My girlfriend is Kusunoko Saiki

This is an authoritative list in Japan, and basically every work on it is familiar to people.

Only by being on this list can "Bloodline" be truly accepted by the public.

Although considering the current popularity, there should be no problem in getting on, but Naoto still couldn't help but become curious.

How far can your own work go?

"Really? Is ONE-sensei's work a huge success? Yes, I already know that."

At this time, in Eiji Niizuma's studio, Eiji Niizuma already knew that the sales of vampires had exceeded 100,000 in a single day today.

If an average person knew that his opponent had achieved such great success, he would probably be jealous, angry, annoyed, and even want to kill that person outright.

But Eiji Niizuma is different. As a geek and genius in drawing comics, Eiji Niizuma naturally would not have such feelings towards Naoto.

On the contrary, he felt a strong sense of pride in his heart at this moment.

"As expected of Teacher ONE, he used such a powerful move just at the beginning. This makes me so excited!"

For Eiji Niizuma, the great success of the vampires was just the first move Naoto threw at him.

If I can't even take on this move, I'm not worthy of being called Naoto's opponent.

Just selling 100,000 copies in a single day was not enough to scare Eiji Nizuma. On the contrary, this little bit of pressure made him feel valued.

"One hundred thousand copies in a single day? Well, since Teacher ONE thinks so highly of me, I will use 200%, no, 1,000% of my strength to respond to Teacher ONE!"

As he said this, Eiji Nizuma tore all the drafts he had just drawn into pieces.

In his opinion, comics that can't defeat Naoto are just a pile of waste paper.

"Teacher ONE, wait, I will definitely catch up with you, and then I will show you how powerful I am!"

Chapter 28: The unpopular Zhuyue Tower

"Merry! Give me some mapo tofu, the super spicy kind!"

One weekend, Naoto took Kusunoko out for dinner again.

The place for dinner was still the Taketsuki building that Naoto was nostalgic for.

At this time, there were only two customers, Naoto and Kusunoko, in the store, making it seem a bit deserted.

Compared to those restaurants outside that are always full, Zhuyue Tower seems a bit out of place.

After Naoto and Kusunoko placed their orders, Merry soon came over with a serving of super spicy mapo tofu.

This standard Sichuan dish, Mapo Tofu, is cooked with the hottest devil pepper by Chef Liu. Just looking at it makes your scalp tingle. To be honest, even Naoto would not dare to eat such spicy Mapo Tofu before.

The white mist emitted when it was served made people want to sneeze just by smelling it.

"Um, Nanzi, are you sure you want to eat this?"

"Well, this will do."

This kind of food is something that even straight people are afraid of, but Nan Zi does not have the slightest fear. On the contrary, she is very interested in this extremely stimulating food.

Ever since Naoto brought Kusunoko to this restaurant for dinner last time, Kusunoko seemed to have taken a liking to the more exciting food here.

Maybe this is the difference between people with super powers and ordinary people. Well, at least she is not crazy about fish roe like a certain superpower daughter.

At this time, Nan Zi scooped up a large piece of red tofu with a spoon, and then put it into Naoto's mouth in the look of horror.

Just when Naoto thought that Kusunoko would feel cruel and gave her a glass of milk, Kusunoko smiled happily.

Obviously, this mapo tofu is very much to Nan Zi's taste.

"Oh, that's great."

At this moment, Meili, who was sitting on a chair beside her, looked at Nan Zi with a happy smile, but then she began to sigh.

"Merry, what happened? I feel like you and the boss haven't been doing well lately."

At this time, Naoto saw that Meili looked sad, so he kindly asked about the two of them.

As a frequent customer in recent times, Zhiren naturally became familiar with Meili and Boss Liu.

I also have some understanding of why the two came to Neon Kai Restaurant.

It is said that Meili and Boss Liu are childhood sweethearts. Boss Liu's father and mother are both chefs of famous restaurants in Sichuan and Chongqing. At a young age, he has become a leading chef of the younger generation.

However, due to his youthful vigor, Boss Liu was no longer satisfied with just mastering Sichuan cuisine, and began to learn other cuisines.

After hearing that foreigners didn't know much about Chinese cuisine, he brought Meili to Neon with the idea of ​​spreading his food culture, intending to create a new world here.

When Naoto heard the story of the two people, he thought it was the plot of some urban romance novel.

The story of a genius chef traveling around the world with his childhood sweetheart, intending to spread the story of Chinese cuisine.

But unfortunately, the two hit a wall as soon as they arrived here.

This can be roughly seen from the current miserable state of this restaurant.

In fact, in Naoto's opinion, the biggest problem with Taketsuki Tower is its layout and popularity.

The dishes and other things seemed more than enough to Naoto, but for Meili and Boss Liu, the language barrier was also a big problem.

For someone like Meili, who has little knowledge of Japanese, it takes her a long time to understand what the other person wants to order. How can she keep regular customers coming?

And the most important thing is that Japan today is not like in Naoto's era, when Chinese cuisine had become popular.

In Japan today, traditional Chinese cuisine is not very popular.

"Alas, when Ah Xing understands the difficulties here, he will go back. Really, I don't know what he is doing here every day."

Meili was full of complaints about Chef Liu who was still studying Japanese cuisine in the kitchen.

He was apparently doing well in China, so why on earth would he be so crazy as to open a restaurant here?

"Naoto, is there any way we can help them? It looks like Miss Meili and the others are in distress."

At this time, Nan Zi, who noticed that Meili was dejected, quietly asked Naoto.

Although Nan Zi usually looks like he doesn't want anyone to approach him, he is actually an incredibly warm-hearted guy.

