My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

In the end, things turned out this way. Not only did they not receive the money, but they also lost a manuscript, and in the end, they had no choice but to sell these manuscripts to Beichuan.

"Hey, Qin Kou, you actually came. Where's that manuscript? Let me see it."

"Kitagawa, let me make this clear first. I got this from Yuankou with great difficulty. If Yuankou finds out that I took this too, you know what will happen."

"Ha, Brother Qin, you know us. We don't care where our customers get their stuff, but as long as your stuff is genuine, we'll make sure you're satisfied with the price."

Seeing Kitagawa's attitude, Qin Kou really wanted to turn around and leave, but he had no choice now.

At this moment, Qin Kou carefully took out a manuscript from his pocket.

It's a small volume, only about ten pages long, but the content is undoubtedly a vampire comic.

"Wow, this is actually a vampire story, and it's even a sequel! Qin Kou, you're really something."

Upon seeing the content of the artwork, Kitagawa's expression changed drastically.

Based on Kitagawa's research on Naoto, there is no doubt that this is indeed Naoto's drawing, and it's from one of his earlier periods.

Based on the above information, it can be inferred that Naoto released the second part of the vampire series when it was about to end.

But for some reason, these things were cut off by Naoto.

Although it's unclear how Qin Kou obtained this manuscript, there's no doubt that if it were to circulate, it would be wildly sought after by fans.

Seeing the continuation of the completed manga is the biggest dream of fans.

For example, when Bleach ended and fans saw the Hell arc again, it was like the feeling of "my youth has returned"—it was just too tempting.

"How is this manuscript...?"

"The manuscript is good, but I'm sorry, brother, we can't take it."

"What did you say?!"

Chapter 197: Summer Vacation Begins

"You're saying you don't want it?! Why?! This is ONE's manuscript, you should know how valuable it is, right?!"

Upon hearing that Kitagawa didn't want the comic, Qin Kou's expression suddenly became quite interesting.

Putting aside the potential value of turning this piece into fan fiction, simply publishing it online will garner immense attention.

There's no reason why Kitagawa would want it.

"Qin Kou-san, let's not discuss the origin of this comic for now, but you should know the consequences if this comic really gets out, otherwise you wouldn't have only just released it now."

Qin Kou's face darkened even more upon hearing Beichuan's words.

Just as Kitagawa said, this comic is definitely not something that is easy to sell. Otherwise, there would be no reason for Qin Kou, who is short of money, to only sell it now.

"I understand, you want to negotiate the price, right... regarding the price..."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Qin Kou, if this comic weren't so sensitive, I could accept it, but please leave now."

"Beichuan, you..."

"Come here, see the guests off!"

Seeing Qin Kou's anger, Bei Chuan also dropped his previous friendly expression and directly kicked Qin Kou out of the place.

"Mr. Kitagawa, are you really not going to take that painting?"

After Qin Kou was driven out, Beichuan's men immediately questioned Beichuan.

"Tch, what that kid has is a hot potato. He probably contacted other people before coming to us. Do you think those people didn't know its value? They just knew this painting was hard to acquire, which is why they did it this way."

Kitagawa had already anticipated everything that Qin Kou would do.

"Taking that manga away, putting aside whether ONE-sensei will be angry, it's also hard to explain to Enguchi-sensei. For one manga, I'd offend two manga artists, including ONE. Do you think I dare to do that?"

"Indeed, ONE's reputation in the comic book industry is too high right now, but that guy Qin Kou won't let it go so easily, will he?"

"Hey, that's none of my business. He brought it on himself. What does it have to do with me, Kitagawa? Besides, this anime convention is very important. We need to prepare properly."

"Mr. Kitagawa, we have already contacted many serialized manga artists and are just waiting for this comic convention."

As soon as Qin Kou came out of Beichuan's place, he couldn't help but start cursing Beichuan.

"Fuck you! Kitagawa, you bastard! If it weren't for my debts being due, I wouldn't be bothering you!"

After leaving Beichuan's company, Qin Kou became angrier and angrier, wishing he could rush back and punch that fat man right now.

But more than anything else, Qin Kou had to figure out how to get the money.

"That damn fat guy, he won't buy this comic. What am I supposed to do? Right now, he's the one with the biggest territory in the whole industry. The other small fry can't afford it and don't dare to buy it. Does this mean it's really going to rot in my hands?"

Looking at the comic manuscript in my hand, which I had finally managed to get my hands on, I realized that if it weren't for this manuscript, I wouldn't have been discovered so easily.

Qin Kou had once been Yuan Kou's assistant, and he knew many of Yuan Kou's little secrets.

This comic, for example, was supposedly given to him by Naoto himself.

