Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

Several days passed.

In the past few days, Eri Aragaki and Erina Aragaki celebrated their second time by going out for barbecue.

During this period, Eri Aragaki has been helping out at the convenience store and drawing storyboards for the official serialization of "Attack on Titan".

These storyboard drafts will need to be reviewed by Masaya Sakurai later, something she only truly realized after becoming a manga artist...

She had always heard that editors were half creators of comics in her previous life, but she never really felt that way.

But now I really feel it; it turns out that comic artists... especially new comic artists, can't just create their own works at will.

It's not that I was hindered or anything, but rather that I couldn't do whatever I wanted because there were editors controlling things.

Moreover, the editors have a lot of control; if there are any problems with the plot or setting, they can send it back to the comic artist for revision.

However, this is not a bad thing, especially since... many editors participate in the creation of comics.

For example, they will give you suggestions on how to modify the plot and settings of the comic, and they are genuine suggestions.

In fact, many comics have become even more popular because... editors gave good suggestions that led the comic artists to revise the plot.

Just like Jujutsu Kaisen, there has always been a rumor that the author of Jujutsu Kaisen originally intended to make Gojo Satoru the protagonist.

However, after learning about this, the editor of "Spellcasting" talked with the author and felt that it would be better to design a boy as the protagonist.

This led to the later hugely popular "Jujutsu Kaisen".

Therefore, a good editor is actually a mentor and friend to a cartoonist.

However, editors sometimes find it difficult to control cartoonists who have become famous.

But when it comes to Eri Aragaki, a newcomer manga artist...

They still have a lot of say in the matter.

So these past few days, she's been drawing until late at night after getting off work at the convenience store.

The storyboard drawings covered approximately three episodes, with each episode consisting of about nineteen pages.

She organized the manuscript, put it in a folder, and prepared to take it to the editor.

That morning, Eri Aragaki was still on duty at the convenience store with Ayane Takeda.

The convenience store is relatively empty in the morning, so their work is relatively easy.

Eri Aragaki is organizing the shelves, restocking the areas where items are out of stock.

Ayane Takeda sat behind the cashier, waiting for customers to come and pay.

The store was quiet, with only the air conditioner making a slight hum.

Sunlight streamed in through the glass door, casting a shimmering glow on the floor.

After settling accounts and seeing off the few customers who came in the morning.

Eri Aragaki happened to see Ayane Takeda reading Attack on Titan while holding this issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.

Ayane Takeda read very carefully, her eyes fixed on the pages, her brows slightly furrowed.

She stopped when she turned to a certain page and stared at it for several seconds.

Then she looked up and met Eri Aragaki's gaze.

"You're amazing, senior! This drawing is so good."

Ayane Takeda immediately said, "Senpai will definitely become a great manga artist."

She was also very curious after Eri Aragaki told her that her submitted work had won an award.

Since Weekly Shonen Jump wasn't very expensive, she bought a copy to see what it was all about.

Sure enough, seeing it this way, she admired him even more.

She thought Attack on Titan was really well drawn.

In particular, Eri Aragaki told a thrilling story of humanity's defense through her manga.

Takeda Ayane glanced down at the picture in the magazine again, then looked up at Aragaki Eri.

Her eyes held a clear admiration and respect.

Eri Aragaki immediately felt a little embarrassed and said, "That's far from it, Ayane, you're exaggerating."

"I know, that's a line from Ryoma Echizen..."

Suddenly, Ayane Takeda blurted out, "...Senior, don't be modest. You won an award, and your drawing is really good."

Eri Aragaki humbly stated, "I only won the Tezuka Award; becoming a great manga artist will take time."

Ayane Takeda immediately said, "Senpai, you're too modest. You can definitely become a great manga artist."

"Actually, I also wanted to be a manga artist when I was a child, just like Naoko Takeuchi and Hiromu Arakawa."

She paused, then added, "But I don't seem to have much talent."

Her voice lowered, sounding somewhat disappointed.

This is quite normal. In Japan's environment, especially around 10 years ago, people like Ayane Takeda and Eri Aragaki grew up during a period of booming development for Japanese ACG culture.

Therefore, it can be said that many children of this generation may have dreamed of becoming cartoonists.

Eri Aragaki thought to herself, "Actually, I don't have any special talent. I'm just a transmigrator. Maybe I'm even the protagonist of some novel..."

But she didn't say it aloud. Instead, she comforted Ayane Takeda, saying, "Talent and such are indeed different for everyone. I just have a tiny bit of talent and luck."

She made a gesture of pointing to the universe.

"But that's enough."

Unaware of this, Ayane Takeda said with envy, "Your drawing is so good, senpai. You will definitely become a great manga artist in the future. Even now, as a serialized manga artist in Weekly Shonen Jump, you have already surpassed many people."

"Actually, you could just resign without any problem."

Then she whispered, "Manager Tanaka won't say anything. You have a formal job now, and it's a job as a manga artist."

Yes, after all, this is a manga artist contracted with Shueisha.

Although not every signed comic artist can rise to the top overnight.

It's also possible that a new work might not be popular, leading to its abrupt cancellation and eventually causing the artist to gradually fade out of the comic book industry.

That's not impossible.

However, Shueisha offered good benefits, and the royalties for officially serialized articles were quite substantial, making them essentially privileged individuals.

"Well, after all, I haven't officially started serializing my work yet."

Eri Aragaki said, "It's about a month before the serialization starts, so I'll have more free time during this period, plus the shop manager is usually pretty nice to me."

Ayane Takeda looked at Eri Aragaki with admiration and said, "You're such a kind person, senpai."

Eri Aragaki smiled and said, "It's just a basic human need, and good people will be rewarded."

Just then...

"Eri...Eri, are you there?"

Manager Tanaka suddenly came over and said somewhat anxiously.

"Manager, I'm here."

Eri Aragaki immediately responded.

The store manager quickly walked to the cashier and said to Eri Aragaki, "Eri, I have some good news for you."