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

"....Here we go again, your dad is very Asasi, isn't he?"

"Don't you believe it, Mochizuki-kun?"

"...I don't quite believe it."

"Okay... Since you don't believe it, let me continue to reveal dad's information to you - don't look at him like this, he is actually a bit strict with his wife."

"...Strict wife control?"

After hearing such a description, Mochizuki's expression showed suspicion:

"What do you mean? Is your father the type who is firmly controlled by your mother?"

"...a little bit."

Originally, he wanted to save some face for his father, but after thinking about it, the young president with dog eyes couldn't help but shrugged and said rather helplessly:

"After all, my mother is the editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump... From a workplace perspective, my father is indeed a subordinate."

"?"

I heard what Teacher Dog Eyes said.

Mochizuki, who had never known this truth, his expression suddenly became dull.

........Eh?

"......Mochizuki-kun, what kind of expression is this?"

"No, nothing..."

Feeling that his brain was in chaos at this moment, Mochizuki waved his hand and his eyes became blank:

"I just didn't realize it... Is Takegami-sensei's mother still the editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump?"

"Yeah, is it weird?"

"This kind of thing is absolutely weird!"

Seeing the dog-eyed little president's response, Mochizuki Rizhen almost lost his temper.

Wait... Is this a kick to the jump?Why do so many big figures want to meet with me?

When he thought of this, Mochizuki's expression became very abstract, and his voice couldn't help but tremble:

"....Oh my God, Takegami-sensei's whole family works at Shonen Jump, and my mother is also the editor-in-chief. This kind of direction is ridiculously dreamy, right? Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier? "

"You murdered me?"

"I didn't mean to hurt you... I just feel sad. I just feel a little uncomfortable when I think that Mr. Takegami didn't even inform me of such an important matter in advance..."

After sighing, the gloomy young man's face turned ashen, quite like a mouse that had just died:

"...I think it shouldn't be the case, but by hiding so many things from me, Takegami-sensei doesn't treat me as an outsider, right?"

"Of course I don't treat you as an outsider...What are you thinking~"

Looking at this rare young man with explosive hair and fear of society, the little president with dog eyes couldn't help but sigh -

For some reason, the motherly feeling faintly emerged in her heart... Kasumi Takegami gently comforted Mochizuki Ri next to her, with a clear voice:

"Okay, okay, don't worry about it, don't worry about it... I just don't think such things are very important, so I didn't talk about it - you see, I didn't ask Mochizuki-san's parents either. What is it for?"

"...I can tell you right now that they are engaged in foreign exchange. If I guessed correctly, they should be on a business trip to other countries now."

"Then I can also tell Mochizuki-san that my parents both work at Shonen Jump. If you guessed it correctly, they will come to Toyama to meet you soon."

"...Hey, what do you mean by saying this now that the truth has been revealed?"

"It's not interesting, I'm just responding to Mochizuki-san."

As the little president Gouyan said this, he used his free hand to bite into pieces of the fried chicken in his mouth, feeling the sweet and delicious juice overflowing:

"Actually, if Mochizuki-san had asked me directly before, I would have told you everything as I have done now - after all, it's not a secret, is it?"

"... numb."

Seeing the little teacher with dog eyes suddenly come out like this, Mochizuki Rizhen felt a little numb:

"Okay, I won't argue about the past, let's focus on the not-too-distant future - Mr. Takegami, your parents are coming to our little Toyama City soon, and you guessed it right. If so, they may be very concerned about their daughter working as a comic assistant for a high school student they don’t know, and they may even make some moves that would make me unable to step down... In such a predicament, what should we do? How to deal with it?”

"...There is no other way. As the saying goes, when the soldiers come, they will block the water and the earth will cover it. Just rush forward and it will be over."

Kasumi Takegami waved her puppy paw and lifted up her slightly curly short hair:

"Come on, Mochizuki-san."

"You should analyze the situation for me...I will be flanked by your parents in the future!"

"...Well, let's analyze it?"

Looking at this boy who rarely showed a frightened expression and whose voice also had some emotional changes, the dog-eyed girl held her chin, her amber eyes rotated slightly, and her expression showed that she was thinking:

"If we really want to analyze it, Mochizuki-san's situation is actually a bit complicated."

"what?"

After hearing the words of the little president Gouyan, Mochizuki fell silent for a moment:

"The situation is a bit complicated...? What does this mean?"

"That is to say, if dad comes alone, I may still be sure to ensure the safety of Mochizuki-san - but if mom comes too, I suddenly feel that things are a little difficult to tell... "

"......?"

Hearing the very scary words spoken by the little teacher with dog eyes in a calm tone, Mochizuki picked up Calpis' hand and couldn't help but tremble slightly:

"What does this mean...Does it mean that mom is far more dangerous than dad?"

"That's right..."

The little president with dog eyes responded like this, and he couldn't help but a big cold sweat rolled down his forehead:

"My mother is the only female editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump since it was first published. As a woman who broke history, she has strong hands, vicious eyes, a terrifying aura, and the worst mouth. She has put the editor down more than once in the past few years. The old men in the department scolded Little Pearl - all in all, she is a very scary guy."

"?"

Upon hearing this, Mochizuki's eyes turned dead.

After a while, a trembling voice slowly sounded:

"...What a scary woman."

