520 I Suppose I Can Keep You Company

Mai: "???"

She really wanted to shove a bottle of stomach medicine into his mouth.

Shuya and said, "Are you referring to the things I talked to you about? That wasn't a trap, was it? It was a sign that I trusted you."

Mai was furious. "Well, thank you so much!"

"You're welcome, really, no need. Just don't refuse me next time I want to talk to you."

"There will be a next time?!"

Mai's mental state collapsed.

In recent years, Shuya hasn't had a heart-to-heart talk with her. She has no idea how comfortable she's been. Not having to take stomach medicine is truly wonderful.

But Shuya actually said he wanted to talk to her again, that's really bad!

Mai's gaze swept over the others.

She hoped someone could help share the burden, but everyone she looked at avoided her gaze, except for her Little Senior Sister who was unaware of what was going on.

Haruno and the others knew more or less that Shuya confide in Mai, but the Little Senior Sister didn't know that.

Although Mai complained that Shuya talk to her Little Senior Sister about those troublesome things, she was actually the same way. She wouldn't mention to her Little Senior Sister that Shuya often sought her out for life advice.

Shuya's negotiations were very troublesome, and it was clear that no one wanted to help; even Yukino avoided Mai's gaze.

What happened to our promise of being good friends? Is there no hope for the world anymore?

The Mai was constricted by air.

Hyakka muttered, "Everyone knows you've been carrying stomach medicine with you for years, who would dare listen to Shu-chan's troubles?"

Haruno smiled slightly and gave a thumbs-up with her eyes, but then she remembered that Shuya often came to her door, causing her to be overworked every day, and her smile gradually disappeared.

Shuya patted Mai on the shoulder. "Stop looking. I'm used to talking to you. I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it with anyone else."

Mai: "?"

"Junior brother, what are you talking about? Is something bothering you? You can always talk to me about it."

His Little Senior Sister cared about him a lot.

Shuya laughed heartily, "It's nothing, it's nothing, that's just a little secret between Mai- chan and me."

"Hehe, you two have a really good relationship."

The Little Senior Sister assumed it was some kind of secret between a man and a woman and was too embarrassed to ask further.

Mai could only sigh.

Shuya and the others played until almost 10 o'clock. Since everyone had to go to school or work the next day, they stopped fooling around.

That's about it for today, isn't it?

Shuya asked for their opinions.

Everyone nodded indifferently, Haruno said, "Yeah, that's enough for now. Anyway, we'll celebrate after the first week's sales come out, so it doesn't matter if we don't get enough fun."

"That's true."

Shuya nodded, but it probably wouldn't just be a celebration within the agency.

Given the sales of his album, the celebration party he was supposed to hold back then must have been quite large, but his mother took care of those things, so he didn't have to worry about them.

With Shuya sent various decorations flying onto the table, while the surrounding trash gathered together and was sorted and rolled into a garbage bag.

Hanazawa Sakura values rituals, Shuya was forced to decorate himself.

She wasn't there, so it was just a random Shuya.

Then everyone packed their things and left the office together.

"Little Senior Sister, shall I take you back?"

Shuya asked a question.

"Oh, no need."

The Little Senior Sister shook her head.

"Did you call a car?"

Shuya was a little confused, but his Little Senior Sister exclaimed in surprise, "Don't you know? We're going to spend the night at Haruno's house!"

Shuya: "?"

Haruno hugged her Little Senior Sister with a grin, then winked at Shuya: "Hehe, next up is a pajama party for boys only, unfortunately I can't let you join, Shu-chan, unless you're a girl..."

"No unless... goodbye!"

Cross-dressing is absolutely out of the question!

Shuya and slipped away, their loud laughter echoing behind him.

These girls, relying on their numbers, weren't afraid of Shuya seeking revenge. Besides, with their Little Senior Sister there, they figured Shuya wouldn't dare do anything.

Bah! A dog relying on its master's power!

Shuya sullenly went home, quickly took a shower, and came out to watch TV.

It's not news, it's just a regular variety show.

After watching TV for a while, he received messages from Haruno and the others; they sent him a lot of photos to show off.

"Awsl, it's a picture of my Little Senior Sister in her pajamas."

Shuya silently clicked save, and of course, he also saved the other girls' pajamas photos.

After a while, they finally stopped posting pictures, Shuya's side quieted down.

After watching TV, he suddenly felt like practicing his swordplay in the garden, then went back to his room to play video games until four or five in the morning. He took a short nap and then went to school to prepare for the final day of exams.

... Anyway, I'm not going to review.

His route to school that day was different from yesterday; many students were watching him.

Yesterday, most students were even walking with their heads down, reviewing and studying.

