My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

As the phone suddenly rang beside Naoto, he grabbed it without thinking.

Just as Naoto had guessed, the person who called was Director Akagi.

"ONE-sensei! 120 billion! 120 billion! We did it! We really broke the record!"

On the phone, Director Hongmu was just frantically talking about the number 120 billion, as if he had gone mad.

Naoto, who was on the phone, never expected that his work would actually break film records.

With a domestic box office of 12 billion yen and overseas box office revenue, the total reached a staggering 300 million US dollars.

While it couldn't match the astronomical 3.47 million yen of Future Infinite Train, it still surpassed the renowned Spirited Away to become the highest-grossing film in Japanese history.

It's worth noting that Spirited Away was Miyazaki Hayao's trump card, earning over 200 million US dollars.

But now, they've actually been defeated by the parasite.

"It's unbelievable that we actually succeeded and broke the all-time record! ONE-sensei, did you hear that?! Hey?!"

At this moment, Naoto completely ignored what Director Akagi was saying on the phone.

At this moment, he was stunned by the constantly flashing numbers in front of him.

When this movie topped the charts in Japan, it brought Naoto much more than just box office success.

Chapter 166: One-Punch Man Resumes Publication

"Ms. Niizuma, congratulations! You've won first place in this popularity vote!"

"Okay, I get it now."

"Ms. Niizuma, you don't seem happy?"

At Eiji Niizuma's home, editor Sasaki was telling Eiji about the popularity poll results. Unsurprisingly, Eiji Niizuma had once again won first place in the popularity poll.

In fact, since Naoto Manga ceased publication, Eiji Niizuma has consistently been ranked number one on the popularity charts.

During Naoto's absence, all the manga artists were incredibly motivated, eager to claim the top spot in popularity.

Back when Naoto was around, he was like a demon king above them, leaving these manga artists with no choice but to give up.

Now that the Great Demon King has left, naturally, his subordinates have begun to rise up in rebellion.

But unexpectedly, after the Great Demon King left, the Second Demon King began to unleash his power.

For a long time, because Naoto has been so dazzling, many people have forgotten about Eiji Shinzawa, who has always been the second-best.

In the original work, he was someone who overpowered the protagonist and was even more of a protagonist than the protagonist. However, his brilliance was overshadowed by someone who had cheated, causing many people to forget that this guy was the real big shot.

Without the pressure from Naoto, Eiji Niizuma has won the number one popularity award in JUMP for two consecutive months.

At first, Eiji Niizuma was happy to receive the news, but gradually, he only felt bored.

Although winning first place is pretty good, the absence of Naoto, her old rival, has made Niizuma lose interest.

Compared to the original character, Eiji Niizuma becomes much stronger after finding a goal. Because of this, Niizuma, who had always aimed to surpass Naoto, suddenly feels a void within herself without that goal.

"Yes, it's pretty boring. I finally understand why ONE is so indifferent to these rankings. It turns out that being at the top all the time can get boring."

Sasaki, the editor standing to the side, felt a headache coming on as he watched his new wife suddenly transform into a bohemian intellectual. Others would beg and plead for this kind of popularity, and this woman was actually complaining about it.

It's exactly the same as ONE. I really don't understand what these comic artists are thinking.

"Alright, I've already delivered the items. Ms. Niizuma, remember to submit your manuscript on time and don't overdo it."

"understood!"

Looking at his new wife's perfunctory expression, Editor Sasaki felt utterly exhausted.

It feels like ever since Niizuma came here, he's no longer an editor at Shueisha, but rather like Niizuma Eiji's personal nanny.

He was really playing both the father and the mother role, which was extremely difficult for him.

Back in the editorial department, editor Sasaki intended to finish his work for the day, but he found that something seemed off about the department today; it didn't feel the same as usual.

"Strange, where's Team Leader Guochun? He's nowhere to be found."

After looking around, Sasaki noticed that the seat that belonged to Saiki's father was empty.

The reason why Sasaki editor calls Saiki's father "Team Leader Kuniharu" is because Saiki's father has been promoted from a junior employee to the team leader in charge of a group. In general, he can be considered a member of the management team.

Normally, a promotion and a raise should be a cause for celebration, but unfortunately, Qi Mu's father hasn't been happy at all lately.

After all, Naoto's hiatus has been dragging on and on. It was supposed to be a month, but it still hasn't resumed. This makes Saiki's dad feel like his heart is dead and he can't love anymore.

Qi Mu's father has usually been lying at his desk like a corpse lately, but for some reason, he's not at his seat today.

