章 14: Sorted
The following scene detailed the family background of the character Mitsuha.
Her family has been a lineage of ancient musicians, still upholding the ancient customs of ritual offerings.
The scene showed Mitsuha dancing in ancient attire.
Although it was just a comic.
Jada felt as though she could see Mitsuha's black hair fluttering like a delicate butterfly, dancing beautifully to the accompaniment of ancient music.
"So beautiful…" Jada couldn't help but admire inwardly.
Of course, the dance was not the key point; what truly dazzled Jada was the clothing Mitsuha wore.
She even felt a desire to own one.
It was more than just a desire. Jada even turned to Ren, slightly embarrassed, and asked, "Ren, could you do me a favor?"
"What is it?"
"Could you draw a picture of this dress for me? Ideally, a front, back, and side view," Jada said, flipping her hair beside her ear, "I want to have one made."
"No problem," Ren nodded in response.
After all, it was just a few minutes' work for him.
However, he hadn't expected that Jada would fall for this dress too.
Seeing Ren agree, Jada smiled, thanked him, and then continued reading.
When she saw the so-called 'kuchikamizake', her face showed a look of disgust, and she turned to Ren, saying instinctively, "That's disgusting."
???
Ren felt indignant, "What's disgusting about it! Kuchikamizake really exists, I didn't make it up!"
One second she was thanking him, and the next she was calling him disgusting?
Ah, women!
"Even if it does exist, only a few would know about it," Jada said disdainfully, "and you know about it, which means you must have thought about it, right?"
"Heh," Ren scoffed, "What's so disgusting about that? A few years ago, we probably drank each other's saliva when we drank alcohol together, that could be considered kuchikamizake too, right? Plus, the two of us even..."
Ren didn't finish his sentence, as Jada's hand clamped over his mouth.
Her face beneath the mask turned bright red.
Although she didn't remember the past events, the things between a husband and wife that he mentioned might have indeed happened.
"Stop talking!" Jada stuttered, "Be careful, Yueyue might hear."
"..."
Ren immediately shut up.
That little girl liked to wander in and out of this room. If they locked the door, she would cry outside. They really couldn't speak carelessly at home, even if the little girl might not understand.
"Huh..." Seeing Ren stopped talking, Jada breathed a sigh of relief.
She tried to calm herself down, but the images Ren had mentioned seemed to pop up in her mind involuntarily.
However, her tension soon dissipated.
Because the scene in the comic shifted to the male perspective.
The male protagonist named Taki seemed to be experiencing the same thing as Mitsuha, not even remembering his own gender or name.
This scene made Jada discard her initial guess about amnesia.
A new theory formed in her mind, but she wasn't sure, so she continued reading.
The comic panels alternated between the male and female protagonists.
"Could it really be..." the boy named Taki flipped through the diary on his phone.
"I dreamt... about that boy..." the girl named Mitsuha looked at her diary in surprise.
"We switched bodies!" both exclaimed simultaneously.
"Body swap?"
Seeing this, Jada's previous guess was confirmed, and her eyes lit up.
Mind-blowing!
In today's world of comics, although there are genres like time travel and rebirth, they usually involve traveling to a different world. A comic about a body swap between a boy and a girl in the same world was unprecedented.
At this moment, she was eager to see what would happen next, so she couldn't wait to read the next page.
What would happen to these two?
Will they meet offline?
What did the earlier "don't you remember me" mean?
What was the significance of the comet that appeared on both the cover and the panels?
Her mind was full of these questions, but then—
"It's over?"
Jada was stunned.
How could the chapter end just at this point?
She felt like grabbing Ren by the collar to ask him what happens next, or maybe even locking him up in a 'dark room' until he finished drawing.
She was completely immersed in the story of "Your Name."
"How about it? Is it good?" At this moment, Ren noticed Jada had turned to the last page and couldn't help but ask.
Although it should have been in a questioning tone, Ren spoke with certainty.
He was confident in his work, knowing that the plot had proven successful in a previous life and that the drawing quality, with the system's assistance, was top-notch. If it didn't succeed, he joked that he'd stream himself hitting an electric fan every day.
Hearing Ren's question, Jada finally came back to her senses.
"A masterpiece!" Jada didn't hesitate to give this praise to Ren's "Your Name."
Ren's drawing skills were exceptional; he brought characters and clothing to life vividly, and the pacing of the plot was excellent, pushing the reader to keep turning the pages from the very start.
The paneling was also done perfectly.
If Jada didn't know the person in front of her better, she might have thought Ren was already a famous manga artist.
However, she took a deep breath and said, "But you should still think it over. If you place it with my comic company, due to its smaller scale, the sales volumes won't be as high as with the big five. Even though I'm Yueyue's mom, I have no personal ties with you, so you don't have to place your manga with my company just for my sake."
It was a painful thing for her to say, but she needed to be clear; she didn't want to take advantage of Ren.
"I've thought it over. It's for you," Ren waved his hand dismissively, then looked intently at Jada and said seriously, "You've worked hard taking care of Yueyue these past few years."
Hearing Ren's words, Jada pursed her lips, her ears slowly turning red as her eyes darted away, "Then... I'll give you the best conditions I can offer."
Unfortunately, it was nighttime, and the dim light didn't allow Ren to see the blush on her ears.
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