As for today... after yesterday's exam, many people knew they had completely failed, so they simply stopped studying and just looked at the handsome guys instead.

They knew about the success of Shuya's new album, so they were all watching him.

Shuya returned to the classroom amidst the intense gazes, and as soon as he entered, all the students turned to look at him.

He didn't say anything and went straight back to his seat.

The Yellow Hair next door came and talked to him again:

"Inoue -kun, congratulations! I heard your new album is selling very well?"

"Thanks. Sales should be alright, right?"

Shuya responded with a polite, fake smile.

Standing next to her, Yuigahama gave a slightly lonely smile, "Shu-chan, I saw your agency members' Twitter yesterday, it seems quite lively."

"Right?"

Shuya nodded.

He analyzed Yuigahama's feelings; she probably felt lonely because she thought he and Yukino lived in a different world than her.

She seems to have a sensitive heart.

But Shuya couldn't help her; she could only pretend not to see it.

Shuya didn't continue chatting with Yellow Hair- kun Yuigahama, he looked down at his phone and read the news.

The morning news was still about him; the buzz hadn't died down yet.

It's rare for an album to break records like this, so people are paying a lot of attention.

Then yesterday's sales figures came out; sales in the Japan Administrative District hadn't broken ten million, but they weren't far off either.

Sales figures for regions other than Japan have also been reported, but the data may not be accurate and are only approximate.

Sales in the Great Hua Administrative District exceeded tens of millions, accounting for the majority of sales in Asia.

Shuya glanced at the data; sales figures for the rest of Asia ranged from hundreds of thousands to millions. There was too much data to bother looking at.

Sales in Europe and America are decent, but no single administrative region has exceeded two million in sales.

The sales figures for this album are sufficient to reflect his popularity distribution within the Earth Federation.

Speaking of Ar tonelico 1, I've completed it several times; it's definitely one of my favorite RPGs. It's a shame there probably won't be a remake.

In short, I highly recommend it.

Section 559, Chapter 520: I'll reluctantly accompany you.

Based on a rough calculation of global sales, Shuya estimates that first-week sales might, perhaps, possibly... break 100 million?

... But that's probably overthinking it; it'll probably only reach around 60-70 million in the end.

The long-term sales potential of his album mainly depends on Japan and Great Hua in Asia.

Japan is his base, and his future potential is quite considerable.

He couldn't say for sure what Great Hua would say; it depended on luck, but he figured it wouldn't be low.

Shuya is satisfied with the current sales figures.

It has to be said that these exaggerated sales figures even exceeded his expectations; whether he sells more or less from now on, it will all be a pleasant surprise.

After seeing the sales figures, he changed his mind a bit. He had originally planned to take a more relaxed approach and do less promotion, but given the album's momentum, if he still insisted on not doing any promotion, Hanazawa Sakura might beat him to a pulp.

Even if I don't beat him up, he'll still come over every day and whine.

Shuya is probably going to have a change of heart this time.

The album's huge sales also benefited him; the money wasn't important, but the fans' fervor meant even more Power of Faith.

The profits from this album were indeed tempting for him.

No matter which god or demon it is, they will never have too much Power of Faith.

Shuya decided to give it his all this time, so he sent Maeda Saori on Line saying he was interested in participating in promotional activities.

She hasn't replied yet; she's probably busy.

Shuya stopped paying attention to Line and spent his time surfing the internet.

The exam will be over in a little while. All I can do is do the questions, sleep, take a short break, and then do the questions again.

Complete the exam with ease.

The midterm exams have officially ended, and the students are all very excited. Even with the teachers present, they don't care and are busy discussing with their classmates where they're going to have fun later.

The teacher called for quiet twice, but seeing that it had no effect, she stopped paying attention, quietly put away the test papers, and left the classroom.

The noise in the classroom immediately increased several times.

Shuya checked his phone and saw that he had received a reply from Maeda Saori.

She sent him a bunch of announcements in one go, asking him to choose.

Since the album became a huge hit, not only Shuya was on his deathbed, was suddenly jolted awake and turned his life around by promoting it.

There are already tons of shows waiting for him to come and promote himself so they can ride his coattails.

When Shuya told Maeda Saori he was going to do some promotional work, she immediately gave him a whole bunch of tasks.

He can have a full schedule every day if he wants.

Just as Shuya was about to study it carefully, he discovered that Maeda Saori made a suggestion at the end, asking him if he wanted to do a live broadcast.

I can chat with my fans then, which will not only convey my gratitude but also give me the opportunity to promote my work.

He thought about it and realized that it seemed like everyone else in the industry would do the same thing; it would be strange if he hadn't done a live broadcast to promote it.