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In the following days, I tried to get in touch with Miu a few tis, but I couldn't find her. She studies in a different classroom than mine, but whenever I went there to look for her, she was never there.
I asked so of her classmates about her, but they didn't know where she was, even though she had been coming to school.
They were also very surprised that "soone like " was looking for "soone like her." I'll admit, hearing things like that irritated a little. Children and teenagers really are insensitive.
As ti passed, the day the shootings would begin kept getting closer.
Over the past few days, I spent the entire day drawing the Dragon Ball manga and writing the Tensura novel, as usual. Right now, I'm already on Chapter 26 of Dragon Ball and I'm almost finishing Volu 5 of Tensura.
Tensura won't have many volus, since I'm using the web novel as a base for my light novel.
I haven't read all the volus of the light novel, and it wasn't even finished before I ca to this world. So I'm going to give it an ending similar to the web novel.
I stopped writing and stood up.
I picked up my phone and saw that I had a ssage from Rina.
She was reminding that the shooting would take place the day after tomorrow, on the 14th.
I replied that I hadn't forgotten and that I was looking forward to it.
I've always wanted to know how things really work behind the scenes of a series production. I've read a few novels about it, but that's probably not how things actually work.
I left my room, and as I walked to the kitchen, I opened Twitter on my phone.
I had a lot of notifications, even though I hadn't posted much over the past few days.
"Wow, a lot of pages are tagging ."
Many pages were congratulating on finishing Overlord, and also on breaking the weekly sales record. The previous record had also been mine—the first volu of Overlord had sold 180,000 copies in its first week.
The following volus reached similar numbers in their first week, but never broke that record.
The average stayed around 150,000 in the first week.
But the final volu—perhaps because all the readers were eager—broke the record by a huge margin.
In its first week, Volu 17 of Overlord sold 273,000 copies. Yes, I managed to obliterate my own record, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to break that record again. I think it's very unlikely.
It's possible to sell much more than that in a week—but with a manga. A light novel? I don't think that record will ever be broken.
Manga sells far more than light novels.
Huff…
I let out a sigh and retweeted a few more posts.
Then I sat down at the table and started reading so reviews from websites and famous content creators about the final volu of Overlord.
[★★★★☆! Four stars for this volu. Although the writing remained as good as ever, I found the ending a bit rushed. I also found it a little strange how Ainz completely abandoned his humanity, as if he had never been human before. I understand that it makes so sense, but it left a slightly bitter taste in my mouth. In the end, I think it was a good ending for this work. Congratulations to the author Aoi Haruki for completing his first work! This story will certainly be considered a classic in the future.]
[★★★★★! Five stars, no doubt. Ainz remains a ruthless protagonist as always, which has always captivated . The fall of the Slane Theocracy was extrely satisfying. As always, an overwhelming victory for the Great Tomb of Nazarick!]
[★★★★★! Perfect. I don't have many words to describe how satisfied I am with the ending of this story. Everything was perfect from beginning to end. Ainz will go down in history as one of the best protagonists ever written.]
Reading the reviews, I felt very satisfied.
Not just with the influencers' opinions, but also with the reviews from "ordinary people"—who are, in fact, the most important readers.
The reviews were excellent. On an online sales site, the volu had a rating of 4.9 with over a thousand reviews.
On Twitter and in many forums, discussions about the ending were happening at full speed.
I even felt like creating an account on those forums and joining the discussion, but I didn't.
"What are you doing there? You've got a smile on your face."
"I'm reading so reviews of the final volu of Overlord. There are a lot of people discussing it online. It's fun to read."
My mother smiled at and said, "I'm glad people liked it. I went to a bookstore so ti ago, and it was crazy."
"You went?"
"Of course. I always buy everything you publish. It's stored in my closet. You have no idea how many people were wearing shirts of that character… Albedo? They really like her."
"Hahaha, I can imagine why."
My mother heard that and gave a mischievous smile. "I still rember the drawing you made when you were little, you know?"
"Forget about that."
I stood up and drank so water before heading back to my room.
After stretching a bit, I sat down in front of my computer again to work so more.
And then, the day of the shooting arrived.
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I left ho in the morning with my mother. Rina had said I didn't need to get ready, because when I got there I would be made up, and there would be soone to take care of my hair and clothes.
As soon as we got into the car, Rina said, "Don't be nervous, Kyo. It may seem intimidating, but it will be very easy."
"I'm not nervous." I smiled at her. I really wasn't nervous.
In fact, I'm excited.
I'll finally be able to show my skills in front of a cara.
"That's good." Rina smiled. "I won't be able to stay by your side like your mother. I'll be cheering for you while watching from a distance."
"Thank you, Rina."
Then we arrived at the studio where the shootings would take place.
The scenes I'm going to film are from the beginning of the movie—scenes that take place inside a house—so they'll be shot in the studio.
However, later on, there will be outdoor scenes.
As soon as I stepped inside the studio, it felt like I had entered another world.
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