It was only when Kawasaki Saki returned to her seat that the gazes following her gradually disappeared.
The students in the classroom also started doing their own things, continuing their previous conversations.
After Tanaka Masao sat down, he saw two boys not far in front of him chatting about something.
"Look what this is."
"Wow, how did you get it?"
"Hehe, I woke up early and it wasn't easy to get this one. I've been looking forward to it for a long time."
Tanaka Masao heard this and subconsciously glanced over, finding that it wasn't some mysterious, unspeakable booklet, but the latest issue of JUMP.
It went on sale at eight o'clock this morning, and it was indeed not easy to get it right away.
"That's great. I also went to the bookstore, but there were too many people, so I couldn't buy it. I'll have to wait until after school this afternoon.
This issue is a bit too popular."
"Hehe, of course. Besides the usual manga, this issue also has a masterpiece co-published by three famous teachers. How could there not be many people wanting to buy it?"
"Oh my god, so you also know those three teachers? Didn't you tell me you never read that kind of stuff?"
"Cough, cough, cough. I haven't read it. I just heard about it, heard about it, and wanted to see what it was."
"You, open it quickly, I want to see it too."
"You wait until I finish reading it."
The same thing was happening in various corners of Neon.
The first batch of people who bought the book were almost all after the manga drawn by Tanaka Masao and the other two. It must be said that sometimes interest really cannot be compared with instinct.
In the classroom, the boy who bought the manga opened it with an expectant look, under the envious gazes of his companions.
Then, in less than three minutes, he looked pained, as if doubting life, and casually handed the manga to his companion, saying,
"You look at it. I need to be alone."
"Who is alone?"
His companion was a bit confused.
Why did watching a manga make him depressed?
Oh, I get it. It must be that the destructive power of the collaboration between Takeda and Kashiwagi Eri was too strong. Ox Warrior plus humiliation and so on, his fragile mind couldn't handle it.
I'm different. I like this kind of thing, hehe...
Not hehe...
After he finished reading those short stories, he couldn't laugh anymore. All he could think about was, how could I be so dirty and depraved?
The two who finished the manga were almost in a daze for the entire class, beginning to recall their past lives.
Oh, I am truly an evil person. From today onwards, I will never read that kind of thing again.
After class, someone noticed their unusual state and came over to ask.
"Why do you two seem off after reading this issue of JUMP? Did Luffy finally die?
But that's not impossible, after all, he's always so reckless."
"It's not that, it's this..."
"Oh, it's this. I've heard about it too. I wasn't planning on reading it, but since it's in front of me, let me enjoy it properly, hehehe~"
"What, what, I want to see it too."
Just like that, a manga was continuously passed around the classroom. Some girls noticed the boys' behavior, and some wanted to come over and look.
This made things even more out of control.
"Waaah, it's so touching! If a fat otaku was willing to treat me like that, I would definitely marry him."
"I prefer the delinquent. Especially that last scene, it was so cool. I feel like his eyes were even brighter than the stars."
"So, boys want to have X-ray vision to cure their family's illnesses? Then I shouldn't have sent those two peeping toms to the police last time. They might have just been training their abilities."
"To make someone hypnotize you to forget that you're seriously ill, that's truly deep affection, but how could one forget? This would only make one love even more deeply."
Apparently, the girls in the class really liked these romantic, beautiful, and pure little love stories.
The more they liked them, the more they felt it wasn't enough, wanting more.
So, some girls started asking if anyone had read the authors' previous works, to recommend some to them, and leave a name.
But after asking among themselves, the girls found that no one had read them, or even heard of these authors' names.
Finally, they asked the boys. The manga came from them, so they must know.
Facing the girls' eager questions, all the boys averted their gazes, as if they had all agreed to say the same thing.
"This... this manga isn't mine. I'm not too sure either. I got it from so-and-so. He should know."
Following the clues, the girls successfully found the owner of the manga.
That boy was surrounded by a group of girls, and at this moment, he had reached the peak of his life.
He could guarantee that he had never been so popular before.
But he didn't want to be popular because of this.
Is anyone coming to save me? (Dare da, tasukete).
He cast a pleading look through the circle of girls towards the group of boys.
But not a single person dared to meet his gaze, all looking away. The only person who met his gaze conveyed a message that meant,
Sorry, we can't help you now. Just go to your death with a man's dignity. We will inherit your legacy.
...
Tanaka Masao watched this little farce and found it somewhat amusing.
It turned out that without realizing it, so many people around him had already become his fans.
He glanced at Kawasaki Saki, who was unmoved in front of him, and asked with some curiosity,
"Saki, aren't you going to read that manga? It seems quite popular."
Kawasaki Saki shook her head.
"I don't like reading manga."
Compared to reading manga, she usually preferred doing handicrafts to pass the time.
Hearing this, Tanaka Masao couldn't agree. How could this be? It seemed he had to recommend his work to her, to broaden her horizons and make her his fan.
Thinking this, Tanaka Masao took out a book from his bag.
"This is a novel I bought two days ago. It's quite good. You can read it to relax when you have nothing to do."
Looking at the novel Tanaka Masao handed over, with 'i want to eat your pancreas' written on the cover, Kawasaki Saki hesitated for a moment before taking it.
The novel Tanaka recommended should be good. Reading it might improve my literary skills.
"Thank you. I'll read it when I have time."
At this moment, the class bell also rang.
The boy who was surrounded looked at the departing girls, as if he had been relieved, and let out a long sigh.
However, a remark from the unsatisfied girls as they left greatly disheartened him.
"Hmph, how useless."