Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 73 Are Ken and Denji the same? (Please read on!)
“By the way, Ken,” Natsume Mio said, “I watched your live stream. You said… besides Chainsaw Man, you’re also creating short stories?”

"Yes." Ken Sakamoto nodded and said, "To earn more royalties."

Mio Natsume said, "This is too hard... I've seen interviews with other writers, and they say that a single serialization keeps them up all night every day, and they're exhausted. After a long serialization, they develop all sorts of occupational diseases."

Natsume Mio glanced at Sakamoto Ken's drawing desk and said, "And Ken, you haven't even hired an assistant, you're drawing all by yourself..."

"I draw quickly, unlike them, so I can handle two books at the same time without any problem."

"By the way, Ken, do you have a stockpile of chapters? That is, in case something comes up in the next few days, so that you don't have to stop updating." Natsume Mio asked tentatively.

I heard from editor Jia Zhi about the stockpiled manuscripts. Ken's manuscript had actually reached chapter 16, and that was just a few days ago.

Ken Sakamoto did not deny it: "Of course, editors usually recommend that writers keep three weeks' worth of manuscripts, I just kept a little more than three weeks."

"Um... that..."

"You want to see the original manuscript at the back?"

"Hehe..." Natsume Mio smiled sweetly and said, "If it's convenient for Ken to show me..."

“It’s nothing, but don’t reveal the plot to anyone,” Sakamoto Ken said.

"Of course not!" Natsume Mio patted her chest and assured him.

Ken Sakamoto took out a large file bag and a stack of printed papers: "The original manuscript has been given to the editor; these are copies."

Natsume Mio excitedly accepted the copy with both hands, knelt on the tatami mat with her back straight, placed the copy on the low table, and solemnly opened it.

She read through the pages one by one, sometimes widening her eyes, sometimes gasping for breath, sometimes frowning.

When she turned to chapter 12, she exclaimed in surprise, "Denji-kun finally got to rub it!"

The title of this episode is "Rubbing".

However, the first page doesn't feature Dianci and Machima, but rather Pawa.

"Saving the cat makes you number one..."

"Killing the bat counts as second place..."

"And he also helped me get third place with that guy with the pigtail..."

Natsume Mio subconsciously recited these three lines in Pava's tone.

Ken Sakamoto listened from the side.

It has to be said, voice actors are all monsters.

When she played Machima, she was exactly the same as the image of Machima in his mind. When she played Pawa, she also completely grasped the character's personality.

"Huh?" Natsume Mio suddenly paused, then asked, "Breast pads?"

She looked up at Ken Sakamoto and couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, Ken, I thought Pava and Machima's characters overlapped a bit before - after all, they both have big breasts."

"Oh, it's a breast pad." As she said this, she deliberately lowered her chest and puffed out her chest.

"So, the next two kneadings must be the real thing!" Natsume Mio turned to the next page, her eyes widening as she looked at it.

As expected, Ken Sakamoto did not disappoint her and finally gave Denji the reward he deserved.

Then, the story shifts to Machima.

Denji remarked with considerable emotion that he had finally obtained what he had been pursuing, but after getting it, it wasn't as amazing as he had imagined.

Natsume Mio carefully savored the lines, biting her lip lightly, her gaze inadvertently glancing at Sakamoto Ken, who was looking down at his phone.

Is that so...?
Maybe not?

Once you get what you want, you'll definitely feel incredibly proud of it.

The process is certainly important, but isn't the result even more important?
Turning the page, Machima's answer resolved Natsume Mio's doubts.

"The more you understand how the other person feels about intimate things, the better."

As expected, it has to be Machima!

So, Makima, who can say something like that, is the true queen. "Understanding someone's heart is difficult, so first carefully observe their hands..."

"And then... eh?"

She saw in the video that Machima was biting Dianci's finger.

Machima: "Have you ever had your finger bitten?"

"Even if Denji-kun can't see, he should still be able to remember me through this feeling."

"Gudong..."

Natsume Mio stared at this page quietly for a long time.

The scene doesn't seem complicated, and the lines aren't complicated either.

It's this simple interaction that's so captivating.

Will we remember each other with this feeling?
Miss Machima, I love her so much…

Natsume Mio gently turned the page, and the next scene appeared.

"Eh?!" Natsume Mio's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but look at Sakamoto Ken, saying, "He touched it! Denji-kun touched Machima-san's breasts!"

Seeing her reaction, Sakamoto Ken knew that she was completely engrossed in the story.

She is easily influenced by emotions.

After all, as a voice actor, one must immerse oneself in the role when playing it.

Last week, she played Asuka, Frillian, Rem...

One day, she suddenly bought a wig and outfit featuring Yuno Gasai, saying that it was one of her favorite female characters...

Natsume Mio flipped through the pages of the manga. Sakamoto Ken had given her all the manuscripts so far, the latest being chapter 16.

According to the content of the previous week's Chainsaw Man manga, chapter 16 is the last chapter of the second volume.

In this episode, the group is trapped in an apartment building and is falling into despair. They start fighting amongst themselves, wanting Denji to sacrifice himself and be eaten by the devil.

"They're so mean!"

After reading the last page, Natsume Mio pouted and said, "How could they treat Denji like this?"

“I’m sure the problem will be solved next,” Ken Sakamoto said.

"I know, I'm just really angry..." Natsume Mio reorganized the manuscript and put it into a file folder.

"Ken, thank you for showing me the rest of the content." Natsume Mio bowed slightly to Asakamoto Ken with great seriousness.

"What do you think?" Ken Sakamoto asked.

"Hmm...it's very good," Natsume Mio said. "Although I still think Denji-kun is a bit...a bit..."

"What does it feel like to be a scumbag?" Ken Sakamoto said.

Mio Natsume shook her head: "Not really. After all, it's a shonen manga or something, so it's normal for the male lead to have a harem, right?"

“Of course,” Sakamoto Ken said. “It’s perfectly normal for the male protagonist to have a harem.”

"So, Denji wants to rub Machima's breasts, and he also wants to rub Pava's breasts, and he also wants to kiss Himeno-senpai, all because Denji lacked love since childhood, so he craves all kinds of love, is that right?" Natsume Mio guessed.

“That’s right. If you don’t want the erotic elements, then it’s not Denji anymore.” Ken Sakamoto nodded in affirmation.

"Hey... I mean, Ken, you don't think so too, do you?"

Mio Natsume finally asked the question she had been wanting to ask.

Ken Sakamoto's lips curled up slightly, maintaining a smile that was seven and a half parts genuine, with the remaining two and a half parts sincere.

"It is said that writers incorporate their own thoughts and beliefs into their works, and I think that's true. Hmm... Denji is the male protagonist I created."

(End of this chapter)