Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 430 The plan in my heart

Buzz~buzz~
Unwilling to be lonely, the mobile phone vibrated, making a dragging sound in the quiet conference room.

Yusuke Kato put down the dip pen in his hand, kept it away from the manga paper where the ink hadn't dried, and took the phone out of his trousers pocket to check.

Click the latest notification message on the lock screen interface, and the screen will be switched to the software interface of Line in the next second.

A contact has a "1" stamped on its profile picture.

【Sister Shiyu: Hi, are you home yet? 】

Kato Yusuke picked up a bottle of oolong tea from the table in front of him, drank a couple of sips, and replied while leaning against the back of the seat behind him:
——[I went back, and now I am here in the Undead River comics department. 】

[Sister Shiyu: At this time... haven't you taken a break? 】

[Kato Yusuke: (thumbs)]

【Sister Shiyu: What do you mean? 】

[Kato Yusuke: Because the original manuscript has to be handed in. 】

[Sister Shiyu: I'm not asking this, but Yu-chan, you only replied with an emoji, did I disturb you?Or are you impatient with me? 】

Kato Yusuke frowned, and took two seconds to re-read the message, confused about how to respond.

【Sister Shiyu: Why can't I read it back?Did I hit it off?So which side exactly?Intrusive or impatient? (weep)】

"Master of reading comprehension" - Yusuke Kato thought aimlessly, and then started to reply.

【Senior sister, what's the matter? 】

Sent messages are read in seconds.

After an interval of three seconds, the other party sent a photo, or a group photo.

Kato Yusuke's pupils contracted for a moment, and the image on the screen was reflected in those dark eyes.

The protagonists in the photo are him and Shiwa.

The two of them were covered with the same thin quilt, and the quilt that reached to the chest position was naked, and they were hugging and sleeping.

"Morning for 2 people~" - the text texture on the photo covers the key areas, but you can still see the perfect curve of the semi-circular E-cup and the snow-white skin.

If you want to describe it specifically, the content in the photo is exactly what a couple should look like.

The boy is hugging the girl, and the girl is pillowing on the boy's arm, sharing the same bed intimately.

The picture looks fragrant and charming, which makes people think about it.

[Senior Shiyu: How about yesterday's commemorative photo, do you like it~? 】

Kato Yusuke frowned three points, closed his eyes and carefully recalled what happened last night, checked it several times, and finally came to a Christmas Eve conclusion.

Only then did the brows relax a little, and then the temples throbbed again.

He replied with some headaches: [From all aspects, the senior sister is too fierce. 】

And then no longer reply.

As soon as I put down the phone, it vibrated again with a "buzz~".

So Fu picked it up again, ready to switch to mute.

And new chat messages popped up from Line.

[Xinjoxiang: President, do you want to go to karaoke together, just the two of us~]

Also attached is a photo titled "Daily Class".

The person in the photo is wrapped in a bath towel, her hair is wet, and her delicate skin is rosy. It is obvious that she has just taken a bath, giving people a feeling of water.

I don't know why, Xintiaoxiang has become a lot more docile and warm recently, and often takes some nice photos and invites him.

Kato Yusuke read the message, but did not reply.

In the relationship between the two, this means rejection, and Xinjoxiang will wisely stop asking.

The next second—

buzz~

One after another, another new message was sent.

[Hui: Good morning, Kako invited me to buy things for teaching outside the school. It seems that Yamaguchi and Takei are also going. Does Yusuke want to come together? 】

"..."

Kato Yusuke looked at the screen and thought about it. The off-campus teaching started the week before the end of the month, and there was still a week left, so he started to reply.

—— [I don't have anything to buy, so I won't go. 】

[Hui: Well...Although I knew you would say that, it's not good to stay at home all the time, remember to go out for a walk? 】

[Kato Yusuke: (thumbs)]

There was an interval of two or three seconds.

[Kato Yusuke: Got it. 】

After putting down the phone.

Kato Yusuke continued to draw the original manuscript, and the conversation this morning could not help appearing in his mind, and he became a little more serious in writing.

After talking with Shi Yu, he has been thinking about this matter, and what the other party said really touched him in a certain way.

