Is this mangaka crazy?

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"Stop," Ren said with a smile. "As a professional mangaka, the most important thing is not to worry about the opinions of the outside world."

The three present nodded thoughtfully after hearing Ren.

"That's true," Akutami Yuta fully agreed with Ren. "As a professional mangaka, you don't care about the opinions of outsiders!"

"The creation of a character, whether it's death or resurrection, must be decided by the mangaka!"

Ren suddenly felt that something was wrong after hearing Akutami Yuta. This world's one-eyed cat teacher wouldn't be led astray by his words.

"That's not it."

He coughed and taught Akutami Yuta seriously, "Yuta, you can't be too arbitrary; you have to know how to make decisions and be balanced."

"Too... arbitrary?"

Akutami Yuta seemed a little confused, but then he suddenly realized, "Alright, I know what the sensei taught!"

Ren felt relieved.

Now, the one-eyed cat teacher in this parallel world shouldn't be led astray by him...

But what he didn't know is that Akutami Yuta's Japanese was at an intermediate level...

What is an intermediate level of Japanese?

It means he has no problems with daily conversation, but the meaning of idioms... is only superficial! Just as they seemed to have settled the matter, Ren's doorbell finally rang.

Ren hurriedly got up to open it...

"Ren!"

"Sakura, Ayumi!"

Ren looked at the two people outside the apartment and greeted them.

It was Ayumi and Sakura. Since they were attending today's book signing, Ayumi, the editor, must have known in advance.

It's normal for editors to follow mangakas to attend book signings in this world.

And Ren didn't hide it from Sakura.

Sakura was very busy due to the recent launch of B Station.

Even so, she decided to accompany Ren today to the online book signing for Edgerunners.

No matter how busy she is... she will accompany Ren to participate in all the important events of his life! "Sensei, are you ready? If you're ready, let's go!" said Ayumi.

"Ready."

Ren turned to Yuka and the other two in the apartment and said, "Alright, let's go together."

After all, being a mangaka's assistant is equivalent to being half a disciple of another, so he also planned to let Yuka and the other three see the world.

Of course, it was because Yuka and the other three wanted to go that he asked them to follow him.

If Yuka and the other three said they didn't want to go, Ren would definitely not force them.

After all, as a social animal in his previous life, he also knew that forced team-building was truly abominable!

Is it that Yuka, Hiroki, and Akutami Yuta really want to see what it would be like to participate in a book signing as professional mangakas? After all, organizing a book signing is a sign of great success for professional mangakas.

"Alright, sensei."

Yuka, Hiroki, and Akutami Yuta immediately followed Ren out of the apartment.

"What are you guys doing...?"

Sakura was stunned to see the three people.

She was too busy at the moment and had no idea that Ren had hired three assistants.

Yuka, Hiroki, and Akutami Yuta were also stunned to see Sakura and Ayumi appear.

They had never seen Sakura, so they were somewhat curious.

But seeing that Ayumi and Ren were very familiar to them.

They were the manga editor and the now-famous mangaka Ren! Could it be that this beautiful girl is also a renowned mangaka in the industry? After all, there are so many mangakas in the industry, and it's normal for them to be unaware of the appearance of several of them.

Although with Sakura's stunning appearance, if she really is a mangaka, she shouldn't be unknown.

The title of a beautiful mangaka is undoubtedly very attractive to the outside world.

But what if Sakura has never appeared?

Not all mangakas are willing to show their faces in public, and some don't even have their own autograph sessions.

So sometimes, outsiders don't even know the mangaka's real name. What would happen if some fans saw that the mangaka had murdered their favorite characters and, by chance, recognized him on the street? Even... what if the fans took the initiative to break down the door? Some cartoonists prefer to remain anonymous.

"Who is this sensei?" Hiroki asked.

"Sakura is my good friend!" Ren replied with a smile. "Don't call Sakura sensei or anything like that, Sakura is a little younger than all of you!"

Sakura is still studying at university this year, and she is indeed younger than Yuka, Hiroki, and Akutami Yuta, who have already graduated.

"A mangaka friend who is still in college?" Yuka asked, a little confused.

"No, no, no...".

Sakura finally understood and quickly explained, "I'm not a mangaka like Ren... I'm just... his friend."

"Oh, oh!".

Yuka and the others understood this time.

But they looked at Sakura's young and energetic face, then at Ren, and seemed to understand something.

"Let me introduce you to Sakura," Ren said. "This is Yuka, this is Hiroki, and this is Yuta! They will be my assistants for a long time!".

"Assistants?" Sakura asked with a radiant look. "Good... Ren, you don't have to be so busy."

She was very happy that Ren had recruited three assistants, so... he could have more free time.

"Alright, let's get ready to go!" Ren replied, giving a thumbs up.

"Okay, no problem."

Sakura nodded. The others also followed Ren and set off! Only poor Pochita was left, still in the apartment.

At that moment, Yuka leaned into Ayumi's ear and asked in a low voice, "Ms. Ayumi... I'm really curious, why does the sensei always give a thumbs up...?".

"It's probably the sensei's habit," Ayumi whispered.

"So... that's it."

Yuka and the other two suddenly realized.

After spending some time together, they were also more or less sure that the comments about Ren in the outside world were not just unfounded rumors... but that he actually had mental problems.

But, after all, he was a brilliant mangaka who created Edgerunners and Fire Punch, so it was reasonable for him to have problems... right?