My girlfriend is Kusunoko Saiki

"Merry, what happened? Are there guests?"

Just when Naoto had sat down and was about to look at the menu, a young man in chef's uniform walked out from the kitchen.

It seems that he is not much older than Naoto.

"Boss, a guest is here, and he's a fellow villager."

"Oh? That's great, sir. All the dishes in our restaurant are traditional Chinese dishes. We have Sichuan, Shandong, and Cantonese cuisine for you to choose from. Whatever you want to eat, we can make it."

"What a great boss! He knows so many dishes."

Naoto was very surprised after hearing what the young store manager said.

These dishes, especially Cantonese and Shandong cuisine, are not simple at all.

The boss is so young, yet he can master three kinds of cuisine at the same time and open a Chinese restaurant in a place like Neon. It seems that he is very confident in his ability.

"In that case, let's have some shredded pork with fish sauce, and some braised pork with vegetable and tofu soup. For vegetarian dishes, I'll just have some shredded potatoes with hot and sour sauce."

"So, do you want scallions or black fungus for the fish-flavored pork shreds?"

"Fungus, maybe."

"Well, okay, then which faction do you want the braised pork from?"

"Mao's braised pork, a little sweeter."

"Do you want the spicy and sour potato shreds to be crispier or softer?"

"Something crispy."

After asking Naoto about the dishes he ordered, the boss returned to the kitchen.

Seeing the boss's confident look, Naoto couldn't help but look forward to the dishes that would follow.

In the middle of the food being served, Naoto couldn't help but look around the restaurant.

Judging from the decoration, it seems that this restaurant has been renovated not long ago. It seems that it is precisely because of this reason that the restaurant is deserted.

It is not easy for a new store to gain a foothold in Tokyo.

Especially since the boss is still a young man, it seems even more difficult.

"Sir, your dish."

Soon, in just twenty minutes, all the dishes ordered by Naoto were served.

The hot white rice paired with the delicious dishes made Naoto's mouth water in a short while.

At this time, Naoto couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fat and lean braised pork and put it directly into his mouth.

The slightly sweet sauce combined with the strong fat taste made Naoto unable to help but put a big mouthful of rice directly into his mouth.

The crispy black fungus paired with the sour and sweet fish-flavored shredded pork whets Naoto's appetite.

Every dish here suits Naoto's taste very well. And the taste is top-notch even among the Chinese food Naoto had in his previous life.

There are very few chefs who can cook these dishes to such an excellent level.

After finishing all the food, Naoto still felt a little unsatisfied.

Being able to eat such authentic Chinese food in Neon is like a dream.

When Naoto walked out of the store, he even drank the tea that was served.

"Hic, Zhuyuelou, I found a good shop. Let's bring Nanzi here for a meal in a few days."

Naoto hummed a song and began to walk back slowly.

Little did he know that his connection with the restaurant went far beyond this.

Chapter 19: Update of the second chapter of Bloodline

A few days later, it was time for JUMP serialization again.

The most popular among them are Akito and Takatsu who use the pen name Yashiro Mumengye.

Their last work was so confident that they thought it would get a chance to be serialized.

But unfortunately, the opponent they met was Naoto's "Bloodline".

The result was undoubtedly a ruthless crushing.

No matter how you think about it, the only winner of the JUMP New Publication Award is Naoto.

Although they lost and didn't get the chance to serialize, neither of them was angry.

After all, Naoto's drawings were truly top-notch, and compared to his work, the two looked like children's scribbles. After the first look, the two felt that the chances of them getting serialized were slim.

However, these two people who can be called immortal cockroaches would naturally not give up so easily. They directly published another short story. They believed that this time, they would definitely get the opportunity to serialize it.

However, while publishing it, they also wanted to see the results of the second episode of Bloodline.

After all, many comics are good when they are short stories, but their performance plummets after they start to be serialized.

But obviously, they were worrying too much.

This time, Naoto has put all his efforts into making his comic top the popularity list.

In addition, after the previous upgrade of the painting level, this time's comics can be said to be several times better than the previous one.

The cover at the beginning alone is refreshing.

Liloie, with some blood on her face, looked a little surprised, as if she was very confused about the situation.

The plot of the second episode continues from the previous one, but what is different from the previous family fun is that this time the plot has more settings.

In the previous chapter, Ye Ren was forced to sign a contract with the vampire Liloe in order to save his sister who had become a ghost.

However, Ye Ren was still very afraid of Liloai because his life was threatened. He was always indifferent to Liloai, which was completely different from most male protagonists who couldn't walk when they saw a beautiful woman.

Because she wanted to get rid of Liloie, she made friends with Gray, a bully in the school. She heard a strange campus legend from him, which contained rumors about Liloie.

For various reasons, the two went to the legendary place on campus at night, but what was waiting there was just a big man wearing clothes similar to Liloie's.

And from the other party's mouth, the biggest suspense of the work was also revealed - Liloe's father, the last remaining elder of the vampire clan.

The reason why Liloai came out was to find her father.

