"Cheers!"
Everyone raised their glasses high, clinking them together, unable to hide the smiles on their faces.
"You two did an excellent job this time."
Holding his glass, Fang Zheng smiled and nodded at Kasumigaoka Utaha and Yamada Youko. While Fang Zheng had been working hard in the Main World, the other worlds had continued with their own activities. At the moment, he was attending the celebration party for the novel Sword Art Online. The book, co-written by Yamada Youko and Kasumigaoka Utaha, had drawn attention from every level of society the moment it went on sale.
After all, rather than a novel, it was more like a record or a biography. Through shifting perspectives and the accounts of different players, the two of them had shown readers how a group of young people in that death-filled world had summoned their courage, fought on tenaciously to the end, and ultimately achieved victory.
People were naturally curious about the unusual. What was more, Sword Art Online had been marketed from the very beginning as a "perfect portrayal of a Death Game world," making countless people eager to read it. Combined with the work of Yamada Youko and Kasumigaoka Utaha, the book had shot straight to the top of Japan's bestseller list upon release and even gained many readers overseas.
"Of course. Who do you think I am? I'm Yamada Youko."
Hearing Fang Zheng's praise, Yamada Youko grinned and patted her chest, while Kasumigaoka Utaha silently glanced at her from beside her.
"They're not big to begin with. Keep hitting them, and they might go flat."
"What did you say?! Say that again if you dare!"
Fang Zheng smiled and shook his head as he watched the two bicker in front of him. In truth, the book's immense popularity was partly due