Judging from the manuscript's content, doesn't it have nothing to do with realistic personal travelogues?
After all, it's for publication… no aspect should be too careless.
If it were any other author, Aika would immediately raise some issues.
In her view, this manuscript seemed more like a fictional fantasy adventure travelogue. The category should be corrected accordingly.
But the other party's identity was special. She didn't even know how to bring this issue up.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Aika's reaction, Law took the initiative to ask.
Seeing this, Aika replied immediately, "The book's category doesn't match its content."
"Doesn't match?"
"Yes. This content isn't a personal travelogue, it's a fantasy story," Aika said.
"A fantasy story, huh..."
Law couldn't help but smile, raising his hand to pinch his chin, lowering his gaze slightly.
Being considered a fantasy story… he was powerless to refute it.
Because from his perspective as a Transmigrator looking at this issue, he might even think everything he had experienced so far was just a fantasy story.
Aika observed Law's reaction. With her ability to read people, she couldn't detect any sign.
In the end, regarding the issue of category and content, Law didn't want to explain further. Instead, he asked the most crucial question: "So, you're saying if the book's category and content don't match, it can't be published?"
Hearing this, Aika hesitated, then said, "It can be, but..."
"Then what's the problem?" Law smiled at Aika, directly interrupting what she was about to say.
Aika was momentarily speechless. From the beginning of the meeting until now, she felt Law's assertiveness for the first time.
Probably, this boss made no demands, had no interest in royalties, and maybe didn't even care about the book's reception after publication.
She truly didn't know what he wanted.
However, treating this book as a fantasy story, it had quite captivating aspects, worthy of investing resources to manage and promote.
But mismatched category and content usually mislead readers. So-called 'clickbait titles' are extremely annoying.
The subsequent discussion didn't last long. It mainly established the book's positioning: Volume I.
That is to say, there would be a Volume II.
Afterward, Aika politely declined Law's courteous attempt to keep her, leaving the Lawlin Museum with the manuscript.
This publishing collaboration with the boss of Lawlin Museum was probably the most advantageous one for [New Horizon].
'Whatever. Mr. Law not making demands is the best outcome anyway.'
When Aika walked out of the first-floor lobby, she instinctively glanced at the manuscript in her briefcase.
Now she just wanted to return to the company quickly and finish reading the rest of the manuscript.
That world full of danger and adventure in the book exuded a seductive charm everywhere, making one unconsciously want to immerse themselves, vividly imagining through the written content.
Even though Law insisted on categorizing the book as 'personal travelogue', Aika still considered it a fantasy story.
The key point was that the protagonist's name in the book was also Law.
'Perhaps... Mr. Law is quite narcissistic?'
Aika thought silently to herself.
But she had to admit that Mr. Law was an extremely talented and significant figure.
Just judging from the scale of the Lawlin Museum, no one could underestimate Law's capabilities.
If Sabro were aware of Aika's current thoughts, he'd probably cry himself to sleep in the restroom.
The reason? Law was basically a hands-off manager!
Sixteenth floor of the building.
Law stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at Aika among the crowd.
Probably, Aika, completely absorbed in reading the remaining manuscript, didn't realize a gaze from above was locked onto her, watching her leave.
Sabro came to his side, grinning. "Not bad-looking, right? Don't let her voluptuous, sexy figure fool you… she's actually still single."
Law turned his head to look at Sabo, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said seriously, "If Big Sis hears your evaluation, she'd be very happy."
"Huh?"
Sabro was stunned, not understanding.
"Sabo, you're not young anymore. It's time to find someone, settle down."
Law patted his shoulder a few times, then walked away directly, leaving Sabo with a dark line on his forehead.
"Sigh."
Sabro looked out the window, sighing softly.
To be honest, he had negotiated cooperation matters with Aika many times. They had considerable contact, and his impression of Aika was excellent.
To put it bluntly, he was somewhat interested in Aika.
But he also knew his own circumstances. Just his age and appearance alone made him lack the capital to pursue Aika aggressively.
As for using money to win her over?
As a workplace elite, would Aika lack money?
Three days later, Aika personally delivered the first hardcover edition to the Lawlin Museum.
It has to be said, the efficiency was astonishing.
This showed how much New Horizon valued this book, or rather, valued their relationship with the Lawlin Museum.
"Only one hundred hardcover editions were produced. Each book has a coded serial number. This book's number is zero, it's the very first book produced."
In front of everyone, Aika flipped to the title page.
There was no synopsis or dedication, only a painting in ink-wash style and the book's title: L. Hunter (Volume I).
The painting depicted three people showing only their backs, standing on a cliff. The person in the middle had a cat and a jellyfish on his shoulder.
Ahead of them was the sky with a sunset and various strange flying creatures.
This painting was provided by Law. The three people in the picture were naturally Law, Biscuit, Tonpa, Kuro, and Bruna.
Biscuit and Bruna recognized it immediately, their eyes sparkling with different lights.
Machi stood beside Law, calmly looking at the painting, complex emotions quietly surfacing deep in her eyes.
Law's attention was entirely on the book, not noticing Machi's emotions. He asked Aika, "Where's the serial number?"
Hearing this, Aika smiled mysteriously. She placed her hand on the sunset in the painting, then gently rubbed it.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the originally black-and-white sunset slowly gained color, and a gold-embossed zero suddenly appeared in the center of the sunset.
When Aika stopped, the color slowly faded, returning to its original state.
By rubbing the entire painting, the entire black-and-white image would be colored with the most suitable hues.
This contrived gimmick was a flattering move by the publishing company.
"Thoughtful."
Looking at the hidden mechanism on the title page, Law was very satisfied.
"This is what our company should do," Aika said with a smile.
"Law, I want the second copy."
Salin very unceremoniously reached out to Law, asking for it.
This request immediately reminded Law. So, Law asked Aika for the first twenty hardcover editions.
Regarding this request, Aika had no room to refuse.
The next day, books numbered 1 to 20 were delivered to the Lawlin Museum.
Ging had already heard the news and waited at the Lawlin Museum for a long time. When the books arrived, he directly took one and left the museum, finding a place to start reading immediately.
Once he started, he was immediately captivated by the book's content. As a result, he didn't even eat, reading from noon until one in the morning.
Although he had seen what Law recorded in that book, God Hand, that was more like a record. This book was a genuine biography, making one feel as if they were there.
"Volume I, huh..."
Ging flipped back to the title page, looking at the black-and-white painting, revealing a faint smile.
In the upcoming Volume II, there would be a place for him.
The hardcover books Law asked Aika for were all given away. What surprised him was that Machi also took one.
Over the next few days, the book officially went on sale. Like small stones continuously thrown into a lake, the ripples weren't large but were extremely intense.
The most common comment was: Darn clickbait titles!!!