Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

"What does this mean--doesn't it just prove that the scale of the exhibition hosted by the young jump is quite amazing?"

"...If you want to say that, it's true."

Wiping the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, Mochizuki was speechless:

"Okay, now that I've said that, let's skip this topic for now - after all, this exhibition sounds really interesting. Since Boy Jump also invited me to participate in an offline signing, then I'll be respectful and accept it. .”

...After all, he also acted in "Ultraman Tiga". Although the boy is still withdrawn, at least he is not a cyberpsychopath who is so scared that he melts into a slime when he sees a lot of people——

Although I try my best not to let any interaction between my vest and vest, but since it is really time to tear off my vest, there is nothing I can do. I can only pray that my fans can be normal...

It is precisely under this ideological trend.

Mochizuki just put on his sunglasses skillfully, and his voice became quite calm at this moment:

"This kind of thing like autograph signing is just a snap... Okay, thank you, Mr. Xiaocheng, for telling me this. I will appear at the comic exhibition with you then..."

"Okay."

Hearing the elementary school boy sitting in front of her agree so calmly, the dog-eyed girl's expression was also quite happy, and the corner of her mouth also showed a quite calm arc at this moment——

"....Well, don't laugh so happily yet."

As if his mentality had changed in response to the change in the dog-eyed teacher's expression, Mochizuki also spoke at this moment:

"I haven't finished yet... I need to wear a peaked cap and sunglasses during the book signing. If possible, why don't I show my face?"

"...Are you shy?"

"No, but it feels better to wear it?"

"What?"

"I'm afraid of being harassed by girls - you know?"

"Are you a bit ordinary? Do you think you will be harassed by girls?"

.......That's what I originally wanted to say.

But... I secretly glanced at Mochizuki Ri who was sitting next to me, and the dog-eyed girl's words suddenly got stuck in her throat.

......Wait a minute, this guy does seem to have had the experience of being harassed by girls.

Thinking of a certain curly-haired kid who was surrounded by school girls when he was acting as a doorman at a high school festival, Takegami Kasumi curled her lips and mumbled back:

"Ahem...although I don't want to admit it, you do have pretty features."

"?"

"...Why are you trying to be cool? Just tell me your words."

They were all irritated by Mochizuki putting on sunglasses and keeping silent, pretending to be an expert. Kasumi Takegami took off the boy's sunglasses:

"Really, I feel like you have an abnormal feeling when you wear this thing - please restrain yourself, don't wear these sunglasses at the comic exhibition, and fans will think you are really mentally ill."

"Ahem...ok."

When his little teacher took off his sunglasses, the curly-haired boy looked a little embarrassed:

"I try to control it."

"As much as possible?"

"Ahem... Absolute control - so I can wear it at Comic Con, right? It's really embarrassing to make eye contact with so many fans."

"...Okay, just wear it."

Knowing Mochizuki's character and knowing that he doesn't want to expose the relationship between All and Sloth Fish right now, Takegami Kasumi also gave up on joking with the boy at this moment:

"Anyway, do whatever makes you feel comfortable - I will protect you when the comic show comes."

".......Thank you."

Although it was a bit too abstract to be protected by a dog who looked a bit silly, after thinking about it, he realized that this might be the best choice, and Mochizuki nodded.

At this point, the contract is completed.

Because most of the announcements have been completed, the conversation between Takegami Kasumi and Mochizuki Ri began to turn into casual chatter and chatter surrounding the upcoming large-scale ACG exhibition of Shonen Jump:

"Oh, by the way, I heard that Key Club will also participate in the exhibition! It's really amazing. I wonder if their exhibition this time will bring some news about gal's new work. After all, it has been many years since the last game "Summerpockets"... ....."

"It's hard to say. They were acquired by China Penguin a few days ago. They should focus on mobile games next. After all, their latest mobile game "Braised Paradise" has directly tied their 20-year business with just three pools. Um...the gal industry's pills."

"Hey, what a pessimistic thought... Forget it, let's not talk about it. I heard that your light novel is going to be released in an animated version. Zhichi Bunko seems to be promoting "re0" recently. What's up with Ali? What’s your idea? Would you like to secretly go to Bunko’s booth to take a few photos, and then send them to our group of relatives and friends in Toyama Prefecture?”

"Who do you think I am? I'm not a kid who shows off for trivial things...but I will invite everyone to dinner when the animation starts, so don't worry."

"Yeah! I'm looking forward to it."

Casual chatting, the turned-off TV playing "Ultraman Tega", leftover fried chicken, cool air conditioning and refreshing lactobacillus drinks constituted the two children's happy chat tonight.

Finally, the most casual chat came to an end.

As if she had thought of something important... The girl with dog eyes held her chin, her eyes rolled slightly, and then she said:

"Oh, by the way... In fact, in addition to some well-known cartoonists and guests from the acg industry, game manufacturers and light novel libraries, the Shounen Jump exhibition also invited some relatively famous singers. He is a singer who has produced theme songs for popular works.”

"Hey, is there anything else like this?"

Mochizuki nodded slightly, and Mochizuki, who didn't know anything about this, seemed confused when he responded:

"Sounds like it's quite powerful - I didn't expect Young Jump to be so generous."

"Of course - after all, the exhibition layout also includes a stage and professional audio equipment. Wouldn't it be a waste if we didn't invite a few popular singers?"

That's it.

It was as if she had finally talked about something particularly important... The girl with doggy eyes had curved eyebrows, and her expression became much clearer at this moment:

"You may not believe it... In fact, Junior Jump internally wants to invite Sloth Fish to perform at the exhibition."

"......?"

