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The "Fate/Stay Night" character contest ended, but Kanto Manga Company still hasn't published the sequel to "The Detective Sherlock," forcing Takumi to spend his days drawing at home, feeling like he doesn't know where to start.

"Aren't they going to publish it?"

he asks. Sometimes he even thinks about publishing "One Piece" first, but in the end, he resists.

Anthony and he agreed to compare sales, and this volume should not be compared with Weekly Shōnen and Diario Kanto. The sales difference between the two magazines is very large, and it has recently doubled.

Diario Kanto is updated every weekday and, along with Kanto Bookstores scattered throughout Japan, attracts a large and stable readership. Weekly Shōnen is updated weekly, and the channels are outdated. If Takumi considers himself a reader, he would prefer to buy Diario Kanto.

Of course, this does not mean that Weekly Shōnen has failed. In fact, since the last review, the sales of Hinotori Publishing's two magazines have steadily increased. The only difference is that their growth rate is not as strong as Diario Kanto's.

Takumi wanted to turn Weekly Shōnen Magazine into a daily magazine, but it was impossible. Hinotori Publishing had far fewer mangaka than Kanto Manga Company. It was already difficult to maintain a Weekly Shōnen Magazine, and it was impossible to turn it into a daily magazine...

Therefore, Takumi did not intend to use Weekly Shōnen Magazine to compete with Anthony's agreement this time. It was enough to have Detective Conan in the magazine, and One Piece had to be sold separately. Unfortunately, he hadn't figured out how to sell it...

and Kanto Manga Company still hadn't launched a new work. Not knowing if it was an accident, Takumi could only hold back.

He was drawing at home. When he started to get bored, he received a call:

"Mirai-sensei. Your readers opened a dessert shop called 'Mirai-sensei's Home' on Binhai Street. Should we stop them from causing trouble?"

This was Miyuki's call. She told Takumi that someone had used the name of Mirai-sensei's home. And those were Takumi's readers, the members of the Older Sisters Alliance, who opened a shop on a busy commercial street near the ocean in Osaka...

"Your last prize was hung in the shop by them, and now it's very ostentatious!"

Miyuki was a little indignant. In fact, no one has registered the name of Mirai-sensei's home forum as a trademark. So there's no problem with someone using it. But, on the other hand, Mirai-sensei is Takumi's pseudonym, and the name of Mirai-sensei's home forum obviously infringes on copyright, so he can prohibit the business.

"Dessert shop?"

Takumi didn't complain about the news, but he was a little surprised that there was a fan dessert shop; a waitress in a maid uniform suddenly appeared in his mind. Shaking his head, Takumi felt he was overthinking. There are very few maids in manga now, and maid cafes are not popular. It should be an ordinary pastry shop.

But a pastry shop with his own pseudonym. Takumi was still very curious and asked Miyuki not to cause trouble. The next morning, Takumi put on a hat and went out.

It was an unusual time to go out, so he took the bus. The hat prevented others from seeing his face, and it seemed no one recognized him. Listening to the conversations of the passengers around him, Takumi missed it very much. He liked the feeling of being in a crowd, in obscurity.

After passing through several stations and getting on the last bus, he saw some young women talking about their jobs, and some even talked about "Detective Conan".

"It seems Conan has been back in the spotlight recently. Have you noticed?"

"I know. The Black Organization appeared last week, which exceeded my expectations. Although ordinary cases are also very interesting, it's really exciting to see the curtain unfold!"

"It's just that Mingmei's death is a bit of a shame. I didn't expect the Black Organization to be so cruel!"

From their conversation, Takumi knew that the foreshadowing of "Detective Conan" was well-planned, and no one saw through it. He was very satisfied. Upon reaching Binhai Road, the girls chatting on the bus also got off. Did they also want to go to Mirai-sensei's home forum?

Takumi followed them and, indeed, soon saw a pastry shop with a sign that read "Mirai-sensei's Home".

"It really is Mirai-sensei's home!" he exclaimed.

"How lively it is, are all those inside members of the alliance?"

It was a newly opened pastry shop. There were several potted plants outside. The interior space seemed very spacious and was filled with noisy girls, which looked very lively.

The girls entered, but Takumi stopped. Without a doubt, this shop must have been the work of the Older Sisters Alliance. And it seems it has become the base for that fan group?

The pastry shop is full of girls. As a boy, Takumi frowned slightly and felt the urge to retreat.

"Tsk...".

