"While giving people endless hope, it also brings endless despair...... Is this the so-called fate?" After stopping his cathartic laughter, Makoto Takahashi looked at the sky from afar and said in a melancholy tone!

Although he had vaguely guessed that this would be the result, after truly confirming that Shizukawa was not the same existence as himself, Makoto Takahashi still looked a little lost...... Although this loss only lasted for a moment, it still made the atmosphere in the room quite oppressive!

If it's Makoto Takahashi, who has just come to this world, maybe he will go straight after this stimulation...... But after all, Makoto Takahashi has been living in this world for many years, and even has a [family bond] built by his wife and children, so whether it's melancholy or confused, it just lasts for a moment!

"Ryuko, this is a very good manga......" Makoto Takahashi exited the melancholy [Emotional Life] mode, and began to say to Shizukawa with an expectant face, "Your soul, your will...... I can already feel it from the comics you've finished!!"

"......" didn't interject rashly, because Shizukawa knew that Makoto Takahashi's words hadn't finished yet!

"Human beings are easily perishable, and it is easy for humans who have been immersed in darkness for a long time to lose their way forward, and even become cynical or hopeless and confused...... But it's quite difficult to break free from it!" Takahashi Makoto quickly flipped through the manga manuscript in his hand and praised Shizukawa without hesitation, "But you did it! Through the manga you completed this time, I can feel that you are no longer like when you first came here, with a cold rain in your heart and a lost soul in the darkness...... It's really an amazing thing!"

Yoshida, who had already finished reading the follow-up content by Makoto Takahashi, although he was the editor in charge of reviewing the manga, did not rashly intervene in the conversation between Makoto Takahashi and Shizukawa at this moment...... In addition to the surprise caused by Makoto Takahashi's accurate speculation about the follow-up content of the manga, Yoshida, who is going to be ruthless to the end without saying a word at the moment, also wants to verify the conjecture that already has a faint answer!

"Liuzi, it's not that I want you to give up the darkness in your heart, because this is something that is impossible to do, and it is also something I don't want to happen!" Takahashi Makoto put the manga manuscript in front of Shizukawa, and the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a serious seriousness that made Yoshida feel full of disobedience, "Because that means that you are escaping! It means that you are denying the life you have experienced over the years! People can be cowardly, they can be incompetent, and they can lack the courage to face the darkness in their hearts...... But no matter how difficult the situation is, you can't choose to escape! Because if you choose to escape the first time, there will be a second and third time...... When running away has become your habit, it is also the time when your soul is forever sealed in darkness and can no longer be saved!"

Is there something wrong with my ears, or is everything that is happening now just hallucinations...... After hearing Makoto Takahashi say this, the corners of Yoshida's mouth began to twitch violently, and the eyes that looked at Makoto Takahashi were so weird and weird!

That middle school cartoonist, who is immersed in his own world all day long, would actually educate Shizukawa in a serious manner? That white-coated demon whose evil taste has risen to the realm of [ghost animal] would actually persuade Shizukawa to live a brave and positive life with righteous words? That Makoto Takahashi, who is different from ordinary people in both thinking and acting, would actually use the normal mode of human communication to communicate happily with Shizukawa?

Oh my God! This kind of thing that used to appear only in dreams can really happen in reality?

Just when Yoshida was about to complain, he felt a chill......!

"Although I didn't use the [Mind Reading] skill...... But my family is a cat, when you make up some things about me in your mind, you must have already had the consciousness of looking directly at death, right?" Makoto Takahashi, who was talking to Shizukawa, suddenly slashed out at a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye...... Impartially, the tip of the sword was right on Yoshida's throat!" "There are more interesting things to accomplish today, so ...... Hmph, my family is a cat, I'm glad I saved a little life!"

Shizukawa chose to completely ignore Yoshida's plea gaze...... Other reasons aside, after Jinghe became Makoto Takahashi's assistant, the first truth he understood was: When a secondary cartoonist is holding a magic sword, don't have any rebellious words and deeds that may cause hostility!

"The decaying and depraved imperial capital depicted in the manga is just like the world we live in, which has been filled with despair! In the world dominated by filthy adults, there seems to be no hope in sight......" In order to keep Yoshida in a state of [sealing technique and banning] for a long time, Makoto Takahashi's hand holding the sword did not let go...... Therefore, the scene at this moment really looks like Makoto Takahashi, who has a hostage, is confronting Shizukawa!"So Ruko, you who live in this dark and desperate world may have thought of escaping such a life in an extreme way...... But now, I feel the existence of "Hope" from your comics, and that hope comes from your will to carry on with the darkness in your heart, and from your soul that has become strong enough!"

"Hope...... "Perhaps...... That's true!

