I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

In March, Japan issued an order banning the use of real estate as collateral for bank loans, signaling the imminent collapse of Japan's bubble economy.

1990 passed by amidst such undercurrents.

On the surface, nothing seemed to have changed, but the Mage's Association and the Holy Grail War engaged in countless overt and covert clashes surrounding this battle, which was on a completely different level from the previous Holy Grail War.

There have also been many changes to JUMC.

In the first half of that year, "Ushio and Tora" and Tetsuo Hara's new work "Hana no Keiji" began serialization... although "Ushio and Tora" was not serialized in JUMC, but in Weekly Shonen Sunday, a rival station of JUMC.

Then...

In the latter half of that year, a comic that could be described as an era-defining work began serialization in JUMC.

In October 1990, as Japan's economic bubble was beginning to emerge, a manga called "Slam Dunk" began serialization in JUMC.

On the other side—

Several years ago, Kurokawa Kazuya won a manga in a lottery, and recently, the complete adaptation has finally been finished.

The entire series consists of 616 chapters.

It tells the story of a high school boy named Kurosaki Ichigo.

It is a manga called "BLEACH".

Just like when he summoned it before, there were no changes in the early part of this comic.

Many changes were made in the mid-game, and almost everything was abandoned in the late game.

First, the strength of the characters—the Espada—was greatly enhanced.

Then they weakened the Sternritter, discarding all the unimportant characters and leaving only a few well-developed ones.

To become a royal guard.

In other words, the number of guards was increased, while all others were weakened to the level of vice-captains in the Grim Reaper, thus balancing things out.

and...

In one part of the flashback arc, specifically the part where Shinji Hirako recalls their Arrancar transformation, a segment was added—Aizen's invasion of the Wandenreich.

And at that time, Yhwach planted the seed of "illusion" in his mind.

Then, the appearance of the Wandenreich was moved forward, placing it shortly after Aizen left Soul Society and entered Hueco Mundo.

When Ichigo Kurosaki and Yhwach were nearly finished fighting, he directly used the Hogyoku to devour Yhwach...

Whether the original version is good or bad doesn't matter, since this time it was drawn by him and he has the final say!

Then, it was just a matter of pushing forward with the Arrancar.

Finally, defeat the Spirit King's Palace.

All the Arrancars were defeated, as were the captains of the Shinigami and the Zero Division.

Aizen then devoured the Soul King as well.

Afterwards... the enhanced Ichigo Kurosaki used Mugetsu, which sacrificed his Shinigami powers, to directly sever the past and future, defeat Aizen, and also lost his Shinigami powers—the end.

Without a doubt, the protagonist has been significantly buffed.

The entire series consists of 616 chapters.

It was revised twice in the middle.

He felt much better than the original, terrible Thousand-Year Blood War arc, and it also explained some of the plot holes from before...

They also began preparing to start serializing it on JUMC.

Chapter 212 A New Lottery

End of 1991 —

Kazuya Kurokawa handed over his new manga, *BLEACH*, to his editor, and the third part of *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* began airing on television. Meanwhile, his previous manga series, *Hellsing*, came to an end...

exist...

In a certain parallel world—

The timeline moves slightly differently; in the parallel world where Kurokawa and Miya reside, five years have passed since that day.

But only about two years have passed here.

2012 years.

The year hailed as the end of the world...

"Don't bother listening to talk about the end of the world," El-Melloi II said, cutting off a cigar, heating it over a match, and taking a deep drag. "Instead of wasting time on that nonsense, how's your thesis coming along? You've been at the Clock Tower for two years; you should have written a couple of decent papers by now, shouldn't you?"

"I'm preparing! Of course I'm preparing!" The girl took a sip of tea and said, "I'm working really hard on it... But... Teacher, could you give me a special favor?"

"Ha..." El-Melloi II sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead: "That's why you're still the eldest son after two years. Hurry up and write two papers!"

"Yes, yes, I understand." The girl, Kurokawa Kazumi, sighed in dissatisfaction, then her eyes lit up slightly as she looked at the squirrel-like girl who walked in from the side: "Grey-senpai~~"

"Huh? Hmm... When did you get here? Kazumi..."

