Cartoonists and their assistants

"As expected of a player who made it to the finals, they managed to push me to the brink. This was a match that left a deep impression on me..."

I'll probably never forget you for the rest of my life.

82 Eriri: Watch me get revenge for you!

The way you're saying this makes it sound like you're cosplaying some famous curse scene.

Mizuki Machi thought to herself, but on the surface she remained calm and said, "Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. If we lose this time, we can win it back next time."

Ruri Gokou was taken aback, somewhat surprised by his open-minded attitude.

After all, the girl is not good with words and often offends others with her remarks. In the past, many people have lost to her but still insisted on talking back, only to be broken down by her sharp tongue.

For example, her cringeworthy imitation of a speech just now could be misunderstood by many as arrogance... Although it had a hint of mockery, it was indeed a compliment.

Because of her amazing dynamic vision and reflexes, she has never been defeated in amateur competitions, and there are very few opponents who have left a deep impression on her.

"If there is a next time, I will prove again that I am still stronger."

However, despite her appreciation, she still spoke with a strong sense of pride.

"Haha."

Guan Yuezhen smiled without saying a word, but in reality, her emotions were already fluctuating.

He used to do it just for fun, so he didn't take it seriously...

Just practice diligently!

We will definitely avenge today's humiliation.

Next, the enthusiastic host began presenting awards to everyone.

As the runner-up, Mizuki Machi only received a prize of 3 yen and a new version of Takashi's figure, which looks pretty good.

But when he saw the limited edition Chun-Li in Ruri Gokou's hand, he suddenly felt it wasn't so appealing anymore.

"Do you want to?"

Ruri Gokou noticed his gaze.

"want to."

He replied without hesitation.

"3 yen."

"make a deal."

After stepping down from the stage, the girl exchanged money with him and then delivered the goods.

"Farewell, hero. I look forward to your next reckless challenge."

After receiving the money, Gokou Ruri's expression seemed to improve a little. After saying this, she turned and left.

then.

He met up with the other three.

"Hey, how did Chun-Li end up in your hands? Did that guy give her to you? No way!"

Eriri said in disbelief.

"Of course it wasn't a gift; I exchanged it for the prize money from second place."

He replied.

"Judging from the quality, if you have the patience, it should sell for 50,000 yen, right? That's a pretty good price."

Kurusu Kanata leaned closer to take a look and commented.

"Hmph, it's just because they're so short of money that they've become greedy!"

Eriri gave a cold laugh.

"Sawamura seems really angry. Could it be that he's standing up for Mizuki?"

"What? It's just that I... I hate arrogant guys like that the most."

This remark drew strange looks from everyone.

You're the most arrogant person here!

"Guanyue, are you okay?"

Only then did Shisu Saho ask with concern.

"What's wrong with me? It's like getting a Chun-Li figure for free. I'm overjoyed. Miss Ashisu, you don't think this will damage my confidence, do you?"

He laughed loudly.

The assistant was indeed a little worried that the young prodigy's setback and loss of confidence would affect his creative work.

But it seems she was overthinking it.

"Alright, we've finished looking at the West Wing, now it's time to go to the East Wing."

At this moment, Kanata Kurusu clapped his hands and said.

Compared to the popular corporate booths, the booths set up by individuals and organizations in the East Hall are sometimes more attractive, after all, the feeling of finding gold in the sand is very wonderful.

The four returned to the East Building and began searching for their favorite doujinshi to buy.

During the journey, Asuka Saho was still a little uneasy, but she quickly learned the composure and calmness of the three seniors and began to look through the doujinshi on the table.

"I never expected to find such an old comic book. The ending back then really bothered me..."

Suddenly, she came across a fan-made comic of her favorite work. Her eyes lit up, and after glancing at it briefly, she quickly pulled out a banknote to pay.

"How are you feeling, Miss Ashisu?"

The others stopped and looked at her.

"It's really interesting. I feel like all my regrets have been made up for."

she said with a smile.

Afterwards, she watched as the three teachers argued over disagreements about certain fan fiction authors' plots, or expressed strong admiration for them. She finally understood the significance of coming here—it is a wonderful thing for like-minded people to gather in the same place, exchange works, and speak freely.

"Ahem, Eriri, I saw a doujinshi of 'Anohana'."

After Mizuki Machi accepted another doujinshi, her gaze swept across the doujinshi covers on the adjacent seats, and her eyes lit up. She then returned to her original spot and whispered a reminder to the girl.

"real!?"

Eriri was absolutely overjoyed.

