My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

Recalling the ugly expression on the middle-aged man's face after he was invaded by strange insects, could this person who seems to be the male lead actually not be the protagonist?

Hearing the commotion, the male protagonist's parents came to his room and, seeing him making a scene, hurriedly asked what had happened.

However, when the male protagonist came to his senses, he found that his arm was completely unharmed, and he couldn't even see a wound.

This situation is like a dream.

However, unlike the male protagonist, the middle-aged man who was invaded earlier had become very strange when he woke up the next day. His expression was like some kind of twisted clay.

When the middle-aged man's wife tried to inquire about the situation, the man's mind suddenly blossomed like a flower.

They ate the woman's head right away.

Upon witnessing this, the editor-in-chief nearly threw the comic book manuscript in his hand away.

Despite being terrified, the editor-in-chief held the manuscript tightly in his hand.

That's interesting, really interesting!

He was already captivated by the comic's content just from seeing this much.

At this moment, the editor-in-chief looked at Naoto with a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

Naoto Yamashita is indeed a genius. It seems my worries were unnecessary.

This man is destined to become the best cartoonist.

Chapter 68: Interviews with Nao People

Although Naoto has submitted a new work to the editor-in-chief, and Shueisha has agreed to allow Naoto to finish the story.

However, the current chaos in the comic book industry can only be resolved by Naoto.

Currently, unless Naoto himself speaks out to stop those with ulterior motives, even JUMP will find it difficult to stop this group's madness.

This was one of the conditions that JUMP required Naoto to agree to – to accept an interview with a reporter.

For JUMP, finding reporters to interview Naoto is not a difficult task.

After all, straight people are no longer just any Tom, Dick, or Harry.

He achieved fame at a young age and made considerable achievements, even leading JUMP to victory over two other comic book companies. With such a high profile, reporters had long wanted to interview him.

However, these interviews have consistently been rejected by the JUMP editorial office and the school.

They believe that it's not a good thing for straight people to be too famous now.

The story of Zhong Yong's tragic fate exists in many countries.

However, the reason why things turned out this way this time can only be described as a helpless move.

If Zhiren doesn't speak up about this, who knows what might happen.

Naoto understands this kind of thing; after all, there are some things that can't be avoided.

Moreover, Naoto doesn't want people constantly coming to his house because of this kind of trivial matter.

Today, just one editor from Ushijima took up most of my day.

Since we don't know who will come next, it's better to state our position directly.

Moreover, it is indeed time for him to give an interview, as the speculation about him online has reached an absurd level.

........................

When it was time for the interview, Naoto had changed his clothes early and arrived at the JUMP editorial office.

In addition to Naoto himself, the editor, Saiki's father, also participated in this interview.

Naoto was quite surprised to see that the editorial office had actually cleared out a room specifically for him to be interviewed.

An interview with a manga artist... it's basically just a casual chat with the artist, asking about their recent activities, and watching them create a manga on the spot... that's roughly the process. However, the main purpose this time was to showcase the current attitude of JUMP and Naoto.

However, judging from the current situation, the other party seems to care quite a bit about this interview.

The interview was originally scheduled to take place at Naoto's home.

However, after considering that Naoto's family also had Reika, Saiki's father decided to hold the interview at the editorial office.

The newspaper expressed understanding regarding this situation. Knowing that the other party was currently a hot news topic, they had someone waiting outside the editorial department well in advance.

“ONE teacher, it’s great to meet you. I’m the reporter in charge of this interview. You can call me Shimizu.”

The reporter who interviewed Naoto was a dark-haired woman who looked somewhat young.

Judging from the other person's appearance and attitude, they seem to have only been working here for a short time.

It's no wonder the other party took this interview so seriously.

And he immediately handed Naoto a business card.

"Uh, it's no problem at all. It's my honor to be interviewed by you. Um, I'm sorry, I don't have a business card yet."

Naoto felt slightly embarrassed after receiving the business card from the other party.

"It's alright, it's alright. After all, you're just a high school student, so it's normal not to have a business card. Come on, let's start the interview."

Inside the room, the photographers were already in position.

The room was almost completely packed with people.

