I, who tortured the readers, was knocked to the ground by them!

Chapter 104: The Beast is Hopeless (Two chapters in one!)
In a blink of an eye, more than half of the summer vacation has passed.

Sakurai Itsuki's illness had long been completely recovered.

But Sato Wakaba said that his illness was getting worse and worse. Of course, it was not a cold, but his brain.

After the summer vacation, he obviously had more time.

While he is busy writing scripts and serializing Flame Fist, he still has time to continue to attack the Internet every day and do all kinds of unpleasant things.

He also called it making money and working.

Of course, Sato Wakaba couldn't understand this, and she said she would punish Sakurai Itsuki by preparing a fish feast for a week.

But in the end I only made one meal and gave up.

The reason was that when Sato Wakaba saw Sakurai Itsuki see her food, she made a lost and resistant expression, and was not as happy as she thought.

After all, it was a dish she had spent time and effort on, so she really hoped that others would look forward to it and say "it's delicious" after enjoying it.

By the way, after that, Hane Shion came to the Sakurai family again.

He said that he forgot to give him the souvenir from the student union last time.

But this time she behaved much more normally than the first time she came.

Because now, not only Sato Wakaba, but I can also draw comics with Sakurai Itsuki!
And! Wakaba was just an assistant! And she would be his painter later!
In the industry, painting and original works are generally on equal footing, with royalties split 50-50!
In the comics world, she is on equal footing with Sakurai Itsuki! Her status is much higher than that of an assistant!

She finally found her exact advantage when facing Sato Wakaba.

This gives us a little more chance of winning.

However, Sakurai Itsuki has temporarily postponed the time for them to work together.

Sakurai Itsuki will temporarily finish writing the script and storyboard for "White Album" before preparing to resume serialization.

Speaking of the club's project on "White Album", the progress was much faster than everyone expected.

In the normal Galgame game production, the script is often the part that requires the most time to polish.

But the speed at which Sakurai Itsuki produced scripts was astonishingly fast, and the quality was absolutely impeccable.

This made everyone amazed. This guy was just like what he said when he deliberately made a "Versailles" joke. It was as if he was just taking something ready-made out of his mind.

It's really too strong.

Because they received the partial script without any problems in advance, the members of the club were able to start other work earlier than expected.

Therefore, in view of Sakurai Tree's abnormal ability, the club members also made a bold decision:

Get ready to officially release their work at this winter's Comic Market, the world's largest fan comic convention.

It only took half a year from planning to the release of the finished product to complete this 300,000-word gala game.

Isn’t that bold?

But after seeing Sakurai Itsuki's speed, everyone in the club felt that this was entirely possible.

Although the members of the club believed that they were far behind the monstrous genius Sakurai Itsuki, they felt that they could not fall too far behind, so they secretly decided to work hard.

Hane Shion had no objection to the postponement of the serialization plan, whether it was to be able to draw comics with him or to officially debut as a serialized manga artist.

Any one of these things is enough to make her excited.

Moreover, this was a demand he had forced upon her after she lost the bet with Sakurai Itsuki, and it even had a hint of coercion.

However, she actually enjoyed this kind of coercion.

She asked Sakurai Itsuki what kind of work she wanted to create with her. Was she going to work with Nagayama Haruki or Sakurafuji Itsuki?
This is of course not asking about the pen name, but about the comic style.

Sakurai Itsuki deliberately serialized the two comics under two pen names, of course, considering that the styles of the two comics are completely different.

One is more inclined towards aesthetics and literature, the other is more inclined towards magic and curiosity.

Sakurai Itsuki also understood what she meant. It was not simply a choice of pen name, but the style of the work.

Therefore, he decisively told Hanase Shion that it was a work like Sakura Fujiyoshi.

Hane Shion nodded, but she still felt a little disappointed. In fact, she preferred comics in the style of "Flame Fist".

But after hearing this, her sister told her that the reason why Sakurai Itsuki wanted to draw such a story with her was probably because he was considering her.

Only then did Hane Shion realize that Hane Masako would occasionally chat with Sakurai Itsuki.

She told Sakurai Itsuki that Shion's goal was to go ashore and paint some works that she could show to her family openly.

In comparison, literary and realistic comics are obviously more in line with the family's eyes, and are the kind of comics that a young lady like Hanase Shion should draw.

After knowing that he was also thinking about her, Hanase Shion's slight sense of loss was immediately swept away.

Although she still didn't know what kind of story Sakurai Itsuki wanted to draw with her.

But it doesn’t matter anymore!

She only knew how fast her heart was beating when she heard the news.

But is it excitement or throbbing?

It’s really hard to tell the difference!
Apart from these, most days during this period were uneventful and uneventful.

There are no monsters like aliens or future people in this world.

Most days pass by quickly with a lot of banter.

Soon, August came.

August 4th.