At least after paying off the debt, he felt that he should think about something else, so the temporarily shelved studio and game project came to mind...

While thinking about related matters, he continued to write.

that's it.

Kato Yusuke stayed from morning to noon, and from noon to afternoon.

During the period, apart from going to the curry shop downstairs for lunch, I basically spent the rest of the time drawing manuscripts.

With such efforts, the progress of the manga manuscript has also been smoothly advanced to No.13.

Since the last submission, he has drawn a total of ten episodes in the past two weeks.

After drawing the original manuscript of Chapter No.13, Kato Yusuke found the deputy editor-in-chief Kimura.

Together, the two printed out the manuscripts stored in the USB flash drive, and then brought them back to the conference room for his review.

When Kimura first saw the thick stack of "storyboard drafts" on the table, although Kimura was surprised, it was still within an acceptable range.

However, when he discovered that these "storyboard drafts" were all original manuscripts...

The whole person froze on the seat in an instant, and he didn't recover from it for a long time.

It wasn't until Kato Yusuke called his name a few times that he agreed as if awakened from a dream, and blurted out the question in his heart without thinking.

"——Isn't what you've been drawing just now a draft????"

Kato Yusuke shook his head and denied it: "No, it's the original manuscript. Here are 10 episodes in total. From the 4th to the 13th episode, the editor-in-chief Kimura can see if there are any problems."

"This, this, this, this, this..."

Kimura stared in astonishment, opened and closed his mouth, swallowed hard, and asked, "Before that, can I ask a question first? Teacher Fujimoto..."

"Of course, you can say anything directly."

"Then—huh...May I ask how many words you drew during the time you were here just now?"

"Two words."

"In such a short time! Did you make a draft in advance!?"

Kato Yusuke glanced at him, didn't speak, just nodded in response.

Seeing his reaction, Kimura felt a little better, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed, revealing a self-comforting smile.

People only want to believe what they want to believe and what they can understand.

In any case, he couldn't imagine that Kato Yusuke could draw a complete two-episode manga within a few hours without a draft, unless he was drawing in Xia Jiba.

Thinking of this, Kimura hurriedly lowered his head to check.

Kato Yusuke didn't urge him to do this, but just sat aside calmly, letting him check while drawing the manuscript of the next chapter leisurely.

Swish, Swish,
Rustle, rustle.

The sound of pages being turned and pens being moved was heard quietly.

Kimura checked very quickly, and it only took about half an hour to go through it roughly, mainly to check if there were any broken parts of the painting. As for the storyboard and plot, he planned to watch it slowly later.

I don't know whether to be happy or disappointed. The possible collapse of the painting that he guessed did not happen, and the painting level of each page is the same as before.

On this basis, if there is no problem with the plot, basically only need to modify the picture a little bit before it can be published, it is definitely a qualified manga manuscript.

After realizing this, Kimura was shocked and puzzled, the current situation really surprised him.

After all, just a week ago, he was still discussing with Suzuki's old editor-in-chief about giving Kato Yusuke a supervisor.

But now, the other party suddenly and quietly gave him such a big surprise!
Ten words!This is a full ten chapters!

It took other cartoon authors ten weeks to submit the amount, but it seemed to be conjured up in the blink of an eye when it was placed here.

As long as there are no mistakes or logical flaws in these manuscripts.

Even if this Fujimoto tree teacher does nothing from now on and immediately takes a one-month vacation for himself, these manuscripts are enough to support the serialization of ten issues of the magazine.

When such a dreamlike reality is in front of you, how can you not be confused?

"——Editor Kimura." Kato Yusuke saw that he was falling into a state of trance again, so he couldn't help reminding:
"If you don't plan to continue reviewing the manuscript now, I have some things I want to discuss."

"Ah, yes!" Kimura cheered up, "Is there any problem?"

"Well, it's about the serialization of "The Chainsaw Man". I have two questions to ask."

"Teacher, please tell me!"

"Then the first one is the first one. Counting the original manuscripts here, the current plot of "Chain Saw Man" is enough to support a booklet. Have you considered making a booklet plan?"

