Seven Seas has announced their acquisition of the English license for Silent Reading: Mo Du, written by priest. This is welcome news to fans who were introduced to priest‘s work in English by Seven Seas’ releases of her other series, such as Guardian: Zhen Hun and Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang.
No artist has yet been announced via official channels, but Seven Seas has listed the series translators will be Yuka and Nande M.
Silent Reading (默讀) is a danmei webnovel series written by the prolific author priest. It was originally serialized on jjwxc starting in 2016, and finished with 180 chapters and 5 extra chapters.
Seven Seas provides the following series summary:
Something lurks beneath the city of Yancheng, and as international spotlight falls upon it, the darkness begins to stir.
As one of the police force’s best investigators, the task of unraveling the city’s morbid mysteries falls to Luo Wenzhou. But as the case develops, a common thread seems to emerge: the infamous playboy and wealthy CEO, Fei Du.
With a harrowing past of his own, Fei Du is no stranger to the ins and outs of the crime investigation unit, and his suspiciously shrewd insights into the workings of the criminal mind are a great help to Luo Wenzhou’s team. As they work together to pursue justice, Luo Wenzhou must reconcile this new version of Fei Du—sharp, astute, with impeccable skills of deduction—with the troubled child he once helped…
No release date has been publicly announced, but Seven Seas has set a tentative Volume 1 release in Fall of 2025.
Source: Seven Seas Twitter/X
