Chapter 78 - 78: Rival Authors and Publishers React to the Numbers

Inside the Editor-in-Chief's office at Crimson Maple Literature, Akira sat reviewing the progress reports submitted by her staff. The documents focused heavily on the intellectual property development plan for Anohana. She circled key points and jotted down several recommendations for the company's upper management.

Although the recent serialization contract had failed to lock Haruto into a long-term exclusive deal with the house, Akira was not a petty woman. She realized that since she hadn't prioritized him initially or secured a binding contract before he became famous, it was foolish to play underhanded games now.

No one in this industry was an idiot.

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