My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

The flagship magazines of the three publishing houses are Weekly Shonen Sunday, Weekly Shonen Jump, and Weekly Shonen Magazine.

Compared to JUMP's abundance of talent, the other two companies are actually in a state of near collapse.

If we were to use the Three Kingdoms period as an analogy, the current JUMP would be like the Wei Kingdom, possessing the greatest strength. Leaving aside the current JUMP, even in Naoto's previous world, manga like *Chainsaw Man*, *Demon Slayer*, and *Jujutsu Kaisen* were extremely popular.

Magazine is like the Shu Kingdom; although there have been some hiatuses, it's still quite competitive. Manga like *Attack on Titan* and *To You Who Never Dies* are all pretty good in Magazine, but its popularity is definitely lower than *Weekly Shonen Jump*. While it hasn't had any particularly outstanding works lately, it's still doing well enough to maintain its position. Incidentally, the second part of *Cooking Master Boy* is currently airing in Magazine.

Sunday, on the other hand, is in a worse situation. It's like the Kingdom of Wu. In the past, Sunday was very powerful, with two giants, Inuyasha and Conan, so it goes without saying.

However, in recent years, the gap in its output has been even more severe than that of magazines, and it can only be described as declining.

But in this timeline, after everything started over, it seems that the situation remained unchanged, or even worse.

Without those old books that could provide a living, especially for people from Sunday, they are now going crazy with anxiety.

Originally, it only had a few lukewarm books to support it, and now it also has to face the fierce attack of JUMP, which is full of talented people. That's why it specifically sought out its old rival Magazine to prepare to deal with JUMP.

If JUMP continues to act so arrogantly, it won't just be a problem for future sales; even the bigwigs behind them will lose face.

It's important to understand that whether it's JUMP, Magazine, or Sunday, these are no longer just tools for making money. This has become a matter of reputation.

Over the years, the three comic book companies have had their share of wins and losses, and none of them have given way to the others. Although JUMP was unparalleled in the era of the three pillars, the other two companies held their own.

They finally managed to meet with the older generation, but now a few big names have emerged. How could the other two families possibly agree?

Therefore, this time, Sunday's current editor-in-chief, Fujii, made a special trip to a certain location to talk with Magazine's editor-in-chief, Ushijima, about how to stop JUMP's new rise.

"Editor Ushijima, you've seen the situation now, haven't you? The new generation of JUMP manga artists, led by ONE, are very strong now. If our two companies don't join forces, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop JUMP's rise, especially considering the age of these manga artists."

At this moment, editor Fujii looked at editor Ushijima with a serious expression.

Surrounded by clouds and mist, both of them had their brows furrowed tightly.

Both of them knew that the situation was very critical, as those JUMP authors were all incredibly talented.

It wasn't just because of Naoto; Eiji Niizuma, Muto Ashirogi, and other such people were all people they were paying attention to.

One or two of them are only teenagers now, while the writers under their tutelage, even the youngest, are already in their mid-twenties.

Even if the others aren't famous yet, in a few more years, they'll probably be able to crush the cartoonists under their command.

The two editors trembled at the thought of what the future would hold.

"But how exactly do we go about collaborating? You know, ONE is incredibly popular right now. Not only did he win the National High School Art Ichiban Prize at such a young age, but he also got the opportunity to have his work adapted into an anime. He's practically an idol for young people all over the country. And the others, none of them are easy to deal with."

"Indeed, these people are all very promising. We would have had a chance after those older people retired, but I didn't expect Editor-in-Chief Sasaki to be so bold."

When Sasaki was mentioned, both of them couldn't help but sigh.

As adversaries they've faced for so many years, the fact that Sasaki dared to serialize the story with high school and junior high students is something neither of them would dare to do.

If this isn't handled properly, it could explode.

"Currently, if we want to curb the rise of JUMP, the only thing we can do is try to find a way to target their top comic artists. The second volume of 'Bloodline' is supposedly going to be released soon, so it seems we can only look for an opportunity then."

"what do you mean……"

"First, we'll target the reputations of their top authors, and then we'll figure out how to deal with the rest gradually. It's that simple. Our star authors, Yamamoto-kun and Kiyora-san, are already prepared to fight back. As soon as they release their work, we'll launch an attack."

"In that case, Tsukishima-kun and Sakaki-kun from our side can also participate. If we release it together, I don't believe that ONE has such great ability that they can still win first place."

"That's right, it's time to teach those overconfident newcomers a lesson. High school students like them have no chance of surviving on this battlefield!"

"So, Ushijima editor, how was the collaboration?"

"Pleasant to work with."

On this day, Sunday and Marvel Comics launched their counterattack against Jump. And at the center of this struggle was none other than Naoto himself.

But right now, Naoto still doesn't know what awaits him.

Chapter 46: The Besieged Bloodline

After a long wait, the second volume of "The Bloodline" is finally ready for release.

After the previous success, everyone felt that this time the sales of the collected volumes should be able to break records again.

However, just as everyone was overjoyed and preparing to celebrate with a half-party with champagne, something unexpected happened to the JUMP editors.

That morning, Kanji Sasahara, a new editor who had just graduated from university and finally joined the editorial department of JUMP, was preparing to go to the bookstore near his home to take a look at the single volume of his publisher's flagship manga, "The Bloodline".

As an editor who has been involved in manga activities in clubs since university and has participated in the creation of many doujinshi, Sasahara has an extraordinary passion for manga.

