A super great writer in the second dimension

　What left Sanzenin Arashi speechless was that this girl was actually Mashiro's editor, and a little gadget fell out of her pocket when she helped her up.

　It's round and has a small slot.

　This is clearly a jump egg!!!

　Shueisha employees carry a vibrating egg with them to work, and Sanzenin Arashi really doesn't know how to complain about her.

　..

88. Mashiro has finally signed a contract...

　Fujiwara Megumi, editor of Weekly Shonen Magazine and head of Shiina Mashiro's department, seemed to be a little anemic. Sanzenin Arashi helped her sit down in a chair, pressed her temples and pinched them a few times until she finally recovered.

　This gave Sanzenin Arashi a chance to take a good look at her.

　She was wearing a work suit, had short black hair, and her small breasts were practically nonexistent, a nod to Eriri. She had Asian features, a slightly pointed chin, and wore flesh-colored bodysuit stockings.

　It gives people a very capable feeling.

　If Sanzenin Arashi hadn't seen an egg-shaped object fall out of her purse with her own eyes, she would have truly believed it!

　"You must be Shiina Mashiro-sensei? You're so cute, can I hug you?"

　Sanzenin Arashi rejected Fujiwara Megumi without hesitation, saying, "You can't hug Mashiro."

　“Huh…” Fujiwara Megumi turned her head and looked at Sanzenin Arashi: “Who are you again? Sorry, I forgot…”

　Sanzenin Arashi extended his hand. "Let's get acquainted. My name is Aoyama Arashi. I've recently written a few novels that are quite good."

　Fujiwara Megumi's eyes widened: "Aoyama-sensei is talking about you! The editor-in-chief mentioned you more than once at the editorial meeting. Everyone is guessing whether you will submit a work, after all, the illustrations on Nico Nico are very beautiful."

　If I hadn't picked up a bouncing egg from the ground, I would have been fooled by this guy.

　Judging from her appearance, she was clearly extremely serious, but she actually brought a vibrating egg to work!

　Just how unsatisfied must one be to carry something like this around? Sanzenin Arashi thought viciously.

　Out of a desire to return it to its rightful owner, he took out the vibrating egg and said, "This is yours, right? Next time, keep it safe so no one sees it; it's not good."

　Sanzenin Arashi took Fujiwara Megumi's hand and placed the egg-shaped object inside.

　"Thank you so much, Professor Aoyama! I was suffering from anemia and couldn't find any medicine, I was almost in serious trouble!" Fujiwara Megumi picked up the egg-shaped object, used her fingernail to pry open the crevice, and with a snap, she found several capsules inside. She took one out and swallowed it dry, seemingly because she was choking on it, and then patted her back.

　"..." Sanzenin Arashi's eye twitched. This thing can be used to hold medicine?

　I've never seen anyone use a vibrating egg to carry medicine in my life. This editor is just too hilarious.

　But even if you're going to use it for medicine... don't use this stuff, okay? It's embarrassing to look at.

　……

　After taking the medicine, Fujiwara Megumi felt much better. She took Mashiro into the office for the final contract confirmation, which was of course done by Sanzenin Arashi. After scanning the contract to make sure there were no problems, she had Mashiro sign it.

　Now the girl is also a manga artist, and her work is serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine. It should be noted that this book only has about a dozen serialization slots, so to be able to get a serialization in a new magazine, even though Inuyasha is a very famous manga, it also incorporates Mashiro's drawing skills.

　At the age of sixteen, she was already serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, and the fame of author Shiina Mashiro will soon spread.

　This is a national-level weekly magazine in Japan. As long as the characters are not canceled, they will become very famous teachers in the future.

　In my past life, famous manga such as Naruto and One Piece were serialized in this magazine.

　Its high level of fame is self-evident.

　Fujiwara Megumi instructed, "The cover of the next issue of the manga should include Shiina-sensei's name. You can take this opportunity to open a Twitter account, but please be sure to use your real name. I'll leave the fan group management to Aoyama-sensei. Please take good care of me."

