My girlfriend is Kusunoko Saiki

As for this comic, it had already stopped at the Hero Association chapter several years before Naoto traveled through time.

And Mr. ONE seemed to be intentionally cooperating with Murata and adding some of Murata's original characters into the comics.

But unfortunately, just as people speculated online, the conflict between the two has become increasingly serious.

It has reached the point where ONE would rather create a new comic by himself and others than continue drawing the original One Punch Man.

Although Naoto didn't know what the story was between the two, he knew one thing: drawing One Punch Man well was not an easy task.

You can create "Parasyte" appropriately by yourself, as long as you don't deviate from the outline of the story, you can create as you please.

But "One Punch Man" is different.

Not to mention what the ending will be, even the storyboards at the beginning are not easy to draw.

Although Murata's story may be a mess, at least his drawing skills are impeccable. It is not an easy task to create a good One Punch Man.

Especially the later story, because it only reaches the Hero Association chapter, if you want to continue the subsequent plot, you must have a high level of understanding of the story.

However, Naoto doesn't have the confidence to draw even some of the supporting characters in One Punch Man well.

Not to mention, he had a sensei who was almost the perfect hero in Naoto's opinion.

There is a very special thing about ONE's comics, that is, he likes to use supporting characters with rich core to support the uniqueness of the male protagonist.

This is reflected in both psychic power and one punch. The supporting characters on both sides are sometimes even more exciting than the protagonists.

The sculpting was so great that it was actually because of this that Naoto was a little undecided for a moment.

Seeing Naoto's look, Kusunoki also carefully read the draft of the first episode of One Punch Man.

In fact, the story of the first episode of One Punch Man is very simple.

A monster who looks like Piccolo suddenly attacks the city. He appears invincible like a demon, but at the critical moment, a bald head that looks like an egg appears.

Under the angry attack of "Lord Piccolo", this egg-like existence killed him completely with just a single punch.

Even the bald guy lay on the ground with a painful look on his face, lamenting why the enemy was so fragile.

Just from the story of the first episode, to be honest, Nan Zi actually found it quite interesting.

Chapter 127: Nan Yunxiao? Who is that?

"Very interesting comics. The protagonist is set up as a perfect hero?"

Kusunoko has some doubts about Naoto's desire to create a perfect hero.

After all, the word perfect is too broad. What kind of existence deserves the title of a perfect hero?

In Nan Zi's impression, there are so-called perfect heroes, but usually such characters either exist as background boards or as supporting roles, and some even turn evil later.

But if we say that the protagonist is a perfect hero, I really can't think of anyone who deserves this title. The last protagonist who was called a perfect hero was Ken Tetsuya in the Great Demon. But can that person really be called perfect? ​​What has he been persecuted by netizens?

No matter how you look at it, this is a bit absurd, isn't it? How does a perfect hero grow up? Is such a story really attractive?

When Kusunoki watched Saitama, who killed the monster with one punch in the comics, she had an inexplicable feeling: Can such a protagonist who looks a little strange really be called a perfect hero?

"Of course, the protagonist I intend to create this time is a truly perfect being, perfect in both strength and belief. Even the most terrifying enemy can be defeated with one punch. This is the protagonist I want to create."

"Can such a protagonist really work?"

After hearing Naoto's description, Kusunoki really couldn't figure out how the plot would develop next.

After all, how can a story continue with an already perfect protagonist?

You know, most comics nowadays revolve around the growth of the protagonist. It's impossible that this person can continue to grow, right?

“So, I haven’t decided to create this comic yet. I have a feeling that if this comic can really be created, it will definitely shock everyone.”

Nan Zi looked at Naoto's conflicted expression and roughly guessed what he was thinking.

On the one hand, I want to create the comics, but on the other hand, I am worried that my skills are limited and I cannot achieve the expected level.

After wavering for a while, it became like this.

"So, Naoto, do you want to create this work?"

