Great Mangaka

Hinotori Publishing's hope rests on Takumi, and Tsukimoto Genji also allows him to make decisions.

Takumi returned home to gather information. He discovered that, while the Kanto Group is powerful, the manga graduates it hires should not be underestimated.

These graduates have received many years of training and have undergone rigorous evaluations. The first graduating class from Tokyo University selected over 200 young people with manga talent, but to this day, fewer than 70 have received internship opportunities.

130 students were expelled or repeated, and the remaining 70, whether for their style, composition level, or mastery of narrative rhythm, possess the level of professional mangaka—precisely the talent that is scarce in the market.

Most of these professionals choose to dedicate themselves to manga, while the rest collaborate on animation production in related companies.

Kira Kira Animation Studio is one of them. It is the only animation company in Osaka that can cooperate with Kanto. Animations adapted by Tatsuryū's original Manga Department will have priority. In addition, Tatsuryū Manga is in charge of Kanto Daily on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and the remaining three days are managed by Kanto's head office in Tokyo, sharing channels.

With daily and weekly magazines, hundreds of professional mangaka, and other resources, Kanto Manga Company completely surpasses Hinotori Publishing!

That day is December 25th, Christmas Thursday.

After Sakura returned, in the evening, Takumi was a little irritable after reading the materials. He thought of Miyuki, who was in the hospital. It just so happened that he hadn't visited her in a long time. 'Why not buy some gifts and relax?'

But on the way, he received a call:

"Takumi, today is Christmas, there are no classes in the afternoon, come play with me!"

Shiori said on the other end of the phone. In this world, there are only two Western holidays that can influence Japan: Independence Day and Christmas. Young people love these two holidays, but it's very rare for schools to have holidays.

"I have something to do right now."

Takumi had already gotten into the car and couldn't change his route: "Next time."

"Ah..."

Shiori's voice seemed a little disappointed, but she quickly smiled: "How about tonight? Are you free?"

"Tonight?"

Takumi looked at the time. It was already 7:00 PM, and it was already evening: "No, it will be 9:00 PM when I have time. You can go out and play with others."

"Don't worry, 9:00 PM is 9:00 PM, I can wait!"

Shiori was very happy and hung up after saying a few words.

Takumi looked at the hung-up phone and felt a little strange. 'Why did Shiori seem so eager to see him? Was she missing him again?'

He shook his head, not taking it seriously. He got out of the car and walked towards the hospital. He found Miyuki's room as he remembered.

Takumi prepared the ideal room for Miyuki. He knocked on the door.

"I'm here!"

A young man opened the door.

Takumi was a little stunned.

"Hello."

'Could he be Miyuki's boyfriend?' Takumi thought and said very politely: "I've come to see Miyuki."

"Miyuki? Oh, okay..."

The man was also surprised. He opened the door and let Takumi in.

It was a white room with an LCD television on the wall.

There were two people in the room: Miyuki, lying on the bed, and a woman sitting next to her, talking to her.

Upon seeing Takumi enter, Miyuki's face showed a surprised expression. The woman beside her stood up and greeted Takumi: "Hello, we are Miyuki's friends, are you her brother?"

Her words surprised Takumi. 'It turned out that they were just Miyuki's friends.'

"No, I'm also her friend." Takumi smiled: "Nice to meet you."

"Are you also a friend?"

The woman was not very convinced. 'How could Miyuki have such a young friend?' She thought for a moment, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Are you also a member of the Red Alliance?"

"Red Alliance?"

Takumi was stunned: "What is this?"

"It's a small hacker group I formed." Miyuki interrupted him with a smile: "Allow me to introduce them, they are Haru and Kenji, a couple."

Takumi nodded. The couple didn't seem to be over 30, very young. And this woman named Haru has been exposed. They are members of the Red Alliance.

"Hey, hey, sister Miyuki! He's not a member of the Red Alliance?!"

"Little one, you're only sixteen or seventeen, let your sister touch you!"

Haru approached Takumi with a smile, wanting to pinch his face.

"Don't do that."

However, before Takumi could respond, Miyuki got nervous and shouted, "Don't come near me!"

Haru and Kenji were stunned, and Takumi smiled and walked past Haru. He put down the gift and sat on the bed: "You look much better than last time."

"Yes, thank you,"

Miyuki replied somewhat reservedly. She looked at Takumi's face and feared that Haru's impulsiveness would anger him. But Takumi didn't mind. He chatted with Miyuki for a while and was very satisfied with her health.

Haru and Kenji perceived a strange atmosphere in the room. 'The boy and the woman were asking and answering each other, and Miyuki's behavior was very unusual: she respected the boy very much.'

'Who was he?'

The couple was confused, but they both thought of only one person.

Half a month ago, Miyuki was diagnosed with cancer at the hospital and was lucky enough to receive help from a noble person. All members of the Red Alliance knew about it. Haru and Kenji were close friends with Miyuki, and they found out from her that this noble person was Mirai-sensei.

They didn't believe it at all, 'how could such a kind mangaka exist?'

But as time passed, Miyuki received the best treatment and stayed in the best room; everything proved that she wasn't lying.

Haru and Kenji looked at each other, disbelieving.

"Haru..."

"I know what you're thinking, dear."

Haru interrupted Kenji, who turned and asked Takumi nervously: "Excuse me, are you Mirai-sensei?"

Takumi turned his head and looked at her.

"We are Sunrise Studio...".

Haru handed him the business card.

Osaka's N.º 1 High School, Shiori hummed a song while drying clothes on the balcony.

"Shiori, isn't it just about meeting Takumi? Why are you so happy?"

Her roommate, who had just come out of the bathroom, dried her hair with a towel and smiled: "You saw him at the beginning of the month. You see, we haven't seen him in a month and we're not very happy."

"What are you happy about? I'm thinking about that guy's food money." Shiori pouted and touched her belly: "I've spent my allowance again buying those manga."

Takumi didn't give Shiori manga this month, so she went to buy Mirai-sensei's complete works herself. Shiori thought that at least she had helped Takumi teach the bodyguard a lesson, so she felt at ease letting him buy two meals.

"Who told you to buy them all? If you don't read tragic stories, you can't buy The Legend of Wukong or Five Centimeters Per Second."

The roommate smiled.

"Can't I buy them for my collection?" Shiori explained, but her cell phone suddenly rang, and she put it aside.

"Hello."

"Shiori? Sorry, I have an urgent matter to attend to, so I won't be looking for you tonight."

Takumi's voice was heard, and then he hung up the phone.

Shiori stared at her phone:

"My delicious food is gone..."

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