I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

He glanced at it briefly; it must have hundreds of pages!

"You hired an assistant?" Iwamoto Yu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No, I wasn't an assistant; I drew them all myself."

Iwamoto Yu was taken aback, clearly disbelieving. When Kurokawa Kazuya initially refused his help in finding an assistant, he had suspected Kurokawa might know someone in that field, and now it seemed very likely that was the case. The original manuscript for this manga...

Compared to the initial "Rohan Kishibe Is Motionless" and the currently serialized "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," the progress is enormous. It's as if it was drawn by two completely different people. I wouldn't know that without looking closely at the story, but the art style has definitely improved a lot!

At the beginning, "Rohan Kishibe Is Motionless" was at a beginner level, but "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" showed tremendous progress, and now—compared to the currently ongoing series—it represents another huge leap forward.

No assistant? Who would believe that!

[All the editors and chief editors featured here are fictional characters.]

Chapter 4 of the manga

Chapter 4 of the manga

"Hmm? This... I remember it was serialized, right?" Iwamoto Yu said with some doubt, looking at the first few pages.

"Ah, because I felt my previous drawings weren't very good. So I've been redrawing them all recently, hoping to use this when the collected volume comes out..."

'So he really does have assistants...' Iwamoto Yu thought to himself. 'There's probably more than one assistant, which is why he was able to continue the serialization and even redraw the earlier chapters... Who would believe he didn't have assistants?'

In fact—

There's no assistant.

Having acquired Rohan Kishibe's abilities, Kurokawa Kazuya's painting skills also continuously improved along with his own artwork.

Now, he feels that he has made great progress compared to the part that is currently being serialized, so he redraws the whole thing. And because of this, coupled with the fact that the current plot is at its first climax!

How are you feeling?

Looking at the manga that was almost on its last page, Kurokawa asked.

Iwamoto Yu's expression was not good as he said, "The protagonist just died like that?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Kurokawa Kazuya nodded.

"Ah... the story is good, and the art is great... but the fact that the protagonist died is a bit hard to accept. If it were to end like this, it would be fine, but, according to you, this is the first part, right?" Iwamoto Yu said, puzzled. From a reader's perspective, it is indeed a good manga, but he said it was the first part, right? That means there should be a second part: "And in the next part... will the protagonist be resurrected?"

"No, that's not it. The protagonist has changed. The protagonist of the second part is the grandson of the protagonist of the first part. Anyway, I've already finished drawing the first three parts, so I'll show them to you." With that, Kurokawa Kazuya started looking for the original manuscripts he had already completed on the shelf next to him.

Upon hearing this, Iwamoto Yu frowned. He wasn't pleased by the words; in fact, he was a little angry. Kurokawa Kazuya gave him the impression of being arrogant!

That's right, it's arrogance.

Without asking the editor for any opinion, they hastily drew so much. No... that's not quite right either. It's generally impossible to finish so much in such a short time, right? Even with many assistants, it seems impossible.

Besides, can he really afford so many assistants? Even if he ghostwrites, does he have the money?

The room is nice, but it's just nice in appearance. You can't tell at all that he's a particularly wealthy person... Or is he actually a hidden millionaire?

However, it wouldn't make sense if it wasn't ghostwritten or if a large number of assistants were hired.

So... he's actually very rich?

"Okay, that's all." Kurokawa Kazuya said, taking out two large stacks of manuscript paper that were piled together in a folder.

Iwamoto Yu's lips twitched, further confirming his suspicions. Such a large volume... this must be over a thousand pages! Even if he wrote four or five pages a day without stopping, it would still take over a year. No, judging by this thickness... it might be over two thousand pages!

Even using this algorithm, it would take more than two years of continuous work. If it were a serialized story, it could run for several years!

He opened the package, but instead of looking at the contents, he glanced at the artwork.

All of these are the result of superb drawing skills, as if they were the result of immersing oneself in the world of comics for ten or even decades, and they are completely incomparable to the original ones.

Was it a draft he already had?

He meticulously accumulated a manuscript over two years before submitting it.

But that doesn't make sense either.

If you already had a draft, why were the original manuscripts submitted so rough? Yes, those were not bad, but compared to these now, they can only be described as terrible.

It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make any sense at all... I can't wrap my head around it... He's been an editor for three years, and this is the first time he's encountered something like this!

“You probably haven’t considered one thing, which is my drawing speed,” Kurokawa Kazuya said, picking up a pen as he saw what he was thinking.

"Hmm?" Iwamoto Yu was a little confused. "What do you mean?" Looking at the young man who seemed to have figured out what he was thinking, Iwamoto Yu said with some doubt... Drawing speed? Are you kidding me?

"Well, perfect timing. There are only three pages left in the first chapter of this comic. If you have time, sit here for half an hour, just half an hour will do."

"Huh?" Yu Iwamoto looked at the original manga manuscripts on the table. There were three blank pages next to them. He had flipped through them before. The story seemed to be very exciting, giving him a strange sense of realism. However, the first chapter was not yet finished, so he could not make out the specifics.

"Three pages of names in thirty minutes?"

"No, it's three pages of the original manuscript."

Thirty minutes? He just said he could finish drawing it in thirty minutes? Original drafts? No, no, is that impossible? Did I hear that right? Finishing three original drafts in thirty minutes... Even NAME isn't that fast, let alone original drafts. What is he thinking? He's never heard of anything so absurd in his life.

swish swish—

Kurokawa Kazuya held the pen in his hand and pondered for a few seconds—then, without even making a draft, he drew it at an extremely fast and decisive speed!

"You don't even make a draft?? No... impossible, such a complicated composition and you're not even planning to make a draft? And... what is this completion rate? You're so fast, you've even drawn the background!" Iwamoto Yu looked from behind, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Kurokawa Kazuya paused slightly, then flicked his pen lightly—

"This...this is really something a human could do? I didn't see it clearly just now, but what is this? Are you kidding me? Is this blackening? The ink was splashed out and applied perfectly to the right place, without the slightest mistake! This...this is really blackening?"

He felt his common sense had been completely shattered that day! What should have been a simple craft project, painstakingly colored with a pen, had become utterly absurd in his hands—

"The blackening is finished?" Iwamoto Yu glanced at his watch. It had only been less than two minutes since he went from a completely blank page to almost finishing one... ???

brush--

The next moment, Kurokawa Kazuya held dozens of pens in his hand and made a single stroke—in an instant, all the lines of the manga were completed!

"It's done. Hmm? What's wrong?"

Iwamoto Yu was covered in sweat. He raised his hand to check the time: "Twenty...twenty-seven minutes..."

"Really? It's three minutes faster than expected..." I thought it would be a little slower because it's an original comic, but... I guess I'm just getting more and more used to it.

"Are you... really human?" Iwamoto Yu asked, puzzled. If that was the case, then the speed would explain why there were so many manuscripts...

Others work themselves to the bone and need an assistant to work 20 hours a day to finish six pages of manuscript, but he can do it in a simple hour!

That's dozens of times faster than others!

This is simply beyond reason.

Starting tomorrow, I will update one chapter daily at 5 PM and another at 5:30 PM. I'll discuss any additional chapters after that when I get home tomorrow or the day after; I'm using someone else's computer now, so I won't go into details.

Chapter Five Editorial Department

"Heh...hehe..." Iwamoto Yu chuckled slowly and in a low voice.

"What's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing, I'm just happy." Iwamoto Yu took a deep breath, slowly calming himself down, and said, "Amazing, no, absolutely amazing! Putting aside the story, just the drawing speed and the drawing skills alone are incredible!"

"Hmm? You mean the story isn't good?"

"Uh...no, no, that's not it." Yu Iwamoto quickly waved his hand in denial, "I just haven't read the story yet, how could I have time to read the story...I was completely blown away by your artwork."

He dared not offend Kurokawa Kazuya now. He had originally thought that Kurokawa was just a promising newcomer, but after seeing what had just happened, he changed his mind!

This was no newcomer at all; he had discovered a monster in the comic book world, a monster that surpassed everyone else!

He already thought winning the Tezuka Award on his first submission and securing a serialization spot on his second was already incredibly impressive; there were only a handful of people who had reached that level since JUMC's inception. Then, when he said he didn't need an assistant, he was shocked. He thought that was his limit, but it turned out he could be even stronger—no, this was indescribably strong! Incredibly strong!

Genius is simply not a word to describe this guy... He couldn't find the right words to describe him!

With this guy... becoming a team leader, editor-in-chief, or something like that in the future wouldn't be impossible! This guy... he feels like he's discovered a gold mine right now!

Originally, because this guy was so uncooperative, he was prepared to have someone else become his editor so he could take care of the others, but now—he would rather die than change him!

"Um, Kurokawa-sensei, how about I take a look at this manga now?" Iwamoto asked, looking at the so-called second and third parts of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" on the side.

Teacher? Kurokawa Kazuya was taken aback. The way he addressed her had changed... But never mind: "Ah, okay."

"Yes, thank you very much!"

As Iwamoto Yu spoke, he began to flip through the manga—

Then--

The captivating storyline surprised even him, a man who had been an editor for three years and had read all sorts of comics. He felt as if he were immersed in a strange and wonderful world.

The Ripple and vampires that appeared in the first part, and the Pillars and Perfect Creatures in the second part, all unconsciously immersed him in them.

"I'm back—" Kurokawa Kazuya put down his pen upon hearing the sounds outside and checked the time; it was already 3:30 PM. "Mr. Iwamoto, my sister is back. Would you like to have dinner here tonight?"

“No, never mind…” Iwamoto Yu shook his head and smiled, “I’m leaving soon, Kurokawa-sensei. Can I come again tomorrow?”

Looking at the manga manuscript beside him, several times thicker than the second volume he was currently reading, he said with some anticipation, "That's the third volume..."

He hasn't finished reading the second part yet, but he's already looking forward to the manuscript for the third part.

"Oh, sure."

Yu Iwamoto nodded: "Then please go and take care of your sister. I'll finish watching this little bit and then I'll leave."

“Hmm…” Kurokawa Kazuya thought for a moment and nodded: “By the way, when this manga is published as a single volume, I hope that the first half of the first part can be replaced with the part that is currently being redrawn.”

"Okay, this is so much better than before, I don't think the editor will refuse it."

After Iwamoto Yu finished speaking and watched Kurokawa Kazuya leave, he turned his attention to the manga. Now—the most exciting part was about to begin: Kars, the Pillar Man in the manga, had become the Ultimate Life Form!

How will the protagonist deal with such an invincible being?

......

"Is this Professor Kurokawa?" Iwamoto Yu said into the phone.

Yes. Is there anything I can help you with?

Did I disturb you?