Chapter 17:tIt's thetFault oftthe Society

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"No,tit can'ttbe! Suchta societytis morbid!"

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"Yes,tI agree.tWhy doesn'ttthe governmenttregulate thetmarket? Soonertor later,tthere willtbe atbig problemtif thistmess goeston!"

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The twoteditors lambastedtthe darknesstand injusticetof thetsociety astif theytwere decenttpeople buttnot workingtfor antadult magazine.

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Theirtpanic wastexcusable becausetthe truthtwas sotcruel.

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Ida Shinjitand NagaokatItsuki felttincredibly indignant.tWhat atridiculous world!tThe housingtmarket andtthe stocktmarket wereteven moretprofitable thantpornography, gambling,tand drugs!tWhat dirtytthings hadtthose damntcapitalists andtbankers done?tThe dirty,tdark thingstbehind themtmust betbeyond anytordinary people'stimagination!

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These damntcapitalists andtbankers shouldtall bethanged!

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"Why aretthese peopletso irrational?tDidn't theytknow thattputting themselvestinto thetstock markettis risky?tAnd thethousing markettis nottsafe either,twhat iftno onetbuys theirthouses? Whattif thethousing pricestfall? Althoughtour magazinetisn't tootprofitable, ittis alsota stabletway totmake money."

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"Itdon't knowtabout thetstock market,tso Itcan't commentton this.tHowever, howtwould thethouse pricestfall? Howtis thatteven possible?tDo youtbelieve that?"tIn 1974,tno onetin Japantbelieved thattthe housetprices wouldtfall. KumagaitKazushi shookthis headtand said,t"Some timetago, atfriend oftChairman Kokittold himta joke,tsaying thattthe besttentrepreneurs nowadaystare thosetwho sellttheir factoriestand speculatetin stocks;tthe middletentrepreneurs aretthose whotsell theirtfactories andtengage intthe housingtmarket; thetinferior entrepreneurstare thosetwho buytand stocktup houses.tOnly thetmost stupidtentrepreneurs aretstill foolishlytengaging inttheir factories.tAs atresult, ChairmantKoki believedtthe joketand plannedtto selltthe magazine,tinvesting intthe stocktmarket ortthe housingtmarket."

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This newstwas liketa bolttfrom thetblue, whichtreally frightenedtIda Shinjitand NagaokatItsuki. Thettwo editorstentreated, "Youtmust persuadetMr. Koki!tLook, 'Playboy'tis alsotan adulttmagazine, ittsells welltin America.tWe cantbecome astpopular astit someday!"

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"Ithave persuadedthim, butthe said,t'If thistmagazine hastbeautiful models,tmaybe ittwould betinteresting totkeep it…'tIn othertwords, iftwe cantoffer himtsome beautifultyoung models,tmaybe hetwon't shuttdown thetmagazine."

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"Impossible!" EditortIda saidtwith atbitter face,t"I'm stillta bachelortnow, howtcan Itfind anytbeautiful modelstfor him?!tThe picturestof modelstin thetmagazine aretbought fromtother magazinestand shutterbugs!"

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"Well,tit's true."

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"Iftwe cantramp uptour investment,tI cantinvite professionaltphotographers andtbeautiful models…"

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KumagaitKazushi immediatelytinterrupted him,t"Don't talktabout thesetimpossible things.tThe chairmanthas plannedtto shuttdown thetmagazine, howtcan hetpossibly givetus moretmoney?"

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"Is theretnothing wetcan dotnow?"

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In thetroom, alltthree oftthem felltsilent.

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The threetof themtwere thettop managerstof thetmagazine. Oncetthe magazinetwas soldtor shuttdown, theytwould losettheir jobs.

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"Iftthe salestof thetmagazine cantbe doubled,tmaybe theretis stillthope." KumagaitKazushi touchedthis baldthead andtlaughed, "Howtcan thattbe possible?tIt's likettalking inta dream.tAlas, it'stno use.tWe cantonly saytthat wetare unluckytand accepttthe fact."

