My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

"It's so delicious! I never imagined that my brother's cooking skills would improve so much when he was home alone!"

"You only call me brother when you've eaten something delicious, right?"

After dinner, Naoto and his sister sat on the sofa with Nanko and ate coffee jelly as dessert.

You ask why coffee jelly is the dessert? Of course, it's because my girlfriend loves it, so all the snacks in my house have now become coffee jelly.

"Hey bro, look at this, hehe."

Just then, Lingxiang mysteriously took out a certificate from her pocket and handed it to Naoto.

"What is this? Third place in the school's third annual art exhibition competition? Wow, they actually won an award."

"Hmph, of course! I was the only one in the entire second grade to win an award in this competition. I'm also the ace of our art club."

At this moment, Lingxiang looked at Naoto with a proud expression, her little head tilted up, which was incredibly cute.

Perhaps due to Naoto's influence, Reika has loved drawing since she was a child, so she joined the school's art club after entering junior high school.

Although her academic performance was only average, Reika was quite talented in art, at least much better than Naoto had been.

Judging from the fact that he won an award in the whole school in the second grade, although he can't be considered outstanding, he is at least considered excellent among his peers.

"Amazing, really amazing, Lingxiang! You truly are my little sister, managing to get third place."

Seeing Lingxiang raise her head, Naoto smiled and patted the girl's little head.

Because Naoto was an only child in the past, he didn't really understand what it felt like to have a younger sister.

Although younger sisters seem to be cute creatures in anime, brothers at school who have younger sisters say that they are a scary existence.

This is also what Naoto felt during his high school years: a mixture of longing and fear towards his younger sister.

Now that I actually have a younger sister, I seem to have discovered that, apart from being a little silly, she's actually quite cute.

"Hmm~ Bro, don't you have anything else to say?"

"What else? Do you want some kind of reward?"

Naoto felt there was something more to his younger sister's words.

However, Naoto really couldn't understand what this sentence meant, and could only interpret it according to the anime, that it might be a compliment or reward.

At this moment, only Nanko seemed to understand something, and she sat down next to Naoto without making a sound.

"By the way, Naoto, Dad told me that this week's manuscript needs to be submitted urgently for reprint. Have you finished drawing it yet?"

"Tooth white, need an urgent reprint? Oh no, I've only finished half of it, how long will it take?"

"Probably tomorrow."

"This is terrible! It means there's no time left!"

Upon hearing Nanko's words, Naoto immediately panicked, just like a student who knew the holiday was over but hadn't finished his homework.

"That old bastard's drawing comics? Wait, he hasn't given up yet. Wait a minute! Why is it Uncle Saiki asking for the manuscript? Isn't Uncle Saiki from JUMP? When did he leave?"

At this point, Naoto's clueless younger sister hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

In her opinion, if her brother were to draw comics, it would probably be for some weird little magazine.

Reika found it strange that Nanko's father would become her brother's editor.

However, given Nanzi's father's personality, it wouldn't be surprising if he were kicked out at any time.

At that moment, Naoto took his manuscript from his room to the table in the living room.

Naoto took a deep breath and then quickly began to scribble and draw on the paper.

"This, this is?"

When the silly younger sister saw that her older brother had finished a drawing in less than ten minutes, she was completely stunned.

Even the senior students in your art club can't draw sketches that fast, right? Are you just drawing stick figures?

Somewhat incredulous, Lingxiang quickly picked up her older brother's comic book.

Then he saw on the manuscript paper that Nightblade was fighting fiercely with the church and that Liloai was also there.

"Wait a minute, isn't this a vampire comic?! Dude, you drew a vampire?! Are you ONE?!"

"Huh? Didn't I tell you?"

Did you tell me?

At that moment, the atmosphere at home was exceptionally awkward. The fact that Naoto thought he was ONE was practically common knowledge throughout the Tokyo area. After all, it had made the news and become a hot topic online; those who needed to know should already know.

However, Naoto didn't expect that while almost everyone who needed to know already knew, his own sister was completely unaware.

Lingxiang was also confused at this moment.

This does not mean that Lingxiang was isolated from information and completely unaware of what was happening outside.

Although Reika lives on campus, it's normal for schools to have JUMP, a popular manga nationwide. Besides, Reika herself really likes the manga "Vampire Strain." She's a fairly big fan of ONE.

Moreover, Lingxiang was in the art club, and although she hadn't seen the painting, she knew more or less that the champion this time was a guy named Naoto Yamashita.

At the time, Lingxiang simply thought it was someone with the same name as her older brother, and she even told her best friend that this person's name was exactly the same as her brother's.

Lingxiang's friend also teased her, saying she was already the sister of a big star. The sister just laughed and said that if her brother were that amazing, she'd have less to worry about.

