I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

"The day after tomorrow... um, that's fine." Kurokawa Kazumi thought for a moment and said, since Kazumi would be going to school soon anyway, so there was no need to worry about that.

"That's good." Yu Iwamoto breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let's go the day after tomorrow. I'll go with the editor-in-chief then."

"Okay, I'll prepare tea to welcome you then." After Kurokawa Kazumi finished speaking and confirmed that there was nothing else, he hung up the phone.

In my past life, I always said things like, "Heaven owes me a younger sister"...

I finally have this opportunity in this life, how could I not be a siscon! Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk!

and so--

Now, whenever his younger sister is home, Kurokawa Kazuya never works. Instead, he spends time with her and takes her out to play whenever he has time... except for the initial adjustment period after arriving here.

Even when it was the most difficult time at the beginning, when drawing the short story "Rohan on the Kishibe," it was the same.

Of course, things are much better now that he has achieved a certain level of success.

Even with his current drawing speed, he still has plenty of free time to play with his younger sister.

"Have you finished eating, Hemei?"

"No...no—not yet!" Kurokawa Kazumi said in a slightly flustered voice.

"Well, don't worry, just eat slowly."

"I see--!"

......

"Um... the time has been set," Iwamoto Yu said, wiping away non-existent cold sweat.

"Okay, that's settled then." The editor-in-chief nodded and walked out: "Get back to work."

"Yes!"

The editor-in-chief said nothing more and walked towards his room.

Although he felt uncomfortable with Kurokawa Kazuya's request, he didn't pay much attention to it. If what Iwamoto Yu said was true, then Kurokawa Kazuya was undoubtedly a genius.

A genius's words can be tolerated, whatever they do, as long as it doesn't harm their or JUMC's interests. But—that is, the premise is that this guy really is a genius. It's understandable for a genius to have quirks.

However—this won't work for the average person.

Ordinary people should act like ordinary people. If it's proven he's not a genius, then he won't cater to an ordinary person—

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Regarding the school schedule for junior high school students in Japan, based on my Baidu search, I don't know about before 2002. From 2002 onwards, with the implementation of "relaxed education," students attended classes five days a week, and then in 2013, this changed to six days a week. Since the period after 2002 is called "relaxed education," then before 2002, it must have also been six days a week, full days Monday to Friday, and half a day on Saturday...? This is the format I'm using for now. Please point out any errors, thank you.

There will only be two chapters updated today. Tonight, I will tally the data to determine how many chapters will be updated tomorrow.

Chapter Eight: The Visit

night--

Back in her room, lying on her bed, Kurokawa Kazumi stared blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought...

My brother has changed.

I don't know when it started... but I've become gentler.

So it really is because of the new job?

Before that, my brother went around looking for work... to find odd jobs.

So he had neither the time nor the energy to take care of himself, but things changed after he became a "cartoonist." Aside from the times I wanted to watch him draw comics, I practically never saw him working...

He won't go to work as long as he's at home.

For example, this time, because someone was going out with me on Sunday, I even turned down something that seemed to be from my boss...

At that moment, she imagined the teacher's expression after she skipped school to play...it was terrifying.

That's right. She secretly followed Kurokawa and Mi when they went up to answer the phone, and then quietly went back just before they hung up. That's why she was so flustered when Kurokawa and Mi asked her questions, and she hurriedly ate several large mouthfuls of rice in order to avoid being discovered, almost choking.

Even so, the older brother still succeeded.

I even overheard the boys in my class discussing my brother and his comics on several occasions.

On that Shonen Jump magazine.

I even asked her if she had any relationship with that cartoonist.

After all, Kurokawa Kazumi and Kurokawa Kazumi have such similar names...

Ultimately, it's all that idiot brother's fault for using his real name... He was told he could use a pen name...

But... this feels good.

All these changes are because her brother became a cartoonist... So, she also has a dream: to become a cartoonist like her brother. That would be wonderful.

......

"Is this the place?" the editor-in-chief asked, looking at the house in front of him.

"Yes." Yu Iwamoto nodded. "I'll go ring the doorbell now."

"Ah."

