Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist

Although she has become a girl, whether it's thanks to the system or because Aragaki Eri was originally very strong, her strength, as shown on the panel, is no less than that of an ordinary adult male.

She picked up a case of beer in each hand and walked steadily toward the shelf.

Seeing this, Ayane Takeda still looked on with envy and admiration, saying, "Aragaki-senpai, you're so strong!"

Eri Aragaki placed the beer crate on the shelf and said, "It's alright, just normal strength."

Takeda Ayane shook her head and said, "No, no, no, I can't even lift half a box, but you carried a whole box by yourself so easily."

Eri Aragaki smiled and moved on to the next box.

Ayane Takeda added, "Moreover, you are very good at everything you do, you are skilled at your work, and you never panic when something happens."

Eri Aragaki said, "You'll be like that after you've been working for a long time."

Ayane Takeda shook her head and said, "I don't think I can do what you did, senpai."

She thought for a moment and added, "My seniors always seem very reliable, which makes me feel very safe."

Upon hearing this, Eri Aragaki paused in her actions.

She felt a little conflicted. In her past life, as a man, it was fine to be praised as reliable and reassuring, but now, being complimented like this by a pretty girl felt strange.

But she quickly suppressed her emotions and continued moving the goods.

After moving the last batch of goods, Eri Aragaki put the empty pallets back into the warehouse.

Ayane Takeda handed over a bottle of water and said, "Senpai, have some water."

Eri Aragaki took it and said, "Thank you."

She unscrewed the cap and took a sip.

Ayane Takeda, holding a bottle of water, sat down on the chair next to her and asked, "Senior, aren't you tired from working like this every day and taking care of your younger sister?"

Eri Aragaki thought for a moment and said, "It's alright, I'm used to it."

Ayane Takeda immediately said, "If your parents see this, senpai... Ah! I'm sorry..."

She already knew about Eri Aragaki's family situation, and she had only spoken out of the subconscious. But she quickly realized that bringing up Eri Aragaki's parents was just stirring up Eri Aragaki's sad memories.

Ayane Takeda quickly apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought that up."

Eri Aragaki waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's all in the past."

In fact, Eri Aragaki didn't feel anything was wrong.

Ayane Takeda said, "Senior, you really have it tough. You've been carrying so much on your own, and you still have to pay off your debts."

Eri Aragaki leaned against the shelf and said, "Life is full of all sorts of things."

Ayane Takeda looked at her and said earnestly, "Senpai, everything will be alright."

Eri Aragaki smiled and said, "That's what I think too."

She paused, then added, "And it got better very quickly."

Ayane Takeda asked curiously, "Does senpai have any good news?"

Eri Aragaki said, "I guess so, but I might have to quit my job and stop working at the convenience store."

Ayane Takeda's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you resigning, senpai?"

Eri Aragaki nodded.

Ayane Takeda asked, "Did you find a full-time job, senpai?"

Eri Aragaki said with a smile, "I haven't even graduated yet, how could I possibly find a formal job?"

After all, in Japan, formal employment and academic qualifications are closely related.

In Japan's corporate recruitment system, hiring new graduates is the mainstream approach.

The so-called "new recruit recruitment" refers to companies uniformly recruiting recent graduates and training them from scratch.

This system places great emphasis on the status of recent graduates; once someone is no longer a recent graduate, it becomes extremely difficult for them to get into a good company.

Formal jobs also have high educational requirements.

Students who graduate from prestigious universities such as the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, and Keio University have a much greater chance of getting jobs at large companies.

If you graduate from a vocational school or a short-term college, your options become much narrower.

Even those who start working right after graduating from high school can only do manual labor or service industry jobs as regular employees, with very limited opportunities for promotion.

Furthermore, Japanese companies place great emphasis on "pre-arranged employment." Starting from the third year of university, students have to attend various information sessions, submit resumes, and go through interviews. Only after securing a pre-arranged employment can they successfully start working upon graduation.

Eri Aragaki is only a sophomore in college and hasn't received a job offer yet, so finding a permanent job is basically impossible for her.

What's more, she has also taken a leave of absence from school, and has temporarily lost her student status.

Chapter Six: What the heck is it that I've transmigrated and still have to work my whole life?!

