Cartoonists and their assistants

"Thank you... thank you, Zhenzhi, for your compliment."

The sound of the foot-like sand tassels paused, and the beauty of the woman in the night was even more intoxicating.

"You've got a pretty sweet tongue."

Eriri said coldly.

"I'm just telling the truth."

He replied.

"you......"

The girl's expression turned anxious.

The editor's golden eyes seemed to see through everything; she smiled without saying a word.

At this moment, the passenger in the passenger seat, Saho Ashisu, looked back again.

She discovered something: compared to a year ago, the boy had grown to a new level.

It seems that he is no longer a child.

.......

After passing through the brightly lit streets, the black sedan arrived at a hotel that was as luxurious as a palace.

"Is this where the New Year's party is being held?"

Zuxu Shasui looked up and was greatly shocked by the magnificent golden scene.

Born into an ordinary family, this was her first time seeing such a place, which made her even more nervous.

"Miss Saho, don't be nervous, just come in with us."

Mizuki Machi noticed that something was wrong with her and spoke up.

"Um......"

She agreed softly.

"Miss Saho, come with me. I'll handle everything. This guy is unreliable!"

Eriri turned around and glared at someone, then took Sahoto's arm and walked inside.

Familiar place, familiar steps.

After receiving their number plates, the group entered the spacious hall.

"Teacher Yuexia, it's been a long time!"

"Teacher, although it's a bit late, congratulations on your successful conclusion."

"Teacher, do you have any ideas for your next project?"

Soon, many people came over to try and get close to him.

However, they handled everything skillfully.

Some people also noticed the brightly colored sandalwood tree next to it and inquired about it.

"I'm Zusu, a newcomer who just debuted this year..."

Although Shisu Saho stumbled along, she still managed to introduce herself and try to talk to the other person, thus completing the social interaction.

The other party didn't linger for too long, only asking briefly because they saw her come in with Yuriko Tsukishita.

After all, most newcomers don't have the dazzling halo of Yuriko Tsukishita and won't attract much attention.

"This is...troublesome."

When no one came for a while, Ashisu Saho rubbed her forehead.

She was very bad at this kind of thing.

"I think so."

Mizuki Machi agreed with her opinion.

After a while.

They finally ran into someone they knew.

"Hello~ Mizuki, Sawamura, Asashisu, and Matsuba~"

Kanata Kurusu jogged over and greeted her in a gentle voice.

"Bibi, you're here!"

Eriri's face lit up with joy.

"I came earlier this year because I wanted to meet you all."

"Kurasu Kanata said with a grin."

The group chatted for a while, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant, when an uninvited guest suddenly arrived.

"Yuriko under the moonlight, it's so nice to see you again!"

The newcomer was none other than Tu Meidu Mingsheng, the writer who had been second in command for many years in Gangan, and whose style remained as rude as ever.

Everyone looked displeased.

"Ms. Usagi Mito, is there anything important you need us for? If not, please leave."

Mizuki Machi didn't give him any face and adopted the same arrogant attitude.

"Hmph! I admit you're quite capable, having surpassed that woman multiple times, but... your average ranking is still far behind mine!"

Rabbit Beauty Underworld Saint snorted.

However, what followed was a mocking voice from the side.

"It's much better than someone not winning at all."

This remark intensified the already tense atmosphere.

122 I've never taken you seriously.

"It's...it's you again, Kazuka Konno!"

Please don't address people by their full names casually.

As Usagi Mito and Konno Kazuka stood facing each other, the difference in their demeanor immediately became apparent.

After all, someone who is consistently second will feel inferior to someone who is consistently first.

"I'm not here to see Yuriko Tsukishita, it's none of your business!"

"Tsukishita-sensei and Yuriko-sensei are my friends, so how can they not be related?"

"Why...why do you have to oppose me!"

"Please, it's you who's always trying to go against others."

Kazuka Konno left him speechless.

Fortunately, Tu Mei Du Ming Sheng simply ignored the other party's existence.

"Yuriko Tsukishima, let's have a competition when your new work is serialized! If your ranking is higher than mine, I'll acknowledge you..."

Why should I compete with you?

Mizuki Machi's eyes sharpened, and he interrupted him.

"Because I'm the second-ranked author on Gangan, I have to give them my approval..."

Why do I need your approval?

"You bastard, don't you have any respect for your seniors?!"

"You didn't even respect me first, so why should I respect you?"

Rabbit Beauty was speechless for a moment.

"Wow."

The surrounding crowd felt a great sense of satisfaction seeing him get the short end of the stick.

His self-centered and terrible behavior certainly makes him unlikable.

"Well, let me put it another way, let's make a bet! If you can beat me, I can..."

As Rabbit Beauty Saint was pondering what conditions to use to persuade her—

"I'm not interested in."

Mizuki Machi said calmly.

"Are you scared? You know you can't surpass me, right? I even considered you my rival."

"Surpass you? Sorry, I've never even considered you."

"What!?"

Rabbit Beauty Saint couldn't believe her ears.

I'm the second most popular comic artist in GANGAN!

You're just a writer who ranks between fifth and eighth, yet you don't even respect me?

"Alright, please stop getting in the way."

Mizuki Machi waved his hand.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Yuexia, I've disturbed you. I'll take him away right away."

"Wait, I haven't finished speaking..."

Just then, Tomioka Takeshi, the editor of Usagi Mito, appeared in time and dragged him away.

Why was he so obsessed with true knowledge?

Asashi Saho watched the figure disappear through the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion.

"He probably sees Mizuki as a 'formidable rival,' right? In GANGAN, only Konno-sensei can suppress him, but if he sees Konno-sensei as a competitor, his chauvinistic heart probably can't accept it. And at this time, the genius manga artist Tsukishita Yuriko suddenly appeared and should have become his target... but he was ignored."

Kurusu Kanata adopted a thoughtful posture and pondered.

"And then you resort to such a crude method to attract the attention of true knowledge? How pathetic."

Eriri gently shook her head, her eyes filled with pity.

"That idiot really underestimates me. Teacher Yuexia doesn't even take me seriously, let alone him."

Kazuka Konno delivered the final blow.

"That's not the case. I still have great respect for Konno-sensei."

"I can't believe it!" Mizuki Machi quickly replied.

"That's really great."

Konno-sensei's smile seemed to indicate that she was quite pleased.

"By the way, Mizuki, what do you think of Usagi Mito?"

She changed her form of address.

"Let's wait until he learns to be a decent person before we start communicating."

"That's a bit difficult. I heard that guy doesn't even have an assistant anymore and is always alone, which is why he's so clueless about social etiquette... I only recently came to understand that myself."

The New Year's meeting is over.

They said goodbye to Kazuka Konno and Kanata Kurusu.

on the way home.

"Cartoonists come in all shapes and sizes; there are all kinds of people among them."

Saho Ashisu thought about the many people she met at the New Year's party and shared her thoughts.

"In fact, it's more accurate to say that the personality of a cartoonist, who has little interaction with others, is inherently prone to distortion."

Mizuki Machi continued.