"Xiu Yijun, I haven't been in touch for a long time, why did you suddenly remember to call me?"

Miko slipped out of the banquet hall and walked to a secluded spot before answering the phone.

"Miko-chan, I want to ask you to ask Reina if anything unpleasant happened at school, I just heard some bad news about Morimura Middle School!"

Lin Xiuyi asked Yuzi on the phone.

"No problem, Xiu Yijun, I'll find a chance to inquire with Reina-chan, how do you see the weekend?"

"Is there something else going on with caviar now?" Hearing that Miko had set the time for the weekend, Lin Xiuyi immediately understood that Miko should have other arrangements, but apart from occasionally going out to work and contacting the editor at the publishing house, what else could this little otaku girl not be able to do without herself?

"Xiu Yijun, I'm participating in a very important event...... "Miko was just halfway through his words, when a familiar voice suddenly called out loudly.

"Mr. Fukuda!"

Miko Fukuda turned around, only to see her editor, Ms. Tsukimoto, suddenly running towards her in high spirits.

"Mr. Fukuda, why did you run outside, come back with me!" After the editor finished speaking, he grabbed Fukuda Miko and walked in the direction he had just come.

"Sister Xiangcheng, is the award ceremony over so soon?" asked Fukuda Miko suspiciously, although the editor of Tsukimoto is good. But always with a straight face, what's wrong today.

"What's the end!Mr. Fukuda,You're really good at picking the time.,You actually chose to run out at the time of the awards.,Don't you know?,"Girl Criminal" just won the Silver Headdress Award.,Mr. Fukuda,Congratulations on becoming the long-term author of Shueisha!"

"Nani?...... I've won the prize! I've really won! Am I dreaming......"

Miko Fukuda, who finally knew what was going on, couldn't believe that this was actually true, and it stands to reason that the manga "Girl Criminal" did not have a good performance in Shueisha, and there was even a risk of being returned by the magazine last year.

If you want to say that it is a bit of an achievement, it is after getting to know Lin Xiuyi, Fukuda Miko arranged an important role for the comic "Girl Criminal" with reference to Lin Xiuyi's image. This wise male detective character was well received by readers upon its launch. Even with the results of "Girl Criminal", it began to be louder.

"Mr. Fukuda, don't say it's you, even I didn't expect to get such good results, let's go back quickly! The award ceremony is about to begin......

"Oh yes, thank you, Sister Xiangcheng!"

Miko bowed deeply to Tsukimoto's editor, and then trotted all the way back to the banquet hall. Fortunately, I didn't leave for a long time, so I was finally in time.

Miko Fukuda took a long breath, then stood outside the door and carefully sorted out her kimono. The dress was purchased at a second-hand kimono store. Although it is a second-hand item, the price is almost 20,000 yen. That's almost the equivalent of a week's worth of food for her.

How many times in her dreams, Miko has fantasized about one day being recognized by the manga industry. But when this day really came, Miko couldn't believe it was true.

To the applause of the audience, Miko and the other winners walked to the front podium. Winning this award proves that they have become comic book authors with certain commercial value. Although the prize money of 2 million yen does not completely change Miko's life situation in Tokyo. But the two-year exclusive contract allows her to completely get rid of the status quo of living on odd jobs and devote her energy to creation.

For most manga artists, the surest way to become famous is to stay in the homes of those who have been in the world as trainees. Although the income of the trainees is not much, they can rely on the connections of their predecessors to get to know the editors of the publishing house, and secondly, they can also follow these long-established seniors to study painting skills and creative skills up close. But Miko didn't choose this path. All along, Miko has been supporting her dreams and the New Year.

The Silver Tiara Award is the second time in Fukuda's comic career that Miko Fukuda has been recognized by the industry, although this is only a newcomer award. But the weight is very heavy. At this moment, Miko's heart is really full of mixed feelings. Back in the day, Miko came to Tokyo with her love for manga after graduating from high school. Although I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to serialize my first work, I was almost stopped by the magazine several times because of my poor results. The sadness in this is something that people who haven't experienced it won't understand.

The road from the bottom of the stage to the podium is only a few tens of meters, but Miko feels that the road is so long.

"One step!"

"Two steps!"

"Three steps!"

Miko finally stood on the podium. The feeling she felt at this moment was something she could never forget in her life. She never imagined that she would one day be the one who would be the one to take center stage.

"Miss Miko Fukuda, congratulations! Your work is very good, please keep up the good work!"

When Miko received the Silver Tiara Grand Prize from Rumiko Takahashi-sensei, she was already excited and didn't know what to say.

There are only two authors who have won the Silver Tiara Grand Prize this year, and in addition to Miko, the other is a personal disciple of Aunt Arakawa Hiroshi. The two award-winning authors will each have three minutes to speak. Miko didn't expect that she would win the award at all, so she was naturally unprepared. So after another winner of the Silver Tiara Award gave his acceptance speech. Finally, it was Miko's turn to stand in front of the microphone with a blank brain.

"I would like to thank all the seniors, teachers, and Shueisha for their recognition. This award is something I never dreamed of, and if it weren't for the fact that it's in my hands right now, I still can't believe it's real. ”

"I grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture, and I was always immersed in the world of manga artists throughout my childhood, and to be honest, when Takahashi-sensei presented me with the award just now, I really wanted to tell her that I had seen all of her work. ”

"After graduating from high school, I went to Tokyo alone against my parents' wishes in order to realize my dream of becoming a manga artist. Although I was lucky enough to get a serialization from Shueisha, the results were not outstanding. ”

"Luckily, I've made a lot of new friends in Tokyo, including my editor, Kasumi Tsukimoto, who is very strict but always finds a gap in her work. I would also like to thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to come to Tokyo and realize my dreams. Last but not least, I would like to thank the friends I met in Tokyo, and I truly consider it the luckiest thing of my life to have met them......