Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

Eri Aragaki took the trophy, walked off the stage, and returned to her seat.

Her heart was still beating fast, but much better than before.

Masaya Sakurai walked over and said, seemingly praising but lacking any real conviction, "Well said."

Eri Aragaki didn't mind and politely replied to her editor, "Thank you."

The awards ceremony continued.

The host invited several judges to come up on stage and speak.

Akira Toriyama went on stage first and said some words of encouragement to the newcomers.

Eiichiro Oda also took the stage. He said that he also debuted through the Tezuka Award and hoped that newcomers would not give up on their dreams.

Masashi Kishimoto and Takeshi Obata also said a few words.

The entire ceremony lasted about an hour.

After the event, Eri Aragaki walked out of the auditorium with the trophy in her hand.

Sakurai Masaya followed behind her and said, "Congratulations, Aragaki-sensei. Now we just have to wait for the serialization to begin."

Eri Aragaki said, "I'll do my best."

She walked to the elevator and pressed the button.

The elevator doors opened, and she stepped inside.

Before the door closed, she saw that there were still many people in the corridor.

A reporter was interviewing Naotake Saito, and a photographer was taking pictures of Daisuke Oikawa.

Then reporters rushed over when they saw her, but thankfully... Eri Aragaki was still wearing a pear-shaped headpiece, which saved her from the crisis of her true face being exposed.

However, she is not a popular manga artist after all. Even though she won the Tezuka Award, the highest prize, she is still just a newbie.

So the reporters left after completing their mission.

And Eri Aragaki was finally able to leave.

Eri Aragaki leaned against the elevator wall and let out a long sigh.

The awards ceremony has ended.

She glanced at the trophy in her hand, and a smile crept onto her lips.

Next up is... the official serialization!

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Earth Online July 2007 Minor Version Update Announcement: This update mainly focuses on balancing the ecological performance of some animals, insects, and plants. Details are as follows…

Mammal adjustment

Deer populations are entering their summer active season, with male deer antlers growing at a 30% faster rate and the tips becoming slightly harder…

Wild boars are expanding their foraging range due to increased food availability in the summer...

The altitude at which Japanese macaques move in mountains has decreased...

The accuracy of bats' nighttime echolocation has been slightly adjusted in this version...

With the official arrival of summer, Forest Apes players will face a significant improvement in terrain combat and a slight increase in heat resistance. Given that many other players have reported that Forest Apes are too strong this season, we have decided to slightly weaken the Forest Apes player's ecosystem in this version.

The map inhabited by Forest Ape players will experience a more severe greenhouse effect and an increased rate of heatstroke infection...

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Rising river water temperatures have led to a decrease in dissolved oxygen, causing some fish enthusiasts to migrate upstream where the current is stronger and the oxygen content is higher. Please pay attention to changes in fish distribution.

We wish all players a pleasant gaming experience.

July has arrived, and Tokyo is no longer just a little hot, but has reached a sweltering, muggy state.

This is absolutely torture for office workers and Japanese elementary and middle school students who haven't officially started their summer vacation yet.

After all, for forest ape players who evolved into humans, winter is not so bad. They have the strength to "rat-rat" and can resist the cold by making fires and boiling water. So even if it gets cold, it's not that bad.

But in summer... there's no other effective way to relieve the "heat" debuff except for air conditioning.

It's impossible for people to keep the air conditioning on 24 hours a day. There will always be times when you leave home or work. Moreover, frequently turning on the air conditioning at home will attract a kind of partner called "parent" to cast a series of mysterious spells on you.

Fortunately... Eri Aragaki has already lost her parents!

Even more fortunately... after showing the new storyboard to Masaya Sakurai, it was confirmed that there were no problems, and a start date for the serialization had been set...

Eri Aragaki began her journey of drawing, rarely leaving her home.

The official serialization of "Attack on Titan" will begin in the July 23rd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, replacing Takeshi Obata's game collaboration short story project "Blue Dragon," which will conclude this month.

As mentioned before, Shueisha requires new manga artists to submit 3-5 chapters of final draft before starting a formal serialization...

Actually, a three-chapter manuscript would have been fine, but Eri Aragaki didn't know that, so she decided to be conservative and submit a five-chapter serialized manuscript instead.

However, after only one month, she secluded herself at home.

On weekdays, Erina does most of the housework, including grocery shopping, cooking, and tidying up.

She, on the other hand, stays at home every day with the air conditioning on, working hard to finish her manuscript, since she doesn't care about the electricity bill.

So overall, although Eri Aragaki has been rushing to meet deadlines, she's definitely had a great time lately.

The most enjoyable thing is being able to focus on one thing without any external interference.

Eri Aragaki gradually became addicted to this pattern, until...

After completing the final revisions to the last drawing, she stood there, stunned.

"Finally... finished drawing?"

It was only then that Eri Aragaki realized that the sketches she had been organizing over this period of time were already as thick as a coin.

Of course, it's as thick as a coin in Lei Jun's algorithm. It doesn't look thick, but there are actually a hundred drawings inside!

Only then did Eri Aragaki pick up her flip phone and check the time. It turned out it was only July 11th...

Although the official serialization date is July 23, the deadline will definitely be earlier, because the editors and the magazine publisher need to do a series of tasks such as typesetting and testing before they can officially print a large number of new issues of the weekly magazine.

Therefore, the deadline is usually a week in advance, and no later than 3 days. Any later and there won't be enough time for typesetting and printing.

There are still several days until the earliest deadline.

"Hooray! I did it!"

Eri Aragaki was very excited, though she was actually a little worried that she wouldn't have enough time to finish the drawing.

Despite being a time traveler and a plagiarist, despite having cheat codes.

But she still worries, wondering if she will not have enough time to draw and submit all the manuscripts.

She has finally completed the task ahead of schedule.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her heart settled down.

So now...

Eri Aragaki made the call directly...

"Moshi moshi, this is Masaya Sakurai."

Masaya Sakurai was at work, but when the phone rang, he answered it without hesitation.

"Sakurai-san! This is Eri Aragaki. My drawing is finished. When can you receive it?"

Eri Aragaki's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"You've finished the drawing? Oh... okay..."