The only male protagonist in variety comics

The book signing officially started at two o'clock in the afternoon and was held on the first floor of the Fantasia Bunko headquarters. This is a building. The first floor is very spacious and can easily accommodate hundreds of people. If it is more crowded, it can be more.

After hastily finishing lunch, it was only close to twelve o'clock, and there was still some time before the autograph session started at two o'clock in the afternoon. Machida Enzi was very tired, so she took a nap in the conference room, while Rito Yuuki was given the instructions given by Tenjoin Takahiro. With his own information, he started to arrange the server for the official version of Sword Art Online. The Tenjoin Foundation has already prepared the corresponding servers and related technical personnel at the Fantasia Bunko headquarters. Yuuki Rito does not have a lot of work.

As long as the most important part is arranged, Rito Yuki can call the server remotely without having to go to Tokyo.

Time passed quickly. Machida Enko, who was resting in the conference room, found Yuki Rito with a mask and said helplessly.

"Are you too tired if you are immersed in all kinds of things without even taking a break?"

"It's okay, I'm full of energy."

Regarding server matters, Rito Yuuki completed a lot of communication with the technical staff. He took the mask from Machida Enko's hand, looked at it carefully, and said with a little surprise.

"I originally thought it was that kind of thin plastic, but I didn't expect it to look very high-end. Specially customized?"

"Well, it is produced by a specialized factory. If possible in the future, it may be sold as peripherals."

"Let's go, the autograph session is about to start, right?"

Wearing a mask that looks like Kayaba Akihiko on his face, and specially changing into a white coat kindly sponsored by Bunko, just like Kayaba Akihiko, a scientific researcher in the light novel, Rito Yuuki and Enko Machida arrived. On the first floor.

At this time, there was a real sea of ​​​​people, more than ten times the number of dozens of people seen in the morning. Although the internal stage, which is the area where Yuki Rito signed on the spot, was not open yet, the outer area The venue-limited light novel signed by Rito Yuki has already been sold. The original number of three thousand copies was huge compared to the hundreds of people who crowded into the venue. However, not one of these guys bought one, many people bought it. If I want to buy more than a few copies, I seem to have to buy them for my friends.

The so-called venue-limited edition, in addition to being signed, also comes with corresponding posters produced by Fantasia Bunko and keychains and other gadgets. The price is five times higher, but the purchase The audience looked like they were enjoying themselves.

When Yuuki Rito and Machida Enko, wearing masks and white coats, walked out, the crowd outside burst into a burst of surprise and interest. No one expected that. An author with the pen name Kayaba Akihiko actually dressed up as Kayaba Akihiko.

"The autograph session officially starts at two o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still twenty minutes left. During these twenty minutes, everyone can randomly ask a question to Teacher Kayaba Akihiko. Of course, for some questions that are too sharp, Kayaba Akihiko The teacher also has the right to refuse to answer."

The isolation line set up outside the venue was removed, and the crowd poured in and gathered around the stage where Rito Yuuki stood, looking curiously. Many people raised their hands high, wanting to ask questions, and the right to choose, In Yuki Rito's hands, he holds two microphones, one for himself and the other for the questioner.

"Hello everyone, my name is Kayaba Akihiko. Well, of course this is just a pen name, so don’t expect too much from me to make games like those described in the novel."

Although there are a lot of people, the order is not too chaotic. Most people who like otaku culture either have certain qualities or don't like to be in the limelight. No one is making any noise at this time, but they all raise their hands high and want Yuki Rashi. Dou Xuan just asked his own question. After glancing around, Yuuki Rito saw a guy he knew. It was a one-sided acquaintance.

"Okay, following the principle of ladies first, let’s choose this beautiful girl with blond hair as the first questioner."

"Eh?"

Seeing the masked guy in front of her walking to the edge of the stage, squatting down and handing the microphone to herself, Yinglili was stunned. Only then did she realize that the beautiful girl the other party was talking about was herself. Have you ever heard similar compliments to Yinglili? Few, but the admired person still had some emotional fluctuations when she said this. She took a deep breath and took the microphone.

"Mr. Kayaba Akihiko, I like your light novels and games very much. You are very good. Many big companies wanted to poach your blog before. Will I still be able to read your books in the future?"

Ying Lili said what many people are worried about. Now the combined sales volume of the first and second volumes of Sword Art Online has reached 600,000. This is the number estimated by other media. If you calculate it this way, as an author of light novels, you will get a number of A royalties of tens of millions of yen is a terrifyingly huge figure for ordinary people, but for some people, it is nothing more than that. The generous remuneration offered by some companies on blogs before was like a thorn in the sword. In the hearts of the readers and players of God's Domain, even if the Tenjoin Foundation and the Immortal River Bookstore expressed their support one after another, the thorns did not disappear.

When Eri was speaking, Yuuki Rito remained in a squatting position because the stage was relatively high. When Jori To stands, he makes people look up at him. When he squats, he can look at the other person at eye level. This little trick has been noticed by many people. After all, very few people squat on the stage. For a while, it has nothing to do with Sword Art Online, only Kayaba Akihiko. With this person, everyone’s senses have improved a lot.

"I promise that whether it is a light novel or a game, I will give you the best answer I can. In fact, less than half of the light novel is currently written, and even the official version of the game to be released next week is still It’s not really the final product. It’s a bit ridiculous that I made such a crude game with a name like Kayaba Akihiko."

Nowadays, the only one who dares to comment on the Sword Art Online game like this is Rito Yuki, the producer. Everyone smiled and shook their heads, thinking that he was speaking modestly, but they couldn't help but have more expectations.

Yuki Rito revealed too much information in this passage. Such exclusive spoilers naturally made everyone present excited. Some people who took the train and spent a lot of effort to get here felt like they were traveling to Tokyo on a rare weekend. It’s worth it to come to the autograph session

"So what do Kayaba Akihiko-sensei think of the illustrations in the novel? Of the two illustrators, Eromanga and Eri Kashiwagi, whose work does Kayaba Akihiko-sensei like more?"