"The Lonely Gourmet".

Hosokawa Koharu had known the name of Tsukasa Higashino's manga for a long time, but when he got it in his hands at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little dreamy.

Because Tsukasa Higashino not only finished "The Lonely Gourmet", but even advanced it by a week - the final issue of "Aoba" is next week.

For a manga author, just delivering a manuscript on time is already a rare thing, and an author like Tsukasa Higashino, who submits his manuscript in advance almost every time... Even if Hosokawa Koharu dragged him to the annual meeting of the editorial department, and then said that he had a conscience in the industry, it is estimated that few editors would not recognize him.

If this doesn't have a sense of substitution. Then you can refer to the online writers who have water and power outages at every turn, colds and fevers, and then you can know how rare it is to deliver on time.

I just don't know what the quality of the content of "The Lonely Gourmet" is.

Hosokawa Koharu pinched the thick manuscript in his hand, and hesitated nervously for a long time before raising his head: "Then I'll go in first, Mr. Higashino, you can also go back, and I'll notify you on the phone when I get the results." ”

She still didn't have the courage to glance at the content of "The Lonely Foodie".

And even if she thinks "The Lonely Foodie" is very good, it doesn't make much sense.

You must know that the condition previously prescribed by the editor-in-chief of Urashima was that "The Lonely Gourmet" should be approved by the editors of the entire editorial department.

In other words, Tsukasa Higashino must conquer the entire editorial department with "The Lonely Gourmet".

It's just too difficult.

Hosokawa Koharu took a deep breath and wanted to appease Higashino Tsukasa a few more words, but before she could open her mouth, Higashino Tsukasa was already very understanding and nodded: "It's okay, but you don't have to think too much about Hosokawa editors, it's enough to take the original manuscript and show it to the editors." ”

At the end, he also added with a smile: "I have confidence in "The Lonely Gourmet". ”

Belch...

Hosokawa Koharu was a little stunned holding the original manuscript, looking at the appearance of Higashino Tsukasa leaving in a hurry, she couldn't help but pat her face with her hand, and it took a long time to react.

Why was he robbed of his lines by Tsukasa Higashino again? And why do your own authors keep comforting the editors? It's a complete reversal.

“... I still want to be a little more mature... Guide Higashino-sensei to prevent him from taking detours..."

Alas!

Hosokawa Koharu sighed.

The comic book author under his command is so competitive... The look of wanting to bring herself up and fly with him made her feel very complicated.

I don't know if "Lonely Gourmet" can let himself fly with Tsukasa Higashino?

She shook her head and pulled "The Lonely Gourmet" out of the paper packet, and walked straight to the row of printers.

Hosokawa Koharu wanted to print out the original manuscript with the same number of people in the entire editorial department, after all, the editor-in-chief Urashima said that all the editors in charge should come and participate in the review of "Lonely Gourmet".

To be honest, this kind of treatment, Hosokawa Koharu's impression is not something that any manga can enjoy.

Even the previous generation of "Bitter Cold" pillar comics did not have this kind of treatment.

But Tsukasa Higashino just enjoyed...

I really don't know if it's good or bad.

Hosokawa Koharu, who was full of melancholy, patiently stayed next to the printer, and when the printer was finished, he re-entered the editorial office with a large number of manuscripts.

As soon as he entered the editorial office, Hosokawa Koharu walked up to the editor-in-chief of Urashima and entered the state of work: "Editor-in-chief Urashima, this is the original manuscript of Higashino-sensei's new manga "Lonely Gourmet". ”

"Oh?" Urashima, the editor-in-chief who was still checking the sales data of "Bad Chill", heard this and immediately raised his head.

Looking at Hosokawa Koharu's expression, he was also a little inexplicable in his heart - was the food manga really made up by Mr. Higashino?

He greeted the rest of the editors, "You guys all stop what you're doing and come over and get the manuscript from Editor Hosokawa." ”

These editors were obviously aware of the agreement between Hosokawa Koharu and the editor-in-chief of Urashima, and they also knew that this was probably the original manuscript handed in by Tsukasa Higashino in "Midnight Bell".

The editors laughed and took the printout of the original manga manuscript from Hosokawa Koharu's hand, looking a little careless.

If Tsukasa Higashino's manga is the same horror manga as "Midnight Bell", then they can still have a snack.

But... Food comics? Isn't that just a mess?

A horror comic book author, the author of the comics who die all day long... Switching to food comics? The span of this transformation is too big for professional editors to accept.

Of course, even if the situation is not optimistic, some editors in the editorial department of Urashima Press actually believe that Tsukasa Higashino can come up with excellent food manga.

After all, they also know that for a comic book author like Tsukasa Higashino, whose basic skills are particularly solid, it is really not difficult to come up with good works...

The difficulty lies in the precondition for the editor-in-chief of Urashima - to obtain the approval of all editors.

That's right! That's the hardest part.

There are more than 20 editors in charge of manga weekly and monthly magazines in the editorial department of Urashima Publishing House, and Tsukasa Higashino is a food manga author who has become a monk halfway... Want to get their approval with a food comic?

That's too difficult.

There is a saying that it is difficult to reconcile.

Want to conquer them with a food comic? Then why do you have to come up with a work of the level of "Midnight Bell", right?

Do you really think that a good food comic can make our editors drool like children waiting to be fed?

That's too naïve, the manga isn't as simple as Higashino thinks.

What kind of food manga writer is going to draw a food manga - that's what the editors except Hosokawa Koharu think.

"I'm sorry, Editor-in-Chief Urashima, I still haven't picked up the original manuscript of the comic in the printing room, I'll go over and pick up the original, you guys start first."

Hosokawa Koharu raised his hand to speak, and then walked out of the editorial office with an unchanged face.

And as soon as she walked out of the editorial office, she hurriedly covered her heart and gasped for air.

In fact, she didn't forget the original manuscript, but she was too nervous and found an excuse to come out.

"What the hell will happen...?"

Hosokawa Koharu looked at the original manuscript of "The Lonely Gourmet" in his hand with unease.

But hesitation was not her style either, she breathed for a few minutes before she regained her spirits, clenched her fists hard, and returned to the editorial office: "Sorry, I'm back,"

And then...

She noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the entire editorial office.

All the editors stared at "The Lonely Gourmet" in their hands, as if they had lost their souls.

Hosokawa Koharu glanced around strangely, and then lowered his head to look at "The Lonely Gourmet" in his hand.

Then... She was fascinated too.