Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Let's begin! I'm ready!"

She doesn't look like a literary girl at all; she looks more like a female combat athlete who's here to compete.

"I haven't thought of a name for the story yet, but it's not too late to think about it after it's approved. Why don't you take a look at the story first? Would you like to see my thought process?"

"Then please explain it to me. I'll listen while I read."

"In short, this is a story about football."

"Oh, that's the classic way."

"However, compared to football itself, this film focuses more on the opportunity to play football. The protagonist is set as the younger brother. The older brother is a football genius, while the younger brother, although he loves football, is rather mediocre... Of course, this is just the beginning. In fact, the younger brother is also talented, but this will be revealed later."

"Oh! You've even thought of the foreshadowing? Let me see, the younger brother gave up soccer because he was jealous of his older brother's talent, but one day the two brothers got into a car accident on their way to a match... and the older brother just died like that?!"

They're killing off characters in the very first episode?! That's way too fast!

Shiori Shirai confidently tugged at her glove and said.

"That's right, and the younger brother was also in critical condition, so the doctors suggested transplanting the older brother's heart into the younger brother..."

"This……"

This plot seems familiar.

Kuroba Akira continued reading, and then came the appearance of Aomei. Aomei had a good relationship with both brothers. The younger brother liked Aomei, but felt that Aomei was a better match for the older brother, so he planned to quietly withdraw.

"There's a love triangle too?"

"Um... well, I was looking through some old manga... and I found that Adachi-sensei's baseball works often feature these kinds of emotional entanglements, so I added them in. Besides, we really needed a character who, after the older brother's death, guides the younger brother to pick up soccer again..."

When explaining, Shiori Shirai hesitated a bit, mainly because she thought of the love triangle plot because she, Momo, and Akira Kuroba had similar feelings.

She knew that Mengmeng must have fallen for Kuroba Akira, but she probably felt that she and Kuroba Akira were a better match, so she didn't dare to face her own feelings, just like the protagonist in the story.

Of course, this was just the trigger for the idea and had nothing to do with the development of the story. The story was still created according to normal story logic.

"But actually, the female lead, who is also the childhood sweetheart, is in love with the younger brother. The two are actually in love with each other. The older brother just hopes that his childhood sweetheart can help his younger brother who has given up football, because the older brother's dream is for the two brothers to be selected for the national team together and wear blue jerseys..."

Isn't this plot just like a football knight?!

Akira Kuroba was greatly shocked. This world didn't have this work, yet Shiori Shirai was able to create almost the same storyline. It was truly amazing.

After watching it, Kuroba Akira could only exclaim in admiration.

"Very...good. This isn't flattery; I genuinely think it's very good. For a short comic, it packs in a lot of information and is quite engaging..."

In other words, the manga "Football Knight" is actually a super long-running series with hundreds of chapters, meaning that the 'foundation' of this story is completely sound.

It's safe to say that Shiori Shirai is a genuine author who has won short story awards; her storytelling creativity is truly remarkable.

However, Shiori Shirai, who received praise, did not seem too happy. Instead, after Akira Kuroba finished reading this concept, she escaped to write the next manuscript.

"Is that good? Then let's watch this one next."

"Anything else?"

"Of course there are more, this one is a manga about tennis."

Akira Kuroba picked up the manuscript out of curiosity, wanting to see what other surprises Shirai Shiori could bring him.

Shiori Shirai continued to explain.

"This installment isn't as exciting as the first one, but it's solid and unconventional. It's about a protagonist who's a mental math genius with absolutely no interest in sports. He accidentally gets into tennis because of the female lead and realizes that tennis can be calculated using mathematical formulas. The ball that his opponent hits is like a math problem that his opponent throws at him. He completes the calculation and returns the ball in an instant. That's the story of how the protagonist uses his unique ability to become a professional tennis player."

This is a tennis prodigy!

Very similar! The idea of ​​using mathematical formulas to instantly complete calculations and deliver a counterattack is actually very similar to the protagonist in that movie making tennis notes. Both create a sense of contrast between 'a liberal arts student doing sports'!

"Because the mainstream sports comics nowadays mainly focus on the spirit of perseverance and hard work, I think this kind of 'more scientific progress,' getting stronger step by step, like leveling up in a game, would be more interesting."

"Indeed! Great! The story is great too!"