　Sanzenin Arashi helped Ito Megumi, who was bowing, to her feet. "I review all of Mashiro's manuscripts before they are published, so she shouldn't have anything to worry about. Can we go now?"

　"By the way...can I ask you a question?" Fujiwara Megumi suddenly said, "What's the relationship between Aoyama-sensei and Shiina-sensei? They both look very young, could they be a couple?"

　"..." Sanzenin Arashi was speechless.

　What exactly does Fujiwara Megumi mean?

　Are you, an editor, too busy meddling in everything?

　Out of politeness, Sanzenin Arashi replied, "Like Shiina-sensei, I am from Britain. We are both strangers in this place, so let's help each other out. Our elders know each other."

　"I see. I'm so sorry for presuming to treat the teacher as a suspicious person."

　Fujiwara Megumi bowed and apologized, her demeanor easily reminiscent of a meticulous swordsmanship instructor. Sanzenin Arashi also had a rather good impression of her.

　For an editor to achieve this level is already quite impressive.

　It seems that Inuyasha is highly regarded within Weekly Shonen Jump, otherwise he wouldn't be receiving this treatment.

　Japan is a society that judges people entirely by their appearance. A manga artist's face is their manga. Successful manga artists can hold their heads high anywhere, while those who are struggling won't even get a second glance from editors.

　As Sanzenin Arashi walked out of the office, Fujiwara, the editor, wanted to tell Mashiro some things to be careful about. Not wanting to get involved, she went to the vending machine, bought a can of soda, drank half of it, and threw it in the trash can.

　Hit the red heart!

　Looking around, he saw that the Weekly Shonen headquarters was a tall building with a very structured interior. Sanzenin Arashi paid attention to the layout, thinking that he would also start a manga company like this. He strolled around the Weekly Shonen headquarters, treating it as an apprenticeship.

　To be honest, Sanzenin Arashi already had seven or eight companies like Weekly Shonen, but they didn't deal in manga, and he wasn't interested in their business. At least as a company, Weekly Shonen was the first one that Sanzenin Arashi had ever seen that caught his eye.

　It can be said that these are all companies of moderate size in the anime and manga industry, and there are only a few that Sanzenin Arashi can calmly observe.

　After Mashiro finished discussing the relevant matters with the editor, Sanzenin Arashi drove her directly to the apartment she rented in Chiba. Sanzenin Arashi did not inquire about what Mashiro and Editor Fujiwara had talked about; that was her private matter.

　Shiina Mashiro is not only a manga artist but also a key member of her own studio; she even has her own private office.

　Life has only just begun.

　P.S. - If you have any flowers, please give them to me. I'd appreciate your support.

　..

89. Dreams.

　Arashi Sanzenin personally selected the location, renting an entire floor of a 20-story office building next to JR station in Chiba. The floor has eight offices and a staff lounge, with dedicated 1G fiber optic access. The monthly rent is 200 million yen.

　Office rental prices in Japan are quite strange. Prices remain high in Tokyo, but drop several times over once you leave the city. A single floor of an office building located in any ward of Tokyo would cost at least ten million yen per month.

　80% of Japan's young people live in Tokyo, where houses near JR lines can easily cost one million yen per square meter. In Chiba, you can buy a detached house for a few million yen, and the house will cost around ten million yen to build. If you don't care much about decoration or furnishings, the price can be negotiated down even further.

　The statement that 10 million yen can only buy a toilet in Tokyo is not an exaggeration at all.

　From a great distance, Sanzenin Arashi spotted a person standing at the entrance of the office building. He seemed too embarrassed to go in, and standing at the entrance wasn't quite right either. He kept glancing around, exuding a weak and unapproachable aura.

　That person was Aki Tomoya.

　Sanzenin Arashi was heading to the parking lot when she drove her Aston Martin over. Looking through the windshield at Aki Tomoya, who was sweating profusely, she burst out laughing.

　Arashi Sanzenin rolled down the car window and reached out to pat Tomoya Aki's arm.

