Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 128: I'll Meet the Readers (2 Updates)
Mikazuki Haruna stepped on the gas, and the vehicle continued to move forward.

Finally, she parked her car next to the art department building.

Looking at the buildings outside the car window and the signs next to them, Natsume Mio said, "This is the Art Club."

She looked at Haruna Mikazuki in the driver's seat: "Where is the vocal club I'm going to?"

Haruna Mikazuki smiled and said, "Of course we're here for the art club. Ken and I are both in the art club."

Mio Natsume said, "It's okay, I've already asked a senior from the vocal club to mentor me, so you don't need to worry about it."

With that, she pushed open the car door and got out.

Natsume Mio's gaze swept through the crowd and she quickly spotted a senior student walking towards her from a distance.

She raised her hand and waved to the upperclassman, then walked over to Sakamoto Ken and said to him, "The upperclassman I was supposed to meet is here, Ken, bye-bye~"

After saying that, she turned her head and glared fiercely at Mikazuki Haruna before turning around and running towards her senior.

Mikazuki Haruna watched Natsume Mio's retreating figure and gave a disdainful snort.

However, after walking a distance with her senior, Natsume Mio stopped and stood at a corner in the distance, secretly watching them.

She saw Mikazuki Haruna approach Sakamoto Ken, seemingly wanting to reach out and take his arm.

As she approached, Ken Sakamoto subtly took a small step to the side, maintaining a distance of about one meter at all times.

Mikazuki Haruna seemed somewhat unwilling to give up and tried to get closer a few more times.

But each time, Ken Sakamoto would simultaneously increase the distance slightly, his movements very natural, seemingly just casual walking, but in reality, it was definitely intentional.

And so, maintaining this delicate distance, the two walked into the art department building one after the other.

Seeing this, Natsume Mio finally felt relieved.

It seems that Ah Jian doesn't actually have any feelings for her.

Hehe, Haruna, you're just being presumptuous.

A small smug smile appeared on the girl's lips before she confidently followed her senior towards the vocal music department building.

……

Upon entering the art department building, Mikazuki Haruna reached out again, trying to grab Sakamoto Ken's arm.

This time, Ken Sakamoto did not dodge.

Her soft little hand grasped his arm, and the girl's body pressed closer to him.

"Ah Jian, let me tell you something." Mikazuki Haruna said as she pulled him inside, "If you come with me, you won't have to queue outside. I'll take you straight to the office and get everything done."

In fact, Kenjiro Sakamoto knew where the office was. He had spent four years in the art department building last time, and he could find any classroom with his eyes closed.

But he didn't show it, and just let Mikazuki Haruna pull him along, pretending to be a first-timer and very curious about his surroundings.

Soon, the two arrived at the freshman registration area.

Sure enough, just as Sakamoto Ken remembered, a long queue formed in the corridor.

At the very front of the line was a sign that read "Art Department, Freshman Orientation Committee, Reception Office".

Ken Sakamoto recognized the student council officers immediately; they were all old acquaintances.

They were busy registering and signing in new students, and distributing information packets.

Haruna Mikazuki pulled Ken Sakamoto around the group, walked through the corridor, and pushed open the door of a room with a sign that read "Student Council Office".

Inside the office, several students were busy at work.

Upon seeing Haruna Mikazuki enter, someone immediately greeted her warmly, "Hello, Captain!"

Haruna Mikazuki waved to everyone, then went straight to the refrigerator in her office—a refrigerator she had bought herself—and took out a bottle of chilled green tea, unscrewing it and gulping it down. "Want some?" Haruna asked Ken Sakamoto.

Ken Sakamoto shook his head slightly; he didn't want to drink right now.

Haruna Mikazuki gets along well with everyone. She is the head of the student council's external relations department, mainly responsible for securing sponsorships when organizing events. It's a perfect match for her major, or rather, a perfect match for her family business.

Later, in her junior year, she became the president of the student council and was quite popular in the college.

However, no one knew about his relationship with Haruna at the time. Sakamoto Ken's reason was that he didn't want to be seen as a gigolo.

Haruna Mikazuki said at the time, "So that's you!"

Ken Sakamoto explained, "That's true, but could you please give me some face in public, Miss?"

Mikazuki Haruna ultimately gave him face, but that night she severely punished (rewarded) him with pantyhose.

But in fact, Kenjiro Sakamoto doesn't care whether others think he's a kept man or not.

He did this so that Natsume Mio wouldn't find out...

After all, he often went on dates with Natsume Mio on campus.

Of course, all of this happened last week.

At this moment, everyone's eyes in the office fell on Sakamoto Kenji, who was being intimately pulled along by Mikazuki Haruna.

"Who is this?" one of the boys wearing glasses asked, puzzled.

Ken Sakamoto recognized him immediately: Kenta Sato, the senior in the oil painting department, but they hadn't had much interaction last time.

“My friend, Ken Sakamoto, is a new student this year,” Haruna Mikazuki said. “Could you register me separately so I don’t have to wait in line?”

A capable-looking girl with short hair immediately understood and quickly walked over with a list of new students.

"Sakamoto Ken-kun, right? Please sign your name here."

Ken Sakamoto took the pen from her, found his name on the list, and signed it.

The short-haired girl then handed him a file folder that was exactly the same as the ones held by the freshmen queuing outside.

When Ken Sakamoto was signing autographs, Kenta Sato stared at him intently for a long time.

No, man...

That look in his eyes even made Ken Sakamoto feel a little uneasy.

Sato moved closer, asking with a hint of uncertainty, "Sakamoto Ken? You wouldn't happen to be the author of 'Chainsaw Man,' would you?"

Kenya Sakamoto didn't expect that someone at school would recognize him so quickly.

Has it reached the point where we might run into readers outside?

After all, Chainsaw Man has only been published for a little over a month. Although it is very popular on JUMP+, it is still an online platform. These readers are scattered all over the world, so the probability of meeting them is actually very low.

However, now that he's been recognized, he doesn't intend to deny it.

He nodded calmly: "Yes, it's me."

"It really is Ken Sakamoto?!" The bespectacled boy exclaimed excitedly. "I've been following your work, Chainsaw Man is absolutely amazing!"

His shout immediately attracted the attention of everyone else in the office.

Several students who had been busy nearby gathered around.

"Sato, what work are you talking about? Is it famous?"

"Sakamoto Ken-kun, are you a manga artist?"

(End of this chapter)