In the end, in order to defeat this cross-dressing pervert, Ye Ren and Liloai let Liloai absorb his remaining blood and became friends with the academy bully Grayzhe.

The story is still quite joyful, but amidst the joy, it also reveals a hint of unnaturalness.

Just like the calm before the storm, it makes everyone look forward to the subsequent plot.

Now most of Ye Ren’s blood has been absorbed. If it happens again, will Ye Ren die?

After reading the comic, Kouma and Akito looked at each other.

The two of them were truly terrified by the progress of Naoto's comics.

Not only in terms of painting skills, but even in the plot setting, it seems more mature than before.

The first feeling the two had about Naoto's strength was that there was no end in sight.

It doesn't feel like we are in the same dimension.

On the Internet, the discussion is even more lively.

As mentioned before, after winning the first prize in the National High School Art Competition, many people knew that Naoto was not only outstanding in the field of oil painting, but also had made great achievements in comics.

Many high school students who regard Naoto as an idol, as well as those who don't know much about comics but simply want to learn about Naoto, bought JUMP and were immediately stunned by Naoto's drawings.

This kind of painting technique is just like animation.

The characters in the painting are clearly not moving, but you can imagine their every move in your imagination.

After watching, these people said that with Naoto's painting skills, it would be a waste if he didn't paint oil paintings and sketches!

So many people online asked Naoto to quickly return to traditional painting and stop fooling around in comics.

But this made the comic readers unhappy again.

Okay, right? We have finally found a comic book writer who can become the mainstay of the company, and you actually want to turn to traditional paintings, but they won’t agree.

So, the two gangs started fighting on the Internet.

Of course, Naoto knew nothing at this time. After all, he didn't even have a social account. Recently, he was either drawing or painting, and had no time to communicate at all.

But even if he knew, he would probably not care about it. After all, his life goals had already been set.

Becoming a great artist is another matter.

But at this time, whether it was Naoto, or Soujou and Akito who were reading the vampire comics.

No one knew at this time that a monster in the comics world was about to wake up.

In a rural area, a boy of only fifteen years old walked into a bookstore with a listless look on his face and picked up a JUMP magazine on the bookshelf.

After paying the money, he returned to his home listlessly and started reading his comics.

But when he saw the first page of the comic, he was immediately attracted by everything in front of him.

His originally listless eyes seemed to be emitting a golden light.

"What an interesting comic, with an unexpected development! ONE-sensei, you are really powerful!"

A young boy named Eiji Niizuma seemed particularly excited after reading Naoto's comics. Then, he felt countless inspirations flashing in his mind.

Feeling inspired by his own creation, Eiji Nijima immediately picked up the paintbrush and began to write and draw on the drawing paper.

After a while, he drew a picture of the vampire heroine Liloai.

"Sure enough, it still doesn't work. ONE teacher's painting skills are really amazing. How did he come up with such painting skills?"

The boy, who was only fifteen years old, looked carefully at the painting in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Now, no one could have imagined what kind of storm this seemingly crazy boy would create in the comics industry in the future.

Chapter 20: My Girlfriend Is More Than Cute

"Bloodline" has reached the top in popularity.

Although this may seem incredible to others, it is indeed the case.

Under the influence of various factors, even the popular work that was successfully adapted into an animation last time can no longer overshadow Naoto's brilliance this time.

The favorable rating reached 60%, directly accounting for more than half of the total votes, which is like a big devil.

Looking at the exaggerated data, all the cartoonists serializing in JUMP were discouraged.

There is no way, his strength is simply too terrifying. As long as he continues to serialize, he will definitely become a pillar of the platform.

After taking the first place on the popularity list, Naoto finally got Kusunoko to become his girlfriend as he wished.

Although even if Naoto didn't get the first place in the popularity list this time, Kusunoki would probably agree, but at least this way, it would be legitimate, right?

But to be honest, even though he and Nan Zi have confirmed their relationship, the relationship between them is actually not much different from before.

We go to school together, play and fight with good friends like Sakuta, and then go home together after school.

If there is any change, it is that from time to time, the two of them would go to places where couples would go to experience life.

Or, they just walk on the street holding hands, like a pair of innocent young people. Well, that’s not right, after all, they are innocent young people.

It was serialized in JUMP and he even won the national championship. For a time, Naoto was the most popular person in the school. Many little girls regarded Naoto as an idol and wanted to see him.

However, when you are famous, you are prone to gossip. Sometimes, if you are too outstanding, you will be envied.

For example, right now...

"Tsk! I heard that there's a guy in the first grade who's quite arrogant."

"Ah, I heard he just won the national championship and is a cartoonist. Those little girls like this taste."

"I heard that he has a very beautiful girlfriend. Qi Kexiu, what's so good about that pretty boy?"

In a corner of the school, a group of school thugs were hiding there smoking and expressing their dissatisfaction with Naoto.

As for Naoto who is currently in the limelight, this group of people naturally want to teach him a lesson and let these younger students know who is the boss in this school.

All I can say is that no matter which school it is, there will always be a lot of so-called school scum.

He thought he was very powerful in school, so he caused trouble everywhere and finally made the students extremely scared.