The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

Jiang Jing ripped off the somewhat deformed driver's door, looked at the female driver who had been knocked unconscious even with the airbags deployed, and whose face was still covered in blood, and said calmly, "It's not a big problem, she won't die."

After saying that, Jiang Jing violently ripped open the back door and looked at the black-haired woman who had been sitting in the back seat but was now lying unconscious on the side, bleeding from her head after the sudden impact.

Jiang Jing, uninterested in getting involved, said indifferently, "This one won't die. The car is well protected. We can just call an ambulance."

"Sorata, are we just going to ignore what might happen to them?"

Peeking out from behind Jiang Jing, Shiina Mashiro looked at the woman lying in the car with blood on her face and felt a pang of pity. She tugged at Jiang Jing's clothes and said, "Sorata, please save her."

"Uh... I'm not a doctor, how can I save him?" Jiang Jing was speechless.

"Sora can do it." Shiina Mashiro said confidently, in her mind there was nothing Jiang Jing couldn't do.

Jiang Jing, who didn't want to intervene, pushed Shiina Mashiro's face away: "Stop messing around. Sometimes moving around in a car accident like this might worsen their injuries, so let's wait for the ambulance to arrive."

After saying that, Jiang Jing took out his phone, made an ambulance call, gave the address, and then hung up.

Finally, a few pedestrians noticed what was happening and gathered around.

"Was there a car accident?"

"Call the police," someone said, frowning as they took out their phone to call an ambulance.

"I've already called an ambulance," Jiang Jing said calmly.

"Sora, she's so pitiful." Shiina Mashiro continued to shake Jiang Jing's clothes.

Jiang Jing turned to look at Zhen Bai: "They almost bumped into you just now, didn't you care?"

“But I’m fine as long as you’re available.” Shiina Mashiro blinked.

"Uh... okay, okay, I'll get her out and take a look."

As he spoke, Jiang Jing bent down and got into the car. He put one hand on the woman's shoulder and the other around her leg, and carried the woman, who had hit her head and was unconscious from a concussion, out of the car.

"Her heartbeat and pulse are stable, so it seems there's nothing seriously wrong." Jiang Jing, who already knew about the woman's condition, said, comforting Shiina Mashiro while helping her sit down on the ground and lean against the car.

But just then, the woman groaned and slowly opened her eyes, staring in surprise at the face so close to hers.

Jiang Jing raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Your physique is quite good; you actually woke up."

"I... hiss..." The woman was about to speak when she felt a splitting headache. She quickly reached out and pressed her hand against her throbbing head, but then felt something sticky on her hand. When she saw it was blood, she was shocked.

"You almost hit someone, do you know that?"

At this moment, the woman with shoulder-length black hair remembered the panicked voice of the driver in front and said apologetically, "I...I'm sorry...Are you alright?"

Seeing that the apology on her face was genuine, Jiang Jing nodded: "It's alright, it's all right now. I've already called an ambulance for you, and your driver is fine too."

After saying that, Jiang Jing stood up, preparing to leave with Shiina Mashiro.

"Thank you... May I ask your name?"

"No need for thanks." Jiang Jing waved to her, because even if he didn't intervene, the woman and the driver wouldn't die; it was just a matter of how quickly they were rescued.

After saying that, Jiang Jing turned around and looked at the short-haired woman on the ground with a meaningful look: "Instead of asking me what my name is, I think you should check your car properly."

"Mashiro is gone. She's fine, just a bruise and some bleeding."

Since Jiang Jing said so, Shiina Mashiro nodded to the woman on the ground and then squeezed out of the crowd that was gradually gathering around them with Jiang Jing and left.

"Brake." Yukinoshita Haruno's gaze sharpened as she watched the figure disappear into the crowd.

……

"It's almost noon, let's go to the bookstore and buy a single-volume comic book as a souvenir before heading back," Jiang Jing suggested as they walked out of the crowd.

After what just happened, Shiina Mashiro lost interest in continuing to shop and nodded, saying, "I still want to buy the first, second, and third volumes of Toradora! I want to collect them too."