"Ah, so that's the matter, of course! Considering the popularity of your works now, sir, the release of the booklet must be within the established schedule, so you don't need to worry about that."

"I know this." Kato Yusuke nodded slightly, "What I want to know is about the production of the booklet, can it be made in advance?"

"Advance??" Kimura was startled, and immediately pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose in a little at a loss, and asked:

"Could it be... Teacher, you feel that the serialization speed of the magazine is too slow, so you want to issue a single volume directly...?"

"Well, after all, the price of the booklet is higher, which is also beneficial to you."

"Uh... I'm afraid..." Kimura wiped the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, wondering:

"I'm sorry that I can't give you a specific answer. If you insist, teacher, I can convey your wishes to Editor-in-Chief Suzuki..."

Kato Yusuke saw that his words were insincere and did not force him too much, so he brought up another matter.

"Then, if it is difficult to decide on a single book, can the number of pages and length of each serialization of "Chain Saw Man" be increased?"

"Improve?? How much do you want to improve??"

"Like episode five or something."

"—Chapter five, five!" Kimura suddenly stood up from his seat, and exclaimed in surprise, "According to your usual length, teacher, isn't that nearly a hundred manuscripts!?"

"If it's too much, it can be reduced."

"Let's not talk about this first, the problem is that this is a weekly magazine! Teacher, can you draw it!?"

Kato Yusuke responded calmly, "If you agree, I will find a way to complete it."

Although the words spoken are euphemistic, the tone is full of determination, which makes people subconsciously want to be convinced.

The meeting room suddenly became quiet.

Kimura sat down slowly, his expression seemed to have been greatly shocked, and he was speechless for a long time.

Although the competition in the comics industry is fierce, it is actually a rather slow industry.

Restricted by many factors, the serialization of comics is a long process.

It usually takes about two years for a popular medium-length work to be serialized from the beginning to the end without being cut in half.

In order to create popular manga works, although editors will put pressure on authors, they will not demand immediate results.

In the matter of giving the author time to grow, both the editorial department and the company will give tolerance and help.

And Kimura has long been accustomed to this pattern, until today's incident...

After all, in this industry, it is normal for editors to urge authors of comics, but the reverse situation is really unimaginable and extremely fresh.

Kimura couldn't help clicking his tongue when he thought of this, and looked at Yusuke with strange eyes.

I wanted to ask "Are you serious?", but neither what the other party said before nor the calm expression at this time seemed to be a joke.

After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't hold back a wry smile and spoke.

"I'm really sorry, the matter of increasing the length is not something I can decide on my own."

"Unfortunately, the editor-in-chief Suzuki went to the industry seminar today. Otherwise, after he comes back, can I convey your thoughts to him, teacher?"

Kato Yusuke had no objection to this, and didn't expect to be able to solve this matter once, so he agreed very understandingly.

"Okay, then I will trouble you."

"No no no no, please don't say that, teacher, you are too polite." Kimura waved his hands again and again and said politely, admiring him for making such a decision without changing his face.

After all, the pressure of weekly serialization is much greater than that of monthly serialization, but this teacher still seems dissatisfied, and it is rare for him to put more burden on himself.

In the end, I can only sigh with emotion that he is indeed the person that Xia Shizi valued, and neither of them can consider it with common sense.

Not only he has similar thoughts, but many people also think the same way.

After talking about the business, Kimura also began to chat with the pillar.

"Speaking of Mr. Fujimoto, have you heard the news that Mr. Kasumi Shiko's works will be animated?"

"Well, I've heard that."

"Hahaha, that's it~ the debut work can be animated, it's really a remarkable achievement. But according to you, teacher, it is entirely possible to do this in the future."

"You're welcome."

"No, I really think so... And thanks to you, our manga department has a bit of confidence to hold a thank you party this year. Although it is held together with the light novel department, please be sure to attend it then!"

Kato Yusuke didn't ask much about it, and directly equated it with the company's annual meeting.

In view of the fact that today's business has been done, he has no intention of staying any longer, and after saying goodbye to Kimura, he quickly left Immortal River.

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(End of this chapter)