Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 138 Neon Serial
Neon Nishi Kasugai Town, Aichi Prefecture, seems to be a place forgotten by industrialization.

The winter sun shines through the clouds and shines on the endless fields.

This is because the frost on the ground has not completely melted, and the reflected sunlight is scattered on the land like stars at night.

"I don't go to work every day and just sleep at home. I really don't know what the use is of having you?"

Suddenly, a series of roars came from a wooden house, frightening even the pheasants foraging in the backyard.

"boom!"

The door opened from inside, and Toriyama ran out wrapped in a coat.

From his messy hair and sleepy eyes, it was obvious that he had just woken up.

Since his trip to Tokyo, Toriyama has returned to his hometown.

Toriyama, who grew up in the countryside, obviously prefers the countryside to the big cities of steel and cement.

Therefore, he has been living at home since returning from Tokyo.

In the eyes of a mother, if she has not seen her son for a long time, she will miss him very much and worry about him. However, if her son is in front of her eyes every day, few mothers can control their temper.

Especially when she finds out that her son has been doing nothing all day long and is lazy, of course she will be very angry!

As a result, the war between mother and son broke out.

Dislike yourself for not doing your job properly?

Why is it that drawing comics is not your real job?
When I make a lot of money...

When he thought of Toriyama Hehiko's face, Toriyama Na suddenly became discouraged.

When can I pass his test and successfully serialize?

"Hey!"

Since he was kicked out, Toriyama was bored and wandered around the village.

Unknowingly, Toriyama wandered into a grocery store.

This is the only grocery store in the village. On weekdays, villagers buy everything they want from here.

"Gollum..."

At this moment, Toriyama's stomach made an unsatisfactory sound.

I slept until I just woke up. I didn't eat all night and all morning, so I was naturally hungry.

I checked my pocket and found only a 50 yen coin.

Because he has not been able to serialize, he has had no income this year, relying entirely on his previous savings and his mother's financial support.

If not, he wouldn't have stayed at home and been scolded every day, and would have moved out long ago.

How can a person not bow his head under the eaves!

"Hey……"

The cash-strapped Toriyama scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, and then shuffled towards the grocery store.

Arriving at the grocery store, Toriyama found that there were no adults in the store, only a child of about ten years old sitting in the store holding a comic book and reading it with gusto.

"Daxiang, what are you looking at?"

The little boy in front of him was the son of the store owner. Of course Toriyama knew him since he grew up in a village.

However, Daxiang ignored him at all and continued to look at the comic book in his hand.

"Why are you ignoring me?" As he spoke, Toriyama spotted a bag of bread on the counter, took it over, opened the package and took a big bite.

"30 yen!"

The little boy said bluntly without raising his head.

"Cough cough cough..."

Hearing this, Toriyama was choked accidentally, and it took him a long time to recover.

"Daxiang, why have you become like this? You want so much money from me for eating your bread?"

"Who wants to lie to me?"

The little boy finally raised his head and looked at Toriyama Na fiercely.

"What did I lie to you about?"

Toriyama's name feels inexplicable.

"You told me you were a cartoonist, but it's been half a year and I haven't seen the cartoons you drew at all! My mother said you were lying to me!"

"I'm not lying to you, I'm really a cartoonist!"

"Then which comic magazine did you serialize in?" "I..."

This time Toriyama Nazhen was hit hard, and she didn't know how to answer.

It happened that at this time, the little boy's comic book was open, and Toriyama saw it at a glance. The content of the comic turned out to be "Dragon Ball".

"Huh? Are you watching "Dragon Ball"?"

The little boy lowered his head, looked at his comic, raised his head and asked, "Is this "Dragon Ball"?"

"You do not know?"

The little boy shook his head.

"You didn't know you were still watching so enthusiastically?"

"Oh Momo-san went to the city to buy some goods in the morning, and bought a copy of "Champion" in order to read "Black Jack". After I finished reading it, I flipped through it, and then I saw this comic. It actually released one and two chapters at the same time. I’ll just watch!”

Daxiang explained.

"Has "Dragon Ball" been serialized? Today is... yes, Thursday!"

Neon's several comic magazines are serialized at different times.

"Jump" is released every Monday, "Magazine" and "Sunday" are released every Wednesday, and "Weekly Shonen Champion" serialized by Li Wannian is released every Thursday.

"What do you think of this comic?"

"Not bad, quite funny!"

Daxiang said without thinking.

Although it was just a short comment, Toriyama was very happy.

Toriyama has also read this manga. Compared to Toshima Kazuhiko, who doesn't like it very much, Toriyama likes this manga very much.

As if there was some divine will, he felt that he was destined to this comic!

He thought this comic borrowed from "Journey to the West" was very interesting, but there were too few funny scenes. It would be nice if there were more!
Now that Daxiang's opinion is the same as his own, doesn't that mean that his vision is better than Torishima Kazuhiko's?

You also always say that there is something wrong with your eyesight. Aren’t you wrong too?
It can be regarded as winning against that annoying guy for once!

"Did you know? The author of this comic is a good friend of mine!"

"real or fake?"

Daxiang looked at the other party with disbelief.

"Of course, his name is Long Live, right?"

Daxiang turned to the first page of the comic and found that it was really two Chinese characters for long live.

"It's actually true!"

"Of course, I'm right, right?"

Toriyama smiled proudly.

"No, you secretly watched it before!"

"This magazine was only released today. I didn't wake up until just now. Where did you see it?"

"But...but..."

Facing Toriyama's explanation, Daxiang still didn't want to believe the guy whose parents said he was a liar.

"You still don't believe it? I have other comics of his at home. Do you want to read them?"

"Really?"

"Of course, just wait, I'll go back and get it for you now!"

After saying that, Toriyama took half a piece of bread and ran quickly towards home without looking back.

Looking at Toriyama's back, hope suddenly rose in Daxiang's heart. Did he misunderstand him?Is he really a cartoonist?

"Daishang, is that guy Toriyama?"

At this time, the grocery store owner returned to the store and looked at Toriyama's back and asked.

"Yes!"

Daxiang nodded.

"Has he paid for the bread in his hand?" the boss asked, looking at the bread in Toriyama's hand.

"Huh?" Daxiang suddenly realized at this moment that the guy just didn't seem to have given him any money.

Damn it, have you been deceived by this guy again?
(End of this chapter)