After the train arrived, Mochizuki took out his phone and checked the time.
Obviously, it was already past 3:30, and those who arrived early must have already bought the new books.
After Mochizuki brought Miku to the location of the bookstore they visited last time.
At this very moment, there was actually a long queue stretching out the door.
"Hiss~" Mochizuki gasped, it wasn't this exaggerated the last time he came.
Last time, the store was just a little crowded, but this time, it was packed with people, and the queue went straight out the door.
Moreover, the people in the queue were mainly students wearing different school uniforms.
Seeing the long queue, Mochizuki didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.
"Huh, so many people?"
Miku Nakano, who had never seen such a scene before, was clearly startled by the long queue in front of her.
"Bookstores... are they all this lively?"
Now, Miku also understood why Mochizuki was in such a hurry after school; so this was why, the queue was already this long.
"Not usually, no, it's just because there's a new book released today, so everyone came to buy it.
We just happened to come when there are a lot of people; usually, there are quite few people in bookstores."
Looking over the swollen queue in front of him, Mochizuki explained to Miku while his eyes constantly scanned around, trying to find the end of the queue.
After finding the end of the queue, Mochizuki took Miku over and they queued up together.
After Mochizuki and Miku joined the queue, a new wave of people quickly arrived and lined up behind them.
Mochizuki, standing behind Miku, smiled at her.
"Regretting it now?"
Queuing with so many people, Mochizuki guessed that the somewhat introverted Miku might not be used to it, and besides, he didn't know how long they would have to queue.
"It's fine, if it's with Yoru."
"What?"
Miku spoke, but because her voice was too quiet, it was completely drowned out by the noise of the people in the queue, and Mochizuki couldn't hear her at all.
"Nothing!"
However, Miku couldn't say those words again.
Fortunately, although there were many people, the queue was still moving forward in an orderly manner.
Furthermore, sounds kept coming from the speakers inside the store.
"Dear customers, due to the excessive flow of people, please do not linger in the store after completing your shopping.
We apologize for the inconvenience."
In the past, many customers would read books in the store and might not buy them, and the store wouldn't mind.
"In addition, to ensure more customers can purchase the new book, each person is limited to buying two copies of Re:zero - Starting Life In Another World."
However, there was no mention of a purchase limit for Kasumigaoka Utaha's Love Meter.
It seemed its popularity wasn't as high as Mochizuki's book, which made sense, as the audience for school romance themes is smaller.
"Volume 1 of Re:zero - Starting Life In Another World is also restocked!
No purchase limit....."
Hearing the news about the two-copy limit, the crowd still queuing behind immediately started discussing animatedly.
"No way, several of my classmates asked me to help buy them, this is bad."
"I was planning to buy three copies!"
"No matter how many you buy, you won't necessarily get a signed copy."
"Oh!
That's great!
I was worried I might not be able to buy it even queuing this far back!"
"Boss, a wise decision."
.....As for Mochizuki, he hadn't expected such a measure, but it was fine, it didn't affect him much as he didn't need to buy too many copies, and Miku Nakano was here too.
"Yoru, are you also buying that book about the other world?"
"Ah, yes, and a few others."
Miku was a little curious; was this book really that good?
It actually attracted so many people to buy it, and there was even a purchase limit.
She decided she would buy a copy later to take back and read.
Soon, Mochizuki and Miku also reached the front of the queue.
From where they were, they could already see the books placed on the bookshelves and on the temporary tables set up.
The cover of this new book clearly featured two main new characters, Ram and Rem, a pair of cute twin sisters, holding hands and standing close together.
In a corner behind the two of them, there was also a character with clown makeup and a cape, also one of the new characters who would appear in this volume, Roswaal.
And this cover featuring the twin sisters immediately caught Miku Nakano's attention.
There was nothing she could do about it; after all, her sisters were quintuplets.
This now further increased Miku's desire to buy.
Furthermore, the new books were sealed and protected by transparent packaging, so unless you bought and opened them, no one would know which one had the author's autograph.
Due to the existence of signed copies, even though there were many customers, the staff still gave customers the right to choose which book to buy.
"Damn it!
Every book looks the same, how am I supposed to know which one has a signature!"
A student in a school uniform complained.
"Just grab two random ones, maybe neither of them has a signature, haha."
His companion said, and then proceeded to randomly pick up two books himself.
"Please hurry up, sir/miss, the people behind you are already impatient."
Hearing the urging, the student could only hesitate no longer, picked out the two books he liked from the pile, paid, and left.
Most people chose to buy two copies, after all, having learned from previous experience.
Many people thought smartly, if they sold the second copy to those who couldn't get one, they might even be able to sell it for a higher price.
Afterwards, it was finally Mochizuki and Miku Nakano's turn.
Mochizuki only chose to take one copy of his own book and Kasumigaoka Utaha's Love Meter, leaving more opportunities for others.
After seeing this, Miku also took the same books as Mochizuki.
"You want to read it too?"
"Mm.... I'm a little curious."
"Did all these people go through so much trouble to come and queue just for these two books?"
Miku looked at the two beautifully packaged light novels in front of her; although they were very appealing, she still didn't quite understand.
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