Great Mangaka

"Pfft...",

Alice couldn't help but laugh during lunch.

She remembered the waiter's expression when Aika used her card to pay the bill.

"Madam, are you sure you're the one paying?"

The waiter's expression was so funny that Alice couldn't help but laugh. 'You belittle others. Aika doesn't dress like a lady, but she has a wonderful son. Who compares to her?'

"Aika-san, where are we going to eat?"

Aika asked, looking at Alice's smile strangely.

"Eat? Here is fine..."

Alice took the initiative and entered a luxury restaurant. The three entered and sat down. The waiter served them boiling water first. Shortly after ordering, a beautiful song suddenly played in the restaurant. Alice's face changed slightly.

"Why is this song here? Damn it, they don't have the copyright...!"

"What song is this?"

Aika asked curiously. She found it very beautiful.

"It's your son's song." Alice thought as she looked at her, but found it hard to say aloud: "This is a fan song from Detective Conan, which has been very popular lately."

Shiori, who was drinking water from a glass, seemed calm, but sweat was dripping from her forehead. 'How could this song appear there!'

Alice wondered whether to sue the restaurant for copyright infringement. 'Although it hasn't been officially published, the restaurant uses it in commercial events. If Takumi wants to sue, he can still get compensation. Japanese copyright law is very strict.'

"Forget it."

But she quickly shook her head. 'Takumi wouldn't be interested in suing, and she didn't know how many stores used it, so how could she sue them all?'

The appearance of this song in restaurants and other events had its benefits. It was like advertising, which would increase the popularity of Detective Conan. And after Takumi released the official version, no one would dare to infringe again.

Alice no longer paid attention to the song. Aika got up and went to the restroom. When she came out, she saw a bookshelf full of manga as she returned.

"These must be the manga they give to guests..."

Aika thought. She had seen in family dramas that some luxury places offered manga or other things for guests to pass the time, but this was the first time she had seen it in person.

"Ah..."

A guest was returning a manga. She left a magazine on the shelf and left. The magazine looked familiar to her. She wanted to go closer and take a look, but two girls passing by rushed over and cheered.

"Weekly Shōjo Manga! What a surprise! I didn't expect this magazine to be here."

"Yes, this week's Weekly Shōnen and Weekly Shōjo Manga are hard to buy. What a surprise! I haven't read them yet."

"Hurry up and check them out!"

The magazine that had just been left was immediately taken away. Aika was a little surprised. 'Takumi seemed to be serialized in Weekly Shōjo Manga. It turned out that this magazine was so popular!'

Back at the table, Aika told them about it.

"What? Weekly Shōjo Manga? I didn't read it this week..." Shiori complained with a look of regret: "So it's here, I missed it."

"And Aika-san, it's not Weekly Shōjo Manga that's popular." Shiori explained: "It's Mirai-sensei who's popular. Everyone buys the magazine just to read his manga!"

Aika was stunned.

"Why is it Mirai-sensei again? Why is he so popular?"

She couldn't help but ask, "What on earth was her son doing?"

"Of course Mirai-sensei is popular. Tatsuryū started promoting The Legend of Wukong last week. There are advertisements and posters everywhere. I can even hear the broadcast on the subway." Alice looked at her surprised sister with a smile and explained: "There are also two reasons for Weekly Shōnen and Weekly Shōjo Manga. Sales have increased significantly this week."

"Two reasons?"

"Yes."

Alice looked at Shiori, who was a little embarrassed and didn't mention it. She said: "Weekly Shōnen is because of the fan song from a moment ago. The recording of that song has circulated online. Detective Conan was already very popular, and with this song, readers' enthusiasm to buy it is very high."

"Then there's Weekly Shōjo Manga, although there's no song." Alice paused and then smiled: "But an important character from Mirai-sensei's Inuyasha has been resurrected. This week is the first episode of her resurrection. Readers have been eagerly waiting for a week, so sales are, naturally, very high."

Shiori looked at Alice, thinking that this woman knew so much. She pouted, not to be outdone, and interrupted her.

"In fact, there's another reason. Mirai-sensei appeared. He disguised himself as Conan at the reader appreciation meeting, and no one found out. Now newspapers say he's very bold and cunning."

Now it was Alice's turn to feel embarrassed.

The Conan incident was a hoax she herself had written and performed. That Conan was a magician who had replaced the postcards at the reader appreciation meeting without anyone knowing. Now no one knew the truth.

She changed the subject and sighed.

"Due to various factors, Mirai-sensei has monopolized the headlines this week. He has become increasingly popular. It's probably hard to find anyone in Osaka who doesn't know him."

Aika was almost paralyzed with surprise. She didn't understand what Alice and Shiori were saying, but she clearly understood that Takumi was very famous.

'She should read his manga in the future; otherwise, she wouldn't even be able to understand the dialogues.' Aika didn't read manga very often, but now she was interested in reading them.

After dinner, Aika went shopping for a while and bought some clothes. Then she decided to go back.

Half a day opened her eyes. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Takumi had become an extraordinary person.

He was no longer the kind of person who only existed in advertisements. Little by little, he was infiltrating society and the lives of others. If this continued...

"What are they doing?"

"I heard it was Mirai-sensei's autograph. They fought because they couldn't reach an agreement."

Just as Aika was heading for the door, a fight broke out not far away. Two young men started fighting, and a group of people surrounded them, trying to persuade them to stop.

"What's wrong?"

"That young man has a postcard signed by Mirai-sensei, and the other person wants to buy it for 500 yen. The young man refuses, and the two argue and fight."

"Damn it, for an autograph! Is it worth it?"

"Of course it's worth it, idiot. Mirai-sensei is at his peak and will become a superstar in the future. There are only about 10 initial autographs. It's hard to get. In a few years, it will undoubtedly sell for a very high price."

"Go take a look!"

The others' discussion made Aika panic. 'It was just an autograph, and someone fought and paid a high price for it. Her son was in danger. If someone knew his identity, would bad people hurt him?'

"No, no..."

As Mirai-sensei became more powerful, Aika worried like a mother.

"..."

And Alice, her face red with joy, said:

"That's right, that's how it should be...".

Her eyes trembled and her heart fluttered. She sensed that Mirai-sensei was heading towards a brilliant future, and now, he had entered a new stage.

If he were to use a newspaper headline, it would be: "Osaka, which doesn't know how to appreciate!"

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