In mid-September, when the tenth episode of the "fate/zero" anime was broadcast, the third volume of the novel and the [Moonlight World] fanfiction "Mysterious Gate" of Foggy Mirror Ruri officially held a joint press conference, and after the press conference, an autograph sale event will be held for the first batch of novels sold to the public, and all readers who buy the first batch of novels can get autographs from Yu Kamiya and Misty Mirror Ruri. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In order to ensure the smooth running of the press conference, Chiyo Shoten vacated the largest brick-and-mortar bookstore in the Akihabara area as the site of the press conference, and hired a large number of security personnel to maintain order at the scene. Chiyo Bookstore's action is not an exaggeration, but it is better to say that it is a big move in the eyes of outsiders, and it still cannot accommodate this joint press conference of the novel.

The novel launch starts at 9 a.m., but the streets in front of Chiyo's physical bookstore have been lined up since 7 a.m., and the entire street is crowded with people, like the annual summer festival of the 11th arrondissement. The hired security guards could only play a role in dispersing the crowd, and in the end, even the street patrol officers had to step in to maintain order in the ranks.

"Please be calm, Chiyo Bookstore is not open yet, please stand still and wait!"

"Please don't push others and wait in good order!"

"Beep~! Please keep things in order and don't get too excited! "The security personnel and patrol officers waved their arms and struggled to clear the crowd, and it was a real ordeal to huddle with the crowd on a hot day.

Approaching the opening time of the bookstore, the atmosphere of the whole team seemed restless, and many people wanted to squeeze to the front to present the location of the venue as soon as possible. Because of this large queue, other shops on the same street had no choice but to suffer, and the queue was clogged on the sidewalk, so that buyers who wanted to enter the store could not squeeze into the queue at all.

There are all kinds of people in the huge team that occupies the street.,But on the contrary, the popular "otaku" in Akihabara is only a small part.,Most of them are some office workers or high school students and the like.,From the distribution of these people, it can be seen that most of the readers who participated in this novel joint press conference may be going to the name of Fog Mirror Ruri.,To be honest,Even if Kamiya Yu has produced several popular animations,His animation supervisor and light novelist status together may not have as much influence as fog mirror glass.。

To give a very clear example, in the 11th area of the last world, the audience may not know who Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen Xubuchi, and Nishio Restoration are, but they must have heard of Keigo Higashino. Most people in District 11 have retained their reading habits on paper, which has led to the unusually wide influence of traditional novels, and coupled with a well-developed adaptation system, novelists are much better mixed than animation supervisors and the like. If Yu Kamiya wants his social influence to surpass the fog mirror glass, then he needs to at least be at the level of Hayao Miyazaki, supported by a large number of national-level works.

The front end of the team

"Why am I crammed into the same line with you in such a hot weather! I can't stand when Chiyo Bookstore will open! Yuri Ando took out a tissue to wipe the sweat from her forehead and complained, unable to stand the crowding of the line, and the whole person stuck to the wall of the street.

When Ando Xiu heard his sister's complaint, he opened up a space in the crowd with his hands, and covered his sister with his body and sighed: "There is no way, because this time one person can only take one signed novel." Bear with me for a while, it's already past 8:40, and it's almost 9 o'clock, and it is said that there will be new major news announced by Mr. Kamiya at this press conference. Now that I've got my previous autographs, I'm thinking of compiling a collection to collect. ”

Yuri Ando was still discouraged: "Xiu, you are really full of interest." ”

Ando Shu said with a smile: "So what is Sister Yuri doing here, won't it be to get the signature of the work and then sell it." ”

Ando's casual words pierced Ando's thoughts, and she raised her chin with some pride: "Exposed? I'm a pragmatist, and the last time you bought me a whole set of novels, I changed the equivalent of a month's salary for a part-time job, and then I bought a new one, and I still have a lot left. ”

"I'm talking about you..."

Hearing Yuri Ando's statement that she didn't care, Xiu Ando silently apologized to Yu Kamiya in her heart, regretting the last time she helped her buy a complete set of Yuu Kamiya's autographed novels: "That's Mr. Kamiya's signed work, it has special collection significance, aren't you distressed at all?" ”

Yuri Ando yawned and said, "Not at all, because I'm a pragmatist, a novel with a signature is a novel, and a novel without a signature is still a novel." ”

This attitude made Ando Xiu more and more unhappy, and he always felt that what he cherished was being despised and despised. He clearly knew his sister's character, thought about it and pretended to be deep and said, "Sister Yuri, do you know how much the set of novels with the signature of Mr. Yuu Kamiya that you sold is worth now?" ”

Yuri Ando said nonchalantly, "I don't know, I don't pay attention to this aspect of things." ”

Ando Xiu lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Then let me tell you, now a complete set of Kamiya-sensei's novel signatures on the Internet is worth more than 100,000 yuan. ”

Yuri Ando's eyes widened: "Hundreds of thousand!?" ”

"Yes!"

