What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

[Card Flying Technique (a technique of throwing cards as hidden weapons, the power can be improved by strength and agility attributes) 2333 points]

The four seasons are bright.

Although his inventory contained many self-defense items from the system mall, the styles of those items were either very sci-fi or very magical. In short, once he took them out, he had to be prepared not to leave any witnesses.

In comparison, card throwing, a technique that can only be seen in movies, is like gun fighting. Although it is also unscientific, it at least seems to have some rationality and feasibility.

Of course, the most important thing is that this move feels very cool!

Power and other things are secondary, being handsome is a lifelong thing!

"It's just that the price is a little bit tricky. It feels like all the bargains I made yesterday were spent in a flash."

Having said that, Si Ji still decisively bought the Flying Card Technique. Then he rummaged through the drawers in the house to find a deck of playing cards and experimented with the power of the Flying Card Technique.

When using ordinary paper playing cards, they can easily cut a cucumber five meters away and leave an inch-deep scratch on a chicken breast within three meters.

Although a bank card can also fly, the plastic piece is too heavy and cannot fly as fast as a paper card, and its power is also less than that of a paper card.

In general, the power of flying cards is quite considerable when aiming at vital points. Although it cannot be compared with hot weapons, if you are facing an enemy without firearms, the cards are fast at a distance of seven steps, and accurate and fast within seven steps.

"Poker cards are made of soft material. If they can be replaced with harder paper, I think their power will be even greater." Si Ji touched his chin and said, "How about just carrying a box of business cards with you when you go out?"

This idea was quickly rejected by him.

He is just a student. How can a student carry business cards with him when he goes out?

As an upper-class elite, Ma Jia Zhongqiu Ling Wenping could have brought business cards, but his status has long since passed the stage where he needs business cards. Now it's time for others to hand business cards to his assistant, hoping to leave some impression on him.

Although the pseudonym Natsume Makuryu can serve as a business card for a writer, it still seems to undermine the status of a great writer.

In contrast, it is more normal to carry a deck of playing cards with you. Perhaps you should customize a special set of playing cards with special paper, but this will be a little more eye-catching...

Thinking of this, Si Ji suddenly had an idea and patted his head vigorously: "If there is no suitable card, can't I do it myself?"

It just so happens that we haven’t decided which one to use for the debut work of the new actor Fuyuo Kishihisa, so now we can decide directly.

"Activate the violent magic circle."

Anyway, Maple Leaf Technology has its own wholly-owned library, and previously relied on the works of its mainstay 'Natsume Makuru-ryu' to open up sales channels around the world. Although the scale is not particularly large, if it fully promotes a comic, as long as the quality of the comic is not too bad, it will definitely gain considerable popularity in a short period of time.

Then, strike while the iron is hot and invest heavily in animation. Then, launch corresponding card toys along with the animation. This not only conforms to business logic, but also allows the new vest to debut smoothly, and also allows you to reasonably obtain the most suitable cards for flying cards. It's three birds with one stone!

As for sales volume and final profit, that is secondary - no matter how much money you make from printing cards, can you make more than from legally robbing the world with new energy?

If Washimiya Shiki didn't still have basic moral values ​​and wasn't overly obsessed with money, he would have already sold some of his other black technologies and become the world's number one arms dealer. That would be true money grabbing...

"Speaking of comics, how is Transfiguration doing now?"

Si Ji hummed a strange tune and came to the computer to check the practice comics he submitted in the morning.

As a result, as soon as I logged into my anonymous account, a bunch of private messages popped up in the background.

The vast majority of private messages were flattering, and there were also many people who wanted to send knives out of grievance. Among these monsters, there were also a few letters claiming to be from "publishing houses", but Si Ji only glanced at them a few times and deleted them all.

"I originally thought that this comic would have to stay dormant for a while and accumulate positive reviews before it could explode in word of mouth. How come it became popular in less than a day?"

Si Ji frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong, so he followed the clues through some riddlers in the comment section below, and discovered that a forum celebrity was promoting his comic book.

This is not a big problem. After all, the quality of "Transformation" is there, and gold will always shine.

What really made Shiki laugh and cry was the guy who promoted her. Her account name was 'Kashiwagi Eri', whom Yamada had been trying to get for a long time.

"What is this? An unexpected success?"

Shiki touched his chin and decided to pretend he didn't know about it.

Firstly, this anonymous account is not without the risk of being exposed. As the real person, he cannot have too much involvement with this account that is destined to belong to the new alias Fuyuo Kishihisa. Secondly, if he helps Yamada Fairy find Kashiwagi Eri right now, then given the other party's super strong mobility, Shiki can't help but worry that she will move out of Washimiya Dormitory tomorrow...

