Continue to repeat the steps of picking up, chopping firewood, and stacking.
The sun was shining high above the head, making people sweat constantly, and then when the mountain wind on the plateau blew, the clothes stuck to the body, making people feel uncomfortable all over.
Kato Yusuke and Megumi cooperated with each other, one chopped wood and the other collected it, and soon a lot of chopped wood gathered in the open space.
After that, the Mangkhut brothers came several times to carry the wood to the bonfire.
"Well, do you want to take a rest first? Yusuke."
Bang bang, the girl sat down on the stone under the eaves of the warehouse, and patted the place beside her gently.
"Please~ come and sit here."
"..."
Kato Yusuke wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve, nodded slightly in greeting, then inserted the ax on the wooden stake and carefully sat down in the empty seat next to the other party.
'Are you finally going to continue the previous topic?'
He groaned secretly in his heart and anxiously chose his words.
——"Morning for two people~"
Regarding the photo with Shiyu, although he believed that he stuck to the bottom line in the end, he could not deny this fact and the fault of his behavior.
Using harsh conditions and indifference to lead the other party to give up voluntarily may seem reasonable on the surface, but is fundamentally wrong.
Whether behavior is the result of driven thoughts or simply the most appropriate choice? The two seem to be the same, but in fact they are very different.
While thinking, a hand gently stretched out.
"Thank you for your hard work. You've sweated a lot. Sure enough, this kind of work makes you tired easily, right?"
The gentle fragrance came from the handkerchief attached to his left cheek. The soft cloth was gently wiped on his face, carefully wiping away the cold sweat that had seeped out unknowingly.
Looking at Megumi who was wiping his sweat aside, Kato Yusuke wet his lips, opened his mouth and said, "...I'm sorry for troubling you about what happened just now."
"Hey~ why do you say that?"
Kei put away the handkerchief with a nonchalant expression, took out a fan from the backpack placed aside, and gently blew the wind at him.
My slightly sweaty body felt very comfortable when it came into contact with the cool air that was constantly blowing in.
Kato Yusuke put his arms on his thighs, thinking carefully, and recounted what happened to Shiyu that day.
Alas, a slight sigh sounded from the left.
"I always feel that no matter how many times I hear it, Kasumigaoka-senpai has reasons why I shouldn't forgive you."
The girl resumed waving the fan that she had stopped once, and continued to ask: "Then, have you had a good talk with Kasumigaoka-senpai?"
"...We decided to give each other some time to reconsider and wait for the off-campus teaching before giving a reply."
"I see, but this should be Yusuke's own decision, right? I think Kasumigaoka-senpai is just compromising you, right?"
The clear pupils were like unknown lakes in the mountains, even his tiny parts could be seen through.
"..."
Kato Yusuke was speechless for a moment.
As if to fill in his blanks, Megumi continued.
"But...why is Kasumigaoka-senpai so obsessed with you?"
"I don't quite understand either..."
"Well, you won't lie to me... Yusuke said this himself, right?"
A brief silence.
"Senior Shiyu said that a piece of work I once painted became an opportunity for her to get out of trouble in her novel, but I knew it was just a coincidence. We didn't know each other at the time, and I had no intention of helping her.
"
"Oh, that's right. That's a very special reason."
Hui nodded his head lightly and murmured to himself, his expression slightly lost in thought.
Unconsciously, she remembered the conversation she had with Kasumigaoka-senpai a few days ago.
As if the fog was cleared, from Kato Yusuke's mouth, she learned the inside story that she had not been able to ask from the senior sister, and touched the tip of the iceberg of the relationship between the two people.
In comparison, are my own reasons, or bonds, really enough?
If this competition is regarded as an abstract marathon, the winning condition is the one and only.
Although people who are closer to the finish line have an advantage, the process is full of uncertainties.
Before the results come out, everything can only be considered a guess, and no one can give an absolute answer.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with that."
Hui said while looking into the distant woods.
Whenever a gust of wind blows, the leaves rustle.
Although gold and red are not as vibrant as spring green, they also have a soft beauty that the former does not have.
"I always feel that the woods in autumn are also very beautiful." The girl praised softly, her tone a little softer.
The light hair flows down and falls on the lips.
"Anyway, if you encounter anything in the future, remember to ask me at any time, Yusuke."
After a pause, he added: "No matter what you do, I will help."
"help……?"
