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"...Thank you for your hard work. Drawing comics is not an easy job."

"...I'm most afraid of sudden concern."

"Ahem, I don't care about you!"

She cleared her throat slightly awkwardly, and the girl's expression also showed some shyness:

"If...if you have decided to go, no matter what, I will support you-"

"Okay, before I write a promotional song for your new comic, I'd like to ask you a question: Is this comic "I Recommend" going the route of an idol raising a child?"

"No."

Mochizuki shook his head gently, his voice as calm as ever:

"Spoiler alert: Hoshino Ai can only live for ten episodes."

"........ah?!"

59. What are the good things to draw in comics about immortals?

(Tip from the front row, I won’t be pushing from behind.)

".......What did you say?!"

After hearing what Mochizuki said, Kurihara Saki, who had just barely regained some emotion, suddenly turned gray:

"The female character you spent so much time writing about was killed so quickly?!"

"...Is it weird?"

A purebred madman whose mental state has always been worrying. Mr. Mochizuki disagreed:

"Isn't it normal for dead people?"

"? Aren't you a master of healing? How come you suddenly transformed into Urobuchi Genbungen?"

"So you're obsessed, Kurihara."

Waving his hand gently, the young man who had always been strategizing looked at the girl in the wheelchair next to him, and his voice was so calm that it was unbelievable:

"The character Ai Hoshino was born to destroy... Think about it, if a character as flawless as a white lotus dies, what impact will it have on the work?"

"...will it directly change the direction of the entire plot, and even subvert the protagonist's mentality and personality?"

"exactly."

Snapping his fingers lightly, Mochizuki's expression was full of understanding:

"So, can you understand why I suddenly cut off?"

"...Basically understood."

That being said...but after all, Mochizuki's description was still too abstract. The wheelchair girl who didn't understand the future direction of the plot and the character Hoshino Ai couldn't help but shake her head slightly:

"One thing that must be explained is that I have no idea how you want to draw such a comic in the future, nor do I know what the future fate of these characters will be - if you don't even know the plot, how can I arrange the music. "

When he said these words, Kurihara Saki's voice seemed to be slightly hoarse, which sounded a bit coquettish at first glance - but before Mochizuki could react too much, the man in the wheelchair The silver-haired girl just cleared her throat and asked:

"Okay, enough gossip - Wangyue, have you written the plot outline for the follow-up to "I Recommend"?"

"wrote."

"Where are the comics?"

"When it comes to the third chapter - I'm going to prepare ten chapters and publish them on the Jump Comic Contest website."

Mochizuki, who knows how to attract readers through heat and fragments, gently cracked his fingers, with a rather sinister expression on his face:

"As of Chapter [-], when Ai Hoshino was stabbed to death, the popularity of the manga has definitely increased... I have such confidence."

"...Are you really not the reincarnation of Satan?"

Looking at the young man with a lustful look on his face and exuding the aura of the underworld, the girl in the wheelchair couldn't help but give her neighbor a rollicking look:

"Okay, okay... don't go on too much - show me the outline of the first ten chapters. I'm suddenly very curious about how abstract your comics can be."

"OK."

With a very skillful gesture, Mochizuki, who was well prepared, swiped her phone, opened the document, and sent the above outline to Kurihara Saki's phone.

"Didu."

A mechanical, not at all cute electronic chime sounded.

Kurihara Saki picked up the phone with a complicated expression, clicked on the document Mochizuki sent to him, and frowned——

Although I always feel that the comic "I Recommend" is full of abstract and outrageous taste... but with the temperament of "it's too weird, take another look", the girl just sighed, and then put all the All attention is focused on the subsequent plot of the comic.

..........

Kurihara Saki remembers very clearly that the content of the first episode of "I Recommend" is the encounter between Goro Amemiya, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and the pregnant underground idol "Hoshino Ai".

Although he was devastated that his idol was about to give birth to a child, Goro Amemiya still respected Hoshino Ai's decision to give birth secretly and helped her give birth as a doctor——

However, an accident happened.

