Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 67 The other side of the door is...

After talking with editor Kaji at the bookstore, Ken Sakamoto actually did think about it for a while.

In fact, he only intended to complete the first part of "Chainsaw Man" from the beginning, since the first part is the most exciting and can be considered a complete story.

Besides, he can consider continuing to draw other works later. Last time, he didn't know much about other fields, but he had read a lot of comics.

Considering that it can take several months or even half a year from the initial design to the serialization of a comic, works that will be created in the next few months are not suitable as targets.

For example, "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War," which will begin serialization in two months, and "Golden Kamuy," which will be serialized a few months later, are probably already in the process of polishing their manuscripts with their editors.

To be conservative, all the comics created after 2017 are his source material.

Moreover, even short comics can be quite lucrative if they are successfully adapted into movies.

Ken Sakamoto's goals weren't high: pay off his debts, have a few hundred million in savings, and find a scenic place...

The first thing that comes to mind is the beach in Shonan, with a bathing beach right outside the door, surfing the waves of Sagami Bay, a simple little house would be perfect, and then...

Wait, why are there three women carrying machetes inside the house?
Ken Sakamoto shook his head vigorously, trying to banish the images from his mind.

I originally planned to continue drawing tonight, but my mind is inexplicably a bit scattered.

Lying on the tatami mat, flipping through comic books, I fell asleep the next morning without realizing it.

After getting up, I opened JUMP+ on my phone as usual, checked the comment section for my comic, and then clicked on the pages of "Young Lady, Sniper Rifle, and Pantyhose!"

Reuniting with Haruna Mikazuki in this playthrough wasn't exactly unexpected.

First, Mio herself talked about "dreams," and then Haruna copied his manga from last week's playthrough, which completely proves that they both have fragments of memories from last week's playthrough.

Then, that day will come sooner or later.

Last week... of course, it wasn't just them who left an unforgettable memory for Sakamoto Ken; Sakamoto Ken also left a particularly deep impression on them.

As long as they don't come knocking on his door with machetes, Ken Sakamoto doesn't care.

Although he ended up with a bad ending, after being a scumbag for so many years, he felt that if he could start over, he could definitely get a happy ending this time.

Ken Sakamoto scribbled down the key points of his thought process on a piece of paper.

In summary, my relationship with Natsume Mio started as that of classmates.

He and Mikazuki Haruna are colleagues.

As for Ai Hoshino... I don't know if she'll come knocking on my door. I'll just have to deal with her as she comes. Anyway, she'll definitely be on a different track.

In this way, the three girls and the three different tracks will not intersect with each other, which gives people a strong sense of security.

As Kenjiro Sakamoto was basking in the morning sun, pondering his next move, Keiko Kaji sent him an email.

Once it loaded, I saw it was the promotional short video I mentioned before.

The video footage is still being produced, but the voiceover has already been completed. Kaji Keiko sent it to him so he could listen to it.

He had checked the lines beforehand; they were actually very simple, just a few lines.

Open the attachment, and the sound will start playing.

Ok?
Ken Sakamoto frowned slightly.

That voice sounds so familiar.

The image of a young girl has already appeared in my mind.

Until the very last line was spoken:
"I... like people like Denji-kun."

Ken Sakamoto gently placed his phone on the table, silently grabbed the paper with some ideas for countermeasures he had just written down, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the wastebasket.

Although she used a special voice during the dubbing, and the narrator and the two characters Machima used different voices.

But how well does Kenjiro Sakamoto know her?
The moment she opened her mouth, we already knew who was dubbing the lines. But why was Natsume Mio involved?
She studied vocal music, and her career aspiration was to become a voice actress.

But school hasn't started yet, so she hasn't even gotten close to becoming a voice actress, right?

Why did you just come here to do voice acting?!

The key point is that he did not announce to the outside world that he would be releasing short videos to promote his work.

By sheer coincidence, she stumbled upon this seemingly insignificant little project?

I listened to the audio several times.

Putting aside the fact that it's Natsume Mio's voice, this dubbing is actually quite good.

In particular, his mastery of Machima's tone of voice perfectly matched Sakamoto Ken's vision of the character.

But then again, she did voice-over for my comics without even telling me?

Shouldn't you have told me on LINE right away?

Just as the thought crossed his mind, Ken Sakamoto saw his phone screen light up with a LINE message from Mio Natsume.

Having a tacit understanding is...

Natsume Mio: "Ken! Look out the window!"

No?

Ken Sakamoto looked at the open window, put down his phone, and stood up.

Outside the window, across the alley, a girl holding a canvas bag was waving at him.

Natsume Mio didn't shout across the street; she simply smiled slightly, pointed to the apartment door, and then gestured for it to open.

Ken Sakamoto turned around, stood in the center of the room, and after only three seconds of consideration, he went to the entrance, pushed open the door, and went downstairs.

Standing in front of the apartment building's main entrance, you can vaguely see the figures on the other side through the frosted glass.

On the other side of the door is...

Ken Sakamoto pressed the door open button next to him and pulled open the glass door.

It really is Natsume Mio, not some guy with a spear on his head.

"Ken~" Natsume Mio waved to Sakamoto Ken and said, "You haven't had lunch yet, have you? I brought you some."

"Are you still working at the convenience store?" Ken Sakamoto asked.

“Yes,” Natsume Mio said. “Anyway, I only come on weekends, so it won’t interfere with anything. The shop manager is very nice, and I also want to earn some pocket money.”

Ken Sakamoto walked up the stairs, with Mio Natsume following closely behind.

She continued, "And Ah Jian lives here, so I can visit him while I'm working here. Oh, by the way, I didn't bring a convenience store bento today."

Having arrived at the room door, Natsume Mio tossed her braided hair behind her head, tilted her head slightly, looked at Sakamoto Ken, and said, "Ken, why do you look a little unhappy?"

Ken Sakamoto shook his head slightly and said, "It must have been because you were rushing to meet a deadline."

"Oh~" Natsume Mio clung to the door that Sakamoto Ken had just opened and slipped inside first. "Ken must be working too hard to finish his manuscript. He needs to rest."

The girl deftly tiptoed, her heels brushing together, and took off her little leather shoes. She then stepped onto the tatami mat in the room, wearing soft, pure white boat socks.

"Hmph, hmph hmph hmph~ hmph hmph~"

Natsume Mio hummed a light tune, acting as if she were in her own home. She familiarly went to the table, tidied up the things on it, and took out two insulated lunch boxes from the canvas bag.

She looked at Ken Sakamoto, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and said, "Hey, Ken, try it and see if it's good~"

(End of this chapter)