Not to mention familiar friends, he would even be kind enough to help people he doesn't know.

"Help me, this..."

How can the restaurant industry help? They can't help with advertising or anything.

And even if Nan Zi used her superpowers, it would be impossible for her to directly attract a large number of customers, right?

What should he do in this kind of situation?

"Wait, advertising?"

At this moment, Naoto suddenly thought of something. He looked at Meili, then glanced at the boss who was cooking, and a spark suddenly flashed in his heart.

"Naoto, what's wrong with you?"

Nan Zi was looking at Naoto, whose eyes were like a cat's, and suddenly had a strange feeling. What weird idea had this guy come up with?

"Come here, Mary! Come here for a moment!"

"Naoto, what can I do for you? Do you want to order anything else?"

After seeing Naoto calling her, Kusunoki temporarily put aside her unhappiness and started to enter business mode.

"Ahem, here's the thing. I have a free promotion here. Do you want to try it?"

“Free publicity?”

Mary was feeling a little confused at this time. What on earth was this so-called free publicity?

Chef Liu, who noticed the conversation between the few people, also cast a curious look at them. What on earth is Naoto thinking about?

"Oh, I forgot to mention that, actually, I'm a cartoonist, and I'm currently looking for inspiration. If you allow me, I can draw this store into the cartoon. Although I can't guarantee that the business here will improve, it can at least let everyone know that there is such a store."

"Cartoonist? You..."

After hearing Naoto claim to be a cartoonist, Mary couldn't help but look at him with suspicion. After all, Naoto looked too young.

"Don't underestimate me. After all, I am now the number one cartoonist on the JUMP popularity list. Just tell me, do you want it?"

"If it's free, we'll definitely take it. Just make it clear first, we won't pay you later."

"Of course. Am I that kind of person? As long as it works, just treat me to a good meal."

"Deal! Then I'll leave it to you, Naoto!"

After seeing the two men reach an agreement, Chef Liu, who had been hiding in the back, couldn't help but reveal a puzzled look. If he remembered correctly, he was the owner of this restaurant, right?

Chapter 29: The Beginning of Chinese Culture

After talking to Meili and others, Naoto immediately took Kusunoki back home.

After returning home, Naoto started drawing comics without thinking twice.

In order to promote Zhuyue Tower, it is natural to draw a food comic. There are many food comics that are well-known in the world today.

For example, the Medicine King of that year and the enduring Lonely Gourmet are both very good themes.

But Naoto chose to give up on both of the above.

To be honest, it’s not that these two are ugly, but they are not suitable for Naoto’s style.

Let's just say that Shokugeki no Soma is great, but its style is too dirty. It can be said that most people who read the comics don't read about the food. This is different from Naoto's original intention of drawing comics.

The Solitary Gourmet is very good to watch, especially the TV series is incredibly popular on a certain small TV station. The number of views of each episode is over 30 million. The uncle’s exclusive emoticons and memes are even more popular on the entire Internet. There are almost no people who don’t know about this drama.

But Naoto had read the original manga. Not to mention that the feeling was completely different from the TV series, the loneliness was something Naoto couldn't understand. After all, he was no longer a single dog. And Naoto wanted to recommend Chinese food, so why draw a lonely gourmet?

So, Naoto chose another comic as his target.

That is, the Chinese Cooking Club which was a childhood memory of the post-00s generation.

His wild imagination and creativity have remained enduring after so many years.

Basically, any secondary food novel cannot overcome this hurdle.

Things like the Five-in-One Mapo Tofu and Comet Fried Rice, I don’t know how long they have been played out.

Drawing this comic is quite difficult.

But Naoto is confident that with the help of this comic, he might be able to defeat Eiji Niizuma.

The next day at noon, the JUMP editorial department received the comics sent by Naoto. After seeing what Naoto sent, everyone in the editorial department was in a mess.

"What? Teacher ONE, you've finished drawing now?"

"No way, it's only been less than a week since the editor-in-chief asked him for help? Doesn't this person need to think?"

From agreeing to the request, to deciding on the subject matter, and then to coming up with the idea for the first episode, the entire process took less than a week. How could this be so fast?

Of course, if these people knew that Naoto finished the first chapter in just one day, they would probably go crazy.

"Could it be that Teacher ONE just handed it in casually to please the editor-in-chief?"

"Not really. After all, ONE's drawings are very strict. It is said that every time a comic is submitted, there is no room for modification."

"Indeed, Mr. ONE's work attitude is one of the best, but isn't the speed a bit too fast this time? He's still a high school student, doesn't he need to go to school?"

After the editors pondered it carefully, they felt it was even more outrageous. Could it be possible that someone could go to school and publish two comics at the same time? What kind of superman was this!

"Ahem, anyway, let's take a look first. After all, it's ONE teacher's work, so I'm sure we won't be disappointed."

At this time, it was the deputy editor-in-chief who spoke.

Just like he said, no matter what, we have to watch it first. As the current number one in the popularity list, he will surely not ruin his reputation, right?

When everyone opened the envelope together, what came into view was this cover.

No matter what was said before, after seeing the cover, everyone can be sure of one thing: the quality of this comic is really high.

Naoto's comics drawing skills have been constantly improving.

However, due to the lack of reference, even the editors find it difficult to find out where the comics have improved.

But when Naoto changed to a comic this time, the editors immediately noticed his progress.

The painting skills, which are even better than those in the first episode of Bloodline, showed their advantages at this time.

"Cooking Master Boy? A food manga? ONE-sensei's new work is actually a food manga?!"