Full-time comic artist

"Shueisha...it's a letter from Shueisha!"

He was overjoyed and surprised at the same time.

After finishing his breakfast, Mr. Miyano came over, glanced at his son, and asked, "Who's knocking on the door?"

"The postman," Ken Miyano replied, clutching the letter.

"Oh, who handed me this letter?" Mr. Miyano saw the letter and bent down to take it.

"This is mine!" Miyano Kenji hid the letter behind his back and then ran upstairs in a flash.

"Haha." Mr. Miyano couldn't help but laugh.

Even his precocious son has such a childish side.

"This is the kind of reaction a child should have."

"but……"

"Whose letter is that?"

"Could it be that Jian is in a relationship too early?"

……

"Hello, Miyano-kun, I'm Tori Akino Mirai."

Ken Miyano lay on the bed, carefully tore open the envelope, and upon seeing the first line of text, he felt an urge to scream with excitement.

"It's a reply from Professor Akino Tori! That's wonderful!"

"I'm so happy that you like Death Note so much."

Next is a painting of Yue, who looks like a model student.

"You must study hard and make progress every day, like Light Yagami, and become an excellent student."

P.S.: Don't be as extreme as him, haha.

"Tori Akino Mirai..."

After reading the last line of the letter, Ken Miyano felt a warmth in his heart. He pressed the letter to his chest, feeling the warmth of Akino Tori's future.

Although the content was short, the fact that his favorite author replied to him made Miyano feel as if he were floating on clouds, in a blissful state.

"Tori Akino-sensei...hehe...Tori Akino-sensei..."

……

"Did you write letters to your readers?"

Omori asked Higashino Hibiki unexpectedly.

“Yes,” Higashino nodded, “I wanted to give back to the readers for their sincere support, so I wrote back to some of them.”

“I’m so envious.” Omori tilted his head back, lost in thought. “If I had received a letter from Akira Toriyama when I was little, it would have been the most precious memory of my childhood.”

"Haha, I'm not as good as you say," Higashino Hibiki said shyly, covering the back of his head.

“No, no, this is a very great thing,” Omori said.

"Hey, stop talking." Higashino Hibiki waved his hand; if he continued, he would comfortably collapse to the ground.

However, it is indeed a very touching thing to receive a reply from a writer you like.

If he had received a letter from Zheng Yuanjie when he was a child, he would have treasured it for a lifetime.

“If my teacher writes to me,” Tanaka said earnestly, “I would be especially happy now.”

"You're joking with me too?" Hibiki Higashino was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiastic fan.

An hour later, Koji Yoshida came to the door, and Hibiki Higashino brought up the matter.

Yoshida surprisingly agreed with Tanaka's idea, saying, "If I could receive a reply from my teacher in college, I would be moved to tears."

"Even after becoming an editor, I still hope to be able to have heart-to-heart talks with my teachers."

He acted as if he wasn't joking, making Higashino Hibiki realize that he was surrounded by a bunch of morbid readers.

"Oh right, I forgot about today's work," Yoshida said. "Your idea, teacher, has been approved. The manga award is called the 'Golden Future Cup,' representing the shining golden future of manga artists."

"You acted so quickly!" Higashino exclaimed.

Only a month has passed.

“The editor-in-chief takes this matter very seriously.” Yoshida nodded.

"Teacher," Omori raised his right hand and asked curiously, "What is the 'Golden Future Cup'?"

Hibiki Higashino explained, "This is Jump's upcoming annual manga award. The shortlisted works may be serialized."

Omori's mouth dropped open. "It's a competition related to the qualification for serialization!"

"I absolutely have to participate! What's the deadline?" Omori clenched his fist.

Tanaka's eyes also showed interest.

The "Golden Future Cup" is incredibly tempting; success here means you're not far from stepping into the realm of serialization.

"It hasn't been officially announced yet. It's expected to be held next summer, but the specific date still needs further analysis," Yoshida explained.

"Thank you, Mr. Yoshida!" Omori said, bowing.

"It's alright." Yoshida waved his hand.

……

After leaving Hibiki Higashino's studio, Koji Yoshida went home.

Instead of going home, he drove back to Shueisha.

He's been working really hard lately, so he wants to relax with his colleagues by having a couple of drinks.

It was just getting dark, and there were still many pedestrians on the road. Yoshida sighed, feeling a deep sense of fatigue after the initial excitement of becoming an editor.

"You'll get used to it." Yahagi patted Yoshida on the shoulder. "Our editorial work isn't as easy as others think. If you enter Jump with the idea of ​​a respectable job, you're bound to experience a letdown."

"Yes, senpai." Yoshida nodded.

Every day, he is responsible for discovering new talents, handling related work for the works, considering the storyboards of the comics, and also having to visit the comic artists' studios from time to time.

The constant back-and-forth travel is both mentally and physically exhausting.

"Sweet sauce! Jump is holding the Golden Future Cup! Can you give me some advice?"

A text message notification popped up, and Yoshida glanced at it before sighing again.

Chapter 293 A New Assistant and the Dream of Becoming a Cartoonist

Omori held his phone as if he were holding his own future.

Koji Yoshida sighed as he held his phone.

That's probably the difference between Party A and Party B. There always has to be one party serving the other. But to go to the level that Yoshida went through requires some patience and courage.

"Excuse me, Yahagi-senpai." Yoshida scratched the back of his head and said with a smile, "Something else has come up, so I have to take my leave."

Yahagi asked, "Why so suddenly?"

Bottle also looked at Yoshida with dissatisfaction.

"The work of an editor is just like that," Yoshida explained vaguely.

The bottle withdrew its gaze.

Yahagi glanced at him, understanding dawning on her. "You're here to find new manga artists, right? Alright, alright, you can go now."

Everyone has experienced something like this.

Just like him and Masashi Kishimoto?

"Speaking of which, will Orochimaru, the villainous boss Kishimoto designed for the Chunin Exams arc, who's as neurotic as a snake, actually win over readers?"

He was somewhat doubtful and unsure.

The bottle also thought of Kazuki Takahashi. He never expected that this ordinary middle-aged man would create the number one IP in Jump.

Therefore, the world of comics is full of unknowns, and no one can predict the future of a newcomer. All we can do is try our best to help him complete his work and hope for a successful outcome.

When a newcomer has an idea, help them make a judgment; this is a realization shared by these elite editors.

Koji Yoshida is the same now.

"terribly sorry."

With heavy steps, Yoshida left Yahagi and the bottle's sight.

“I really envy him,” Bottle adjusted his glasses, “He still has the motivation to dedicate himself to comic book work.”

“Yes, I’m getting old.” Yahagi said sadly, “I might not be suitable to assist manga artists in drawing shonen manga in the future.”

The bottle patted him on the shoulder.

This is the fate of editors; young people are more likely to generate buzz and have a keen sense of the market.

If they fail to become deputy editors-in-chief after a few years, they will have to leave Jump and go to other departments.

……

The next day, Omori excitedly told Higashino that he already had an idea about participating in the "Golden Future Cup" competition held by Jump Future.

It's probably a love story connected to text messages, featuring intriguing terms like betrayal, murder, secret organizations, magical gadgets, and rebirth.

Hibiki Higashino clapped and encouraged him, "That sounds great."

It will indeed take more than a year to carefully refine and incorporate so much content.

"Keep it up, Mr. Omori," Tanaka encouraged him.

"Oh!" Omori clenched his fist.

Hibiki Higashino turned to Tanaka and asked, "And you? Have you got any ideas yet?"

Tanaka scratched his head. "Teacher, do you remember the short comic I drew back then? The one that didn't win the manga prize..."

He was a little embarrassed.