Utaha and Eriri were stunned. Who is this natural airhead? Is she really Megumi?
"Megumi, what's wrong with you? Why are you saying such surprising things today?" Utaha asked suspiciously.
Eriri was about to go crazy.
"Megumi! Quickly wipe your face!"
Without waiting for Megumi to react, Eriri rushed forward and wiped the white liquid... ahem, milk off Megumi's face, leaving it clean and dry.
"Ah, it's just that it's my first time staying over at a classmate's home, and it's a male classmate's at that, so I didn't feel anything nor care about it," Megumi calmly explained.
"And, we had breakfast together, went to school and back together, participated in club activities together, and then stayed over together..."
Megumi summarized calmly, "I don't think there's anything wrong with calling it cohabitation."
The truth was too real, and Homura and the other two were speechless.
Yes, there was no logical problem with her words... sigh, it could only be said that human thoughts are too complex.
"Cough cough! Cohabitation might be a bit too much. At most, it's... pseudo-cohabitation! Yes, that must be it!" Homura forcefully "corrected".
Utaha: "..."
Eriri: "..."
"You're just talking nonsense!" The two of them thought in unison.
Megumi nodded in understanding, "Hmm, it seems like it."
They looked at Megumi's expression and Homura breathed a sigh of relief, quickly saying, "Have you all finished eating? We should be leaving now."
Utaha and Eriri understood his meaning and quickly tidied up before leaving together.
"Sagiri! Haru! We're going to school!"
*Thud!*
Huh? This girl actually replied?
Although she used floor language... it was still a big improvement!
===
On the way to school,
"Speaking of which, Minamiya, you've already submitted your manga right? What pen name did you use?" Eriri asked curiously.
Homura casually replied, "Pen name? I didn't really pay attention to it, I just wrote Minamiya and uploaded it."
"Oh really? I thought Homura-kun would come up with something unique!" Utaha said and couldn't help but give him a few more glances.
Homura also knew that he was a bit careless in doing this, but what else could he do? Should he just use Minamiya Homura? Or maybe Nirvana?
Thinking about it, Homura also became annoyed. He might as well just use Minamiya, which is quite appropriate.
"What's so surprising? After all, my imagination is limited; I am not a chuunibyou that has a vast imagination you know," Homura said, "Utaha-senpai, you're overthinking things."
"Then I wish 'Minamiya-sensei' great fame!" Eriri patted Homura's shoulder and said.
"Please, don't make fun of me," Homura said with a wry smile.
"No, I won't, how could I?" Eriri denied it three times, and Homura was overthinking things.
Homura didn't say anything, he just gave a thumbs-up and grinned like a certain thick-eyebrows ninja with a green jumpsuit.
"Hahaha! They say not to do that gesture, it doesn't suit you at all!" Eriri laughed out loud.
The group of handsome and beautiful students walked to school, constantly drawing the attention of passersby.
They began their day of school life...
===
Manke Bunko.
Inside the review and editing team of the Newcomer Mangaka Contest of the Manke Weekly Magazine...
Several manga editors are conducting preliminary reviews of a large number of submissions, constantly screening for qualified works based on their years of experience.
The unqualified ones are rejected, while the qualified ones move on to the next stage, where the "Judges" will give them detailed scores.
"What the hell is this thing!?" Manga Editor Iida Ayano looked at the thing in front of her that was called a "Manga", veins bulging on her forehead.
"Why are all the submissions like this after review? Aren't there any works that are good enough to look at?" Ayano expressed her doubts about life.
It's no wonder she feels that way. If even the artwork isn't up to par, how can people pay attention to the plot?
Not all works are like "One-Punch Man".
"Wow! Here we go again, this story is really poisonous and what's wrong with this drawing?!" She quickly skipped it, so as not to "die from poisoning".
In order to solve the problem of the gap in Manke Weekly's works, everyone can only search for a needle in a haystack like this.
After all, it's still a newcomer mangaka contest, but the editors didn't expect that even those with no foundation in the art would participate. Practice your drawing skills first before coming here!
Ayano murmured with resentment, "I must report this to the chief editor and have an intelligent review system installed. Let the computer screen out a batch of works first before we manually review them."
