Homura smiled and said, "You're worrying too much! You should have thought of all these normal things, but in the end, you still make me comfort you."
Ayano laughed, "Hahaha, there's nothing I can do! Your actions today were just too scary! I haven't seen this scene in so many years!"
"By the way, now that you mention it, isn't this scene only offline?" Homura was also a little surprised. "What about online?"
"Well... online isn't as much as you think," Ayano said.
This time, Homura was puzzled. "Why?"
"Everyone was too excited this time, calling friends to come out together, and discussing while queuing up. It's much more enjoyable than online after all! And, after this offline batch is sold out and they've had their experience, it'll be the world of online discussions and purchases!"
He hadn't thought of this, but he also understood that what she said was roughly correct.
"If you knew this, why did you still ask me about the previous matter?"
Ayano protested, "As a mangaka, you are closely related to me. If you can calm down, it will help me feel calm and think clearly too. I wasn't calm earlier, okay!"
"Okay... there's a call coming in. I'll talk to you later, Ayano!"
"Okay~!"
"Hello?" Homura answered the call but didn't look at the caller's name, so he didn't know who it was.
"Homura-shi!"
"Oh, it's Saori! By the way, I sent you a game yesterday for you, Kuroneko, and Kosaka to experience. Are you calling to tell me your thoughts today?"
He also had reserved a part of the game for himself and sent the rest to his circle members.
"Oh~! The three of us had a game party together yesterday! It was so much fun!" Saori's lively voice came through, but the content was worth pondering.
"So, what did you think of it?"
"It was really great, degozaru~! After the first round, I didn't feel satisfied, so I suggested playing it again! Kuroneko-shi and Kiririn-shi didn't hesitate to agree with me!" Saori sounded a bit proud.
"Well, that's the biggest compliment to me!" Homura laughed; he didn't expect them to play it multiple times.
"But... Kiririn-shi asked you a question, Homura-shi." Saori was a bit embarrassed.
He had a bad feeling about this. Could it be...
"She asked: Why there's no Yotsuha's route?!" Saori imitated Kirino's tone and voice.
Sure enough! That little sister maniac is at it again!
Homura felt as if he were sweating like a waterfall.
Isn't Yotsuha's route too tricky? How old is Yotsuha? Kirino, can't you just let it go? Yotsuha is still underage dammit?! Wait, if she let it go, then she wouldn't be Kirino, right?!"
"So only Kosaka comes up with such tricky opinions?"
"Mwahahaha~! By the way, Homura-shi, you should still be at the sales event, right?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
"Of course! Well then, see you later! Homura-shi, you're still busy. We'll come to find you another day to hang out!"
"Anytime!" Homura certainly welcomed the offer.
"Bye~!"
He put away his phone and heard Utaha's voice in his ear.
"Homura-kun, you really looked busy with your phone."
"Yeah, at first it was Ayano, and later it was an old friend of mine," Homura spoke truthfully.
"...Old friend, huh," Utaha's tone carried some hidden meaning.
"She called me last time too! Congratulated me and provided some feedback!"
"Oh right!" Homura quickly added, "Speaking of feedback, her friend had a bizarre opinion. You definitely wouldn't want to hear it!"
Utaha's train of thought was derailed, and she raised an eyebrow.
"No! I want to hear it!"
"We want to hear it too!" The girls were all listening with interest. "Homura-kun, tell us! What is their opinion about 'Your Name.'?"
"Alright, I said it! Ahem!" Homura cleared his throat and tried to imitate Kirino's voice. "Why there's no Yotsuha's route?!"
But his impersonation was still far off! After all, he didn't learn how to imitate voices!
The girls were confused and didn't know whether to be speechless about his weird voice behavior or shocked by the earth-shattering opinion!
"This opinion can probably only come from someone who is obsessed with little sisters but doesn't have one herself, right?" Utaha hit the nail on the head!
The girls all agreed, even Sagiri!
"Plus, from the sound of your voice, this little sister lover is also a girl?" Eriri pouted.
Homura raised his thumb, indicating that they were all right. "Right? That was such a twisted opinion. I was almost dumbfounded when I heard it!"
"It's open! The door is open!" A loud shout came, and the crowd immediately began to surge forward.
Homura picked up Haru and put her on top of his head, and grabbed Sagiri, leading the group of girls to dodge through the crowd.
Three minutes later, the group of people had run for several hundred meters. The crowd was not just there to buy things, but also to join in the excitement!
"That was really scary!" Sagiri was still shaking with fear.
"Looks like you've gotten used to it quite a bit, Sagiri!" Homura chuckled.
"...That's because of Nii-san." Sagiri blushed at the comment.
"No matter the reason, it's good to improve and adapt!" Homura patted her head.
"Homura-kun, how long do you think it will take them to completely conquer the game?" asked Nanami curiously.
"Who knows! It depends on how deep their love is!" Homura shrugged.
Today, he had quite a few surprises for the fans in store!
First of all, there was the reveal of 'Your Name.' which was the biggest surprise and the most important part of Another Dimension!
Next was some news, the manga of 'Your Name.' drawn by Mashiro will be released once they have made significant progress in the game!
Finally, he planned to announce more information in the afternoon or evening!
'Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun' manga fans, get ready to celebrate! The tankobon is about to be released!
{TN: Tankobon is the Japanese term used to refer to individual volumes of a manga series. Each tankobon contains several chapters in book form. When manga is sold outside of Japan or internationally, it is typically in this format.}
And there will also be a signing event! It will be the first appearance of Minamiya-sensei! Isn't that exciting for manga fans?
Regarding the signing event, Ayano originally notified him that it would be held next weekend, but Homura opposed it!
According to market research, if the signing event were held next weekend, he feared that it would take an entire day just to sign all the books! And he would be tired to death!
Moreover, with 'Your Name.' being sold at the same time, he feared that an even more overwhelming reaction would occur. Yes, you heard it right, overwhelming!
He was concerned that the fans might even break through the walls of the signing venue! Therefore, he decided to hold the signing event earlier.
The signing time is scheduled for Tuesday. This week is the fourth week of April, and Tuesday happens to be the last day.
The following day is Golden Week, and having the signing event during that time is expected to cause even more overwhelming reactions! So, that's a no.
And the day before that... is the welcome party of Otonokizaka High School, which marks Muse's first performance!
That day must be kept free. So, considering everything, Tuesday is the most suitable day.
Homura wondered if the fans, who received the news but couldn't attend, would they howl in sorrow?