The flashback scene ends and returns to the real-time storyline.
Himeno noticed the movement and said: "Aki... he's here."
He saw a door open before everyone's eyes.
Then, a... head, a swollen head with a foot and a palm, which he used to crawl, appeared in front of them! "End of episode."
Kenji Tanaka was a little scared by this strange scene, mainly because he felt some disgust.
In general, the plot of "Chainsaw Man" is still not very compelling.
But "The Gods" is different. "The Gods" continues to advance rapidly, and the plot is constantly escalating.
Some even think that "Chainsaw Man" is a work of Ren's exhaustion.
Because it's true that "Chainsaw Man" doesn't have much plot so far, and it's mainly funny.
Even when the bat devil and leech devil appeared, there weren't many surprises.
On the other hand, "The Gods" is different. The setting and plot are very interesting, although the historical background of the academy is still a bit outdated.
However, combined with the fact that the story is both true and false, and the argument that science kills gods, it makes people feel very comfortable.
So, although the popularity of "The Gods" has not continued to grow, its popularity remains stable.
On the other hand, "Chainsaw Man" has already shown signs of unstable popularity.
But this is not a problem for Ren. The setting of "Chainsaw Man" is not as direct as that of "Edgerunners" to cause a big stir.
The plot is also relatively slow, but why was "Chainsaw Man" so successful in its previous stage?
There's a reason for that.
So...
let the bullets fly for a while.
Furthermore, for Ren, there is something more important to do next.
"Amamiya-sensei, are you saying... you plan to publish a single volume of manga directly?" Takashi asked, looking at the thick drawings in front of him.
"That's right."
Ren said with a smile: "I've prepared it very carefully and have been drawing it for a long time. I'm going to give it as a gift to the fans before the release of the "Edgerunners" animation and game!"
"A gift for... the fans?"
It was the first time Takashi had heard of a mangaka giving a gift to fans by directly publishing a complete volume of a manga.
"Is this work... called 'Fire Punch'?"
He looked at the name on the drawing and said.
"Yes, Fire Punch!"
Ren made a punching gesture: "It means 'Use Fire Punch on him quickly'."
This name... is full of the flavor of classic passionate shonen manga.
Takashi was a little surprised. 'Did Ren really draw a classic passionate shonen manga?''And didn't Ren serialize "Chainsaw Man" smoothly?'
As we all know, serializing a manga, especially weekly, already consumes most of the mangaka's energy and time.
Ren is still serializing "Chainsaw Man". Will he have time to draw another manga?
And judging by the number of drawings, this is definitely not a short or medium-length manga.
With this speed and quality of drawings, he's simply a human printer!
After Takashi subtly raised his evaluation of Ren, he examined the drawings.
"How about I review them first to see if they pass the review, and then we'll talk about the single volume?" Takashi asked.
It's a very normal process. They also want to see if Ren has drawn anything that won't pass the review.
Otherwise, if they just print and publish it, they won't be able to bear the consequences if something goes wrong.
"Okay."
Ren smiled and nodded.
Then he put down the draft and left.
Takashi even personally sent him off and asked someone to scan it and send it to the computer.
He would use an electronic device to read it.
After all, this is an original mangaka manuscript, and you can't just flip through it casually.
But of course... this draft is very thick. 'Did Ren... bring it here by himself?' After asking his subordinates to scan the more than one thousand pages of drafts from Chapter 83, Takashi was not in a hurry to read it, but was busy with other daily tasks.
The chief editor's work is also very complex, and it is impossible for him to have so much free time.
He has a meeting in the afternoon.
At six in the evening.
Akatsuki Cultural Company's editorial department finished today's work at a somewhat leisurely pace.
Takashi also saw that it was time to leave work and stretched his waist: "Hmm~~~! Finally off work!"
Although he is the chief editor, he is also looking forward to finishing his day.
We are all workers, why do we work so hard? Unless there is a very important task that needs to be completed immediately.
Otherwise, Takashi will not work overtime.
Furthermore, he is setting a good example for his subordinates. Otherwise, if he also disappears, wouldn't he force the entire editorial department to do so? So he cannot set such a bad example.
Immediately, Takashi picked up his briefcase and left the office.
"By the way, take Amamiya-sensei's "Fire Punch" manuscript and read it tonight."
He remembered something and turned on the office computer again.
This way, he can remotely connect at night and read the scanned copy of the "Fire Punch" manga saved on the computer.
The company also has electricity supply at night. Although no one works here, there is also electricity.
The manga world is not exempt from this small electricity bill.
After doing this, he left the office.
"Chief editor, I'm leaving first."
Ayumi had just prepared her things and wanted to leave work.
"Alright, you can leave."
Takashi nodded with satisfaction, very good.
Ayumi, who used to work overtime until 10 PM, finally got rid of the bad habits she brought from her hometown after working in Tokyo for over a year.
There's nothing to do in normal times, just don't work overtime.
If there are health problems due to so much overtime, the company will have a headache.
They are not a ruthless company like Arasaka Corporation from "Edgerunners".
Takashi then walked to the company's underground garage and drove directly home.
After enjoying dinner with his wife, son, and daughter, Takashi remotely connected to the company computer and opened the scanned copy of "Fire Punch".
"Another work by Amamiya-sensei, let me see what happens first," Takashi said indifferently.
He didn't plan to finish reading all the manuscripts that night, but rather read a part and go to bed to rest.
The cover of "Fire Punch" shows a man with half his face burning in flames, looking straight ahead seriously.
Takashi continued to look down.
The first official drawing of "Fire Punch" shows a scene where a boy carries a girl on his back and walks through the snow.
"People who can use miracles from birth are called..."
"Blessed".
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