Upon hearing these words, Sagiri was deeply moved. Her brother had always been concerned about her. She didn't say anything but simply leaned her head against Homura's back.
Nanami felt a little guilty and said, "I'm sorry, Homura-kun, I forgot about Sagiri's situation."
Homura shook his head and said, "It's okay, Nanami. You went to listen to readers' opinions for my sake, didn't you?"
Indeed, if it weren't for Homura, Nanami wouldn't have had any reason to listen to what other readers had to say about the manga.
"So, Nanami, you don't need to apologize. Instead, I should thank you!"
Nanami blushed and desperately waved her hand, gesturing for Homura not to thank her.
"Nanami, you're so cute," suddenly said Mashiro.
Homura secretly gave Mashiro a thumbs up. 'Mashiro was right! That's what I wanted to say too!'
"Eh?! What are you talking about, Mashiro?! Cute or anything~?"
See? The more she talks, the cuter she gets!
His thoughts seemed to be read by Eriri, who gave him an unkind look and left Homura feeling a bit confused.
At this moment, some excited voices could be heard in the distance.
"We've come at just the right time! This Monthly Girls manga is really interesting! It's hilarious!"
"Popular character Seo Yuzuki is here!"
"Haha! She's a character that makes you angry, right?"
"Yeah! The gender-swapping master, Nozaki-kun! Hirotaka and Yuzuki both changed gender in his manga!"
"Speaking of which, there doesn't seem to be any normal people here!"
"What are you talking about? That's exactly why it's so good! How could it be so interesting if there were normal people?"
===
Homura listened to their discussion and could only sigh, "They are all men of culture! They managed to finish reading it in such a short amount of time."
"Ha!" Eriri chuckled. "That's great, it just proves that they really like the manga."
"Indeed, and it's also received great reviews, Homura-kun," Megumi added. "I think that's the most important thing."
"Homura, I don't really understand this manga," Mashiro tugged at Homura's sleeve and posed this question.
Homura fell silent.
That's right, Mashiro didn't really understand Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, why it was drawn in this way, why those lines were spoken, and what the significance was. Besides not being good at laughing, she couldn't laugh because she didn't understand those lines.
Seeing so many people genuinely laughing at this manga, Mashiro's doubts grew even deeper.
"This manga is good in every way, except for one thing..." Utaha also heard Mashiro's words and sighed.
"Indeed, there's no deeper meaning to it, but that's precisely the point. It's a manga created purely for the sake of making people laugh," Homura nodded.
"So..." Homura continued to explain to Mashiro, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand it right now. When you're exposed to more things, you'll eventually understand it!"
"Mashiro, I really hope to see you genuinely laugh soon. I hope that day will come soon," Homura added.
The other girls also felt emotional.
As a genius painter, Mashiro had devoted almost everything to her art, and they all hoped to see Mashiro's smile again and to see her regain everything that a teenage girl should have.
Although Mashiro didn't quite understand the meaning of Homura's words, she still silently nodded at his appearance.
Other discussions arose.
"Have you seen the manga at the back of Monthly Girls?"
"Are you talking about The Promised Neverland?"
"I've read it... At first, it was a very heartwarming scene, but suddenly..."
"It was really unexpected! I thought it was a healing story at first, but it turned out to be a story about depression!"
"Although it's quite depressing, I'm really looking forward to what happens next! What will Emma and her friends do?"
"Speaking of which, have you noticed something?"
"What?"
"The Promised Neverland is also created by Minamiya-sensei!"
"Minamiya... which Minamiya-sensei?"
"The Minamiya-sensei from Monthly Girls!"
"Are you kidding me?! These two are completely different genres?!"
"It's true, precisely because of that, I'm even more looking forward to it..."
===
"Looking forward to it! Minamiya-sensei," Eriri smiled and poked Homura playfully.
Homura responded without hesitation, "Then they'll have plenty more to look forward to in the future!"
Eriri was momentarily surprised but nodded in agreement, saying, "You're right. I have complete confidence in the work we'll complete together."