The fourth of every month is the day when Jump's monthly magazine SQ is released.

At the same time, JumpSQ's works are also updated on Jump+.

The second episode of "5 Centimeters per Second", which was completed more than half a month in advance, finally appeared in front of readers.

At the same time, the video that Yukiko had been preparing for half a month was also released.

As exquisite images flashed by, Yukiko's gentle and pleasant voice began to tell the story of "5 Centimeters per Second".

Finally, Takaki and Akari parted ways, and on the tram they couldn't help but ask themselves, how can they transcend time and distance?
The video echoes with Yukiko's soft singing of "one more time, one more chance".

Although there was no particularly professional mixing or tuning, Yukiko didn't even play the demo sent by Sakurai Itsuki as accompaniment.

It is just the most simple and unadorned a cappella singing, the purest expression of emotion, but it is more like the simplicity of the first love in one's heart.

It's like using the purest emotions to lead people from the comic story to the story they originally missed.

And he used singing to help them express the words that had been hidden in their hearts for many years: I wish the past could happen again.

In this video, Yukiko vents her inner emotions in the simple humming at the end, and also reaches the highest level in her video making career.

Her video naturally went viral.

It is extremely popular, hotter than any other video in the past.

Many people were greatly shocked and shared their stories of missed opportunities in the comment section of the video.

Even someone like Sato Wakaba, who had no childhood sweethearts at all, felt only slightly uncomfortable when watching this plot for the first time.

But this time, when I listened to Yukiko humming at the end, I almost cried.

It even made her sigh, "It's still better not to have a childhood sweetheart. It turns out you guys are so sad after missing each other!"

Sato Wakaba inexplicably felt sorry for Yukiko and Sakurai Itsuki, and fervently hoped that Sakurai Itsuki could give everyone a good ending in the end.

But at that time, Sakurai Itsuki did not say anything. He just silently logged into Haruki Nagayama's Twitter account and retweeted Yukiko's "5 Centimeters per Second" video.

And write a recommendation to attract traffic to yourself. [Ah, these comics and videos are really great! I heard that the last song is called "Wish the Past Could Come Back Again."]

[Agni must also wish that the past could happen again! ]

Then, in the comment section of the post, he quietly posted the classic picture of Agni struggling to crawl towards his burnt sister.

Cherry blossoms fall at a speed of five centimeters per second! Can Agni's speed be five centimeters per second while crawling? Ponder.

This made the fans frown.

Does this guy actually think this is humorous? Where's the humor?
And he's going crazy under someone else's recommendation for such a romantic and sad work!

Is there really anyone who can laugh at a joke that's so hellish it's way more than a joke?
So he asked the beast some friendly questions again.

As for Sakurai Itsuki, he of course smiled brightly.

"Ashu, can you recommend our work?"

On August 8, after two days of fermentation, the popularity of "6 Centimeters per Second" continued to soar.

Sakurai Itsuki harvested the negative points easily.

However, Sato Wakaba was somewhat dissatisfied because the tweets in which Haruki Nagayama helped promote "5 Centimeters per Second" were full of attacks on him.

There was no discussion of 5 Centimeters per Second at all.

The name is Sakura Fujiye, but she pestered Sakurai Itsuki for a long time before he let her put half of her name in the pen name.

She certainly hopes that more people will discuss this pen name instead of simply insulting Haruki Nagayama.

When I opened the door of the studio today, I found Sakurai Itsuki sitting in front of the computer again, typing on the Twitter interface.

I thought he was going to make some outrageous remarks again, and I was immediately furious.

But after walking in and looking for a while, she realized that what Sakurai Itsuki was doing was completely different from what she thought.

I saw that Sakurai Itsuki had created many Twitter accounts from somewhere and was constantly switching between them to make comments.

He had previously opened a small account and continued to speak on topics related to [#长山春树].

[Honestly, this "5 Centimeters per Second" is really wonderful! ]

Although the topic was not about Haruki Nagayama, many people quickly responded to express their agreement.

The circles of comic readers are highly overlapping, not to mention that these two works are both serialized works of Jump in this world and can be seen on Jump+.

In addition to the active recommendation of Haruki Nagayama, Yukiko's videos are also very popular on various platforms.

Many fans of Haruki Nagayama have already read "5 Centimeters per Second" and have praised this new comic.

The atmosphere was originally harmonious, but Sakurai Itsuki saw that the time was ripe and began the real performance.

[Honestly, the author of "Five Seconds" Sakurafuji Yoshiko is also a new manga artist who debuted at Jump this year! I feel like the title of "Best New Manga Artist" should be passed to Haruki Nagayama, right?]

His speech immediately attracted a lot of people's [? ].

Although Haruki Nagayama is mostly criticized by his fans, the criticism is directed at his abstract behavior, not his comics.

When it comes to comics, everyone thinks that Haruki Nagayama is fully worthy of the title of "the strongest new cartoonist."

