My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

"Eh?"

After hearing Naoto's words, Reika's expression became almost identical to Naoto's.

In this kind of situation, all a straight person can do is curse.

I was just drawing my own comics and didn't do anything to offend anyone, so why am I suddenly being attacked like an enemy?

The current situation is just like the Battle of Red Cliffs. How absurd is this? The other two aces are actually blocking his way to kill him? How much face does he have to be in this situation?

Naoto rarely gets angry, but even he couldn't hold back in this situation. What good does it do you all to block and kill each other like this? Don't you guys eat? These collected volumes are the author's livelihood; this is all just pocket change!

However, Naoto doesn't understand that this is no longer just a matter for a comic book artist.

It is a war fought by three major comic book companies.

His appearance was at most just a trigger.

The three major comic magazines publish their own editions every few years.

Naoto just happened to be unlucky enough to run into the line of fire.

However, despite the aggressive moves of the two companies, JUMP is no pushover either.

If we did nothing and just let the other side keep beating us down like this, there's no reason why JUMP would have gotten to this point.

"So, what did Dad say?"

At this moment, Nanko walked over and asked Naoto.

"Hmm, it seems they're planning to unite all the authors to stop the two comic book companies from attacking each other. It looks like they're going to stage a coordinated attack or something."

Naoto didn't quite understand what Qi Mu's father was saying. He felt that what the other person was saying sounded very impressive, but he couldn't guess what the situation was.

Moreover, it seems that many authors will be participating in this operation this time.

"Is it really that serious? It sounds like it's quite serious."

As a bystander, Lingxiang had no idea what this meant. It sounded like some kind of residential study program. She never expected JUMP to be doing this kind of activity.

"This is terrible. I still have things to take care of on the animation side, so it's unlikely I'll be able to make it in time. I wonder who will be able to help this time."

While Naoto was fretting over this matter, the other authors who were coming over seemed exceptionally excited.

"What?! We're going to war with two other comic book companies?!"

Akito and Moritaka, who were in the art studio, were extremely excited when they heard the news.

It's said that a person who isn't a bit of a goofball in their youth is wasting their time, especially for middle schoolers like Moritaka and Akito.

If they can beat the other two comic book authors this time, they'll become famous!

If things continue this way, they'll soon be able to get their work animated, and then become top-tier manga artists.

"That's fantastic! If we can beat those comic artists, we'll be celebrities in the industry too!"

"But the cartoonists from the other two companies are not weak either. I looked at the cartoonists who participated this time, and each one of them is the top star of the other side."

Compared to Akito's completely impulsive state, Moritaka was relatively calmer.

Although JUMP currently holds the advantage among the three major manga magazines, those that can claim the top spot in the other two are certainly not weaklings.

The two of them were just lukewarm manga artists in JUMP, and their manga often hovered around the bottom ranks. Could they really compete with them? They were afraid they would be slaughtered as soon as they entered the fray.

"But if we don't go, it doesn't seem like we can change anything. After all, Naoto has already been treated like this. Mitsuo, are you just going to stand by and watch?!"

"Straight guy..."

When talking about Naoto, Moritaka paused noticeably.

At this point, Moritaka and Akito naturally learned that "Bloodline" was under attack, which could lead to a potential sales collapse.

Upon hearing this news, both of them couldn't help but feel worried for Naoto.

Being besieged by such a large-scale event, sales might plummet to a dismal level; in fact, they could even suffer a devastatingly severe blow.

However, when they heard that Naoto's second volume, while not particularly amazing, was still excellent, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It has to be said, as expected of Naoto, he didn't lose even under such great pressure.

Naoto has always been a great help to Moritaka and Akito. For example, when the two of them lack inspiration, they would consult Naoto.

Naoto was also willing to help Moritaka and Akito find some of their shortcomings.

Under such circumstances, upon hearing that his elder brother was being bullied, the younger brother naturally had to follow suit.

"Alright, in that case, Akito! We're going to give it our all from now on!"

"Ah, that's more like you! Leave it to me! I'll definitely write the best script ever!"

At this moment, a fierce fighting spirit had ignited in the eyes of both Akito and Takamori.

Right now, the two of them are itching to start battling with other comic book artists!

At the same moment, another comic book author was also filled with excitement.

This one, naturally, is our new wife, our little angel.

Upon hearing that they were going to have to fight with other manga magazines, Eiji Niizuma jumped up from the ground.

"Interesting, this is really interesting! Competing against other manga artists? Winning the top spot in sales! If I can take first place this time, wouldn't that mean I'll be the number one manga artist in Japan right now?"

"Uh, well, that's about it."