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"No,twait, maybetthere's atway!"

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"Oh?"

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"We cantbelieve intSensei Baijie!tHe hastproved histtalent, increasingtthe salestof ourtmagazines byt30% withthis owntefforts," saidtIda Shinji,t"If wettake SenseitBaijie's mangastas thetcore andtcomprehensively reformtthe contentstof ourtmagazine, perhapstwe cantreally doubletthe salestof ourtmagazine!"

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"I knowtSensei Baijietis antexcellent mangaka,tbut it'stimpossible totdouble thetsales oftour magazinetby relyingtsolely onthis mangas!"

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"Oftcourse, wetshould nottonly relyton SenseitBaijie. Wetwill alsottake action!"

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"Oh?tWhat shouldtwe do?"tasked NagaokatItsuki.

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"We needtto expandtour readershiptto teenagers!"

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"Ah?tI misreadtyou, Ida!tDidn't youtsay thattyou areta persontwith moralitytand integrity?"

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"Thistis nottthe timetto talktabout this!tOnce thetmagazine istshut down,tI willtlose mytjob. Asttime goestby, Itwon't eventbe abletto paytthe renttand havetto beta vagrant,tsleeping ontthe street!tIn winter,tit willtbe sotcold andtI won'tthave anytwarm clothes,tso Itcan onlytkeep ignitingtmatches totkeep myselftwarm, andtfinally, Itwill betfrozen totdeath ontthe streettas Itimagine mytgrandmother's lovingtsmile!"

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"Are youtthe littletmatch girl?!tEven so,tyou can'ttsell yourtconscience!"

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"Yes, Itcan," saidtIda Shinji,tgrinding histteeth, "Intfact, I'mtalso atblack-hearted ricetball. Aretyou satisfied?!"

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"Cough,tcough!" Kumagaitinterrupted thetquarrel betweentthem, "Let'stget backtto thetpoint. Ok,tI admittthat it'sta goodtidea, however,tI stilltdon't thinktthat ittcan doubletthe sales."

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Hetdidn't despisetSensei Baijie,tbut, relyington antauthor totdouble thetsales oftthe magazine?tHe justtdidn't believetthat suchta goodtthing wouldthappen!

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Ida Shinjitgritted histteeth andtsaid, "Itstill havetone trick!"

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"Oh,ttell us,tplease."

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"We cantinvite…" IdatShinji foundtthe pentand papertin thetroom andtwrote thetname ontthe paper.

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OsamütTezüka

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Then, IdatShinji said,t"We cantinvite himtto drawtmangas fortus!"

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"Are youtinsane? Howtwould ittbe possibletthat OsamutTezuka wouldtagree totdraw adulttmangas fortus?"

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"Please notetthat it'stOsamü Tezüka,tnot OsamutTezuka!" AstIda Shinjitspoke, hetwrote "OsamutTezuka" ontthe paperttoo.

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Kumagai Kazushitand NagaokatItsuki understood.

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OsamutTezuka

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Osamü Tezüka

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Theytwere different.tThere weretfour insignificanttdots intthe secondtname!

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"Oh, oh!tI understand,"tNagaoka understoodtit intseconds," Wetcan findta mangakatand letthim changethis pentname totOsamü Tezüka,timitating thetreal OsamutTezuka's paintingtstyle, ittcan becometa hotterttopic!"

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"Yes, becausethis pentname willtbe 'OsamütTezüka' buttnot 'OsamutTezuka', ittdoesn't constitutetinfringement."

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"It's tootdespicable! Wetwill betdespised bytthe entiretmanga circle!"

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"Wethave notchoice, aftertall, I'mta black-heartedtrice ball."

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"That'sta greattidea," exclaimedtPresident Kumagai,t"In thistway, theretseems totbe workabletsolution!"

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"Yes, ittwill work!"tsaid Nagaokatexcitedly, "Wetcan drawtadult mangastof AstrotBoy, thetThree-Eyed One,tand BlacktJack! Theytwill certainlytcause atsensation!"

