Great Mangaka

Taro Tanaka was born into a wealthy family. Although his family was in decline, he still paid close attention to appearances and always took several bodyguards with him when he went out.

Before, his bodyguards lived together like servants, but now they are more like contract workers who report for duty every morning.

That day, Taro Tanaka finished breakfast. It was already eight o'clock, but no one had arrived yet. He was a little dissatisfied.

"Young master, we found Captain Takeshi. He was thrown into a stinking ditch last night and is now in the hospital, unable to move!"

the bodyguard, who knew the situation, informed him.

"Thrown into a stinking ditch?"

Taro Tanaka asked, shocked. 'He was his most powerful bodyguard. How could he be thrown into a stinking ditch?'

"Let's go take a look."

He sat in the courtyard, covered in sweat, and left with a cold expression.

This is a luxurious residential area, where the residents are either rich or noble. Just after he left, a custom-made car of the same model accompanied him.

"Tanaka-san..."

As the window opened, a woman's surprised face appeared inside: "I haven't seen your car in years. Have you returned to Hinotori Publishing?"

"No."

Taro Tanaka raised his eyebrows, looked at the woman, and said, "I bought this car."

"You bought it?"

The woman was surprised. 'This car would cost at least 1,000,000 yen!'

"Tanaka-san, I heard your company has been doing very well lately." She rolled her eyes and smiled: "I'm celebrating my birthday next month. Can Taro Tanaka come?"

"Gladly."

Taro Tanaka nodded, somewhat proudly.

This woman and he had been friends since childhood. Since the decline of the Tanaka family, especially after Taro Tanaka left Hinotori Publishing, she and others had ignored him. But now that Taro Tanaka was gradually prospering, they had to look at him with new eyes.

"I want to make a splash!"

With this in mind, Taro Tanaka arrived at the hospital and found the ward. Upon entering, he thought he had come to the wrong place.

"Young master..."

A hoarse voice came from a mummified figure. It was the voice of Taro Tanaka's bodyguard. Yesterday he was a middle-aged man, imposing and dominant, but now he was wrapped in bandages like a dumpling in the hospital.

"How did he get into this state?"

Taro Tanaka took two steps forward and a nauseating smell emanated. He covered his nose: "What is this smell?"

"...The smell of a stinking pit."

The bodyguard replied, embarrassed, and a pair of bloodshot eyes peered through the bandages: "That girl was so cruel. She hit me so hard I couldn't move and still refused to let go. She threw me into the stinking pit again!"

Takeshi now perfectly understood how cold the pit was in December. After being submerged in it for one night, if it weren't for his good physical condition, he might be in hell.

"Girl? You mean a woman!"

Taro Tanaka asked others to bring a stool, sat down, frowned, and asked, "What kind of woman is so strong? What happened last night?"

His bodyguard cannot be considered a grand master in Japan, but he is at least first-class. He can easily deal with more than a dozen women with his own hands. 'How could he have been thrown into the ditch?'

"It's a woman or a girl..." Takeshi couldn't help but tremble when he thought about what happened the night before. He felt excruciating pain throughout his body: "Yesterday I was going home and met a young woman on the way. She seemed to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was a martial artist. Her fists were fast and powerful."

"I can't handle her."

He gritted his teeth. So far, Takeshi still didn't understand why there was such a girl.

"Did you see her clearly?"

Taro Tanaka continued to ask.

"No, the girl covered her face with a red scarf. I thought she had a mental illness at the time. That's why, when she approached me, she didn't say a word and punched me."

"Red scarf..."

"Yes, that red scarf is very new. I think they bought it on the street!"

Taro Tanaka's expression was somewhat subtle. 'A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, covered with a red scarf...'

"Really? Is she an elementary school student?"

a bodyguard suddenly murmured, and the others laughed.

"Don't laugh."

Taro Tanaka turned his head and looked at them with disappointment.

'Is Takeshi stupid or crazy? Can he say something so ridiculous? Who would believe that a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, with a red scarf, can defeat a special forces instructor?'

But if she wasn't stupid or crazy, it would be amazing. Taro Tanaka remembered that he had never seen a girl like that. She must have been specially designed to deal with Takeshi.

If she was Taro Tanaka's enemy, there was no need to wait for a bodyguard on the way home.

Thinking about it, Taro Tanaka suddenly lost interest, but his face remained unchanged: "Okay, I'll pay the medical expenses, don't worry."

"Thank you, young master."

Takeshi felt visibly relieved.

Taro Tanaka stood up and left, and Takeshi repeated: "Young master, last night the girl threw me into the ditch and I heard her say something."

"What did she say?"

Taro Tanaka stopped leaving.

"She said if I ever touched Takumi again, she would... castrate me..."

"..."

Hearing this blatant threat, Taro Tanaka's heart trembled a little. 'Takumi, wasn't he the guy from yesterday? Did he discover Takeshi's plot and send people to defeat him? How could a peasant from outside Osaka have so much power?'

The other bodyguards also heard the threat and were surprised: "So it was that guy!"

"Young master, let's teach him a lesson."

Taro Tanaka shook his head, feeling a little weak: "Don't always use force. If it really is him, someone must be helping him. Don't act rashly."

Taro Tanaka was very surprised. In fact, the reason he asked Takeshi to conspire was not his hostility towards Takumi, but to bring down Hinotori Publishing. "Five Centimeters Per Second" had been too lively these past two days, and many readers' doubts had not been resolved. If Mirai-sensei stopped updating for two more weeks, Hinotori Publishing would be in trouble.

This moment was crucial. Not only would it reduce Hinotori's magazine sales, but it would also depress market confidence and even affect Mirai-sensei's manga sales. Taro Tanaka hoped to see such a situation.

"Can we believe what Takeshi says?"

Taro Tanaka, who didn't believe Takumi had that ability. Moreover, the young woman was wearing a red scarf and could defeat the special forces instructor. 'It seemed like an improvised lie.'

"Did he offend others and deliberately lie to trick my trust?"

He couldn't help but think that, since his family's decline caused his former bodyguard to leave, he discovered that this one was also selfish. 'There is no loyalty in this world, only interests. To justify his injury and deceive Taro Tanaka, Takeshi could have lied.'

Taro Tanaka's gaze turned cold: "I know, I'll investigate it thoroughly again."

He said it, but he wasn't very interested in the matter. Takumi became a little mysterious. Taro Tanaka had more important things to do, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

"Takeshi, take care of your injuries. Sunrise Studio is coming to negotiate today. I'm going back to the company first."

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