"Hmm~ In order to make you change. Hey...does it mean that it would be more appropriate for you to be reborn?"
Kato Yusuke's eyelids twitched slightly, and he smelled a hint of danger in these words.
The topic seems to have ended here.
"You sound a little thirsty. Do you want to buy a drink together? Yusuke."
"good."
After Hui suggested this, he nodded and agreed.
The two of them walked towards the main building together.
The boys beside the bonfire were shouting and moving wood. While building the bonfire, they wiped away the sweat that was pouring out like a fountain.
Kato Yusuke wanted to leave just like that, but Megumi felt that he should at least say hello, so they walked over together and told Nakamura Masaru about the situation.
"Are you going to buy a drink? Well, let's do this. The work here is almost completed. Next, I will invite everyone to have a drink together. Let's go together later."
Nakamura Masaru said this, and his generous move made the students around him celebrate with a burst of "Okay~~~".
The lively atmosphere made it difficult to refuse, so the two of them agreed.
Kato Yusuke returned the ax stuck on the wooden stake to the warehouse, tidied up the wood-cutting area a little, and then returned to the bonfire to help set up the bonfire.
With the concerted efforts of the boys, the thigh-thick pieces of wood were gradually stacked together, and finally formed a beautiful tic-tac-toe shape.
“It’s amazing, it goes so well~!”
The girls all around clapped and praised him.
"This is so interesting~! It always feels a bit like playing Die Die." Takei wiped the sweat from his forehead with great interest.
"Right? I said this is the romance of men——!" Yamaguchi grinned at the side and kept nodding.
"Everyone has worked hard."
Nakamura Katsu clapped his hands and announced: "The next step is to wait for the bonfire and barbecue party in the evening. Before that, you can move around freely."
"Teacher~~! I want to drink melon soda~!" Yoshiko Himekawa raised her hands happily.
"OK, no need to be polite to me, you can choose whatever you want to drink later!"
"""oh--!!!"""
After quickly finishing the final work, everyone left together in a lively manner, heading towards the main building.
…
at the same time.
Somewhere in a certain ward in Tokyo, Hongzhu Planning Co., Ltd. rented out an entire floor of a certain building and set up its office there.
In this room called the president's office, various materials, machines, etc. are scattered everywhere. The messy appearance really doesn't look like an environment where humans live.
It is under such circumstances.
The female secretary holding the document in her hand walked into the room carefully, trying not to step on the items on the ground, and came to the desk like a jungle adventure.
"President, I have brought the information you asked for. Do you want to review it now?"
The woman sitting at the desk hummed, and while reviewing the dense documents in her hand, she asked without raising her head: "So, are the investigation results out?"
As the name suggests, the person who can sit in that position and be called the president is the actual person in charge of Hongshu Planning Co., Ltd. - Akane Benisaka.
The president is just an insignificant title. In essence, he is a super popular cartoonist and original author. He is also a producer, director and a dark creator in all positions.
In addition, she is also a famous fan club——
The founder and current representative of "rouge en rouge".
Logically speaking, a person with so many titles and resumes, who is regarded as the "ultimate form of a creator" in the industry, is absolutely respected by others.
Being admired by others also means being unattainable and full of majesty.
However, if it is placed in this messy room...
emmm…
It can only be said to be a bit majestic, but not much.
After all, the environment here is really damaging to the client's glamorous image. If it were exposed, it would definitely shock people and disillusion many fans who regard him as an idol.
Although if that kind of thing really happens, the person involved won't care...
"Yes, all the market research you want about "Chainsaw Man" is already here."
The graceful female secretary said respectfully, turning a blind eye to the mess around her, as if she had long been accustomed to it.
"Well, let's pick out the key parts and read them to me first. I'll look at the details later."
"yes!"
The female secretary who received the instruction nodded in agreement, opened the file in her hand, and then began to report.
"First of all, the current issue of "Young Undead" has a very rapid growth in sales. It has reached 900,000 copies and is still rising. The analysis is due to the influence of the five-serial series of "Chainsaw Man"."
Haha~ A deep chuckle sounded.
"This is to be expected. After all, the five-serial gimmick Immortal Sichuan has been hyped since last week. Growth is just an inevitable result. The manga editorial department will probably be laughing from ear to ear."
"Yes, the report also reached this conclusion. If "Chainsaw Man" can continue to run for five consecutive years while maintaining quality, it is expected that its popularity will continue to rise."
