Is this mangaka crazy?

"I believe everyone has received my gift," Ren said with joy.

"I believe everyone has received the gift of "Fire Punch" and should be able to feel all my sincerity in this work."

No, it's totally possible! "Amamiya-sensei? What were you talking about?"

Akira on the side interrupted Ren's mumbling. Ren turned and saw Akira appear in front of him. Then he smiled and shook his head: "No, I was thinking about the gift of "Fire Punch" I recently gave my fans. I think they should feel all my love for them."

The joint release of the "Edgerunners" animation and game is scheduled for next week. At the same time, Sakura's Station C will also begin trial operation, and all ten episodes of "Edgerunners" will be released directly to attract traffic.

During this period, Trigger Studios and Hyperion Game Development will hold press conferences.

Ren came to Trigger Studios today to prepare for the conference.

As for Sakura's Station C, Sakura Culture has not yet reached the stage of holding a conference. After all, it is still a grassroots team.

But Ren also has a way to attract traffic:

he records a video and uploads it to his personal account, like "Fire Punch".

Now, Ren is still at Trigger Studios.

"Ah, I see," Akira said with a smile and nodded. "Amamiya-sensei is very generous. He actually gave away 10,000 sets of single volumes to his fans, self-funding the whole thing."

He knew that Ren had recently donated 10,000 sets of his latest work, "Fire Punch", out of his own pocket, to give back to the support and affection of his fans.

But he hasn't seen "Fire Punch"; after all, it's now the premiere time for the "Edgerunners" animation.

He still has a lot of work to do, but he doesn't have time to watch "Fire Punch", Ren's latest work.

But no matter what, in Akira's opinion, Ren is willing to pay out of his own pocket to give away 10,000 copies of single volumes, which shows great sincerity.

The sales of single volumes for some mangakas can only be 10,000 copies at most.

Although Ren's "Fire Punch" may not be as good as before, it won't be much worse than the works of these mangakas.

"This is nothing," Ren said with a chuckle: "As long as my fans like it, I can... give them more works like "Fire Punch"!"

His eyes were full of joy, and he didn't seem to be lying at all.

"Silverhand's fans are very lucky..."

Akira couldn't help but sigh and express his emotion.

However, at that moment, all major forums related to manga, "Edgerunners", and the manga world online were in an uproar.

Especially the forums and posts about "Edgerunners" manga and animation.

In fact, some fans who got the volume of "Fire Punch" didn't even finish reading it and rushed online to express their opinions.

Simply, at that moment, there weren't many fans expressing their opinions.

Everyone held back their anger and finished reading "Fire Punch" before expressing their opinions online.

"How do you feel after watching "Fire Punch"?"

"Well... I still feel very energetic. I won't say much. My doctor recommended I take medication."

"After watching it, I just want to say... Use Fire Punch on Silverhand!"

"Wuwuwuwu Silverhand is truly a mental patient. It numbs me. "Fire Punch" left me numb."

"Fire Punch... It gives me the same feeling of madness as when I watched "Vagabond". The plot development is completely unpredictable..."

"I always thought "Vagabond's" plot was sudden and free enough, highlighting the character's free will. I didn't expect "Fire Punch" to be even more impactful."

"After watching "Chainsaw Man", I thought Silverhand's condition had improved, but now it seems... Quick! Increase the dose!"

"Compared to "Fire Punch" and "Vagabond", "Chainsaw Man" really doesn't have that flavor..."

"I'd like to say that Silverhand is the freest mangaka in the world!"

"Terrible, is this the freedom of a mental patient?"

The core of nihilism is the same as always, but the world order in "Fire Punch" has collapsed even further, or it could be said that there is no longer any order.

After watching "Fire Punch", fans hotly debated the posts about "Edgerunners" and "Chainsaw Man".

And inevitably, when talking about "Fire Punch", manga fans can't help but compare it to Ren's other two works, "Edgerunners" and "Chainsaw Man".

This is also inevitable.

After all, Ren's personal peculiarities are too distinctive in these three works.

Even if "Fire Punch" hides Ren's title, manga fans will still wonder if it's his work.

At the same time, everyone began to debate the concepts and ideas of "Fire Punch".

