My Cartoonist Girlfriend

"No, there is one more thing I want to ask Editor Nakajima."

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Glancing at Eriri beside him, Asakura Kaede asked, "I'm working with Eriri on a comic and will submit it to Jump. The library shouldn't object to this approach, right?"

This was something Asakura Kaede had just thought of. After all, she was a light novel writer signed with Fuzugawa, and would later cooperate with other publishing houses. Although it was not related to light novels, it would be better to ask first.

"Oh? Comics?"

Editor Nakajima looked at Eriri in surprise, but it was understandable. After all, a doujin artist can't just stick to one path forever. Now with Asakura Kaede, who has a solid writing foundation, helping to produce the script, it would be much easier for Eriri to transform into a cartoonist.

After thinking for a while, Editor Nakajima said with a smile: "Don't worry, there won't be any problem with this kind of thing, not to mention that you are collaborating on a comic. By the way, can you tell us the subject of the comic?"

"I won't go into details, I can only say it's a comic about monsters."

"Hey~~~ Comics?"

At this moment, Machida Yuanzi, who had recovered from her shock, came back and sat down next to the two of them and said, "Do you want me to introduce you to them? I also know two editors from Jump."

Ying Lili smiled and shook her head: "No need, I've been there once before and I have the contact information. This time my mother will also help me contact them, and I will be there in the next two days. Unlike last time, I am very confident now!"

“You’ve been there once?”

Suddenly, Machida Yuanzi thought of something and asked in a low voice, "Eri, have you ever considered changing your pen name?"

After all, considering Eriri's age, it is better to use the pen name of Kashiwagi Eri. If her identity is discovered, it will be somewhat troublesome.

Being suddenly reminded of the pen name, Eriri was a little overwhelmed and replied with a slightly blushing face, "I have thought about it, but Feng-kun and I thought about it for a long time and couldn't find a suitable one."

"Regarding this, I have a suggestion that should not have any impact on you."

Machida Sonoko's words made Asakura Kaede and Eriri curious.

"What is it?"

With a smile on her face, Machida Sonoko said, "You all know the light novel Eromanga Sensei, right? The heroine Izumi Sagiri's pen name is Eromanga Sensei, but she herself is the second generation of Eromanga Sensei."

As soon as they heard this, Asakura Kaede and Eriri understood.

"You mean, I should just change my name to Kashiwagi Eri Nidaime?"

"Yes!"

"But isn't this too obvious?" Ying Lili said hesitantly, "What if someone with sharp eyes compares my paintings and proves that I am the same person?"

"Just refuse to admit it. Just say that you are a good student and have mastered all the skills of your master, and then Kashiwagi Eri can retire peacefully. Anyway, others only have evidence of your drawing skills, and no other evidence. Even if it is confirmed later, you can say that you as a cartoonist and you as a doujin artist are two completely different people, and you have been reborn. Isn't that a problem? It's just a word game."

Asakura Feng looked at Machida Yuanzi and couldn't help but say, "You are playing word games. It's really a waste of your talent if you don't become a gossip media."

"Ahaha, you can't say that. I just gave Eriri a solution at her request. I can see that Eriri can't let go of her old pen name, so isn't this better? If you're really a fan of Kashiwagi Eri-sensei, you can probably understand why you did this."

No, if you are really a fan of Kashiwagi Eri, you will probably just ask her to go back and draw books.

But what Machida Sonoko said today was a very good suggestion to Eriri and Asakura Kaede. They just needed to separate the past Eri Kashiwagi and the present Eri Kashiwagi and form two identities.

As for whether past fans agree or not...Anyway, there will definitely be no time to draw fan fiction after it really starts serializing, but it's okay to occasionally upload one or two fan art.

After returning home in the evening, she discussed it with her mother Sayuri Sawamura, and Eriri finally adopted the suggestion of Machida Sonoko and changed her pen name to Kashiwagi Eriri Nidai.

After arriving at school the next day, Eriri took Asakura Kaede to the bulletin board where the results were announced.

Many students had already gathered here, and because she was with Eriri, Asakura Kaede did not choose to squeeze in, but instead looked at the list outside.

Fortunately, my name was easy to find, and I was ranked second in the grade, which was not bad. The first place in the second grade was taken by that guy Kitamura Yusaku. It seemed that after joining the student union, he not only worked hard on the student union, but also studied harder.

