A middle school cartoonist

Even though he was once counterattacked by the good friend group of Yajo Mumeha, and even though he was suppressed by a certain chuuni cartoonist many times, Nizuma Eiji did not waver in his beliefs, nor did he become evil because of being suppressed for many years. Instead, he became full of passion and enthusiasm... In short, Nizuma Eiji is such a person who does not give up easily!

But even such a high-spirited Nizuma Eiji, after reading the serialized content of the fourth episode of "One Punch Man [Unyielding Justice]", took the initiative to call Takahashi Makoto and told him frankly that he gave up this time!

After sending off the editor-in-chief Yujiro, who was full of doubts and worries, Nizuma Eiji did not enter the state of "Excited Cartoonist" to complete the comic manuscript as he had done. Instead, he held the issue of the weekly magazine that Yujiro had just brought, squatted on a chair, flipped through the serialized comics of "One Punch Man", and thought silently...

Failure is not a shameful thing. Summarize the reasons for failure, absorb the lessons, and win again next time... Nizuma Eiji has always held this belief and has always done so!

For a true genius, in addition to the so-called "talent given by God", what is more important is to have a strong heart!

"Is it... the plot? No, it should not be just a matter of the plot..."

What is the content of the fourth episode of the comic "One Punch Man [Unyielding Justice]" that made him lose so convincingly... Flipping through the comic in his hand again, Nizuma Eiji's brain is also thinking quickly!

Editor-in-chief Yujiro said before that the content of the fourth episode of the manga "One Punch Man [Unyielding Justice]" is somewhat similar to the second episode of Eiji Niizuma's new manga "Hero Academy"... Compared to the editor-in-chief, Eiji Niizuma, as the original author of the manga, has seen more!

A manga with the theme of "Heroes" is naturally inseparable from the contest between justice and evil... This is a routine that almost all manga will adopt. Although this plot sounds a bit old-fashioned, it has to be said that this is also a classic plot!

Just like Izuku Midoriya saved his classmates, [Unlicensed Knight] also sacrificed himself to try to save the humans who were about to be killed by [Deep Sea King]... Just from this part of the plot, Eiji Niizuma felt that he did not lose to Makoto Takahashi. After all, they are both [ordinary people] doing things [not ordinary people can do]!

Although the plot of "Heroes always appear at critical moments" is also adopted, it is not incomprehensible as a classic routine that has been passed down from ancient times to the present... What really surprised Eiji Niizuma was the next development of the manga!

When Izuku Midoriya was in danger, he was saved by the [First Hero] Orumande; and when [Unlicensed Knight] was unable to compete with [Deep Sea King], Saitama teacher also solved the dilemma with one punch... Even the two [Heroes] who saved others suffered exactly the same treatment in the following!

Similar plots, similar treatments, and the second episode of the comic "Hero Academy" appeared much earlier than this episode of the comic "One Punch Man"... No wonder Yujiro would have doubts!

"But..." Nizuma Eiji slowly flipped through the monthly magazine in his hand again, with a melancholy look between his eyebrows, biting his fingers and whispering to himself, "When I first saw the plot of this episode of "One Punch Man", I had the idea of ​​'I lost'... Why?"

Yes, after seeing the [Unlicensed Knight] in the comics emitting the [Unyielding Roar of Justice] in the rain, Nizuma Eiji had such a feeling!

I lost...

There are no words to explain, and no words to describe my feelings at that time, let alone using the excuse of "difference in painting skills" that cannot convince others or myself to cover up my failure! After reading the fourth chapter of the manga "One Punch Man [Unyielding Justice]" with tears in his eyes, Eiji Niizuma realized...

I lost!

It clearly uses the same classic plot, and the subsequent development is similar. Even in Eiji Niizuma's manga "Hero Academy", Izuku Midoriya still appears as the protagonist... But he still lost in the fourth chapter of the manga "One Punch Man [Unyielding Justice]"! He lost to the counterattack of the passerby character "Unlicensed Knight"!

"...Is it because of the character?" Eiji Niizuma, who has no idea how many times he has read the manga "One Punch Man", suddenly stopped moving his hands. After this thought came to his mind, he moved his eyes from the manga manuscript in his hand to the weekly magazines piled on the bookshelf! "Maybe... this is the answer, right?"

Taking up the weekly magazines published in the past few weeks from the bookshelf, Eiji Niizuma quickly flipped through them... If Yujiro saw this scene, it is estimated that a conscientious editor-in-chief would definitely pull Eiji Niizuma to give him a good lecture!

"Sure enough!" Eiji Niizuma spread the comics on the desk with a happy smile on his face, "The gap... turns out to be here!"

Failure is indeed a frustrating thing, but compared to the result of failure, finding the real reason for failure... is more important for Eiji Niizuma!

"Although Aku-chan, like [Unlicensed Knight], lent a hand when others needed help..." Nizuma Eiji stared at the comics on the table, but kept thinking in his heart, "But the complex and tangled psychological activities are naturally not as good as the decisive behavior of [knowing that he can't win but still standing in front of the enemy]... Ah, this time I lost really well!"

When Izuku Midoriya found that his classmate was in crisis, he first felt a sense of self-blame. After all, the reason why his classmate was in trouble was because he entangled with Orumande; and when preparing to rescue, he hesitated for a while... Originally, Nizuma Eiji planned to use this plot to let the male protagonist named Izuku Midoriya show his unique charm of [his body moved involuntarily before thinking], but...

Compared to the behavior of the hero [Unlicensed Knight], this part of the original exciting plot is a bit superfluous!

Knowing that the monster [Deep Sea King] is not something that a mere C-class hero can deal with, [Unlicensed Knight] did not retreat like other heroes, but instead rode his bicycle to the disaster site in the heavy rain; after seeing Genos being beaten half-crippled, [Unlicensed Knight] still did not retreat at all, and still planned to prove his strength with the monster [Deep Sea King]; after being knocked down and knocked away again and again, despite being covered in wounds, [Unlicensed Knight] still dragged his embarrassed body and stood in front of the monster [Deep Sea King]...

The disaster escalated, and a mere C-class hero was no longer useful...

When others Rushing to the disaster site with the same idiotic eyes...

He did not stop his seemingly suicidal behavior because of his colleagues' ridicule and mockery...

He could not face the powerful enemy head-on, and was even beaten half to death after a slight contact...

Even though he knew he was powerless, even though he knew clearly that he was not expected...

You can laugh at [Unlicensed Knight] for not knowing what is good for you, you can despise [Unlicensed Knight] for not knowing what is good for you, you can also mock [Unlicensed Knight] for being brave but not wise, and you can even complain that [Unlicensed Knight] is using his life to delay time... But for [Unlicensed Knight], none of this matters!

So what if the C-class hero is useless? So what if others think he is a fool or a fool? If you can't win, you may even be beaten to death... What's the problem?

If even the hero runs away, who will fight?

"So, my failure this time..." Niizuma Eiji threw the comic book on the table, and lay on the floor of the studio with his arms and legs spread out. He sighed in a melancholy tone, "Is it because I don't understand the role of the hero enough...?"