She still vividly remembers the disappointing ending of the last Winter Comic.

Now the scene I've been waiting for has finally arrived!

She quickly put down the notebook in her hand, ran to the other side, and pretended to pick up a fan-made comic and start reading it.

This is a fan-made comic. The content is very simple and crude. It's about Anjou Naruko and Yadomi Jin getting too close and having sex with Menma while she's asleep. It has a kind of immoral and disgusting feel to it.

There's not much to delve into in terms of the plot of fan fiction; the main focus is on the impact of the artwork and paneling.

To Eriri's relief, the other party did a good job in this regard, and had already met her bottom line for collecting.

"I want to buy four books, how much?"

She looked up and said.

"25...2000 yen will do."

The female college student in the seat seemed insecure and even offered to lower the price.

"Is this your first time exhibiting?"

She glanced at the number of doujinshi on the table and estimated that the other party had printed a total of 100 copies, but only sold 10 copies. She felt that they couldn't sell them, so they wanted to lower the price to minimize their losses.

This is a common situation for individual exhibitors who generate electricity out of love.

After all, the printing price of doujinshi is much different from the cost of commercial comics, so many uninformed buyers wonder why doujinshi, which are thinner, are more expensive than the original works.

"Ah."

The female college student affirmed.

“I don’t think you need to lower the price. If you can’t sell them all, you can put them online, or if the anime adaptation becomes a hit, you can set up a stall and sell them just the same.”

Eriri gave advice, then paid for the book.

The female college student didn't know where this person got his confidence from, but she felt that doing so wouldn't stop the damage, so she sighed.

"Then let's do as she says."

This was just a minor incident for everyone.

The next day arrived quickly.

The four-person team returned to the East Wing for another sweep. Most of the vendors had changed today, so they expected to make some new discoveries.

Just then, Eriri spotted a girl dressed in Gothic Lolita fashion at a stall not far away.

She patted her childhood sweetheart on the shoulder and said confidently:

"Hmph, Zhenzhi, watch me get revenge for you!"

83 Sharp-tongued vs. arrogant

Ruri Gokou was born into a family that was not wealthy.

Therefore, she has always adhered to the concept of being thrifty and frugal since childhood. She is very careful with her money and has never even bought any decent clothes. Even when she encounters fan comics or small accessories that she likes, she will hesitate again and again.

But she didn't feel sorry for herself because of this. On the contrary, she was very grateful that her family relationship was so harmonious, her parents respected each other, and she had two lovely younger sisters.

However, it was impossible to satisfy his hobby and improve his family's financial situation simply by working at a few old bookstores.

So, like many others, she, an ACG enthusiast, began to 'dream' about working in this field, such as becoming a light novelist or a comic artist.

This desire became even stronger last year when I saw a manga artist named 'Tsukishita Yuriko' debut!

If others can do it, why can't I?

However, considering the difficulty of manga versus novels, she ultimately chose light novels. So, starting from the first year of junior high school last year, she kept submitting her work to the Raiji Bunko, MF, and SD Newcomer Awards. Unfortunately, none of them were accepted, and she didn't even make it to the final selection.

This made her very unwilling, and she gradually realized that she did not have the talent in this area, and that someone like 'Yuriko under the moonlight' was simply unattainable.

The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that she had a talent for gaming, which allowed her to occasionally participate in some amateur competitions and earn some pocket money to satisfy her hobby.

For example, in yesterday's competition, she not only won the first place prize money, but also sold some figurines, which made her wallet a little fuller recently.

"What a pity, if I hadn't used up all my storage for the exhibition, I wouldn't have had to rush to sell..."

Ruri Gokou sat alone in her seat, still preoccupied with what happened yesterday.

at this time.

Suddenly, several figures appeared in her unfocused gaze.

"Ok?"

She raised her head, her gaze refocused, and her pupils contracted like a cat's.

"Hey, we have guests, why aren't you even saying hello?"

Eriri stepped forward and slammed her hand on the table; her attitude was clearly unfriendly.

What she didn't expect was that the other party had no awareness of this at all, and instead became even more unfriendly.

"The book is right here. Don't you have hands? Take a look if you want, or get lost."

Ruri Gokou narrowed her eyes, completely seeing through the fact that the guy in front of her was deliberately picking a fight.

"Is it going to explode like this right from the start?"

Hearing their conversation, Mizuki Machi started sweating.

"You are...the person from yesterday."

Ruri Gokou turned her gaze, as if she had understood something.

"So that's how it is. You've come to avenge him? You're just a mere mortal, how presumptuous of you."