At this moment, Hattori, the editor who was informing Eiji, carefully checked the details and found that it was indeed the case.

These three major comic book brands basically represent the entire comic book industry. Excluding some smaller magazines, their ability to take first place in this sales battle truly makes them the undisputed leaders in the comic book world. It seems this battle was incredibly fierce.

"So, this time, I'll have a chance to fight ONE-sensei too! How exciting! ONE-sensei, just wait for me this time!"

Seeing Eiji Niizuma's excited expression, Hattori, the editor, wanted to remind him that this time, his main opponent was the author of another manga.

But seeing how excited Niizuma Eiji was, he shut up.

At that moment, Editor-in-Chief Sasaki secretly made a phone call and had a conversation with someone behind the scenes.

"Yes, I see. Well then, I'll leave it to you."

The person that Sasaki contacted will leave a deep impression on Naoto and the others in the future.

As for who this person is, we'll leave that aside for now.

Chapter 48: JUMP's Steady Retreat

Faced with the onslaught from Magazine and Sunday, a group of manga artists in JUMP are currently going all out, as if they've been injected with adrenaline, and have begun a fierce battle against the other two companies' manga.

The first week must have been a happy one for the readers.

After all, this struggle has made excellent works even better, and those standalone volumes that were once so difficult to release have recently started to appear more frequently.

Unimaginable plot developments emerged one after another.

The manga series "Ashirogi Muto and Niizuma Eiji" both had very good sales for their first volumes.

For example, the first volume of Ashirogi Muto sold 80,000 copies, and the first volume of Niizuma Eiji sold even more, reaching 100,000 copies.

However, after the initial excitement, comic artists are faced with the pain of creative block, or as they say in online literature, "writer's block."

The authors on the JUMP platform tried their best to attract readers, but in the end, there were basically no authors left who could compete.

Even the manga by Moritaka and Akito has gone from being in the top five to being on the verge of being canceled.

Apart from Eiji Niizuma, all the other manga artists are now suffering terribly.

The manga, I can't think of a plot for the manga, and the collected volumes, they're getting worse and worse.

If this keeps going, I'm afraid everyone will be wiped out.

Under the intense workload, the group of cartoonists felt like they had lost many days of their lives, and even several of their assistants were exhausted.

"This won't do. If this continues, we might lose all our men before the war is even over!"

The editors in the publishing house looked at the data in their hands and felt like they were going bald.

In less than a month, almost all the authors were suffering from severe mental exhaustion.

Under such circumstances, the quality of the comics produced naturally declined. The intense workload even caused the artists to suffer from insomnia.

Several writers even took sick leave, saying they simply couldn't hold on any longer.

The editors can understand this perfectly well. After all, they're exhausted too, but they still don't dare to rest.

If they are not careful, they could be completely suppressed by the other two comic book companies.

It's important to understand that an editor's job is not as simple as just collecting manuscripts from comic book authors.

Sometimes, I also need to help the author refer to the comics they have drawn, point out the shortcomings, and then let the comic artist revise them again.

Even in the original Bakuman manga, there was the story of Moritaka and Akito revising the manga four or five times.

An editor typically works under multiple authors, which makes the job of a comic book editor very demanding.

Right now, what's really demoralizing JUMP is probably Naoto's side.

Everyone was basically stunned when they learned from Saiki's father that the anime adaptation was still stuck at the voice actor selection stage.

It turned out that two other comics were also preparing to be adapted into animations at the same time, thus taking away a lot of resources.

This has led to the current situation where Naoto can neither make a significant impact on manga nor get an anime adaptation in the foreseeable future, leaving him with virtually no one to compete with in JUMP!

If it were later on, whether it was Ashirogi Muto, Niizuma Eiji, or the Kadota group, they could all carry the JUMP banner well. But judging from their current status as newcomers, they simply can't stop those seasoned veterans.

Just then, Sasahara, a new editor, suddenly thought of a solution: if they could solve the voice actor problem for Naoto's anime adaptation, wouldn't that free up Naoto's time to focus on drawing manga?

"But how are we going to find suitable voice actors? You know, all the voice actors from various agencies have already been snatched up by the other two agencies, not to mention those who have already tried. There are also other things that are enough to keep Naoto-sensei busy."

Although everyone would love to have their current top star join the fight, they're just too busy right now.

"So, what if we could find someone like that?"

Upon hearing this, many editors looked at Sasahara Editor with a puzzled expression.

At that moment, Sasahara picked up the phone and dialed someone's number.

Meanwhile, in the production team, Naoto was also anxiously drawing the original manuscript of the vampire.

Although the manuscript is progressing quickly, Naoto is currently in a very difficult situation.

If this continues, the animation process will likely become very slow.