Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

"How did you come?"

"I just suddenly wanted to visit."

"Why don't you leave me a phone number?" Mochizuki turned around, preparing to give his little teacher a pair of slippers that would make a squeaking sound when stepped on. "I've just started dinner. If you call me, I'll give it to you." Also leave a mouthful of food——"

"No, I'm just full."

Gently waving her hand, the dog-eyed girl took off her little leather shoes, and her little feet wrapped in bubble socks inserted into the children's slippers:

"And I feel like your cooking skills are really hard to compliment, so I went to have a meal nearby...huh? Why is the dinner so delicious? You even made fried chicken?"

"Oh, yes."

Seeing his little teacher showing such emotion, Mochizuki folded his hands on his chest and spoke in a rather proud tone:

"I'm afraid you don't know that my cooking skills have made great progress in the past few days since I came to Tokyo——"

"Yeah, that's awesome."

Takegami Kasumi nodded rather perfunctorily, then blinked and seemed to have thought of something, gently stood on tiptoes, and whispered in Mochizuki's ear:

"Which restaurant's semi-finished fried chicken is so delicious? Recommend it to me."

"...You seem to be trying to blame me for my cooking skills, which are all based on half-finished products."

"Is not it?"

The dog-eyed girl tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then snapped her fingers:

"Oh, it does not only rely on semi-finished products, but also relies on the air fryer."

"...I'm so good, Teacher Xiaocheng."

Unexpectedly, his little partner came to visit and started to get angry at him. Mochizuki Rizhen felt a little bit dizzy——

However, seeing this girl in short clothes suddenly come to his home, there must be something special... The young man also waved his hand gently at this moment and said:

"Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore——"

"Come in and close the door. I just turned on the air conditioner. Don't let all the air conditioner escape..."

...

After a simple exchange of words, Mochizuki and Takegami Orange sat on the sofa in the living room together.

"Your dinner was quite sumptuous."

Looking at the small plate of fried chicken and egg yolk noodles, the girl who had always thought that if the boy in front of her didn't eat, he would just stay at home and eat pig food, couldn't help but admire:

"My life is quite comfortable. I have meat, bread, and air conditioning. I can also watch Ultraman. It's so comfortable that it makes my soul fly away."

"Of course, otherwise why do you think I like to squat at home?" Mochizuki said, and then reached for the small refrigerator next to him, "Would you like something to drink? I have Calpis here."

"Come on."

"Okay~"

After getting two bottles of lactic acid bacteria drinks, the boys and girls toasted in a decent manner, and then started drinking.

"Yeah, it's comfortable~"

After wiping away the sweat she had shed due to the rush and rubbing her short, fluffy hair, the dog-eyed girl narrowed her eyes slightly:

"Sure enough, you can't live without cold drinks in summer~"

"......Indeed it is."

Gently putting down the Calpis in his hand, the boy looked at Kasumi Takegami, who was slumped on his sofa like a fluffy puppy:

"Then...do you want something to eat?"

"no need."

The girl with doggy eyes waved her hand, and then touched her soft belly in fear:

"Although I said I won't lose weight, my weight seems to have increased again, and I feel like I need to be a little more restrained."

"...So, Teacher Xiaocheng barged in during my dinner, not just to eat, but just to get me a bottle of Calpis?"

"That's not true~"

It was like I heard something important.

Takegami Kasumi opened her eyes slightly and her voice was quite calm and gentle:

"I came to see Ali today, but I have something important to say."

"Ok?"

Mochizuki pretended that Monk Zhang Er was confused:

"Is there anything particularly important?"

"Hmph, that's right."

Takegami Xiangcheng smiled mysteriously, then straightened up like a carp, patted her short skirt that was stained with some Calpis - and then, like a magic trick, took out a leaflet from the table.

"......?"

Seeing this scene that could be called close-up magic, Mochizuki was slightly stunned.

However, before he could complain, the voice of the little teacher with dog eyes sounded at this moment:

"Listen up, Ali. Within the next month, Shonen Jump will hold a very large-scale exhibition and organize comic book signings and a series of offline activities. All the popular comic artists in Jump will participate - guess who? Not invited because of mental illness?”

".......me?"

"Ha, how is that possible - I was just joking~"

Gently patting Mochizuki's shoulder, the dog-eyed girl's voice was quite gentle:

"The Shonen Jump editorial department treats you as a treasure and will never ignore you - and I just checked online. Many people are looking forward to you appearing at this large-scale event and promoting your new work! How about we participate in the exhibition together? chant?"

17. Healing cartoonist’s offline autograph session

"....a comic convention organized by Shonen Jump?"

Hearing Kasumi Takegami suddenly say these words as soon as she put down the Calpis, Mochizuki paused at this moment while holding the fried chicken in her hand:

"what is that?"

"...Eh, don't you know?"

Looking at the boy in front of him who was putting the fried chicken into his mouth to taste, the dog-eyed girl who originally thought that this guy was just joking with her was slightly startled:

"I thought you were joking...it turns out you really didn't know this happened?"

"I really don't know." Mochizuki shrugged, "No one told me."

"How is that possible?" The girl with dog eyes had a very expressive expression, "This is an invitation to participate in the Shonen Jump anniversary exhibition. You are the most popular new cartoonist of Shonen Jump. In theory, you must attend - my old editor-in-chief Shouldn’t dad call you or something?”