"Afterward, every member of Another Dimension will be remembered and sought after as highly valuable individuals!" Homura's words were not just idle boasts but genuine promises.
The other girls believed him without question.
"Actually, I think the name Another Dimension has already appeared in the minds of those who are interested, hasn't it?" Megumi said unexpectedly.
In truth, Homura was also aware that his actions had probably already attracted attention from many parties, but he never expected Megumi, who didn't understand the industry well, to notice it too.
"Although I also had my suspicions, I'd like to hear your explanation, Megumi," Utaha expressed her interest.
Megumi nodded and looked at Eriri, "Actually, Eriri should already understand, right?"
Eriri was somewhat silent but still spoke, "I did think it would happen, but I didn't think it would happen so soon... What's your opinion, Megumi?"
Megumi explained, "It was when Ayano-san first came to visit Homura-kun's home. She said that it wasn't difficult to find out Eriri's identity in the industry, so it shouldn't be difficult to learn about the movements of other authors and artists, right?"
Homura wanted to applaud after hearing this. It was brilliant!
Mashiro was listening silently without any expression, while Nanami and Sagiri seemed to be just rediscovered Megumi's existence and surprised. Utaha and Eriri were as vigilant as ever, thinking that Megumi was indeed a formidable foe!
Megumi continued, "Utaha-senpai and Eriri have been working together for some time now, which has attracted attention. Later, the world-class painter artist, Mashiro, joined us... "
Megumi's eyes turned to Homura, "Four big names gathered together, and this place is Homura-kun's home."
"Until now, after the release of Homura-kun's two works, no one can ignore him anymore."
Under everyone's gaze, Megumi finally said, "The number of big names has now grown to four. The people in the industry will think like, (I dare not imagine how far their influence will reach), so I'm afraid most people in the industry are already going crazy about Another Dimension."
Homura looked at the silent group of girls and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't we know this day would come? Why is the atmosphere so heavy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Homura's phone rang...
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"I'm telling you, brat, can I give them your phone number?"
From the tone of the speaker, it was clear that it was Homura's father who called.
Homura didn't hesitate to say, "Dad, can you just help me out?"
"It's mainly because these people are too annoying!" Kosuke exclaimed irritably. "With just a small gesture of yours, they come to inquire about this and that! What if they find out about your plan? I'll be driven crazy! "
"Hahaha..."
"Why are you laughing, you brat?! It's all because of you!" Kosuke was angry, and this brat was laughing!
"Who asked you to give out your personal number so easily? Buy a new one! Let your subordinates handle them!" Homura suggested.
"... I guess that's the only way, but it's really annoying! It had nothing to do with me in the first place. All the trouble was caused by you! " Kosuke's tone was full of displeasure.
'Isn't it a father's duty to wipe his son's ass?' Homura didn't say this, but he thought it in his mind.
"Actually, Dad, I need your help again. And, you yourself knew that you had already been involved since the beginning, right?" Homura's eyes lit up as he spoke.
"... Speak." Kosuke's voice sounded a bit aggrieved. These two men, father and son were at their wits' end!
"We can handle the game script, original art, music, and screenplay ourselves, but we don't have anyone to do the voice acting except for the male and female lead roles. What do you think?"
Kosuke wasn't as enthusiastic as before, and only said, "You finish all that first, then send it to me to take a look."
Homura had no choice but to say, "Okay, then you'll have to wait a few more days."
"That's settled then. You're okay now, right? Hang up!"
'Huh? Why did he sound like I was the one who called him first?' Homura hadn't even spoken yet, but the other side had hung up.
Homura: "..."
"Every damn time he always takes advantage and then hangs up immediately, is he a child!" Homura said helplessly.
Eriri scoffed, "You're not that great yourself, are you?!"
"Well, trouble's come, but it's all gone to my dad," Homura shrugged innocently.
Utaha also laughed and said, "Your way of getting along with your father is really strange!"
Homura didn't avoid anything and said, "It's getting better now, but we hardly spoke before, which was awkward! I just threw the voice actor problem at him."
He then continued, "Actually, I really want us to do it ourselves since you girls also have very nice voices, but you girls don't want to do the voice acting yourselves, right?"
