Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Ying Qin Guan responded and adjusted the microphone pop filter slightly.

His eyes were piercing, as if he were staring at something that didn't exist.

Next up is the voice acting for "Consciousness Slash".

Ying Qin Guan's tone was not impassioned; instead, he did the opposite, reciting softly in an enigmatic tone:

Do you think what you see is the real world?

Chapter One: No One Understands Teen Comics Better Than Me

January 20th, Yorozuya.

Ying Qin Guan went to the Time-Space Killing Company halfway through his flight, while the Yorozuya group went straight back to the Seven Luminaries.

"Hey... is this all for today's lunch?"

In a fit of rage, Shen slammed down his chopsticks and picked up the blackboard.

"Even a dog wouldn't eat this!"

Yu Xietian, who was wolfing down his food, paused... unsure whether to swallow or spit it out, feeling somewhat awkward.

"Don't ask for so much. It's good enough that you have something to eat. Come to think of it, it's all your fault. Although we didn't do much, we still had the nerve to ask the Nephalem for some money, and we spent it all on drinking yesterday. Now that the Yorozuya is in this predicament, it's precisely because of this that we need to get through this together!"

Yes, Yorozuya is on the verge of bankruptcy yet again...

The two of them couldn't even be described as living paycheck to paycheck; their money usually didn't even last until the end of the month, let alone until the next day.

"Go get a job!"

"Your tone makes me sound like some kind of brothel worker who refuses to serve customers..." Yu Xietian squinted and retorted, "Besides, the service isn't always available..."

"That's because you're useless! Go out on the street and solicit customers! Just bring them here!"

"Okay, now it's a level lower, directly becoming a streetwalker."

As Yu Xietian was making his comments, a crisp knock sounded on the door, followed by the voice of a middle-aged man.

"Um...is anyone here? I'm here to post a request."

"Oh! Here it comes!" Yu Xietian's spirits lifted immediately. He was also finding it hard to make ends meet. If things continued like this, he would have no choice but to apply for prison food subsidies from the State Security Bureau on the grounds that "my poverty would affect the stability of the country." He hoped that this time it would be a big order!

He opened the door... Standing outside was an ordinary middle-aged office worker, dressed in a suit, leather shoes, briefcase, and Mediterranean-style bedding.

"Hello...Are you the owner of Yorozuya?" The other person seemed a little hesitant.

“I am, I am.” Yu Xietian said warmly, “Come in, come in.”

The office worker entered the Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop), sat on the sofa, and saw Yu Xietian's half-eaten meal. He glanced around, hesitated, and said, "Boss, I don't mean anything by it, but even if you like dogs, you shouldn't put the dog's food bowl on the coffee table at the end. It doesn't give the guests a good impression..."

Yu Xietian: "..."

He didn't break his composure, forcing a stiff smile, but the idea of ​​punching the other person with a set of military boxing techniques was brewing in his mind.

While secretly hiding his food box, Shenxin raised the small blackboard with righteous indignation.

"Just an employee, to be honest, that's true."

Yu Xietian glared at Shen Xin, chuckled, and rubbed his hands together, saying, "Let's leave that aside for now... May I ask what kind of commission you have?"

The office worker hesitated, then said, "Actually, it's like this... I'm a comic book editor. One of my comic book artists had his project canceled, and he was planning to start over with a new one, roughly a classic shonen manga with an isekai (another world) adventure theme. But he ran into some problems with the protagonist's design. I talked to him about it, and ultimately he gave me the protagonist's character design..."

The office worker adjusted his glasses and said, "Well... I've been an editor for many years, and I'm very skilled at editing. But that's all I know how to do. So... I hope you two can create a good main character design for a shonen manga. I'll offer suggestions, make continuous revisions, and finally show it to the manga artist. If it's acceptable, then that's it."

"No problem, no problem!" Yu Xietian thought to himself, "This is easy. I have my adopted son Lü... and I have my employee Shen Xin here. What do I have to worry about in achieving this great cause?" He waved his hand and said, "Just tell me what you want. Shen Xin, go!"

"Hmm... there are no requirements for the first draft. Please feel free to use your imagination, lady who likes to use blackboards."

Shen Xin nodded... She truly lived up to her reputation as the reincarnation of a tentacle monster. If she switched to writing novels, she could probably write 100,000 words a day. With just a few strokes, she sketched the outline of a character. Although the strokes were few and extremely rough, they captured the essence of the character, and the image of a blond boy who loved to laugh heartily had already leaped off the page.

"How about it? I'll fill in the details if it's okay."

Shenxin raised the small blackboard.

The office worker frowned and said, "Why a man... why a man?"

Shen Xin frowned slightly, sensing that things were not so simple, and she tentatively raised the small blackboard.

"Because it's supposed to be a classic shonen manga, so generally the protagonist is male..."

"What kind of dangerous statement is that!" The office worker suddenly became agitated, saying, "Our company has always adhered to the concept of gender equality in our creations. Shoujo manga uses a male perspective, and of course, shonen manga can use a female perspective. Why does it have to be a man? Can't women use one too?!"

"Wait, wait, wait, but this is a classic shonen manga..."

"Precisely because it's a classic shonen manga, it should feature a female protagonist!" the office worker declared emphatically. "We must break the world's fixed perceptions of male and female characters. Just as men can be protagonists in shoujo manga, women can be protagonists in classic shonen manga!"

"No, no, no, the problem is with the gender itself..."

—The above sentence was Shen Xin's inner rant, not written on the blackboard.

