The Novelist and Selna

"Speaking of the Dawn Gazette, there's an amusing little matter I wonder if Your Excellency the Count has heard about."

He picked up a newspaper from the display rack beside him and flipped to the supplement section.

"My wife, Her Highness Eve of the Crown Clan, has recently become obsessed with serializing novels in the newspaper."

Erian froze for a moment.

As a minor member of the upper ranks in the World of Chaotic Blood, he had naturally heard the name Eve Saint-Manzhi before.

That descendant of the King of Absurdity, praised as the "Jewel of the Crown," was now one of the most influential women in the Central Land.

And someone like her was actually writing serialized novels in a newspaper?

"It's a love story."

There was a touch of helplessness in Ron's tone.

"To be precise, it's a romantic legend set in the Main World."

"Two young Wizards from hostile schools meet during an exploration of some ruins, and then..."

He made a "you know" gesture.

"To be honest, in terms of the plot itself, it isn't really that outstanding."

Ron shook his head.

"Formulaic misunderstandings, clichéd reconciliations, overly forced plot progression, and a heap of logical holes... Given her experience, she could absolutely write something with more depth."

"But somehow..."

He opened the newspaper and showed it to Erian.

Beside the serialized column on that page, selected attachments from readers' letters were densely pasted all over.

"The Wizards of Gray Tower Town are very enthusiastic about it."

"The response from the Vampires has been just as heated, especially among the younger generation."

Erian took the newspaper and examined it carefully.

The contents of those readers' letters were wildly varied.

Some people were asking whether the "School Alliance selection system" mentioned in the story truly existed.

Some were