My girlfriend is Kusunoko Saiki

Not to mention the people from the animation production team and other companies, many of them came here today with the wish to meet Naoto.

Everyone is more curious about this young writer who is so young, maybe even a fraction of their age.

Wait, what will this guy, who has achieved something that many writers cannot achieve in their lifetime, say? Is he full of vigor and enthusiasm, or is he complacent? Where will this talented young man go in the future?

At this moment, Naoto didn't care much about other people's curiosity.

Now, he and Nan Zi are completely immersed in the joy of the game.

During the lucky draw, I used Kusunoki's ability to help my friends get what they wanted. And I watched the cartoonists perform on stage. Especially when I saw that Mr. Yuanguchi secretly COSed on stage without telling editor Sasahara, everyone was so happy.

Today, Naoto didn't think about his work or plan for the future. He just wanted to be with Kusunoko and enjoy the rare happy time of the year.

What else could be more important than being happy?

When Kusunoko used her ability to obtain a year's supply of coffee jelly and smiled happily, Naoto felt that all the fatigue that had accumulated over the past year had disappeared.

"Nanzi, are you having a good time today?"

At this time, Naoto was holding Kusunoko's hand, standing in the corner of the banquet hall, and asked his girlfriend.

"It's very happy and interesting. I never thought it would be so interesting when there are so many people."

At this time, Nan Zi looked at the podium in the banquet hall. The person performing on it was Saiki's father.

It was seen that Saiki's father made full use of his high school talent, and his performance made many cartoonists and industry leaders laugh.

Today is not only Naoto's happiest day, but also Kusunoki's happiest day.

Not only did she receive so many gifts together with Naoto, but it was also the first time that Kusunoki met so many manga teachers. She got to know more deeply what kind of people the many cartoonists are and what difficulties they encountered when creating their works.

I always feel that Nan Zi now understands Naoto better.

"Naoto, will you come again next year?"

"Hmm? Of course. After all, I'm the man who plans to be the number one comic book author."

"Then let's come again next year."

At this moment, Naoto looked at his girlfriend's Misato face and felt a burning sensation in his heart.

"I'll come with you as many times as you want."

As Naoto spoke indifferently, the shadows of the two people gradually overlapped.

Starting tomorrow, Naoto, you will start a busy life again.

Chapter 95: The last single volume, with monster sales

As the sun rose from the east and shone into Naoto's room, Naoto gradually woke up from his sleep.

Since he went to bed too late last night, Naoto's mind was still a little hazy.

The touch of his lips and the fragrance surrounding his nose last night made Naoto unable to sleep well the whole night. As soon as he closed his eyes, the face of Kusunoko appeared in Naoto's mind.

How can a teenager like Naoto resist the spring of love?

Last night, Naoto chanted the Heart Purification Mantra for about half the night before he finally fell asleep.

However, even though his mind was a little unclear, Naoto still remembered one thing, which was that the last volume of Bloodline would go on sale today.

Although it is still the New Year holiday, the bookstore opened early today.

Naoto's comics have long been listed as "store manager's recommendations" in major bookstores.

A few months ago, the managers of all the major bookstores understood that if they wanted to make money, they had to get hold of Vampire comics, as many as possible.

There is only a little of this kind of thing, not a lot.

The terrible heat of the previous times is still fresh in the minds of all store managers.

Nowadays, the popularity of Bloodline has increased greatly after its animation. In order to pave the way for the last volume of Bloodline, JUMP even only released a single volume of Bloodline on this day, which shows how powerful it is.

Compared to JUMP, the cartoonists who knew that the single volume would be released together with the last volume of Bloodline all had a look on their faces as if their mothers had died, which was simply disgusting.

Why meet such a monster when there are so many other people to meet? Is it really a waste of time for people to survive?

Even the senior people in the industry now don't want to compete with Naoto, this pervert.

Although Naoto is a rising star, he is now not inferior to them at all.

If we talk about the three-way competition in the past, everyone could be said to be a meat grinder, able to compete with Naoto.

But now and after, everyone understands that if you are not one of the well-known bigwigs, don't even think about confronting straight people head-on, that's unrealistic.

"The one-hour sales statistics for the last volume of Bloodline are out!"

At this time, in the JUMP editorial department, an editor ran in hurriedly, holding a report that had been urgently sent from the data department, and then distributed it to Editor Sasaki and Saiki's father.

"Twenty thousand volumes in one hour? Are you kidding me?" When seeing this data, everyone in the editorial department felt their hearts suddenly stop.

It's no wonder that people are making a fuss about it. You have to know that Naoto's previous best sales record was 18,000 copies in one hour.

Everyone was already astounded at that moment.

But no one expected that Naoto would once again achieve self-transcendence and break through to the level of 20,000.

You know, once any data reaches an integer, it will be a world of difference.

The sales of 20,000 copies would be considered a monstrous achievement at any time.

Now everyone just wants to know what Naoto’s sales limit is.

"Wait, if Naoto-sensei's book sells well again this time, doesn't that mean that the sales of Bloodline will exceed 1.5 million per volume?"

At this time, an editor suddenly said this.

At this time, the editorial department was in an uproar again.

One million and a half per volume? How terrifying this number sounds.

Although this is not quite accurate, it is the same as the average online novel subscription of 1.5 million. Just think about it, what a terrifying statistic this is.

You have to know that comics have a bottom line.

