A middle school cartoonist

Chapter 698 Disadvantage or. Failure! ?

The manga "Steins; Gate" has been serialized for a while...

For the editor-in-chief, it should be a cause for celebration that the cartoonist he is responsible for has submitted a new serialization!

For example, when the good friend group he is responsible for was successfully approved for serialization for the first time, a certain uncle with a sea urchin head on the editorial side generously invited two young boys who were not familiar with the world to have a barbecue meal!

However, as the editor-in-chief of the manga "Steins; Gate", Yoshida could not find a reason to be happy, nor did he put on a very [happy] smile in front of his colleagues on the editorial side as usual. Instead, he did not know when he had gathered an indissoluble sorrow between his eyebrows...

It's not just because this manga called "Steins; Gate" is the last manga of a certain chuuni cartoonist...

More importantly, it's because the performance of this manga, which is called [the last work of a certain chuuni cartoonist], is a bit disappointing... Well, it's not wrong to put it euphemistically!

"Tenth place...?" Looking at the data displayed on the comic performance statistics in his hand, Yoshida's face flashed with a "as expected" look, and he sighed helplessly, leaned back on the chair with his hands on his head, closed his eyes, and released his resentment in an unwilling tone, "Continuous serialization of that kind of daily plot... ah, I just knew it would be like this!"

To be honest, the beginning of the comic "Steins;Gate" is very good... At least Yoshida, the editor-in-chief of the first observation, was very interested in the many foreshadowings buried in the comic!

But that was only when it was first serialized!

The girl who was suspected to be the heroine came back to life, and the male protagonist with the second-year syndrome discovered that he had the superpower to travel through time... This should be the main plot, right?

If this plot is developed, relying on the abnormal thinking mode of a certain second-year cartoonist that is different from normal humans, although Yoshida dare not guarantee that this comic will be a big hit, he can at least guarantee that this comic will occupy an upper-middle level among the comics serialized in the same period of the weekly...

But look at the recent serialization!

The main storyline is stuck in the plot where the girl joins the laboratory of the middle school male protagonist and begins to study time travel...

As the subsequent plots of the manga "Steins;Gate" are gradually serialized, more and more characters are added... These development models that were originally adopted for many comics have become the culprit for the decline in the performance of the manga "Steins;Gate"!

Yes, yes, the appearance of new characters does make the comics interesting, and Yoshida does not deny this... But these new characters have no effect on the development of the main storyline of the comics!

On the contrary, it is better to say that the reason why this kind of daily plot is serialized with multiple episodes is that a middle school cartoonist provides a chance for a small role to appear in a group! ?

Yoshida had persuaded a certain chuunibaku manga artist, but...

"My beloved cat, this is the choice of Steins;Gate!"

It would be fine if Yoshida's persuasion was only repelled by the argument that the power was greatly increased by the blessing of the manga, but the more important thing is...

"I don't deny that the early stage is at a disadvantage, but this manga is the type that is invincible in the later stage..."

"Hey, hey, hey, my beloved cat, you... haven't you read the relevant literature on protracted war? If you are strong in the early stage but not in the later stage, not only will you be easily reversed, but it is also said that you will easily become the inheritor of [Forgiveness Color]..."

Suffering from this mental attack with a vicious curse... a responsible editor said that if his martial arts value could be confronted head-on, he would definitely challenge a certain chuunibaku manga artist to a duel called [To Death]!

"Oh, as expected, it's No. 1 again this time!" Yoshida, who seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but was actually thinking about how to kill... no, how to persuade a certain chuunibyou manga artist, suddenly heard a colleague's smug voice. He opened his eyes and saw Yujiro holding a new issue of the weekly magazine, winking at him and saying in an exaggerated manner, "Since the appearance of the Knight King, the new series of Nizuma-kun has always been in the top three... Tsk tsk tsk, as Mr. Hououin Kyouma said, the Knight King is really the poster girl of the "Fate" series!"

"Tsk !” After spitting with disdain, Yoshida retorted unhappily, “Yujiro, don’t forget that the comics you are seeing now about the “Fate” series… were all conceived by that guy Acheng!”

“Yes, yes, I admit this! And even Nizuma-kun said that in terms of plot conception, he is completely inferior to Mr. Hououin Kyouma who can conceive the entire series alone…” After listening to Yujiro’s somewhat submissive praise, Yoshida’s face looked a little better… But before Yoshida could speak, Yujiro came up with a [God Finishing]! “But unfortunately, it is Nizuma-kun who continues the comic “Fate” series, and it is only Nizuma-kun!”

“Tsk!”

"Hey, Yoshida-san, I've heard about this before!" Seeing Yoshida's unhappy expression, Yujiro showed a smirk on his face, "Before, Nizuma-kun suggested that the name of Hououin Kyouma-sensei be added to the author column of this new series... But it seems that Hououin Kyouma-sensei rejected it very decisively!"

"..." Thinking back to Yoshida who seemed to be present at the time, he suddenly felt a little pain in his heart...

"Why did you reject it? It was obviously Hououin Kyouma-sensei who conceived the plot first..." Just as Yujiro was happily teasing Yoshida, he was suddenly hit on the head with a [Iron Fist of Sanction]! "Ah! It hurts! Yoshida-san, how could you do this..."

"Acheng once told me that once you hear a similar statement as you did before, don't hesitate any more, throw a punch! If one punch is not enough, then punch again!" Yoshida, who had vented his anger, shook his fist and explained to Yujiro in a [happy] mood, "As for the reason, according to Acheng's original words... killing the White Scientist is to contribute to maintaining human harmony!"

"Hehe!" Editor Hattori, who had been watching from the side, smiled habitually and fled in the hostile eyes of the two...

"By the way, Yoshida-san, you should persuade Mr. Hououin Kyouma!" Yujiro raised the weekly magazine in his hand, his expression became serious, "If this continues, maybe the manga "Steins;Gate" will be..."

Yujiro did not finish his words, but just made a throat-cutting gesture with his palm...

"Yeah, I know... I will persuade Acheng!" Jokes aside, when talking about business, Yoshida did feel the kindness of his colleagues, "It's just... forget it, Yujiro, what does Niizuma Eiji say?"

"Not only is the character setting super interesting, but also serializes this kind of calm and daily plot... Is Hououin Kyouma planning to accumulate power and kill me in one move?" Yujiro spread his hands helplessly and said to Yoshida with a strange look in his eyes, "... This is what Niizuma-kun said!"

"Yujiro, you can actually say such a thing seriously..." Yoshida bowed to Yujiro very seriously, "Sorry, I underestimated you too much before!"

"Uh..." Yujiro, who was originally in a very [happy] mood, recalled the tone of his voice when he just relayed Niizuma Eiji's original words, and the whole person felt a little bad...

Yujiro is right, it is indeed necessary to have a good talk with Acheng now!

As Yoshida packed his briefcase, he thought...