"Oh? The artwork in this manga is quite good!" Suddenly, she came across a work that caught her eye, leaving her somewhat amazed and uncertain. "Could it be the pen name of some sensei?
Looking at the pen name "Minamiya", Ayano pondered for a while, but she had no impression.
"The art is really good! But how about the plot?" With that, Ayano entered the world of "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun".
"Hahaha! Oops!" She burst out laughing, then immediately stifled it, startling everyone in the room. Ayano instinctively covered her mouth, her face turning red.
Other editors looked over curiously, and a female editor asked directly, "What's wrong? Iida-san, did you find a good manga work?"
Ayano didn't say anything, she just smiled and gestured for the other person to come over.
Seeing her like this, not only the female editor was curious, but other editors also gathered around, wanting to see what kind of work could make experienced editors unable to hold back their laughter.
After a while, laughter suddenly broke out, one after another, and laughter is contagious, even if some people tried to hold back, but looking at the others' expressions, they all laughed.
The chief editor who had just come in to inspect was stunned by this situation.
What's going on?
Coming behind the crowd, he found that they were too tightly packed to see inside, and coughed twice as a pretense.
"Cough, Cough"
"Hey! The chief editor is here, come in and have a look!" The female editor who had started the conversation noticed him and pulled him into the crowd. The chief editor held back all the words he wanted to say.
"Hurry up and make way, the chief editor is here, give him some space!" Leading the chief editor to Ayano's side, she said to her, "Iida-san, show the chief editor the work! Maybe we can achieve our contest goals!"
Upon hearing this, Ayano quickly went back to the first page and said to the chief editor, "Chief, this is a completely exquisite work that we have just discovered! Both the art and the story plot are excellent! Please have a look!"
The chief editor could feel the reactions of the people and could confirm that they had found a good manga. His heart was slightly stirred, but he didn't say anything and just looked at the manga work.
"Minamiya?" The chief editor was surprised and uncertain, looking at Ayano, he asked, "What about the detailed information about this author? Let me see."
Ayano felt a bit strange but still clicked on the detailed information.
"…Minamiya, let me see, this address... indeed!" The chief editor muttered to himself and became even more puzzled, "Could it be that the author is Minamiya-sama?"
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"Minamiya-sama?" Ayano heard the chief editor's murmur and repeated it under her breath.
The chief editor, however, ignored her and went straight to reading the manga...
In just a short while, he finished reading all three chapters of the submission. As expected, the old ginger was still spicy. The chief editor's expression remained unchanged, unlike the other editors.
Nodding in satisfaction, the chief editor said with a smile, "Good, very good! It's indeed a rare masterpiece!"
Then, he turned to Ayano and said, "Editor Iida, I'm entrusting this work to you for signing!"
Surprised, Ayano asked, "Now? The contest hasn't ended yet!"
"Well, this person is somewhat special. If the author is really Minamiya-sama, then let's sign him now!" The chief editor explained to Ayano, "As for the ranking of the contest, it will be announced after the contest ends, and it won't affect the signing process."
Ayano nodded in understanding and asked curiously, "Chief editor, may I ask who this Minamiya-sama is?"
After pondering for a moment, the chief editor decided to reveal, "Very well, since you're going to be his editor, it's alright to tell you."
With that, he signaled for others to leave.
The other editors looked at Ayano with envy before leaving and returning to their own workstations.
With everyone gone, the chief editor and Ayano went to the side, and the chief editor whispered a sentence.
"Our Manke Bunko... is under the Minamiya Family." With that, the chief editor left, leaving Ayano standing there with an enlightened expression.
"No wonder..." Ayano muttered to herself, smiled, and said, "I'm really looking forward to meeting Minamiya-sama."
Afterward, she returned to her seat with light steps.
===
Toyogasaki High School.
Homura was having lunch with the three girls.
Utaha, eating her own bento, exclaimed, "I never thought that Homura-kun would prepare bento for us. Thank you so much."
"It's not a big deal. I just made a little more than usual, and with the help of Megumi, it was actually easier," Homura waved his hand, signaling the girls not to worry about it.
*Buzz!*
Homura felt his phone vibrate and picked it up to see an unfamiliar number.
"I'll take this call first," he said to the girls before answering the unknown call.
