Chapter 5: The Storm Arrives (3)

  August 12, Showa 61, when everyone who was eagerly awaiting thought that this magazine had died in the womb, after more than two months of preparation, the long-awaited Shonen Top magazine finally came out!

  In the first issue of Shonen Top magazine, a total of 11 debut works by 23 new manga artists including Aoyama Gosho were published. In addition, there was also an anime classroom written by Takayama Seiko!

  Yu-Gi-Oh, led by the SEASON working group, is accompanied by Detective Conan, Doraemon, Thomas and Friends, driving Evangelion, Code Geass, Mobile Police Patlabor, and Full Metal Panic, with the help of Pokémon, fighting against Dragon Ball, City Hunter, Kamui Legend, Saint Seiya, Baribari Legend, Peacock King, and Urusei Yatsura.

  The earthquake in Japan's comic industry has begun!

  Who are they? Where did they come from?

  Just when everyone was still reeling, the shameless brat "Crayon Shin-chan" and the terrifying girl "Midnight Bell" formed a gorgeous combination, directly blasting them to the point where they couldn't find their bearings!

  The wolf has come in Showa 61!

  "Matsumae, Matsumae~!" As soon as the school bell rang, Ryūsaki Kōji rushed over to Hasegawa Matsumae. Ever since the "Jurassic Park" incident last time, the two of them had surprisingly become good friends.

  "Ryūsaki-kun, what's wrong? Why are you shouting?" Hasegawa Mari slowly organized her backpack. Tomorrow was the release date of Shōnen TOP. The news that Shōnen TOP would be published had come out two months ago, but it still hadn't been released yet. Hasegawa Mari had waited until she was about to go crazy! If it didn't come out soon, she estimated that she would have to run to Nakano-san's house and start banging on the door! This was Nakano-san's debut manga work, and it was said that two volumes would be released at the same time! As a self-proclaimed super fan of Nakano-san, Hasegawa Mari really couldn't bear this waiting torture! Maybe because Nakano-san had been busy with something, perhaps tomorrow it would finally be released? This was the only reason Hasegawa Mari had used to support herself from going crazy for two months.

  "Momoka-chan, want to go to Bookstore #1 together tomorrow? You know, Menma-sama's manga debut work goes on sale starting tomorrow!"

  "No!"

  "Why not?"

  "Because I don't want my mom to misunderstand!"

  "Ah? Will Nagatani-san also be with you tomorrow?"

  "Yes, Ryūsaki-kun, my mom is also a fan of Sakuraba-sensei's books! So tomorrow, you'd better pretend not to know me! I don't want to get in trouble because of you!"

  "Got it!"

  Hasegawa Mari is quite good-looking, and Ryūsaki Tsukasa originally had a good impression of her. Moreover, they are both fans of Tanaka Nana's books, so recently they have been getting along pretty well. However, having a good impression is one thing, but having impure thoughts is another matter! Now that Hasegawa Mari has said this, Ryūsaki Tsukasa's heart, which originally had no impure thoughts, has started to have them! Could it be that she likes me?

  "Goodbye, Ryūsaki-kun!"

  Nagatani Marika made a cool turn, her long hair slid across Ryūsaki Tsukasa's face, leaving only a faint scent of girlhood. As for Ryūsaki Tsukasa, this guy was completely stunned, he just felt his heart beating faster and faster. So, tomorrow's release event, should I go or not?

  That night, Ryūsaki Takeru, who had lived for 16 years, experienced insomnia for the first time!

  Then, the next day, when he appeared in front of Nagatani Mari with a pair of big panda eyes, Nagatani couldn't help but burst out laughing, but to Ryūsaki Tsutomu's eyes, Nagatani looked so radiant and dazzling at that moment!

  "Mom, this is my junior high school classmate, Ryūsaki Tsutomu! This is my mom, Hasegawa Yoshiko!"

  "Ah, Nagatani-san, you... hello! Nice to meet you! Please take care of me!" Ryūsaki Tsukasa was taken aback, awkwardly bowing his head and making a 90-degree deep bow.

  "Ah, it's Ryūsaki-kun! Mari often mentions you to me, and according to her, you've even formed a fan club for Natsuki!"

  "Hi!"

  "Don't be so formal, don't be so formal, Ryūsaki-kun! I'll leave Matsu with you, I still have to go to work! Well, I'll take my leave first!"

  "Hey……" Before he knew it, Nagatsuka Momoka had already taken his arm and pulled him to the back of the line. The softness that came from her elbow made his whole body stiffen in an instant! At the same time, his face suddenly turned bright red!

  "My mom is actually the manager of Bookstore No. 1!"

  "Ah?" Long Qian's words got stuck in his throat, because that soft place rubbed against his hand again!

  "Haha, Ryūsaki-kun's embarrassed face is really funny!"

  "Who... who said I'm shy!"

