Full-time comic artist

Yamada's high blood pressure is about to flare up.

Asano Tadashi remained silent, yet he was even more shameless than the deputy branch manager.

These leaders are all terrible, one worse than the other.

When it comes to reaping benefits, they're the first to rush in, but when it comes to taking responsibility, they make their subordinates take the blame.

Hanzawa Naoki's eyes blazed with anger as he stood up.

"The most important thing now is to find out the truth as soon as possible and recover the 500 million yuan!"

Of course, all of this had to be done by Hanzawa.

Hanzawa Naoki faces a huge challenge, and the second episode has ended.

This chapter is even more exciting than the first, making readers even more eager for the third chapter.

"Tori Akino-sensei's manga is indeed different; every chapter has its highlights."

"It's like watching a movie with no dull moments; you can't miss a single plot point."

While expressing their admiration for the comic, readers were so angry they felt like their hearts were about to explode.

Some people have experienced similar things, and some people can empathize with what they've been through.

The workplace pressure in Japan is terrifyingly high, far exceeding that in China. Confucian culture, coupled with a stubborn personality, has pushed the hierarchy of superiors and inferiors to its extreme. Only South Korea can rival Japan in this regard.

Most employees are required to be hardworking, not to complain, not to express their individuality, and to be like a screw, integrating into the large group and becoming an individual without any characteristics.

This became even more serious after the economic crisis.

You can't talk back to your boss; whatever your immediate supervisor says, you can only nod and agree.

It is common for a Japanese person to work for the same company for their entire life, and once they are laid off, it is very difficult for them to find another job. In such cases, it is hard to cultivate a sense of resistance.

They would stand in Hanzawa Naoki's shoes, not helping newcomers with their work, but simply staying far away. If asked by their superiors to kneel down and apologize, they would only obsequiously comply.

It's so rare to see someone like Hanzawa Naoki who stands tall in the face of power; they deserve our applause.

"However, Hanzawa Naoki is now facing the pressure of a 500 million yen loan; he's narrowed his options."

"What should we do in this situation? We really shouldn't have stood out."

"Just be a lackey in the workplace."

Aoki Shuzo looked at these comments, his eyes revealing anger.

It's these instigators who are making it increasingly difficult for people to speak the truth in Japanese workplaces.

His father was also a banker, but committed suicide because his superiors shifted the blame for his debts.

Instead of resisting, he took on all the responsibilities, leaving him and his mother with a mess.

His mother became neurotic, often whispering in his ear, "You must study hard, become a high-ranking executive in the bank, and get revenge on that person!"

He grew up listening to these words from his mother.

There was no entertainment, no playmates, only boring textbooks, and the constant pressure from his mother.

"I want to become a strong person like Hanzawa Naoki!"

Aoki clenched his fist and shouted loudly!

In the afternoon, he returned home from school to find his mother with disheveled hair urging him to eat quickly.

After dinner, I gave him some practice questions to study.

"Study hard, you must get revenge! You're all I have left, I can only rely on you, don't give up!"

"enough!"

Aoki stood up and threw all the practice questions far away.

He shouted, "I am not a machine for you to use for revenge. I have my own life and my own dreams. Don't confine me in your own cage!"

Aoki became hysterical; he didn't want to live only for his parents.

More important than revenge is my future.

His mother stared at him blankly, without saying a word.

From then on, he was never asked to study again.

"As expected, resistance is meaningful," Aoki thought.

Just like Hanzawa Naoki, bravely say no.

This middle school student learned from that middle-aged man, became passionate, and stepped out of his own shadow.

……

The ratings for "Hanzawa Naoki" have skyrocketed.

Chapter 369 I want you to kowtow and beg for forgiveness!

"The latest TV dramas are completely pointless and insulting to my intelligence. A female reporter forces her way through a firebreak to get footage; traffic police ignore all obstruction and barge into a gang's transaction, interfering with the police arrest, just because the gang's vehicle ran a red light; a reporter secretly investigates a shady company and loudly calls the police from the production workshop..."

"This is ridiculous! What is all this nonsense?!"

Pear was complaining bitterly in the company dormitory.

When she turned on the TV, all she saw were dramas that treated viewers like fools.