　"Aa ...

　That scared me to death!!!

　Farke! ! !

　........................

　………………

　"Teacher Aoyama, don't scare me!!"

　Aki Tomoya's heart was pounding. When he saw Mashiro, he was stunned: "Kasumigaoka-senpai is the teacher's girlfriend, so who is this over there?"

　"Shiina Mashiro." Mashiro spoke simply, not because she was stingy with words, but because she was simply a woman of few words: "I am... a manga artist?"

　Arashi Sanzenin said, "She's a manga artist serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. Just call her Shiina-sensei. She's definitely going to be a phenomenal author in the future."

　Aki Tomoya was skeptical. If it hadn't been Sanzenin Arashi who said that, he probably would have retorted on the spot. "Um... Aoyama-sensei, how old is this Shiina Mashiro?"

　Mashiro is adorably naive, unlike the sophisticated and mature Sanzenin Arashi. The girl looks like a mascot, which explains why Aki Tomo has doubts.

　"you guess."

　"This... I can't guess." Aki Tomoya looked troubled.

　"Existence is a fact, Aki Tomoya-kun. This Mashiro-san is a year younger than me, both of you are 15 years old. Look, this is an invitation from Weekly Shonen Magazine. Mashiro's name is right here. Manga artists don't care about age. This industry has always been about power. Whoever's story is more attractive to readers has the bigger fist. No publisher can refuse Mashiro's manga."

　“Uh…” Aki Tomoya was stunned.

　He discovered that he had recently met quite a few impressive people.

　The person in front of me, Aoyama Arashi, is a hot topic online, with hundreds of thousands of fans. This level of attention is no less than that of a second-tier celebrity. Considering the small size of the anime and manga community, it is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-tier celebrity. He has only been in the industry for about a month, but he has already achieved two insurmountable results.

　It is hailed as a sales legend that will never be surpassed and will never be broken.

　Ten thousand people came to the book signing event, and the venue was packed.

　If you ask light novel authors if they know what the latest international news is, they might answer that they don't. But if you ask who Aoyama Arashi is, not a single author doesn't know!

　The darling of Shinazugawa Bunko, favored by readers, a thorn in the side of other major paperback publishers, and the editor's most sought-after talent.

　Aki Tomoya never imagined that one day he would become the director of a large studio, and even more so in such a high-end office building.

　Arashi Sanzenin rented the top floor of an office building as his studio. He disliked being trampled on and had never flattered anyone in his life, nor would he ever do so again. The upscale office building next to JR Chiba offered panoramic views of Chiba from its floor-to-ceiling windows on the roof, costing 24 million yen in rent annually.

　He has already prepaid for a year's worth of the game. As for what will happen a year from now... the entire 48th floor of the Ginza district in Tokyo will be his. That will be the time to truly unleash his potential. For now: let's focus on making sure AngelBeats!!, AIR, and Fate/stay night are done well.

　Upon entering, Sanzenin Arashi's studio was already set up. The main office area was lined with neatly arranged multi-functional tables and chairs, each topped with a high-performance desktop computer—a crucial area for game development, demanding high-performance hardware. In the private offices, each desk was equipped with a dedicated work computer, its specifications surprisingly lower than the employees', maximizing performance.

　Aki Tomoya was so excited that he started trembling all over. A dream! He could smell the scent of a dream!

　Even though I'm a student, I was entrusted with the position of director, which is simply unbelievable!

　Sanzenin Arashi patted Aki Tomoya on the shoulder, "Game development is a time-consuming job. I'll bring the general manager of this studio over later. You'll be on the same level as her from now on. If anything goes wrong, you can ask her for help. After all, she has a lot of connections."

　Sanzenin Arashi refers to: Yukinoshita.

　Aki Tomoya nodded his head like he was pounding garlic, which made Sanzenin Arashi laugh. This guy was just too funny.

　"Let me make this clear first: our GAL game studio only hires young employees. I need a group of energetic people who won't slack off with me. I don't want any of those older, jaded people, even if they have work experience. Also, and this is the most important thing, let me explain."

