"The Melancholy of a Dramatic Demon" Second Half

All right, Lord Robin and I will go around and say hello to everyone else.

And if we see any other good books while we're at it, we'll go ahead and pick those up too.

Good idea. Those'll give me some ideas for how to make the next one better.

I just need to finish reading them before nightfall.

You got it.

Konnichiwassup? Wanna trade books?

Right, right. Here you go.

Arigathanks! And here's mine.

Great, thanks.

Hi there! This is St. Orleans's newest book!

...Grr...

Ah well, I guess I shouldn't be too upset. She's the bar I'm aiming for. Okay, here's ours.

Thanks! I can't wait to read it about a hundred times!

Uh, could you...not? You're freaking me out.

Good day, my fellow compatriots!

Ugh, piss off.

Huh? Why would you treat me so boorishly?

And here I thought myself something of a star in an event such as this.

That's the problem. Your star's too damn bright.

You and the little blue-haired guy could destroy ServantFes if you wanted to.

In fact, I'd probably rather go surfing with sharks, carrying buckets of chum, than have you read my book!

Why, I have a place at ServantFes as much as anyone!

Grr... All right, fine.

Here's our latest book. But don't you DARE tell me what you think of it.

Very well then.

And here is our newest collaborative novel.

...I can't help but wonder how much money this would earn if you published it professionally...

Hey, I'm back. How's it selling?

Okay, I guess. Not bad, not great.

We're definitely not gonna win this time.

Well, there is nothing we can do about that now.

We shall just have to consider this another learning experience so that our efforts are not in vain!

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Good idea.

Let me see the books you bought, Robin. Master and I have a lot to discuss for our next attempt.