The content of the first episode of "The Detective's Son" manga surprised Takumi.
The protagonist is Japanese. His father is a great detective, but he grew up in Japan and can be considered Japanese.
Takumi hadn't expected Anthony to write the second story this way. Compared to the previous work, this one has three advantages: the strong Japanese identity portrayal; the modernization of the era and context; and the presence of female characters. These three factors make "The Detective's Son" more current and popular among young people.
But why can an Englishman write a work set in Japan? And Duke Anthony wrote it very well. At least in the content of the first episode, Takumi found no strange settings.
He was very curious. The night the commotion at the amusement park ended, he and Alice talked about this topic on the phone.
"Because Duke Anthony is a high-level researcher on Japan."
Alice explained that the principle was similar to Takumi's previous life. A strong country learns from a weaker one. In this world, many other countries are familiar with Japan's system and culture. Relatively speaking, the Japanese people are relatively unfamiliar with the culture of other countries.
Until now, only very famous foreign masterpieces circulate in Japan, and "The Detective Sherlock" by Anthony is one of them. However, this is due to its genre, as before this book, detective novels were ignored in Japan.
It can be said that the popularity of "The Detective Sherlock" in Japan was largely due to Japan needing a detective masterpiece to drive the development of this genre of novel.
"But, anyway, this is too real." Takumi leafed through the "Weekly Boutique" and said: "The scenes are exactly the same as in Osaka."
"Isn't the reason simple?" Alice sighed: "Don't focus on Duke Anthony. Have you forgotten that he also has a mangaka?"
Takumi was stunned. Suddenly, he realized.
Mangaka. Yes, was it really a coincidence that "The Detective's Son" was published in manga format? Perhaps not. Anthony's original work must have some minor flaws and gaps, but as long as it's published in manga format, the author is the Japanese mangaka Aika, who can completely detect the existence of the gaps and correct them.
For example, if Anthony wrote about a building that doesn't fit in Japan in the manga, Aika can correct it. The drawn scene is the same as the current situation in Japan.
"I see... That makes sense." Takumi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I forgot about Aika."
"..." The phone suddenly went silent, and then Alice's exhausted voice sounded: "Hey, Takumi, didn't you take that mangaka seriously?"
Takumi avoided answering.
"Compared to this, I just received the royalties for Detective Conan." He changed the subject and said: "One hundred eighty million yen, isn't that the correct amount?"
The royalties for the Detective Conan volume, sold during the trip to Tokyo, have been deposited into Takumi's account, but the amount is different from what was expected. The royalties for this volume should be around 400 million yen.
"Royalties are not paid all at once." Alice laughed: "This is the first payment, and the rest will be paid to you in two months."
The sale of a single book involves the cooperation of many companies. Especially for a company like Hinotori Publishing, with fragmented channels, calculating royalties takes a long time. And Takumi's amount is considerable. Generally, it's paid in two installments. There are also some tricks to reduce taxes. The higher the royalty amount, the more Japan pays.
"I understand."
Takumi nodded. Indeed, 180 million yen is enough for him to spend. The next day was Sunday. Takumi and his family found the original owner. The owner paid the remaining debt on the house in one lump sum. Until now, the house in the Sakura Garden community has become entirely their home.
On the way back, Aika seemed particularly excited.
"Finally, I let go of a worry." She breathed a sigh of relief. Although her son can make money, she had millions of yen in debt for the house for a long time. This made Aika feel like she was carrying a debt she could never get rid of.
This time, the house money has been settled. Japan has no restrictions on land use time. As long as they don't sell the house, they can live there for generations.
"By the way, Takumi, Mom is going to buy vegetables... Invite everyone to lunch." Aika stopped again. She wanted to celebrate enthusiastically, so she said something to Takumi and headed to the vegetable market.
"Aika-san, I'm coming with you!"
Shiori looked at Takumi and then at Aika. She rolled her eyes and unexpectedly decided to go with Aika.
Takumi went out... His mobile phone notified several assistants, Alice, and others, asking them to come for lunch when they were free. After the call, Takumi didn't rush home. He went to the bank and transferred Tomato and Kenji's remuneration.
Before noon, two assistants arrived first.
"Mirai-sensei, I received the transfer!"
As soon as he entered the door, Tomato approached excitedly, holding Mirai-sensei's hand and shaking it: "Master, thank you very much. Sakura and I originally wanted to postpone our wedding." After receiving your money, we can do it immediately..."
Before he finished speaking, Sakura twisted his ears.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Sakura blushed as she pulled Tomato away, then bowed slightly to the surprised Takumi and said: "Mirai-sensei, don't mind him...".
Takumi extended his hand to interrupt her, frowning and saying: "Okay, tell me when you're getting married!"
He couldn't stand it anymore. The two of them were showing affection all day, so it would be better if they got married sooner.
"I haven't decided yet...", Sakura replied, but Tomato jumped up and said: "We plan to do it in two weeks."
"Hey, we still haven't decided..." Sakura was a little anxious, but Takumi nodded and said: "In two weeks, if I remember correctly, you send the invitations in advance, I'll go show my support!"
Upon saying this, Sakura's face immediately flushed.
"Why?" This is it...".
Blushing as she was, Sakura no longer denied it. Instead, she hid in the kitchen as if she wanted to escape and began working with Aika and Shiori.
At noon, Alice and Kurosawa arrived with some editors. Kenji was the last to arrive, but he brought his wife, a beautiful and gentle woman with a pleasant name, Akemi.
The couple received Takumi's transfer and expressed their gratitude as soon as they entered. After expressing their gratitude, Akemi was led to the kitchen by Aika to help.
They spent a lively afternoon that day, but after the activity, life returned to calm.
Then, Hinotori Publishing's new magazine passed review, and "One Piece" began promoting it with great momentum.
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