Qin Kou didn't know the specific reason, but as Naoto's fame grew, Qin Kou also realized just how valuable this comic was.

Originally, Enguchi was just a pitiful manga artist teetering on the brink of cancellation, but under Naoto's training, he unexpectedly became a stable serialized artist.

And this comic, like his precious treasure, he always cherished it.

Qin Kou didn't originally intend to steal this comic book. After all, although Yuan Kou was relatively poor before, he was still quite kind to others. Even when he was almost starving himself, he still gave everyone a salary.

However, Qin Kou was truly out of money, and the debt collectors were constantly pressuring him. Left with no other option, Qin Kou had to steal the comic book. Unexpectedly, this not only made Yuan Kou suspect someone was stealing, but also meant that no one dared to accept the comic book.

This infuriated Qin Kou.

"Tch! Since none of you will accept it, then I'll just draw it myself! I refuse to believe I can die without you guys!"

Qin Kou made up his mind to repaint the drawings himself and then sell them at the comic convention.

Although the risks of doing so were extremely high, and he could face imprisonment if he were exposed, Qin Kou had no other choice.

Meanwhile, after Qin Kou decided to take matters into his own hands, the students were about to welcome their long-awaited summer vacation.

"Jingle Bell……"

"Alright, students, summer vacation has arrived, but don't forget to study hard. I will check all your summer homework at the end, and I will collect it when school starts. Do you understand?"

"Understood, teacher!"

As soon as the teacher officially announced the end of get out of class, the students rushed out of the classroom like a swarm of bees.

"Phew~ Summer vacation is finally here. I feel like my body is getting rusty lately, I need to get some rest."

"Come on, how long has it been since you went to class? You're still talking about resting?"

"Hey, drawing comics takes physical strength, you know?"

"Pshaw, that's still easier than my previous job."

After their usual bickering with Sakuta, Naoto, Sakuta, and Kusuko arrived outside the school gate. At that moment, editor Sasahara and the creative club members had already gathered outside the gate.

"Everyone, are you ready? We're about to set off!"

"It was prepared long ago, thanks to editor Sasahara."

At this moment, Naoto was seen sitting in the van with everyone else.

As for why they wanted Sasahara to take them outside, it was because Naoto planned to use this time to finish preparing the things needed for the comic convention.

It wasn't just a matter of comics and novels; there were also costumes and makeup. With only two weeks left, Naoto and the others planned to finish these things as quickly as possible. So, they decided to find a house outside to serve as their base for this creative endeavor.

Naoto entrusted editor Sasahara with these tasks.

"Speaking of which, Sasahara-nii, I heard that besides us, there are other people going there this time. Who exactly are they?"

"Wow, they're all very interesting people. Naoto-kun, you'll probably find out when you get there."

"An interesting person?"

For some reason, Naoto felt that Sasahara's words were interesting and had a deeper meaning. Who exactly was the person who was renting the house with them?

Chapter 198: The Genshiken (Part 1)

"We've arrived. This is the house I told you about."

As the van slowly pulled up to the side of the road, everyone finally saw the house that editor Sasahara had mentioned.

It turns out that what Sasahara editor was referring to was a large warehouse.

"This used to be a warehouse for storage for nearby universities. Later, for some other reasons, it was rented out. When I was still in university, it was always rented by the manga club members. But I don't know why they stopped renting it this year. When I heard you were coming, I asked Chika to help me rent it."

"Wow, that's impressive, they actually used such a huge warehouse..."

Looking at the enormous warehouse, even the highest-ranking person couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

It's quite extravagant to entrust such a large warehouse to them.

"Let's go, I'm sure everyone has arrived by now. Let me introduce you to the place."

As the warehouse door opened, the first person to emerge was a somewhat thin young man in a suit.

"Oh, Sasahara, you've already arrived. I thought you wouldn't be here for a while."

"Yes, Madara-senpai, they've arrived."

"Oh? Is that them? The people who came to the exhibition this year."

At this moment, everyone watching Sasahara, the editor, and this young man called Madarame were having a great time chatting, and a big question mark had appeared above their heads.

Who exactly is this guy who looks almost like a mummy?

"Oh, I forgot to introduce him to everyone. This is Madarame, my senior from university, and the current second president of Ishiken University. He currently works at the nearby water company. He came over when he heard that we needed help."

"Oh, not at all. As for being the second chairman, I haven't actually done anything. Compared to you, Sasahara, I'm still far behind."

"That's not true at all. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have joined Genshiken in the first place."

"Hey, this seemingly unreliable middle-aged man is actually the second chairman?"

"It doesn't seem like it."

"She has a frail, delicate feel to her, like a... submissive character?"

Meanwhile, the others who were listening to Sasahara and Madarame's polite conversation started to complain about Madarame.