Chapter 10 - 10: Where Manuscripts Compete for Survival

The meeting lasted until nearly noon, stretching close to three full hours. As for the final outcome, Yukino returned with a haul that could only be described as overwhelming. Based on her initial expectations, given the quality of Blue Spring Ride, there was a very high probability that it would secure a serialization slot in Fleeting Blossoms.

The only real risk had been the other editors fixating on Haruto's status as a student and a complete newcomer, using that point to repeatedly attack the proposal and potentially sink it.

However, judging from the actual proceedings, all of those objections were completely crushed by the novel's quality during the meeting.

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