Guaranteed, second issue, best seller. If the average sales of each volume exceeds 50,000, it can be called a best seller. If the average sales of each volume exceeds 100,000, it can be called a popular work. If the average sales of each volume exceeds 200,000, it can be called a very popular work. If the average sales of each volume exceeds 500,000, it can be called a popular work.

Basically, the average volume of small pillars is about 800,000.

If the number exceeds one million, it means you are a mainstay.

Currently, among the authors in JUMP who have exceeded one million, besides Naoto, the only one who has almost reached one million is Niizuma, who has touched the edge.

And now, Naoto was actually rushing towards the data of 1.5 million.

It is outrageous that a newcomer who has just debuted can achieve such an achievement.

However, Naoto did not feel proud when he knew that he might reach 1.5 million, because he knew that he was still far behind those real big guys.

Let's put it this way, above the million-volume average, there are the famous national-level works, the two million-level existence. For example, Full-time Job and Gintama are phenomenal works with an average of two million.

Above this is the real ceiling level, the three major comics, Dragon Ball and other works. These big guys are beyond the three realms and cannot be compared at all.

Not to mention comparing with these big guys, even the top-tier ones can't compare with those big guys whose total circulation exceeds 100 million. Being able to exceed 1.5 million for the first time is already a god among gods.

All I can say is that Naoto still has a long way to go if he wants to reach the true peak.

But I should be happy to reach 1.5 million.

When Naoto learned the news, he also laughed.

Not only Bloodline, but the sales of Chunghwa Ichiban have already reached one million, and this number is still increasing slowly. Naoto is no longer a newbie among many writers.

As Naoto's sales took off, the people in the editorial department who were related to Naoto were also extremely happy.

After all, as the saying goes, when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. People related to Naoto will basically be recorded in history along with this comic.

Being able to be associated with such a work, everyone has a smile on their face. It is worth it for everyone to work overtime for the vampires during this period of time, and the hard work has finally paid off.

But at this time, Naoto still had another thing to do.

After the last volume was released, Naoto did not forget that his new work should follow.

Although the blood clan is good to look at, Naoto also knows that he was too weak when creating this part and did not bring out his greatest strengths.

Whether in terms of plot, painting, or accumulation of fame, he suffered a lot.

The next comic is the one I should really focus on.

The Nebula Award-winning work, a true masterpiece, is finally going to be serialized in my own hands.

We will have to wait and see what happens in next week’s JUMP.

"Let's see what kind of storm Parasyte can stir up this time."

Chapter 96: Parasyte begins serialization

Another week has passed and the holidays for many people are beginning to end.

The life of office workers has begun again.

Those students who were still on spring break took their newly received New Year's money and started walking into bookstores, planning to buy a new issue of JUMP.

However, when many people got the new issue of JUMP, they unexpectedly discovered that a new comic appeared in this serialization, and the author was the well-known ONE.

In fact, everyone already knew that Naoto had a new work.

After all, news about this matter had already been released last fall.

Everyone has been on suspense about this matter for several months.

After the conclusion of Bloodlines, everyone was still discussing on the internet when Naoto would release a new manga.

Considering Naoto's current age and status, everyone generally believes that Naoto will be released in about a month or two. Even more exaggeratedly, it is not impossible for Naoto to take a break for a year and wait until he graduates from high school.

Most people think that they should be thankful to be able to see Naoto's new comics this year.

But who could have thought that this time Naoto would start serializing a new comic right after Bloodline finished?

"It's starting to be serialized again, Naoto-sama, are you really not going to give me any chance at all?"

At this moment, in the top studio, the two of them looked at the comics in their hands helplessly, feeling melancholy.

Originally, everyone thought that after Naoto's manga was finished, everyone could rush to top the list.

Before, everyone had been suppressed by Naoto's blood clan. Although no one said it, everyone knew in their hearts that Naoto was above them and no matter how hard they tried, they could not defeat him.

Even on the weekly charts, everyone knows who is number one without even looking at them.

If a straight person falls out someday, everyone will be surprised.

In fact, even Nijima, who has always regarded Naoto as her biggest rival, although she usually doesn't show anything, actually doesn't think that she can beat Naoto and his vampires at her current level.

After everyone finally survived, the old emperor passed away and they planned to start dividing the world.

Then you tell them that the old emperor actually has a hidden crown prince. What should we do now? We can only lie low.

But honestly, everyone is actually somewhat happy to see Naoto continue serializing.

After all, after this year, without Naoto's JUMP, I always feel like something is missing.

As for this comic, which Naoto has been laying the groundwork for since last year and has been suspenseful, everyone is very curious.

What kind of work could take Naoto so long to create?

However, when many readers opened Parasyte, they found that they seemed to have underestimated this comic.

In previous interviews, Naoto has already released the appearance of the enemies in the comics.

That weird, scary, twisted monster is still fresh in everyone’s memory.

However, fear is fear, but everyone is more looking forward to what kind of experience Naoto will give everyone.

Compared to the kingly way of Chung Hwa, many things in the vampire clan are also very strange.

And this time, Naoto turns his enemies into twisted monsters, which makes everyone even more excited.

But soon everyone discovered that the real horror in "Parasyte" is not those twisted monsters, but that your relatives and friends have become monsters without realizing it.

In the comics, unknown beings descend from the sky and begin to parasitize the human body. After merging with humans, they devour the human brain.

From a human being to a monster, the key thing is that because he has human memories, you can't even tell that this person has been replaced.

When I think about the person I am familiar with, I realize that he had turned into a monster without me noticing when. The horror is simply creepy.