Full-time comic artist

From the moment they appeared, they set their sights on being the strongest, and their demands were particularly eye-catching.

He is clearly Mashiro's greatest rival, the Demon King from "Bakuman"!

"That sentence..." Akemi Akemi asked Hibiki Higashino, "You said it before the serialization of 'Slam Dunk,' didn't you?"

"Eh!!!" Yoshida Koji was even more interested. "Did the teacher say something like that? How youthful!"

"Of course not." Higashino Hibiki shook his head.

"After saving Weekly Shonen Jump, I'll have the right to end Slam Dunk." That's roughly what I said back then, and editor-in-chief Torishima readily agreed.

"Isn't it all the same!" Yoshida suddenly stood up. "What a blunder! I didn't even know that my teacher had such a great achievement."

"As the teacher's closest fan, I have failed in my duty!"

He was heartbroken and wished he could commit seppuku.

Hibiki Higashino didn't understand and was deeply shocked.

"What's the big deal..."

"This is a story worth telling. Faced with a crisis in Jump, the teacher turned the situation around with a slight move and fulfilled the vow. It's truly admirable."

"Whatever makes you happy."

Hibiki Higashino knew that the success of "Slam Dunk" would inevitably save Jump.

In its previous life, after Dragon Ball ended, Weekly Shonen Jump began to decline. Slam Dunk was able to support it, but when Slam Dunk, the last major pillar, ended, Weekly Shonen Jump truly collapsed, and its circulation plummeted.

That's why he was so confident.

“Wait a minute,” Koji Yoshida said, his chin resting on his hand, his eyes gleaming with intelligence. He glanced at the storyboard, then at Hibiki Higashino. “I have an idea!”

"Teacher, just draw it like this! I'm going home now!"

He came in a hurry and left in a hurry, taking away the summer heat and leaving behind a mess.

Hibiki Higashino and Akemi Akemi looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

……

Back at the Shonen Jump editorial department, Koji Yoshida quickly returned to his post.

"The performance of 'Bakuman' has been unsatisfactory. Although the author's reader loyalty is high, it can't continue like this. I have to do something big."

He turned on his computer and easily navigated to a webpage.

This was a project he created with Kohei Onishi. It contained information about his work schedule and occasionally included brief descriptions of future comic strips to build anticipation.

Similar to the information brokers in "One Piece".

"The real-life inspiration for Akino-sensei in 'Bakuman' is about to appear: Eiji Niizuma, who rose to fame at a young age and was selected for the 'Tezuka Award.' Eiji Niizuma will make a demanding request to Mr. Sasaki, the editor-in-chief of 'Weekly Shonen Jump'..."

This webpage gets a lot of views, with thousands of people following it every day, and they are all fans of Akino Mirai and Sorachi Hideaki.

The comment section exploded shortly after seeing this message.

Netizens left numerous comments.

"Eiji Niizuma is indeed the model for Akino Tori. Akino Tori is probably the only manga artist who was selected for the Tezuka Award as a high school student, right?"

"I can't wait! When the teacher appears, he'll definitely be invincible!"

"Defeat Oda! Kill Kishimoto! Toriakino will be the greatest in the future!"

"Yoshida-san suggested that Eiji Niizuma was the model for Akino-sensei, and also mentioned that he had strict requirements... Could it be that he meant..."

"Did the teacher also have this experience? His impetuous youth!"

"I can't wait! Bring it on quickly! The latest episode of Bakuman!"

"I want it! I really want it! Eiji Niizuma, please appear soon!"

Chapter 389 of the manga was cut short by Tori Akino?

"The world is really uneven."

"Mr. Yamada, what's wrong? Why are you so sentimental?"

"With the revelation that there is a projection of himself in the manga, Bakuman has gained momentum. It's really unfair. The competition is not based on content, but on underhanded tactics. It seems that Mirai Tori no longer relies on content to win."

"But this is all thanks to Mr. Tori Akino's years of hard work."

On Friday's rankings, Bakuman jumped from seventh to third place, simply because Akino Tori was about to appear in the manga.

Manga artists in Weekly Shonen Jump, who struggle to avoid being canceled, live in constant fear of their manga being cancelled. They diligently craft their work, and seeing the easy success of Bakuman inevitably evokes complaints.

In Tokyo, many readers of Weekly Shonen Jump are curious about the life story of Akino Mirai.

Even readers who had given up Jump after growing up were excited to buy Jump again, eager to see Eiji Niizuma.

"Tori Akino-sensei from the world of manga must be amazing. He might even conquer the world with his works."

"Oh no, I'm really looking forward to Eiji Niizuma's appearance. I don't care about being the main character anymore."