After hearing Takegami Kasumi's words, Mochizuki's unchanging expression finally changed.

"what?"

After making such a sound, the young man couldn't help but tilt his head:

"Young Jump wants to invite Sloth Fish to sing at the exhibition?"

"Yes."

Kasumi Takegami nodded and said: "Because you Sloth Fish are very popular, so maybe the boss would rather have a popular music group come on stage to heat up the atmosphere, right?"

"......Wait a moment."

After all, performing on stage is much more sudden and troublesome than signing autographs... Mochizuki tried to calm down, and then asked a little subtly:

"It's so strange...Shouldn't the Shonen Jump exhibition be looking for musicians who are highly connected to ACG?"

"In theory, that's right."

"Right - are sloth fish two-dimensional?"

“Looking at the positioning, it doesn’t seem to be very two-dimensional.”

Speaking of this, Takegami Kasumi was silent for a moment... When her eyes lit up, she slowly snapped her fingers and said this as if making a tactical supplement:

"And it feels very abstract from the underworld, and most of the works highlight the feeling of poor mental state."

"...That shouldn't be the case, we also have warm music."

Mochizuki responded like this. He originally wanted to refute the stereotype of a dog-eyed girl towards him - but when he came to his senses, the boy spoke again:

"Ahem, this has nothing to do with whether the underworld is abstract or not... Anyway, as one of the people, I don't understand why Young Jump would want to invite the sloth fish to appear, and I don't understand either. I think the atmosphere of Sloth Fish matches well with acg."

"...Why does it feel like Ali's words are cutting off?"

"This is not cutting... I haven't had much cooperation with the ACG industry so far - if you think about it, the animation of "re0" is still far away."

Yes.

It must be admitted that although the two members of Sloth Fish can basically be judged as ultra-pure Two-dimensional home-schoolers, that is because the management and released songs do not have much Two-dimensional flavor, and the abstract purity of the underworld is still very high. Due to the fan atmosphere, it is indeed difficult for most people to identify it as a standard ACG music group.

but......

"Humph, Ali, after saying so much, you are still fascinated."

Gently wagging her finger, the expression of the girl with dog eyes changed considerably:

"Before the animation of "re0" was launched, you and Saki had nothing to do with the acg industry - but you sang the opening and ending songs of the recently popular "Ultraman Tega". Invite Sloth Fish As an exhibition guest, it’s not something you can’t understand, right?”

"...What you said seems to make sense."

Although he still didn't react too much, since this was indeed the case, Mochizuki nodded slightly:

"It does feel like a surprise... but Jump headquarters wants to invite me to sing on stage. In theory, it's possible - I'll ask the white-haired pig next door tomorrow. If she nods, I'll Follow along."

"Are you going to tell Saki-chan tomorrow?"

Hearing what Mochizuki said, Takegami Kasumi was a little strange:

"It's strange. You could just go and knock on the door now. Why did you delay it until the next day?"

"....Because she's already asleep, idiot."

"?"

Hearing Mochizuki's clear words, Takegami Kasumi's eyes sharpened:

"Strange, how did you know she was asleep?"

"...Nonsense, doesn't my neighbor, who is responsible for making meals, know about her schedule?" Mochizuki disagreed, "Isn't this weird?"

"Of course this kind of thing is strange."

Kasumi Takegami's expression was subtle, and she spoke like this for no reason:

"Should an ordinary neighbor who is cheating on someone know the schedule of the person being cheated on?"

"Then I have to know when I can go to her house and when I can't... If I open the door without knowing anything about the key, wouldn't it be like starting a classic light novel door-opener, for example, I happen to happen to be changing my underwear? Is it something like taking off your clothes and taking a shower?”

"But...but how can a normal person take off his clothes and change underwear in the living room!"

"This is what both light novels and gals write."

"But reality is not a light novel!"

"....Okay, let's not talk about this boring topic for so long."

Feeling that this topic was skewed from the beginning, Mochizuki waved his hand gently, preparing to drop the topic a little:

"Anyway, it's useless to say anything now... That little white-haired pig is sleeping now, and I can't just wake her up - let's do this. I'll go to her house tomorrow and ask her about her participation in the exhibition. Regarding the matter, I will reply to you as soon as possible after I get the answer, don’t worry.”

"...it's settled."

The dog-eyed girl curled her lips slightly, and her voice seemed a little jealous. She flirted with Mochizuki as usual, then collapsed on the sofa, watched TV with Mochizuki, and continued chatting word by word. .

.......The visit came to an end very easily.

It was just when the clock stopped at eleven o'clock in the evening that Kasumi Takegami, who couldn't stand it any longer, stretched, tied up his kneepads and put on his helmet, and prepared to go home on the pulley to sleep——

"You must reply to me as soon as possible!"

After leaving this sentence.

The girl stepped on the pulley and disappeared at the end of the road.

While waving goodbye to this dog-eyed man, Mochizuki was thinking a lot as he looked at the deserted home again.

.......A comic convention hosted by Shonen Jump?It sounds pretty cool.

Whether it’s light novels, comics, or even games or special photography, manufacturers, bookstores and big names in various fields seem to come to support me... Although I don’t like places that are too noisy, But since the organizer had warmly invited me, it was really hard for me, a new jump cartoonist, to refuse.

Of course, I thought so.

By the time Mochizuki started washing the dishes, his thoughts were racing with him.

The young man suddenly realized something vaguely:

.......Eh, wait a minute.

Since the activities of this comic exhibition involve multiple acg fields, and many guests from related industries will be invited... won't all his work vests be invited to the exhibition, right?

hiss.

Realizing that something was wrong, Mochizuki's expression changed.