Answering Some Minor Issues

Some readers in the comment section have expressed confusion about certain plot points in this book, so I'll provide some explanations here.

First off—

Neville Longbottom is pure-blood. I misremembered this earlier, lol…

Because he and Harry both fit the conditions of the prophecy, I mistakenly thought he was a half-blood like Harry.

I only later recalled that Voldemort, precisely because Harry and he himself were both half-bloods while Longbottom was pure-blood, believed Harry posed a greater threat. This led him to kill Harry's entire family…

However, I didn't misunderstand the meaning of half-blood.

For example, like Harry, even if both parents are wizards, if one of them is Muggle-born, they are still considered half-blood.

Another point—

Regarding whether Muggles can enter Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, the original Deathly Hallows, in the chapter "The Prince's Tale," describes this.

This section describes Snape's memory and Aunt Petunia:

'Scene change. Harry looked around; he was on Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, Snape was standing beside him, hunched slightly, pressed against a thin woman with a sallow complexion and a pinched expression, who looked very like him. Snape was staring at a family not far away. Two girls were standing apart from their parents. Lily seemed to be pleading with her sister. Harry moved closer to listen.'

'Her pale eyes looked out at the platform, at the cat meowing in its owner's arms, at the owls in their cages flapping and hooting at each other, at the students—some already dressed in black robes, who were loading their luggage onto the scarlet steam engine, greeting their friends with loud shouts after a summer apart.'

These two passages are memories left by Snape before his death, describing the scene when Lily's parents and sister saw her off at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters before she started at Hogwarts.

Therefore, Muggles can indeed enter Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

At this point, some readers might say: "Ah, but what if a Muggle accidentally wanders in?"

Firstly, there's a spell called the Muggle Repelling Charm.

This charm can make approaching Muggles unconsciously leave the area.

Secondly, Hogwarts' opening is an annual major event for the wizarding world. The Ministry of Magic wouldn't be completely uninvolved, especially since the Ministry has departments specifically responsible for altering Muggle memories.

Even if a couple of Muggles did manage to breach Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, it would only require the Ministry to assign someone responsible for public order to modify their memories. With a simple Obliviate, everything would be resolved.

After all, it's a small society with government agencies. I don't believe such a large group of people in the Ministry wouldn't think of such a simple solution.

Also, Muggle parents are still parents. Wouldn't it be rather heartless to prevent them from entering the platform to see their children off?

Furthermore, it's not just Platform Nine and Three-Quarters that Muggles can enter; the Ministry of Magic itself is occasionally infiltrated by Muggles. However, during the Ministry's darkest period in the seventh book, any Muggles who accidentally entered the Ministry met rather grim fates.

Finally, regarding the book's pricing—

As I've said before: items with costs but no market are priced based on manufacturing cost (e.g., Web-Shooters, serums). Items with no cost are priced according to the approximate market value in their respective worlds (e.g., eye techniques). Items with both cost and market are priced above cost but below market value (e.g., firearms). Items with neither cost nor market are estimated (e.g., inheritances).

Some readers have said the pricing of eye techniques is confusing. Actually, if you convert it, it's about the same price.

According to Kishimoto's settings, the exchange rate between Naruto currency and Japanese Yen is one Ryo = 10 Yen. Judging by the purchasing power and prices shown in the anime, the value of ninja world currency in the ninja world is basically equivalent to the value of Japanese Yen in Japan.

A bowl of ramen costs tens of Ryo in the ninja world, and a bowl of ramen costs hundreds of Yen in Japan—there's no significant difference. So, we can use Yen as a baseline.

In 1990, the exchange rate between British Pounds and RMB was around 1:15.

In the same year, the exchange rate between RMB and Japanese Yen was around 1:16.

Byakugan = 400,000 GBP × 15 × 16 = 96,000,000 JPY = 9,600,000 Ryo.

This means it's basically equivalent to 9.6 million Ryo in the ninja world, which is less than a third of Asuma. The price is significantly lower than what the Byakugan should be worth in the ninja world.

However, Naruto was created in 1999, and Kishimoto's economic concepts were also around 1999. From 1990 to 1999, the global economy experienced many changes. Older readers should know that around 1993, our country's monthly salary level suddenly jumped from tens of RMB to hundreds of RMB. This was not a small change.

So, if we also consider the factor of the era, this price isn't unreasonable at all; it's even a bit on the higher side. However, even if there's a difference, it won't be too significant.

So, do you think my pricing is rigorous enough now?

I think what some readers object to is simply the contrast between the numerical perception of British Pounds and ninja world currency.

However, I have also slightly adjusted some pricing that I felt was inappropriate. Basically, I think there are no major issues now.

If it still doesn't feel right after this, then I truly have no other options. If it doesn't feel right, then it doesn't feel right; just bear with it.

Ninja are people who can endure!

That's all for now.