Although both Yoshida and the others on the assistant's side have told themselves, either directly or implicitly, that whenever Makoto Takahashi enters [a serious nonsense], it becomes even more difficult to communicate than usual...... But it wasn't until today that Shizukawa really understood that it wasn't that Makoto Takahashi in that state was difficult to communicate, but because Makoto Takahashi had reached the pinnacle of [seeing through the essence of everything]!

In the whole world that is twisted like hell, there is still a glimmer of hope and light! Although this small hope, with only this faint light, it can be said that it is basically an impossible task to dispel the darkness that spreads throughout the whole world...... But what better than to be immersed in darkness, to give up all hope, to abandon all light, right?

Just like the seeds of plants, they did not give up their desire and yearning for sunlight because they were buried deep in the soil, and human beings did not give up the opportunity to struggle because the world was full of darkness and distortion......

So, what needs to be done is not to run away from ......

Instead, he carried the darkness in his heart that he feared......

Maybe the road ahead is full of thorns, maybe the road ahead is difficult and dangerous, maybe there will be many sad and sad experiences in the process of moving forward, or maybe there will be unbearable pain for the body and soul in the process of moving forward......

But even so, as long as you grit your teeth and do your best to move forward, you will always touch light and hope!

The plot of the comic is like this, and so is life!

Maybe it's because I understand this truth, or maybe it's because I have this awareness, that Jing He was able to create this comic, this comic called "Slash! Red Pupils"!

"Then Shizukawa-kun, if I could, I would submit this manga to the serialization meeting!" Yoshida, who had been banned from [banning technology], after regaining his freedom, despite being angry with Makoto Takahashi, still put his work first as a qualified and conscientious editor!" "Although this style of manga is not very suitable for the weekly magazine "Shonen Jumk...... But if it's serialized in a monthly magazine, there shouldn't be any problem!"

"Monthly...... After hearing this, Shizukawa looked at Makoto Takahashi, who was also waiting for his answer, and fell into a short silence!

"I'm not the editor in charge of the monthly magazine, but it's because of someone ......else," Yoshida quietly tilted his head to look at Makoto Takahashi on the side, and then continued as if nothing had happened, "I also have the right to recommend manga manuscripts to the monthly publication...... It's a little regrettable, though, that I won't be able to be the editor in charge of Shizukawa-kun in the future!"

"Mr. Yoshida, if my manga passes the serialization meeting......" Shizukawa looked at Makoto Takahashi and asked with some hesitation, "Will it be serialized from the next monthly issue?"

"OF COURSE! BECAUSE THE POPULARITY OF MASEI'S "CLANNAD" IS SO HIGH, SO THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE HAS CUT THREE COMICS OF THE SAME TYPE IN SUCCESSION, AND NOW THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE IS WORRIED ABOUT THE LACK OF SUITABLE MANGA DRAFTS!"Look in the mirror, Yoshida! Your expression at this time, especially the smile...... But it's exactly the same as those baremonies who specialize in seducing little Lori and Xiao Zhengtai!

"Oh, my family is a cat, are you saying that this manga of Ruko will be serialized in the next issue of the monthly magazine?" Makoto Takahashi suddenly laughed expectantly, patting Shizukawa's shoulder with his hand, "That's really good......! Uh, no, it's a showdown in the monthly magazine!"

"......" Yoshida and Shizukawa were silent at the same time!

The reason why the two were silent was not because of the kind of bad smile on Takahashi Makoto's face when he said it before, but because of the obvious look on the face of a certain secondary and second cartoonist after he finished speaking, "A new toy that can be bullied and crushed has finally appeared"!

"That, that, Mr. Yoshida...... If I could, I would like to start the serialization of this manga after helping Phoenix-in-sensei finish the manga "CLANNAD"!" Shizukawa, who first came back to his senses, chose to refuse the opportunity without hesitation, and did not forget to convey a cryptic message to Yoshida with his eyes!

"After all, Jingjun, you still have to assist Cheng to complete the manga "CLANNAD" and start a new serial, but you will be too busy!" It seems that he received the information transmitted by Shizukawa very smoothly, and Yoshida did not show the [retention and persuasion] attitude that Shizukawa should show as a responsible editor when he refused to serialize!

"Hey, have you seen through it?" Makoto Takahashi muttered with some resentment, and immediately began to expel Yoshida with a bad attitude, "Hey, my family is a cat, and I'm going to start working on the manga with Ruko......!" It's time for you to leave!"

"Hey, I'm going to discuss the details of the manga with Shizukawa-kun......" Yoshida tried to protest, but ......

"O sad shadow deceived by darkness, O soul that hurts, despises others, indulges in sin...... Do you want to die once?" pulled the white coat off his body, and Makoto Takahashi said with a grin to Yoshida! )