"I want to, I really want to, but what can I do?"

"Then have some confidence in yourself. You are now the ace cartoonist of JUMP! The strongest cartoonist in Japan right now, so have some confidence in yourself."

At this time, Nan Zi grabbed Naoto's hand and spoke to him solemnly.

Naoto was deeply touched by Kusunoko's words. He didn't expect that Kusunoko trusted him so much.

"Don't you always say that you shouldn't give up before you try? If you want to do this, then go for it."

"Well... well, let me think about it for a few days. You can go tell your uncle first. When I have thought it through, I will give him the manuscript."

After getting Naoto's assurance, Kusunoki did not continue to disturb Naoto's creation. She then returned home and gave her father this message.

However, Kusunoki hid from her father what kind of comics Naoto wanted to draw.

After all, Zhiren himself is still unsure, so it’s not good to talk nonsense everywhere.

Just as Naoto was about to sit down and think carefully about what to do next, his home phone suddenly rang.

"Strange, who calls me at this time?"

He had just come up with some ideas, but was suddenly interrupted. To be honest, Naoto was feeling a little annoyed.

Originally, Naoto wanted to go downstairs and hang up the phone, but when he walked to the phone, he hesitated again.

"I haven't seen the phone number before? Who is calling?"

When Naoto saw the unknown number, his first reaction was President Fujino.

After all, this scene looked familiar. It seemed like the last time was around this time when President Fujino’s assistant suddenly called him and tricked him into going to the Youth Painting Appreciation Exhibition.

This time, it can’t be President Fujino again, right?

Looking at the unknown number on it, Naoto hesitated for a long time, but finally picked up the phone.

"Hello? This is the Yamashita family. Who are you looking for?"

"Hey, my old enemy, you finally showed up. You made it so hard for me to find you."

When Naoto answered the phone, a voice that seemed unfamiliar to him suddenly came from the other end of the phone.

For a moment, Naoto was confused.

Enemy? What's going on? When did I become someone's nemesis? Could it be Nizuma Eiji? It doesn't seem like it. This voice is obviously not something Nizuma can make.

"Um, who are you? Did you call the wrong number?"

Naoto recalled again and again, but he still couldn't remember who the owner of the voice was.

After hearing Naoto's words, the person on the other end of the phone seemed to have been hit hard.

He never expected that Naoto would not remember him at all.

"Yamashita Naoto! What do you mean by this?! Are you insulting me? Are you saying I'm not worthy of your remembering?!"

Facing the roar of the man on the other side, Naoto couldn't help but move the phone away from his ear.

At this time, Naoto frowned even more. When had he ever met such a person? There should be a limit to being self-righteous! He didn't even know this guy.

"I said, you didn't even tell me your name, how the hell do I know who you are! I'm telling you, I'm very busy right now! If you have a Chuunibyou, find a place to stay right now. I'll count to three, and either you tell me your name or I'll hang up!"

"Hey, stop, stop, stop! I said it's not okay! You really are..."

"three two……"

As if he could hear Zhiren's dissatisfaction, the person on the other end of the phone also got scared. Wait a minute, I'm afraid he's really going to hang up.

"I'm Nan Yun Xiao. Now you remember me, right? You're my mortal enemy, but you even forgot about me."

"Nan Yunxiao? Who is that?"

When Naoto heard the name, he felt it sounded familiar, but his brain, which had not rested for a long time, was unable to react to it.

Besides, for Naoto, he and Nan Yunxiao didn't seem to have much interaction. The only thing that left some impression on Naoto was that they met once when he submitted his work.

The so-called nemesis might just be one-sided on Nanyun Xiao's part.

Meanwhile, Nan Yunxiao was completely silent on the other end.

He finally realized that Naoto really didn't remember him.

Am I really not worth remembering?

Chapter 128: Invitation to the Art Creation Competition

If Nan Yun Xiao was in front of Naoto at this moment, he would probably only have a look of anger and helplessness on his face.