After all, no normal person would think that the person who makes the news and is named the best cartoonist and young painter by the media would be their own brother who has basically no redeeming qualities.

But now, Lingxiang knows that this really is her own brother.

The things my classmates joked about were all true.

My brother is a real big star.

Recalling her brother's recent phone call about how the family had become wealthy and that he had found a job, Lingxiang suddenly realized what had happened.

This plot where my useless older brother suddenly becomes a top figure in the industry and even my idol feels so unreal.

A comic artist who believes in natural disasters, a rising star in the traditional art world. But which title seems a little inappropriate to bestow upon my older brother?

Thinking about how her brother's cooking skills had improved, and looking at his face that looked like he was going crazy, Lingxiang felt like she had traveled to a parallel world.

"Are you really my brother?"

"puff!!!!"

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Vampires Strike Again

While Naoto's team started their summer vacation and began to rest, the JUMP editorial staff got back to work. In fact, the editors became even busier after the summer vacation started.

"What?! The promotion for the Bloodline manga isn't finished yet? Get it done right now! We also have a reprint order!"

"Huh? Some media outlets want to interview ONE himself? How am I supposed to decide something like this? I should tell Editor Qi Mu and the editor-in-chief first!"

"Seriously? You want to know if the food in 'Cooking Master Boy' even exists? I don't know either!"

In just one morning, the editors had already shouted themselves hoarse just working on Naoto, but the work still seemed endless.

They've been working overtime non-stop lately, and it's already exhausting them.

Although everyone had anticipated the current situation, no one could have imagined that things would develop to this point.

Even the manga volumes that were originally planned to be reprinted were not enough due to the students being on holiday, which is particularly absurd.

The last time I thought of the marketing and data analysis departments being so busy was back in the last century, when Japan was experiencing the golden age of manga, with countless masterpieces emerging. However, with the rise of the internet in recent years, the traditional book industry has entered a period of decline, and not only Shueisha, but almost all publishing houses have been severely affected.

It's fair to say that, comparatively speaking, JUMP has seen the largest reduction.

If it weren't for the support of the three major manga series during the most critical period, it would be questionable whether JUMP could have survived.

But now.

At this moment, Qi Mu's father looked at his busy colleagues and felt a little happy despite his exhaustion.

As someone who has experienced the golden age of the comics industry, and even its current downturn, nothing is more interesting than seeing comics regain their former glory.

Originally, Saiki's father was worried that after the older generation of manga artists retired, the new generation of manga artists would not be able to support JUMP.

However, it seems that with the support of ONE, Eiji Niizuma, Muto Ashirogi, and many other manga artists, JUMP may not only be able to emerge from its slump, but may even be able to regain its former glory.

and……

"Ha~ If this comic is published, I'll probably have to work overtime for a long time again. Seriously, I really want to eat my mom's delicious cooking."

Qi Mu's father glanced at the original manuscript on the table and felt a bit overwhelmed.

After Naoto handed the manga manuscript to Saiki's father, everyone thought that Naoto's focus should now be on Cooking Master Boy, but the vampire clan started to exert its strength once again.

After the appearance of Destruction Rumble, the relationship between Liloie and Nightblade also became closer.

This relationship, where the characters should be mother and son but are actually lovers, unfolds like a knight and princess, which is very captivating to watch.

During this period, Liloai also developed more of a leading lady's demeanor, no longer the aloof princess she once was, and began to be on the same level as the male protagonist, Nightblade.

What's most surprising is the male protagonist's growth.

After his sister's death, Nightblade's growth was rapid.

Whether it was undergoing terrible surgery to become stronger or constantly absorbing magical knowledge from the tower, Nightblade experienced significant growth.

If growth is only in terms of strength, it's not enough to make people like Nightblade.

Most importantly, he has made a breakthrough in both intelligence and personality, no longer the immature teenager of the past, but a full-fledged knight and avenger.

He deceived and destroyed Ryūne, and secretly stole almost everything from him with Liloai. His cunning and intelligence set him apart from typical hot-blooded male protagonists.

So far, Naoto has only shown everyone the growth of the two of them.

But what followed was a fierce and spectacular battle.

Everyone originally thought that after Liloie and Nightblade obtained new weapons, equipment and power, they would be invincible.

With a legendary weapon, the Papacy should have been no match. But then, the living legend, Longylus, appeared. He wielded the Spear of Longylus and engaged in a fierce battle with Liloie.

Faced with the endless number of people in the Papacy, Lilo and her companion were no match for them.

The final scene shows Lilloe committing suicide in despair, and Nightblade being completely suppressed.

A profound sense of despair was palpable.

Including the previous witch hunt and now the protagonist's group's deployment, Naoto has ignited the readers' passion with just two battles.