Hearing the little president Gouyan comment on his mother, Mochizuki couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over his body:

"So, is your mother so terrible...?"

"Well, it's scary..."

Holding her chin, her amber eyes rotated slightly, and the girl's expression seemed to be lit up, with vague and complicated thoughts:

"How should I put it... After all, my mother is the editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump and is responsible for coordinating the overall situation. She is also very serious and caring about comics, so in terms of comics, she can say something to my father and me. It’s quite harsh. A large part of the reason why I dare not tell my parents about my current level of drawing skills and why I dare not submit my post to Shōnen Jump under my real name is because of this - because if someone doesn’t pay attention, I might be scolded severely. Paused, I don’t want to be criticized like this by her when I come to study abroad..."

"...You have such a bad temper."

Gently stroking her chin, Mochizuki's eyes began to flow:

"...I suddenly felt a little scared. If such a serious aunt who cares about her daughter really wants to meet me, I'm afraid she really wants to be true to me offline."

"Don't worry, although mom is fierce, she never hits anyone."

"How can you be sure...haven't you been beaten before?"

"Of course, my mother never beats me."

He nodded quite seriously, Kasumi Takegami's voice was nasal, and her furry eyes were shining with the light of memory:

"Although she does have a bad temper, when she is really angry and can't bear it anymore, she will only hit herself. At that time, I will cry and beg her not to hit her, and then edit the storyboard with tears... ..My junior high school comics career was basically spent in this atmosphere."

"...so abstract."

After imagining the outrageous scene for a moment, Mochizuki's expression showed considerable embarrassment:

"Okay, I kind of understand the current situation...so I can at least ensure that I don't get mixed doubles or even have one of my arms removed, right?"

"That's right... Mom loves me very much. Although she has a bad mouth and a bad temper, she seems to have restrained herself a lot recently. I also know that she actually only cares about me. ——After all, she never wanted me to collaborate on comics with someone she didn’t know and wasn’t sure was reliable.”

Nodding heavily, the little president with dog eyes said this.

And it is exactly in this sentence.

Out of curiosity and the instinct to save his life, Mochizuki asked nervously:

"... I would like to ask, Mr. Takegami, do you think I am a reliable manga partner?"

"You..."

Facing Mochizuki's words, the little president with dog eyes rubbed his slightly curly short hair a little dullly, with a helpless expression on his face:

"Well... how should I put it, in my heart, Mochizuki-san is actually a very reliable person."

"Great - it means I won't be surrounded by your parents, right?"

"...No."

The little teacher with dog eyes paused briefly and said something that was enough to make Mochizuki die on the spot:

"Mochizuki-san stays at home all day, has no friends, and his parents have not found him. He has an eccentric and abstract personality - these factors may make him an unreliable person in my mother's eyes."

".......what?"

Unexpectedly, the little Chengzi next to him would comment on him like this. Mochizuki's pupils were shaking, and he felt like he had broken his defense:

"Are you kidding me? I have such a good temper and I have enough friends to play a game of mahjong. My parents only work outside the home and are not dead. Why can't I be considered a reliable person?"

"...It's useless for you to tell me. What matters is what my parents think~"

Seeing that Mochizuki broke his guard for the second time today, the little president with puppy eyes put on an awkward smile, stretched out his puppy paw, and gently stroked Mochizuki's head:

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have said these things to make you worry too much - don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you."

".......hope so."

Seeing that the little president with dog eyes said this, Mochizuki naturally couldn't continue to comment on anything——

last of the last.

Putting the last piece of fried chicken on the plate of Mr. Dog Eyes, Mochizuki's most curious question also came out at this moment:

"...After listening to Takegami-sensei introduce his parents, I also have some things that I am curious about."

"Huh? What's going on?"

"...That is to say, if your parents really care about you working as an assistant to a stranger, I can actually hide your existence and find someone else to pretend to be mine. Assistant, maybe it’s safer this way and won’t cause so much trouble—”

"But I don't like it."

Quite rare.

The little president with dog eyes interrupted Mochizuki for the first time before he finished speaking.

"........"

Hearing the girl's serious response, Mochizuki fell into silence for a moment——

He just stared blankly at Takegami Kasumi in front of him, looking at Takegami Kasumi's warm amber eyes shining in the loneliness:

"As I said, I want to pursue the pursuit with Mochizuki-san... Now that I have decided to become the best manga artist with Mochizuki-san, I have no way out. Heroes can't run away from battle~"

"...But this is not considered an escape, it can only be considered a strategic retreat. After all, sometimes it is not a fault to hide something. As long as I find Teacher Dayu to pretend to be my assistant, everything will be fine I muddled through quite smoothly——"

"But I'm not a character that can be replaced casually~"

The little president with dog eyes has a smile on his face, his voice is as gentle as jade, and his amber eyes seem to be burning.

"...Of course not, after all, you are all too."

Understanding that the girl next to him had made up his mind, the young man chuckled twice:

"Haha...I see, it seems that I was the one who got caught just now - I punished myself with a drink for my impoliteness."

"How can you punish yourself with a glass of Calpis..."

Complaining softly, the girl with doggy eyes looked at the grunting boy in front of her, but couldn't help but chuckle:

"Okay - stop now, you haven't toasted to me yet."

"Oh, yes..."