"With the arrival of the Ice Age, the world order has returned to chaos, so the story of "Fire Punch" will seem even more chaotic than the cyberpunk world of "Edgerunners".

"So I agree with Dema's point of view. In this worldview, correct education is more important than food and fire."

"But in that case, with enough food and a warm environment, how could humans lose correct education?"

"Yes, we have an old saying that when you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace, and when your granaries are full, you will know etiquette. If you don't have enough food and maintain the most basic living conditions, ethics and morals will definitely not be born."

"So, no matter what, Dema is wrong." The subsequent behavior of Turner, Ren, and others towards Agni and Yoda, doesn't it mean that he didn't give his students and descendants the supposed correct education?"

"That's not incorrect education; at least they didn't eat meat. In that harsh environment, they had to do it to survive."

"What Dema calls correct education is basically maintaining the essence of a human being, but in reality, it's not that correct."

"Yes, so when Agni killed him, I thought it was good for him to die."

"He made a mistake, regardless of the reasons, it was a mistake. He made Agni suffer his whole life, so he deserved to die."

"But for Agni, it would be the same whether he killed Demacia or not."

"The reason for Agni's pain is just as he said: he cannot forgive the sin before him, nor can he accept the death before him. It is precisely because of his contradiction that he suffers."

"If Agni and Luna died at the beginning... it would be better."

"Three words: let my brother live until the earth explodes."

"The source of Agni's pain lies in these three words: live..."

"Fire Punch" is hotly debated in the forums and posts of "Edgerunners" and "Chainsaw Man", which also piques the curiosity of those who haven't read it.

"When will Silverhand publish new manga?" a passerby who didn't know the reason suddenly asked.

Someone immediately replied: "Don't you know? Silverhand recently gave us a complete set of single volumes of "Fire Punch"."

The person couldn't help but ask curiously: "Fire Punch? Is it good?"

Then many people appeared and replied:

"It's very good! I highly recommend it." I'd like to say that "Fire Punch" is the most exciting manga of the year!"

"Yes, yes, it's very good! I highly recommend it!"

"It's great! You'll love reading it!"

"I recommend you read it first, and you'll definitely come back to thank us."

Then, out of curiosity, the person went to a nearby bookstore and bought a single volume of "Fire Punch" to read first.

But this curious behavior made him regret it.

After reading the entire volume, it took him more than half a day to recover.

Then, reflecting on the "persuasion" of these people,

he angrily replied: "Okay, okay, you're lying to me, aren't you?

Guys, take my Fire Punch!

Suddenly, those who had seen "Fire Punch" beforehand began to recommend it.

After all, they couldn't let them suffer from "Fire Punch".

This also triggered a related chase, which were the words Luna said in his hallucination before Agni killed Dema: "Use Fire Punch on those who recommended you watch "Fire Punch"!"

And because of this, the discussion about "Fire Punch" continues to spread.

"No matter what, "Fire Punch" is a good work I've never seen before, but is it really okay for Silverhand to be able to create such a work?"

"I see that Silverhand is a supporter of nihilism. Whether it's "Edgerunners" or "Fire Punch", in Silverhand's eyes, everything seems meaningless."

"I can only say that Silverhand's thoughts are too free, with a kind of Nietzschean beauty..."

"Perhaps all geniuses are like that. After all... Nietzsche is also a psychopath."

"What you said is true. After all, Nietzsche also believed that supposed values, concepts, and truths are just artificial interpretations. The world itself lacks metaphysical truth, value, or ultimate meaning."

"That's how it is. Identity, belief, and even human civilization, everything is nothing. In the universe, only emptiness, coldness, and darkness are the eternal main themes."

"Isn't that the worldview of "Fire Punch"? Besim Druk is also a supposed country built on lies. It is said to be a utopia, but in reality, it is a big lie that the top leaders use to exploit others and survive."

"People can only survive by feeding on lies."

"The phrase from "Fire Punch" that I remember most clearly is what Uroy said in Besim Druk: "Except for humans like them, everyone else is firewood."

"It's like Nietzsche said: those who cannot obey themselves must obey others. This is the nature of living beings."

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