A middle school cartoonist

Yoshida came to Takahashi Makoto's house at the time agreed on the phone, ready to pick up the new manga manuscript! As a rule, as a cartoonist who has signed a serialization contract, after completing a work, he will take advantage of the strong popularity to start a new serialization!

But after Yoshida entered the room, he saw a speechless scene! Takahashi Makoto was standing on the table, with a weird and broken smile on his face, and he was reading something excitedly.

"Sealed confused soul, now is the moment I need you, wake up!" After glancing at Yoshida, Takahashi Makoto did not say hello, but continued to chant some unknown spell, "Born in In the darkness, after the baptism of darkness, the existence that once ruled the entire hell, break free from the shackles of hope and light, and respond to me with darkness and despair, called..."

"What are you doing?" Yoshida interrupted Takahashi Makoto's summoning ceremony at an inappropriate time.

"..."

Makoto Takahashi had an angry expression on his face, his eyes were staring at Yoshida, his mouth opened and closed, as if he was saying something, but Yoshida didn't hear anything! Just when Yoshida couldn't help but want to go up and continue questioning, Takahashi Makoto suddenly laughed wildly on the table.

Although he was used to this kind of scene, seeing Makoto Takahashi laughing wildly on the table like a convulsion, Yoshida still had an ominous premonition! Yoshida's sixth sense, which is beyond ordinary people, told him that Makoto Takahashi in front of him seemed to have entered a state that could make people's hearts chill!

"My beloved cat, cheer! Be excited! The original personality from the soul of the Demon King has finally awakened under the sacrifice contributed by the Demon King Ogata! The new personality has been reconstructed!" Makoto Takahashi! Although he stopped laughing wildly, there was still that weird smile on his face, "The dark age we have been waiting for for so long has finally arrived!"

"Can something like personality really be rebuilt?" Yoshida rolled his eyes and ignored Takahashi Makoto at all. Instead, he poured himself tea in a familiar manner, held the tea cup, and sat on the sofa with his legs crossed. , started drinking tea with great enjoyment and comprehending life!

"My Familiar Cat, let me show you the new work!" Makoto Takahashi took out a stack of manga manuscripts from the drawer and handed it to Yoshida, with an expectant expression on his face, "As I told you before Like that, I have gained new insights in the past few days, so I came up with this healing work!”

"Is it my imagination?" Yoshida put down the tea cup, took the comic, and looked at Makoto Takahashi with a puzzled look on his face, "Why did I just read it as if I was emphatic when I heard you talking about the healing system? Very heavy!”

"You heard me right!" A glimmer of light flashed in Makoto Takahashi's eyes, and his face still maintained the look of expectation. "After reading the first episode and the supplementary related content, you will believe my words!"

"Are these?" Yoshida flipped through it roughly and found that the following pages were basically text, without a single comic. He was a little confused, "these following... It seems that they are not even storyboards, right? They are just text. That’s all!”

"Well, those things are just follow-up additions to this work!" The smile on Makoto Takahashi's face made Yoshida feel uneasy no matter how he looked at it.

When he saw Yoshida starting to read the manga with doubts, the smile on Makoto Takahashi's face became even stronger!

The cartoon sketch at the top is a very ordinary family portrait! Yoshida looked at this family photo, but he became a little confused, because in this family photo, there was a little boy's smile. Although it looked bright, if you look closely, it is a bit creepy!

If you look closely at the little boy's smile, you will understand that that smile does not come from the heart, but is disguised! That feeling of violation not only makes people feel a little curious, but more importantly, it is a kind of shuddering fear!

"Takahashi Makoto, your painting skills seem to have improved a lot recently!" Yoshida looked at the family portrait with an expression of surprise on his face and praised him without hesitation, "But the little boy in the painting... …”

"It's the male protagonist of this work, Oba Hazo!" The corners of Makoto Takahashi's mouth became wider, but he showed an apologetic look on his face, "Haha, you look at it first... By the way Let’s read the rest of the text together! But I feel it’s a pity that due to time constraints, this work only has the content of the first chapter completed. The real healing lies in the back!”

Listening to what Takahashi Makoto said, Yoshida became even more confused. Is it a healing manga? Looking at the family portrait in the first chapter, Yoshida felt a little inconsistent. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't feel the healing feeling! Maybe I am too impatient? Yoshida warned himself secretly and began to read the comics seriously.

On the other side, Makoto Takahashi stood up gently, took out the camera that had been exposed from a stalker uncle before, placed it in a secret place where he could record without blind spots, and turned on the shooting mode. , get ready to record everything that happens next!

"This work..." After Yoshida read the first chapter of the comic and the subsequent text narration, he asked Makoto Takahashi calmly, "Is it the healing system you call it?"

"Of course, my beloved cat!" Makoto Takahashi looked completely happy, looking at Yoshida with joy, "How about it, do you feel that your whole life has been completely overturned? That is what it should be. Yes, this is real healing!”

"Cure...cure!" Yoshida almost said these two words through gritted teeth, his face suddenly became very gloomy, he slammed the comic manuscript on the table, grabbed Takahashi Makoto's collar, and roared loudly , "What kind of healing is this? Makoto Takahashi, do you know what healing is? In your work, from front to back, let alone healing, from the comics to the supplementary text at the end, it is completely filled with Despair and darkness! Do you intend that everyone who has read this will embark on a path of self-destruction?”