The editor-in-chief nodded. Although what Iwamoto Yu said seemed unbelievable, such as the claim that it had reached the third part, even if it was the same length as the first part, it would still be enough to have been serialized continuously for more than two years.

If it were longer...

It's simply unimaginable.

However—if this were true, the benefits would be obvious.

Once he had established the comic's stability, he could more clearly determine whether to cancel it if it subsequently entered a slump. If the story had some very interesting developments to come, they would know that canceling it now would be a waste, and they could postpone it and see how things went.

If the subsequent plot remains terrible, then I'll cut it without hesitation.

Moreover, this makes it easier to distribute the header color pages.

For established comic artists who already have a great reputation, perhaps they don't need much promotion, but for new comic artists, the color page at the beginning of Shonen Jump is an important part of their promotion!

Therefore, it often happens that when people learn they are going to get the front page color spread, they speed up or slow down their own plot development so that their front page color spread can just in time for a small climax or even a big climax!

However, if they knew the plot that would continue for several years, it would be different. They could pre-order the color pages well in advance and reserve which chapter would have a climax so that the color pages could be used directly.

It allows for more efficient allocation.

Of course, this is impossible for almost all comic artists.

Let alone having several years' worth of drafts, having even a week's worth of drafts is almost impossible for a comic artist.

Normally, the word "almost" wouldn't be necessary, but... because of the person who is about to visit, the word "almost" appears. If what Iwamoto Yu said is true, then he is the one who defies common sense.

He had high expectations for this.

Because he couldn't see what benefit Iwamoto Yu would gain from lying, and... on the way, although he thought he had hidden it well, the editor-in-chief could still tell that his expression revealed a certain thought deep inside.

"Just wait and see, you'll be very surprised." The editor-in-chief was almost certain that Iwamoto Yu was thinking the same thing—

Therefore, he could almost certainly conclude that the matter was true.

However, it was only almost, because it was too bizarre for someone who had met countless cartoonists.

It's like a modern person going back to ancient times and telling people back then that "the world is round." Although it's true, it's unlikely that anyone in that era could accept it without any surprise.

“Mr. Yoshikawa—” Iwamoto Yu called out from in front of the half-open door.

The editor-in-chief looked over and immediately spotted the young man standing behind the door, with half of Iwamoto Yu's body exposed not far away.

'That must be Kurokawa Kazuya...'

The editor-in-chief thought to himself and then slowly walked over.

"Hello, nice to meet you. Are you Professor Kurokawa?" The editor-in-chief walked over and extended a hand.

"Ah, that's right."

Kurokawa Kazuya nodded, shook hands, and said, "Nice to meet you, Editor-in-Chief."

"No, no need to be so polite. My name is Yoshikawa Taishi. You can call me Yoshikawa or Taishi, whichever you prefer."

"Um..."

Kazuya Kurokawa nodded: "Then, Mr. Yoshikawa, hello."

Are we just going to be left standing here?

“No, excuse me.” Kurokawa Kazuya said, stepping aside. “Please come in. Let’s talk about this in detail.”

Yoshikawa Taishi nodded and smiled: "We came here this time mainly because of your manga."

"Ah."

Kurokawa Kazuya nodded.

"I heard your manga has reached its third volume, enough to run for several years." Yoshikawa Taishi didn't suggest ending it or anything like that; every manga artist is full of confidence in their work. If he could, he didn't want to say anything that would undermine someone's confidence.

For a cartoonist, self-confidence is very important.

It is important to believe that your comics are better than others'.

and so--

Before coming here, he had already made a judgment: if what Iwamoto Yu said was true, and the sequel to "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" was really that exciting, then he would show a certain degree of favoritism towards Kurokawa Kazuya and his manga.

As long as his manga doesn't rank below fifteen for several consecutive issues to the point of having to be canceled, he can make some effort.

Of course—first, the manga must have enough volumes to run for several years, and second, it must be exciting enough!

“That’s right.” Kurokawa Kazuya nodded.

"Then, may I have a look?" Yoshikawa Taishi asked, revealing his main purpose for coming here.

"Of course. Come on, let's go upstairs."

Kurokawa Kazuya pointed upstairs and said.

Chapter 9 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure