Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

Upon hearing this, Natsume Akane looked thoughtfully at Aragaki Eri's profile.

Erina tilted her head, seemingly lost in thought.

The room was quiet for two seconds, with only the sound of the computer cooling fan spinning.

As Eri Aragaki spoke, she successfully opened a new browser window.

She wasn't logged into a Japanese account on the browser, and the homepage was blank. She tapped a few times on the keyboard.

She first entered the search engine URL that she remembered so well.

Press Enter.

A simple search page appeared, with the same logo she had seen since childhood.

She stared at the logo for several seconds, feeling a strange sense of disorientation that transcended time and space.

Eri Aragaki shook her head, bringing her attention back to the present.

Then she thought about it and went to the official website of a Chinese input method and installed it.

Then she put her hands on the keyboard and typed four characters in pinyin.

Attack on Titan.

Press Enter.

"Eri, do you speak Chinese?"

This piqued the curiosity of Natsume Akane and Erina, who then asked a question.

"I've taught myself a little..."

Eri Aragaki immediately gave a vague answer.

On the computer, after a brief delay, the search results page also appeared.

At the top is a forum, with a banner at the top of the page that reads "Anime Home," and below are rows of post titles updated today.

She scrolled down and saw another forum called "Roaming," which had a simpler page style with a dark blue background and white text.

Scrolling down further, links to the forum appeared, and several posts in the title list contained the keyword "Attack on Titan".

She first moved the mouse to the link on the forum.

Upon clicking through, I discovered that there were indeed dozens of posts related to Attack on Titan.

The first page is almost entirely dedicated to discussing the plot, with titles of varying lengths, some marked with exclamation marks, and others using then-popular Martian symbols.

The title has a strong flavor of that era—direct, lively, and not at all subtle.

"[Discussion] The true origin of the giants."

"[Plot-driven] Marco's death was really inexplicable and strange."

"To be honest, the world of giants is too cruel and hopeless. It feels like humanity has absolutely no chance of winning against giants."

"Hey~ who can argue with that? But that's precisely why I love this manga. It's in the face of true despair that the preciousness of human courage is revealed!"

"Please hurry up and translate this week's manga chapters! I really want to see if Eren will be able to escape in the end!"

"That goes without saying... It's impossible for Eren to be put on trial and then the protagonist dies in the finale, right?"

"The manga artist who doesn't eat pears is a bit crazy... When I read chapter 0, I thought Eren wasn't the main character when he was eaten by a Titan."

"Attack on Titan is so good right now, with constant plot twists and lots of foreshadowing. I just want to know, if Eren can transform into a Titan, then what exactly is the Colossal Titan?"

"Anyway, Attack on Titan really gives me the feeling that it will definitely be a hit. I won't say it will be on par with Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece, but it should be on par with 'Katekyo Hitman Reborn!' and 'Claymore' without any problem."

"What is 'Claymore'?"

"I think if Attack on Titan were to be animated, it would definitely be very popular. The 3D Maneuver Gear in the manga doesn't really impress me, but if it were animated and fully animated, it would be absolutely awesome."

"It's too early for an anime adaptation... I feel like Attack on Titan is a bit anti-human. The manga is already so bloody, it's another question whether the anime will even pass censorship."

"What's wrong with it? Doesn't it symbolize humanity's courage to fight against despair?"

"If you ask me... liking something that looks like a giant is somewhat anti-human and antisocial."

"I'm your father, you anti-China human, and you're labeling me just because I'm reading a comic?"

"%￥￥#￥……"

……

"..."

Seeing the comments interspersed with references to the national essence of the Republic, Eri Aragaki fell silent.

But... that's how it is, that's what makes the discussion lively and engaging.

Discussions like this, occasionally tinged with hostility and conflict, don't feel like they're from paid trolls or bots.

Eri Aragaki felt that such discussions were like flaws in a work of art; a few flaws could prove that your artwork wasn't generated by AI.

However, too many of these flaws can ruin the beauty of a work of art.

To put it simply, the Venus de Milo is like a broken-armed Venus. A little imperfection makes her a work of art, but if the whole Venus is broken, she's just a pile of rubble.

"Sis, what are those people saying up there?"

Just then, Erina, who looked bewildered, suddenly asked.

Natsume Akane also looked curious, since Aragaki Eri could understand Chinese, but they couldn't.

"It's nothing..."

Eri Aragaki laughed and said, "They were just some funny compliments..."

And just then...

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

"I'll go take a look."

Erina immediately turned around and said.

"Hello...who is this?"

"I'm Sakurai, an editor from Shueisha. I've arranged to come and collect your manuscript with Aragaki-sensei."

……

As he entered the apartment building and took the elevator, Masaya Sakurai was in a bad mood.

The main reason is... he had just visited the cartoonist teacher who was hospitalized. The teacher had suffered a cerebral vascular blockage due to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, coupled with irregular work and rest schedules.

Although he is out of immediate danger after being rescued, he is still in a coma and is naturally unable to communicate.

Through conversations with his friend, who shared an apartment with him and also aspired to become a manga artist, Masaya Sakurai learned that the artwork was far from finished, with more than half of it still unfinished.

There's nothing we can do about that...

Masaya Sakurai had no choice but to go back and talk to the editor-in-chief, and they decided to suspend the short manga section for this issue.

Before that, he came to Eri Aragaki's place to collect manuscripts.

Speaking of which, Eri Aragaki's side is much less troublesome.

Just then, the elevator arrived. He stepped out and, based on his previous experience, went to the apartment where Eri Aragaki lived.

"Mr. Sakurai."

Eri Aragaki was already waiting at the door, and then led the way, saying, "Come in and have some tea, I'll go get the manuscript for you right away."

She could tell that Sakurai Masaya was a little tired. Although she didn't know why, since he had come once and they would continue to work together in the future, it was better to be polite.

"Okay, thank you for disturbing you, Professor Aragaki."

Sakurai Masaya immediately followed Aragaki Eri into the apartment and said.

The living room is still the same as when I came before.

Then he saw Natsume Akane and Erina, the two girls he had seen at Aragaki Eri's house before.

Hello.

Masaya Sakurai nodded slightly.

"Mr. Sakurai."

Akane Natsume and Erina also responded politely.