Except for Nanami, everyone else quickly shook their heads. Even though Homura said their voices were very nice and the girls were very pleased, they still didn't agree to do it themselves.
Perhaps it was nervousness? Perhaps it was the fear of not doing well? So, it was definitely not something to count on. Maybe they would ask Nanami for advice on voice acting in the future!
After all, handing over the game that they had all worked hard to produce and letting others do the voice acting was like giving their own child up for adoption, which was quite uncomfortable.
"OK! Then let's go back for now!" Homura rubbed Sagiri's head. "We're already in the final phase of the game!"
Their hard work was about to come to fruition! Homura's declaration made everyone's morale soar!"
===
Kosuke hung up the phone, and from the smile on his face, it was clear that he was in a good mood. Ever since Homura hung up on him last time, Kosuke had been trying to tease him by hanging up the call first before his son whenever he could.
"By the way, you should have seen that brat's game last time, right? What do you think?" Kosuke asked Shizuka.
Shizuka naturally spared no effort in praising it.
"The work of Homura-chan and the others is really great! Especially the voice acting of Homura-chan and Nanami-chan! It's amazing!"
Kosuke scratched his head, a gesture that Homura often made. He said strangely, "Is this brat really that good? I heard that he completed most of the game by himself!"
Shizuka nodded, "Yes, most of it had Homura-chan's involvement. The programming, scriptwriting, and even the music were all independently completed by Homura-chan!"
"... The more you say, the more twisted and abnormal it sounds!" Kosuke curled his lips, then became a bit lewd, "Speaking of which, what do you think of the girls around that brat?"
Shizuka also became interested, "It seems like they all have a bit of a crush on Homura-chan!"
"Which one do you like the most?" Kosuke asked naturally.
Shizuka said without hesitation, "I like them all! But I hope Sagiri-chan can do her best!"
Kosuke nodded, "Yeah, it'd be best to get them all!"
Then, he heard Shizuka's voice in his ear, "What about you? Do you want to be like that too?"
Suddenly, cold sweat broke out...
===
At the same time, in a doujinshi circle named Rouge en rouge.
The founder of the circle, Kosaka Akane, was looking at some materials while flipping through the latest issue of a manga magazine that lay open next to her.
"So he's the young master of the Minamiya Family?" Akane murmured to herself.
"Iori," she said, looking up at the young man in front of her. "Do you think we can recruit him into our circle?"
Hashima Iori smiled wryly. "Akane-san, you must be joking. How could the young master of the Minamiya Family join another circle?"
Akane had only asked the question out of curiosity; she didn't really think that Homura could join her circle.
"Besides," Iori continued, "hasn't he already formed his own circle?"
"Hmm?" Akane was a little surprised. "How did you find out about that? Is the source reliable?"
Iori explained to her, "Recently, the light novel author Kasumi Utako, who is also under the Manke Bunko, and the famous doujinshi artist Kashiwagi Eri, often act together. And by their side is the renowned Minamiya-sensei, who shocked the industry with his debut."
"Right," Akane said, suddenly realizing. "Come to think of it, Kashiwagi Eri is the artist I wanted to recruit! I can't believe someone else beat me to it!"
Her tone was slightly annoyed. "But it's not that easy! I'll definitely get Kashiwagi Eri to join our circle!"
Iori smiled wryly again. "I'm afraid it won't be that easy... They're all students at the same school, so their relationships are naturally closer."
"And besides, if Minamiya Homura was just some clueless young master, it might be different, but you've seen his abilities! I don't think our circle would have much appeal to Kashiwagi Eri."
Hearing Iori's words, Akane could only reluctantly agree with him.
After thinking for a moment, she gave an order. "Keep a close eye on this potential new circle! It's sure to be a giant in the future!"
"Yes, ma'am!" Iori saluted, then left to relay the order.
"It seems this young master Minamiya is quite ambitious!" Akane said to herself.
"Perhaps... there might be a chance for collaboration in the future." Her gaze became dreamy as she took out a bottle of red wine and poured herself a drink.
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