As the rain fell, Kosuke Tachikawa took the Shonen Leap he had just purchased from Bnim and pushed open the door to the studio.

In the studio, two assistants were painting, and Yusuke Hosaka had just poured a cup of pour-over coffee, yawning as he got the filter bag.

Cartoonists have a lot of pressure, and when they are busy, they often have to stay up all night, and assistants are also not so easy to support their families, and they may even have to work for several cartoonists.

Kosuke Tachikawa only serves as an assistant to Yusuke Hosaka as a manga artist, that's because he still has a heart for being a manga artist, and in addition to creating his own works in private, Kosuke Tachikawa's rest time is relatively generous.

"Mr. Tachikawa, did you buy "Shonen Leap" again? Wait for Mr. Kotani to come over, he will bring it. Yusuke Hosaka sat down and said softly.

"I can't wait...... Now the results of "Young Exorcist" have also shown signs of recovery, and the last issue broke into the top five for the first time, according to the current situation, "Young Exorcist" may really take off. Kosuke Tachikawa smiled slightly.

He is the assistant of "Young Exorcist", however, "Young Exorcist" is not his own work after all. Thinking of this, the joy in his heart was a little less.

"This time it's also the fifth." Yusuke Hosaka took a sip of black coffee and thought back to the results of "Young Exorcist".

To be honest, "Young Exorcist" has been maintained in seventh or eighth place before, and the pressure on Hosaka is really high, and this is not his work alone. The name of Yoshito Yamagishi has brought a lot of attention to "Young Exorcist", and the name of the story is also good, but the original manuscript he drew is not satisfactory in terms of effect.

Now, after about a year, he seems to have found his way.

Kosuke Tachikawa opened "Shonen Jump" and opened the column with the manga ranking.

In this issue, "Young Exorcist" ranked 5th with 266 votes, and as for the first place, it was "The Strongest Pitcher".

In fact, it is not difficult to guess that the plot of the last few episodes of "The Strongest Pitcher" is very cool, not to mention the strong opponent, the protagonist team can also counterattack, although passive on the field, but because of an accidental home run, the score is temporarily ahead.

The plot of "SLAM DUNK" is a little boring, and the scene is passive, like Liu Chuanfeng is exhausted, and Shan Jingshou's physical strength is also not good - in the game with Xiangyang, he left the game early because of physical exhaustion - now, although he is still on the field, Shan Jingshou also feels very struggling, and his physical strength should be at the limit.

In this case, the score was still suppressed by Hainan, and in the plot, there was no sign of a turnaround, so the number of voters declined slightly.

However, even so, the gap between "SLAM DUNK" and "Strongest Pitcher" is still within 20 votes, which is not too big a gap in "Junior Leap", and it can surpass "Strongest Pitcher" at any time.

"SLAM DUNK IS IN SECOND PLACE, I WONDER WHAT THE QUALITY OF THIS EPISODE IS?"

"I remember Xiangbei is 4 points behind, right?" Yusuke Hosaka holds a coffee cup in both hands and thinks back to the plot of "SLAM DUNK".

"YOU'RE ALSO FOLLOWING SLAM DUNK?" Tachikawa was surprised.

"yes. The popularity of "The Strongest Pitcher" is very high, but the plot is taken apart, in fact, many of the routines used are reflected in "Slam Dunk", after all, it is enough to make readers feel refreshed. Although the score will also be very anxious, if you watch more, you will know that the protagonist team will win in the end. Yusuke Hosaka sighed.

"I remember other sports comics have this kind of routine, football, tennis, racing and so on." Kosuke Tachikawa recalled.

"yes." Yusuke Hosaka nodded, "I also asked Kotani the reason for editing, and he said that this kind of plot is the safest. ”

"Huh? Insurance? ”

"Yes, once the results are confirmed, unless you do it yourself, otherwise, whether it is sales or popularity, it will be very stable. Because readers know that the later plot is exactly what they are looking forward to the most. SLAM DUNK IS GOOD, BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY DETAILS. Including the impact of the character's injuries and mentality on the game, the protagonist's first game, and the impact of experience, it is very delicately expressed in the manga, and in particular, the influence of momentum in sports on the result is also depicted. As a result, the overall pace is on the slower side. Such a comic, because it is too real, will have a trough plot in some chapters. People can't be smooth sailing, contrast? ”

Kosuke Tachikawa heard this, and his face was a little embarrassed.

Before, he was a cartoonist and submitted articles to magazines, but now he has to earn money as an assistant.

Sighing, Kosuke Tachikawa also took advantage of the tea to turn to the latest episode of "SLAM DUNK", "In the Name of Genius 2......

Shan Jing Shou reluctantly threw the ball, and the basketball smashed to the top edge of the basketball, leaning against Takasa in front of Hanamichi, taking advantage of the position, and taking the ball off.

The ball was in Hainan's hands, and there was only half a minute left in the time, as if everything was over.

"Watch out below!" Gong Yi reminded Gao Sha loudly.

Gao Sha noticed that he didn't know when, Gong Cheng had already appeared in front of him and picked up the basketball in Gao Sha's hand.

This sudden situation shocked almost all the players on the court, and they saw the basketball go over Gao Sha's head.

Takasa looked back at the basketball, only to see a No. 10 jersey dangling in front of his eyes, and Hanamichi took the basketball.

There are 20 seconds left, and only Takasha is left in front of Hanamichi.

"Go!"

Mu Gangxian's words seemed to give Hanamichi courage, and after Hanamichi shook Gao Sha with a feint, he broke through to the basketball and jumped high.

In front of Ikebana, there was only one person left, Makishiichi.

Liu Chuanfeng, who was exhausted, stood up from the bench, and Mu Qingzi even shed tears and shouted "flower arrangement".

This time, Hanamichi actually dunked the basketball into the frame, and Makishii fell to the ground, and the referee on one side clenched his fists and raised them high.

Foul!

Mu Gangxian was shocked.

If ikebana fouls, then, it's all over.

"Defensive foul!"

The referee gave the verdict.

Hainan is not victorious, and Xiangbei is not dead......

Kosuke Tachikawa saw the last page, and because of his excitement, he almost tore the magazine with both hands.

It's too intense, isn't it? It's so suffocating that your heart even beats......

It can't be described as exciting.

"What's wrong?" Yusuke Hosaka Tachikawa looked excited and couldn't help but ask.

"It's so exciting...... the latest episode of "SLAM DUNK" is so wonderful that it can almost be booked as the first book. I really didn't expect a basketball manga to be so nervous......" Kosuke Tachikawa looked up and tried to calm his mood, "'The Strongest Pitcher' can't compare to 'SLAM DUNK'...... It really can't compare to ......."

Yusuke Hosaka blinked, and even forgot to put down the coffee cup in his hand.

CAN MAKE SOMEONE WHO HATED SLAM DUNK SAY THAT...... IS SLAM DUNK REALLY THAT GOOD?

Yusuke Hosaka is also looking forward to this episode of "SLAM DUNK".