Ise Yu Yuzhijin handed over a business card.
On this simple and exquisite business card, the na of a magazine company was printed, along with the na Morihara Tomona, and a brief introduction of the job position below.
Without a doubt, this was the business card of a manga magazine editor. Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t know much about manga publications, having only looked up related terms before the cultural festival competition.
"Monthly Girls"?
Isn’t this a shoujo manga publication? Although it later transitioned to more general romance manga, the main audience is still mostly girls. Is this editor inviting the Slacker Girl to sign up as a manga artist?
Why on earth would they look for a manga artist to be a shoujo manga creator? Aren’t most of the Slacker Girl’s fans guys? Where do all these girls who like to read her stuff co from?
"This Editor Morihara found at today’s Sumr comic sale and asked if I would consider joining their magazine as a manga artist..." Ise Yu Yuzhijin said softly, "But I didn’t agree imdiately. I said I’d get back to her in a few days..."
"What are you thinking?"
"Although being a manga artist sounds wonderful, it’s actually a very hard and tiring job." The Slacker Girl showed a wistful expression on her small face, "In fact, I have been approached by magazines before to sign a contract... but I refused them all."
"Refused?"
Shirakawa Sawahei was taken aback for a second and asked curiously, "Since you refused before, why are you considering it this ti?"
"Well... of course, it has sothing to do with Shirakawa." Ise Yu Yuzhijin sighed, "Actually, ever since my identity as a manga artist was discovered and I was forced to transfer schools, I’ve been hesitating whether to continue down this path..."
"Always hiding, unable to reveal my passion for drawing, and having to forcibly hold back when talking about doujinshi... Living like that is quite tiring... But fortunately, I t Shirakawa~"
"I found out that apart from Sister Rion, having a good peer friend who knows about my hobby, accepts and embraces the fact that I’m different from other girls, is such a happy thing~ It makes the ntal pressure much less."
"But... to always rely on Shirakawa to cover for isn’t a solution. Ever since I t the Calligraphy Club mbers, I’ve always hoped to openly introduce my interest in drawing to my friends. If I could beco a manga artist, Shirakawa wouldn’t have to keep my secret anymore, right?"
"Compared to a doujinshi artist, a manga artist would be more widely accepted. If I could really achieve that, I wouldn’t have to live such a stressful life anymore..."
Shirakawa Sawahei was silent for a while and then spoke: "Have you thought it through?"
"Of course not! Becoming a manga artist is very difficult! That’s why I ca to you for life advice, Shirakawa!"
"Do you want to stop you or to push you forward?"
The cute little Ise Yu hesitated for a mont and tentatively said: "How about... you try both? See which one I accept better?"
"..."
"There’s no such thing as that kind of life advice." Shirakawa Sawahei said helplessly, "Your motivation to be a manga artist is already very strong. Now you’re just facing obstacles, right?"
He casually drew a piece of blank paper from the Slacker Girl’s workbench, picked up a pen, and wrote down the words "manga artist’s obstacles" and started listing so points.
"A manga artist’s working hours are longer."
"A manga artist has submission deadlines and can’t draw on a whim or delay as they please."
"Eh~ that’s not right. The manga artists I’ve seen often go out to gather inspiration and then take justified breaks..." Ise Yu Yuzhijin interrupted Shirakawa Sawahei, yearningly saying, "My dream is to beco such a manga artist~"
"Such manga artists naturally have editors to discipline them, which is outside the scope of our discussion." Shirakawa Sawahei replied offhandedly, then continued listing the inconveniences of being a serious manga artist.
"Manga artists need to sign with a magazine company, which restricts creativity."
"Manga stories need to be long enough, interesting, and logical, and the character design must be full and clear, not just relying on art style and wrapping up casually in twenty or so pages like in doujinshi."
"Serious manga artists can’t include R18 content in their works."
"Stop, stop, stop..." Ise Yu waved her hand repeatedly, while the other hand covered her chest, looking heartbroken, "Hearing it from you, Shirakawa, I feel like I’m about to give up... Quickly, tell the benefits of being a manga artist."
Shirakawa Sawahei nodded and continued listing points on the blank paper.
"As a manga artist, inco is more stable and higher."
"The identity of a manga artist sounds better than that of a doujinshi artist; you can openly tell your family and friends."
"A manga artist has the chance to et voice actors... if your work is adapted into an ani."
"Hey! Right! There’s also this benefit!" The Slacker Girl’s eyes lit up with surprise: "Why didn’t I think of this before."
"A manga artist..."
"Alright, alright, that’s enough." Ise Yu Yuzhijin excitedly said, "Just the fact that I could et a voice actress is enough to make up my mind. Shirakawa, you don’t need to persuade anymore."
"..."
A voice actor fanatic is truly frightening. No wonder she said she liked vocal music at the start of the school year; it seems she’s just infatuated with voice actors.
Well, thankfully, I don’t like voice actors.
He put down the pen in his hand and handed the paper filled with key points to Ise Yu Yuzhijin for her to consider carefully. After glancing at it, she confidently put down the draft paper, made a fist, and said,
"I’m ready!"
"Then I wish you good luck." Shirakawa Sawahei said, "Does Manager Hiyama know about this?"
"Sister Rion? Of course, she knows. I told her about it at the Sumr comic event."
"Then why didn’t you ask her?"
If we’re talking about professional insight, surely Hinata Rion, as a fellow artist, would have more perspective.
"Oh, that’s because I feel Shirakawa is super reliable and super trustworthy. Sister Rion’s group is simply not worth my consulting for advice!"
The Slacker Girl started throwing complints at Shirakawa in hopes that by sweet-talking him, she’d get hit a little less later.
"You cut that out, didn’t you rember why you got hit earlier?"
"I... I won’t dare next ti..."
Shirakawa Sawahei coldly smiled and said, "Next ti? You said the sa last ti."
The Slacker Girl quickly covered her cheeks and butt in panic, exclaiming, "No way... Shirakawa, you’re going to do it again..."
"Enough... I really can’t take it anymore... I promise this will be the last ti!"
"I’ll completely seal off the Ghost JK series! Even if ’Monthly Girls’ offers more money, I won’t touch it! I promise the new manga’s character design will have nothing to do with you!"
"Is that manga publisher asking you to draw Ghost JK???"
"..."
"Well... Shirakawa, could you pretend you didn’t hear what I just said... Can we start over?"
The self-destruct girl, Ise Yu Yuzhijin, skillfully started to act pitiful, hoping to pass by playing cute with the points she just scored.
"Do you think that’s possible?"
Shirakawa Sawahei once again showed a familiar smile and softly said, "I feel like there are still a lot of things you’re keeping from ..."
"Hmm? Ise Yu? Are you sure... you still want to tough it out?"
"..."
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