Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

The main unit emits a startup beep and the indicator light illuminates.

Several cooling fans started spinning simultaneously, emitting a steady hum.

This Dell computer cost her a lot of money; the whole set cost her nearly 60 yen. The CPU and graphics card are the best available in Japan right now: an Athlon 64 FX-74 and a GeForce 8800.

From the perspective of Aragaki Eri, a transmigrator, this configuration was so expensive that it hurt her wallet a little.

But there's nothing we can do; that's just the limitation of our times.

However, Eri Aragaki's income is now significantly higher than before, thanks to her stable serialization in Attack on Titan and her stable position in the middle of the popularity rankings.

Her income has also seen a steady increase, since the popularity of comics can affect a comic artist's income.

Therefore, according to the contract, Eri Aragaki's after-tax income last month was approximately 120 million yen.

Based on the latest trend of creeping into the top ten, income is expected to increase next month.

Although Eri Aragaki still has a considerable debt, it is paid in installments, and she has only recently paid off a portion of it.

In addition, Eri Aragaki was well aware that her income would gradually increase.

After all, this is only the income before Attack on Titan has been published as a manga or adapted into an anime. When Attack on Titan is published as a manga, her income will skyrocket thanks to the revenue sharing from the manga!

Not to mention what would happen after it was adapted into an anime.

Then why save? Of course you should save where you should save and spend where you should spend!

The monitor lit up, the boot screen appeared, and then the system began loading.

After the progress bar finished, the desktop appeared, displaying a rather unfamiliar blue-green aurora image.

At that time, the operating system commonly used in Japan was Windows Vista, which was a Microsoft system version that was quite unfamiliar in China.

This was mainly because pirated XP was prevalent in China at that time, and Vista had high system requirements and poor compatibility, so it was not widely adopted in China. Instead, the Chinese government moved directly from XP to Win7.

At this moment, Ayane Takeda and the other two gathered in front of the monitor.

Erina stared at the icons on the screen once, and Natsume Akane's gaze also fell on the screen. Only Takeda Ayane sat in front of the computer, holding the mouse, and began to operate it skillfully.

"Senior, which internet service provider do you use?"

"NTT's."

"Account and password."

Eri Aragaki pulled a crumpled sheet from her drawer and handed it to Ayane Takeda.

Takeda Ayane took the document, glanced at it, then opened the network settings interface, entered her account and password, selected the access method, and set the DNS.

Her fingers typed quickly on the keyboard, pausing once to think for a moment before adding an address to an input box.

"It's connected."

Ayane Takeda pushed the mouse aside, making room for Eri Aragaki to see.

The network icon in the lower right corner of the screen lit up, indicating that the connection was established.

"Oh, oh, oh, it's here, it's here."

Eri Aragaki sat down, grabbed the mouse, and opened the browser to test it out.

Yahoo Japan's homepage loaded, the speed wasn't fast but it was acceptable.

She randomly clicked on a few web pages to test it and confirmed that there was no problem with the network.

"Let's check out a few forums first."

She opened her browser bookmarks, which were empty, and began typing the URL letter by letter.

The keyboard had a Japanese layout, and some of the keys were different from the American layout she used in her previous life. However, Eri Aragaki was already very familiar with it. She typed in the URL, finished typing, and then pressed the Enter key.

The page has loaded.

This is the homepage of a Japanese manga forum. The forum logo is in the upper left corner, and below it is a dense list of sections.

The forum categories cover works from major publishers such as Shueisha, Kodansha, and Shogakukan, and the pinned post is a collection of discussions about the latest issues this week.

The page style is typical of old-fashioned forums from the early 2000s, with a light blue background and dark blue text links. Each section has an icon next to it, indicating the number of posts made that day.

Eri Aragaki clicked on the special section of Weekly Shonen Jump.

The discussions on the forum were quite lively, with comments, fan art, plot speculations, short reviews, and long reviews.

Undoubtedly, the most discussed topics are those related to Bleach, Naruto, and Sea of ​​Beasts.

Other comics are also quite popular, and discussions about these top-ranking comics are often included in these discussions.

Attack on Titan fared relatively poorly, as it only ran for eleven chapters, had no anime adaptation, and hadn't even released a single volume yet.

Its popularity and influence are not just a little lower than other comics.

However, Eri Aragaki still saw some comments and discussions about Attack on Titan, after all... it's a manga that entered the top ten in popularity based on its plot.

Compared to other comics with anime or collected volumes, its popularity and influence may be slightly lower, but it's not completely nonexistent.

Eri Aragaki, Erina, Ayane Takeda, and Akane Natsume began reading reviews about Attack on Titan.

"Is someone who doesn't eat pears definitely not a student of Kishimoto? This flashback scene has been going on for so long, and they're still drawing it!"

"This flashback plot has a bit of an interweaving element, so it's not exactly a pure flashback, but I find it quite interesting."

"But what I want to see is what happens to Eren's storyline afterward, and then the story continues with the battle."

"It feels like it's coming soon, and the subsequent plot shouldn't be anything special. Eren will definitely escape with the help of the Survey Corps and then prepare to reclaim Wall Maria."

"I don't think Bu Chizi is the kind of person who doesn't follow the usual path. You could tell from earlier on. I thought someone like Mina, who was willing to follow Eren and was supposed to be part of the main group, died after the Titans appeared..."

"Marco's death also surprised me, and there was no scene depicting his demise at all, it's really outrageous WWW."

"Could it be that Annie? I have a feeling there's something fishy about Annie, Reiner, and that other guy..."

"There's clearly a problem. I'd even venture a guess: if Eren can transform into a Titan, then is the Colossal Titan also a human who transformed?"

"The Colossal Titan is clearly intelligent; it disappeared after destroying the walls. Considering Eren's situation, this should be correct."

"We'll see how it goes. I really like Attack on Titan. There's despair, but also passion. Many of the settings are excellent, especially the human legion's heart-offering ceremony. That ceremony and the phrase 'Offer your heart for humanity' are so moving!"

……

Looking at the comments above, Eri Aragaki felt a sense of relief.

For creators, seeing praise from fans can be incredibly gratifying.