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ch 17**The Importance of Input (2)**
Moon Story's employee lounge.
After finally getting a break from work, Shin Mijeong happily headed to the vending machine for a drink. There, she ran
into her senior, Han Gyeongseon.
"Senior!"
She cheerfully poked him, expecting his usual grumpy response.
Instead, he only sighed.
"Oh. You're here for coffee too?"
His voice was unusually lifeless.
Only then did Mijeong realize something was wrong.
"What's the matter? Did something happen?"
"What about you? Why are you so excited?"
"How could I not be? Did you see Today's Best? Only 10 Seconds to Become a Genius Idol is ranked tenth!"
She nearly bounced with excitement.
"Ever since the fifteen-chapter marathon update, it's completely taken off! The novel was already strong, but readers
have really started liking Author Shuppa too."
At first, the novel had received mixed reactions. While recommendation posts attracted many readers, others suspected
the hype was just marketing.
Everything changed after the unprecedented fifteen free chapter release.
Readers began praising not only the novel but also Shuppa as an author.
Many even started sending donations before the series had gone premium.
"Considering it's still early in serialization, reaching tenth place is incredible! I can't even imagine how well it'll
do once it becomes paid."
Premium serialization was already guaranteed.
The only remaining question was just how successful it would become.