"Hello, is this Minamiya-sensei?" A mature female voice came from the other end of the line.
'Minamiya-sensei?' Homura thought for a moment and realized it was probably about his manga.
Was Eriri's mouth said really happening so fast? She just talked about it this morning!
"Yes, I am Minamiya. Who am I speaking with?" Homura politely asked, guessing that it was the editor.
Ayano, the manga editor for Manke Weekly, was surprised by the young voice on the other end of the line. It must be Minamiya-sama.
"Hello, Minamiya-sensei. I'm Iida Ayano, the manga editor for Manke Weekly. I'm contacting you about the signing of your manga 'Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun'," Ayano calmly stated the purpose of her call.
'Iida Ayano?' Homura was somewhat surprised. This familiar name belonged to Shiina Mashiro's manga editor!
In this chaotic world, Homura had been shocked many times, so he quickly calmed down, and the voice on the other end of the phone came again, "Minamiya-sensei?"
"I'm sorry, I was a little surprised. Hasn't the contest not ended yet? How did you sign a contract so soon?" Homura asked in confusion.
"You're right, but it doesn't stop us from signing with you. After the contest is over, we'll announce the rankings."
Homura understood that exceptionally promising works would receive preferential treatment, otherwise, what if another publishing house snatched them up?
'I can sign, but I don't have the time now!'
Homura hesitated, "Iida-san, I'm at school right now. How about we meet on Saturday to discuss the signing?"
"Okay, Minamiya-sensei, where should we meet on Saturday?" Ayano asked.
Homura thought about it and it was impossible to be in his home, because of the shy Sagiri, and said, "I'll leave the location to Iida-san to decide!"
"Okay... when I've decided on the location, I'll let you know, Minamiya-sensei. Thank you for your understanding. Goodbye," Ayano said goodbye.
"No problem. See you next time," Homura replied.
After hanging up the phone and saving Iida Ayano's number, Homura shrugged at the three girls who were looking over.
"If you have any questions, just ask."
Eriri couldn't help but speak up first.
"Minamiya, was the person who just called you the editor for 'Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun'?"
"Yeah, I was surprised too! I didn't expect them to call so soon after uploading my work yesterday."
Utaha then asked, "But didn't the contest not end yet? How did they start talking about signing a contract?"
Homura smiled, "Well, they're just trying to secure me before I run off and sign with another publisher."
Finally, Megumi asked, "So, have you decided to sign the contract?"
As soon as he heard Iida Ayano's name, he had already made up his mind to sign.
Homura nodded and replied, "Yes, I was planning to have her come to my home this weekend to discuss the details, but I realized there was Sagiri and as you know she was a bit shy and afraid of strangers, so I let the editor herself choose the location."
"Oh, by the way..." Homura remembered something he had promised Sagiri and turned to Eriri.
"Eriri, I promised Sagiri last night that you would come to her room after school today to meet her!"
Eriri was shocked as if she had seen a ghost.
"Sagiri wants to meet me today? No way! The shy girl who's always hiding in her room all this time and yet she suddenly wants to meet me?! What did you do!?"
Homura stepped back slightly and awkwardly laughed.
"Hehe, Um... I told her about your "secret" identity to her, and she reluctantly agreed."
"!!!"
"You little...!!!" Eriri jumped up and tried to grab him, but Homura ran away.
"Stop right there!" Eriri shouted as she chased after him. "How many people are you going to tell about my private life!?"
Homura ran around Utaha and Megumi, explaining, "Only a few of us know, and besides, Sagiri will be joining our club soon anyway, so it's just a matter of time, might as well let her know in advance since both of you already know each other online right?! I also want her to grow up as soon as possible in her arts or other areas, so this is necessary!"
Eriri finally stopped, panting heavily.
She said in a displeased tone, "Isn't she already talented enough? She's already famous in the industry, while I'm just a mere doujinshi artist!"
Homura also stopped and said seriously, "Sagiri still has a lot of room for improvement, and I think you can also make more progress together with her. It's good for both of you as fellow artists and illustrators to exchange ideas and learn from each other!"
Eriri didn't say anything, but her expression showed that she reluctantly agreed with Homura's words.
Utaha then raised a question, "Homura-kun, does that mean there's nothing Megumi and I can do?"
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