They don't actually think I like them, do they?

"Exactly! Anyone who buys this is an idiot!!"

"Brothers, stand up! Don't be masochists!"

For a light novel, sales are its lifeblood. If sales plummet and the situation becomes dire, it could be canceled in half!

This is similar to how authors might choose to cancel a web novel if its subscriptions flop. If this is the case for web novels, it's even more pronounced for physical books, which have higher production costs. Sometimes, even if the author doesn't want to cancel, the publisher will intervene.

Therefore, the readers spontaneously launched this boycott campaign because they wanted Coffee Sauce to die.

Damn it, wouldn't it be better to just stick to writing "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"?!

If there's really nothing else to do, just write an "if" scenario to satisfy Eriri. Everyone would be happy to pay for that!

Are you deliberately trying to torture readers with a terrible story?!

No, I absolutely will not buy it again!

......

Lin Han, who was surfing the internet, saw these comments and seemed to be deep in thought.

Is this considered torture?

He had considered that the readers in this world might not be very resilient to stress, but he didn't expect them to be this weak.

If they were to adapt something like "Your Lie in April," "CLANNAD," or "Cyberpunk: The Edge Walker," wouldn't these people be utterly humiliated?

However, Lin Han could understand to some extent.

The appeal of Re:Zero lies in the exhilarating feeling of Subaru Natsuki gathering information through countless loops and ultimately turning the tide of battle.

You could say this is a novel where you suffer for two hours, but get ten minutes of pure enjoyment.

But that ten minutes of pure bliss is something countless mindless wish-fulfillment novels can't provide.

Lin Han deliberately stopped the first volume at one hour and fifty minutes, getting stuck there.

Everyone was tortured for nothing for half a day, and before they could even enjoy it, the novel was already finished.

This is similar to finding a movie online and, in order to enjoy a high-quality hand exercise, you're prepared to slowly savor the plot to increase your immersion.

Just when you'd been watching the couple's sweet daily life for over an hour, the husband's bald brother finally arrived at his house, and the husband finally had to go out—

Your brother wiped the sweat from his forehead, rubbed his hands together, and the movie suddenly ended.

Not buying a copy is already more than generous; you wouldn't be too much to ask the author to be torn to pieces!

What's more, readers have no idea what will happen next. What if this terrible book has no exciting moments at all and is just full of angst from the start?!

Lin Han expressed his understanding, but he was not in a hurry.

You all like to set ambitious goals, right?

Lin Han was worried about how to harvest the Honkai Index.

These guys are just delivering themselves right to our doorstep, aren't they?

That very night, Lin Han stayed up all night to write the contents of the second volume.

In the first volume, Lin Han originally planned to write up to the first cycle of completion, but when he wrote about Natsuki Subaru's fourth rebirth, he felt that ending the story there would be quite satisfying for the readers, so he simply stopped there.

Why can't we say that all of this was part of Lin Han's plan?

The next day, Lin Han sent the manuscript of Volume Two to the editorial department.

Everyone is used to the hard work of the coffee sauce brand. Given the excellent sales performance of the first volume in its first week, the second volume was also quickly released with the help of the publisher.

When netizens saw on the official website that the second volume of "Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-" had been released, they were all dumbfounded.

How long has it been, and the second volume is already out?!

They certainly hadn't forgotten their initial agreement, and everyone quickly reached a consensus on the forum.

I'd rather die than buy it!

Of course, even if most people hold this belief, human curiosity cannot be stopped by a few words from others.

Xiao Qi, a first-year high school student, is one such example.

While in a bookstore, he inadvertently glimpsed the second volume of "Re:Zero" and immediately began to brainstorm.

He thought of Subaru Natsuki, who died under mysterious circumstances; he thought of Rom and Felt lying in pools of blood; and he thought of the goddess Emilia...

What happened next?

After Natsuki Subaru was reborn, did he manage to save them?

I really want to know!

It's all Coffee Sauce's fault! Although the writing is quite inhumane, I have to say the plot is really exciting and makes you really want to find out what happens next!

Xiao Qi gritted his teeth, then quickly took down the books and paid the bill.

He quickly tore open the plastic wrap on a chair outside the bookstore and began reading...

Some time later, a group of teenagers who were going to buy light novels noticed Xiao Qi reading a book as they passed by the door.

"It's actually the second volume of 'Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-'!" one of them exclaimed in disbelief upon seeing the book's cover.

"I didn't expect someone would actually buy the second volume!" another boy exclaimed, glancing at Xiao Qi with a look full of sympathy.

