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[book2thehead]

Did the author keep her insane in the story, or did they tweak things to suit their own preferences~?

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I am not going to talk about that.

[It was really disturbing for him, specifically, okay?]

Just. No.

[book2thehead]

[He chuckles a little.]

Well then, we'll try to avoid picking up any novels about the Fatui while we're in this world, then. Goodness only knows what you might find in a place of dreams!

[threebetrayals]

[Please ignore the full-body shudder as he thinks about the entire genre of romance in Snezhnaya.]

Please. Ugh.

[book2thehead]

Should we leave out the entire romance genre from your library, too?

[threebetrayals]

Do I look like someone who reads romance? As long as it doesn't involve caricatures of people I have the misfortune of knowing, it doesn't bother me but doesn't hold any interest to me.

[book2thehead]

You look like someone who likes to try a little bit of everything first, but a single sour taste can quickly turn you off to the rest of it~

We'll find your favorite genre yet. And then you won't be able to get enough!

[threebetrayals]

Whatever. Where are we even going?

[book2thehead]

[Heizou looks over at him with a wink.]

To find your favorite genre~

[threebetrayals]

...a bookstore?

[book2thehead]

[He nods. Excited.]

My favorite one!

[threebetrayals]

[He shakes his head.]

Whatever. At least I know you have decent taste in books.

[book2thehead]

[Heizou perks.]

Did you like the ones I lent you??

[threebetrayals]

They weren't the worst thing I've ever read. [So, yes] The ending of the one about the murder on that "locomotive" whatever was pulled out of nowhere, but it was interesting.

[book2thehead]

I told you a lot of them are like that! Personally I feel like the author did that to pull the wind from your sails if you thought you had everything figured out.

[Heizou is so pleased, his eyes bright. Wanderer enjoyed something that he also enjoys! That's friendship, right?]

[threebetrayals]

It felt more like they hadn't really settled on a solution and so came up with something random, even if it was vaguely believable if you know a bunch of nutjobs.

[book2thehead]

You're not wrong about that! Maybe the author just decided to have some fun with it at the end, even if it was extremely out of nowhere.

[threebetrayals]

Or it was rushed. The one where the murderer was the narrator was better.

[book2thehead]

I liked that one, too! It was a truly unique style of story telling for this genre.

There was a similar one I read where the story is told backwards because the main character suffers from short-term memory loss. It was fascinating~ I can lend that one to you next if you like!

[threebetrayals]

That one at least sounds novel. I'll take it from you.

[book2thehead]

I think you'll like it. I know how you feel about things being too predictable, after all~

[threebetrayals]

We'll see, we'll wee.

[They should be almost to the store now....]

[book2thehead]

[As soon as they get there, Heizou spreads his arms out as he gestures toward it, as though presenting it in a sort of "ta-dah!" motion. It's a very ordinary looking store, and from outside it doesn't even look to be all that big.]

And here we are! It doesn't look like much, but it has a fine selection for every genre.

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I'll be the judge of that. Where's the mystery novels?

[book2thehead]

[Heizou practically beams. He's so pleased.]

Oh? Have I won you over with the mystery genre~?

[SO PLEASED. So he will happily start leading Wanderer toward his favorite part of the store. Now that they're inside Wanderer may notice that the store is just a bit bigger on the inside, and the shelves go from the floor to the ceiling.]

It's right over here!