“This handwriting… it looks very familiar?” Pride didn’t look at the contents but quickly glanced towards the bottom of the letter paper, and when he saw the signature, he was stunned for a moment.
‘Your Stone Grandpa’?!
It was a letter from him!
Pride was full of surprise. Despite the odd name ‘Your Stone Grandpa,’ Pride had become the editor-in-chief of the Sky of Truth because of a submission from ‘Your Stone Grandpa.’
The news about Angel coming into contact with the mysterious Domain and Isabel’s return to the Southern Domain—both pieces of news were sent by ‘Your Stone Grandpa.’
Originally, Pride had hoped that ‘Your Stone Grandpa’ would become a regular contributor to the Sky of Truth, even offering to start a column for him, turning him into a professional writer. But after that, ‘Your Stone Grandpa’ never submitted any more pieces, much to Pride’s regret.
Now, ‘Your Stone Grandpa’ had sent another letter. Could it be another submission?
Previously, his submission had made Pride the editor-in-chief. Could ‘Your Stone Grandpa’ save him again this time?
With this thought, Pride excitedly began to read.
As Pride read halfway through, his fat started to tremble with excitement.
His eyes brightened more and more, and by the end, he couldn’t help but jump up from the sofa, “Fantastic, fantastic! Your Stone Grandpa, you really are my grandpa!”
Unexpectedly, at his most desperate and distressed moment, the one to save him from calamity once again was Your Stone Grandpa!
Without waiting to fully clothe himself, Pride immediately grabbed his robe and, clutching the envelope, rushed out the front door.
Once the news in the envelope was published in the Sky of Truth, why worry about not being able to sell out?
Pride was certain that if he could publish this submission exclusively, his position as editor-in-chief would definitely be secure! After all, the news in the envelope was about the currently popular “Angel” and could surely reignite a sweeping fire in the already stabilizing public opinion landscape! And the Sky of Truth would be the one holding the torch!
Pride ran back to the magazine office at top speed and started summoning the staff back with a communicator.
After a while, everyone, grouchy and confused, gathered in the great hall of the Sky of Truth magazine office.
“Pride, what on earth is this all about? Coming here to make a fuss in the middle of the night? If you don’t make things clear, I’ll never let this go!” said a young employee, clearly lower in the magazine’s hierarchy than Pride. However, this person was a Talented One; even when he spoke disrespectfully, no one dared to object, including Pride himself.
Pride’s current girlfriend Jolene also asked with confusion, “Pride, you called us here; could it be that you’ve already decided to use that method?”
Jolene knew Pride must have had an idea to assemble everyone. She didn’t believe that Pride could have gotten any breaking news in such a short time, so she guessed he was probably going to use the method she mentioned.
The others looked toward Pride as well, waiting for him to provide an explanation.
Excitedly brandishing the envelope before everyone, Pride declared, “I’ve just received some major news. We’re going to work through the night starting today… no, starting now, aiming to publish the new issue at most by the day after tomorrow!”
“Rushing this much? What’s the big news?” Jolene asked, frowning.
“Yeah, if your editor-in-chief position is in danger, don’t drag us into your madness!” someone taunted.
Pride ignored their sarcasm; that’s the reality. Talented Ones held more sway than he, a mere Mortal. The fact that these Talented Ones were willing to come to the magazine office in the middle of the night was already showing him a lot of face.
Placing the letter in the middle of everyone, Pride said, “Just look for yourselves. With this news, this round, the Sky of Truth will surely land a stunning counterattack!”
Everyone looked doubtfully at the letter, but the more they read, the more shocked they became.
The young man who had mocked Pride spoke in disbelief, “Is what’s written here true? Mr. Pat has really advanced to Wizard… and even, he’s not far from True Knowledge?”
Pride nodded, “The submission from ‘Your Stone Grandpa,’ the contributor. You should be familiar with him, there’s no falsehoods.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was astoundingly abuzz.
Pride, being a Mortal, didn’t realize the terror in the news of Angel advancing to Official Wizard.
But as Talented Ones, they were very clear on the value of this news. Once it was released, the entire Sky Mechanical City… no, most of the Southern Domain, might be shaken to the core!
Jolene looked at the astonished faces of the magazine staff and then at Pride, a slight smile played on her lips: it seemed Pride’s position as editor-in-chief would indeed be secured.
Jolene was also a Mortal; her reaction was more subdued, and she even had the presence of mind to ponder the odd content of the letter.
Jolene said, “By the way, don’t you find it strange, the last sentence from ‘Your Stone Grandpa’?”
Everyone turned to look, and the last paragraph on the letter read—
“Please be sure to write more words of praise for Angel; this is the key point and my only request for submitting to you! Oh, and remember to put my name there, preferably in a way that Angel can see it, otherwise I’m done for!”
Everyone exchanged puzzled looks. What did ‘Your Stone Grandpa’ mean by this?
Then someone said, “Could it be that ‘Your Stone Grandpa’ had offended Angel before and hopes to use this as a way to seek forgiveness?”