Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

But on the other side of the same time.

Eri Aragaki, who had already moved to a new apartment, was quite helpless at the moment.

"Erina..."

She said to Erina Aragaki, who was doing her makeup, "Anyway... I'll be wearing a wig to accept the award at the ceremony, so no one will be able to see my face. I don't need to be all dolled up."

"No, even if it's with a hood."

Erina Aragaki's eyes widened, and she said, "Kana-san, you're meeting with editors, chief editors, and big-name manga artists, how can you not wear makeup?"

She had made up her mind that she had to make sure her sister looked beautiful at this important ceremony in her life.

After all, this is the Tezuka Award ceremony, and in the past, famous manga artists such as Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda would be present.

This is a long-standing tradition of the Tezuka Award, where senior popular manga artists present awards to promising new manga artists who may be rising stars in the future. Isn't this a beautiful expectation and a handover ceremony?

Eri Aragaki had no choice but to let Erina Aragaki finish applying the rest of her makeup.

After her makeup was done, Erina Aragaki nodded with great satisfaction and said, "You're so beautiful, Natsumi-san!"

Eri Aragaki's appearance was also reflected in the mirror opposite.

She was already naturally beautiful, but now she's even more stunning, the kind of person who would stand out on the Tokyo Girls runway.

Given Eri Aragaki's height of 1.72 meters, her extremely small face and proportions, Erina Aragaki feels that her older sister could easily become a star.

Eri Aragaki's clothes are just too casual.

She originally suggested that Eri Aragaki buy a lace bodycon dress or a skirt, along with a pair of high heels.

She would absolutely dazzle everyone on the spot.

However, Eri Aragaki refused.

It was definitely the original spirit at work; she declined, saying that she had never worn high heels or skirts before and that it was inconvenient.

But since it was an awards ceremony after all, she went to a certain store to find a rather fashionable outfit that was even ahead of its time for the current era, so as to be more formal.

A pair of high-waisted wide-leg jeans, plus a plain white T-shirt and a black knitted cardigan.

She seems rather neutral, but unfortunately, Eri Aragaki is a numerical monster.

This outfit, which is quite ordinary and costs no more than 10,000 yen, was made to look like it cost a million yen by Eri Aragaki.

So Erina Aragaki was very satisfied.

"You're so beautiful, Nai-san..."

She praised him again before saying, "Nai-san, alright, go ahead, good luck."

Eri Aragaki sighed, but still said, "Thank you, Erina. I'm off now."

After that, she took the tram to Shueisha.

Along the way, she did attract quite a few people who came up to chat with her.

Some say they fell in love at first sight.

Some people claim to be talent scouts looking to discover Eri Aragaki as a model.

Eri Aragaki gave them a sour look and told them to get lost, which made the journey a little more peaceful.

When the train arrived at Jimbocho Station, Eri Aragaki got off.

She walked out of the station and headed towards the Yiqiao Building.

The Shueisha building is not far ahead.

She walked to the building entrance, took a deep breath, and then pushed open the glass door and went inside.

There were already quite a few people in the lobby on the first floor.

Some people were wearing suits, and some were wearing casual clothes.

There were also a few people carrying cameras and microphones; they were probably from the TV station.

Eri Aragaki walked up to the information desk and said, "Hello, I'm here to attend the Tezuka Award ceremony."

The receptionist asked, "What is your name?"

Eri Aragaki said, "Eri Aragaki, pen name: I Don't Eat Pears."

The receptionist checked the list and said, "Please go to the auditorium on the sixth floor. The elevator is on the right."

Eri Aragaki thanked them and headed for the elevator.

The elevator doors opened, she stepped inside, and pressed the button for the sixth floor.

The elevator doors opened again, and people could already hear voices in the corridor.

She walked down the corridor to a double door that was open, leading to a fairly large auditorium.

Dozens of chairs were set up in the auditorium, and many people were already seated.

At the very front was a row of long tables covered with white cloths, on which were placed nameplates.

Several cameras were set up on one side of the auditorium, with red lights on.

Eri Aragaki stood at the door, somewhat at a loss.

At that moment, Masaya Sakurai walked out from inside.

He saw Eri Aragaki and said, "Aragaki-sensei, this way."

He led Eri Aragaki to a small room in the corner of the auditorium.

There was a table in the room, and on the table were three hoods.

One is a headgear with Jump's mascot, the Jump Pirate logo; another is a shark headgear; and the third is a pear headgear.

Masaya Sakurai said, "Choose one. Pick the one you like from these three."

Eri Aragaki looked at it, and of course... she reached out and picked up the pear-shaped headgear.

It seems that this was specially prepared for her by Shueisha, which is very fitting for her pen name.

The pear-shaped headband is yellow with green leaves on it, and it looks kind of cute.

She wasn't really bothered by it and said, "This one will do."

She put the hood on her head.

The hood was so large that it completely covered her face.

There are two small holes where the eyes are, so you can see outside.

There is also a small hole at the mouth position, making it easier to speak.

"Alright then, Aragaki... I don't eat pears, teacher."

Masaya Sakurai glanced at Eri Aragaki, who was wearing a hood, and said, "Let's go, the ceremony is about to begin."

He led Eri Aragaki out of the small room and into the auditorium.

"Teacher, please sit here first."

He pointed to a seat in the back row and said, "When they call your name, go up on stage to receive your award."

Eri Aragaki nodded, walked over, and sat down.

She sat in the chair, looking around through the eye holes of the pear-shaped headgear.

The auditorium was getting more and more crowded.

People began to sit down behind the long table in the front row.

Eri Aragaki saw several familiar faces.

Sitting in the very center was a man in his fifties with gray hair and wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

That was Masahiko Ibaraki, the editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump.

Sitting next to him were several men who looked quite old, presumably high-ranking members of Shueisha.

Looking to the side, Eri Aragaki saw someone.

The person was wearing a dark blue polo shirt, had slightly messy hair, and wore round-framed glasses.

His face was familiar; Eri Aragaki had seen it many times in manga magazines and in various marketing videos from her past life.

That's Akira Toriyama.

The author of Dragon Ball is now a true legend in the world of comics.

Even the authors of Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece would have to respectfully address Akira Toriyama as their teacher.

Akira Toriyama was talking to the person next to him, looking very relaxed.

A few minutes later, several more people came in.

Eri Aragaki recognized one of them as Eiichiro Oda.

Next to walk in were also pillars of Shueisha, popular manga artists: Takehiko Inoue, Takeshi Obata, Masashi Kishimoto, Nobuhiro Watsuki...

They are all incredibly popular manga artists in Japan and even worldwide!

However, Eri Aragaki was not only excited to see these popular manga artists, but also had a bold idea.

Just like when Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, witnessed the First Emperor...

"I can be just like them!"

Eri Aragaki was thinking to herself at that moment.