Yuri Ando counted the numbers and said distressedly: "Isn't that several times more than the price I sold!?" ”

Seeing her look of regret, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Andoxiu's mouth: "So Sister Yuri, how about you cherish a little bit of signed novels more?" A few more years of collecting, and the value may continue to rise. ”

"Shu Ando, I'm sorry." After thinking for a while, Yuri Ando looked at her brother seriously and apologized.

"How?"

"I used to think you were stupid, but I didn't think your head would work unexpectedly."

Ando Shu was speechless, who is the stupid person.

Next to Ando Shu, there are also many people discussing about this novel press conference, whispering to each other, and there are all kinds of discussions.

"The new work of Mr. Fog Mirror Liuli for a long time, although it is biased towards the theme of light novels, but it also makes people feel eager to try! I'd love to see the content soon. The young man in the suit looked forward and patted his companion on the shoulder.

His companion thought for a while and shook his head and said: "I'm the opposite, I have the greatest expectation for this new work of Teacher Fog Mirror Liuli is because this new work is a fantasy type, Teacher Fog Mirror Liuli's works have always been realistic, what is the fantasy world she writes about is exciting." ”

"The third volume of Fate/Zero is finally on sale! More than 400,000 words are sold at one time, which is almost equivalent to an ordinary light novel, ah~ Why hasn't it opened yet! The boy in the uniform of an unknown high school excitedly said to his partner next to him, who was attracted by the commotion in front of him before he could answer.

"The first batch of prints is not very large, and if you miss this time, you will have to wait for the next week to buy it, which is not good!" A man with a satchel and a dead house look at the front of the group with a resolute gaze, and he is also wearing a T-shirt with "Madoka Magi" Shikame. As he made up his mind, a sudden thrust from behind him caused him to stumble.

The man in front of the otaku turned his head and glared angrily: "Hey, be careful, you stepped on my foot." ”

"I'm sorry..." The otaku cowered and sweated apologetically, and it was obvious that he was not used to crowded scenes.

"What news will the superintendent of Kamiya announce this time, I'm looking forward to it~~"

"Hmm~~ It should be about "fate/zero".,The animation of the gave novel "Knight's Twilight" is scheduled to be launched in October.,This time, the fog mirror glass teacher was also invited by the superintendent of Kamiya.,If you want to say anything important, it's probably an animation or a theatrical version!?"

・・・・・・

Yu Kamiya is planning intensively, saying that it is a joint press conference of the novel, but in fact, it is not formal in form, otherwise he would not have chosen a large bookstore as the venue of the press conference. This joint press conference is inclined to promote the first batch of novels for sale, and at the same time, the related [Yuanzhikong] animation production company announced the game plan of [Valhalla].

The conference venue can only accommodate about hundreds of people,There are no stools and chairs arranged to receive guests,The joint press conference is mainly for the sale of novels,Some publicity and planning announcements will not exceed half an hour together,This is also taking into account the number of readers who buy novels,After a long time, I'm afraid that readers who buy novels can put the physical bookstore flat,After all, the autograph of Kamiya Yu and Fog Mirror Ruri is one of the key points of publicity,Buy a novel and always have to wait until the end of the press conference to ask for an autograph。

In order to achieve the best publicity effect, Yu Kamiya made a short promotional PV based on the unannounced 11th to 14th episodes of the anime, and the heroic spirit Zhao Yun single-handedly fought against the [King's Army] who conquered the king Iskandar and the real name of the Sword of Victory of the SSBER Liberation Oath are the main points of the propaganda, and the excerpted picture matches the character's confessional lines, and the scene is very infectious.

The completion time of the novel "Mysterious Gate" is relatively hasty, and there is no basic material to make into an animated PV, so it can only be made into an illustration mode, and the overall style tends to be dark gothic.

In the venue, the staff were sweating profusely and busy with their own work, and the store was about to open, but the progress of the layout of the venue was really not optimistic.

The person in charge commanded the staff to arrange the scene, and when he saw the messy scene, he anxiously shouted helplessly: "This bookshelf has been moved over there, didn't it already be said that there can't be extra things left here to hinder customers!" ”

"Hirai~! Help me get the bench. ”

"Hey~Hey, where is the table for the autograph? These will be used immediately after the launch! ”

・・・・・・

"Miss Amamiya, I'm sorry for you here, I need to discuss the novel with Mr. Fog Mirror Ruri." Yuu Kamiya and the voice actress of Alice Phil von Einzberen of the remastered version of "fate/zero" anime said hello, and she participated in the joint press conference as the host this time, and a week of practice and her performance without stage fright still made Yuu Kamiya quite optimistic.