"So, has your existence called life been cured?" Looking at the smile on Makoto Takahashi's face, Yoshida felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, "My beloved cat, do you feel that life is gone?" It’s meaningless. Are you tired of living? Do you want to commit suicide to find relief?”

"Is this... your original intention of creating this comic?" Yoshida suddenly let go of Makoto Takahashi feebly, as if he had lost all his strength, and lay softly on the sofa, "It is impossible for this kind of comic to be serialized. ah!"

"I remember someone once said this to me..." Makoto Takahashi took out a pair of black-rimmed glasses from somewhere and put them on, crossed his hands to support his chin, and began to imitate the commander of the editorial department, "As long as comics are interesting , as long as it’s interesting, you can serialize it!”

"It's funny, you sister!" Yoshida angrily picked up the comic on the table, banged it with his fingers, and roared loudly, "This kind of work that carries darkness and despair...this kind of negative energy through to the end, where did you come from? Are you interested? I really want to open your head and see what you think!"

"Of course it's interesting!" Makoto Takahashi's eyes were full of joy, and his face showed an expression of enjoyment, "Especially during the serialization, under the banner of healing, those cowards who seek healing will be completely trapped. The supreme sense of joy that arises from this in the midst of darkness and despair, ah, I feel drunk just thinking about it!”

"Serialization? It is absolutely impossible for this kind of work to be serialized!" Yoshida looked bitter and resentful at first, but seeing Takahashi Makoto still unmoved, Yoshida began to vomit his bitterness to Takahashi Makoto, "Takahashi Makoto, Mr. Phoenix Academy, how much hatred do you have against our "Shounen Jumk"? After this kind of work is serialized, the editorial department will definitely be besieged by parents. If you do this, it will not only ruin it! The editorial department will drag the entire "Boyen Jumk" into the abyss of death!"

"Oh? I think it's more than just that!" Makoto Takahashi shook his head and sighed, "Before, I told the Great Demon King Ogata that I would become the Demon King who dominates the comics world, and then I will marry Rina. The princess lives a happy life... But now that I think about it, this is basically impossible! "One Piece", "Naruto", "Bleach" and "Dragon Ball", etc. If you want to surpass these classic masterpieces, make Dominating the comics industry is an impossible task! So, I was thinking... let’s just completely destroy the entire comics industry! The way many demon kings unify the world is by destroying the world and creating a new one. Completed?"

"How did you come up with such an extreme idea?" Listening to the reason given by Makoto Takahashi, Yoshida almost cried!

"Oh, My Familiar Cat, it seems like you don't believe what I say!" Makoto Takahashi sneered, "You've also read this comic, the endless darkness and despair... Haha , publish this kind of work that can easily lead people astray... When parents are angry, they will definitely kill your editorial department to pieces!"

"But Takahashi Makoto, have you forgotten that this work may not be serialized!" Yoshida suddenly laughed, "It's really a pity that your wish cannot be realized! So redraw it for me now! The previous one was pretty good, I remember you drew some before, that was the narration..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, my beloved cat, you are too naive!" Makoto Takahashi smiled and shook his finger, taking out the contract from his arms, "Did you forget what was written in the contract? Chapter 1 Article 32: After completing a series of cartoons, cartoonists are eligible to participate in new series! Are you planning to break the contract?

"That's just an opportunity for serialization!" Yoshida also had a weird smile on his face, took it into his arms, and looked at Makoto Takahashi proudly, "And this manuscript, can it reach the editorial office safely? Is this possible? This is a very serious question! Maybe the author forgot to submit it to the editor, or the manuscript was accidentally lost or something..."

"Oh, do you want to dump my drawings on the road? It's exactly what I expected..." Makoto Takahashi shook his head with emotion, "The camera master over there is a very faithful recorder. After all this! My beloved cat, you are more than a hundred years too early to resist this demon king!"

Yoshida and Takahashi Makoto looked at each other. The smile on Takahashi Makoto's face made Yoshida feel very uncomfortable, but it was very familiar!

"Okay, okay, I will submit your work to the serialization meeting! Are you satisfied now?" After Yoshida hesitated for a long time, he finally compromised! But Yoshida's face was still very ugly, "This kind of work that is not royal at all will definitely not pass the serialization meeting!"

"That's right, this work of mine is not even an evil comic, let alone a mainstream comic! This is the way of darkness and despair that belongs exclusively to the Demon King!" Takahashi Makoto took out a pile of drawings from the drawer of his desk and handed them to Yoshida, "Speaking of mainstream comics, this work should be considered one, right?"

"Is your drawer connected to another dimension?" Yoshida complained feebly, and took the comic draft, his eyes lit up, "This is..."

"Yes, it's the work you saw before!" Takahashi Makoto said in a low voice, "This is one of my favorite works in my previous life!"

Yoshida took the comic draft and quickly left Takahashi Makoto's house! Yoshida always felt that Takahashi Makoto was acting a little weird today, but he couldn't tell where this weirdness was!

"Oh, if only this kid could be like Hiramaru-kun!" Yoshida sighed to himself as he walked, "Hiramaru-kun is sometimes like a child, and he can be coaxed by giving him some food..."

Yoshida suddenly stopped! Because he accidentally saw the smile on his face reflected on the shop window, which was so similar to Takahashi Makoto's smile before!

"Dark Ages..." Yoshida recalled what he saw and heard when he first arrived at Takahashi Makoto's house, and suddenly realized, "So that little devil refers to..."