Was the scene of books being impossible to get an exaggeration? Sogo Doma could responsibly say, "Not at all!" In this age when the internet was gradually taking off, no one understood the importance of traffic and publicity better than he did. Thinking back to the Celestial Empire, even a masterpiece like "The 'Duel' in Duel!"—a book whose very title concealed a subtle jab—had once swept the market thanks to publicity and exposure. With such a successful precedent, it was hardly surprising that Utaha Kasumigaoka's work had achieved the status of being impossible to get...
Of course, it was enough for Sogo Doma to know these things himself. If he actually explained the reasons behind it, a literary girl like Kasumigaoka, who was wholeheartedly devoted to writing well, would probably begin doubting herself. After all, such marketing tactics were kind of... well, not something cultured and high-minded people could openly endorse...
Ahem, putting that aside, after being shocked that her book had become so hard to get, Utaha Kasumigaoka suddenly realized, "Sogo-kun, even if it's impossible to get, you didn't have to talk to Enako like that..." The issue was clearly that Sogo Doma had taken her phone and said all sorts of nonsense to Enako. What did that have to do with books being hard to get?
"Utaha, are you an idiot too? You still haven't understood what I was getting at? Sigh..." Sogo Doma said, covering his forehead. "Let me put it this way. Sales start tomorrow, and when that happens, Umaru will definitely make me line up to buy it. But after the buildup from volumes one and two, it already has countless fans...
Not to mention that, because volumes one and two were such huge hits, Fujimi Bunko realized the value of volume three. The publicity