The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 51: The new book is officially on sale! (Please read on!)
Then someone asked: "If this book is just a renamed version of 'I Gained the Ability to Know Important Information in Advance After Transmigrating to Another World,' then doesn't that perfectly fit your definition of trashy isekai novels?"
That book, in terms of its setting, structure, and style, is exactly the type you dislike; you could even say it's a classic example.

Ruriko Chishima's response was quite direct.

"After reading the original manuscript in the paperback version, I wanted to know what happened next, so I went to read it as well."

This is completely different from the paperback version, so don't worry about it.

Her reply completely ignited a heated discussion among readers.

The questions kept coming in: "Where exactly is the difference?", "Is it really different?", "In what specific aspects is it different?"

However, Chiya Umehara quickly noticed Ruriko Chishima's actions and sent her a message warning her: "Don't keep raising my expectations on social media before the official release. What I want is a comeback. What I want is for them to question me. How can I make a comeback if they don't question me?"

"Don't try to make it sound like everyone's the one who's got the guts. I don't like being a star, I just love being a villain."

When Chishima Ruriko saw this message, she vaguely realized that this "Arisa Keisei" was not a normal person either.

At least, she is completely different from the naive and innocent persona she presents in live streams. Her true personality is most likely that of a remarkable person.

Although she really wanted to complain, she respected the person's opinion and stopped responding to inquiries on social media.

Afterwards, when they received no response, they wanted to go to Chiya Umehara's live stream to ask for clarification.

However, Chiya Umehara, who had been live-streaming herself writing toilet paper for so long, suddenly stopped broadcasting and ran away at this time.

The live stream room displayed an announcement: "The broadcast will be suspended for a period of time, and the resumption date is to be determined."

This made everyone extremely anxious.

No, you ran away at this point?
Why did you run now of all times?
Even without further response, the previous conversations were enough to pique everyone's curiosity.

Even the well-known toilet paper artist "Chishima-chan" has said that her work is "different." Just how different is it?

She said the document version and the web version are very different, but just how different are they?
It's really hard to imagine from the current web version.

Because it was so mysterious, the matter quickly sparked a heated discussion on relevant forums.

"Arya's Prophecy" and "Forming Arisa" have once again become trending topics on the forum after more than a month.

"Oh no, this is making me really look forward to it. What are the differences between the paperback version and the web version?"

"I have always trusted Mr. Chishima's taste."

Aside from her earlier works, her recent collaborative projects have indeed been quite good, all of them being creative and of high quality.

Moreover, even for those hugely popular works she has collaborated on in the past, she rarely goes out of her way to help the authors promote them.

It's clear that she really likes this book.

"Wow, I remember that people on the forum used to bring up Arisa every two days to mock her. Could it be that things are really going to turn around this time?"

Similar discussions are frequent on light novel-related forums.

Moreover, this time it might be more than just a forum.

Previously, Chiya Umehara had always believed that a novel is a novel and a story is a story.

She consistently overlooked the impact of illustrations on the sales and reach of her novels.

But now, she suddenly realizes that this might not be the case.

At least in the Japanese light novel market, illustration is very important.

After the cover art for the first volume of "The Prophecy of Arya" was released at Kakuyama Bookstore, this exquisitely drawn and adorable cover art featuring the younger sister Lucy quickly spread.

While it may not be universally known, many people will indeed share this image for reasons such as "Wow, the cover of this novel looks so good."

Soon, "Arya's Prophecy" became a trending topic on Japanese Twitter. Thanks to the exceptionally beautiful cover art, discussions about "Arya's Prophecy" skyrocketed.

Although it wasn't a very high ranking, only around 30th or 40th, and it didn't stay on the trending topics list for very long.

However, it should be considered that light novels are a very small niche.

In this industry, for a completely new work with no predecessors and no established popularity, to trend on social media for even a short while is already considered a decent level of buzz.

It can be said that this is one of the most anticipated new works in the light novel world right now.

Many people are now thinking similarly to how the gaming industry feels when they see a highly anticipated AAA game.

Well... I don't know if it will look good when it's actually released.

But with such high popularity, and even popular illustrator "Chishima Chan" personally recommending it, fans are showing their support.

Whether it's salty or bland, I still have to buy it and take a look.

Kakuyama Bunko seemed to think the situation was very good, so instead of printing the first volume according to the minimum standard of 3000 copies for a new light novel, they printed 10000 copies at once.

And so, the buzz continued to grow.

In the days leading up to the release, Ruriko Chishima continued to update with a simple line drawing every day to promote the product.

At first, everyone thought she would release a different illustration of a character every day.

But later, everyone discovered
Something is wrong.

The promotion lasted for 7 days, but the same character was promoted every day.

They're all Lucy's younger sister.

It's Lucy with different expressions, different clothes, and different actions.

As a result, many people commented on her Twitter, "Are you a Lucy fanboy/fangirl?"

In response, she frankly replied, "That's exactly right."

And so, the release date finally arrived.
Although the pre-event promotion and publicity activities were plentiful, for some reason, Chiya Umehara herself was unwilling to make an appearance for the time being, so no autograph session was held.

There are currently only two ways to buy this book.

One option is to book online.

One option is to buy it from a physical bookstore that already carries the book.

Out of curiosity, many people went to the bookstore on the day the book was shipped to ask the bookstore staff, "Has 'The Prophecy of Arya' been put on the shelves yet?"

Among them was Umehara Chiya's younger sister, Umehara Amane.

You see, while others were only kept in suspense for a week, she had been kept in suspense by her own sister for over a month.

At that time, as soon as it was released, she couldn't wait to use her pocket money to buy this exquisitely bound novel at the bookstore.

When she actually held the book in her hands and saw that it was written by Arisa Yuki, she felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

"Then let me see what it says."

　P.S.: It seems the morning updates have been well-received, so I'll be updating in the mornings from now on.

　　It appears every time I wake up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)