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

The two looked at each other and smiled, then burst into laughter.

......

Subaru Natsuki once redeemed Rem's life.

At this moment, Rem also redeemed Subaru Natsuki.

This volume of the story has come to an end.

With the biggest inner demon overcome, the subsequent Royal Capital arc proceeded smoothly, with players overcoming numerous obstacles until the game was completed.

......

The readers have finished reading.

I must say, these volumes are truly excellent.

Both its dialogue and plot are considered rare masterpieces of light novels in recent years, making it impossible to put down.

but......

At this moment, the eyes of countless readers were practically spitting fire.

The streamer in the "Forever Love Rem" livestream room was so angry that he smashed the book on the ground.

Fuck!

The world is complete only when Rem is injured.

You coffee thief, you're really inhuman!!

Next, the author will be hit by a massive tsunami!

066. The Mystery of the Coffee Sauce's Identity

The next day, Lin Han woke up to find himself trending on social media.

It's still the number one trending topic.

For him, being at the top of the trending searches is not a new thing, especially recently, as the AK47 concert just made it to the top twice recently.

Lin Han didn't feel particularly excited. He rubbed his eyes, yawned, and prepared to see what kind of gossip it was this time.

However, when Lin Han glanced at the name on the trending search again by chance...

His eyes widened immediately.

The trending topic was "coffee jam," not "orange jam"!

This is absolutely outrageous!

Although both are pseudonyms used by Lin Han, the difference between the two names is comparable to that between Yang Mi and Kana Momono.

If the latter can make it to the trending topics, it would be an honor for the times. Such a niche treasure can be discovered. It's amazing that Lin Han, a ten-year-old fan, could be so moved that he would break his rule and kiss Yang Mi in front of Liu Kaiwei.

Lin Han quickly started the conversation:

"I'm offering a hefty reward to find a top-tier dark web user, 'Coffee Sauce,' who creates these unboxing videos. I need his real name and address!"

Opening Lightning Strike!

The first Weibo post Lin Han saw immediately caught his eye!

Below, there are more and more posts:

"I give up! Can Re:Zero please stop torturing my Rem?! Can't Subaru just die already?!"

"Why flirt if you're not going to marry me?! Why flirt if you're not going to marry me?!"

"It really hurts to read this. Should I say that Subaru Natsuki is devoted? In any case, we can only blame Coffee the old rascal! Who told him to write something so heart-wrenching?!"

"I admit I'm really hooked on this book. It's truly the best light novel I've ever read, otherwise I wouldn't have been so upset by this guy's actions!"

......

Lin Han understood.

Due to the immense popularity of Re:Zero, readers are no longer satisfied with expressing their opinions on light novel forums and have moved their focus to Weibo.

This shift in attention further boosted the popularity of "Re:Zero," and due to the extreme intensity of the controversy, it even topped the Weibo trending list!

Lin Han didn't even notice or realize that the Weibo super topic for "Re:Zero" now has over 0 followers.

Lin Han switched to the account "coffee sauce ovo" and opened Weibo private messages, which were filled with all sorts of refined and easygoing greetings.

He is truly refined and easy-going!

"Hello Coffee, I'm a loyal fan of yours. Your works like 'Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend' and 'Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-' have deeply captivated me. I'm very grateful to you for bringing me such excellent works. So, could you please give me your address? I'd like to send you something to express my gratitude..."

I believe you!

Who is Lin Han? As a surfing expert, how could he possibly fall for such a low-level trap!

This is clearly someone trying to solo kill him offline!

As for why Lin Han was so certain, one reason was that he had received hundreds of similar private messages...

On the other hand, his own Weibo account had already been flooded with comments:

"Stop talking, let's settle all the old and new scores together! It seems like my Eriri has been bullied by you quite a bit lately!"

"Coffee rascal, stop keeping us in suspense! When are you going to hold a book signing? We'd love to meet you!"

"Damn it, don't be a coward! If you're a man, show everyone what you're really like!"

......

More and more readers are now focusing their attention on exploring the coffee sauce itself!

In fact, the reason why Coffee Sauce's name was able to trend on social media this time is not only because Rem's popularity has soared and she has now surpassed "Kato Megumi" to become the most popular female character in light novels.

On the other hand, there's everyone's speculation about the true identity of the coffee sauce!

People have been curious about this speculation for a long time.