Although I used to think that interviews on TV were quite easy, I never expected that when I actually did an interview, I would find that interviews are such a troublesome thing.

Naoto was sitting on the table, with cameras set up behind and to the side.

Some people even took close-up shots of the table in front of him, probably waiting for Naoto to show off his drawing skills later.

It's impossible for a straight man not to be nervous in such a situation.

However, after taking a few deep breaths, Naoto managed to calm himself down.

"ONE, here is the transcript of this interview. Please take a look."

At this moment, reporter Shimizu also handed Naoto a manuscript, which was actually the so-called interview transcript.

The so-called program script is actually just a list of questions that will be asked later, so that he can prepare his answers in advance.

The questions above are basically about Naoto's desire to end this project, his attitude towards the editorial company, and the subsequent arrangements.

Overall, nothing excessive happened.

After taking a closer look, Naoto quickly came up with a draft in mind.

"Um, ONE-sensei, you don't need to be so nervous. Just treat this as a normal conversation."

After noticing Naoto's tense body, reporter Shimizu comforted him.

This is definitely not a good thing for Naoto, a high school student.

Shimizu had witnessed this kind of thing more than once.

She has even met authors who are middle-aged, some of whom are even more serious than Naoto.

For example, someone might stutter and be unable to speak, or desperately want to go to the toilet.

I've even heard from seniors that some people fainted on the spot.

Compared to all of this, Naoto was already quite calm.

At this moment, Naoto really envied his predecessors who had traveled through time.

How do these people manage to give interviews without batting an eye?

They can even criticize others in front of reporters.

This kind of social charisma is something straight people really can't learn.

Fortunately, Naoto was someone who had seen a lot in his life, so although he was a little anxious, he wasn't completely speechless.

[Host detected to have begun accepting an interview]

[The host is under extreme stress.]

[Entering control mode now.]

[Unable to start; control module completely damaged.]

[The alternative solution is activated, forcibly putting the host into a calm state.]

Just as Naoto was thinking about how to distract himself, his system, which had been nearly half destroyed by Nanko due to his previous recklessness, inexplicably started up again.

While Naoto was completely bewildered, he suddenly felt his heart become as still as a deep well.

This feeling is as if I have become an enlightened monk who has achieved enlightenment through spiritual practice, and everything seems so ordinary.

Shimizu: ? ? ?

Upon seeing Naoto, who had been tense just moments before, suddenly become as if in a meditative state, the reporter was completely stunned.

Why were you so nervous just now, but suddenly you're not nervous anymore?

And how come that calm, still appearance looks so elegant?

The reporter, Shimizu, couldn't figure out why Naoto suddenly wasn't nervous. She could only attribute it to Naoto's genius being illogical.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Interview Continues

After Naoto inexplicably entered a calm mode, the reporter's interview quickly began.

"So, ONE-sensei, the first question is: You are currently the strongest manga artist among the younger generation of JUMP. Everyone is very interested in your works such as 'Bloodline' and 'Cooking Master Boy'. But as a high school student, why did you choose to become a manga artist, a very demanding profession? Could you tell everyone about that?"

At the beginning, Shimizu asked Naoto why he became a manga artist. This question has been circulating online for a long time and has been widely discussed, so it's not surprising that he asked it.

"Well, while dreams play a part in it, I doubt many people would believe me if I said it was entirely because of dreams."

"Huh? ONE-sensei, aren't you pursuing your dreams?"

"No, no, no, I can only say that it wasn't entirely because of a dream. As you all probably know, after my parents' accident, I was the only one supporting the family. In the beginning, life was very difficult. I did consider taking on odd jobs, but after much thought, I decided to try this career that I wanted to pursue. I can only say that if I hadn't been short of money at the time, I probably wouldn't have chosen to draw comics."

"Oh, I see. This matter was discussed for quite a while back then."

"Haha, I can only say that I'm not as great as everyone imagines. After all, there are authors who can create works of art out of love, but I probably can't reach that level."

"No, no, ONE-sensei still has a younger sister to support. It's already amazing enough that he went from being a high school student to becoming a top-notch manga artist."