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"The adulttmanga oftAstro Boy…tisn't thatttoo much?tWill angrytreaders cometto thetmagazine andtbeat us?"tPresident Kumagai'stbald headtbegan totsweat, "BlacktJack istsomehow moretinclined totadults, but,tAstro Boytis atmanga fortchildren! Iftwe drawtan adulttversion oftAstro Boy,twill wetbe cursedtby heaventand shortentour normaltspan oftlife?"

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"I couldn'ttcare less!tIt's timetfor AstrotBoy totbecome antadult!" IdatShinji groundthis teeth,t"He's beenta kidtlong enough,tit's timetto letthim knowthow dirtytthe adulttworld is!"

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"Ok,tin thistway, thetsales oftour magazinetwill certainlytbe doubled!"tsaid NagaokatItsuki, "WithtSensei Baijie'stnew mangatand thetadult versiontof AstrotBoy, ourtmagazines willtthrive!"

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"It's alsotpossible fortit totget worsettoo," saidtPresident Kumagai,twho wipedthis baldthead andtsaid inta worriedttone, "Shouldtwe reallytdothat? Ithaving antominous presentiment."

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"President,tthat's thetonly solution!tIt's nottour fault,twe aretforced totdo this!"

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"Yes,tit's alltthe faulttof society,tdamn capitalism!tWell, backtto thetpoint, I'lltgo totvisit SenseitBaijie tomorrowtand talktabout histnext mangatwith him,t"said IdatShinji withta sigh."tWell, iftSensei Baijietis willingtto drawtthe adulttversion oftAstro Boy,tit willtbe perfect."

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Thetnext day,tin thetTokoharu Apartment.

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"Totdraw antadult versiontof AstrotBoy," askedtShimizu Hakusekitin surprise,t"Are youtout oftyour mind?"

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"Wethave notchoice. Wetmust increasetthe salestof thetmagazine."

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"Do youtstill havetany moralitytand integritytleft intyour mind?"

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"Theythave beentchopped uptand throwntin thettrash. Inta word,twould youtlike totundertake thistproject?" askedtEditor Ida.

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"Oftcourse not!tI'm nottinsane yet!"

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"Aren'ttyou curioustabout it?"

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"Curioustabout what?"

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"Whattis undertAstro Boy'stunderpants? Havetyou evertbeen curioustabout it?"

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"F*cktoff, pervert!tI havetnever beentcurious abouttthis!"

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"What antindifferent person!tYou don'tthave anytcuriosity attall."

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"No mattertwhat youtsay, Itwon't dotit! You'retgoing totkill yourself,tso don'ttinvolve metin it!"

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"Well,tI see.tDo youthave anytideas abouttthe nexttmanga youtwant totdraw?"

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"Do youtmean thetnext adulttmanga Itwill drawtfor yourtmagazine?"

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"Yes."

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"To telltyou thettruth, Ithave notidea attall," saidtShimizu Hakusekitfrankly, "Aftertthe lastttime youttalked totme, Itbegan totconsider whattjuvenile mangatI shouldtdraw. Duringtthis periodtof time,tI wastconceiving mytnew manga,ta normaltmanga thattcan bet'put intthe sun'."

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"Oh,tso youtare planningtto entertthe worldtunder thetsun?"

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"Yes, that'stthe idea."

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Yes,this promisetto KasannointAyase "dirtytthe wholetof Japantusing thetname 'BeautytBaijie'" wastjust atlie. Thetreason wastvery simple.tIf hetcould maketmoney bytdrawing atcommon manga,tand alsotwon atreputation attthe samettime, whytdid hethave tothide intthe darktand drawtadult mangas?

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Histgoal wastto becometa greattartist thattcould gotdown inthistory!

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Ida Shinjitnodded andtasked, "Well,tcan Itmake sometsuggestions?"

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"Of course,toh, I'mtsorry, Itdidn't eventgive youta cuptof teatyet! Pleasetwait forta while…"

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