Even his own girlfriend is a new female manga artist who is working hard to create a manga series for JUMP.

However, when Sasahara arrived at the bookstore, he was completely bewildered by the situation before him.

Based on his original estimate, judging from the sales of the last Bloodline comic, the bookstore should be full of Bloodline comics by now.

But the situation he was facing was not what he had imagined at all.

"What's going on?"

Feeling somewhat incredulous, Sasahara quickly walked to the bookstore and took a closer look at the comics on the shelves.

"Yamamoto-sensei's 'Meteor Swordsman' Volume 10, Kiyora-san's 'Love Guide' Volume 8, Tsukishima-sensei's 'After the Storm' Volume 15, Sakaki-sensei's 'Relaxing Moment' Volume 4, and... why are all these authors releasing their manga volumes today?"

Seeing these familiar comics on the bookshelf, Sasahara felt a little overwhelmed.

In order to allow "The Bloodline" to reach its full potential, the JUMP editorial department even postponed the release of other manga volumes by a day, specifically allocating a day for the promotion of "The Bloodline".

But seeing so many veteran manga artists releasing standalone volumes today made Sasahara feel uneasy, as if a storm was brewing.

Generally speaking, when a writer releases a single volume, they will only announce a specific date. Most of the time, unless the books are from the same publishing house, it is difficult to release them together.

Of course, holidays are calculated separately.

In this situation, the fact that they could be released together directly suggests that these people likely received the information from the printing factory.

This situation is very bad.

"Boss?! What's going on? Why are so many single-volume books being released today?"

To resolve his doubts, Sasahara quickly went to the bookstore owner and asked him about the day's events.

"Oh, it's Sasahara? I was wondering the same thing. They suddenly called yesterday saying that new manga would be delivered today. And they're all top-tier manga authors from various manga series. That's strange. Is it some kind of holiday recently?"

Upon seeing his old acquaintance Sasahara arrive, the bookstore owner answered his questions truthfully, also sensing that something was amiss with the situation today.

Normally, there are only one or two authors publishing standalone volumes, but today it seems like they've all come out in droves.

"No, we need to notify the editor-in-chief immediately."

At that moment, Sasahara stopped caring about the manga and ran straight towards the editorial department.

By the time the editorial staff learned the news, it was already past 10 a.m.

"Editor-in-chief, what should we do now? Magazine and Sunday specifically chose today, what should we do?"

"Yes, these people are all the aces of the other companies. How should we deal with this situation?"

At this moment, all the editors were gathered in the editor-in-chief's office, eager to see how the editor-in-chief would issue the order.

As a manga that has boosted the morale of JUMP, it would be truly disastrous if the vampires were to be successfully wiped out by the enemy.

Now that we finally have a top-tier comic, this has happened again, and the editors are very anxious.

"Don't rush, let me think about it."

At this moment, editor Sasaki was also surprised by what had happened today.

When they were publishing the standalone volumes, they had considered almost every possible contingency plan, but they never expected that the other two companies would do something like this.

He just contacted his friends in the industry. The people behind this operation were Ushijima, the editor-in-chief of Magazine, and Fujii, the editor of Sunday.

The two used their connections to learn the approximate release date of Vampire Clan from the printing plant, and then had their authors release the single volume on that day as well.

Although it's unclear why those authors agreed to such a thankless task, judging from the current situation, their tactics are indeed somewhat effective.

Compared to the previous single-volume release, the sales of Bloodline Volume 2 are still quite good, but they are far from as amazing as the last one.

The three major publishing houses have always checked and balanced each other, and there is even a history of them competing for cartoonists.

Although people have become much more restrained since entering civilized society.

However, none of the three families ever truly respected the others.

This outcome was unexpected. Firstly, I didn't expect the other party to act so quickly, and more importantly, I became a bit overconfident.

Now that the release of the second volume is a done deal, the next thing to think about is what to do next.

If JUMP is suppressed by the two companies this time, it will probably be difficult for it to rise again.

"Editor-in-chief, what's the situation with the boss?"

At this moment, the deputy editor-in-chief quietly walked over and asked the editor-in-chief about Shueisha's attitude.

This is something that their single editorial office can no longer easily handle. What they need to do now is prepare for the release of more standalone books by other authors.

"If they want to suppress JUMP's arrogance, they certainly won't just target one author like us. Are there other authors' collected volumes going to be released soon?"

"Yes, the first volume of 'This World Relies on Money and Wisdom' by Ashirogi Muto and the first volume of 'Crow' by Niizuma-sensei are both about to be released. These two are popular manga artists in our comics. If we don't come up with a good strategy, we might..."

"It seems we have to fight back... Contact all the manga authors who are preparing to release their collected volumes. This time, we must fight our way out of this battle."

After editor Sasaki uttered those words, a somber atmosphere filled the entire editorial office.

At this moment, editor Sasaki finally exuded the aura of a veteran who had come from the darkest era of JUMP.

The battle for JUMP's survival is about to begin.

Chapter 47: The Alliance of Cartoonists

"What?! I've been sniped?! What the hell?"

At home, Naoto was listening to a bewildered phone call from Saiki's father.

When Naoto heard that his second volume had been targeted by several other manga publishers, his large eyes were swollen and filled with confusion.

"Hey bro, what happened? You look a bit... well, you know?"

After hearing her older brother's incredulous words, Reika walked over from home, puzzled. Looking at Naoto's expression, she felt something was off.

"I don't know. Uncle Qi Mu just called and said that my comic is being attacked by several other comic artists."