The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 54 Phenomenal Bestseller (Bonus Chapter, Please Read On)
At this point, it's just public opinion circulating, and positive reviews being passed down by word of mouth among authors.

Even assuming this book sells out its 10,000 printed copies today, that would only mean 10,000 people have read it.

It may take a little longer before it gains influence and becomes a huge buzz.

Soon, my older sister will become a famous light novel author.
"so good"

After a night of pleasure, Umehara Amane was satisfied and planned to go to the toilet before returning to lie down and rest.

结果
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw her older sister, who, like herself, had just come out of her room and was standing in the hallway, looking sleepy.

It seems she, like me, has been surfing the internet all this time and is only now getting ready for bed.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then both showed somewhat awkward expressions.

Judging solely from the quality of the new book, "The Prophecy of Arya" is by no means problematic.

However, when the content of this book is applied to the relationship between the two sisters, it makes the atmosphere between them a little strange.

Now, both sisters realized what had happened, so they both fell silent.

It was Umehara Amane who first broke this atmosphere.

"Hey, sister, your writing is pretty good."

"Ahem. Hmm. I guess so, I think so too."

"Keep up the good work after that?"

"Okay, I'll try my best. You should study hard too, and don't stay up so late."

"Ok, I know."

After a series of tentative exchanges, the two turned away and went about their own business.

Now, the relationship between the two sisters has become a little delicate because of this new book.

And this may take some time to process.
Just as Umehara Amane guessed.

On the first day, the level of discussion on the forum and the endorsement from well-known light novel authors were just the first step in the snowball effect.

Subsequently, the popularity of "The Prophecy of Arya" expanded rapidly at an unimaginable speed.

Due to the buzz generated on its first day of release, a large number of light novel readers flocked to bookstores on the second day, asking the owners, "Do you have 'The Prophecy of Arya' in stock?"

Even the most oblivious and least tech-savvy bookstore owner would have realized by this point that "The Prophecy of Arya" was the latest hot topic.

As a result, "The Prophecy of Arya," a work that originally didn't generate much buzz, quickly began to be widely distributed.

Basically, all the bookstores that are even slightly well-informed have stocked up on the product and are displaying it in prominent positions for sale.

On the one hand, this allows readers who already learned about the book through online channels to purchase it as they wish.

On the other hand, this also attracted some casual readers who were unaware of the book.

Just imagine it.
If you were a regular, good student who didn't use the internet, and you happened to want to use your allowance to buy a novel at the bookstore today...

As soon as you enter the bookstore, you see a novel on the most eye-catching shelf that is bound much more exquisitely than the other books. At that moment, wouldn't you be curious enough to buy it and take a look?

The answer is obviously yes.

And so, relying on word-of-mouth online, they expanded their offline presence and quickly sold out thanks to the appealing illustrations.
In just two or three days, the first batch of 10000 copies printed at Kakuyama Bookstore had all been shipped out.

The official website shows the item as "sold out". Inquiries about restocking from various offline bookstores are also pouring in.

Such excellent sales performance made Kakuyama Bookstore very satisfied.

It's worth noting that in the light novel industry, a series of a dozen or so volumes that sells a few million copies is already considered a "big hit."

In other words, if a volume sells around 100,000 copies on average, it can be considered a popular and well-received work.

It may not seem like much, but the light novel market is actually quite large.

As for "The Prophecy of Arya," a completely new work by a new author, the conservative estimate from Kakuyama was that if the first printing of 1 copies could sell out within a year, it would not be considered a failure.

The result was completely unexpected.
It's only been two or three days, and the goods have already been shipped out.

This made Kakuyama Bookstore immediately realize that both Arisa and Arya's Prophecy had the potential to be developed into popular IPs for the bookstore.

While urgently contacting the printing press to print an additional 20,000 copies of "The Prophecy of Arya," they also happily posted a congratulatory illustration on Twitter.

Commemorating the milestone of "The Prophecy of Arya" surpassing 10,000 units shipped!
Retweet this post for a chance to win one of five first-edition bonus copies of "Arya's Prophecy"!

Anyone with even a little common sense or understanding of the light novel industry was shocked after seeing this tweet.

"Huh??? The goods have already been shipped out in just three days?? Really?"

"Wow, this level of popularity is incredible. Judging from this, it's possible that the first volume will sell 100,000 copies."

Is Arisa-chan really going to become the next phenomenal light novel author in Japan?

"Although I had a vague feeling that this book was becoming more popular, I didn't expect it to be this popular. My God, this is unbelievable."

Thanks to this tweet, even more people have started discussing "Arya's Prophecy".

"While shipping 10,000 copies in three days doesn't equate to actual sales, it at least proves that major bookstores are actively stocking the book. And from my observation, this book has indeed been placed in the most prominent positions in various bookstores these past few days."
Is it really that good? Do you think this book's success is more due to its inherent quality or its marketing?

"I feel like it's both?"
From my personal perspective, the brushstrokes are indeed incredibly delicate, completely different from the web version, so it's normal that some people would like it.

However, I feel that the fact that this slow-paced style can sell so quickly is inseparable from the popularity of Arisa Yuki and the illustrations by Chishima-sensei.

Lucy's character design and illustrations are absolutely gorgeous.

"Speaking of which, I remember there used to be a few people on the forum who really hated Arisa Keishi, and they would come out and post something to slander her every couple of days. Why haven't I seen them lately?"

"Probably dead www"

Now, a perfect cycle has been formed.

Sales volume generates discussion, discussion drives sales, and sales volume in turn generates further discussion.
The higher the sales volume, the greater the discussion.

The more discussion there is, the higher the sales.

Therefore, the higher the sales volume, the higher the sales volume.

This is the perfect snowball effect.

At least within the light novel community, "The Prophecy of Arya" has become a phenomenon.

　P.S.: An extra chapter for charity! Please read on!
　　And thank you to Ailoya Elor for the generous donation of 11825 Qidian Coins, and to Yxlim for the generous donation of 10000 Qidian Coins.

　　Oh my, the boss is so sentimental! I wish him a long and healthy life, and that he never dies.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)