Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 148 I want to draw cute girls
On the surface, Ken Sakamoto was very calm.

But in reality, there's not much certainty at all.

Although there's not much to worry about regarding love, at most you should worry about your health and eat more nourishing foods.

Mio and Haruna probably both see each other as rivals to be eliminated, but there is also some kind of... cooperative relationship between them?
Kenjiro Sakamoto had never experienced anything like this in his previous life; after they got to know each other, they quickly came to him carrying knives...

In short, I'm not strong enough.

Ken Sakamoto first bought a treadmill online, as his exercise plan could no longer be put on hold.

Then, he picked up his paintbrush and began drawing storyboards page by page.

Comics are the core skill; as long as you're popular enough, you'll earn a lot in royalties, making you a bestselling author.

Dating you is giving you a chance, not me pursuing you.

To be honest, this kind of thinking does have a bit of a "scumbag" element to it, but I've tried playing that game before, and didn't I get ripped off by you guys?

The current manga update is at chapter 12, the original manuscript is at chapter 23, and the storyboard is at chapter 33. The content of the fourth volume will be completed soon.

The first part of Chainsaw Man, the Public Security arc, only has 97 episodes, and the storyboard has already progressed to one-third of the way through.

In episode 33, Makima met with the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi and threatened him with the eyeballs of his entire family to obtain the names of the Yamaguchi-gumi members who had come into contact with the Gun Demon.

The next chapter is the end of Volume 4, where everyone gathers and the story enters a true B-movie-style climax.

Battle! Blood! Heads! Slash, slash, slash! Kill, kill, kill!

Next up are the chapters that received the most enthusiastic response last week: Volumes 5 and 6.

It can also be called: Lei Jie's Chapter.

Sakamoto Ken wisely chose not to talk to Mio and Haruna, and instead hunched over the table, sketching rapidly, drawing page after page of storyboards in no time.

He didn't even realize when the two of them left. It wasn't until after 6 p.m. that Kaji Keiko came over to call him.

"Sakamoto-sensei, you've been drawing all afternoon. Why don't you take a break? Ryu-san and the others need to go back too," Kaji Keiko said.

Ken Sakamoto put down his pen and then realized that a thick stack of storyboards had piled up on the table.

I glanced at the time; it was already quite long past the assistants' quitting time, but they were all still sitting in their chairs.

Seeing that he was still drawing non-stop, they didn't dare to disturb him and had no choice but to continue working overtime...

Ken Sakamoto said, "I was so engrossed in drawing that I forgot the time."

"Sakamoto-sensei, you drew all of these in one afternoon..." Keiko Kaji picked up the stack of storyboards, weighed them in her hands, and said.

Ken Sakamoto hadn't counted at all; he only knew that he had drawn from chapter 33 all the way up to when Power dealt with a large number of zombies, then the katana appeared, and he started the final battle with Denji.

The manuscript, totaling 80 pages, is quite a heavy stack now.

Long Xingshen and his two companions, each carrying their own backpacks, were preparing to leave work when they came over to take a look.

Long Xingshen's gaze fell on the thick stack of storyboards, his eyes widening in surprise.

"Sakamoto-sensei..." His voice trembled slightly, "You didn't draw all of this in just one afternoon, did you?"

Ken Sakamoto smiled and nodded. Keiko Kaji had already walked over. She picked up the stack of manuscript papers and quickly flipped through them.

“Chapter 33…34…35…36…” She flipped through the pages and counted, her expression shifting from surprise to shock.

She looked at Ken Sakamoto in disbelief: "Sakamoto-sensei, this is the content of four whole chapters! You finished it in just one afternoon?"

Ken Sakamoto corrected, "To be precise, it was three and a half episodes; it was completed before the first half of episode 33."

"Three and a half words..." Keiko Kaji was at a loss for words when it came to evaluating Ken Sakamoto's drawing speed.

Kaku Tomoharu and Endo Tatsuya, standing nearby, also peered at the storyboards. "Sakamoto-sensei is simply monstrous..." Endo Tatsuya said. He had worked in the industry for over a decade, assisting many writers, and had never seen such terrifying efficiency.

Keiko Kaji held up the stack of manuscript papers and said, "No, I have to finish reading it now!"

She glanced at her three assistants and said, "Why don't you three go home first?"

"No, no, no!" Ryuki Shin quickly waved his hands, "We're not in a hurry! We want to see too!"

“Yes! Please let us read it too!” Kaku Tomoharu said excitedly.

Ken Sakamoto said, "It's okay, I'll still pay you overtime. Reviewing storyboards is part of the work I do here."

The three of them bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Sakamoto-sensei!"

Keiko Kaji sat back in her chair and began to read chapter 33.

Three assistants immediately surrounded her, standing behind her and craning their necks.

Keiko Kaji quickly finished reading the last page of chapter 33 and handed the contents of that chapter to the three people behind her.

Endo Tatsuya accepted it as if it were a treasure, and Kaku Tomoharu and Tatsuyuki immediately crowded around, the three of them huddled together to read it.

Kaji Keiko finished reading chapter 34 and handed it over; then she finished reading chapter 35 and handed it over again...

After reading through all the storyboards, Keiko Kaji let out a long sigh, leaned back in her chair, and felt as if she had just finished watching a movie.

Meanwhile, the three assistants had also finished reading the entire content.

"God... he's simply a god..."

Ryuki Shin muttered to himself, his gaze toward Sakamoto Ken having shifted from admiration to near-fanatical worship.

"I've been working on it for months, and I still haven't even finished a complete storyboard for the first episode..." Ryuki Shin said with a wry smile, "Sakamoto-sensei finished four episodes in one afternoon... and..."

He held up the storyboard in his hand: "And the level of completion is just too high! Sakamoto-sensei, do you not need to make any changes to these drawings?"

Kaji Keiko paused after Ryuyuki said that, and then carefully looked through the pages again: "Really... every page is neat and clean, and there are almost no eraser marks... does Sakamoto-sensei do it all in one go?"

Ken Sakamoto shrugged and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Kachi-san, have you forgotten? I used to draw straight from the original without even needing storyboards."

“Yes, yes…” Keiko Kaji shook her head with a wry smile. “I’m sorry, I always unconsciously judge Sakamoto-sensei by common sense… Sakamoto-sensei is an exception.”

Ryuki carefully placed the storyboard back on the table, took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind.

“Um… Sakamoto-sensei, Kaji-san,” he scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and said, “I’ve had some new inspiration recently while outlining for Chainsaw Man.”

"Oh?" Keiko Kaji immediately became interested. "Is it about that supernatural story you told before?"

"Yes!" Ryuyuki nodded emphatically. "I feel my thinking is much clearer than before. I'll start drawing storyboards when I get home today. Could Kaji-san take a look at the draft for me then?"

“Of course, no problem!” Keiko Kaji agreed without hesitation. “I’m really looking forward to your manuscript.”

Tatsuya Endo, standing nearby, also spoke up quietly, "Actually, I've recently come up with some ideas..."

"Oh? Endo-san is also thinking of a new work?" Kaji Keiko looked at him encouragingly.

Tatsuya Endo looked a little shy: "Yeah, it's just that I want to draw cute girls..."

"A romance manga?" asked Yuji Kaku, who was standing next to him, curiously.

“No…no…” Endo Tatsuya waved his hand and said, “I was talking about a little girl, an elementary school student.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Tomoharu Kaku and Yukinoshi Tatsumi immediately stared at him with looks of utter disbelief.

“Endo-san, our JUMP is a legitimate magazine…” Tatsuyuki Shin said.

(End of this chapter)