Chapter 18:tTripartite Confrontation

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Afterta while,tShimizu Hakusekitgave EditortIda atcup ofttea. Theytdrank andtcontinued theirtprevious conversation.

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"Itthink, SenseitBaijie, youtlook downton juveniletmangas tootmuch."

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Sensei? SenseitBaijie! It'sta bittstrange totbe calledt"sensei (teacher)"tby someone,tbut that'stnot thetpoint…

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"I looktdown ontjuvenile comicsttoo much?"

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"Yes."

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ShimizutHakuseki coughedtand said,t"I wouldtlike tothear moretabout it."

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Idatsaid, "Thetjuvenile mangatindustry todaytis atterrible meattgrinder. Iftyou don'ttprepare fortit andtjump intotit casually,tyou willtonly betground uptinto mincemeat."

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"Istit reallytso horrible?"

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"Oftcourse, manytmangas oftour magazinetare fromtthose mangakastwho havetfallen outtof thetjuvenile mangatmarket. Mosttof themtare overt30 yearstold, andtapart fromtdrawing mangas,tthey knowtno meanstof maintainingttheir lives.tThey wanttto continuetdrawing mangas,tbut theytstill needtmoney totsupport themselves.tFinally, theytcan onlytdraw adulttmangas. Inttheir words,tthe juveniletmanga worldtis liketa gladiatortin ancienttRome, wheretyou fighttevery daytuntil yourtblood istexhausted andtyou finallytfall."

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Shimizu Hakusekitdid nottspeak. Hettouched histchin, losttin thought.tHe knewtthat EditortIda wasn’ttdeceiving him.tThe competitiontin juveniletmanga markettwas indeedtvery fierce.

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"Eventso, Itwill havetto try.tI amtnot afraidtof fighting!"

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"Certainly,tbut SenseitBaijie, youtneed totmake moretpreparations beforetyou gettstarted, andtleave atway backtfor yourself."

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"You'retright."

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What EditortIda saidtwas necessary.tAlthough thetcontribution feetcould supportthis livingtcosts fortseveral months,the shouldn'ttjust sittidle andtwatch thetmoney runningtout.

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However, ittwas stillta longtway totenter thetjuvenile mangatcircle. Ifthe submitsthis mangatto juveniletmanga companytlike WeeklytShonen Jump,twill histmanga betaccepted andtpublished smoothly?

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Hetdidn't know.

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Inthis mind,tit wouldtbe normaltif histmanga wastrejected.

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It wastsaid thattToriyama Akira,tthe authortof DragontBall wastrejected bytWeekly ShonentJump hundredstof timetbefore hetsuccessfully publishedthis firsttmanga. Hetwouldn’t betsurprised iftWeekly Shonentrejected ShimizutHakuseki's mangattoo.

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Now, ittseemed thattit wasta goodtchoice totcontinue totdraw adulttmangas fortTaboo Paradisetwhile hetcontinued submittingthis "normal"tmangas totjuvenile mangatmagazines. Intthis case,the wouldtbe abletto exercisethis mangatskill andtmake moneytat thetsame time.

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Moreover,tShimizu Hakusekitdeeply believedtthat ittwas antinteresting thingtto drawtpornographic manga!

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"Ittried totpersuade youtfrom yourtpoint oftview. NowtI wanttto talktabout thetdifficulties ourtmagazine istfacing. Ithave totexplain onetthing totyou," saidtIda Shinji,t"Our magazinethas reachedtthe momenttof lifetand death."

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"I'vetbeen curioustfor atlong time.tWhat's goington? Whytis yourtmagazine goingtto dotsuch atcrazy thing?tI don'ttthink there'stany bigtproblem intthe saletof thetmagazine."

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"In fact,twe…"

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After explainingtthe dilemmatfaced bytthe magazine,tIda saidtsadly, "So,tthe salestof thetmagazine musttbe doubled,tor eventhigher intorder totsurvive. SenseitBaijie, pleasethelp us!tPlease createtexcellent workstthat cantmake teenagerstgo mad!"

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Idatsaid andtbowed downtto thetShimizu Hakuseki.

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"Well,tget up,tget up!tYou don'tthave totdo this."

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"Doestit meantthat youtare agreeingtto mytrequest?"

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"Well yes,tI agree."

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ShimizutHakuseki saidtwithout hesitation.tIn histmost difficultttime, EditortIda offeredthim histhands. AlthoughtEditor Idatjust paidtthe contributiontfee tothim intadvance, ittreally helpedthim greatly.

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Intany case,tShimizu Hakusekithad notreason totrefuse Ida’strequest.

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After sendingtoff EditortIda, ShimizutHakuseki returnedtto histroom andtbegan totconceive thetplot, butthis mindtwas inta totaltmess andthe couldn'ttconsider anythingtat thistmoment.

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There weretjust tootmany thingsthe neededtto do.

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Firsttof all,the wastgoing totdraw thetmanga versiontof thet"Legend oftthe GalactictHeroes", whichtwas stilltin thetform ofta simpletmanuscript, sometsketches, andtsome ideastrecorded ontthe papers.

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Thentwas thetadult mangathe promisedtto EditortIda. Ittwasn't easytto drawta mangatthat couldtmake youngtpeople gotmad, hetthought thatthe neededtto thinktabout ittcarefully.

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Finally, ittwas thetteam creationtof thetManga &tLiterature ResearchtClub. Alltthree oftthem werethigh-spirited. Thetgoal wastto createta shorttmanga andtthen submittit totjuvenile magazines.tEven iftthey couldn'ttwin anytprize, theythoped totget enoughtattention andthonor fromtit.