I searched further and found Eriri's name as well.

"Feng-jun! I saw my name, 28th in the grade!"

"Well, it's really great. This time Eriri's efforts are finally worth it."

"Hehe, tell mom when you get back. She will definitely be very happy too!"

After looking at the results, the two left. On the way, Eriri also talked to Asakura Kaede about going to Jump tomorrow.

"Feng Jun, I'm going to submit my manuscript tomorrow. I'm a little nervous and a little excited."

"Why, aren't you worried that you might not pass?"

Ying Lili immediately shook her head and said seriously: "Feng Jun's script is so well written. We have been polishing the first few chapters carefully during this period. It will definitely pass. There is no need to worry!"

Eriri is much more confident than the last time she submitted her article. Now with Asakura Kaede standing by her side, Eriri feels that she can do anything.

In that case, let's wait and see.

.........

The last time I submitted a work, I was accompanied by Sayuri Sawamura, but it was a complete failure in the end.

Standing in front of Shueisha's head office building, Eriri and Asakura Kaede were holding hands and couldn't help but sweating.

Feeling Eriri's nervousness, Asakura looked at her and said with a smile: "Nervous? Now there is only one step left, let's go."

Eriri nodded vigorously and followed Asakura Kaede's steps and walked in.

Sayuri Sawamura had already made an appointment. After she reported her name at the front desk, within two minutes, a short-haired office lady with glasses came over. It seemed that she was the editor that Eriri had met before.

"Good afternoon, both of you."

Coming in front of the two, the OL showed a gentle smile and glanced at Asakura Kaede: "I am Kaori Izumi, an editor in the Jump editorial department. I really didn't expect that Eriri would actually find a helper this time, and a popular light novel writer at that."

Asakura Feng nodded with a smile: "Hello Editor Yichun, I am Asakura Feng."

"Okay, stop talking here and follow me in."

Having said that, he led the two of them inside.

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It was the first time for Asakura Kaede to come to the editorial department of Jump. As soon as she came in, she found that the liveliness here was much more exaggerated than that of the editorial department of the Busei novel.

The ones typed out were editors working on draft drawings, and there were also many cartoonists discussing the plot with the editors. Asakura Kaede even saw a few cartoonists she knew among them.

Of course, there are newcomers like him and Eriri who submit their works, but just looking at the three new cartoonists he sees, their expressions don't look good.

Logically speaking, it takes some skill to be able to meet the editor face to face like this, but it seems that things are very strict here.

All the editors looked to be over 30 years old. The female editor who received them was probably the youngest among all the editors.

Arriving at Isumi Kaori's office, the editor personally poured a glass of water for the two of them, then sat down and said, "Then let's not waste any more time talking nonsense, let me take a look at this comic."

Ying Lili nodded, took out a stack of printed drawings from her bag and handed them over.

On the first page, the name of the comic was printed, as well as their two pen names.

"Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan? I know Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, a legendary monster. Is your manga a Yokai manga? It's been quite rare in recent years. Otherwise, there are only light novels."

As she spoke, Isumi Kaori glanced at Asakura Kaede, who was the scriptwriter, and opened the comic.

The style of painting, just like the comic by Eriri that I read before, is above the industry average, but the story is completely different.

The first chapter of the comic is considered the prologue of the story, which briefly introduces the monsters of the Nura clan and the plot of the protagonist Nura Rikuo's first transformation into a monster form as a child.

There is a lot of content shown in the comics, so after the first few pages, Kaori Isumi's reading speed gradually slowed down, and her expression became more serious and focused.

Seeing the other person's expression, Asakura Feng knew that the first step had been successful.

If their comics are not interesting enough for the editors to read, they can be fired right away.

Eriri also saw it and immediately pulled Asakura Kaede's sleeve excitedly.

Asakura Feng smiled and nodded to Eriri, touched his head, and signaled Eriri not to be too anxious and just wait quietly.

Fifteen minutes later, after finishing the first three chapters and reading them again, Izumi Kaori finally let out a breath, looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Is the fourth chapter not finished yet?"

Hearing this, Asakura Kaede and Eriri both laughed and nodded.

"Sure enough, I can't wait any longer."

Izumi Kaori put down the comic and said with satisfaction, "As expected of the youngest best-selling light novel writer in the industry, the plots of the first three chapters are very good, and Eriri's drawing skills have also improved. By the way, who is in charge of the storyboards now?"

