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

Chapter 346 Young Comic Goddess: Kurokawa Rumiko
Kurokawa Rumiko? Oda Shingo was shocked.

Because compared to Nobuhiro Arakawa, this name is more well-known.

Similar to the North Qiao Feng and South Murong in Jin Yong's Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils novel, there was also the saying of North Kurokawa and South Arakawa in the Japanese comics industry a few years ago, who were two top popular cartoonists.

Nobuhiro Arakawa was born in Izu, while Kurokawa was born in Sendai, relatively speaking, one in the south and one in the north.

The fame of this great Kurokawa is even higher than that of Nobuhiro Arakawa. The respect I have for her in my memory is incomparable to that of Arakawa.

If it weren't for the Japanese tradition that still looks down on women and forcibly bringing up Nobuhiro Arakawa to be on par with her, I'm afraid Rumiko Kurokawa could have been called a master of manga at the dominating level.

Oda Shingo couldn't help but look again at the young beauty sitting in the front row.

Young and beautiful, she can also play the roles of an oiran and a miko. Of course, it is said that the miko in this kind of ceremony are not actors, and they are at least part-time.

At this moment, Oda Nobuo felt a pain in his ribs almost at the same time, as if someone had pinched him secretly.

Needless to say, they are Namikaze Yuzuru and Fujido Kaoru.

Oda Shingo knew that he had been staring at the beauty for too long, so he quickly bowed in his seat: "Ah, although we have met as the oiran just now, this is our first formal meeting. Please take care of me, Kurokawa-senpai."

Kurokawa Rumiko smiled brightly and put away the braces that painted her teeth black: "It's normal that you can't recognize me when I'm dressed as an oiran."

"My Shingo recognized you just now." Fujido Kaoru spoke quickly and immediately retorted when she felt that Oda Shingo was being looked down upon.

Oda Shingo glared at her, saying it was rude.

"Really? Come to think of it, I must have left a deep impression on Oda-kun. That's really happy." Kurokawa Rumiko didn't mind at all. Instead, her smile became even bigger, and her big eyes narrowed into slits.

But what’s different from Fujido Kaoru when she smiles is that she has two dimples on her cheeks, which adds a bit of playfulness.

These are the dimpled cheeks that countless Japanese girls envy.

It is said that due to genetic reasons, the probability of Japanese people having dimples is much lower than that of Chinese people, and many girls only have dimples on one cheek.

If you have dimples on both sides, no matter what you look like, you are definitely kawaii in the eyes of the Japanese. Even if you are over 40 years old, you can still be considered kawaii with dimples.

Of course, dimples after the age of 60 do not count, as they may be caused by thinning cheeks and missing teeth as you age...

“……” Namikaze Yuzuru narrowed his eyes and looked at Kurokawa Rumiko.

For some reason, she felt a murderous aura beneath the other person's smile.

This was a professional instinct. She stared at Rumiko Kurokawa carefully, fearing that she would suddenly do something bad.

Yuko Mikami stared with her eyes wide open for a while, then immediately searched for something on her body that she could leave her name on, such as a notebook. Finally, she found the invitation ticket, then she bent her body and bowed: "Teacher Kurokawa, I am your fan, can you please sign my name for me?"

As the event was going on, she couldn't stand up. Fortunately, she was not tall or big, so her bow was not noticeable.

"It's an honor." Kurokawa Rumiko took the pen with a smile and signed her name on the invitation ticket for this event. "What's the name of this beautiful little sister?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. Sorry! I'm Yuko Mikami, Mr. Oda's assistant. I really like your works such as "Lucky Star Boy" and "Mermaid's Wound"!"

Rumiko Kurokawa nodded and began to sign the blank space on the invitation ticket: "Okay, Mi-kami-Yuuko."

When a celebrity signs, it is very respectful to not only include the celebrity’s name but also write a blessing.

Yuko Mikami quickly explained: "It's written as ゆうこ."

Many Japanese names have differences in writing and pronunciation, and Yuko Mikami subconsciously did the kun reading.

In fact, she was too nervous and got things wrong, which caused ambiguity when she looked at the Chinese characters.

Rumiko Kurokawa didn't say anything and just wrote it on the invitation ticket. [for Mikami Yuko: Thank you for your support and I wish you success in your career at Oda-sensei's studio. - Rumiko Kurokawa]

"Thank you so much." Yuko Mikami took it back with both hands, her hands trembling a little.

Oda Shingo blinked.

This was the first time I met someone who seemed to be much more famous than me. Even Yuko Mikami was his little fan girl.

Moreover, she was sitting in the center position of the second row, while I was in the third row. This shows that in the eyes of the Department of Culture and the Department of Tourism, the other party's status was still higher than mine.

Rumiko Kurokawa is an author who has been retired for almost 2 years. She is a popular author, but she is still treated like this. Obviously, her peak performance, or her influence among comic fans, is higher than her current one.

Oda Nobuo looked at Kurokawa with a serious look.

He didn't think today was just a coincidence.

Stand users are attracted to each other, so it's normal for cartoonists to meet by chance.

However, this usually means: it's either battle or fate!

Although this girl is young and beautiful, with fair skin and a very thin waist, she has a perfect gourd-shaped figure. Of course, I hope it's the latter... Ahem, what am I thinking? !
Oda Shingo quickly corrected the deviation in his mind, but his eyes involuntarily looked towards the other person's neck.

That pink and white skin color makes people's eyes feel hot just by looking at it.

Fortunately, the collar of her outer shirt was tight after she took off her shrine maiden costume, otherwise if he saw more, Oda Shingo suspected that his lower abdomen would feel hot.

"Ah, I forgot to apply sunscreen today." Rumiko Kurokawa looked at Oda Nobuo and tactfully pointed out where the other person was looking at, but there was no contempt or disgust in her eyes, but instead a hint of teasing.

Amid the cold looks from those around him, Oda Shingo quickly turned his gaze back to the stage.

Kurokawa Rumiko didn't turn around. Instead, she took out one of her business cards, wrote her cell phone number and line number on it with a pen, and handed it over with both hands: "Oda-kun, please take care of me in the future."

She addressed him as "Jun" as soon as they met, which was actually a little inappropriate, but it made sense from the perspective of a senior.

Although Namikaze Yuzuru and Fujido Kaoru were on high alert, they knew their limits and would not stop people from exchanging business cards.

"Ah, please take care of me." Oda Nobuo quickly took it, looked at it solemnly and put it away.

The name of Kurokawa Rumiko was printed on the business card, but her identity was not written as a cartoonist, but rather as a "shrine maiden", which made Oda Shingo a little dumbfounded.

But he didn't have time to think about these things. He quickly took out his business card, wrote his name and LINE contact information on it and handed it over: "I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Please forgive me, senior."

It should have been Oda Nobuo who gave the other party his business card first, but he was actually at fault in terms of etiquette.

"I call you a senior, but I just started drawing comics a few years earlier."

"No, no, you have been drawing comics for at least five years, so of course you are a senior." Oda Shingo remembered that Kurokawa Rumiko was the sales champion for five years. Plus, she had retired for nearly two years, so she was definitely a senior.

But Kurokawa Rumiko said: "I am 21 years old, Oda-kun you are..."

"Why--???!!!"

Before Oda Shingo could say anything, the three girls around him screamed in unison and quickly covered their mouths.

But that’s nothing. Kurokawa Rumiko’s next words scared Oda Shingo.

"In fact, it doesn't matter whether I'm a senior or not, but I'm definitely a competitor." Kurokawa Rumiko's face gradually became serious, and she said slowly: "Recently, someone asked me to compete with you in comics..."

(End of this chapter)