Tennis Prodigy is also a very long-running manga series, and the story is extremely well-developed!

To think that Shiori Shirai could produce two excellent long-form manga ideas in one go, Akira Kuroba even wondered if she had forgotten that she was entering in a short manga award competition.

Just as Kuroba Akira was feeling impressed, Shirai Shiori pulled out the outline manuscript of the third story from her bag, and Aizono Moe, who was next to her, gave a wry smile, as if to say, "Shiori has gone too far again."

"Next, let's look at this one. It's a baseball-themed manga about a nationally renowned ace pitching and catcher duo. The catcher is disillusioned due to an accident, and the ace pitcher comes with him to an unknown metropolitan high school. Together, they build a baseball team from scratch and make it to Koshien..."

Amnesia treatment?

It seems to have incorporated a bit of the Metropolitan Aoi-zaka High School Baseball Club, but that's not surprising, since it's a story she came up with herself... a story she came up with herself!

Holy crap! Shiori, you're on fire!

But that wasn't all; Shiori Shirai then presented a fourth story that left Akira Kuroba speechless.

"The fourth one is a relatively niche sport... it's about sumo. I've noticed that there don't seem to be any sports comics on the market that focus on sumo. After analyzing the reasons, I think it's probably because the sumo loincloth is too embarrassing. Young people nowadays think sumo is an old-fashioned sport, and it's only in Japan. Also, sumo is a high-speed sport, and many matches are decided in an instant, so people who don't understand it might find it boring."

Shiori Shirai spoke with utmost seriousness about her ideas, radiating a powerful aura.

"But after thinking about it carefully, if a comic book can capture the moment of a sumo wrestler exerting force, considering the visual tension, I think sumo is actually a hidden potential hot-blooded sports comic, which should be comparable to boxing comics. And the restriction that the knees cannot touch the ground can better reflect the protagonist's willpower... Since the main focus is on hot-bloodedness, I set the protagonist as a naturally short 'soldier' ​​who is not even qualified to enter the world of sumo. But as long as he dominates the country, he can get a special recommendation and become a professional sumo wrestler, even a Yokozuna. That would be very interesting, wouldn't it?"

It's Hinomaru sumo...

But that's not all, Shirai Shiori is still going strong... she's still putting in the effort!

"Have you finished watching this one? If you have, let's move on to the next one. This one is also about football, but it doesn't have as many dramatic plots. It focuses more on the sport of football itself. It might be similar to the one about a math genius playing tennis. It's about an e-sports expert who decides to step out of his room and apply his 'global vision' and football theory to football."

"However, my understanding of football is limited to the rules. I haven't thought about anything more in-depth yet. But if it's just a short story, showing this ability is enough. I've also thought about making the protagonist even more 'extreme.' Don't most football comics nowadays make the protagonist a striker? Because scoring goals looks cool."

"Then let the protagonist be 'only good at passing,' like light and shadow. The protagonist is the shadow, making key passes on the field. Because he has been staying at home for many years, he has no presence, which is similar to being invisible. I think it would be more like a superpower if expressed in a comic book."

Blue Reeds... and Kuroko's Basketball...

"How many ideas have you come up with this week?"

Shiori Shirai forced a smile, concealing her fatigue.

"Not many, less than ten, only nine..."

"Nine...! You created such detailed outlines for all of them?"

"Well, since it's a script for a short comic, I didn't think too much about how the story would develop. But I heard that winning short comics can get serialization opportunities, right? So I'm trying to extend all my ideas as much as possible, so that if I win a big prize, Moe can debut directly and be serialized in a top-tier comic weekly."

For the sake of her best friend's future, Shiori Shirai put in 200% effort.

"amazing……!"

It's really outstanding.

You could tell from her thick dark circles that Shiori was working even harder than when she competed with herself in light novel writing, and perhaps even more diligently than when she was writing her own short stories.

She genuinely wanted to create a story that would win a short comic award for Aizen Moe and gain Kuroba Akira's approval, which is why she put in so much effort.

With her exceptional memory, she must have read countless comics and consulted numerous sports books in such a short time before wholeheartedly immersing herself in the creative process, allowing her ideas to collide and generate so many excellent concepts in such a short period.

