[Castle of the Heart] The Day I Got My First Comment

That day, a notification from note rang out.
"You have received a comment."

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Lord
"Huh? What, a comment?"

The Lord is bewildered by this first-time experience.
Seeing this, the warriors gather around.

Zhang Fei
"What's wrong?"

Lord
"I got something called a comment."

Zhang Fei
"What is it? This 'comment' thing."

Lord
"It seems to be a message from someone who read my article."

Liu Bei
"What does it say?"

Everyone peers at the comment together.

Lord
"I should probably reply, right?"

Guan Yu
"That would be the case, yes."

Lord
"How do I go about replying?"

Zhuge Liang
"If I recall, the instructions are right there..."

The Lord taps away on their smartphone.

Castle Lord
“I understand how to do it now.
All that’s left is the reply.”

The Castle Lord racks their brain.

Zhang Fei
“A simple word of thanks is enough!”

Castle Lord
“But they went to the trouble of commenting.
Maybe there’s a better way to express it.”

Liu Bei
“Then, how about these words?”

Guan Yu
“Hmm, then how about this?”

Zhuge Liang
“In that case, it would be better to do it like this.”

A writing meeting, including the Castle Lord,
begins to craft a thank-you for the comment.

Lian
“What’s going on? Why is everyone here?”

Castle Lord
“I got a comment, so I was thinking about how to reply!”

Zhang Fei
“Simple is best, right?”

Liu Bei
“No, it should be a bit more polite than that.”

Guan Yu
“In that case, let’s polish it a little.”

Zhuge Liang
“It would be better to move this word over here.”

I can't decide.

The castle lord's head is about to explode from everyone's voices.
A scene similar to when I wrote my first article
was spreading out before me.

Lian speaks up, sounding exasperated,
but also happy.

Lian
"It's fine to just put into words
exactly how you feel, Castle Lord."

At those words from Lian,
the Castle Lord's mind was made up.

And so, the Castle Lord replies to the comment.

"Thank you for the comment!
I also look forward to reading
your articles."

I click to reply to the comment.

Zhang Fei
"A feast again today?"

Castle Lord
"Yeah! A first-comment festival!!"

At those words, the whole castle comes alive.

One comment.
The day the first light was lit.

The castle was wrapped in a joyful atmosphere all night long,

and that small light
flickered softly inside the castle.

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