A long line had formed outside the exhibition hall.
Looking at the crowd, Natsume Kayo felt they would be waiting for a long time, so she tried messaging Natsume Chikage.
Unfortunately, he didn't reply.
"Let's try calling. If he doesn't answer, he's probably busy."
Natsume Kayo took out her phone and tried calling him.
Brrring.
The call connected.
[Natsume Chikage: Kayo, why are you calling me all of a sudden?]
[Natsume Kayo: I saw some things online saying you'd partnered with Shin-Ei Publishing for an advertisement. I wondered if you were planning to use the money to buy back the house or something, so I came to ask.]
[Natsume Chikage: Nope.]
[Natsume Kayo: Really? Then what is it?]
[Natsume Chikage: I don't mind telling you now. I'm actually the author Sanqianli. I came here for a book-signing event.]
Natsume Kayo knew of the author Sanqianli, of course.
She had graduated from a prestigious university and often read books and literature, so she knew the author had become very popular lately.
She hadn't read The Devotion of Suspect X because the subject matter wasn't her thing.
But she had read Snow Country, and she'd loved it.
And now he was telling her that Natsume Chikage was the author of one of her favorite novels?
How could that be?
Natsume Kayo could hardly believe it.
[Natsume Kayo: Don't joke around. I heard the author was a woman.]
[Natsume Chikage: Haha, believe what you want.]
[Natsume Kayo: If you want me to believe you, that's easy enough. I'm outside the exhibition hall right now. Come get me and take me inside. If it's true, then I won't have any choice but to believe you, will I?]
[Natsume Chikage: You're outside the exhibition hall? Why did you come all of a sudden?]
[Natsume Kayo: