Tokyo, everyone is drawing comics, who still wants to fall in love?.

Chapter 122 Live signing!

Early Saturday and Sunday morning.

"Why is the delivery late today? This is the first time I've seen comics delivered later than newspapers." A middle-aged owner of a comic bookstore said to the delivery driver from Qun Ying She.

The bookstores directly under the control of Qun-Ei-Sha are assets under the headquarters of the consortium and are mainly distributed in first-tier cities such as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, with a total of nearly a thousand.

This is the scale of physical books after they have shrunk in recent years. At its peak in 1999, the total number of directly-administered bookstores reached more than .

"It will be a little late to deliver the goods to me today." The delivery driver took out the signed order and handed it to the bookstore owner.

The boss took the order and before he even looked at it, he suddenly laughed strangely: "Hey, according to the release plan, there should be a three-volume edition of One Punch Man today, right?"

"Yes, yes, but..." The driver paused.

"Your next sentence, is what you want to say..." The bookstore owner chuckled and said, "I don't know what went wrong. The single volume that was supposed to be delivered in the early morning has not been delivered yet. We have to wait for the afternoon delivery, right?"

"...Ah?" The driver was stunned.

The bookstore owner raised his eyebrows and said something even weirder: "Your next sentence is, how do you know, right?"

"Huh???" The driver was completely confused.

"The special edition of the Daily News has been sent out on page three. Come and have some fun!" The bookstore owner snorted and then looked at the delivery note.

Sure enough, the "One Punch Man" project above said it was delayed.

The driver was in a hurry to deliver the goods, but he couldn't resist his curiosity and took a look at the newspapers on the best-selling rack.

"In order to suppress new cartoonists, the main publication department of Qun-Eisai actually did this", subtitle: Female cartoonists cried after reading it, while male cartoonists remained silent after reading it.

After a quick glance, the driver understood what was going on. It said that the director of the main publication department of Qun-ei-sha, Hayato Hyakki, arranged for Takeshi Gouda to play a rival role in order to crack down on the new manga writer who had offended him in the web department. After failing, he secretly tampered with the distribution channel of the "One Punch Man" single volume, deliberately delaying the release time so that the new manga could not appear on the hot-selling shelves in the store in time.

“So there is such a shady deal?!” the driver exclaimed.

The shop owner also echoed: "These guys have long been as dark as night!"

"Wow, this is so interesting." The driver ignored such trivial matters, looked at the time and hurriedly continued to deliver the goods.

However, when driving, he would tell every store he passed by, regardless of whether the owner knew or not: "Hey, the new comic book "One Punch Man" will be delivered late today. Why? Don't you know why? Humph, look at the third edition of the "Daily News"..."

This happened to more than one driver. Many places, even many bookstores, received such reminder calls.

One reader even called a bookstore in Shinjuku in the middle of the night and said, "Moshimoshi, bookstore, right? Was the One Punch Man that was supposed to go on sale today delayed? Ah! It's true! How outrageous! How do you know? The online forums would have exploded!"

Many inquiring calls are made to the bookstore, and these people are usually old book lovers.

“Is the delivery really delayed?”

"The main publication department of Qunyingsha is really up to something!"

"Damn it! I didn't expect Hyakki Hayato to be so evil!"

“It’s so hard to be a new cartoonist!”

Many anime fans and even non-anime fans have expressed such sentiments.

However, although there are many people who enjoy nightlife in Japan, not many people would ask such questions in the middle of the night.

Therefore, it will take time for this gossip-level insider news to ferment.

Saturday, 10 a.m.

In front of the largest bookstore under the Qun Ying Society, tents for the live book signing event had already been set up in a small square.

Saburo Mikami and Assistant Okita had already driven three people from Oda Shingo's studio to the event site.

On this Saturday morning, there were not many people in front of the bookstore except for couples on dates, so it was just the right time to prepare. There were two stands for the book promotion.

On the left is "Sword of the Goddess" and on the right is "One Punch Man".

The poster of Sword of the Goddess shows the hero covered in blood and holding a sword, ready for the final fight.

One Punch Man features the protagonist Saitama, the supporting character Genos, and the female characters Fubuki and Tornado.

"Wow! Even though the place is not big, it feels so good!" Fujido Kaoru was in a very good mood.

Oda Shingo was looking at the autograph stand on the left.

There is the enemy this time - the well-known and popular new manga artist Kousuke Watsuki.

Kousuke Watsuki arrived early and was already seated. Two anime fans were chatting with him.

"Mr. Kousuke Watsuki? Hello." Oda Shingo put on his work badge and met Kousuke Watsuki for the first time.

He was a young man a few years older than himself, a little fatter and a little unkempt, looking like the standard cartoonist.

However, looking at Oda Shingo who had crossed the work line, his glasses showed disdain, and his tone was full of indifference when he spoke: "Oh, Oda Shingo?"

Seeing his attitude, Oda Shingo did not respond and sat directly in his own autograph seat.

"Hello, Minister Mikami." Kousuke Watsuki quickly noticed Saburo Mikami and took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with him.

Minister Baigui was not present, so he naturally respected the top leaders of Qun Ying Society.

Saburo Mikami nodded slightly, without saying anything else, and sat down at the work seat in the corner.

Oda Shingo turned around and nodded to him again. Being here was already a great support for him.

Event staff began unpacking some comic books.

"Fortunately, "One Punch Man" was sent here first, otherwise it would be too late." A staff member who didn't know the inside story muttered with relief.

"Stop talking so much." An older staff member poked him.

Oda Shingo just smiled and didn't react at all. He just silently opened the plastic covers of some books so that he could write his signature on the title page when necessary.

Namikaze Yuzuru and Fujido Kaoru chose the most tacky clothes to appear according to Oda Shingo's request. But they did not sit next to Oda Shingo, but at the work seat in the back corner.

Fujido Kaoki whispered, "Humph, he knows we are pretty and is afraid that the cherry blossoms on Mount Fuji will be too beautiful."

She was speaking a local Tokyo idiom.

In the eyes of Tokyo residents, although Mount Fuji is beautiful, there are no cherry blossoms on the mountain, but only around the foot of the mountain. It is said that this means that Mount Fuji is too beautiful and the mountain can no longer accommodate more beautiful scenery.

"It seems a bit deserted over there, Oda-kun." Namikaze Youhe's eyes were always locked on Oda Shingo.

Fujido Kajuu was heartless: "This is just the beginning, it's just a coincidence, a coincidence."

However, the situation of more on the left and less on the right is very obvious.

Anime fans often come here and go straight to "Sword of the Goddess" on the left, and then talk to Kousuke Watsuki. Some girls even take the initiative to ask for a photo with them.

On Oda Shingo's side, only one middle-aged man who was a comic fan came, and he just said, "I've seen your web version," and then left.

Of course, the event has not yet officially started - the official announcement says it will start at 1 p.m.

But this is not a good sign...

(End of this chapter)