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Chapter 246 - Chapter 246: It's Really Miserable

On Saturday, when Weekly Boutique was launched,

many readers gathered at a bookstore. However, a strange phenomenon occurred: more people bought Mirai Manga than Weekly Boutique.

"How strange, Mirai Manga sold so well yesterday, why is it still so popular today?" a saleswoman muttered. She saw a reader standing in front of the counter. He flipped through the copies of Mirai Manga, then those of Weekly Boutique, and finally picked up Mirai Manga and headed to the counter without thinking.

It's not the first time I've seen this scene. Many readers who originally planned to buy Weekly Boutique chose Mirai Manga after comparing the two manga magazines. Is the difference between the two that big?

"Colleague, is there only one manga in Mirai Manga? Why do more people buy such a strange magazine?"

asked the saleswoman to her superior who was arranging books and placing them on shelves. The latter smiled and said: "Master Mirai-sensei's new work is excellent. Now everyone is buying Mirai Manga by volume for collection at home. I think the sales boom could continue for several days.

The sales decline rate of single volumes is lower than that of magazines, but the current situation is really special. Weekly Boutique has been a bestseller every week since its launch, and only this week does it seem that business has cooled down. However, Mirai Manga is different. Its popularity on the first and second day doesn't seem to have changed much.

Many booksellers began to struggle. They would order Weekly Boutique according to usual popularity, but Osaka is the place where the manga war is most intense. Under the impact of Mirai Manga, Weekly Boutique's sales in this city have significantly dropped.

Readers won't be generous enough to buy manga magazines every day. How to determine the purchase quantity in the future has become the biggest concern for these booksellers.

But there are also people who don't worry about it at all.

"Hahahaha!" On

campus. Kato laughed. But the man in front of him had a grim expression.

"That bet doesn't count. Mirai-sensei's new manga is more impactful." It should be for the winner of the rock, paper, scissors game, and that's me!" the man said forcefully. He cursed his bad luck in his heart. Yesterday, the "Mirai Manga" manga was a big disappointment. He hoped today's "Weekly Boutique" would save the situation, but it turned out to be a complete failure.

This university is located on the outskirts of the city. Today is a holiday, but many students from all over Japan will not leave school. Even if they go out to play, they will return to school to buy magazines. Normally, "Weekly Boutique" should have sold hundreds of copies a long time ago, but now only fifty have been sold.

When classes start, it is estimated that this time's "Weekly Boutique" will only be able to sell about 200 copies, which is insignificant in a school of six or seven thousand people, but this boss, tragically, ordered 700 copies of the magazine.

"Who cares about you!"

Kato looked at him with contempt. His "Mirai Manga" manga sold 300 copies in two days. Sales will continue to increase in the coming days.

The man in front of him was still pleased a few days ago, but now he is dejected. Kato felt very proud, and that feeling was so good: "You were the one who said you would give me the 'Mirai Manga' manga as a gift. It's too late to regret it!"

The man was speechless, very aggrieved.

At noon, Takumi and the other two had lunch at a Japanese restaurant.

"You can often come to this restaurant that Alice introduced to you." Aika smiled. She used to cook at home, but now she thought it was good to eat out once in a while: "I've discovered that rabbit meat is delicious. I'll learn how to prepare it when I get home."

"Aika-san, teach me too!" Shiori said from the side: "I want to learn too. Aika-san, you cook very well."

Last time they ate together, the editors and assistants praised Aika's cooking skills. Aika casually commented that Takumi had said he wanted to marry a woman who would inherit his cooking skills. That's why Shiori always kept it in mind and strove to learn to cook. Compared

to Alice, Shiori is more like a hardworking country girl. She herself has good cooking skills, and it won't be difficult for her to master Aika's skills.

"Well, when you have a day off next week, we'll do it together." Aika really likes Shiori. She understood her thoughts at a glance. She couldn't help but smile: "Takumi, how about you come help next week?"

She looked back, only to see her son stopping a few steps behind, looking aside in surprise: "What's wrong?"

"Oh, no... nothing." Takumi quickly looked away and smiled: "I saw two acquaintances."

"Who is it?"

Shiori looked at him curiously.

"No one, just acquaintances, and we've never seen each other. Let's go!"

Takumi didn't want to get involved, so he grabbed her hand and pulled her out. As soon as he took it, Shiori stopped worrying and left happily with the two of them. However,

in the corner where Takumi had been looking, a man and a woman were sitting opposite each other. If Shiori could take a closer look, she would undoubtedly recognize that they were the two most important mangaka from Kanto Manga Company, Rina and Aika.

"How is it? Is this shop good? "This is a well-established brand with 200 years of history,"

Rina asked while eating. She and Aika didn't go out together, but both were mangaka highly favored by Kanto and often interacted.

"Well, it's fine."

Aika lowered his head to eat, saying sadly:

"Why are you still sad?" Rina looked at his face and comforted him: "Be content, you're very lucky to be able to fight Mirai-sensei to this point. If it weren't for Kanto's advantage, his 'One Piece' would have crushed you and you wouldn't even feel it. Mirai-sensei is a true genius!"

In the morning, they went to the bookstore and found that Weekly Boutique sales were not as good as Mirai Manga, which had already been on the market for two days. This greatly affected Aika.

"I'm not reconciled." After all, it's because The Detective's Son's immersive feeling doesn't suit our people's taste...".

Aika wanted to complain, but Rina reached out: "Stop, come on! Stop being funny."

"Duke Anthony created The Detective's Son's setting in Japan, how could there be a problem with the sense of substitution? ... Besides, One Piece is a fictional worldview, and its characters have names similar to those in the West. If we talk about the sense of substitution, how can One Piece be worse?" What

she said made sense, and Aika was speechless for a moment. She still didn't understand why such a strange theme as One Piece had surpassed Weekly Boutique.

"Why?" Aika lowered his head, took a big bite, and said angrily: "I really don't understand!"

Rina looked at him and muttered to herself: "Is this idiot still asking why? The only explanation is the difference in strength.

Mirai-sensei's strength in manga is simply astonishing. This time, not only Aika lost, but also several Weekly Boutique manga. These mangaka, who hold power at Kanto Manga Company, were immediately crushed by Mirai-sensei!

"Undoubtedly, I will be the only mangaka who can get close to Mirai-sensei in the future."

Rina looked at Aika, who was eating angrily, and a feeling of pride washed over her. Mirai-sensei would not be easily defeated. Only she could compete with him, because Rina was also capable of writing stories and drawing.

In this world, only she and Mirai-sensei had the same talent.

The manga industry is developing rapidly. Adapting manga is the wrong path, after all. It's too restrictive and doesn't allow mangaka to unleash their true strength. Only by thinking of stories and writing for manga can the best manga be drawn.

"Hey, Rina, how long do you think Mirai Manga manga will remain popular?" After Aika calmed down, he looked up and asked: "Will it make up for the previous sales difference?"

The difference between Mirai-sensei and him has been reduced to nearly 10 million copies thanks to Weekly Boutique. If Mirai Manga manga sales reach this figure, Mirai-sensei and he will be on the same starting line, and Kanto Manga Company's dominant position will disappear.

"I don't know." Rina shook her head and calmly replied: "It's normal to be popular for two days. The specific sales volume depends on the situation in the coming days...".

Although she said so, Rina felt that Aika's prospects were not very good... After One Piece's premiere, the trend proved overwhelming.

"Weekly Boutique" didn't even have a chance to fight; it was truly miserable!

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