  "Your face is red like that, if it's not shyness, then what is it? Ryūsaki-kun, can you tell me the reason?"

  Ryūsaki was speechless for half a day, and suddenly he realized that Hasegawa Mari was not as lovely as he thought. Actually... actually...

  Just as he had been gone for half a day without returning, a commotion broke out in the team!

  "It's Sanae-sama, it's Sanae-sama~"

  "What? Where? I didn't see it!"

  "There! There! She's driving a car with her little son!"

  "Your Highness Neneko, I love you! Your Highness Neneko, I love you! Ah~ Who is it, who hit my face?!" The soprano suddenly turned into a mournful cry, and the woman who looked like a flower covered half of her face. In an instant, she was pushed to the ground! The chaotic shouts instantly drowned out her moans, fortunately, her movements were quick enough, barely escaping the tragic fate of being trampled!

  "Ryūsaki-kun~ Ryūsaki-kun~"

  "Hey, Molly, what's up?"

  "Help me squeeze through them, I want to go up and greet Her Highness Cai Cai Zi ~ Ah ~ Who's pulling my hair! Let go!"

  "Get your filthy hands off me!"

  ……

  The scene of the sale was chaotic!

  This was not originally a signing event, Tanaka Nana just couldn't stand the long wait! Other staff members still need to continue working on creating comics, in order to make Weekly Shonen Top's first issue a huge success after its release. Jerry gave instructions for the second phase of explosive creation, which will drive the overall expansion of magazine sales work! Tanaka Nana has completed all the comic adaptations of "Midnight Bell" with Jerry's help. Jerry's responsibility, "Game King", has been completely handed over to the SEASON working group, this four-girl manga team, under Jerry's intentional cultivation, began to show top-notch workgroup potential, clear division of labor made their progress far exceed other staff members!

  "Kanako, actually, you shouldn't have come here! Look at the good deed you've done, the scene is in complete disarray!" After two months of guidance work, Jerry's way of addressing Tanaka Kanako had completely changed. The "Miss Kanako" was now a thing of the past, and this was also something that Tanaka Kanako secretly delighted in! Only people close to her would call her by name, after all!

  Cai Cai thought so, but then she began to doubt her own pedophilic tendencies!

  "Hmm? Maybe you should satisfy your book fans and give them an autograph!"

  Since she had already come, Tanaka Kanna had no choice but to park her car on the side and then smiled and waved at everyone before entering Sanseido's number one store!

  "Ah? Nakana-chan!" exclaimed Hasegawa Mikiko in surprise.

  "Long time no see, Mrs. Hasegawa! How have you been lately?"

  "Hi! Thanks to you, I've been busy but fulfilling!"

  "Then, Hasegawa-san, can you prepare it for me? If possible~" Tanaka Nanako made a signing gesture, and Hasegawa Miki immediately understood, hastily calling out to the store employees to clear out an empty space! The character boards and guardrails that had been used before were all brought out, and in the store, they formed a small isolated area!

  "Then, I'll leave it to you, Miss Nakamura!"

  "Hi!"

  Outside has become chaotic, Ryūsaki just looked at the situation and didn't think it was good, so he immediately climbed onto the car where Tanaka Nanae was parked!

  "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! Lady Naka-chan is waiting for us inside! We are great fans of Lady Naka-chan's books, how can we be so rude?! Do you want others to say that Lady Naka-chan's fans are all impolite people?! Is that what you wish for?! Right now, Lady Naka-chan must be preparing for the signing event inside, do you want her to see a messy scene when she signs autographs?! Is that what you want?!"

  In the noisy scene, someone suddenly shouted out, "No, absolutely not! We are great fans of Menma-sama's book, we won't be like this!"

  There is always someone responding!

  "Now, let's get in line and quietly wait for Your Highness to arrive! Let others see the appearance of the bookworms of His Highness Marquis Cai!"

  "Hi!"

  The response was like a tidal wave, but the next moment, the scene was eerily quiet! A long dragon soon emerged from the crowd!

  Hasegawa Mari stared blankly at Ryūsaki Tsukasa, the young man raised his arms and shouted, suddenly emitting an indescribable charm that made him so dazzling. This charm made her unable to look away from him! What was this urgent heartbeat feeling? Hasegawa Mari felt her face slightly burning!

  "Matsumae-san... Matsumae-san..." Ryūsaki was a bit intimidated by Nagatani Matsumae.

  "Ah~"

  "What's wrong with you? Why are you staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

  "Ahh... Do I? Ryūsaki-kun, you must be seeing things!"

  Ryūsaki was just about to retort when the temporary signing event had already begun!

  In August of Showa 61, a magazine called Shonen Top and a manga called Crayon Shin-chan swept across the entire Japanese archipelago like a subtropical storm! In the era of Tanaka Naoko, where "Devil's Bell", "Dinosaur Frenzy" and "Warm Time" had not yet faded away, this magical woman opened up another era of manga boom for them!