"Then don't read it." Mei Higashino sat to the side, crossed her legs, and flipped through the magazine "Seijin Jump" while speaking calmly.

"Hey! When did you get back, senpai? Weren't you doing voice acting for Sayaka?" Riko quickly stood up. This room was her and Higashino Mei's shared dormitory.

Knowing that Mei Higashino was there, she wouldn't have made such comments.

Juniors must not be disrespectful in front of their seniors.

Mei Higashino stood up. "I came back as soon as you started complaining about mindless TV dramas, after I finished my voice acting work."

Her parents had gone to her brother's house, so there was no point in her going home.

Moreover, the reason she returned to her dorm so quickly was because she couldn't refuse Madhouse's chauffeured car service.

Now the entire voice acting community knows about her situation, which makes Mei Higashino very depressed.

She had already succeeded, becoming a senior figure in the voice acting industry and leaving an impression on the audience, which made her capable of winning lead roles.

There is absolutely no need for the preferential treatment given by the identity of Akino Mirai's younger sister.

Therefore, she doesn't want to see her brother for the time being.

"I see." Riko nodded, smiled awkwardly, and gave up her seat, leaving the soft sofa in the dormitory for Higashino Mei.

“TV dramas are boring, why don’t you watch ‘Hanzawa Naoki’?” Mei Higashino tossed the magazine “Weekly Youth Jump” to Riko and curled up on the sofa.

"This is my senior's older brother... a manga by Tori Akino-sensei."

Pear had learned about this work and had heard her colleagues at the shop where she worked discuss it, so she roughly knew the plot.

It's just a workplace comic, which she doesn't really like, so she never thought about reading it.

"But since it's a request from a senior..."

Pear opened Youth Jump.

……

The third episode of "Hanzawa Naoki" is about the protagonist's family.

When the manga moves to the family aspect, the appearance of Hanzawa Hana, Hanzawa Naoki's caring and supportive wife, changes the gloomy and tense tone of the manga, making it brighter and lighter, allowing readers to relieve some of their suppressed emotions.

When Hanazawa Hana and Hanazawa Naoki discussed his father, Hanazawa Naoki bit his lip and fell silent.

He carried a heavy burden in his heart that compelled him to keep moving forward, relentlessly.

His close friend from the same year, Watari Shinobu, had a wide circle of friends and obtained some information, which he used to warn Hanzawa Naoki.

Asano Tadashi went to the head office and shifted all the blame for the 500 million yen in unsecured bad debt onto Hanzawa Naoki.

Next week's hearing committee on the 500 million yen loan is all composed of Asano Tadashi's men, and they want to make Hanzawa Naoki a scapegoat.

Hanzawa Naoki's fate is either to be exiled to a deserted island and never return.

We must recover the 500 million loan within a week, no matter what we do!

Hanzawa had no idea of ​​Higashida's whereabouts, nor could he see any hope of recovering the 500 million yen.

He was already standing on the edge of a cliff, with no way back.

……

"Oh, how scary."

This scenario, where one stands at a crossroads in life, terrified Pear.

She could only cower in the face of these things.

"Actually, going to a deserted island isn't so bad... I guess."

To endure...to bear...to integrate into the environment.

Just like other junior voice actors, she had to stand up to greet her seniors, letting them enjoy the good things first, while she did the bathroom cleaning work by herself.

But unlike her, Hanzawa Naoki found Asano Tadashi, who had just returned from the Tokyo headquarters and was smiling as he spoke to his family on the phone.

Hanzawa stared intently at him.

Conflict could erupt at any moment.

Pear swallowed hard, watching nervously.

"The subordinates' credit goes to the superiors, and the superiors' mistakes are borne by the subordinates." Hanzawa said indignantly.

"Branch Manager Asano, whose responsibility do you think this financing incident is?"

Under the lamplight in the darkness, Hanzawa questioned Asano Tadashi, who was standing in the shadows.

Asano, for everyone's sake, I hope Hanzawa will endure the humiliation.

The entire honor of the Osaka West Branch seemed to weigh heavily on Hanzawa Naoki's shoulders.

This is what Asano Tadashi said when he ordered Hanzawa to proceed with the credit application.