No matter what, Si Ji still sent a private message to thank the other party for the publicity.

As a result, before Si Ji logged off, the other party responded directly.

She first praised the plot and storyboard of "Metamorphosis", and then curiously asked how long it took Shiki to draw it.

Si Ji felt that he couldn't be too shocking, so he decided to say that the work that took one night took a whole week.

As a result, the other party was silent for a long time, and then asked in a tone that seemed to be quite complicated whether Si Ji had any new works.

Shiki originally planned to practice in this kind of forum and improve his painting skills before making his official debut. Naturally, there would be new works, and he had already prepared the plot in his mind.

So he replied directly in the chat box.

[Yes, the new work is called "At Least, Like the Snow." ]

Chapter 25 Coward

"Oh, there's a reply~"

Eriri lazily lay on the lazy sofa, holding the tablet and said happily.

Unlike the grown-up look she presents to others outside, she appears much more relaxed at home.

The carefully tied double ponytails turned into ordinary shawl hair, and she wore old-fashioned myopic glasses on her face. The clothes she wore were no longer trendy casual wear with decent matching fabrics, but loose and easy-to-move-in sportswear and hot pants. She looked lazy and decadent, and her two white and tight long legs were crossed together, which was quite astringent.

"At least, like the snow? It seems a little unclear..."

Ying Lili tilted her head in confusion, her long golden hair flowing over her shoulders like tassels and falling beside her tender arms.

Unlike her English grades, which were so bad that they embarrassed the British, the girl's Chinese level was pretty good, but it was just about average. After all, her comics didn't require a profound cultural foundation. Most of the titles were like this:

[egoistic-lily (Kashiwagi エリ)] Kindefu おじさんのJK sub-author りLing ○ chapter [uncorrected]

This feeling.

So when she saw "Metamorphosis" before, she was so shocked that she felt the impact of the plot for the first time, even though she always thought that the plot was just a part of the comic.

However, even if you don’t understand the meaning of the title, you can still feel some literary connotations.

So she couldn't help but ask the anonymous person 114514 in a private message.

[The story of the new work is also similar to "Transformation" and the story is also very interesting.

The other party replied to her quickly.

[No, it is a work full of love and hope. I personally don’t really like the works of the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t like the works of the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t like the works of the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t like the works of the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t like the works of the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t like the works of the 1980s and 1990s. I don’t like the works of the 1980s and 1990s.

Looking at the tenderness that overflowed from the words, Ying Lili couldn't help but nodded approvingly, thinking that the other person might be a good person.

But when she thought that the other party had made a substantial leap in his painting skills in just one week, Ying Lili couldn't help feeling depressed again, as if she had wasted her time on a dog.

[Then, Mr. Warrior of Love, are you interested in co-publishing with me...

Ying Lili typed a line of words on the tablet, hesitated for a while, and then deleted it all.

"Tsk, you are really too shameless."

No matter which cartoonist, they cannot refuse to make their comics better, so good that they can be recognized by the vast majority of readers.

Although Eriri had gained considerable fame among comic book enthusiasts in the past for her practical and sensual painting style, comic book enthusiasts themselves were a small circle. Even in that circle, she could only be considered a first-tier artist, far from being as good as those top-tier artists.

In the past, she could not see the direction to move forward, so she could only work hard to improve her painting skills and rely on her painting ability to stand firm. However, as time went by, her painting style had long been fixed. Even if there was any progress, it could only be reflected in very small places, and there could no longer be a qualitative leap.

Therefore, the girl once considered becoming a regular cartoonist or illustrator.

But the appearance of anonymous 114514 made her see another way of industrial animation...

Coach, I also want to draw a manga with explosive plots or profound plots!

But Eriri herself is thin-skinned. If the other party was the kind of person who had a wonderful story but poor drawing skills, she could still cooperate with him with a clear conscience. But now, although the other party's drawing skills are not as good as hers, to be honest, the gap is not that big. Even compared with those professional cartoonists, he is not much inferior.

Plus, she had absolutely no interaction with the other party and had only chatted for a few sentences, so she really couldn't bring herself to bring it up.

In the end, I can only say the universal answer: "Let's look forward to the new work of Love Warrior Teacher."

A moment later, the other party had a new reply.

【Is Ms. Kashiwagi Eri interested in collaborating? 】

Ying Lili's eyes lit up.

However, she did not agree directly but asked, "What kind of cooperation?"

[It’s hard to explain online. If you are interested, we can meet offline to discuss in detail. 】

[Let me think about it.] Eriri suddenly felt a little conflicted.

