A middle school cartoonist

Although Yoshida was very anxious at first about the incident caused by the cartoonist Jinghe River, since Takahashi Makoto had already expressed his attitude, Yoshida naturally didn't say much... But the "special benefits" and the attitude of looking forward to "pleasure" that Takahashi Makoto mentioned before made Yoshida a little worried!

During this period, after receiving the comic manuscripts submitted by Takahashi Makoto, Yoshida carefully observed them at least three times, and only after confirming that they were correct would he hand them over to the logistics team on the editorial side... After the sample issue of the weekly or monthly magazine where the comics were published was produced, Yoshida would always check the serialized comics belonging to Takahashi Makoto again as soon as possible!

Because Yoshida, the conscientious editor-in-chief, would worry that a certain Chuuni cartoonist who did not play by the rules would use the action and execution power beyond the understanding of normal people to exchange the comic manuscripts in the middle... So don't say that Yoshida is suspicious or has persecution delusions, after all, a certain Chuuni cartoonist had really done such a cruel and crazy incident!

According to the agreement with Makoto Takahashi, Yoshida came to Makoto Takahashi's house early this morning!

"Now, I will bear all the curses; in the future, I will definitely bear all the resentment..." Makoto Takahashi was tidying up his white coat in front of the mirror, and he sighed inexplicably, "Houhoin Kyoma, oh Houhoin Kyoma, you are really a sinful demon king!"

"..." Listening to the narcissistic sigh of a certain middle school cartoonist, the editor-in-charge who was sitting on the sofa and was about to speak instantly lost the idea of ​​communicating with the other party!

"Eh? My beloved cat, you actually appeared in the barrier without my knowledge... Well, it seems that you have been very diligent in practicing the skill of [Stalking] recently!" Takahashi Makoto took out a stack of previously published weekly magazines from the bookshelf and placed them on the table in front of Yoshida with a smile on his face, "Then my beloved cat, have you understood the rules?"

"Rules?" Yoshida frowned, looked at the previous issues of the weekly magazines in front of him, and then looked at Takahashi Makoto who was folding his arms in front of his chest, and asked with a puzzled face, "What rules? Ah Cheng, aren't you going to explain it to me in detail today? Are there any matters related to [Special Benefits]? "

"Huh? My dear cat, you haven't completely forgotten it, have you?" Takahashi Makoto looked at Yoshida's confused face, sighed helplessly, and said helplessly, "Of course it's the rule of [Equivalent Exchange]! Since my dear cat, you intend to have an equal exchange with me, you must first show your sincerity!"

"Uh...sincerity for equal exchange?" Communicating with a Chuunibyou manga artist is indeed an ultimate task with a difficulty of [maddening]... At this moment, Yoshida's heart is broken!

"Don't you even know how to show your sincerity? My cat, you are just a stupid human being!" Makoto Takahashi sighed as he sat on the sofa opposite Yoshida, pointed at the weekly magazine on the table, and said in a tone of regret, "It's to let you observe the [Inherent Barrier] of your colleagues on the cartoonist side, and then talk about your feelings and mental journey... In short, the situation is basically like this!"

"...Ah Cheng, do you mean that you want me to read other cartoonists' comics and then tell you how I feel?" Yoshida first showed a look of realization on his face, and then quickly He switched to a look of disdain and contempt, "Hey, Cheng, as the editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine, in addition to the comics of the cartoonists you are responsible for, you must also read every comic serialized in the weekly magazine! Don't you know this?"

"Oh? My beloved cat, you are so confident, are you really a man?" Takahashi Makoto showed a smile that made Yoshida uneasy, "In that case, how about we try it?"

"...Try what?" The more intense Takahashi Makoto's smile, the more uneasy Yoshida became... But at this point, Yoshida could only bluff and confront head-on!

"In the comic "Hikaru no Go" by the good friend group of Yashiro Mumengye, when Xiaoguang played against Xiaoliang in the Go club, Xiaoguang did not follow Sai's instructions, but chose to make moves according to his own will... Do you still remember the part of the plot where Xiaoguang chose to make moves according to his own will?" Takahashi Makoto looked at Yoshida with a smile, and before the other party could speak, he asked a question that made Yoshida speechless, "Then my dear cat, here comes the question! Do you remember which row and column on the chessboard Xiaoguang chose to make moves according to his own will?"

"Uh, this..." Is this mentioned in the comics? Yoshida began to work hard to improve the calculation capacity of his brain, and recalled bitterly...

"Can't answer it? Then how about changing the question? In the comic "JOJO", what is the name of the ship where Qiao Qiao died?"

"..."By the way, has the name of the ship been mentioned in the comics?

"In the manga "Hero Academy", how many people took the entrance exam for the Hero Academy with Izuku Midoriya... Since this question is relatively simple, my cat, you also need to tell me the number of males and females!"

"..."Who the hell would remember this? And telling the number of participants is fine... What's the point of telling me the number of males and females? I'm afraid even Eiji Niizuma himself doesn't know the answer to this question?

"Still can't answer? Then I'll lower the difficulty to the lowest level..." Takahashi Makoto sighed helplessly, "In Ryuko's manga "Assassination", how many students belong to Class E of the third year?"

"Well, I remember it seems to be 24 people... No, it should be 25 people... right?" Feeling Takahashi Makoto's contemptuous eyes, Yoshida knew that he didn't answer correctly...

"Tsk, my cat, you can't even answer a question..." Takahashi Makoto looked at the silent Yoshida, smacked his lips and shook his head silently, "I saw you look so confident before, and I thought you had some real skills... Humph! You dare to apply for equal communication with me? Should I say it's ignorance or ignorance?"

"...I'm really sorry that I don't know the answers to these questions!" Although he apologized, the way Yoshida spoke at this moment... Well, it should be a high roar of [Ancient Dragon]!

"That's because your love is not deep enough!" However, Takahashi Makoto's voice was louder than Yoshida's, and his tone was even more intense than Yoshida's! "Haven't I said it before? Comics are the [Inherent Boundary] that belongs exclusively to the cartoonist! If you can't analyze the essence of the [Inherent Boundary], you can't understand the cartoonist's current mentality... If you can't understand the cartoonist's mood and state when completing the comics, it is not only trampling on the fruits of others' labor, but also disrespecting yourself who is regarded as a competitor by the other party!"

"Feel the cartoonist's mentality through the comics..." Yoshida whispered, while falling into deep thought...

"Tsk, you really don't realize this problem?" Looking at Yoshida's thoughtful look, Takahashi Makoto curled his lips in disdain, "My beloved cat, for the sake of you being the editor-in-chief, the great and mighty, domineering and crazy cartoonist Houhouin Kyouma, this time I will mercifully tell you!"

"...I'm really grateful!" Yoshida rolled his eyes and said so with resentment!

"You're welcome!" Takahashi Makoto replied as if it was a matter of course, and then began to sigh again, "As expected, I am really a devil with deep sins!"