After listening, Ayane Takeda nodded. "I see. So what is this new job you mentioned, senpai?"

Eri Aragaki said with a smile, "This can almost be considered my official job for the rest of my life."

That's true. Anyway, she remembered that in her previous life she watched an anime called "Bakuman" and there was a line that said... a manga artist is someone who makes a living by drawing manga.

Just like the three major shonen manga, even if Kishimoto and his colleagues only created one work in their entire lives, they could still live a comfortable life.

Unfortunately, while some people and works of art don't exist in the parallel world that Eri Aragaki traveled to, Kishimoto and his colleagues do.

Or if she could have traveled to another world earlier, before the three major shonen manga came out, then Eri Aragaki would have been even happier.

Just copy one of the three major shonen manga, and you'll not only be set for life, but you'll be set for life for the next ten lifetimes.

"A lifetime? That would be wonderful. But senior, what exactly is this job?"

Ayane Takeda became curious and pressed for more information.

"Haha, you'll see when the time comes."

Eri Aragaki chuckled and said...

The main point is that she's directly talking about becoming a comic artist right now. Although she's very confident that she's both a time traveler and a cheat-like player on Earth Online, she'll definitely be able to achieve this wish.

But she felt it was unnecessary to say it beforehand.

So, although Ayane Takeda was still very curious, she didn't ask any further questions.

Just then, the automatic door of the convenience store opened, and an office worker in a suit walked in.

Welcome!

Upon seeing guests enter, the two naturally understood that their work was of utmost importance.

They finished their conversation, and Eri Aragaki went behind the cashier to pay.

An office worker took a rice ball and a bottle of tea, and Eri Aragaki skillfully scanned the code to pay.

After the customers left, the shop became quiet again.

Over the next hour, a few customers occasionally came into the convenience store.

Sometimes it's office workers who get off work late, sometimes it's middle-aged people who come out to buy cigarettes, and once it was a young person wearing sportswear who came to buy an energy drink.

When there weren't many customers, Ayane Takeda and Eri Aragaki chatted casually.

Ayane Takeda talked about her school, saying that programming classes were a bit difficult, but she found them quite interesting.

It's a pity, as Eri Aragaki remembers, Japan was completely behind in the subsequent races in the internet, computer, and artificial intelligence fields.

Aside from the fact that the Japanese don't seem to care much about these things and have always stuck to their original industries like entertainment, ACG, and console games, the only industry they're truly good at is high-precision semiconductors.

Another reason is that it is indeed limited by population and land area.

Eri Aragaki listened to Ayane Takeda speak, occasionally chiming in with a few words.

She occasionally found herself glancing at Ayane Takeda more often than usual, noticing that her eyes were bright when she spoke and that her cheeks had a slight curve when she smiled.

She might feel a strange unease for a moment, but she quickly shifts her attention to something else.

Just before closing time, the night shift clerk arrived.

He was a middle-aged man in his forties named Tanaka, who had worked at this convenience store for several years.

Tanaka greeted him, saying, "You've worked hard. Are you busy today?"

"Good evening, Tanaka-san."

Eri Aragaki said, "It's alright, not too busy."

After handing over their work, Eri Aragaki and Ayane Takeda went to the changing room to change back into their casual clothes.

The two walked out of the convenience store together.

The night breeze was a bit cool, and the streets were quiet, with only the streetlights casting a dim yellow glow.

Ayane Takeda turned to face Eri Aragaki, bowed, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Aragaki-senpai. Thank you for today."

Eri Aragaki waved her hand and said, "It's alright, be careful on the road."

Ayane Takeda straightened up, looked at Eri Aragaki, and seemed to want to say something, but just smiled and said, "Senpai, you should also get some rest."

Then she turned and walked towards the station, and after a few steps she turned back and waved.

Eri Aragaki waved back, watching her figure disappear into the night.

Eri Aragaki turned and walked towards her house.

A night breeze blew by, and she put her hands in her pockets.

She thought to herself that even though she had become a girl, she still had the soul of a man inside.

I still find it hard to resist pretty girls, and I have a protective instinct towards them.

She shook her head, banishing those chaotic thoughts.

The most important issue right now is still the debt problem.

She decided to stop thinking about it and quickened her pace home.