, and very close!!!
Close enough to be in the same school, the same class.
Although they couldn’t be 100% certain!
But he thought it was quite reasonable, if Takagawa was just any debutant light novelist.
Would Kasumi-sensei be so good to him?
But then he thought of Takagawa’s outstanding appearance.
Ayaka Totsuka fell silent.
If Takagawa wasn’t so handsome and was just a debutant light novelist, would Kasumi-sensei be so good to him?!
But then he thought that Takagawa, just based on his academic achievements, could already have a good future.
Ayaka Totsuka fell silent again.
No.
Come to think of it, Takagawa has too many advantages.
No wonder he could have the top beauties of Sobu High chasing him in a life-or-death struggle, like collecting stamps.
After a moment of distraction!
He felt a sense of disparity between people in his heart.
Even the most popular group at the top of the F-class food chain, while they were wasting their time and trying to prove their maturity by drinking bitter coffee!
Takagawa had already become someone that was untouchable by everyone, no wonder he didn’t bother joining their group.
Sakuto Takagawa was also watching the group chat, and he knew that his classmates were discussing him after talking about “Your Lie in April.”
They were even trying to put him on a pedestal.
Sakuto Takagawa was a bit ashamed. If it were anyone else, 04 would have jumped out to show off.
But Takagawa didn’t bother to do so, and didn’t have that much desire to show off. He would just tell them when the time was right.
Jumping out now wouldn’t do much besides shock them, it seemed.
And with all the people trying to get at him, it was better to lay low.
Even though he knew what these people were like.
Most of them talked tough online, but when they actually met him, they would bow and call him Teacher Icarus.
But still, there might be surprises.
[Sakuto Takagawa]: “A bunch of night owls, it’s so late, why aren’t you sleeping? Don’t forget you have exams tomorrow.”
Sakuto Takagawa started urging them to sleep.
Otherwise, the constant buzzing of the phone was annoying.
But Yui, having learned something from somewhere, got excited when she saw Takagawa urge her to sleep:
“The long night is coming, and I will watch from now until the end of my watch. Thus will I do tonight, and so will I do every night.”
Sakuto Takagawa: “……”
“Night my foot!”
“If you don’t go to sleep, you’ll be dying of overwork!” Sakuto Takagawa retorted, not bothering with the fools anymore.
The next day.
Takagawa got up, washed up, had breakfast at home, and then walked to school unhurriedly with Saki Kawasaki.
Unlike yesterday, maybe the shock from yesterday was too big, the discussion about “Your Lie in April” could be heard everywhere.
“Have you read ‘Your Lie in April’ yet?!”
The person speaking was right next to them.
“Of course, I read it. I was among the first to buy ‘Your Lie in April’ online at noon. Then I studied, and then I read it and it lasted until midnight.”
The speaker was a male student from Sobu High, who seemed to be bothered by his dark circles.
“Icarus’ skill is really good, you see, there are a lot of people queuing up to buy ‘Your Lie in April’ in bookstores, but the ending is just too heartbreaking. Even this tough guy cried.”
“Indeed, I think Kuro-neko-chan is right, if Icarus was right beside me, I might not be able to resist kicking him.”
“Nonsense, have you seen what the forum is saying? There’s a bounty on Icarus’ true identity. They just want to confront him in real life.”
“Exactly, he makes us take more exams, and then he releases a new tearjerker. No matter what we do to him, it won’t be enough!”
Sakuto Takagawa: “……”
Saki Kawasaki was giggling beside him, covering her mouth.
However, Sakuto Takagawa didn’t care much, after all, others were going to kick Icarus, what did it have to do with him, Sakuto Takagawa.
Moreover, after the long article by Kurara Hoshino last night, the reaction to “Your Lie in April” seemed to have quickly recovered.
Sakuto Takagawa even asked Kagurazaka to respond to Kurara Hoshino’s long article using the official account of the publishing house.
He guessed that this might be the reason why “Your Lie in April” was doing well in physical stores today.
After arriving at Sobu High, he didn’t pay much attention to “Your Lie in April.”
However, his mind was mainly focused on today’s exam. Today’s exam was World History, supervised by Mafuyu Kirisu.
This was a subject that Sakuto Takagawa was interested in, so he found it interesting.
……
In contrast, Sakuto Takagawa no longer cared about the matters regarding “Your Lie in April”.
The various publishers were extremely focused on it, and even many online media outlets were paying attention to “Your Lie in April”!
