Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 62 Hello everyone, I'm Ken Sakamoto.

"I want to be Miss Machima's dog!"

"I want to be Miss Machima's dog!"

"..."

As Natsume Mio watched the messages pop up one after another, she felt a little embarrassed by the joke, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

She had already identified with Machima.

I really want to hear Ah Jian say that to me~

Although I remember saying something similar to him.

With its tail attached, it pounced on him...

Then, Natsume Mio copied the message and sent it: "I want to be Miss Machima's dog!"

Sneaking into the message bar, I suddenly felt a strange sense of surreptitiousness.

It's as if she did something shameful behind Ah Jian's back.

The number of viewers in the live stream has exceeded 1000, which is a good number for a YouTube channel that JUMP has not promoted heavily, and it is still rising.

As the start time of the live stream drew near, Natsume Mio grabbed a body pillow, hugged it tightly to her chest, and stared at the screen.

Seeing so many people like Chainsaw Man makes Mio Natsume very happy.

As a voice actress, she also appears in Chainsaw Man.

Chainsaw Man is a creation of A-Jian.

That means I've become a part of Ah Jian too.

……

At the same time, in Bunkyo Ward.

In the tower apartment, a faint scent of post-shower fragrance wafted through the air. The interior lights were off, with only the television screen lit.

The screen displayed a countdown to the YouTube live stream, while the comment section next to it kept refreshing with new messages.

The light from the television screen gently illuminated the woman's beautiful figure as she sat in the recliner.

As usual, Ai Hoshihara was not wearing any clothes at home.

The body stretches out completely without any defenses, relaxing without any constraints.

She held a whiskey glass covered in fine water droplets in her hand, her long, slender, fair legs casually crossed, her feet resting on the low stool in front of her. She turned slightly to the side, her pert hips and rounded shoulders outlining a perfect curve.

Her gaze seemed languid as she stared at the screen, but deep within her eyes lay a calm composure.

Ai Hoshihara has already read the manga called "Chainsaw Man".

It's interesting, but... it's very different from the work she remembers.

In those fragments of memory, Ken Sakamoto was drawing a slightly erotic, borderline romance superpower manga, not Chainsaw Man.

On the contrary, it is exactly the same as the comic of the same name by the female author named "March Spring".

Therefore, the comic itself cannot serve as conclusive evidence.

There was only one thing Ai Hoshihara wanted to confirm.

That's Ken Sakamoto's face.

but……

If he really is that Ken Sakamoto, what should be done next?
Ai Hoshino leaned back in her chair, lost in thought.

She really hadn't figured out what to do next with this problem.

Should we make contact? Or continue to observe? Or something else...?

It's that feeling of weightlessness again...

This mental uncertainty made her body feel somewhat hot, even in a temperature-controlled room.

His breathing became heavier, his mind became sharper, and he became increasingly excited.

A strange blush spread from her neck to her cheeks.

His breathing became somewhat rapid, and his chest heaved more noticeably.

She was very familiar with this feeling; it was the physical sensation she experienced when learning anything new.

The existence of Ken Sakamoto is undoubtedly the most interesting problem she has encountered so far.

Ai Hoshino stuck out the tip of her tongue, gently licked her lips, and took a small sip of the wine in her glass.

I'm so excited! I'm so excited...

The answer will be revealed soon.

……

Shueisha Building.

In the lounge, Mikazuki Haruna was sitting anxiously waiting.

Her feelings were complicated. She was both a competitor and someone she wanted to thoroughly crush this guy's book.

And with those strange fragments of memory, I feel like I have a particularly close relationship with him...

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the lounge door.

"Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and editor-in-chief Tomohiro Ohno walked in.

"Teacher March Spring, how are the preparations going?"

"There's nothing to prepare, I can go on stage anytime." Mikazuki Haruna appeared very relaxed.

She wouldn't be nervous at all during a regular live interview.

Today is a little different...

"Don't worry, everything is proceeding according to plan," said Tomohiro Ohno. "Sakamoto Ken-sensei has no idea about the surprise segment. We will announce the addition of a segment halfway through the live broadcast."