On the night when the twins were born, Goro was killed by an extreme fan of Hoshino Ai, and was later reincarnated into Hoshino Ai's son Hoshino Aiku Aihai (Aqua). Along with her, there was another person named The identity of the girl named Rui Hoshino (Ruby) is unknown for the time being, so mysterious that it makes people imagine——

I originally thought that this plot trend was outrageous, and I could hardly keep up with the rhythm... But Saki Kurihara, who believed in Mochizuki Ri, couldn't hold back her curiosity and continued to read the contents of the manga. .

Perhaps it was because she had already prepared herself mentally... When she was reading the comics at the end, the girl in the wheelchair felt that the outline of the comics at the end was not so abstract at all——

Compared with the bizarre and divine unfolding in the first episode, the content of the following episodes can be said to be sparse and ordinary, without too many twists and turns... The two brothers and sisters gradually grew up, showing their talents as actors and idols respectively, and also Gradually getting exposed to some insider information in the entertainment industry, my mother Hoshino Ai's career is going smoothly, the pace is quite slow, and she is full of a sense of peace of mind.

When she read the synopsis and learned that Ruby was the reincarnation of a terminally ill girl from the past, the girl in the wheelchair couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"...So, the style of "I Push" is really abstract."

After briefly reading the comic synopsis of the previous chapters, the girl couldn't help but frown slightly and complained silently:

"Looking at the previous content, this comic is like an ordinary industry article with a gimmick, with a bit of joy and daily life - if this is the case, it is not that I cannot accept some abstract settings, after all, the comic itself It’s really interesting…”

Yes.

Looking at the short and concise plot synopsis of "I Recommend" that Mochizuki had given to him, Kurihara Saki slowly realized in the depths of his mind that this comic could be considered a masterpiece in terms of content -

Could it be... Is this just a popular comic with gimmicks in the industry?

Mama Kurihara, a comic idiot with a relatively traditional mind, couldn't help but fall into the traditional thinking.

And just as she held her chin, while her eyes were spinning, the silver-haired girl in the wheelchair seemed to have thought of something very important, and couldn't help but shake her head:

"Although the plot of this comic is indeed interesting - but... Mochizuki, are you really going to use Hoshino's Aida?"

"Of course I want a knife."

Mochizuki patted his chest, his voice was not loud but very powerful:

"This is the most subtle part of "I Recommend" - if Hoshino Ai had not had an accident, the direction of this comic would have been vulgar, and in the end such a good gimmick would have been wasted, and everyone would have lost sight of it."

"... That's a good point, but if Hoshino Ai dies, it will definitely be a particularly outrageous poison, right?"

After all, it is still difficult to understand such a transcendent comic plot. Kurihara Saki, who has a fairly orthodox aesthetic, is still a little uneasy when faced with this plot that is difficult for ordinary people to come up with——

But...seeing Mochizuki's confident expression, the girl fell silent.

Although he still had doubts about the heroine of the opponent blade...but seeing Mochizuki's confidence, the adoptive mother in the wheelchair didn't say much after all, and just continued to read the plot synopsis of the manga silently. .

The next plot was sparse and ordinary, but Kurihara Saki watched it very seriously.

Although the plot basically focuses on Hoshino Ai, for some reason, her eyes have always been attracted to the girl named Ruby--

On the outside, he is cheerful, but behind his back he has low self-esteem. Before his reincarnation, he was still sick and had always dreamed of becoming a big star. In the end, he could only watch the shining idol on TV and pass away silently. After his reincarnation, he got out of the haze with the help of his idol and mother. , move forward slowly......

If we really want to investigate, this kind of character design is actually very boring and not novel. However, Kurihara Saki himself still felt an unprecedented sense of immersion. He was so moved by this sparse and ordinary plot that the corners of his mouth could not help but tremble.

She has always called herself a foster mother and an elder, but underneath her strong appearance, Kurihara Saki actually still has a weak heart.

