My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

Having no other choice, Nanko teleported to Naoto's room.

Looking at his daughter who had already set off, Qi Mu's father smiled slightly.

"Hmph, a kid trying to mess with me."

"Dad, shouldn't you explain to me where the money for the high-end coffee, chocolate, and jelly machine came from?"

Just as Qi Mu's father was looking at Nanko leaving with a smug expression, he suddenly felt a murderous aura coming from behind him.

At this moment, Qi Mu's mother looked at Qi Mu's father with a smile on her face.

However, in Qi Mu's father's eyes, behind his mother was a demon wearing a demon mask and holding a short knife.

"Listen, let me explain!"

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When Nanko entered Naoto's room, she saw that Naoto was intently looking at the draft in his hand.

That small desk, which belonged solely to Naoto, was now piled with nearly a meter of various drafts.

"Naoto, are you alright?"

Seeing how focused Naoto was, Nanko cautiously used her telepathic connection to ask him a question.

At this moment, Naoto seemed to wake up from a dream, snapping out of his reverie and looking at Nanako in surprise.

"Huh? Nanzi, when did you get here? Did I miss some date? I'm so sorry, I've been so busy lately."

At this moment, Naoto hurriedly tidied up the papers on his desk, still thinking that he had missed his date with Nanako.

Chapter 126: Creating a Perfect Hero

"Don't be nervous, we don't have a date this week."

"Phew, that's good. I thought I missed something."

Hearing Nanako's words, Naoto finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down wearily in a chair.

I originally thought that Naoto would be able to relax after the series ended.

However, Naoto is not having an easy time at all; he's been racking his brains lately trying to come up with ideas for his new manga.

However, Naoto was not very satisfied with any of the comics.

To surpass it, one must at least be able to rival Parasyte manga, but there are very few. Naoto gave up on each one after only writing the beginning.

At this moment, Nanko looked at the drafts on Naoto's desk and found that each one was quite interesting.

If it were published in today's JUMP, it would be considered a good work, if not a masterpiece.

Even so, none of the Naotos were satisfied.

"So, Nanzi, what brings you here today?"

"Does that mean I can't come if there's nothing wrong?"

"No, it's just that I..."

Seeing Naoto's somewhat helpless expression, Nanko couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed, no matter the time, teasing a straight person is always a particularly fun thing to do.

"Okay, it's nothing serious. My dad just wanted to ask if you have any ideas for a new comic. But it seems like you don't have any ideas right now."

Looking at the pile of draft papers on his desk, it doesn't seem like he has any ideas at all, right? Otherwise, Naoto wouldn't be so troubled now.

"Uh, Uncle Saiki is getting impatient, isn't he? Ah, that's true. After all, so much time has passed. Although I have a bit of an idea for the new manga, I'm actually a little undecided."

"Naoto, are you ever indecisive?"

"You know me, I hate making decisions the most."

At this point, Naoto took out a draft that he had kept for a long time from his drawer.

In fact, Naoto had already created this work a long time ago, but for various reasons, he never drew it.

In fact, this draft was created just the day after "The Bloodline" was created.

Naoto originally thought that if "The Bloodline" flopped, he would just draw this manga himself.

However, to my surprise, after so much time has passed, I still haven't finished drawing this comic.

"what is this?"

Nanko took the draft from Naoto's hand with a puzzled look and found that the protagonist was a man with a strange hairstyle that looked like an egg.

"Nanzi, what do you think if I created a perfect hero?"

Naoto didn't answer Nanako's question. Instead, he spoke slowly, as if he were asking himself a question.

Just like mentioned in the previous episodes, a large part of the reason why Naoto named himself ONE is because of his admiration for ONE.

When talking about ONE, it's impossible to avoid mentioning this one, ONE's most famous work - One-Punch Man.

ONE is a very unique comic artist.

When he was creating the One-Punch Man manga, his drawing skills were practically nonexistent.

Even if you found an elementary school student, they would definitely draw better than ONE.

However, this artist, whose drawing skills are almost nonexistent, possesses top-notch storyboarding and a compelling narrative.

Despite having completely unwatchable drawing skills, he managed to create a comic that shocked everyone.

For someone who has read the entire One-Punch Man manga, Naoto's admiration for ONE is unwavering.