Just as they were about to go inside, they suddenly heard the idiot Jill's laughter.

"Hahahaha! There's even such a thing!"

Everyone quickly peeked out and saw Xiao Qi laughing out loud while reading a book, his legs shaking constantly, looking completely absorbed.

What operation?

what happens??

Everyone was filled with questions. When they first read the first volume, they were completely confused and couldn't understand anything.

But the little Qi in front of me had a clear and bright smile in her eyes, looking completely enlightened.

The boys gritted their teeth; they were already somewhat tempted.

However, the eldest brother waved his hand.

Ha, do you think this will make us fall into the same trap again?

too naive!

As the group walked inside again, a lewd laugh came from outside the door once more!

Everyone was shocked and turned around again.

Little Qi was laughing so hard that snot bubbles were coming out of his nose, looking completely dazed.

"Hehehehe...my Rem-chan..."

Who is Rem?

Could anyone be more attractive than Emilia?!

Everyone was in an uproar. The boy in the lead got impatient and ran up to Xiao Qi, trying to snatch the book to see what was going on.

But Xiao Qi suddenly shrank back, giving him a disdainful look.

"What? If you want to see it, buy it yourself!!"

The boy blushed, knowing he was in the wrong.

He turned to the crowd and said, "Damn it, let's buy it! Brothers, let's all read one together!"

"I don't want to see what happens next, I just want to know who this Rem is!"

ten minutes later.

Eight teenagers, all grinning foolishly, appeared at the entrance of the bookstore...

Two and a half days after the release of the second volume, Zhang Ming finally couldn't resist anymore.

Although Zhang Ming also joined in criticizing Coffee Sauce on the forum and vowed to boycott the second volume, he couldn't stop dreaming about Emilia every day for the past few days.

He decided to secretly buy a copy.

He just wanted to know what happened to Emilia afterward.

Although this is extremely unethical, it betrays the brothers who swore an oath together on the forum.

But I just couldn't resist wanting to know what happened next!

Zhang Ming sneaked up to the bookstore counter and asked the clerk for a copy of "Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Volume 2".

"Sorry, that book was so popular that it sold out yesterday afternoon."

That's what the saleswoman said.

006. Explosive Sales

Zhang Ming then realized that he had been tricked.

It's so frustrating! Everyone says they won't buy it, but then they all rush to grab it, right?!

In fact, in the past few days, everyone on the official forum of the light novel has been in a frenzy.

"Brothers, you must keep your promise! If we say we won't buy, we mean it!"

"Yes! Absolutely not buying it!"

"I absolutely won't let Coffee Sauce get away with this! This lousy book keeps torturing the male lead. So what if he has Emilia and Rem?!"

"Damn it, isn't Rem one of those twin maids who only appears in the second volume? How did you know that?!"

"There's a traitor, brothers!"

"Stop barking like a dog! You even know Rem is a twin? You're not clean yourself..."

In an instant, the entire forum turned into a battle to catch the mole!

Even many high-level forum users who usually engage in lively discussions are now the prime suspects.

The forum has turned into an internet war between MI6 and the KGB!

Some cunning netizens use phishing techniques to test others by posting.

For example, one netizen posted a question: "I didn't buy the second volume. I've seen a lot of people talking about the twin maid Rem, who seems to be very popular, but why is no one mentioning her twin sister?"

Some netizens who aren't quick-witted might easily fall for this trick.

"Is Rem the older sister?"

Then he was brutally punished by netizens!

"You little brat, you've seen quite a lot!"

The smarter ones will play dumb.

"Maybe nobody mentions it because they're ugly? Even twins can be different! Maybe their breasts are different sizes!"

There are also people with rather strange thought processes who will say...

"They're twins, isn't it enough to know one of their names? Why be so particular? They're the same once they're in bed, aren't they?"

These are relatively low-level fishing tricks, and only beginners with low skill levels will fall for them.

Slightly higher-level fishermen will pretend to discuss other topics, then catch you off guard.

For example: "What novels come to mind when you think of the combination of blue and pink?"

It seems that the authorities also noticed this strange trend on the forum. So, the next day, when everyone logged into the forum, an official notification filled the entire screen.

"Great news! The second volume of 'Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-' has sold over 300,000 copies in its first week!"

Now, everyone fell silent.

His grandma’s!

It turns out that MI6 was full of traitors!

For a time, JC Light Novel Forum became the biggest joke.

In fact, it's no wonder that everyone succumbs to the "it's actually so good" phenomenon.