Great Mangaka

A private car was driving through the streets of Osaka.

"No, why isn't it anywhere!"

complained the girl in the passenger seat. Her boyfriend, who was driving her, smiled and said: "Then let's go eat, don't buy it. Anyway, Weekly Shōnen isn't as good as Weekly Boutique. If it runs out, it runs out."

The girl raised her eyebrows upon hearing his words.

"How can you talk like that? Mirai-sensei is so generous. It would be a shame if we didn't buy it!" She took out her phone and waved it, saying: "Haven't you seen that the internet is going crazy? Everyone is queuing to buy Weekly Shōnen. I heard that the new characters are very attractive and that it has returned to the main plot... Oh, I want to read it more and more!"

Weekly Shōnen, which was published early in the morning, received unanimous praise from online readers. The girl, a loyal fan of Mirai-sensei, was very eager to see Detective Conan's new plot.

Her boyfriend, a little helpless, had to take her to look for it. Although he also reads Mirai-sensei's manga, perhaps because his girlfriend likes them too much, he is jealous of him. Last time, when "Weekly Boutique" came out, he bought a copy without hesitation, hoping to rescue his girlfriend from Mirai-sensei's clutches.

At first, he thought he would succeed, but today, with the launch of Weekly Shōnen, his girlfriend was encouraged to buy it again.

Luckily, after an hour of intense work, they bought Weekly Shōnen at a bookstore. The man breathed a sigh of relief and took her to dinner.

While waiting for food at the restaurant, his girlfriend encouraged them to read manga together.

"So there's such a benefit?"

he asked. The man was happy, and the depression of an hour instantly disappeared. He sat happily next to his girlfriend, wrapping one arm around her waist. He didn't care what the other diners in the restaurant thought. The two of them flipped through the manga.

"Detective Conan". The man had already read it, and while setting aside his prejudices, he still greatly enjoyed the work.

However, when they peeled off the plastic wrap, both were stunned.

"This cover is beautiful, let's cut it out and collect it!"

said the man excitedly after more than ten seconds. He found it very collectible, and it was also a portrait of a girl. Furthermore, it was pleasing to the eye.

"No, it won't look good if you cut it out, so leave it as it is." But his girlfriend disagreed and turned the page, which made the man regret it a little.

However, despite the regret, both remained very interested in reading the manga. After reading the content of this issue, they were shocked.

"This issue of Weekly Shōnen is great!"

his girlfriend shouted with her mouth open, and the man nodded. No wonder he heard his colleagues talking about it. The content of these three episodes is truly exceptional, or rather. This new female character is very attractive.

"Do you think Haibara Ai will be the heroine?" the man thought: "I remember that the only ones who have appeared alone on the cover are Conan and Kid, and Ran also appeared once. But she appeared with the protagonist, and it seems that the only woman who has appeared alone on the cover is Haibara!"

He has a good memory, and Haibara Ai is, in fact, the only female character who has appeared alone in Weekly Shōnen.

"It seems that some people are commenting on this online." His girlfriend closed the manga and frowned, saying: "But this character is still a mystery. I think too many assumptions are a waste of time."

"But...", the man gave a mischievous smile. He thought of a good way to discourage his girlfriend from Mirai-sensei: "If Haibara is the heroine, isn't this manga a reverse harem? Girls, you surely won't like it!"

Straight-oriented harem works are usually the most annoying. The man never reads reverse harem manga or novels. He believes his girlfriend is the same.

"It doesn't matter." However, unexpectedly, his girlfriend laughed: "It's not bad for Haibara to be the heroine. 'Detective Conan' cannot be a harem. This work is not a completely fictional worldview. It is still monogamous."

"As long as it's monogamous, it doesn't matter. Conan is not the type of man who has two girlfriends at once."

To be precise, 'Detective Conan' will never have an infidelity plot. This manga is very serious. Even with two heroines, it will be pure love, and there will be no annoying relationships found in harem works.

The girl had full confidence in Mirai-sensei, as he was the author of "Five Centimeters Per Second" and had never made a living by selling vulgar content.

"Besides, I like Conan." She smiled and said: "Compared to other female characters, I want him to be with Kid more...".

The boyfriend shivered. His girlfriend's idea scared him a little.

At Kanto Manga Company, Sun-san and Kazuki were eating takeout in the office.

"Why are there no investigation results?" Sun-san asked while eating: "Weekly Shōnen sales suddenly skyrocketed. Even if Sakura Books was involved, the current situation is too exaggerated!"

Weekly Shōnen was sold out in the Osaka area. Hinotori Publishing contacted several publishers to help reprint it. Of course, this news could not be hidden from Kanto Manga Company. To investigate the reason, Sun-san and Kazuki worked hard all morning.