She had already sensed something was wrong and gave Yu Xietian a wink, indicating that this order was damn hard to do. Yu Xietian replied that if this order was hard to do, then she would only be able to eat that food, and now that it was cold, even pigs wouldn't eat it.

Shen Xin's expression suddenly turned stern.

I'll stake my entire life's work on this one deal!

No matter how much it goes against one's conscience...

"Okay... then let's change it to female!"

With a few strokes of the pen, the divine hand transformed the blond boy into a blond girl.

However, the office worker frowned even deeper, and said in a deep voice, "Don't you think... this guy is too beautiful?"

【“??”】

"This is objectifying women! Objectifying women! Why does the main character have to be beautiful? Does that mean you can't be the main character if you're not beautiful?!"

Shen Xin vaguely guessed why the cartoonist under this editor was withdrawn... She took a deep breath, told herself to be patient, and picked up her pen again, using her drawing skills, which even Mu Nandong acknowledged, to make changes to the drawing once more.

With just a few strokes, the figure in the painting was transformed from a bright-smiling blonde girl into an ordinary girl with flaxen hair and freckles on her face.

The office worker nodded, his brows easing slightly, but the next moment, they furrowed again.

What is this person's skin color?

Shinshin didn't color the drawings, but her drawing skills are superb. Even in black and white, she can make the characters' hair appear colored. For example, if I drew a classic character with a small bust and twin tails, most people would think the hair is blonde. Or, if I drew a kimono-clad princess hairstyle, the hair would obviously be black.

Shenxin raised the small blackboard.

"Based on my current persona, white suits me best."

The office worker's brow furrowed even deeper. He glanced around, lowered his voice, and said angrily:

"Why...can't it be black?"

Chapter Two: No one understands teenagers better than me (Manxia)

"No...generally speaking, most mainstream shonen manga...don't feature Black characters, right? I don't mean anything by it, I just feel it's a bit inappropriate..."

"Inappropriate?!" The office worker was shocked. "How could you have such thoughts? Why can't Black people be included? This kind of thinking is too dangerous! My God, this world has gone mad! You're just like that cartoonist, your head is full of such dangerous ideas..."

"Enough! Enough! I'll change it!"

Shen Xin could no longer tolerate it and made a few more changes.

Although it's still uncolored, the woman in the picture with dreadlocks and a rapping pose has already indicated her skin color through her posture.

The office worker nodded, then looked him over a few more times, and hesitated, "Isn't he... too young?"

This word plunged Shenxin into confusion once again.

young?

Aren't the protagonists of shonen manga always the younger the better? They practically want to start saving the world from elementary school. Besides, it's a shonen manga, you don't want to be associated with any kind of "teenager" age or gender here...

She held up the small blackboard.

"So what if I'm old?"

The office worker said in a serious tone, "Our story is about defeating the Great Demon King, but do you think it's reasonable for someone in their teens or twenties to defeat the Great Demon King?"

"No, what's wrong with that? Shonen manga has always been like this..."

The office worker, his fingers interlaced and his expression serious, said, "Just because it's always been this way, does that mean it's right... What are those people? Teenagers and twenties trying to defeat the Great Demon King? Is that reasonable? What are they doing?"

"They're promoting bloodline theory and the theory of natural talent! What wicked intentions! This...this...this is a crime deserving of being dragged out and beheaded! They're turning back the clock on history..."

"No, but... even if you say that, you can't ignore the reality that exists..."

"It exists in reality, are you going to spread that?!" The office worker's voice sounded terrified. "Your thinking is horrible. In short, this kind of thing absolutely cannot exist. The protagonist must have accumulated enough power over a long period of time to defeat the Great Demon King..."

Unable to bear it any longer, Shenxin raised the small blackboard.

"What kind of elderly person is the protagonist of a shonen manga? This is completely illogical! It would be better to give the protagonist some kind of cheat code, like finding a treasure by luck or having all sorts of alchemical equipment because of a good background!"

The office worker looked horrified and said, "What kind of outrageous words are those... Luck? You actually dare to talk about luck?! So the protagonist is just someone who relies on luck? So anyone can get to where she is as long as they have luck? How can someone with an element of luck become the one who defeats the Great Demon King and saves the world?"

"Good background... I have to question your background when you say something like that. You actually want to make the protagonist a member of the evil capitalist world, a damn rich person? You actually want the protagonist to come from such a family? What are you trying to do? Are you trying to use cultural invasion to secretly brainwash the residents of the empire in your work?!"

"Oh my God, you are truly terrifying! I'm going to report you to the Empire, you sexist, racist, blood-based, and talent-based capitalist lackey!"

"I'll change it! I'll change it!"

In the end, she gave in... With a flick of her brush, she transformed the figure in the painting into an elderly Black woman.

She had reached this point and was completely desperate.

Think about it, a classic shonen manga with an elderly Black woman as the protagonist... even with that semicircle. Even with that JSC, even with that Fujimoto Itsuki...

The office worker nodded in satisfaction.

Then...

Why does the protagonist have to be a human?

"Of course we can't promote bloodline theory, so the protagonist's bloodline has to be weaker than a human's... What, you say that being weaker than a human is also promoting bloodline theory? Oh well... don't worry about it! Just draw it!"

"That's right, so that must be the child of the progenitor of the Thirty-Six Calamities Slime... Don't forget, it has to be black."

"The main character needs a partner..."

"...I asked you to draw a partner for the main character, without even specifying the gender, and you drew a man? Do you subconsciously believe that women should be paired with men? My God, your thinking is terrifying, it's practically discrimination against sexual minorities. Sigh, I can only refrain from reporting you for now..."