Is this mangaka crazy?

After chatting for a while on the subway, Ren, Sakura, and Ayumi arrived at the book signing venue.

However, this time the venue was anything but simple. The atmosphere resembled a large manga exposition.

At that moment, cosplayers of various anime and manga walked around the venue, and most were tourists at the exposition.

However, among these cosplays, Ren saw those of "Edgerunners" as he wished. David, Lucy, Rebecca, and even Maine appeared.

The most interesting thing is that some amateur cosplayers also cosplayed Adam Smasher.

It's just that Adam Smasher's height is very difficult to cosplay and restore, and these cosplays have a parody mentality, so they are a bit ugly.

The most important thing is that they cosplay Adam Smasher just to be clowns.

They collaborated with David's cosplay and lay on the ground to re-enact David getting beaten up.

Everyone present couldn't help but applaud. They wished it were true. David finally smashed Adam's hammer and lived happily ever after with Lucy.

But, unfortunately... now it's fantasy time.

"Amamiya-sensei..."

The staff, who had been waiting for a long time, nodded and signaled when they saw Ren appear.

"Hello~".

Ren was also very friendly. He, Sakura, and Ayumi went to his autograph booth guided by the staff.

The manga exposition at the venue was not only Ren's autograph session, but other mangakas were also holding theirs.

But Ren's autograph session was different from theirs.

Due to the extremely high popularity of "Edgerunners", when the final episode was released, it once again ranked third.

Although its popularity doesn't seem to have fully taken off yet, "Edgerunners" has become a phenomenon in the industry.

It even broke the vicious cycle thanks to the harassment of the "cyber-lunatics".

On the day the final episode of "Edgerunners" was released, all manga fans turned into "cyber-lunatics" and frankly said they were going crazy.

Since then, all of Ren's fans call themselves "cyber-lunatics".

Their style, mainly inspired by the Vietnam War, is everywhere.

"Edgerunners" is quite popular, so the organization of this book signing event is different from that of other mangakas.

A banner with the slogan "Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners Book Signing Event" was placed in the center of the manga exposition.

Around the venue, "Edgerunners" manga fans gathered one after another, all eagerly waiting and chatting among themselves.

"I heard that Silverhand, the old rogue, will appear in person this time. I'm very curious to know what Silverhand, the old rogue, is like."

"Hasn't Silverhand, the old rogue, appeared once? Haven't you seen that 'Flying' video?"

"What can you see in that video with audiovisual quality? At most, you can see that he's quite thin and handsome."

"Wow, Silverhand, the old rogue, is a real cyberpsycho. He was so cruel when he killed David and Rebecca..."

"Look at you, this is just a manga, be mature, how can an adult cry over a manga?"

"Brother, can you take off your sunglasses before saying this?"

...

Seeing the increasing number of fans and the discussions from their mouths, Ren felt he was in a bit of danger.

The important thing is...

With so many fans, when will he finish signing autographs?

But, fortunately, he doesn't need to become a ruthless autograph-signing machine right now.

Because this book signing event also includes a pre-conference interview session.

After learning of Ren and Ayumi's arrival, the backstage staff prepared to start the interview in ten minutes.

Ten minutes later, the host took the initiative and stood in the center of the venue.

"Hello, fans and friends attending our Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners presentation! Our book signing is about to begin, please be silent."

The host went on stage and announced directly into the microphone.

Suddenly, the fans in the venue fell silent and stared intently at the stage.

"Before the book signing officially begins, we welcome Silverhand, the creator manga artist of Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners, and his chief editor, Ayumi."

Suddenly, warm applause resounded through the venue.

However, the voices of some excited fans were also heard shouting: "Silverhand, old rogue, give me back David!" and "Silverhand, old rogue, give me back Rebecca-chan!"

This is a short episode.

Ren and Ayumi slowly went on stage after the host's introduction.

Then, the fans observed his true appearance and couldn't help but be surprised.

"I didn't expect it... Silverhand, the old rogue, is so young... or does he just look that way?"

"He doesn't even look thirty, but you can tell he's the same as the crazy flyer from the video."

"Shashasha, the editor in charge is gorgeous. By the name, is she Japanese?"

"Speaking of which, Silverhand, the old rogue, isn't ugly. At least, he's quite handsome."

"Very good! That messy hair and abnormal smile perfectly fit my stereotype of Silverhand, the old rogue: a cyberpsycho!"

"Yes... Silverhand, the old rogue, is fine when he doesn't smile, but he's scary when he does..."

The fans commented on the topic, and Ren and Ayumi went on stage and sat in the pre-arranged seats.

"First of all, welcome, Amamiya-sensei and Ayumi. Please greet the fans here," the host said with a smile.

"Hehehe, hello everyone! I'm Ren Amamiya!" Ren said with a thumbs up and a smile.

However, the host and Ayumi were stunned.

Because when Ren introduced himself, he said his full name.

Although Ren's pseudonym is completely his own, manga fans don't know that.

They had always believed that Silverhand was just Ren's pseudonym.

Now, Ren introduced himself directly and revealed his true name.

"Are you really using your real name to draw manga?"

"Very good, a true mental patient never hides, this brain is not normal!"

"Ren Amamiya is truly... I'm crying, the main theme is honesty!"

...

At this point, it was impossible, but revealing the true name was not that big of a deal.

The host completely ignored this small incident and, after waiting for Ayumi to finish introducing herself, immediately began the question and answer session.

"First of all, I want to ask Silverhand: I know that the work "Edgerunners" has the worst ending I've ever imagined against the backdrop of powerful future technology. Did you imagine that "Edgerunners" would have a tragic ending from the beginning?"

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