Rewrite Our Love? Too Late

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The acquisition of the publishing company was surprisingly simple.

In this era, the light novel industry was booming. New authors and publishers seemed to sprout up daily, but only a handful truly succeeded. Among the sea of small publishing houses, most were either struggling to stay afloat or simply waiting to be bought out.

All it took was identifying one with decent potential and offering slightly above market value. The rest was easy.

That morning, Yukima Azuma had briefly discussed the idea with Yukino. By the afternoon, Yukino had already informed him that the deal was done.

Just like that, they had acquired a third-rate publishing company.

The name?

Dengeki Bunko.

Once a rising star, it had since declined into obscurity. But to Yukima, that didn't matter. He needed a base of operations—a place he could build into something new.

Meanwhile, Machida Sonoko had also begun preparing for her resignation.

As for The Metronome in Love, Kasumigaoka Utaha had already signed an exclusive publishing contract with the Fujikawa Publishing House. Fortunately, they had not yet purchased the rights to the work itself. Even more fortunately, Fujikawa hadn't valued the story very highly—it was a romance novel, after all. The breach of contract penalty was low, and while their profit-sharing terms were harsh, Utaha could back out anytime, as long as she paid the fine.