Great Mangaka

"Look what you said..."

Genji, sitting in his office at the Hinotori Building, shook his head and sighed: "It was a good interview; why did you say that at the end? Isn't this deliberately making your female readers unhappy?"

At the end of the interview with Osaka TV, Takumi said he hated some people's words, which was simply a way of expressing his dissatisfaction with readers, giving Genji a headache.

"I'm just telling the truth."

Takumi was also standing in the office. He didn't think he was wrong: "I hope there are no problems. If I let them keep causing trouble like this, how can I draw in the future?"

He now realized that he couldn't spoil his readers. If he could still forgive them for causing trouble or other activities, it would be very problematic for those who wanted to interfere with him. Takumi felt no affection for the newspapers that made him fall in love.

He didn't want to be a tied-up mangaka, nor did he want his life to be disturbed. Of course, there was another more important reason: he didn't want Aika to worry.

"..."

Genji was speechless and sighed: "Forget it...".

He understood Takumi's considerations and could also acknowledge them. Perhaps mangaka can be idolized, but letting the identity of idols surpass that of mangaka seems to put the cart before the horse. If thousands of people worship Takumi's top manga as an idol, it might not be good.

"You answered other questions well today." Genji praised him: "In this case, NHK might not interview you again, but will directly record the interview in Osaka."

Genji went to Tokyo to find the head of NHK News a few days ago, but he did not announce what he specifically did. Takumi always suspected that he went to communicate for Bakuman's publicity and promotion.

Hinotori Publishing attaches great importance to Bakuman and has prepared a large promotion budget. However, they did not do additional advertising in Osaka. Because Mirai-sensei has the most readers in Osaka and the most flexible information. In addition, the newspapers that have been talking about the new manga for a week do not need to promote it.

But if Osaka doesn't do it, other places must. Hinotori Publishing wants to break free from Kanto's confinement, and magazine sales in other regions are crucial. They have invested a lot of advertising in key areas, but as for the impact, the most powerful is, of course, NHK News.

Some NHK news programs, especially the evening ones, are the most watched programs in Japan. If they can be reported, Bakuman will be known by thousands of people, which is more useful than local promotion.

"Aren't you going to NHK to promote Bakuman?"

Takumi was surprised. Genji said that NHK might interview him. 'Does Bakuman have that much capability?'

"I see, but Bakuman hasn't been tested in the market yet, and NHK is not willing to report on it." Genji nodded and said: "I had to change methods. First, I brought out Five Centimeters Per Second and then indirectly promoted Bakuman, by the same author."

"Five Centimeters Per Second...", Takumi frowned. "Why would NHK agree to report on this manga?"

Genji explained: "Five Centimeters Per Second's sales volume has exceeded 1,000,000 copies. It is now the best-selling manga in Japan. NHK is very interested."

"1,000,000 sales!" Takumi asked, his head spinning. Genji had said before that Five Centimeters Per Second's sales might exceed 1,000,000. But after Kanto's publication, Takumi always felt hopeless. Unexpectedly, it was still a success.

"How do I not know that!" he exclaimed. "This figure has just been surpassed. Only a few in our company know about it. Other media's data is not very accurate. It might not be clear until next week." Genji said happily: "I gave it to NHK before they found out."

Manga are a highly valued emerging industry in the country. NHK obtained this data and agreed to Genji without a word.

"There will be a report in the next two days, don't worry." Genji said: "If they don't come to interview you, you can work as usual."

Takumi frowned slightly, but NHK's report did not have much impact on Osaka readers and should not cause problems.

"Okay"

Takumi nodded and left Genji's office. It was still morning. Takumi was heading to the video game production department to see Fate/Stay Night's production. He ran into Alice on the way.

"Takumi, good job!"

Alice's face was beaming with joy. As soon as they met, she praised Takumi.

"Well done?" Takumi was confused: "What did you say?"

"It's the last part of the interview with Osaka television station." Alice smiled and said: "Great, boys must be decisive and readers must not interfere in their private affairs."

Takumi was a little stunned. Alice's statement was completely opposite to Genji's.

"Your father didn't say that..."

"It's because he didn't know the effect." Alice was a little excited: "I went online to see the reaction after you said that, and readers accepted it. It had no impact."

"Really?"

Takumi felt strange, so he took some time to search online during his breaks. The result was a little different from what Alice said. Although the female readers didn't get angry, it triggered a new trend.