　Sanzenin Arashi pulled out a bank card and slammed it on the table.

　"Here's fifty million, take it."

　..

90. The initial stage of the studio

　"In that case, we can focus our recruitment efforts on interns in the second semester of their junior year."

　"College students are not like adults in society. They are still in school, so they have a strong sense of responsibility and will do things properly when asked. Unlike seasoned veterans who will secretly comply with you no matter where they are, they may even produce low-quality products in order to get some rest earlier."

　"I'm sorry, Yukinoshita-senpai... I don't know much about this, so please give me your guidance."

　"It's alright. Since Mr. Aoyama has recognized your talent, it means there will naturally be a time for you to shine. I trust Mr. Aoyama's judgment on this point. However, I hope you won't get involved in the operational aspects, because you should focus all your energy on game production and supervision, which are your strengths."

　"That's for sure, I know I don't have that kind of talent."

　Aki Tomoya was discussing with Yukino Yukinoshita. As expected of Yukino, Yukino managed to subdue Aki Tomoya with just a few words. Meanwhile, Sanzenin Arashi was helping Mashiro adjust her computer settings.

　Hearing their conversation, Sanzenin Arashi couldn't help but think that most of the works that failed in his previous life were outsourced. The quality of the work done in Japan was quite good. The outsourcing companies only needed to make the work well, and the subsequent sales had nothing to do with them, so the quality was mostly surprisingly poor.

　It's not uncommon for outsourcing companies to draw characters with stick figures; some even subcontract the work, taking a discount and subcontracting it to smaller companies, resulting in even worse production quality.

　Sanzenin Arashi's kitten, Shiina Mashiro, was listless, lying on the table with her eyelids drooping. She yawned, took out a bag of Baumkuchen cakes, and turned it around in front of her. Sanzenin Arashi put her hand on her little head and rubbed it. Mashiro squinted her eyes and swayed her body. Her cute appearance made Sanzenin Arashi's eyelids twitch.

　Sanzenin Arashi was already planning her campaign in her mind. Recruiting employees was important, but making Mashiro famous so that she could be used as a pillar of support was also something that couldn't be delayed.

　As we all know, JUMP is a weekly manga magazine, condensing more than twenty manga into one. So, the popularity of the manga is naturally determined by voting. The popularity of the manga is ranked by surveying readers and other factors. Such a popularity survey is conducted every three months, and then the least popular ones are cut off and replaced with fresh blood.

　Although doing this may seem like abandoning those comic artists, it is only in this way that readers can see the most exciting things. As for those comic artists who are canceled, they will soon fade from view, and no one will remember them after a few years.

　Those with the best grades naturally receive preferential treatment in terms of resources. The better the grades, the earlier they appear on the pages of JUMP. For example, in the previous life, Naruto and One Piece had been on the cover for many years.

　Soliciting votes may sound despicable, but it's a normal phenomenon. As a transmigrator, Sanzenin Arashi has a deep-seated obsession: Inuyasha, which she watched as a child, has to become popular, otherwise she feels like she's letting herself down.

　After downloading various plugins and installing drawing software on her computer, Sanzenin Arashi opened her Twitter account, took a picture of the Inuyasha manuscript that Mashiro carried with her, posted it on Twitter and tagged some influential figures she knew, and then typed on her keyboard.

　[Warrior of Love (Aoyama Arashi): My friend decided through Weekly Shonen Jump that his story will appear in the following week. I personally revised and adjusted the outline. The author is, in a sense, my apprentice. If you enjoy stories with a battle and romance theme, you should definitely buy a copy and check it out; you won't be disappointed.]

　After tagging the big V, Sanzenin Arashi opened her Nico Nico Douga account and looked at the book reviews, which were as lively as ever.

　[July: I'm at a loss for words. This game, Sylvie, has made me question my own intelligence.]

　[Mochi: A website that compiles data on slave girls; the first batch of guides is out, link...]