If it was the kind of collaboration that didn't require a face-to-face meeting from start to finish, she would definitely agree without hesitation, but meeting offline was another matter.

Although the girl knew very well that the cooperation might involve economic interests, so it was normal to meet and discuss in detail or even sign a contract, the girl was still somewhat confident about her appearance. In addition, she had always presented herself as a young lady in school and social circles. Except for a few particularly close people, this side of her as a otaku had not been exposed to others.

It would be natural for her to feel reluctant to suddenly meet a stranger in this situation.

[Looking forward to your reply (dog head).] The other party did not urge him, but just replied politely.

[I have something else to do, so I’ll log off first.] Eriri didn’t know what the other person’s dog head meant, so she could only end the chat in a hurry.

She threw the tablet onto the bed and slumped down on the lazy sofa, exhausted.

She really wants to draw a comic like "Metamorphosis", which has her favorite technical parts while also having an excellent immersive plot. It is a work that she can show to anyone (over 18 years old) without feeling ashamed. This kind of excellent work is her pursuit and her goal, and it allows her to find her original intention as a cartoonist.

But at the same time, she felt shy about her identity as a professional cartoonist and was uneasy about the unfamiliar future. She didn't want to expose this side of herself, and was ultimately too timid and cowardly to make up her mind to take this step.

The two emotions were intertwined in her heart, making the girl confused.

Feeling that the light from the ceiling was too glaring, she covered her eyes with her arms and muttered to herself in self-loathing, "I am such a coward..."

On the other side, Shiki in Washimiya Dormitory looked at the answer from Kashiwagi Eri and showed an expression as expected.

"It turns out that it's not that easy to hook him out." He touched his chin. In fact, if he used Maple Leaf Technology's power a little bit and followed the other party's IP, he might be able to find the other party's true identity, but that would be a bit of an overreaction.

Originally, if the other party had agreed to cooperate, they could have let the pseudonym Fuyuo Kishihisa debut. But now it seems that this pseudonym will have to be shelved for a while.

"In that case, let's prepare a new comic and continue to improve our drawing skills."

Completely forgetting his original plan to catch up on sleep, Shiki shouted out the gate of heaven due to overwork and began to draw the draft of "At Least, Like the Snow" with great enthusiasm.

Chapter 26 The Snow

The original work of "At Least, Like the Snow" is a short doujinshi that tells a very light and pure love story.

The story is about a girl named Bai Shanxue who is very popular and has a good personality in the protagonist's school.

But the male protagonist Hanaoka doesn't like her but another quiet girl, Tsukimura Hikaru.

By chance, while working, Huaqiu discovered that Bai Shanxue was secretly engaged in yen exchange, and Bai Shanxue also noticed Huaqiu.

Because Hanaoka is a typical Asasi male protagonist, although he is a little concerned, he still keeps the secret for the other party.

In this way, the relationship between the two became more and more subtle. Bai Shanxue often talked to Hua Qiu, spoke boldly, and even confessed to Hua Qiu as if jokingly.

As a result, the two of them were mistakenly thought to be dating by the quiet girl that the male protagonist had a crush on. This devastated Hanaoka, and she was ready to complain to Bai Shanxue.

However, that day he suddenly discovered a wound on Bai Shanxue's forehead. Although Bai Shanxue only said that it was a fall, Hua Qiu certainly would not believe it easily.

He was worried about the other person, not because he had any desire for Bai Shanxue, but out of pure kindness.

Perhaps it was because of this that the girl revealed her true feelings to him.

She needs money.

It's not the amount of money you can earn by working, but more money that can be earned faster.

After that, the girl undressed and let him see her ravaged body.

At this time, the girl confessed to Hanaoka again.

She had seen too much malice and desire, but the boy was different. He was simply concerned about the girl, and even when he saw her body, there was no lust in his eyes.

So this time she really fell in love with the boy.

Naturally, she was heartbroken.

A few days later, Bai Shanxue transferred to another school without any warning, and disappeared from Huaqiu's life just like that, leaving behind only a humble Kou Shen Kou Jin.

Many years later, when Huaqiu came home from work and looked at the snow falling from the sky, he couldn't help but think of the girl who was as white as snow - although it would eventually fall to the ground and be covered with dust and even melt, the snow would not stop falling, and the seemingly illusory scenery was stronger than anything else.

In the end, the one who greeted Hanaoka at home was not Bai Shanxue, but the quiet girl he had a crush on during his school days.

Unlike the single-volume-length comics like "Transformation", "That Snow" is much shorter. Even with the cover and title page, it is only thirty pages.

Precisely because of this, although the story of "That Snow" is relatively complete, it has large areas of blank space left for people to imagine.