It's really painful that the enemy that I finally recognized doesn't even remember me.

Although Nan Yunxiao really wanted to hang up the phone and ignore this person, he finally held back.

"Nan Yunxiao, Nan Yunxiao... Oh, I remember now, you are the one who appeared at the Youth Painting Contest last time?"

After pondering for a long time, Naoto finally remembered who this person was. But then Naoto had another question: how did this person know his home phone number?

"Hey, you finally remembered who I am."

After hearing that Naoto finally remembered who he was, Nan Yunxiao on the other side finally felt relieved from the embarrassment.

The way this kid talks is enough to make people angry to death.

"So? Why are you calling?"

"Of course I'm here to declare war! Listen to me, little brat! I won't lose to you again in the second half of the Art Creation Award, so just wait for me!"

"Uh, an art creation award? What is that and why should I participate?"

After hearing what Nan Yunxiao said, Zhiren felt a little confused. Why did this person suddenly declare war on him? Also, what the hell was the Art Creation Award? Why hadn't he heard of it?

Nan Yunxiao on the other end of the phone fell into silence again. After a long while, when Naoto thought the other party had hung up, there was finally a voice again.

"Are you serious? You don't know what the Art Creation Award is?"

"Why do I need to know what the Art Creation Award is? You must be crazy."

Naoto, who was already in a bad mood, naturally started to get angry because Nan Yunxiao kept talking and not getting to the point.

And Nan Yunxiao was also stifled by Naoto's words.

As the most promising young painter in the country, his favorite rival, the famous Naoto Yamashita, did not even know what the Youth Art Award was.

Doesn’t this guy care about these art competitions at all!

Of course, Naoto really doesn't care at all. After all, Naoto had already drawn enough traditional paintings in his previous life. Now he just wants to create comics well, and he doesn't want to care about other things at all.

This year's Art Creation Award, like the previous Youth Painting Award, is a competition for young artists.

However, this time the scope involved is all art.

In addition to oil painting, sculpture, sketching, and photography are also involved, and the organizer of the competition has changed from the Tokyo Art Association to the five major art academies. Overall, this is a little higher than the Youth Painting Award. Even the gold content is a little higher.

After all, the five major colleges and universities put together have the strength to almost represent the entire Japanese art world, not to mention that this is a joint competition in multiple art fields, and its scale is naturally much larger than that of a single Youth Painting Award.

Nan Yunxiao originally thought that when the art creation award ceremony came, he would compete with Naoto and compete with him. Then he would defeat Naoto in the competition and prove that he was the best among the young painters in Japan.

However, Nan Yunxiao didn't expect that Naoto didn't even know if this competition was okay.

Actually, it makes sense if you think about it carefully.

After all, Naoto is not only busy preparing new manga, but also responsible for the original manuscript of the animation of Chinese Comics. Overall, Naoto is very busy.

And because this is not a competition hosted by the association, President Fujino will naturally not directly invite Naoto like he did last time.

The most crucial thing is that Naoto knows nothing about these Japanese competitions, and you can't expect Naoto to find someone specifically to learn about this.

"So now that you know, will you participate?"

"will not."

"Why?!"

After hearing that Naoto decisively rejected his invitation, Nan Yunxiao was stunned. After knowing about such a competition, shouldn't he have decisively participated? It couldn't be that Naoto was afraid of losing, so he didn't participate, right?

"Because I don't have time. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to participate in any competitions. Recently I'm busy with the serialization of a new comic, the animation of my work, and even school. I don't have time to participate in these things. If you have nothing to say, I'll hang up."

Naoto ignored Nanyun Xiao's invitation. After being tricked by President Fujino last time, he didn't want to participate in such a competition for the time being. The key point is that he really doesn't have time to paint any traditional paintings now. If he participates in any competition now, I'm afraid that Saiki's father will eat him alive.