"Well, please."

"But speaking of which, why did you do that, Mr. Mitsuki Haru?" Tomohiro Ohno asked, puzzled.

“Well…” Mikazuki Haruna said with a slight smile, “Just consider it my personal request, to give the competitor a little surprise.”

"Hmm..." Tomohiro Ohno nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

This person's manuscript was introduced by President Xianghe, so since he was unwilling to talk about it, he wisely refrained from asking.

"It's almost time, please follow me."

Tomohiro Ohno led Haruna Mikazuki out of the lounge, through a slightly dimly lit corridor, and into the backstage work area behind the live broadcast studio.

Although the official JUMP video account doesn't have many followers right now, it is, after all, a department set up by a large corporation for future online platform promotion, and its personnel and equipment are very professional.

The staff here are all wearing headphones and watching the monitors in front of them.

“March Haru-sensei, please wait here for a moment,” Tomohiro Ohno said in a low voice, pointing to one of the monitors. “You can see what’s going on in the studio from here. Once the host gives the signal, you can enter through the side door over there.”

“Okay, thank you for your help, Editor-in-Chief.” Mikazuki Haruna nodded in acknowledgment.

Tomohiro Ohno bowed slightly to her, then turned and left.

He was not on camera; the live stream was hosted by a dedicated operations team and edited by Kenjiro Sakamoto, Keiko Kaji.

Mikazuki Haruna sat on a small round stool, looking at the monitor screen.

The screen shows the scene in the live stream room. The live stream is about to start in less than a minute, and the feed is already showing.

Two women are sitting on a sofa in the center of the frame. One is a host from the JUMP official channel operations department, and the other is Keiko Kaji, the editor in charge of Ken Sakamoto.

The camera was pointed at the two of them, as if they were having a final conversation.

At eight o'clock sharp.

A light and rhythmic opening theme song played, and the live stream officially began.

The host began by saying, "Good evening, everyone. This is the official JUMP channel. I'm your host, Onodera. Thank you all for watching our live broadcast on time!"

Beside her, Keiko Kaji also smiled gently and nodded at the camera.

"I'm sure everyone has noticed this recently," said host Onodera, his voice filled with excitement. "Our JUMP+ platform has seen a surge in popularity and downloads because of one particular work."

She paused briefly, and the live stream's real-time comment section was immediately flooded with the words "Chainsaw Man".

“That’s right!” Onodera laughed. “This work is our protagonist today—Chainsaw Man!”

“Ms. Jia Zhi,” the host turned to her, “as the editor of Chainsaw Man and the one who discovered this work, what were your feelings when you saw the submission of this comic?”

Keiko Kaji faced the microphone, a hint of reminiscence on her face: "Surprise, then shock."

She continued, "Since I started working as a comic book editor, I consider myself to have read countless manuscripts, but the first issue of Chainsaw Man still had a strong impact on me. At that moment, I only had one thought—a genius comic book artist has emerged."

The host, Onodera, looked at the monitor in front of him, which was off-camera and served as both a teleprompter and a display of current online comments.

She smiled at the camera, and now the time was right.

"It seems everyone is eagerly anticipating it!" Her voice rose a few decibels. "Then let's give a warm round of applause to welcome the new cartoonist who brings us 'Chainsaw Man'!"

Kaji Keiko smiled and turned to the other side of the two-seater sofa.

"Welcome, Ken Sakamoto-sensei!"

As she finished speaking, the camera lens began to smoothly pull back.

The camera initially only captured Onodera, the host, and Kaji Keiko, before the scene shifted to Ken Sakamoto sitting on another double sofa.

Ken Sakamoto, dressed in a simple white shirt, sat relaxed in the middle of the sofa, not appearing particularly nervous in front of the camera.

After all, it was just an ordinary interview promoting a work.

Ken Sakamoto smiled slightly, a perfectly timed smile playing on his lips, and raised his hand, waving casually at the camera.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ken Sakamoto."

(End of this chapter)