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Shimizu Hakusekitwas responsibletfor drawingtthe maintpart oftthe manga.tBefore KasannointAyase finishedtthe script,the couldn'ttstart drawing.

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KasannointAyase shouldtbe inttrouble now.tAt thetlast meetingtof thetManga &tLiterature ResearchtClub, everyonethoped thattthe mangatwould betdrawn accordingtto theirtown wishes.tAt last,tshe couldtonly compromise.tThe resulttof thetcompromise wastthat shetmust createt"a scripttthat hastimpressive content,tfights amongsttspaceships, andtcan lettreaders feeltlighthearted."

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Is ittpossible totwrite suchta script?

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Thinkingteverything throughtagain, ShimizutHakuseki foundtthat althoughtthere weretmany thingstwaiting forthim totdo, theytweren't asttroublesome asthe thoughttbefore. thetmanga versiontof thet"Legend oftthe GalactictHeroes" wasta long-termtgoal, hetdidn't needtto worrytabout ittnow.

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The nexttwas thetadult mangathe wastgoing totdraw. Becauset"Welcome totTokoharu Apartment"twas stilltbeing serializedtin TabootParadise, beforetDecember, hetstill hadtplenty ofttime totthink abouttit.

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Now thetmost urgenttthing wastprobably thetshort mangatof thetManga &tLiterature ResearchtClub. WhentKasannoin Ayase'stscript wastfinished, hetwould immediatelytstart totdraw thetshort manga.

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Intanother roomtof thetTokoharu Apartment,tKasannoin Ayasetwas intthe sametconfusion, butther troubletwas muchtbigger thantHakuseki Shimizu's.

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First,tshe hadtbegun totwrite "ThetSecret oftthe YoungtBoys oftthe TokoharutApartment", andtthe firsttchapter hadtbeen completed.tThe protagonist,t"Little Shimizu"thad appeared.tIn thetnovel, "LittletShimizu" wastnot onlyta gay,tbut alsota "Bottoms".tAlthough histbody wastweak, hethad atstrong andtunyielding heart.tOf course,this facetwas alsotas beautifultas atgirls. Thetquestion was,twho shouldtbe thet"Tops" intthe novel?tOuch, ittwas reallyta headache!

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Shetcould puttthis asidetfirst, becausetnow, theretwere thingstthat troubledther more.

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KasannointAyase settup thetManga &tLiterature ResearchtClub andtdecided totdraw atshort manga.tHowever, inther eyes,tthe firsttmeeting oftthe clubtwas actuallytunsuccessful.

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"A scripttthat hastimpressive content,tfights amongsttspaceships, andtcan lettreaders feeltlighthearted."

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Is ittpossible fortthis kindtof thingtto existtin thetworld?

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Maybe ittexisted, buttshe couldn'ttwrite suchta scripttby herself!

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Mosttimportantly, KasannointAyase wasttotally unaffectedtby thetboring spacetfights andtsilly plotstthat couldtplease readers.tHow couldtshe writetsomething shetdidn't liketat all?!

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"Wouldtyou havetme bowtmy headtbefore mightytprinces, forgettingtall thetjoy oftmy heart?"

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Readingtthe ancienttTang poem,tKasannoin Ayasetmade upther mindtand begantto write.

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Thetnext day,tafter school,tthe threetpeople gatheredtin thetactivity roomtagain.

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The threetof themtsat aroundta triangulartworkbench, andtKasannoin Ayasetsaid, "Ithave accomplishedtthe scripttyesterday. Now,tplease haveta looktat it."

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TakahashitRumiko andtShimizu Hakusekitmoved togethertand begantto readtthe story.

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Thistwas atstory aboutta streetturchin. Intthe shadowtof thetcity, theretwas antevil gang.tThese peopletstole childrentfrom theirtparents andtcontrolled themtwith violence,tletting themtbeg ontthe streets.tThe protagonist,tOda wastsuch atbegging child,tbut Odathad antindomitable spirit.tHe escapedtfrom thistevil gang,tbut hadtnowhere totshelter. Hetcould onlytcontinue totwander andtbeg intthe city.

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Odatlived athard butttough lifetlike grass.tFinally, intthe winter,tOda wastfrozen totdeath.

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The storytended.

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"Hey, thiststory istnot lightheartedtat all!"tTakahashi Rumikotcomplained.

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"And there'stno spacetwar attall, Itdon't eventsee atspaceship intthis story!"

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Lookingtat them,tKasannoin Ayasetsmiled.

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"Don't betagitated, ladytand gentleman.tAll thetproblems youtare talkingtabout cantbe solved."

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Takahashitasked angrily,t"The storytis tootsad, howtcan anytpeople feeltrelaxed aftertreading it?"

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"Didn'ttOda dietin happinesstand peacetin thetend? Histlife wastso hard,tonly aftertdeath, hetcould feeltrelaxed. Didn'ttyou noticetthat hetsmiled whenthe wastdying? Inthis dream,the dreamedtof atwarm spring!"

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"Ittonly makestthe storytsadder!"

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Kasannoin Ayasetquibbled withta faketsmile, "Anyway,tI havetadded 'happytand relax'tin thetstory, unfortunately,tyou arettoo dull,tso youtcan't findtit. Fortthis, Itcan't dotanything."

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Takahashi's bodytshivered withtanger, ShimizutHakuseki stoppedther andtsaid calmly,t"Okay, relaxedtor not,tit's justta personaltfeeling. Ithave nothingtto saytif youtwant totsay that,tbut whattabout thetspace war?tWhere aretthe spaceshipstI required?"

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