After discussing with Kuroda, Yuuko returned to the Yae Publishing House stall and smiled at Raiden Ei:
"How is it? Are you interested in light novels? For you, this is probably a new and impactful thing."
Raiden Ei shook her head:
"It's just a novel. Written into articles with words, and then articles compiled into books. This kind of thing has existed in Inazuma many years ago. It's nothing impactful."
After speaking, Raiden Ei's gaze fell upon a certain bookshelf at Yae Publishing House.
Then, she fell into deep thought... After a while, Raiden Ei sighed, covering her head:
"How could this be... did I underestimate it? They are clearly familiar characters, but why can't I understand the combined book titles?"
"For example, this one: 'Transmigrated to Inazuma, the Raiden Shogun is My Wife'..."
"When... when did I become someone else's wife?"
"And then there's 'Shocking! He's Actually Rex Lapis!'..."
"And that pre-order book, 'Reincarnated as Raiden Shogun, Getting Gay with Yae Miko.' What does 'gay' even mean?"
"What do these even mean...?"
Seeing Raiden Ei's puzzled expression, Yuuko felt quite helpless.
Honestly, he didn't know how to explain it... "In short, just think of them as settings. They're all just fictional concepts."
Raiden Ei asked again, confused: "Settings? Won't setting up fictional scenarios destroy the sense of reality in the story?"
It's really hard for me to explain these things to you... Yuuko sighed helplessly:
"Don't get too caught up in it. How about trying to read one?"
After speaking, Raiden Ei casually picked up that pre-order book.
It was Yuuko's book, not yet released but already generating a lot of buzz.
Titled 'Reincarnated as Raiden Shogun, Getting Gay with Yae Miko'... "Uh, this one..."
"What's wrong?" Raiden Ei turned her head, looking at Yuuko in confusion.
Yuuko covered his head: "Never mind, nothing. You read it..."
So, Raiden Ei slowly began to flip through Yuuko's new pre-order work.
At first, her expression was quite normal... until... she saw the scene where Raiden Shogun and Yae Miko were blushing, intertwined, and teasing each other... Raiden Ei's expression became extremely strange:
"Would the Shogun I set up do such things with Yae Miko...? Why does it feel so disgusting...?"
"Cough, cough..." Yuuko snatched the book from Raiden Ei's hand and said:
"Actually, most light novels are like this. They are all fictional and not real. Don't worry too much about it; everyone just reads them for novelty."
Raiden Ei rested her chin on her hand and asked, puzzled: "But do people really like to read such fictional stories?"
"Of course, and many do," Yuuko chuckled.
After speaking, he added in his heart: After all, there are quite a lot of perverts in the world... "Is that so?" Although Raiden Ei was curious, she didn't pay too much attention to it.
"So, after reading it, what are your thoughts on light novels?"
Raiden Ei was silent for a long time before answering:
"To be honest, I still find it difficult to understand what light novels truly are, but the stories within are indeed interesting to read..."
After speaking, she looked up at the sky again and sighed:
"It seems there's too much I don't know..."
"When I decided to seclude myself in the Plane of Euthymia, there was no Yae Publishing House... and no products like dango milk..."
"And it seems, the changes in Inazuma are far more than just these."
"The Shogun, according to the will I set, has been building an eternal nation, unchanged for so many years. Logically, Inazuma should be the same as before."
"But now, it seems the will executed by the Shogun still cannot overcome the people's desire for change...?"
"Unknowingly, Inazuma has advanced so much."
Hearing this, Yuuko smiled: "There's still a lot you don't know. You'll have plenty of time to learn in the future."
After speaking, Yuuko looked at the sky, which was about to darken:
"Oh, by the way, since you're already here, why not come to my house as a guest? I'll let you taste some delicious cuisine."
"Cuisine?" Raiden Ei raised an eyebrow slightly:
"You mean food, right? If it's food, I've eaten most varieties."
Yuuko shook his head: "Cuisine is constantly improving. During the time you didn't know, cuisine has undergone tremendous changes. If you don't try it, how will you know?"
Hearing this, Raiden Ei thought for a moment, then nodded: "You're right. In that case, I'll trouble you."
"Let's go."
Just like that, Yuuko successfully invited Raiden Ei to his home as a guest.
Actually, there was no special purpose; he just wanted to take this opportunity to build a good relationship and conquer Raiden Ei's stomach with his cooking.
That way... even without revealing his Yellow Fox identity,
he could walk freely in Inazuma... And so, Yuuko brought Raiden Ei back home.
Aside from scaring Sayu so much that she almost became withdrawn,
it was quite peaceful.
After finally calming Sayu down, Yuuko went to the kitchen to prepare tonight's dinner... Mt. Yougou, Grand Narukami Shrine.
Before the sacred sakura tree, Yae Miko was, as usual, sitting on the steps slacking off, reading a light novel.
Then, Kano Nana, the shrine maiden, rushed over, her face full of anxiety.
"What's wrong, Nana? Why are you in such a hurry?" Yae Miko put down her book and asked.
Kano Nana leaned her face close to Yae Miko's ear and whispered something.
After listening, Yae Miko let out a soft laugh:
"Hahahahaha~ Ei, that fellow, after coming out of the Plane of Euthymia, is just like a village girl from the countryside!"
"Hehehe, how interesting. It's just a pity I can't witness these scenes myself."
After the scum woman finished laughing, she asked Kano Nana again:
"By the way, you just said that while Ei was out shopping, someone was guiding her, right? Who was the guide? Kujou Sara? Or someone from the Kamisato Clan?"
Kano Nana looked somewhat hesitant, fidgeting and not answering immediately.
Yae Miko smirked again:
"Hehe, could it be that country bumpkin Ei just found a random passerby to be her guide? If that's the case, I'll definitely have to properly mock her afterward~"
The scum fox let out a mischievous laugh.
At this moment, Kano Nana finally spoke: "Um... Guuji-sama, the one guiding the Shogun was Lord Yuuko..."
The mischievous smile on Yae Miko's face instantly froze.
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