"Mirai-sensei is so handsome!"

"He's still a pure boy, wow, we all have a chance! Mirai-sensei is much more dominant than idol stars, and he definitely won't be influenced by other people when looking for a girlfriend. The opportunity for a sparrow to become a phoenix has arrived!"

"I want to find a way to get close to Mirai-sensei. The one near the water gets the moon first..."

"Mirai-sensei's personal guardians are recruiting new members. Let's monitor Mirai-sensei's peaceful life, protect his chastity, and prevent any plague from approaching Mirai-sensei!"

"Welcome to the great FFF group. Our goal is to burn all heterosexuals alive, dedicate Mirai-sensei to everyone, and resist anyone who prevents him from being single. Don't join the personal guardians; Haru of the personal guardians has ulterior motives!"

"The great FFF group is gay; please don't believe it."

Upon seeing these fans' messages, Takumi felt that his words seemed to have a contrary effect. Those female readers became more radical, and they all attacked him.

He felt a headache and rubbed his forehead.

"Forget it, forget it."

Takumi refocused on work. At home, Shiori was busy in front of the computer without his attention.

On the screen, a newly created chat room called "Mirai-sensei's Guardians" had members growing rapidly like a snowball, and chat logs updated several lines per second.

"Huh...", Shiori thought complacently: "There are many more people, let's see who dares to approach Takumi."

But a chat window appeared, and the name that appeared was Haru.

"Shiori, you can't be so despicable! You want to use the guardians to help you eliminate dissenters and seize Mirai-sensei. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Mirai-sensei is not yours, and you can't prevent us from approaching him!"

"..."

Shiori frowned.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about..."

She typed and replied, pretending to be confused. 'Because if she admitted it, what would happen if Haru took a screenshot and showed it to others? Then Shiori's selfishness would be exposed.'

"Besides, I want to leave the Alliance of Older Sisters. Keep playing your own games. Don't approach Mirai-sensei in the future; don't approach him; don't bother him; we can still be friends."

After typing this sentence naturally, Shiori closed the window and blacklisted Haru. 'Anyway, he was just an online friend; Shiori didn't feel guilty at all.'

At that moment, the phone rang. Shiori took it out and saw that the person answering it surprised her.

"What's wrong?"

"Shiori, I'm in the chat. You assigned me as administrator. I want to be the deputy head of the guard." Alice's voice came from the phone, as if she were chatting, and her tone was very calm: "You can't control them; leave it to me."

Shiori was angry.

"Okay..."

But reason made her accept. As a high school student, it was difficult for her to control this group.

And with Alice as an infiltrator, it would be even less likely for other girls to approach Takumi in the future.

The only problem is that Shiori believes Alice is a dangerous woman. She is too capable and lives with Takumi day and night. There is no guarantee that one day...

"What am I thinking!"

Shiori slapped her head. She couldn't let her imagination run wild. If she detached herself from the identity of the parties in the relationship, she would find it difficult to think of Takumi and Alice together. The age difference between them is too great, and Takumi hasn't shown any special interest in Alice for so long.

They are good colleagues, and Shiori believes that her jealousy should not be excessive.

No man likes a woman who is too controlling. For long-term consideration, Shiori believes she should remain calm regarding Takumi's contact and communication with other women...

That's true, but Shiori gets angry thinking about Takumi with other women. She even feels the desire to make all women in the world disappear.

She feels that something is wrong with her state, but this state is temporarily incurable.

"...It's all Takumi's fault." Shiori felt love and hate in her heart, and murmured to herself: "If it weren't for him, I definitely wouldn't be this strange."

At Hinotori Publishing, the innocent Takumi sneezed without realizing someone was muttering about him behind his back.

His attention was focused on Fate/Stay Night. The structure of this galgame is practically complete. Thousands of employees reviewed the information and entered the text into the computer. The game's CG drawing has also been incorporated. The mangaka have gradually gotten used to the collaboration. The images they draw are very delicate and precise in detail. Even when projected on the largest screen, they show no flaws.

The effort has paid off, which excites the mangaka and makes them work harder.

The progress of the animation and the game's music is also on track. Two of the professional bands invited by Hinotori Publishing have even signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Takumi, promising to compose music for him at the lowest salary in the future.

These two bands are recognized in Osaka. They saw Takumi's potential in musical composition and took the initiative to establish a long-term collaboration.

Everything went well, but Saitama, forgotten by Takumi, received new guests today.

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