……

A bookstore near Higashino's house.

Ms. Kanbara had just accepted a request from a manga magazine salesman, looked at the work he was promoting, and agreed to let him display the sample booklet on the bookshelf.

"It looks like it would be really interesting. Let's try putting it in the comics section first."

"Thank you so much, Ms. Kanbara. I'm very grateful for your help this time."

The salesperson was very grateful and bowed repeatedly.

He wiped away his sweat, breathed a sigh of relief, and then left in high spirits.

“Shinbara,” a colleague who had been watching from the side said to her as she walked over, “you are so kind-hearted, always so quick to help others.”

“It was just something I did on the spur of the moment, it wasn’t hard work,” Kambara said with a smile. “Besides, that salesman seemed a bit lost when he spoke, so he must have just started this job. I wanted to give him some confidence. If he fails at the beginning, he might be discouraged and give up.”

"You've noticed even the smallest details. How kind of you, Kanbara."

"Oh, where?"

Kambara waved his hand and went back to work.

When it was lunchtime, after eating his boxed lunch, Kanbara took out the "Weekly Young Jump" magazine he had been looking forward to. This time, the cover featured a model wearing a long dress on the beach, looking quite charming.

"This issue's cover is very serious," Kamihara thought.

She immediately started watching "Hanzawa Naoki".

This manga jumps directly to a year later, where Hanzawa Naoki has been promoted to the Sales Department 2 and has achieved remarkable results, creating a completely new situation.

Owada highly values ​​Hanzawa, who also comes from the Industrial Central Bank, and invites him to gatherings on several occasions, much like Liu Bei.

Therefore, Hanzawa Naoki had no choice but to agree.

In the private room, Hanzawa Naoki and Owada sat facing each other.

Owada invites Hanzawa to join his faction, claiming that the Industrial Central Bank is being suppressed by Tokyo First Bank and hoping that Hanzawa will work with him to change the situation.

Owada's ambition was also revealed; he wanted to become the bank president.

Owada, who was talking to Hanzawa, had a big smile on his face, treating him with respect and even pouring him a drink.

Hanzawa, however, was preoccupied with childhood trauma. He brought up his family business, "Hanzawa Screws," to see Owada's reaction.

However, Ōwada had completely forgotten about that little incident.

It was simply a unilateral rejection of a loan for a small business.

The suffering that Hanzawa endured for half his life was merely a minor episode in Owada's life.

The person in front of him was completely indifferent to his father's suicide, as if a gentle breeze were caressing his face.

Hanzawa's eyes were bloodshot, and his eye sockets were red.

He stared blankly at Owada, forcing a smile as he suppressed the bitterness and anger in his heart.

Finally, he drank all that bitter wine in one gulp, letting it simmer in his chest.

Shinbara felt a chill run down his spine and was deeply shocked.

This scene is portrayed so well. One side is just trying to win over their subordinates, while the other side is harboring a raging fire in their heart, suppressing their overwhelming anger beneath a calm exterior.

The contrast between the two sides enhances the tension of the plot.

Once she regained her composure, Kanbara remarked, "As expected of Akino-sensei, such a seasoned and skillful way of handling things."

In the bookstore, she looked at many comics, but there were not many that could move her like this anymore.

As her reading volume increased, she became more and more familiar with the tropes of comics. The plots that made her cry when she was a child now seem trivial.

"Hanzawa Naoki is a work that often brings surprises."

Hanzawa Naoki is entrusted with an important task by President Nakano: to take over the mess left by a colleague.

During the Financial Services Agency inspection two weeks later, he was required to recover the 120 billion yen bad debt of the Ise-jima Grand Hotel and establish a reliable business revitalization plan for the hotel.

If it fails, the bank will also collapse.

"From 5 million to 120 billion!"

Kambara's eyes widened. "Wow, that's incredibly fast!"

Compared to 120 billion, 5 million is nothing.

Hanzawa Naoki's predicament suddenly became terrifyingly large, making the previously suppressed 5 million yen seem insignificant in comparison.

"Workplace manga can have..." Kanbara was extremely surprised, his expression twisted, "The power scaling collapse in shonen manga?"

However, the 120 billion yuan and the task of reviving the bankrupt hotel are equally eye-catching, and I can't wait to see what happens next.

Thinking this, Kanbara turned to the next page.

It is a dialogue between Akino Miki and the readers.

Reader 1: Are wives' gatherings really that explicit? Judging a wife's status by her husband's status.

Bird Akino Mirai: I don't know, because my Akemi is a homebody and has never attended a wives' gathering, so I have no reference point and can only write something random, haha.

"Huh? This question..." Kanbara paused, "It seems like I'm the one who asked it."