The female secretary first expressed her affirmation, and then continued:
"But it is still only the first phase, and the follow-up situation is not yet clear. After all, this kind of precedent is too rare. If it is unsustainable, the effect of the surge will probably fall back."
Akane Hongsaka nodded, not denying this, and it was also true.
After all, once you give readers too much expectation, if you fail to produce enough manuscripts by then, it will not only lead to a crisis of trust due to broken promises, but will also have an impact on the popularity and reputation of the work.
For Japanese companies, especially those with a certain size, nothing is more serious than the crisis of trust.
Even if it seems like a trivial matter to ordinary people, if it does happen, someone will be punished for it, which will lead to a chain reaction of the entire leadership collectively apologizing in front of the media.
It is precisely because of this worry that Fusukawa's attitude on this matter has always been ambiguous and secretive.
Even during the hype, some escape routes were reserved, and I did not dare to directly boast that it would always be a five-serial series in the future.
Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, no one will be able to take the responsibility.
"--so."
The female secretary spoke again:
"According to the conclusions obtained from the analysis and investigation, it will take at least one to two years for "Chainsaw Man" to be truly completed. This is also the normal serialization cycle of other medium-length comics, with basically no exceptions."
"It's hard to say this." Akane Kurisaka smiled intriguingly, "Doesn't it basically mean there won't be any in the future?"
"Eh--?"
"That little guy has a good personal relationship with me, and I know him somewhat. As long as he is not pestered by Yingyingyanyan, maybe he can really do it."
The so-called woman only affects the speed of drawing the sword, nothing more.
If you want to become stronger, you have to be focused.
It's best to shave off all your hair.
Although you will become bald, you will definitely become stronger!
Akane Hongsaka imagined that scene in her mind for a moment, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly unconsciously.
After thinking about it carefully, let it go. Although it would be interesting to shave that little bastard's head, it is more eye-catching like this.
While she was thinking about this, she took out her mobile phone and sent an email to someone:
【Would you consider shaving your head bald?】
Then she put down her phone and gave the secretary a continuing look, and then the female secretary continued knowingly.
"To sum up, the report believes that the five-serial series is unsustainable. Finally, you are concerned about the copyright transaction and future income."
"According to the price you proposed, although "Chainsaw Man" still has profit potential in the future, the payback period will be quite long. Under the same conditions, there are many other excellent works that can be invested at the same time, so the report concludes that it is not suitable to buy."
The female secretary said this, closed the document, and stood quietly, waiting for instructions.
Akane Hongsaka remained silent, just lit a cigarette silently and fell into thinking.
The office became quiet for a while.
Gray smoke climbed upward.
She took a puff of cigarette, leaned back against the soft backrest of the seat, and put her feet on the desk in an awkward manner.
The smoke swayed, and the sexy face was looming in it, and the face was a little uncertain.
Almost when a cigarette is almost finished...
Buzz——
The cell phone on the table suddenly rang, breaking the silence in the office.
I picked up my phone and looked at it, and the reply to the previous email came into my eyes.
[Full Score Cowherd: My little aunt’s brain is broken?]
With a "poof" sound, Akane Hongsaka burst into laughter, like a warmly blooming rose.
It was nothing for her to smile like this, but the female secretary who had been waiting quietly was shocked. Her eyes widened in shock, and then she quickly lowered her head, trying her best to control her expression, and at the same time secretly raised her ears to listen.
Unfortunately, her boss didn't say anything, which made her a little disappointed.
After laughing for a while, Akane Benisaka put down her phone, put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and said bitterly:
"Get ready and call the media for me."
"Huh? President, what do you mean..."
"I want the copyright of "Chainsaw Man". I will first choose a few familiar media to reveal it. When will it be released? I will tell you later."
The female secretary blinked her eyes first, and finally bowed respectfully.
"Okay, I understand, then I'll make arrangements, President."
She did not refute this. Although she still had the report in her hand, it was meaningless now.
After all, apart from Akane Benisaka, this company actually only has clerks and managers like her, and no one who understands R&D, so Akane Benisaka is basically in charge of the overall situation.
Her boss hated it when people raised objections in front of her, so she just put the report on her desk obediently, then turned and walked out.
As he was about to go out, a smiling murmur suddenly floated into his ears.
"Since you've been doing well recently, I'll give you some fire as a gift~"
The female secretary's footsteps paused briefly, but she immediately returned to normal and walked out quickly.