Eriri replied, "First, Kaede-kun did the preliminary storyboards, and then we discussed them together. He is the one who mainly completed them, and I still need to study further."

"Can you even do storyboards?"

Izumi Kaori looked at Asakura Kaede in shock.

In response, Asakura Kaede shrugged and said, "I can't help it. Eriri still needs to learn in this area, so I studied it myself for a while. Of course, Eriri will still be the main writer in the future."

"Hmm...Excuse me, what is your relationship?"

Asakura Feng nodded and said with a smile: "We are dating."

"really..."

With a look of realization, Izumi Kaori commented: "The content of the first three chapters is very exciting. Personally, I like it very much. But if you want to continue the series, I would like to see the outline you have, is that okay?"

"Naturally, we brought the outline with us as well."

Asakura Feng took out the laptop directly from his bag, put it on the table and turned it on: "It's in the folder on the desktop."

"Thank you."

Izumi Kaori opened the document and quickly browsed it. The more she read, the more shocked she became, because this outline was so complete, and the story line had been sorted out to the end. Looking at the length, it was definitely a long comic.

A complete storyline. Although I don't know how it will unfold from the outline, the writing skills of a best-selling light novelist are definitely guaranteed. At the same time, there is also an extremely good painter. With the cooperation of these two people, the comics created will definitely be interesting!

More importantly, this is only their first collaboration, and the two are still very young, only in high school!

Kaori Isumi couldn't help but think of Bakuman which was serialized in Jump in the past. The two characters now are almost replicas of the two protagonists in the comics, and it can even be said that they are better.

After patiently reading the outline and looking through the various settings of the comics, Isumi Kaori turned off the computer and began to think.

Seeing the other person like this, Eriri swallowed nervously, and grabbed Asakura Kaede's sleeve with her hand, unconsciously exerting force.

As for Asakura Kaede, she was not nervous or worried at all, she was just waiting.

Soon, Isumi Kaori finished thinking and looked at the two of them and said, "As an editor, in my opinion, your comics are definitely qualified for serialization. But..."

Sure enough, there is a sequel.

"However, serialization is not decided by me alone. You must also attend the subsequent serialization meeting. At that time, your comics will be shown to all editors and the editor-in-chief. In addition to your work, there will be several other works. As far as I know, there are only two people who are qualified to be serialized next."

Two?

Asakura Kaede and Eriri looked at each other, held her hand, and said to Izumi Kaori with a smile: "I think we can win."

Feeling the warmth of Asakura Kaede's palm, Eriri calmed down and smiled: "Yes, we will definitely not lose. This is the result of our continuous efforts during this period of time."

Seeing this, Izumi Kaori also smiled and said, "Yes, I think so too. I will take one of the serialization qualifications this time."

The serialization meeting will naturally not be held today, but will be held next Monday. Asakura Kaede and Eriri will have to wait for a few days.

After editing a more concise story outline and leaving behind the printouts of three chapters of the comic, the two said goodbye to the editor and left the editorial office.

It wasn't until they walked out of the building that Eriri finally breathed a sigh of relief. She hugged Asakura Kaede's arm and leaned closer unconsciously.

"I have no strength left..."

Rubbing Eriri's head, Asakura Kaede expressed his understanding. When he went to submit his article, his situation was not much different from her current one.

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Although the editor said in the editorial department that there were several other new comics participating in the serialization meeting, Asakura Kaede didn't think their comics would lose.

Today's submission task was completed, and there was still plenty of time before evening, so Asakura Kaede simply took Eriri to a nearby game hall to play for a while before sending her home.

After arriving at her home, Asakura Reiko also asked about Eriri's comics.

"Don't worry, we've already passed the editing stage. All that's left is the serialization meeting. There's basically no problem. We're just waiting for notification from there to sign the agreement."

After hearing this, Asakura Reiko clapped her hands happily and said, "That's great. When you pass the exam, remember to invite Eriri to my house. I'll make her a big meal to celebrate!"

"...Mom, I am your son, right?"

"But I see you're smiling quite happily too?" Looking at the smile on Asakura Kaede's face, Asakura Reiko slapped his head and said, "Alright, alright, go have fun by yourself. Don't forget what I told you, okay?"

"I know. I'll ask Eriri to come. And if the series really starts, who knows how many times she'll come to my house during the next summer vacation."