So-called inspiration is never something that can be born on a whim. It is only after having a wealth of reading experience and a solid foundation that one can "grab" inspiration in that instant.

Kuroba Akira had a rather peculiar feeling in his heart.

In this world, you can still see the excellent comic book ideas you saw in the original world, and these ideas were all created by Shiori Shirai.

Ideas themselves are not rare. After all, there are so many people in the world, and what you can think of, others have already thought of. But the key is whether you can put your ideas into action immediately after you have them.

Shiori Shirai wrote down every good idea she thought was good, and then expanded it into a story that could be drawn into a short comic, even writing out the lines.

After pulling out all her ideas, Shiori Shirai rubbed her temples and asked with a resolute expression.

"Well then, tell me your thoughts. If none of these work, I'll go back and think of something else..."

She was even prepared for all of them to fail.

In the previous light novel showdown, Akira Kuroba thought Shiori Shirai only had the potential to become a professional writer, but now he genuinely believes that she can become a true literary giant.

With such passion and rigor for creation, she will sooner or later create a masterpiece that is uniquely hers and will be remembered for generations.

“I think they are all very good... I’m not trying to be fair, but I genuinely feel that your ideas are all stories that could be made into very popular comics... I think they are all excellent.”

"Really? Phew...that's good..."

Shiori Shirai breathed a sigh of relief. She was in high spirits this time and felt that every story she came up with was at least 70 points, even if it didn't get a perfect score. If Akira Kuroba rejected them all, she might lose confidence... although she could always cheer herself up again.

The hell of creation is something Shiori Shirai has long since entered and is enjoying.

“I’ll approve them all, but if you leave all of these to Moe, Shiori, she’ll definitely have a hard time choosing.”

"what……"

Shiori Shirai turned her head and glanced at Moe Aizono, who was already dizzy from listening. It seemed that it would be very difficult for her to choose the one she most wanted to draw.

Then she remembered that this was a competition, not just looking at her own ideas, so she turned to the other side and asked Anri Hitomi.

"By the way, Xiaotong, what about you?"

Anri Hitomi gave a wry smile. When she saw Kuroba Akira speechless with astonishment at Shirai Shiori's wave after wave of creative attacks, she knew that this was her overwhelming defeat.

With you so well-prepared, how could my 'underhanded methods' possibly beat you...?

Although she hadn't originally planned to beat Shiori, Hitomi Anri really didn't expect her to go to such lengths this time. She couldn't match Shiori in either quantity or quality; it was a one-sided competition.

"I've already thought it through. I told Mingjun about it at noon, but I'm not as good as you, Shiori. You didn't come up with so many excellent stories. I only have one crooked idea that skirts the edge of decency..."

As she spoke, Anri Hitomi took out her notebook, on which was written the idea of ​​swimsuit breast-shaping that she had previously discussed with Kuroba Akira.

However, compared to Shiori Shirai's manuscripts which are full of text, her notes are more illustrated, with simple drawings to aid understanding. Just looking at these notes is quite interesting.

Shiori Shirai took the book and started reading it after hearing that she had already told Akira Kuroba about it. As she read it, she seemed to be inspired and kept praising it.

"...Fictional sports...! I didn't know it could be like this! Competing on the water in swimsuits, with specific body parts...I see, this way you can draw really attractive panels! It will definitely attract more readers of shonen manga...Taking the audience into account...Isn't this a great idea!"

Seeing the final scene, Shiori Shirai grabbed her hair in frustration and uttered words filled with resentment.

"Damn it... I still have a long way to go. I was completely confined to the kind of movement that exists in reality. To be able to break out of that mindset... Hitomi, you're really amazing..."

This isn't just mutual flattery; Shiori Shirai genuinely believes that Hitomi Anri is far more talented than herself. During the creative process of this project, she never once considered creating a fictional sports story. From a creative standpoint, she feels that she has completely lost.

"This is a subject that Mengmeng is better at... I forgot, Mengmeng actually prefers to draw beautiful girls, but I was thinking of ideas that were mainly male-centric..."

I was so focused on the story that I neglected Mengmeng's area of ​​expertise. Even though I'm Mengmeng's best friend who understands her best, I ended up not even considering what Mengmeng wanted to draw...

Based on this alone, Shiori Shirai felt that she had already lost.

She closed her eyes sadly and said regretfully.

"I lost..."