Great Mangaka

"Hmph, in this era of Mirai-sensei, how arrogant!"

Looking at the newspapers on the wall, an old man with a cane snorted coldly: "There are more and more advertisements. What company is promoting this?"

This happened in front of a busy bookstore. Several newspapers were pasted on the wall. The headlines on the covers were the same phrase. The old man did not read the specific content, but he was already displeased.

"This is not advertising!"

A young man passing by heard his words and turned angrily, but seeing that he was an old man, he lost his temper: "Grandpa, judging by your accent, you should be from Osaka. Did you just come back?"

"How do you know?"

The old man looked up in surprise: "Yes, my son works in Osaka. I was there a few months ago. Now it's cold, and I can't stand the weather, so I brought my granddaughter."

"No wonder."

The young man smiled and nodded: "Grandpa, if you've been in Osaka these past few months, it's impossible for you not to know Mirai-sensei."

"Look at the scene in this bookstore." The young man pointed to the bookstore, where people were noisy and the queue had already formed, and it was crowded: "Everyone is here to buy Mirai-sensei's manga. Mirai-sensei is now known as the beacon of the manga industry. He will undoubtedly become a great god in the future. This advertisement is not exaggerated at all."

"The beacon of the manga industry? Is he that amazing? I didn't know him in Osaka."

"Does Grandpa normally read manga?"

"No."

"That's right. It's far. Mirai-sensei has only been in the industry for half a year, and his influence outside is much smaller than in Osaka." The young man said: "It's normal for you not to know."

"Oh, oh..."

The old man couldn't help but feel suspicious when he heard the young man speak. He looked towards the bookstore. 'Did those readers really come to buy the works of someone who has only been in the industry for half a year?'

"Grandpa, there are a lot of people inside. What do you want to buy? I'll accompany you."

The young man invited him very courteously. The old man nodded gratefully: "My granddaughter yesterday was screaming for a manga called Five Centimeters Per Second, but today she slept in again. I thought the bookstore was nearby, so I came alone."

Thinking about his granddaughter, the old man's face filled with smiles.

"Five Centimeters Per Second?" The young man was stunned and then laughed: "Grandpa, you remembered it wrong! Your granddaughter wants to buy Five Centimeters Per Second? It's Mirai-sensei's work!"

"Ah?"

The old man's eyes widened: "Is it Mirai-sensei's work?"

He pointed to the wall next to him and was stunned. It turned out that the person mentioned in the newspaper was what his granddaughter wanted to read. 'Mirai-sensei is so amazing that his granddaughter knows him, but he doesn't. That's very old-fashioned.'

"Oh!" The old man suddenly got nervous. He turned and looked at the crowd gathered in the bookstore: "Will everyone buy this book?"

'There are so many people. What if it sells out?'

He took his crutches and entered the bookstore. The young man helped him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Grandpa. Mirai-sensei has four works for sale. It's not easy to sell them all."

"Four?"

The old man was surprised again. Selling four works at once was truly unheard of. 'What kind of person is Mirai-sensei? How could he have published so many manga?'

He saw a long line in front of the counter. People were holding different books, and many carried four.

"A complete set costs 1,200 yen."

The bookseller was serving a girl who had bought four books. The girl complained: "Manager, do you want to do this? These individual purchases only add up to 1,250 yen, and the complete set only has a 50 yen discount. You're too stingy."

The old man frowned. 'Why is this manager so self-important?'

"Whether you want to buy it or not, there are still a lot of people waiting."

The bookseller replied with a smile, ignoring the looks from others. 'No one knew how proud he was in his heart. Mirai-sensei has thousands of readers. If you don't buy, others will.'

This manager had suffered losses before, but now he is smart. He ordered a large number of Mirai-sensei's works all at once. 'He was worried that they wouldn't sell, but when he opened the door in the morning and saw the lively scene, he felt relieved and proud.'

'This time he finally did the right thing. His wife could no longer force him to his knees. Mirai-sensei has thousands of readers, so there's no need to worry about sales!'

"What kind of service attitude is this?"

the old man asked, dissatisfied. He remembered that the manager used to be very kind to customers, but 'why had he changed today? The girl must have been angry and left!'

He looked back at the girl, but unexpectedly, she complained a little and finally paid.

"Forget it, I want all four! They might not be available in a few days, so I'll save 50 yen if I can!"

"That's right, girl. I'm telling you, it might not be cheaper elsewhere! This is my conscience price!"

The manager and the girl completed the transaction. The old man was surprised to himself. 'He couldn't be wrong. The man named Mirai-sensei must be very capable. If he bought one, would his granddaughter complain?'

With the help of the young man, the old man chose the books and waited in line for half an hour before heading to the counter: "I want to buy these four books."

"1,200 yen, thank you for your purchase."

The bookseller was so happy that his face was about to break the day's sales record.

"Mirai-sensei is truly the God of Wealth!"

The taxi driver Kaito also thought the same. Like his colleagues, he printed the image of Inuyasha on the car body. He hadn't rested since the morning. He had just sent someone to the bookstore and saw two people waving at him from the sidewalk.

"Another book buyer!"

With this in mind, Kaito quickly drove the car. When he stopped, he saw that one of them was holding the manga Five Centimeters Per Second in his hand and had already bought it.

"It doesn't matter if he doesn't buy a book."

Kaito was also reading the manga. He liked to chat with passengers about manga, and because of that, he had several regular customers.

Two men got in, and one of them said:

"Go to Shinagawa Technology Park, Kira Kira Animation Studio."

The man's voice was different from Osaka's, with a distinct Tokyo accent.

"From outside? From the capital...?"

Kaito assumed he was from Tokyo and was a little disappointed. 'These two were destined to be lone tourists, so Kaito didn't take the initiative to talk to them and left.'

The two men in the back started talking.

"How's this manga?"

"Very good. For someone who hasn't received professional training, he draws quite well, but not as impressive as they say. There are dozens of graduates from our school who can reach this level."

These words outraged Kaito: 'Who are these two? They want to compare themselves to Mirai-sensei! You haven't seen his good paintings yet!'

Ordinary manga are nothing. 'If it weren't for the fact that naked women were not allowed to appear on the car body, Kaito would have wanted to put up an image of Kikyo's resurrection and slap these two guys.'

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