Alice Phil von Einzberen is also the official ambassador of "Fate/Zero", and if you think about it, there seems to be no other character in the animation who is suitable for this kind of ambassadorial position except for her mature and childish personality, just imagine that the protagonist of "Einzberen" is replaced by any character in the "Fate/Zero" animation, and the picture will become quite bad.

"Okay, please go slowly."

- That's right, but at least I'm not going to be useful as a moderator right now.

Amamiya Hanai chuckled and watched Kamiya leave, finding an unobtrusive corner to sit down and rest and wait for the joint press conference to begin, her main job this time was to liven up the atmosphere and ask questions according to the predetermined plan. Amamiya Hanai, wearing a white dress, with her pink hair hanging down her waist, gives her a sense of dignity and stability that does not match her youthful appearance, just like Alice Phil von Einzberen in formal wear, and it is easy to gain the intimacy of others.

Kamiya called Gokyo Akiyama, the editor-in-chief of the light novel department of Chiyo Bookstore, "Hey, editor-in-chief Akiyama, are you free now?" ”

There was a noisy voice on the other side of the phone, and it took a while to hear Akiyama Gojing's helpless voice: "To be honest, no." ”

"I think so, but I still ask the editor-in-chief Akiyama to squeeze out a little time to come to the conference room, mainly to discuss the specific arrangements of the press conference, and there are a few points I want to revise."

There was silence on the phone.

"Wait for me for five minutes."

"Then I'll go to the conference room with Teacher Fog Mirror Liuli first."

――What a disaster, it was so well arranged before, why did it foreshadow the more problems were exposed near the scene?

Hanging up the phone, Kamiya Yu rubbed his eyebrows to soothe his spirit, and came to the lounge in the backstage of the venue, and sure enough, he saw Fog Mirror Ruri sitting quietly on the sofa, holding a thick hardcover book in his hand, and his calm and cold temperament seemed to be completely isolated from the noise of the venue.

"Mirikame Ruri-sensei, do you know where your assistant Miss Sakai has gone?" Yu Kamiya walked over and frowned, many things about the cooperation with Misty Mirror Ruri were discussed with her assistant, and this joint press conference was the result of a three-way negotiation between [Yuannoku] Animation Production Company, Chiyo Shoten, and Sakai, the assistant of Foggy Mirror Ruri.

The quiet environment was broken, and the fog mirror Ruri raised her head slightly, and looked at Yu Kamiya with cold eyes, and wrote with the notepad she carried with her: "The front desk is arranged. ”

-- This is the real Sanwu, and she can only be seen on the Internet to speak a little more.

Kamiya Yu was speechless, the fog mirror glass completely met the standards of the three no-girl girls, no mouth, no words and no expression, and the combination of delicate appearance and short silver hair gave people a sense of distance that others could not touch.

――The front desk is arranged, and it seems that it will be difficult to come back in a short time.

"Can I sit here, then?" Yu Kamiya asked, pointing to the couch opposite her.

"Whatever you want."

Kamiya Yu sat down, looked at her quietly reading the novel, and said curiously, "What book is Teacher Fog Mirror Ruri reading?" ”

Foggy Mirror Ruri holds the hardcover book in both hands and lets Kamiya Yu see the name of the book, and the cover reads "The Last Chronicle of Basset" in English.

Yu Kamiya knew the novel and was proficient in English, but he didn't have the heart to read a boring work of traditional literature, and in his opinion, most novels in the form of fast food were much more wonderful than traditional literature, but they were only much more exciting.

"Isn't it interesting?" Yu Kamiya asked, observing her expression.

The misty mirror Ruri closed the book, and her cold eyes looked at Yu Kamiya calmly and shook her head, holding the pen in her right hand and leaving Juanxiu's notes on the notepad: "It's just a story." ”

It's uncomfortable to be looked straight at by her.,He's good at getting along with people.,But there's nothing to do with the fog mirror glass that seems to be wrapped in ice.,There can't be much common topic between the two.,He doesn't have the cheekiness and enthusiasm to conquer the male protagonist of the three-no girl in the animation.。

After a while, seeing that Kamiya Yu didn't take the topic, she continued: "Excuse me, is there anything else?" ”

- Couldn't she have noticed this awkward atmosphere?

Yu Kamiya waved his hand tiredly, and replied in a voice with a hint of helplessness: "No, it's just that I'll discuss the specific arrangements for the press conference with Editor-in-Chief Akiyama in the conference room later, and be sure to ask Mr. Ruri Kishigami and Miss Sakai to come over as well." ”

"I see." (To be continued.) )