Kurokawa Kazumi smiled slightly at the girl. This girl named Grey was over twenty years old, but she still looked like a young girl.

If we were to describe it using an animal, I'd say it's a hamster.

She was Kurokawa Kazumi's teacher, and also El-Melloi II's inner disciple, having been by his side for over ten years.

He is a magician who holds a ritual position...

That's not quite right. She's not a magician; she's only considered a priestess because she's holding the armor of the Age of Gods.

The weapon in her hand was, in a sense, a genuine artifact from the Age of Gods.

The legendary lance used by King Arthur—Rhongomyniad.

Normally, it speaks as a talkative intelligence named Yad.

This was no secret within the Clock Tower, after all... she had been by El-Melloi II's side for over ten years, reportedly shortly after she turned ten.

And it helped this magician, whose actual magic level was only at the open position, overcome countless difficulties.

The weapon in her hand has gone from being kept secret at the beginning to being known by many people now.

However, knowing is one thing... This thing can only be used by her. Not to mention whether others have the ability to take it away, even if they did, it could only be placed there as an ornament at most.

At the same time... I also learned something else—

That was her face, exactly like King Arthur's.

"I just got here," Kurokawa Kazumi waved her hand and said, "You see, there's a lot of talk about this in the Clock Tower right now, like the 2012 doomsday prophecy... I'm really curious, so I came to ask my teacher, Lord El-Melloi II."

"Honestly, go back and focus on your thesis. You'd better stop talking such nonsense!"

"Yes, yes, I understand." Kurokawa Kazumi said, finishing her cup of black tea in one gulp. "Well then, I'm off, senpai~"

“I understand.” Grey nodded and walked to El-Melloi II’s side, saying, “2012… indeed, many people are discussing it… Is that alright, teacher…?”

"Phew... It's not entirely unrelated, but at least it's none of our business. We can leave this to others to handle; the Counter Force will definitely activate anyway..."

Grey nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Now, the one who's harder to say is her, Kurokawa Kazumi..." El-Melloi II paused for a moment, "Her magic circuits are average, but of very high quality. She has both wind and water attributes, and... her magical energy is exceptionally astonishing. She's also very interested in magic, but..."

"but?"

"That guy... isn't cut out to be a magician..."

......

"It's finished again..." Yu Iwamoto sighed, looking at the thick manuscript he had just received.

It was another comic book that was taken without his prior consultation.

Yu Iwamoto shook his head slightly without saying anything.

The only comic he's currently involved in, "Superpowered One," has already reached over a hundred chapters, but... he has absolutely no intention of serializing it.

According to Kurokawa Kazuya, it's "I'll talk about it after I finish drawing it."

Then... he quietly finished drawing another comic.

He shook his head helplessly and picked up a stack of papers to take a look.

However, it's just something to look at, because... since it was sent by Kurokawa Kazuya, it's almost certain that it will be serialized.

After all, JUMC and JOJO Studio have now started a formal collaboration, and Kurokawa Kazuya's manga has always been of extremely high quality.

In a while, some of the comics serialized in JUMC may begin to be adapted into animations by them.

For example, Slam Dunk, which is currently only six chapters long, is already being prepared for production by JOJO Studio. JOJO Studio's previous work, the extremely high-quality anime JOJO, has already made them famous.

However, even so, JOJO Studio has only ever produced a maximum of three anime series at the same time.

And most of the staff were working on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3.

Moreover... I heard that Kurokawa Kazuya has come up with a new script.

“BLEACH…” Looking at the name of the manga, Yu Iwamoto felt a little expectant. You could feel it just by looking at the cover. The fact that it had over 600 chapters showed that Kazuya Kurokawa was very confident.

It must be a high-quality comic...

......

On the other side—

Kurokawa Kazuya, who had just woken up from his sleep, slowly opened his eyes.

The dream world he just entered was called "Hellsing"... This comic series ended some time ago.

So, he has just entered this dream world.

I saw some of the people, scenery, and battle scenes inside...

And now...

He woke up.

Looking at the two lottery panels in front of them, Kurokawa and Miya felt a little expectant... This was the last lottery before the upcoming Holy Grail War, what could they get?