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The red Porsche sped past, causing an outburst of exclamations from passersby, but the car remained silent.

Takumi couldn't stand the silence and took the initiative to say, "Aren't you going to scold me?"

"...No."

Alice drove without looking away and said slowly, "Dad is old and will leave sooner or later. Perhaps you'll be a good successor."

She didn't let Takumi read her thoughts. On the way home, they had no further conversation.

The Porsche stopped below the building.

"Get out of the car and go to bed early."

"Thank you."

Takumi thanked her and got out of the car.

He was about to close the door when a voice suddenly sounded from inside: "If you get the phoenix, will you still need my help?"

'Alice might not know if Takumi would succeed, but he had created so many miracles, so it wouldn't be strange if he succeeded this time.'

"Yes." Takumi looked back into the car and smiled slightly: "If you want, there will be a place for you by my side."

"Really?"

Alice murmured, and the corners of her lips seemed to curve. She said nothing more and quickly drove away.

Over the next two days, Tsukimoto Genji formulated specific requirements to improve the level of other artists.

Starting in December, Hinotori Publishing will add the column "Mirai-sensei's Guidance Room" to Weekly Shōnen and Weekly Shōjo Manga. This column will release a new short manga each week, and Mirai-sensei will thoroughly review submissions for these stories.

He will guide and accept submissions from other artists, and then Hinotori Publishing will conduct a reader survey. There will be a special public questionnaire for each short story each week. If reader satisfaction reaches the top three positions, the story will be officially serialized. After December, Takumi only needs to add two new series to Weekly Shōnen and Weekly Shōjo Manga, respectively, and he will succeed.

In terms of quantity, this requirement is not very difficult. In December, Weekly Shōnen published five issues and Weekly Shōjo Manga four, so a success rate of half is sufficient.

But reader satisfaction is not simple. The top spot in reader satisfaction for both magazines goes to Mirai-sensei's manga. And the requirement for the two short stories to be among the top three almost guarantees that both manga will take second and third place. In fact, this can be considered a best-selling manga in a magazine with more than ten or twenty series.

"What a strict standard..."

Takumi couldn't help but feel worried about this requirement, but he soon realized that it wouldn't be as difficult as he thought. 'Because the new manga only needed to surpass the others, and the others combined were not as good as him.'

He began to prepare. In addition to his usual manga, he didn't even go online or practice piano, so he wouldn't learn about some sensational and highly topical events until much later.

On Wednesday, Kurosawa, editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen, visited Takumi's home at his invitation.

"Tomato-san, are you here too?"

Upon entering, Kurosawa found that, in addition to Alice, the professional artist Tomato was also sitting in the living room, but there was no trace of Takumi: "Where is Mirai-sensei?"

"He's printing materials and will be out soon." Tomato turned and replied, "Mirai-sensei has been working on a new theme for the past two days, and I came today to take a look."

"A new theme?"

Kurosawa's eyes lit up as he remembered "Mirai-sensei's Guidance Room," and the editorial department had received orders to publish a new story. Everyone had been very excited for the past two days, and every editor notified their artists to prepare to submit their works.

But Takumi, in charge of this column, did not appear. Everyone was very disappointed and wondered if Takumi would not guide others.

Today, Kurosawa discovered that it seemed not to be the case.

"It turns out that Mirai-sensei has requirements for the theme."

He sat down with great anticipation. 'What would the theme be?' Shortly after, Takumi, who had finished printing the information, came out of the studio.

"Here." He placed it on the table: "Look, I need short works on this theme."

Kurosawa and Tomato quickly gathered to review it. The information consisted of only ten pages, full of text and some simple robot portraits.

"What is this?" Tomato was surprised: "Giant robots!"

"Yes, you could say that."

Takumi nodded, and a light shone in his eyes: "I called them Mobile Suit Gundam, simply Gundam."

Gundam, this was a very popular anime series in his previous life.

Since its debut in 1979, this series has had a significant impact on global subculture. It is widely used in films, OVAs, manga, novels, video games, special effects, models, and other fields. It is one of the most famous, long-lasting, and extensive animation series. Even university professors and critics have taken Gundam as a research topic.

"Every man has a Gundam dream in his heart."

Takumi believed in the potential of this series, but it needed to be developed in the market for people to gradually accept it. It was more convenient to let others do it than to take it on himself. Takumi opened the theme to other artists to create stories, and he would publish several masterpieces when appropriate.

He wasn't worried about others surpassing him, as the information he obtained was relatively old. Those artists couldn't reach maturity without ten years of excavation and exploration, and Takumi always stayed ahead in this field.

"This enormous robot is actually powered by a person!" exclaimed Kurosawa and Tomato. The more they read, the more surprised they became. This information opened up a new world for them.

The structure of the Gundam robot is clear and very attractive, and the experience of being piloted by a person inside is even more astonishing. The information doesn't clearly explain how to fight, but some simple sketches show that the Gundam can be equipped with melee combat, beam sabers, guns, etc., and its combat is as complete as a human's.

"Great, great!"

Tomato's mind raced. 'He seemed to see huge robots fighting in the sky and sea. It was a battle of steel, a battle of swords and shells, a passionate battle of pure men! The structure of this robot is very suitable for readers to quickly accept, and the violence and emotion of the battle scene are also sufficient.'

"I want to learn this! Mirai-sensei, please teach me how to draw Gundam!"

Tomato was excited and stood up, but before he could stand firm, Kurosawa suddenly pushed him.

"Mirai-sensei, it's incredible!"

The editor-in-chief of manga took two steps forward, shook Takumi's hand enthusiastically, and pumped it up and down: "This theme can be popular, it must be! It's unprecedented, it's our company, no, it's a revolution in the manga industry!"

Takumi smiled slightly. 'This, of course, is a revolution. The current manga industry is blank; he can revolutionize it more than once.'

Tomorrow, the editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōjo Manga will also come and give him a surprise.

"Editor-in-chief Kurosawa, let's talk about the cost of borrowing the material..."

Of course, what Takumi needed most was money.