Beneath that rough drawing technique, the story and spirit it conveyed are something that the current remake can never match.

So Naoto was walking on pins and needles while drawing this draft. If he messed it up, he, Naoto, would become the next Murata.

A person with good drawing skills but who cannot understand the inner meaning of One-Punch Man cannot create a good work.

For Naoto, who had already finished drawing Parasyte, creating One-Punch Man was undoubtedly a more difficult task than Parasyte.

The biggest reason is that ONE-sensei's story is not over!

This manga had been stuck on the Hero Association arc for several years before Naoto's time travel and hadn't been touched again.

ONE seems to have intentionally cooperated with Murata, adding some of Murata's original characters into the manga.

Unfortunately, just as the online speculation suggests, the conflict between the two has deepened.

This has reached the point where ONE would rather create a new manga with others than continue drawing the original One-Punch Man manga.

Although Naoto didn't know what the story between the two was, he did know one thing: drawing One-Punch Man well was not a simple matter.

You can create your own interpretation of Parasyte as long as you don't deviate from the story outline.

But One-Punch Man is different.

Putting aside the ending, the storyboards in the beginning are also difficult to draw.

While Murata's storytelling might be a mess, his drawing skills are undeniably impeccable. Creating a good One-Punch Man is no easy feat.

Especially for the later part of the story, since it only goes up to the Hero Association arc, continuing the story requires a high level of understanding of the plot.

However, even some of the supporting characters in One-Punch Man were not something Naoto was confident he could draw well.

Not to mention, he was practically the perfect hero's teacher in the eyes of straight people.

One of the unique aspects of ONE's comics is that he likes to use supporting characters with rich inner lives to highlight the special qualities of the male protagonist.

This is evident in both Psycho 6 and One-Punch Man, where the supporting characters are sometimes even more captivating than the main characters.

The character was so well-developed that Naoto was momentarily undecided.

Seeing Naoto like this, Nanko also carefully looked at the draft of the first chapter of One-Punch Man.

Actually, the story of the first episode of One-Punch Man is quite simple.

A strange man who looks exactly like Piccolo Daimaō suddenly attacks the city. After appearing invincible like a demon king, a bald man who looks like an egg appears at the crucial moment.

Under the furious attack of "Piccolo the Great Demon King," this egg-sized creature was easily killed with a single, nonchalant punch.

The bald man even lay on the ground in pain, lamenting how weak the enemy was.

Honestly, based solely on the story of the first episode, Nanzi actually found it quite interesting.

Chapter 127: Nan Yunxiao? Who is that?

"A very interesting comic. The protagonist is portrayed as a perfect hero?"

Nanko had some questions about Naoto's desire to create a perfect hero.

After all, the word "perfect" is far too broad. What kind of being truly deserves the title of a perfect hero?

In Nanzi's mind, there are indeed perfect heroes, but usually such characters either exist as background figures or as supporting characters, and some even turn evil later on.

But if we're talking about a protagonist who's a perfect hero, Nanzi really can't think of anyone who deserves that title. The last protagonist touted as a perfect hero was Tetsuo Ken from *Dai Majin*, but was he truly perfect? ​​Look at how much netizens have tormented him!

This is a bit far-fetched, isn't it? How does a perfect hero grow? Would a story like this really be appealing?

Looking at Saitama, who had defeated a monster with a single punch in the manga, Nanko had a strange feeling: could such a seemingly strange protagonist really be worthy of being called a perfect hero?

"Of course, the protagonist I plan to create this time is a truly perfect being, perfect in both strength and belief. He can defeat even the most terrifying enemy with a single punch. That is the protagonist I want to create."

"Can a protagonist like this really make it work?"

After hearing Naoto's description, Nanko really couldn't imagine how the story would develop from there.

After all, how can a protagonist who is already perfect continue the story?

You know, most comics these days revolve around the protagonist's growth; you can't expect a character to keep growing, can you?

"So, I haven't decided to create this comic yet. I have a feeling that if this comic is actually created, it will definitely shock everyone."

Looking at Naoto's conflicted expression, Nanko roughly guessed what Naoto was thinking.

On one hand, I want to create comics, but on the other hand, I worry that my skills are limited and I won't be able to reach the expected level.

In the midst of hesitation and indecision, it turned out to be like this now.

"So, Naoto, do you want to create this work?"