Despite the heavy rain, Chiba Prefecture is very accessible.

You can get to your destination by train, saving most of the distance and fighting heavy rains for a short distance.

came to the agreed café, collected the umbrella in front of the store, and shook the rain, Xia You pushed the door and walked in.

"Welcome. A waitress came over with a smile, "Are you alone?"

"I've made an appointment with someone. Xia You put the umbrella into the umbrella bucket next to the store.

He looked around the store and saw a woman in a black dress, smiling and waving to him, it was Machida Enko.

After nodding slightly to the waiter, Xia Yu walked towards Machida Yuanzi.

Once seated.

"Teacher Qing, good afternoon. Machida Enko apologized slightly, "I'm sorry, but on this rainy day, I made a special trip to let you come here." ”

"It's nothing, it's something we agreed on yesterday. Xia You smiled and waved his hand, not minding at all.

Machida Enko handed over the menu, "As a little compensation, please order something you like, teacher." ”

"Then you're welcome. ”

Xia You ordered a chocolate puff, lemon cake, and a cup of milk tea.

As a sweet-toothed controller, it is rare for him to come to the café once, and of course he has to eat some desserts.

And because he can't eat fat, except for worrying about tooth decay, Xia You has always had no scruples, and this kind of bug-like physique makes Ayase envious.

"So... Mr. Qing, before talking about the "Shape of Sound" you wrote, let's talk about the manga first. ”

Machida Enko took out a compiled manuscript paper from her bag and put it in front of Natsuyu, "This is the original manuscript of the first episode of Sword Art Online, which I told you last night, drawn by that manga artist. ”

"Teacher, take a look at it first. ”

"Okay. Xia You nodded, picked up the manuscript and began to look through it.

As early as last night, on the phone call with Machida Enko, he learned the news that Sword Art Online was about to be changed.

To be precise, it is not right to say that it is about to be changed.

Because of this plan, whether it can be successfully realized depends on Xia You's opinion.

If he thinks it's suitable, he changes it, and if it's not suitable, he refuses.

As the hottest light writer at present, and full of potential, Kadokawa Bunko attaches great importance to Xia You, hoping to catch him, compared with the manga, the library side naturally gives priority to Xia You's personal opinion.

And about the comic change, it was the cartoonist who took the initiative to contact them, saying that he liked Sword Art Online very much, and hoped that she could make a comic.

So whether to accept it or not is up to the library to decide, even if you refuse, it doesn't matter.

Of course, having said that, it's better not to refuse or not to refuse. After all, the other party has given enough sincerity, and behind it is Kodansha, one of Japan's three major manga publishing houses, which cannot be ignored.

If Sword Art Online's comics can land on that kind of platform, the sales of the original work will inevitably increase again.

This is also beneficial to Kadokawa Bunko.

"Tsukimiri - a best-selling manga artist affiliated with Kodansha, has completed three works, and his representative work is "MASCHERA". Machida Enko was commenting on the side.

"Well, I googled that last night. Xia You nodded casually, and his gaze did not leave the original manuscript.

To be honest, he was really surprised last night when he learned that Sword Art Online Manga was written by Tsukimiri who created "MASCHERA".

Unexpectedly, the cartoonist that Black Cat admired the most would take the initiative to contact him and want to adapt Sword Art Online.

- It would be interesting if the black cat knew, wouldn't it?

Xia You thought with a smile in his heart.

Of course, interesting is interesting, and whether to agree to the manga request needs to be considered.

Although most of the comics adapted from the light are not successful, they are too sketchy, and there is a feeling that they are only drawn for fans of the original book.

But it is undeniable that once the comic is adapted, it can also drive a lot of popularity and feed back to the original work.

This is the same as the fact that the animation is well-made and can drive the sales of the original work.

Therefore, in the selection of the author of the comics, Xia You must review it carefully.

If the original draft of this comic is so badly drawn that he doesn't even have the slightest interest in proposing suggestions and revisions, then it is naturally better to reject it directly.

Thankfully, the manuscript wasn't that bad, but surprisingly good.

After watching it several times, Xia You became more and more satisfied.

"Whether it's the lines or the storyboard, it's very good, it seems that this teacher of the moon is very solid in his painting skills!" Xia You nodded approvingly, "I thought she would only draw dark works......"

Last night he googled the comics in Tsukimi.

The search results, including "MASCHERA", are all dark and middle-of-the-art works.

And this also made Xia You not expect much from the original manuscript she drew at first, thinking that she would change the Sword Art Online Demon to the color of the evil eye.

Behold... Not only is it not, but it is very appropriate to the original book and very interesting.

"It's no wonder that you have this kind of thought, in fact, there are many people who think that Tsukimiri Sensei only paints dark works. Machida smiled, "After all, her masterpiece is "MASCHERA." ”

"But...... That kid's style of painting isn't limited to that!" she said with some pride.

Xia You raised his eyebrows, "Listening to Machida's editor's tone, you seem to be an acquaintance with Mr. Tsukimiri?"

"Well, let's be honest, that kid was my college student. Machida Enko smiled and nodded, "We've also created a manga dousha together before." ”

"That's right. Xia You nodded with interest.

Since it's Machida Yuanzi's younger sister, it's estimated that she is twenty-six or seventeen years old now, right?

At this age, it is not easy to establish a foothold in Kodansha.

"ANYWAY, IN ADDITION TO THE DARK DEPARTMENT, IT TURNS OUT THAT SENSEI CAN ALSO CREATE OTHER TYPES OF WORKS......," NATSUYU ASKED CURIOUSLY, "THEN WHY DID SHE ONLY DRAW MANGA LIKE MASCHERA?"

"That's because of different types of comics, and the kids send them out under different pseudonyms. Machida laughs, "That's the aesthetic she adheres to—every time she changes her pen name, she has to switch her style." ”

"When she used the pen name 'Tsukimiri', she was a wicked eye painter who created dark works, and when she used the pen name 'Haruka Kasuga', she was a young girl painter who specialized in drawing Lori battles......"

And his real name is to live on the other side. ”

"Ah......" Machida Enko patted her forehead as if she remembered something, "These seem to be secrets, so you can't just say it." ”

"Once it is known, it must be effectively silenced. ”

“！！！”

Hey, hey, where did I offend you?

Why did you reveal such dangerous news to me!?

"Haha, I'm kidding, teacher, don't be so nervous. Machida Motoko smiled wickedly.

But then she became serious again, and she said half seriously: "But this news really can't be said, otherwise it will be very troublesome, teacher, you just know it yourself." ”

If you're worried that someone else will find out, don't talk about it in the first place......

Xia You waved his hand speechlessly, "Okay, I won't say it." ”

"Thank you so much. Machida Yuanzi smiled.

I've known Xia You for a while, and she still trusts the character of the young man in front of her.

“… Anyway, how do I feel a little familiar with the pen name Haruka Kasuga?" Xia You touched his chin thoughtfully, "Where do you seem to have heard it?"

"Teacher, have you seen 'Merlulu the Stardust Witch'? That's the kid's work. Machida Enko said with a smile.

"Huh?"

When Xia You heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, he was shocked in his eyes, "Eh——?!!!"