They discovered that sales in other cities were also very high, and Mirai-sensei's readers were very enthusiastic.

"There's no way to explain it. We can only conclude that it's Mirai-sensei's miracle." Kazuki shook his head and replied with a wry smile: "Mirai-sensei has always been a miracle worker. This time, his article occupies almost half of Weekly Shōnen's pages. Coupled with the excellent content, it's natural that sales have increased."

"But the figure is too exaggerated!"

Sun-san, full of disbelief, said angrily: "Double! Their sales are definitely more than double what they were before. If you say that the last few hours were due to the excellent content, then people have been queuing everywhere waiting to buy since early this morning."

"Such reader enthusiasm cannot be due to advertising! There must be other reasons!"

In fact, before the launch of Weekly Shōnen, Kanto Manga Company had estimated its sales. Considering the advertising and the large amount of Mirai-sensei's content, the calculated final result was higher than usual, but not by much, especially before the early morning launch, when the number of readers queuing nationwide exceeded their expectations.

"Minister, if you have to tell me the reason..." Kazuki stopped eating and frowned slightly: "I have a theory, but I don't know if I should tell you."

"Go ahead."

Sun-san looked up.

"I suspect our advertising has backfired." Kazuki pondered and slowly said: "Mirai-sensei is no longer a novice mangaka. He has his own prestige among readers. This time we used him for advertising, which could cause readers to retaliate."

Kanto Manga Company's mangaka are all newcomers, and their training is not as good as Mirai-sensei's. Mirai-sensei has published several works, all excellent. Using him for advertising will likely cause disgust.

"Are you saying that our advertising has increased Mirai-sensei fans' desire to buy?"

Sun-san frowned slightly. That's impossible.

"Yes...",

Kazuki began to explain in detail.

At Matsuda-ya restaurant, Aika finished her meal and was about to leave. However, while paying the bill, she encountered a young couple.

"You are..." The man looked at Aika for a few seconds and then showed a surprised expression: "You are Master Aika!?"

Although she had just debuted, Aika had appeared on television and in newspapers more than once, and some still recognized her.

"Oh, hello." Aika felt embarrassed, but she felt happy in her heart. Only a few days had passed, and indeed, she had become a celebrity.

"Master Aika, can you sign for us?"

The man approached, shook Aika's hand, and then asked expectantly:

"No problem." Upon meeting a fan, Aika felt relieved and immediately agreed.

"Yui..." The man immediately turned to his girlfriend and said: "Get out some paper and a pen, quick, I want Master Aika to sign!"

. "Oh." His girlfriend frowned, slowly rummaged through her purse, and took out a pen and a packet of tissues.

"..." The man was stunned: "Is there no more paper?"

In any case, he couldn't use tissues for an autograph.

"No more." His girlfriend shook her head, but took a magazine out of her bag: "This is the only one left, Master Aika... are you willing to sign it?"

It turned out to be a copy of Weekly Shōnen. Aika frowned and looked at the girl's face, with a hint of dissatisfaction on her face.

"This person...".

Perhaps she was thinking it over, but Aika felt that the girl's gaze was not kind.

"Are you a fan of Mirai-sensei?"

she asked involuntarily.

"Oh, you found out." The girl showed a surprised expression and said with a smile: "Yes, I'm a fan of Mirai-sensei, Master Aika, do you want to sign this Weekly Shōnen?"

"No!"

Aika was furious in her heart. How could she sign Weekly Shōnen? This girl was deliberately irritating her. This made Aika scoff: "I won't sign my defeated opponent's book!"

As soon as she said this, the girl's smile disappeared, and she looked at Aika coldly. The man realized something was wrong, hugged his girlfriend, and ran out: "Sorry, Master Aika, my girlfriend has a bit of an impulsive temper...".

Before he finished speaking, the girl suddenly interrupted him:

"Why are you pretending? Who is your defeated opponent?" She said sharply: "A newcomer uses Mirai-sensei to promote herself, and you're so proud? You, Kanto, are indeed rich, and your ads are everywhere. Mirai-sensei uses two books to fight against yours?... Bah, you said it so kindly! Why don't you say that not even ten Hinotori Publishing companies can compare to Kanto?"

She pointed at Aika and cursed in public.

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see the gap between Kanto and Hinotori Publishing. The media and journalists are helping you. We readers remain silent, so you think we're all fools? Damn it, don't think we're all fools! Everyone in Japan knows what kind of people you Kanto folks are!"

Aika's face paled. She staggered back a step and suddenly understood why Weekly Shōnen sales were so high.

They had offended Mirai-sensei's readers!

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