A car accident in the early days of high school ruined the girl's legs and her normal life... For a long time, Kurihara Saki lived a depressed life. She was no longer cheerful and could hardly keep her smile. , gradually became a marginalized person, and could only struggle forward alone in the big dye vat of the school——

Although Kurihara Saki is luckier than Ruby, with parents who love her by her side, and her best friend Kasumi Takegami since childhood, the silver-haired girl who has been sitting in a wheelchair has a major turning point in her life. In fact, it is with Mochizuki. The time when reason meets.

When she heard Mochizuki's request to run the Slothfish account with her and write songs together, the girl had a warmer feeling than before when she was in a wheelchair...

and so.

When watching Ruby dance awkwardly with the help of Hoshino Ai...Kurihara Saki had a rare sour feeling.

"...what's wrong?"

"fine."

He waved his hand gently, restraining his inexplicable emotion and empathy. Looking at Ruby and Hoshino Ai's warm daily life, Kurihara Saki's voice showed quite gentleness:

"I just didn't expect that a figure like Hoshino Ai, who has negative public opinion, would also bring such redemption——"

".........Really?"

After hearing what Kurihara Saki said, Mochizuki held his forehead and said in a calm voice:

"You brought in the role of Ruby... I thought you, a girl who is a good mother, would bring in Hoshino Ai."

"how is this possible."

Kurihara Saki pouted:

"I'm very young at heart - look, there's Macabaka on my bed."

"...Why did you admit it as if it was nothing?"

"What's wrong? Can't you?"

"Okay, okay...of course it's no problem~"

Ordinary daily life and daily bickering are the symbols of bonds.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the quarrel with Mochizuki that Kurihara Saki's feelings for Hoshino Ai became increasingly complicated.

Although he always felt that she was a very promiscuous girl, but thinking about her redemption of Ruby, Kurihara Saki vaguely felt that he could not hate this girl at all.

..... What an awkward character.

With such emotion in his heart, Kurihara Saki's mood gradually became heavier.

She understands that after the sweet daily life, there will be the final judgment——

It is also at this moment.

The tenth chapter of the legend unfolds before the girl's eyes.

In the description of the plot outline, Kurihara’s mother tentatively understood that the timeline of this episode is gathered four years after the twins were born——

The 20-year-old Hoshino Ai has a successful career as an idol and is about to perform at the Tokyo Dome. However, just the day before the performance, she was assassinated by a sasaeng in her prime...

The scene of Ai Hoshino's tragic death, the collapsed expressions of the twins, and Ruby's despairing expression as she tapped the virtual keyboard on her mobile phone were transformed into three illustrations and inserted into the outline of Chapter 10 of the comic...

Seeing this, Kurihara Saki's pupils began to tremble.

Before she could get over the scene where Ruby was redeemed, she watched Hoshino Ai being brutally killed... For a moment, a strong sense of acidity surged from the silver-haired girl's nose, and tears welled up in her eyes. .

And this is not over yet.

The murder of their mother left a serious psychological shadow on the twins. Aqua believed that the twins' biological father who had never appeared was inevitably linked to the death of Hoshino Ai, so he determined to find his father and attempt to take revenge on him.

As time passed, the twins grew up to 16 years old. Aqua embarked on the path of becoming an actor in order to find his father in the entertainment industry. Ruby, in order to realize her dream of becoming an idol, both brothers and sisters entered the art school "Yangdong High School". "Study——

At this point, Aqua has officially begun to explore the mystery of his and Hoshino Ai's life experience, and at the same time he has to deal with various disputes and conspiracies in the entertainment industry... A new story is about to unfold.

"...Crack."

It was the sound of a mobile phone falling off a wheelchair.

Kurihara's mother looked at her trembling hands blankly, the expression on her face was completely beyond words.

thump thump.

"...Um, is it that scary?"

Seeing that Kurihara Saki seemed to have degenerated into a black and white sketch, Mochizuki reluctantly picked up the phone and gently poked the girl's shoulder:

"Hey, wake up and reconnect to the server."

"...I'm telling you, Mochizuki Ri."

She gently pushed away Mochizuki's hand and took the cell phone handed to her by the boy. The wheelchair girl's expression was somewhat embarrassing: