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"Editor-in-chief, please speak."

"What Teacher Tori Akino said is indeed a potential problem. You should pay close attention to Teacher Hoshino's health and make sure she gets some rest."

“Yes,” Yoshida said, looking directly at Sasaki, “I will be strict with her.”

“Let’s begin the discussion for the next manga,” Sasaki said.

……

Onishi and Aida watched as Yoshida Koji walked out of the meeting room with great excitement, their expressions turning worried.

In particular, Koji Yoshida picked up his phone and hid in the corner of the conference room, seemingly notifying the newcomers attending the serialization meeting.

This proves that the comic book has been included.

One of the few spots is missing.

The competition intensified, with Onishi and Aida glaring at each other fiercely, neither of them blinking.

When Yoshida returned to his workstation and saw the two people acting strangely, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't your eyes sore?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two people blinked frantically and tears streamed down their faces.

……

"Sister! I passed the serialization meeting! My manga can be serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump! It's Weekly Shonen Jump!"

"Gui, you finally succeeded! Congratulations!"

Katsura Hoshino and her favorite older sister embraced each other warmly.

……

"Arai-sensei's 'Sweet Pie' has been included." Sasaki looked up and asked, "How many works have been included so far?"

The bottle counted, then opened its mouth in horror, “Hoshino Katsura’s D.Gray-man, Omori Hiroura’s Despair Diary, Tanakai’s Code Words, and Arai’s Sweet Pie, a total of 4 books.”

Several comics, whose quality has not yet been judged, have already broken previous records for the number of works included.

"Okay, continue," Sasaki said coldly, his expression unchanged.

The next few proposals were all rejected.

Until Hideaki Sorachi's "Gintama".

“I have high hopes for this manga, as well as that ‘Katekyo Hitman Reborn!’” Hibiki Higashino said immediately.

"Oh?" Ibaraki Masahiko raised an eyebrow. "Tori Akino-sensei, are both of these manga currently slice-of-life comedy manga?"

Slice-of-life comedy manga has a ceiling and can never become a mainstay of Jump unless the style of the work is changed halfway through.

If it's just a comedy manga, then it's strange that Akino Mirai would say she likes it.

Given his level of expertise, he wouldn't support a mediocre work.

Sasaki, on the other hand, stared intently at Higashino, looking quite uneasy.

"I can sense the potential of these two comics. We can't judge the tension of the later plot based on the style of the first three chapters."

Gintama is alright; it has plenty of slice-of-life scenes. But Katekyo Hitman Reborn! became a shonen battle manga starting with the Kokuyo Arc.

"This is utterly baffling," Ibaraki Masahiko thought to himself, shaking his head.

At least he had some basis for his claim, while Tori Akino Mirai was just making things up out of thin air.

I sensed something was wrong.

“Incorporate,” Sasaki said.

He also remembers the stories of Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece.

These two manga that Hibiki Higashino favored are now, respectively, Jump's most profitable IP and Jump's number one manga.

"Gintama" and "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" have half the potential of the two kings, making them indispensable manga.

"Editor-in-Chief!" Ibaraki Masahiko's eyes widened in disbelief. He hadn't expected that Tori Akino Mirai's opinion would be so important to the rational Sasaki, leading him to make such a decision so easily.

“Both Gintama and Katekyo Hitman Reborn! are interesting manga,” Sasaki said in a deep voice. “An interesting manga can be serialized, regardless of anything else, that’s not a problem.”

“…Yes.” Ibaraki Masahiko nodded reluctantly.

Normally, it would be fine for "Gintama" and "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" to continue serialization, but with so many excellent works available now, it's bound to be postponed.

He didn't think that Gintama was more interesting than Despair Diary.

Because of Tori Akino's judgment, giving preferential treatment to "Gintama" and "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" is really unlike Sasaki's usual style.

“But editor-in-chief,” Bottle said, troubled, “we already have six comics included, what are we going to do about this…”

Jump has a total of 20 manga series, and replacing six of them at once is a terrible decision that could easily lead to serious consequences.

“No matter how many volumes, we’ll include the interesting manga,” Sasaki said seriously.

"Sigh," the editors sighed in unison.

“Let’s do another round of selection,” Ibaraki Masahiko said.

……

“Arai’s manga is still the same as always,” Sasaki decided after another round of deliberation. “The readers are getting impatient, let’s remove it for now.”

"Yes."

"The remaining five comics are all shortlisted entries for the 'Golden Future Cup'."

"What should I do? This is a happy problem."

“Every film has its merits, and I don’t want to give up on any of them.”

"But Yoshida was in charge of three of them. That kid is really amazing."

There were so many excellent works that they hesitated and wavered for a moment.

Sasaki remained silent for a long time, looking unusually troubled.

……

"D.Gray-man, Code Words, Despair Diary, Gintama, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!... Hmm~"

It was already 7 p.m. from 3 p.m., and the serialization meeting was still not over.

Omori anxiously checked the clock repeatedly, "It shouldn't have taken this long; there should have been a result by now."

Another half hour passed before he finally received a call from Koji Yoshida.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Omori," Koji Yoshida apologized, "this serialization meeting did not approve it."

There was no sound from the other end of the phone for a long time.

"Keep trying! The competition was fierce this time. Even Pingzi-san said that it was originally included, but it was removed because six other works were included at the same time. It will definitely pass the next serialization meeting!" Yoshida Koji quickly comforted him.

Now he desperately wants to be promoted to team leader, so that he can at least argue for the works under his responsibility at serialization meetings, instead of just waiting helplessly at his workstation.

“It’s alright, Yoshida-kun,” Omori said in a heavy voice. “I should have thought of this a long time ago. It’s just that this was the most promising one, and I was too focused on it, which is why I was a little distracted.”

"I will revise 'Diary of Despair' properly to make it better, unlike today, where it lost to other works."

Omori hung up the phone.

Yoshida was in a daze; he felt the weight of the editing job.

It takes a lot of resilience to deliver bad news to a creator.

No wonder the other senior editors always sighed and complained during serialization meetings.

A heavy atmosphere suddenly enveloped the editorial department.

He then picked up his phone, ready to notify Tanaka.

Another email notification sound suddenly went off on my phone.

He took it out and looked at it, his heart growing even heavier.

"I'm sorry, Xiaotian, I failed this time. Can we meet and you comfort me?"

Koji Yoshida was at a loss for words.

He began to regret that he had been too reckless in his youth, leaving problems for his future self.

"Failure once is not terrible; what is terrible is becoming discouraged because of failure. Keep going, I believe in you, and try again!"

When Omori saw this message, he was greatly moved.

He began to reflect on whether he had been too weak.

"Oh dear, I'm nowhere near as resilient as Xiaotian. That's right, I haven't completely failed yet. As long as I finish the work well, there's still a chance for it to be serialized!"

"Will what I just said make her look down on me? Waaah."

Omori felt guilty and panicked.

Koji Yoshida stared at his phone. Omori hadn't replied for a long time. He sighed and finally made up his mind.

"If you continue this series for more than six months, I will come to see you."

Let's bring this matter to a close.

Omori's nostrils flared as he looked at the new message.

"Long live!"

He cheered.

"Work hard and strive for the serialization!"

……

"I understand! I will definitely continue writing! Please wait for me!"

Yoshida stared blankly at the message and put his phone away.

He paused for a moment and then contacted Tanaka.

"Tanaka-sensei, we didn't pass the serialization meeting this time, but next time..."

"I understand." Having learned his lesson from Omori, Yoshida came up with a whole bunch of things to say to persuade Tanaka, and Tanaka accepted them easily.

“It’s not that easy to serialize in Jump,” Tanaka said. “I’ve long been prepared for a long battle.”