After all, there’s nothing new under the sun.
The conflict between GAGA Bunko and Dengeki Bunko has been long-standing, so it’s hard to hide from the industry insiders.
As soon as there is any sign of a disturbance, they can smell the gunpowder between the two publishing houses.
As for the root cause, it is rumored to have started with the chief editors of the two publishing houses, who are distant relatives.
Of course, besides that, there was also what happened three years ago.
Under the oppression of Senju Muramasa, GAGA Bunko used all their tricks, but ultimately they fell short.
Now that Senju Muramasa is taking a break.
It is the time when the tiger is shedding its skin, how could GAGA Bunko swallow this?
Naturally, they planned to take advantage of his illness, but who knew that as soon as Senju Muramasa left, an Icarus came along.
And dealt another blow to GAGA Bunko.
Because, as expected!
The battle of the Oricon charts, which will be officially released at 12 noon today!
Will be born between Dengeki Bunko’s “Your Lie in April” and GAGA Bunko’s “Silver Love”.
Therefore!
Especially GAGA Bunko and Dengeki Bunko, both publishing houses were already in a tense atmosphere.
At this time, at Dengeki Bunko.
Since the start of work this morning, even the sounds of colleagues greeting each other seem much quieter.
Especially in Kagurazaka’s group on the ninth floor.
After all, the big boss went on a rampage yesterday and directly made their boss, Ayame Kagurazaka, make a military order in front of the higher-ups.
If none of Dengeki Bunko’s five works can reach the top three in this issue.
She might be demoted.
This is no small matter. An editor-in-chief is in charge of an editorial group, and a group has several editors.
And each editor has dozens or even hundreds of authors under their responsibility.
This demotion is no small matter.
And Ayame Kagurazaka, who was rumored to be the main character of the incident, couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.
Although she knew that immediately.
With the help of Kurara Hoshino, “Your Lie in April” immediately saw a reversal in word of mouth.
Sales should also rebound!
But how much exactly would they rebound?!
She didn’t know!
The sales of “Silver Love” were also hindered, but what was the extent of the impact on the other side?!
She didn’t know either.
But from the potential shown on the first day, the other four works should not be able to match “Your Lie in April.”
So, she couldn’t help but worry!
At the same time.
GAGA Bunko was also paying attention to the Oricon chart results.
Nayuta Kani was also among them. When she came in this morning, she made a special trip to the bookstore near her house.
“Silver Love” was indeed selling well, after all, she also had her own mature fan base.
These fans came for her work, and generally online news is difficult to affect their choice.
This was her basic foundation.
So sales were still largely guaranteed.
But it was undeniable that Icarus’s malicious strategy had destroyed some of her casual fanbase.
Otherwise, with GAGA Bunko’s promotion, sales might be even higher now.
And now she can only wait for the word of mouth of “Silver Love” to spread over time. She believes in her own quality.
As long as she has time, she will surely be able to return to her peak.
But knowing the enemy and knowing yourself is the key to winning every battle!
She still endured her urge to slash Icarus and asked Chinatsu Kobayashi to wait in line to buy a copy of the second volume of “Your Lie in April”.
It was just to pass the time now. She had read the first volume of “Your Lie in April” two or three times before because of the seminar.
So there was no problem in directly reading the second volume of “Your Lie in April.”
But as she read on.
Nayuta Kani’s mood inexplicably became tense, and the previously relaxed expression gradually disappeared.
Until she finished the whole book, her delicate body trembled, and goosebumps appeared on the back of her hand.
The power of a classic work lies in this!
As long as you read it, you can feel a shock from the soul, and for people in the industry, they can feel this even more.
“This ‘Your Lie in April’ is not right!”
As if she had experienced a long suffocation, this terrible thought suddenly flashed through Nayuta Kani’s mind.
She suddenly became worried about the Oricon chart results that would be released later.
At this time, her editor, Chinatsu Kobayashi.
Just came in.
Seeing Nayuta Kani looking lost, she asked strangely: “Nayuta Kani-sensei, the Oricon chart results are about to be released, what’s wrong?!”
“Chinatsu, this ‘Your Lie in April’ is not right!”
Chinatsu Kobayashi was stunned, and then smiled:
“Kani-sensei, you’re not worried about that Icarus, are you? As expected of an old writer, he’s really stable. Actually, I’m also a bit worried about us crashing, but I checked the situation, although we were also affected, our basic foundation is still there. Icarus is a newbie, he is no match for us!”
“…….”.
