Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 130: Focus on the process, not the result; pay attention to the good and ignore the bad.

Finally, the club activity ended.

"Are you going to practice in the studio this week?" Mika Ono asked while drinking water.

As the weather grew hotter, and with all the singing, she unbuttoned the first button. When she drank water, her slender, snow-white neck, tilted back, made one feel parched.

"There are also midterm exams at the cram school these days," my wife Akari said apologetically.

"Me too. Apparently, it's an exam set by professors from Tokyo University. There's no way to skip it," said Bess Sakurako.

"Sakura-senpai's tutoring classes must be very expensive, right?" F. Rino asked curiously.

“My family is a dual-income family, and my parents don’t have much time to spend with me, so they are willing to spend more money on me.”

As soon as the meeting ended, Aoyama Risa immediately took out his phone.

Ono Mika came over and saw that he didn't immediately go online to check the reviews, but instead contacted Jian Shang Ai, so she took out her phone to check the reviews herself.

[Aoyama Osamu: How are the sales?]

[See Love: Guess]

[Aoyama Osamu: 20 billion yen]

[See Shang Ai: You showed no sincerity at all by inviting me to dinner. Let me tell you...]

[Aoyama Osamu: I have no money]

[See Love: It's okay, I'll lend it to you]

Was she joking with him because she was in a good mood? Is that why sales were good?
Is the reason for poor sales due to consideration for his feelings, or is it because of his words?
Aoyama Ryo decided to check out the online comments first.

Open a professional book review website.

I can't believe my eyes!!!

After reading the first page, I immediately flipped to the last page to check the page count. There were 384 pages in total. Why not 3840 pages?!

[I am overjoyed!]

I have a habit of underlining when I read, and when I came to my senses, I realized I had underlined the entire book.

[What's this? Another publisher paying for reviews? Hilarious!]

These people are hilarious. Even if you buy reviews, you can't praise someone like this; it's so fake. They even said it warmed their lives from the root—did they take the book to burn?

No matter what kind of books you like to read, I recommend "Detective A"!

When will the deluxe edition be released? When will the deluxe edition be released? When will the deluxe edition be released?

[Just release a collector's edition; I'd buy it no matter the price!]

[Read and recommended]

[Can someone who relies solely on good looks even be considered a detective? It's disgusting to watch, not recommended for mystery lovers, and doesn't deserve the title "Detective A" at all.]

【god!】

The reviews seem pretty good, but the problem is sales.

That despicable guy, Jian Shang Ai.

[Aoyama Rika: Come to my house, I'll cook for you]

[See Love: Not going]

[See Love Online: You never come to my house, so why should I go to yours?]

Like a sulking girlfriend.

[Aoyama Osamu: Is this the kind of relationship where we can say things like that?]

[See Love: Never mind, I won't tease you anymore]

Aoyama Rika takes a deep breath; what will the sales figures be?
[See Love: I'll come to your house tomorrow]

what?
[See Love: I sometimes crave simple meals too, without needing to prepare elaborate ones]

Why not just tell him the sales figures?!

[Ono Mizuki: Bro, have the sales figures come out yet? How many did you sell? The reviews on Amazon are great, it's sold out!]

[Aoyama Osamu: You saw Ai but didn't tell me!]

[Mizuki Ono: I knew she wasn't a good person!]

The three of them went to the nearest bookstore.

On the shelf, a section was empty, with a sign that read: "Detective A is sold out. You can reserve it at the front desk."

"It must be selling well, right?" Ono Mika guessed.

"Definitely, they're all sold out!" Ono Mizuki exclaimed, her sweet face flushed as she held her phone. "They're raving about it online!"

"Sales are good, but just good isn't enough," Aoyama Ryo couldn't help but worry.

The Ono sisters also fell into deep thought. They had already secured the mansion worth hundreds of millions and the 100 million yen in cash.

According to the agreement, the sales of "Detective A" would not affect the transaction, but the kind-hearted individuals still hoped that the other party could make money from the transaction.

Only in this way can they feel at ease.

"Go ask the clerk!" Ono Mizuki walked to the counter. "Hello, is 'Detective A' selling well? I see the shelves are almost empty."

"If it weren't for this year's bookstore awards, the reputation of the bookstore awards would be ruined, and bookstore employees across the country would be ridiculed!" This was the employee's response.

"They said they're out of stock!" A shop assistant walked up to the counter with her phone in hand.

"We don't want the initial print run; we want a reprint!"

"What I meant by 'out of stock' is that we need to print more!"

"Keep calling until they give it to us!"

Stepping out of the bookstore, the three of them finally felt a little more at ease.

"If it sells well, we really won't have to worry about anything in the future," Ono Mizuki murmured, gazing at the night sky.

It turns out that not only Aoyama Osamu, but the Ono sisters were also anxious about this matter.

“Kimi will come to our house tomorrow and tell us the sales figures,” said Aoyama Risa.

At this moment, the Ono sisters had no time to think about keeping their distance from Mikami Ai; they were only worried about the specific sales figures.

They went to several more stores, but all of them were sold out, without exception.

The staff all shared the same sentiment: if the bookstore's grand prize hadn't gone to "Detective A," Japan would have been punished.

There are different opinions on the forms of retribution, including meteorites, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and so on.

"What should we do?" Ono Mizuki asked.

"I'll leave it to fate." Aoyama Ryou had already come to terms with it.

The book is already finished, and its sales are beyond his control; no amount of attention will change that.

"I mean, what if I can't buy the book?!"

"Buying books?"

"This is the first book in the series, we have to buy it!" Ono Mika shared the same thought.

“I’ll ask Ai-chan if she has any more. If she does, I’ll have her bring three copies over tomorrow—even if she doesn’t, she can get them sooner or later,” Aoyama Rika said.

"Wouldn't that mean it doesn't count as sales?" Ono Mizuki still objected.

"Only three books," Aoyama Osamu changed his tune after seeing his sister's disapproving look. "...We can buy them later when they're in stock."

When they got home, Mizuki Ono made curry rice, something she hadn't done in a long time.

“No matter what, we can never go back to the way things were,” said Aoyama Risa.

"What?" Ono Mika asked, puzzled.

Aoyama Risa picked up the stewed beef from the curry: "Was this ever made before?"

The two sisters laughed.

"Ah!" Ono Mizuki suddenly remembered something, "Yes, yes, once when you were working, you brought back leftover beef from the store, and we made curry!"

"The shop where the drunken beauty harassed me?" Ono Mika remembered, a smile appearing on her face.

"Don't even mention it! Those painful memories will ruin the beef curry!"

Today is Friday, and the midterm exams have just ended. With things on their minds, the three of them, after eating and taking a shower, did not study but sat on the veranda to cool off.

Ono Mizuki brought over tea.

Ono Mika placed the gifts sent by Ayaka Wagatsuma and the others on a tray.

Aoyama Ryo did nothing.

"Have these people who say it's bad even seen it?" Ono Mizuki wondered as she read the online reviews.

“Some people even said we paid for comments.” Mika Ono rarely showed her dissatisfaction.

"Maybe you'll actually buy it if you see someone you like," Aoyama Rika said with a gentle smile, holding her teacup.

He added, "Also, you two shouldn't just focus on the bad reviews. There are very few of them to begin with. Even if there were many, we should still keep an eye on the good ones."

"It's your own book, don't you care?" Ono Mizuki asked him, looking up at him.

"In this world, I only care about you guys."

The Ono sisters looked at Aoyama Osamu, who smiled casually as the night breeze ruffled his hair.

Behind him, the May night sky was indigo.

(End of this chapter)