Great Mangaka

By the room, Kurosawa, editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen, stood with two men.

"It's been a long time since I've heard such a beautiful song." A middle-aged man with glasses said, looking at Shiori admiringly, "That girl has a good voice, and this song can cause a sensation among young people."

He is editor-in-chief of a newspaper with a close relationship with Hinotori Publishing. His name is Kento (replacing Wang Lei). He went to the thank you meeting this time to check the informative value.

Kento was very satisfied. 'Just for this song, I could give a front-page newscast.'

"Okazaki-san, what do you think?" he asked the old man standing next to him with narrowed eyes. It was the owner of the salon, Akira Okazaki (replacing Liu Hong). Akira Okazaki listened with pleasure and clapped his hands to the rhythm from time to time.

"I don't like these kinds of songs anymore." Hearing the question, Akira Okazaki stroked his beard and smiled, "But this song is good, the girl who sings is very striking, but I think the boy who plays the piano is amazing. It's strange, how did I not know that there was such a young and professional pianist in Osaka?"

Akira Okazaki is older, although he is not a professional music judge, but he can see that Takumi's level at the piano has reached professionalism.

"Did you say he wrote this song?"

He turned his head and looked at Kurosawa with a puzzled expression.

Kurosawa nodded: "Yes, he composed the song."

Akira Okazaki, astonished, said with emotion: "Another young genius. A lot of geniuses are emerging lately. This young man's skills with piano and composition are truly exceptional. I think he has a bright future."

Kento agreed with this view and smiled: "But speaking of geniuses, who can compare to Mirai-sensei now?"

He asked Kurosawa, "Editor-in-Chief Kurosawa, when may I interview you?"

"I'm interested, too." Akira Okazaki's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Speaking of which, this song was chosen by Mirai-sensei with his piercing gaze. Is he on stage? Why don't you introduce it to us?"

"This ... Mirai-sensei doesn't want people to know her identity for now."

'I was playing the piano on stage,' Kurosawa thought, 'but I wouldn't say it out loud like an idiot.'

"It's the same phrase again."

Kento was somewhat disappointed, while Akira Okazaki shook his head and said, "You've protected him too much. How can a young person grow up if he does not stand out and face the wind and rain? Are you afraid that their future will be affected by public opinion and pressure?"

"It's not like that."

Kurosawa smiled bitterly: "Mirai-sensei is a strong-willed man. I think he has the will to face hardship and glory, but now he's not stable enough. I think it would be better to wait for him to stabilize before showing up."

He was referring to stability, something Aika didn't agree with, but the other two interpreted it as something else.

"It's barely been half a year since his debut. It's true that their foundation is not solid," Akira Okazaki said. 'The geniuses I had seen over the years were eager to stand out, and Mirai-sensei's lack of presence was much more rational.'

"So let's wait a little longer and hope it comes out soon."

"Of course."

Kurosawa thought that Takumi's hidden identity would not last long.

He became famous too quickly and attracted more and more attention. Even if the company diverted attention to him, they would undoubtedly find out in a few months. He couldn't hide for long. Hinotori Publishing had to be ready for promotional activities after Mirai-sensei's identity was revealed, but first, they had to abide by the confidentiality agreement with Takumi.

"Is this song about to end?"

"Well, I'm sorry, I'll go over there."

Kurosawa apologized to the two of them and walked towards the stage.

On stage, Shiori's singing gradually slowed down. She felt a certain reluctance. Just as the performance was about to end, Shiori realized for the first time that the ending had been pitiful.

He didn't have any extra thoughts while practicing the song "Time, After, Time." Except for the beautiful lyrics, this song was quite ordinary. However, when he actually acted, when Takumi's piano sounded, Shiori's heart shook.

The sound of the piano was just great, and the song flowed from his mouth very naturally.

She felt the piano guiding her to sing, and the sound she played was so beautiful she couldn't even believe it. "Time, After, Time" with and without piano music were undoubtedly two completely different songs.

"Takumi is really amazing...", she thought, and Shiori finished singing the last sentence and slowly put down the microphone.

The sound of Takumi's piano flowed in the last note, and the moment it moved the audience, "Time, After, Time" ended.

The place was silent for a while.

"Ahh~ how cool!"

"What is the name of this song? I want to learn it too!"

The fans suddenly burst into incredible enthusiasm. Many people crowded the stage, their phones in hand to take photos.

"Don't squeeze me!"

"Goddess-san, one more song!"

"Takumi-kun, play one more song, one more song!"

"What band are they? I want to be his fan!"

Shiori and Takumi felt the temporal stage tremble and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"Takumi-kun." Shiori walked up to Takumi and said, "Let's go quickly, it looks like something is wrong."

The crowd was too excited, as if surrounding them. Takumi frowned slightly, thinking that it was already a little late to leave.

"Sisters, all of you, come!" Just as he was worried, suddenly, a scream was heard backstage, and at the same time, dozens of women emerged from the crowd under the stage and stretched out their hands to push them away.

"Don't come close, you're a member of our alliance."

"Takumi-kun, don't take pictures, be careful or I'll break your phone!"

"Listen to me, the people on stage are ours. If you want to meet them, join our alliance first!"

The women stood in the middle of the stage and the crowd, watching and screaming, blocking the way fiercely. Seeing that they were all young and beautiful women, the others stopped short, and none dared to approach with a serious face.

"Haha, big win!" laughed Akari backstage. 'Although the performance wasn't a success, Shiori was a member of their group. After this readers' appreciation meeting, the Elder Sisters' Favorite Shota Alliance would become Mirai-sensei's largest fan group. She had considered changing the name of the group and allowing male readers to participate, and planned to discuss it with other sisters in the evening.'

Takumi and Shiori managed to avoid the encirclement. They came down the back, and Kurosawa arrived as well.

"His performance was very good, but there was a bit of noise." He smiled at them and comforted them: "Don't worry, I'll take care of this and not let you be affected."

Takumi nodded: "Then I'll trouble them."

He breathed a sigh of relief. 'At first I just wanted to test the effect of the adapted song in advance, but I didn't expect such a big reaction from readers.'

However, this also means that Takumi's idea is correct and that he may continue to bring anime songs here in the future.

"Wait a minute."

Kurosawa stared at Takumi

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