"what ever."

However, when the two arrived at the large bookstore on the shopping street, even though it was Wednesday, there was a constant stream of people coming in and out, and most of them were carrying Toradora! manga volumes and the third volume when they came out.

Unlike "My Little Sister Is the Cutest" and "Confession Letter," whose popularity has cooled down, "Toradora!" has seen its popularity surge due to the release of three volumes within a month, thanks to its more refined and exciting content after revisions.

In this era of widespread smartphones and ubiquitous internet access, a book's popularity peaks when it first comes out, but then, with online forum discussions and spoilers, physical book sales plummet over time.

For example, Izumi Masamune's "My Little Sister is the Cutest" had a peak sales of over 110,000 units on its highest day, but now, only about 20 days later, the daily sales across all channels have dropped to barely 10,000 units, with total monthly sales of 780,000 units.

Japan now has a population of over 100 million, with about 20 million teenagers. Most of them have developed a deep understanding and love for novels, games, anime, and music due to the influence of their environment over the years.

However, the current top seller is a work that was a hit across Asia many years ago, with over 49 million copies sold. This achievement was only reached after a decade of cumulative sales across sixteen volumes, plus environmental factors.

The amazing success of Dragon and Tiger is largely due to his ability to update three volumes in a single month.

Because whenever readers are almost digesting the content of the previous volume and various discussions about the subsequent plot take place on the forum, the next volume is updated and released, which immediately motivates those readers to participate more enthusiastically.

So when Jiang Jing and his companion squeezed into the bookstore, they saw that the third and first volumes of the standalone comics, piled up like a small mountain in the center of the store, had already been mostly sold.

Because of the popularity of Toradora!, coupled with Shiina Mashiro's drawing skills and Jiang Jing's guidance, the manga almost perfectly expressed the story in a three-dimensional way, so Jiang Jing was not surprised at all by this achievement.

However, seeing Shiina Mashiro's seemingly calm but actually somewhat happy face, Jiang Jing smiled and patted Shiina Mashiro on the back: "Let's take one to pay for it too."

“It’s four books,” Shiina Mashiro corrected.

"Okay, four books."

"Calculate how much it costs."

Jiang Jing handed the four exquisitely covered books to the girl behind the cashier.

"Oh, Kanda-kun, you're here to buy novels too?"

Just then, Jiang Jing heard a vaguely familiar voice behind him. Turning around, he saw Izumi Masamune holding two manga volumes, the third volume of Toradora!, lined up five people away from him.

"Oh, it's Izumi-kun. Are you here to buy books too?" Jiang Jing nodded to him, collected the cashier's change, and, carrying his bag, made way for the people behind him to pay.

"Yes, this work by Shinten-sensei is fantastic, especially with such fast updates. Oh, by the way, my sister loves it too, so I'm bringing her a copy home today," Izumi Masamune said excitedly.

"Are you also a fan of Shinten-sensei? I'm here today to buy volume 3 too. Wow, I'm so happy! I just finished reading volume 2 twice and volume 3 is already out."

"Mmm... Me too, me too. I bought five books today to collect, as well as the manga volumes. I'm going to ask Mr. Kamien to sign each one when he holds a signing event someday."

After Izumi Masamune took the lead, the men and women around him started chatting enthusiastically, and then discovered that most of them liked dragons and tigers, which made the discussion even more lively.

Seeing how much everyone loves this work, Shiina Mashiro's lips curled up slightly with a faint smile.

"Kanda-kun, could you wait a moment?" Izumi Masamune called out to Jiang Jing, who was about to leave.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Jing looked at the boy he had only met once with a strange expression.

"Yes, there's something I'd like to ask you." Izumi Masamune nodded, looking at Jiang Jing earnestly.

“…Okay, I’ll wait for you at the door.” Jiang Jing thought for a moment and nodded.

"Thank you, Kanda-kun."

