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Early July arrived. The standalone volumes of the top ten works from the Ascent of New Gods competition were officially released through a joint effort by the Big Seven Publishers Committee.
While Haruto had been preoccupied with his entrance exams and searching for a new publisher last month, the reputation of his work, To the Moon, had been spreading like wildfire throughout the light novel community. The critical acclaim for the story was undeniable. Many readers who had missed the original serialization in the Ascent of New Gods magazine had been primed by months of hype. Now that the standalone tankobon was finally on the shelves, the anticipation had reached a fever pitch.
Even in the heart of Tokyo, Haruto could see massive stacks of To the Moon displayed prominently in local bookstores. The sales data made one thing very clear: his book was moving significantly faster than the other nine entries from the competition.
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