CHAPTER 358: CHAPTER 212: THIS TIME, EVEN DEATH IS WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION_3

"Mr. J.K. Forest, I’ve always been a reader of this book, don’t get me wrong, I’m drawing my sword because I want you to sign it for me. This sword has been with me since I was an apprentice Knight!"

As he spoke, he magically produced a pen.

Princess Sophia also stopped crying, staring at Old Sen with red eyes.

Recently, she had been grounded for a month, staying in her room reading novels when there was nothing to do in the evenings. She had read this novel back and forth several times but still hadn’t seen a sequel. "Heisenberg and the Magic Book" ended with the first term of the Lindong Witch, opening up a forbidden romance between a student and teacher, and then there was no more.

It almost felt like an unfinished Chapter.

In recent days, Sophia, in the name of a loyal reader, had her servant send letters to the Horned Owl Beast Newspaper, hoping Mr. J.K. Forest would release a sequel soon and maybe consider adding some Knight elements in future Chapters. If necessary, she would personally take the author to visit the Neseriel Sanctuary.

Old Sen smiled sheepishly. Although the atmosphere was developing favorably, this was still a matter of trespassing into the Royal Palace, and one wrong move could end badly for him here.

A single word from Queen Margaret could decide his fate, and he tried to curry favor by saying, "Your Majesty, I really am just here to gather material. I’ve encountered some difficulties while creating the sequel..."

"What difficulties?"

"According to my original plan, the second sequel was ’Heisenberg and the Chamber’, but I’ve never been to the academy and cannot find a way to get there. I happened to hear about the Royal Palace’s complex structure and many secret passages. I thought it might serve as good material..."

"You may."

"Eh?"

"I said, you may stay in the Royal Palace to continue gathering material, and you can even let the Forbidden Guard show you some hidden passages and chambers."

Queen Margaret announced Old Sen’s verdict in a majestic voice, "But the crime you’ve committed offends the majesty of the royal family, thus deserving a lesser punishment. Until you finish ’Heisenberg and the Chamber’, you will be confined in a small dark room. The royal family will provide you with three meals a day, and you may only leave the room temporarily when you need to gather material."

Some old-fashioned urging for installment!

Ethan was dumbfounded, but on second thought, this was actually the lightest outcome for Old Sen.

Compared to being turned into a torch hung on the city wall, being locked in a small dark room to write was nothing.

After announcing the verdict, Margaret also extended an invitation to Ethan, "Mr. Old Sen, thank you for coming to the Royal Palace amidst your busy schedule. I would like to invite you to stay for tonight’s banquet. I also want to introduce the other children to you, hoping they can look up to you as a role model."

This wasn’t a bad unexpected gain.

The magical beast crisis at the Royal Palace was resolved, and they even caught the author of "Heisenberg and the Magic Book"—this Mr. J.K. Forest had left a note at the Horned Owl Beast Daily saying he was going out to gather material and then vanished. Now even the newspaper people had lost track of him.

It had been two months since the first novel was printed and published, even the working animals from the production team didn’t rest this long!

After speaking, she glanced at Sophia, making Her Highness the Princess shiver.

Sophia looked at Ethan with a pleading gaze, hoping he would stay for the banquet, or else if her mother found some free time, her backside would face a dire punishment.

The Royal Palace had prepared a special guest room for Ethan. Ave returned to the cabinet to handle diplomatic documents, and when the room fell silent once again, Cat Cat opened her eyes, climbed onto the table from Ethan’s arm, looked up with big, bright eyes, wearing a cheery expression.

What’s meant to come will come eventually.

Ethan explained immediately, "Teacher, I can explain."

He hadn’t noticed when exactly Lindong read that novel.

"Teacher? Clearly, you’re the teacher, and I’m the student."

Cat Cat still spoke with a pinched voice, her tail gently swaying.

If it were someone else, they might have been charmed by Cat Cat on the spot, but Ethan was different. He was a scholar of witch studies and could confidently assure everyone that if a witch speaks to you in such a tone, nothing good will happen.

"Perhaps we can have Old Sen change the setting or add a ’the story is fictional, any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental’ disclaimer at the end of the second book."

"That would be boring."

Cat Cat shook her head.

Ethan was guessing her next move.

Based on his experience, Cat Cat first used the "tail wagging" to lower his defenses, and next she was likely to use an aggressive move like "impact".

Aside from ice magic, Cat Cat was also adept at "punishment," "drain," and other moves common to feline Pokémon.

"Ethan."

"Hmm?"

"Let’s make a movie!"

Cat Cat’s eyes sparkled, she thought using "Heisenberg and the Magic Book" as the original script was a good idea. Ever since leaving the Mage Tower, she had been pondering this matter.

The scenery Ethan mentioned at the Mage Tower inspired her, and he also told her about the novel art form of film.

Ethan believed that the Empire had already taken shape in the film field. If they could piece together those moving pictures from the Horned Owl Beast Daily, they could create a film lasting sixty minutes.

Yet, no one had tried it before Ethan presented the concept of film.