Jiang Jing waited outside with Shiina Mashiro for a few minutes before Izumi Masamune ran out, looking apologetic. "Sorry, Kanda-kun, and this classmate, we've kept you waiting."

"Her name is Shiina Mashiro, she's my classmate."

“Mashiro, do you still know Izumi Masamune? We met once the other day. He's the author of ‘My Little Sister is the Cutest’,” Jiang Jing introduced the two.

Shiina Mashiro nodded calmly: "Yes, I remember. He almost bumped into Misaki that day."

"Hello, Shiina-kun." Izumi Masamune quickly bowed, appearing very polite.

After they introduced themselves, Jiang Jing got straight to the point: "Izumi-kun, you said you wanted to see me about something, what is it?"

“Yes…” Izumi Masamune was about to open his mouth when he noticed Shiina Mashiro standing to the side, and he immediately paused in his words.

Jiang Jing noticed that he hadn't said anything because of Mashiro, and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?"

"It's not that it's inconvenient, it's just... not suitable for girls to know." Izumi Masamune gave a somewhat awkward smile.

"Sora, I'll wait for you over there." Although Shiina Mashiro was also curious about what this person wanted with Jiang Jing, she still very sensibly pointed to the side.

Jiang Jing, whose interest had also been piqued, nodded: "You wait for me there, don't leave."

"Hmph! Sorata looks down on people."

With a hint of dissatisfaction, Shiina Mashiro walked to the roadside a few meters away, watching the diverse crowd ahead with great interest, as if conceiving a scene for painting in her mind.

"Now you can tell me, what is it, Izumi-kun?"

"Well, how should I put it?" Izumi Masamune suddenly became somewhat awkward and unnatural.

Jiang Jing frowned: "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."

"Wait...wait a minute, Kanda-kun."

Izumi Masamune quickly replied, "It's like this, I'd like to ask Kanda-kun for advice on how to handle the relationship between three girls who like me, so that I can get to the bottom of things without hurting two of them."

"what……?"

Jiang Jing was speechless. Why was she asking him about this again? He said irritably, "How could you think I have experience in this area? To tell you the truth, I have no experience dating girls."

"How is that possible?" Izumi Masamune's eyes widened.

"Why not?" Jiang Jing rolled his eyes.

"But that day I saw you, Kanda-kun, getting along very well with two pretty girls. My sister even said you're a winner in life." Izumi Masamune was a little confused.

"Mashiro and I are classmates. The other person that day was my senior. We just live in the same apartment and are close friends."

"We have a good relationship..."

Looking at the river view, Izumi Masamune really wanted to say that your relationship doesn't seem to be just that of two people who are relatively close.

"But then again, I think you're the real winner in life, okay? Three beautiful girls have fallen for you. Shouldn't you be happy?" Jiang Jing looked at him strangely.

"But……"

Izumi Masamune scratched his head somewhat awkwardly and said quite frankly, "But I only like Sagiri. Although I have a good impression of the other two, I only want to remain good friends."

"Not bad, Izumi-kun. You actually managed to resist such a tempting offer that would be very rewarding for most people." Jiang Jing reached out and patted the boy on the shoulder, showing some appreciation for him, but his tone sounded rather mature.

"Since that's the case, you should just tell them clearly and decisively refuse. It's better to force the indecisive ones to speak up." Since they trusted him so much to say such a thing, Jiang Jing gave him what he thought was a good suggestion.

"There was one I explicitly rejected, and we're now pretty good friends because of work, but I can't say the same thing about the other one."

Izumi Masamune was somewhat troubled: "Because she only mentioned it vaguely, but never explicitly said that she liked me. If I were to say that, it would seem like I was being presumptuous."

"Now that we're all authors, we meet up often, including Sagiri. Sometimes when I see them chatting together, I get dizzy, afraid that something might happen."

Chapter 138 Kashiwagi Eri's drawing skills are superior to Mashiro's in some aspects

"Uh... well, I can't help you with that. Besides, I think if you told anyone about this problem, they'd beat you to death." As he spoke, Jiang Jing gave Izumi Masamune a look of pity.