He created "Goodbye Eri" and "Flame Fist" after only one year of debut. No matter how you look at it, he lives up to the reputation.

Even in Japan, a country full of middle school students, some people have given Haruki Nagayama the title of "the most powerful genius in the history of comics that will never be seen in a thousand years."

Honestly, you can criticize Haruki Nagayama all you want, but if you say his comics are bad, that's completely unreasonable.

I admit that Sakurafuji Yoshi is excellent. For a rookie manga artist to have achieved such a high level of skill right after her debut is truly remarkable, but it's a bit too much to copy Haruki Nagayama.

At first, everyone found the statement that "the leaves of the cherry vines are bigger than Haruki Nagayama" quite humorous and basically remained rational.

But Sakurai Itsuki's performance had just begun. He switched to another account commenting:

[Hehe, only little brats like you who have never experienced the world would treat the "Flame Fist" as a treasure.]

[You inexperienced brats don't understand the meaning of "Five Seconds." A cartoonist who relies on gory, bizarre stories to attract readers is vastly inferior to a manga artist who can impress readers with just ordinary stories.]

Fans of the related topic can't stand this. Not only does it mean that their favorite work is no good, but it also directly affects them.

I got angry immediately!

Looking at Haruki Nagayama's angry fans, Sakurai Itsuki calmly switched to the next account.

But this time, the topic we visited was not related to [#长山春树].

Instead, it is the topic [#秒速度五寸 (5CM)] which has recently become popular on short video platforms and has seen a surge in followers.

[Haha, I don't know how you got the nerve to try to rip off Haruki Nagayama! A guy who just debuted and only drew two chapters of a monthly magazine! And you dare to try to steal the title of "The Strongest New Manga Artist"? It's hilarious.]

The topic was originally full of sadness, and everyone who was nostalgic for their youth couldn't help but have a lot of questions.

What's the situation?
Immediately afterwards, Sakurai Itsuki changed his account again.

He tossed out a screenshot of a comment from someone in the #ChangshanHaruki hashtag: "I don't know what's so good about 'Five Seconds'. It just made me cry over first love, and I thought I was so experienced, but it's actually just youth melodrama! I think anyone who can be moved by 'Five Seconds' is a loser."

Then he said, "Hagayama Haruki's fans are bullying our Sakurafuji Yoko-sensei. He just debuted and has few fans! Unite, everyone, and support Sakurafuji-sensei! He's the best!"

Then.
Fans of both sides started arguing over who would be the "strongest new cartoonist."

They say that "Flame Fist" can only be serialized online and has never been published in this magazine!
They mocked "Second Five" for being able to only publish monthly, and not as good as Haruki Nagayama who could publish two magazines at the same time!

Some say that "Flame Fist" is more popular now, while others say that "Five Seconds" became a hit after only two episodes, and its rise is unknown how many times faster than that of "Flame Fist".

Going back to the point that the readers of "Flame Fist" are not as experienced as those of "Five Seconds", and the readers of "Five Seconds" are not as profound as those of "Flame Fist".

The two sides soon started arguing fiercely.

And Sakurai Itsuki kept changing his account, adding fuel to the fire, and fanning the flames. In just two or three hours, the quarrel between the two sides had become a hot topic.

Seeing this, some self-media who were just watching the show immediately developed dynamics to fan the flames and quickly take advantage of this wave of popularity.

As for those in the industry who really know the inside story, they couldn't help but scratch their heads when they saw this news.

what? !

You said, there was a debate over who is the best new manga artist, Sakurafuji Yoshiko or Nagayama Haruki? It even became a trending topic?

To be honest, we have all seen many scenes of quarrels breaking out over who is more powerful among contemporary stars.

For example, in football, there are Xi and Luo, in basketball, there are James and James, and even in the beverage industry, there are Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
In the early years of the comics industry, some fans of Naruto and One Piece had quarrels.

But the problem is
Sakura Fujiyoshi and Nagayama Haruki. Are they the same person?
What are you arguing about?
I am stronger than myself, and I am weaker than myself?

But after all, neither Shueisha nor the author himself has officially announced that the two accounts are the same person, so industry insiders who are aware of the situation are unable to comment.

I could only cover my mouth with my hands and sigh, what a wonderful world this is!
But they don't know all the inside stories.

The gaze returned to Sakurai Itsuki's house.

It's time to eat.

Sato Wakaba, who really knew all the inside stories, was frowning as she looked at Sakurai Itsuki, who was smiling brightly because his points and topic popularity were soaring.

"Ah Shu, you... hey."

Sato Wakaba wanted to say something many times but stopped herself, and finally let out a long sigh.

Whether as an assistant or a roommate.

She didn't quite know how to express her thoughts.

Her family's Ah Shu seems to be a little hopeless.
(End of this chapter)