Great Mangaka

The royalties from Detective Conan would take several months to transfer to Takumi's account, so he was in no hurry.

However, he was not in a hurry, but Hinotori Publishing was anxious. A few days later, Alice notified Takumi to sign the agreement. She told him that Hinotori Publishing's president was willing to pay for it and deduct it from the royalties in a few months.

Takumi was stunned. Hinotori Publishing was taking care of him. The previous rent was fine, but he hadn't expected them to advance him 2,000,000 yen.

He and Aika got into the car sent by the company, and Alice explained the reason. In fact, there are several reasons why the company is so direct. One is that they are not afraid of the royalties disappearing, and the second is to protect Takumi's secrets.

The increase in the number of shareholders is undeniable for those interested. If Takumi receives royalties and invests in shares, many people will doubt the identity of the new shareholder, and investing in shares in advance avoids this situation.

Takumi was satisfied with such a thoughtful agreement. They arrived at Hinotori Publishing. Unexpectedly, there weren't many people present. Besides two people who looked like lawyers, there was only a majestic old man.

"Allow me to introduce our president, Tsukimoto Genji,"

Alice introduced.

Takumi and Aika quickly greeted him.

"Mirai-sensei and Aika-san, please sit here."

The old man invited the mother and son to sit opposite him, while Alice took out tea leaves and prepared tea separately.

"This time, the shares will be transferred from me to you, and it's not necessary for other shareholders to be present." Tsukimoto Genji asked the lawyer to put the documents on the table and said calmly: "Here is information about the company. I will transfer 5% of the shares to you for 2,000,000 yen. See if there are any problems."

Takumi nodded and took the document to read it very carefully. Although he didn't fully understand it, he understood that buying 5% of the shares for 2,000,000 yen would not be a loss.

"No problem."

When Takumi finished reading, Alice had already served tea to the three of them. She stood aside, smiled, and said, "If there are no problems, sign the agreement quickly."

Takumi looked at Alice strangely. 'Why was the editor saying that? Wasn't she afraid of the president? The strangest thing was that she seemed to know the office very well. She wasn't unfamiliar with it when she was looking for tea leaves. Tsukimoto Genji and the two lawyers didn't show surprise.'

"Mirai-sensei, don't be surprised."

Tsukimoto Genji had been observing Takumi, noticed the confusion on his face, and said, "Alice is my daughter."

"Daughter?" Takumi was very surprised. 'It turned out that Alice was the daughter of Hinotori Publishing's president. How could he have never heard of that from Kurosawa? Didn't Kurosawa know?'

Aika was also very surprised and looked at Alice: "Alice, are you Tsukimoto-san's daughter? How come you're an editor?"

Alice smiled slightly.

"I'll explain it when I get back. Let's sign the agreement first."

Takumi hastily pulled Aika. He also felt that it wasn't appropriate to talk about it at that moment. 'Tsukimoto Genji's appearance is very typical of Japanese people, but Alice is more Western. They are too different; most likely, they are not biological father and daughter.'

Aika also noticed it immediately and stopped talking.

"Mirai-sensei is already sixteen years old." Tsukimoto Genji took the tea and said: "I have reviewed your identity information, and now we can sign this agreement."

Takumi had provided his identity information when signing the Detective Conan contract with Hinotori Publishing. At that time, Aika was present as his guardian, but the actual signatory was still Takumi. However, his identity information was incorrect. The date of birth on his ID was one month before his actual birthday.

Takumi wouldn't turn 16 until October, but legally he already was. He could sign the agreement now, but he didn't want to do it himself.

"Mom, you sign it!" Takumi said, turning to Aika.

This sentence stunned the others.

"No, Takumi, these are your things!" Aika said with a nod. 'How could she snatch the child's things?'

"I told you, 'Mom, aren't yours mine?'" Takumi joked: "Besides, if you become a lady, I can also be a second-generation rich!"

"Puh...! What second-generation rich!" Aika asked, raising her eyebrows. 'She knew that "second-generation rich" was a bad word, and she looked at Takumi furiously:' "Don't learn good things, but these shady things from others."

Seeing this scene, Alice laughed to herself. 'She thought this Aika was good at everything, but sometimes she was too sensitive about her son.'

Tsukimoto Genji also shook his head.

"Aika-san, it's better if you sign it." He said: "This way, there will be an additional layer of protection, and it will be difficult for others to find Mirai-sensei."

While true, Tsukimoto Genji still looked at Takumi with different eyes. 'How many young people nowadays are willing to give up temptation? Takumi handed it over to Aika without hesitation, which is commendable.'

"Aika-san, you truly gave birth to a good son!"

Since ancient times, Japan has always honored a mother through her son. This ordinary woman gave birth to such an exceptional son. This is the luck that many mothers cannot have.

"It's a compliment." Aika blushed slightly upon hearing that. The president of such a large company said her son was good, and she felt happy.

Finally, Aika signed the agreement. 'She thought that since she had no other children, she would keep these things and teach them to Takumi in the future.'

After completing the procedures, Takumi and Hinotori Publishing became united. Tsukimoto Genji promised him that he could continue to increase his shares as long as he had money in the future, but that Takumi's manga, from now on, had to be released by Hinotori Publishing.

Takumi thought this was perfectly fine. Royalties from serialized manga were practically the same. The real money came from individual volumes and other copyright benefits. Holding shares would not reduce his mangaka income, and that was enough.

Furthermore, Hinotori Publishing did not completely restrict him. Besides cultural products other than manga, Takumi could make his own decisions. Tsukimoto Genji even invited him to design an animation. This was an invitation letter from Japan's National Television. NHK plans to launch a nationwide animation and is looking for scripts and ideas. Many renowned authors, mangaka, and editors have received requests.

"This is an original animation. If you're interested, you can try it." Tsukimoto Genji said as he bid farewell to Takumi: "NHK hasn't found a script with suitable content so far. If you succeed, it will be of great benefit to you and the company."

"And Detective Conan won the Best New Manga of the Year Award. The awards ceremony will be held in a few days...".

There are many awards in the Japanese manga industry, and their organizer is Tatsuryū Publishing. In previous years, the awards were dominated by mangaka who adapted novels. On this occasion, Mirai-sensei suddenly won the award. The purpose is evident.

They want to force Mirai-sensei out of the shadows.