The Calm Before the Storm (1)

Who benefited the most when The Chronicle of Xenon appeared before the world? Most people would naturally choose the "demonkin."

Simply because of a single book, the fate of an entire race had changed, and the demonkin's emergence onto the world stage had even shaken the global political situation. The demonkin had been semi-forced into an isolationist stance until they began to emerge, so their actions were bound to affect other countries.

Not only was each individual demonkin powerful, but their magical abilities were exceptional enough to rival the elves'. However, because that magic was cast using an ominous energy called "black mana," the elves strongly disliked getting involved with the demonkin.

In any case, it was true that the demonkin had benefited greatly from The Chronicle of Xenon. It was becoming common knowledge to the point that even asking a random passerby would produce the same answer.

However, if one looked a little deeper, it became clear that there was another true winner.

It was true that The Chronicle of Xenon had changed people's perception of the demonkin, but none of that would have been possible if the book had not become popular throughout the world.

In other words, since The Chronicle of Xenon had become a worldwide sensation, its profits were terrifyingly vast—enough to pierce the heavens.

However, because The Chronicle of Xenon had spread throughout the world and was still gaining popularity, no proper accounting had been done. Most people focused on the book itself rather than its profits, so they did not pay much attention to the matter.

Those profits naturally flowed straight to the publishing house that had signed the rights contract for The Chronicle of Xenon. The publishing house that had first published the book grew rapidly thanks to the profits flooding in like a great deluge.

"Hmm-hmm~ Hmm-hmm-hmm~"...