After all, "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" still hasn't shaken off the "panic-oriented" label.

Many readers believe that the reason Coffee Sauce hasn't revealed anything about her real life yet is because she's a reclusive, overweight, and withdrawn otaku! A loser who only fantasizes about beautiful girls all day long!!

Now that a bizarre work like Re:Zero has been written, which takes "manipulating readers' mentality" as its mission, everyone's thoughts have become even more firm!

The speculation about the true identity of the coffee sauce has gone so far as to be suspected of being provocative.

For example, some people have started to seriously say that Coffee Sauce is a time traveler who came from another world with memories of that world. Otherwise, how could she have written such a realistic and vivid isekai (another world) story?!

only,

No matter how many tricks or methods people use, they can't lure the coffee sauce into exploding on its own.

However, Lin Han simply wouldn't fall for it.

There's a reason why Lin Han remained as calm as an old dog.

Only a dozen or so people from the JC editorial department and the Bilibili animation team have seen what I look like, and everyone is very polite and no one has revealed it to anyone else.

mock up!

How did Lin Han manage to expose himself?!

During this process, Lin Han also deeply felt the difficulties of being a writer.

He came to a more personal understanding of this fact:

As a singer, if you sing well and your works are of high quality, you can enjoy the feeling of being adored and worshipped by thousands of fans!

However, the author's fans often clearly distinguish between you as a person and your work.

What does the quality of your work have to do with you as a person? We like your novels, not you as a person!

If you don't write well, you'll be called a "thief" and get a lot of flak.

Popularity?

nonexistent!

You're just a tool to provide entertainment for everyone!

Of course, female authors are an exception; their fan communities are essentially no different from fan circles.

The reason so many people online are now interested in Coffee Sauce's real-life identity is not only because her novels have become a hit, but also because her writing is so impactful and full of witty remarks!

People have never seen a writer like this before, so naturally they are very curious!

"Dudu-"

at this time.

Lin Han's phone, which was on the bedside table, vibrated.

He took the phone and saw it was a caller ID message with the contact name "Bilibili Anime - Hanako-san".

Lin Han immediately remembered that it was the person in charge of the animation team for "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend".

Answer the phone:　

"Coffee Teacher, I have some good news for you. The production of 'Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend' is now in its final stages, and it should be released around next spring."

"That's great," Lin Han said.

Even if Lin Han writes "Re:Zero" as the pinnacle of light novels, its popularity will only be so-so.

However, once the anime adaptation of "Saekano" was released and achieved success, he would truly become a household name!

“However, there are two things I need to tell you,” Miss Hanako said.

"The first thing is what you yourself said before, Coffee Teacher: you'll find someone to be in charge of the animation theme song. When can you tell us when it can be created?"

"Secondly, next month Bilibili will be holding an animation release conference for the first half of next year, and we hope that you, as the original author of 'Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend,' can attend the conference."

067. Consider the long term

"Wait, wait...wait a minute."

Lin Han interrupted Hanako, "What did you say? Anime press conference??"

"Yes."

"Can I not participate?" Lin Han asked.

Lin Han's superb makeup skills and voice imitation ability can basically ensure that in daily life, unless people are not very familiar with him, they cannot confirm his identity. At most, they will just think that he "looks similar".

However, once they're on camera, it's a completely different story.

So many eyes are watching!

My identity will be discovered in a matter of minutes!

Walking down the street, people might think he looks like orange marmalade, but they wouldn't think he is orange marmalade himself.

That's because normal people wouldn't think it's so absurd that a famous superstar wouldn't have a single bodyguard or cameras around him.

But once you're on camera, and people start to think you look like someone, it becomes unstoppable.

Netizens only prefer more entertaining "truths".

Even if you're not marmalade by then, you'll still be marmalade today!

Therefore, Lin Han really didn't dare to go!

If his reputation were any better now, Lin Han wouldn't be so afraid.

Unfortunately, the reputation of Coffee Sauce has been quite bad lately, and if people find out that Coffee Sauce is just an alternate account...

The entertainment industry is about to be turned upside down!

"No."

Miss Hanako decisively rejected Lin Han, extinguishing his hopes.

"This is an annual tradition on Bilibili, and it's also a great opportunity to promote a new work, so it's very important. Other authors can skip it, but you absolutely cannot skip it."

"Why is this happening??" Lin Han was dumbfounded.