When a refined-looking young mayor wearing gold-rimmed glasses arrived at the shrine, Xia You explained everything to him again.
The mayor listened while leafing through the manga, then raised his head slightly, a sharp glint flashing across his glasses!
As a businessman who had been elected mayor, he had already keenly spotted the business opportunity behind it!
With its legend of the maiden, Maiden's Peak attracted plenty of tourists at this time every year, but beyond that, it had no other noteworthy attractions.
With the renowned Blue Point and the up-and-coming Yumachi Harbor nearby, Maiden's Peak paled even further in comparison.
If this manga circulated, it would let more young people discover and grow fond of the place, drawing in more tourists. They could then stage plays, promote otaku culture, hold manga conventions, and sell merchandise like other big cities, which was bound to make the place more popular.
"I heard you were planning to give this manga to the shrine?"
"That's right." Xia You nodded. Although he had spent a great deal of time and effort on it, he had never intended to profit from the manga.
To his surprise, however, the mayor offered a different suggestion upon hearing this. "Coming up with the story and then drawing it must have been very hard work. How about this? I'd like to pay you for the copyright. What do you think?"
"Huh? Buy it?" Xia You paused in surprise. "But this manga was adapted from the story of Maiden's Peak in the first place. How could I claim the copyright? Besides, whether it'll actually be popular is still unknown."
"I have my own ways of handling that." The mayor did not seem particularly concerned about setbacks. "With the resources of the whole town behind us, I think a little publicity