"...I don't quite understand."

While responding to the little teacher beside him, Mochizuki was eating fried chicken, and an image of Takegami Laoden with a kind smile and some abstract ideas behind his back emerged in his mind:

"You said...could it be that Uncle Takegami forgot to tell me?"

"No, it's impossible."

Although she always spoils her father, the dog-eyed girl still talks matter-of-factly:

"Although my dad can be outrageous sometimes, it's unlikely that there will be any oversights at work...and he cares about you very much. He even called me two hours ago to tell me that he was available when he was free. Let me go to Ali offline to talk about the exhibition!"

While saying this, Kasumi Takegami crossed his hands on his chest, and his furry amber eyes turned at this moment:

"He also sent me a lot of information about Shonen JUM exhibitions, detailed timetables and specific procedures for book signings. He told me that he would come to see you occasionally and care about the progress of your latest comic "Fire Fist". Let’s have dinner together, go out for fun, etc.—if he really treats you as a passer-by everywhere, he wouldn’t be able to give me such serious instructions, right?”

"... indeed."

"So, it's really strange - since dad values ​​you so much, why didn't he inform you about the exhibition..."

"...Well, Teacher Xiaocheng, I think I know why."

After a moment of silence, Mochizuki finally spoke slowly.

"Huh? Tell me in detail."

"I slept in late today and didn't get up until 04:30 in the afternoon - so I didn't see a single call or text message from Uncle Takegami."

Mochizuki was arranging the noodles, and with a bit of embarrassment spread out his cell phone, showing the red address book and text box to Kasumi Takegami.

"........"

This time, it was the turn of Zhushang Xiangcheng to live in Bengbu.

"...What kind of lazy pig are you?"

"Well, after you go to college, people will become lazy after all."

"That's what I'm saying... You're a student from Waseda, can you show some energy?"

"I finally passed the exam, can't I still enjoy it?"

"........"

She was left speechless by the abstract, solitary boy in front of her who seemed to be getting more and more lazy. The girl did speak to teach her a few words——

However, when he opened his mouth to say something, he realized that Kasumi Takegami, who seemed to have a similar mentality, could only wave his hands and sighed:

"Forget it...let's let this topic go - let's talk about business. Do you really not understand Shonen Jump Comic Con?"

"I really don't understand."

"Okay, since I'm here anyway, let's have a good chat with you about this matter - don't leave me alone, sit still."

"okay."

After hearing Teacher Xiaocheng's words, Mochizuki sat up straight, like an elementary school boy who listened carefully.

And it was at the moment when he adjusted his sitting posture that Kasumi Takegami cleared his throat, slowly spoke, and spoke about the follow-up activities.

From the words of the little teacher with dog eyes, Mochizuki also learned about many major events that he missed during his sleep -

In one month, it will be the anniversary of the founding of the famous Japanese manga magazine "Weekly Shonen Jump".

In order to celebrate this historic moment worthy of celebration, "Weekly Shonen Jump" will hold an anniversary exhibition in Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and is preparing to invite major players in the ACG industry to hold book signings with the magazine's popular cartoonists, etc. activities to liven up the atmosphere...

"... Generally speaking, this is what it is like."

Kasumi Takegami snapped her fingers, and her voice sounded quite crisp at this moment:

"Because it is an anniversary, the scale of the event is also quite large... It is said that Shonen Jump is very determined this time to fully understand the feelings and traffic of the new era. This anniversary exhibition will be held in the form of a magazine Activities related to reviewing history will be held starting from the launch of the publication, and the scene will be very grand.”

"Oh, is that so?"

Gently holding her chin, Mochizuki's eyes turned slightly:

"In other words, will this anniversary exhibition be a grand carnival of jumps spanning the entire era?"

"The theory is this... But according to the intelligence, the scale of this exhibition may be even grander than imagined - I heard from my dad this afternoon that this event will span 60 In today's large-scale ACG comic exhibitions throughout the world, although Jump is the protagonist, the exhibition will also have many foreign guests who are quite new to previous exhibitions."

"...a novel foreign guest?"

Hearing what Takegami Kasumi said, Mochizuki's curiosity was also aroused at this moment:

"Does this mean that many big names in the ACG industry will come?"

"of course."

The dog-eyed girl who has been immersed in Two-dimensional since she was a child raised her little head and spoke like this:

"I won't go into details about the super big guys in the Jump series. This exhibition will also have animation companies, light novel libraries, special studios and game manufacturers coming to promote offline..."

"Oh, it looks like this."

Mochizuki nodded slightly, indicating that he already understood:

"It seems quite cool... To be honest, because I have a lot of home-related elements, I have never been to an exhibition like this. If I don't know, I just ask, does an exhibition of this size count in Tokyo?" Considered stronger?"

"...Of course not."

He gently crossed his fingers and counted the big names and game manufacturers who will appear on Shōnen Jump. Kasumi Takegami said this:

"After all, this is an exhibition put on by Young Jump, how can it be closed...and I heard from my dad that gal manufacturers such as Yeyang Club and Youzi Club seem to be participating in the exhibition."

"...it's quite subtle that there will be a cute dolphin gal manufacturer at the Shonen Jump exhibition."