"Oh, Team Leader Guochun, he went to see the editor-in-chief."

"Looking for the editor-in-chief? Why?"

"You didn't know? Because ONE-sensei finally resumed publication today!"

"Hey?"

……………………、

"As expected, I still can't calm down. I have no ideas, no inspiration, and I don't want to draw at all."

At his new wife's home, she was unable to calm down and paint.

What usually takes only half an hour to complete took more than an hour today, and I only finished a small part.

"I'm not in the mood, so I might as well not draw today. By the way, I really want some snacks, so I'll go to the convenience store and buy some."

Immediately, the new wife put down her pen, dressed herself after a long absence, and went out of the house.

For a homebody like Shinzawa, it's common to not leave the house for a whole month at a time.

They rely on takeout for meals and rarely go out except to buy essential daily necessities. Sometimes they even ask their editor, Sasaki, to buy them for them.

Today, when the new wife entered the convenience store, she found that the bookshelf was now filled with the latest issue of JUMP.

"Huh? Did JUMP release it today? Hmm, One-Punch Man is back?!"

The new wife looked at the cover of the latest issue of JUMP in surprise, which clearly stated that "One-Punch Man" had been relaunched.

When the new wife saw this, she couldn't wait to open JUMP. After several months, Naoto had finally started drawing manga again.

The news of Naoto's relaunch quickly spread across the entire internet.

This sudden news shocked everyone. No one expected that Naoto would suddenly resume publication without any prior notice.

In fact, even Qi Mu's father was surprised by this.

It turns out that a few days ago, Naoto suddenly sent over the manuscript of the latest chapter of One-Punch Man without saying a word, and then went back to doing his own thing.

What could Qi Mu's father do about Naoto's irresponsible behavior? After all, Naoto was his son-in-law; what could he do?

With no other option, Saiki's father had to work overtime and finally delivered the manuscript before JUMP's release.

Because of this, even few people in the editorial department knew about it.

Because of this important matter, Qi Mu's father didn't report it, and today he was even invited to his office.

Ultimately, however, Saiki's father was quite happy, since Naoto had finally updated again after such a long time.

He no longer had to live in constant fear of losing his position.

The resumption of One-Punch Man has many people eagerly anticipating it and wondering how the latest storyline will develop.

This content has also put unprecedented pressure on the cartoonists.

Chapter 167: A Hero Driven by Interest

The sudden resumption of One-Punch Man magazine caught many off guard.

However, for those eagerly awaiting fans, this may be the best surprise they've had in a while.

When One Punch was on hiatus last time, everyone witnessed the teacher's formidable strength.

Despite having so many powerful members in the House of Evolution, not one of them could withstand a single punch from the teacher.

The Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, whose strength was enough to easily defeat Jeros, was not even as important as a supermarket discount in the teacher's eyes.

Even giants hundreds of meters tall are as worthless as ordinary flies in a teacher's hands. Oh, no, because flies are far more powerful than these creatures.

This hero, with his unique art style, is absolutely adored by readers.

There is no false morality, nor any idealistic power surge; there is only absolute power that crushes any dissent.

However, this teacher, after joining the Hero Association, only received a C-rank, while Geralt, who was far inferior to his teacher, became an S-rank.

This contrast was hard for readers to accept at first.

In their eyes, the teacher was already an invincible being, beyond worldly concerns. If not surpassing S-class, he should at least be the number one S-class to be believable.

But let alone S, it only has a C-level ranking.

The teacher, with his indifferent personality, didn't really care about the C grade; it was just a ranking, nothing to praise.

In the teacher's eyes, this ranking was not as important as the teacher's awful-sounding name, "Bald-Headed Cloaked Hero."

The Hero Association members had no idea how powerful the teacher was, nor did they know how much he had done.

Readers simply can't accept this kind of frustration.

But what follows quickly shows readers why the teacher is the most perfect hero, and what a true hero is.

After the induction of new members into the Hero Association is completed, the next chapter will focus on the meteorite incident.

A terrifying meteorite will fall from the sky and destroy the city where the teacher lives.

No, it's not just cities; the entire planet could be destroyed.

Under these circumstances, people in all the cities began to seek refuge, hoping to escape this calamity.

Even the Hero Association is prepared to abandon the city and welcome the meteorite.

However, among all the heroes, only two did not leave.

One of them is Jeros, the teacher's apprentice, and the other is Bang Gu, a martial arts master in the Hero Association, an S-class hero, and the current master of the Flowing Water Face-Breaking Fist.

At the beginning, facing the terrifying meteorite, Jeros used his own core as fuel to unleash his strongest attack.