He heard a "tsk," turned around, and saw several young men appear around him at some point, all looking towards Mirai-sensei's home and refusing to enter.

"Captain, let's go... There are too many women."

"Yes, I don't want to go in. If someone takes my picture, I'll be laughed at in the company in the future!"

The two men persuaded the young man with glasses leading the group, but he focused on Takumi and suddenly asked: "Are you also a member of the Order of Knights?"

Takumi was stunned. Order of Knights? Before he could reply, the young man with glasses seemed to confirm: "Forget it, I know the answer to this stupid question without asking. Who else would come to this shop, except the Order of Knights!"

"But it's a real test..." The young man looked towards the pastry shop and bravely said: "I heard that Mirai-sensei drew a portrait of Saber and that it was hung inside. As a member of the Order of Knights, how can I retreat?"

"One moment..." He turned and left, and in two minutes brought back some masks: "Come on, put this on!"

Takumi also wore a mask. He felt a little dizzy. He watched the young men around him quickly put on their masks, and then looked at the pastry shop with a murderous gaze, muttering to himself: "Do they want to go in? Is it that serious?"

But he still put it on so he wouldn't be afraid of the girls recognizing him upon entering. Although he had interacted with readers in the Tokyo region, Takumi was still a little worried about being exposed in a shop full of female readers.

After the young men put on their masks, they clapped and said: "For our queen, go!"

Takumi followed them.

"Welcome!" However, curiously, upon entering, a waitress approached and smiled: "Excuse me, do you have an appointment?"

There was no surprise on her face, as if it wasn't the first time she had received male customers.

"No...",

the young man replied coldly, and it looked normal from outside the shop. Upon entering, the air changed, filled with the aroma of girls and desserts, and the sound of laughter in their ears made several of them nervous.

Takumi felt better. After entering, his nervousness completely dissipated, and he subtly observed the shop's atmosphere. This pastry shop's atmosphere is very pleasant, but it doesn't differ from others, except for the manga and books found everywhere.

"What? It's just a name..."

Shaking his head, Takumi felt a little disappointed. He didn't see anything remarkable in the shop. It turned out they only used his pseudonym as a publicity stunt.

But when the waitress escorted them to their seats, Takumi noticed something strange. He saw many photos of himself under the glass table, and even the menu...

"This, this is Mirai-sensei...".

A young man opened the stacked menus. The menu's background looked like a poster, with an image of Takumi playing the piano under the night sky. It was very beautiful, probably a fragment from the Castle in the Sky video.

"Mirai-sensei is so handsome!" he exclaimed.

"Look, they also sell photos on this menu. Should we buy some?"

"For boys, forget it. Buy it again and get stuck. But no wonder so many girls come. It turns out there's such a special service."

"Huh? Man, what's wrong with you?"

The young men chatted, but they found Takumi lying on the table, hitting his head against the glass. If there were a crack in the floor, Takumi would have crawled into it. It was the most embarrassing move he had ever seen.

"Tell Alice to come negotiate right now, we can't let her open this shop!"

Takumi gritted his teeth, took out his mobile phone, and started typing. However, before he could send it, the young man grabbed his hand: "Okay, stop playing with your phone, let's go

see Saber's portrait first!" The young men pulled Takumi and excitedly ran to see the portrait.

What was so good about that portrait? Takumi wasn't interested in Saber at all. Seeing some female customers in the shop pointing at the photos under the table and laughing, he finally couldn't help but reach out: "Excuse me, go see, I need to go to the bathroom."

He left the young men, found the men's restroom, opened a small room, took off his mask, took out his cell phone, and called Alice.

"Hello, Alice? Are you free? Uh... do me a favor..."

Takumi told Alice the whole story, which made her laugh non-stop: "You can't stand so many photos of yourself? Hehe... Well, I'll finish the work I'm doing first and go talk to them in an hour."

Alice nodded and hung up the phone. Takumi breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care about the existence of Mirai-sensei's home forum, nor did he intend to offend female readers. But the widespread distribution of photos had to be prohibited at all costs.

"One hour..."

Murmuring about the time, Takumi turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly he heard a clear voice from above.

"Ah, I found her!"

Upon hearing it, Takumi couldn't help but look up, only to see a little girl lying on the toilet, looking at him with bright eyes: "It's really Mirai-sensei's voice, I finally found you!"

Upon clearly seeing the girl's appearance, Takumi felt a slight headache. Isn't this the girl who jumped into the river? Why is she here...?