Chapter 388 Shiyu’s little thoughts

The next day, Shiyu brought new news.

"Are you free today? If it's convenient, let's go to Immortal River Publishing House together."

In the student union room after school, the girl said this concisely and concisely.

"Now?" Kato Yusuke, who was reviewing the documents, raised his head and asked.

"Well, Miss Machida will be waiting for us there."

"good."

After hearing her words, Yusuke was very straightforward. He temporarily put down the survey about students' opinions on the school and stood up to start packing.

Everyone's reaction to this varied.

Yinglili asked strangely: "Hey, what are you going to do? What about the work of the student union?"

"Of course you are doing something more in line with adults, well, although you may not understand it well, Sawamura." Shiyu smiled ambiguously, whetting her appetite.

Kato Yusuke packed up his things, told Hui to go back today, and then left the school with Shiyu.

Fusugawa Publishing House located in Jimbocho, like the private Toyosaki Academy, also belongs to Chiyoda Ward.

Because the two places were not far apart, Kato Yusuke wanted to take a train there, but Shiyu directly waved and hailed a taxi.

The driver, who was wearing a neat black suit, got out of the car and opened the rear door for the two of them.

"Time is of the essence, this is faster."

The girl sat on it very proudly and moved her body inside, leaving a space for one person.

"Come up quickly."

"..."

Kato Yusuke had no objection to this and simply sat on it.

The driver uncle closed the door and returned to the driving seat.

"Where are you going?"

"Go to the Immortal River Building in Jimbocho. Thank you."

The vehicle started moving smoothly.

After getting in the car, Yusuke placed his shoulder bag between the two of them, with the right side of his body slightly pressed against the car door.

Rustling.

There was a slight movement accompanied by clothing rubbing against the seat.

Shiyu moved closer, bringing a faint fragrance.

The graceful figure has proud double peaks, showing graceful and moving curves.

The soft semi-circular E cup is wrapped under a soft sailor suit, causing many tiny horizontal wrinkles in the outer vest.

"Before arriving at the destination, let me briefly introduce the situation to you."

"good."

Kato Yusuke took his eyes away from the scenery outside the window and turned around to look.

The girl was sitting in the center of the back row, invading his side slightly, only being blocked by her shoulder bag.

The rear space, which should have been very spacious for two people, was now slightly crowded as if three people were sitting there.

Shiyu seemed oblivious to this, her two thighs covered in black pantyhose were brought together, with her knees facing him.

Start talking.

"I have inquired with Shueisha. Since you have no experience in serializing works, the price quoted is 9,000 yen per piece."

"The advantage is that the popularity will increase to a certain extent in the future, and the youth comic has a huge audience, but all copyrights of the work belong to Shueisha."

"I also got the business card of a deputy editor in the editorial department of "Jump" where you want to submit your article."

Shiyu said and handed over a business card.

"This person is a veteran editor in the industry. He has rich experience and can give a lot of advice to newcomers. If he is here, he can help control the direction. He has a good reputation among comic book authors."

Kato Yusuke reached out and took the business card, nodded but said nothing.

There was some unfinished meaning in the girl's words, so he just waited quietly for the next step.

Seeing this, Shiyu couldn't help but smile knowingly and continued.

"Then you have another option, which is the "Undead" comic magazine inside Undead River."

"Although it is not as big as "Jump", it is still an established magazine that has been standing for many years among the youth comics magazines. Its shortcoming is that its sales volume is mediocre."

"But the good thing is that you will have a high degree of freedom here. Although it is not absolute, as long as it is not a random scribbling, no one will make irresponsible remarks on you."

"As for the original manuscript fee, the price is 15,000 yen per page. In addition, there is room for negotiation on the copyright of the work. At least it is an exclusive serialization of the comic, and you can retain other copyrights."

"You can take this time to think carefully about which side to choose."

After the girl finished speaking, she sat upright, said nothing, and acted as if she would never interfere, quietly waiting for his decision.

But is this really necessary to consider?

Let’s not talk about the difference in manuscript fees between 9,000 and 15,000.

The degree of freedom in creation is also completely different.

Perhaps some new cartoonists would prefer to have an experienced editor to help them control their works to prevent the plot from getting out of control.

However, Kato Yusuke is not included in this list. After all, he has a complete set of works in his mind. It does not matter to him whether there is anyone to give guidance, because he does not need guidance.

Not to mention the possibility of retaining rights to copyrights other than comics, which alone is already very convincing.

Kato Yusuke closed his eyes and thought for a while, crumpled the business card belonging to the deputy editor of "Jump" and whispered.

"I'll listen to you."

"oh……"

Shiyu nodded his head reservedly, his expression seemed very dull, and he just quietly clenched his fists on his knees.

Although she seemed to be very fair on the surface, she even thoughtfully explained the strengths and weaknesses of the two editorial departments, allowing him to make his own decision.

However, from beginning to end, there was only one answer she gave.

——That is to trick this little boy into the Immortal River and bring him into her territory.

As a result, the two are bound to have more intersections because of work.

Although the light novel editorial department and the manga editorial department are not on the same floor, they are actually just one upstairs and downstairs.

Even if he doesn't take the initiative to come to me, can't I go and look for him?

Shiyu was constantly calculating in her heart, and she was as excited as if she had wings.

Even at this moment, she couldn't help but thank Akane Kurisaka.

After all, if the other party hadn't interfered with it, she wouldn't have had such a fair chance to tie Yusuke Kato to her side openly.

Therefore, this gratitude is indeed real, but the vigilance and suspicion in my heart are also real.

Although she was "coaxed" by Kato Yusuke with a bowl of miso soup and instant noodles that day, she did not forget the ambiguous part of his words.

As a top figure in the industry.

Shiyu didn't think Akane Benisaka had enough reasons to do such "motivating" behavior towards Yusuke Kato.

This was a vague intuition without any concrete evidence to support it, and even her knowledge of Akane Benisaka was limited to rumors.

However, I was a little defensive for no reason.

She always felt that that woman had some secret plans, and she had to be on guard against her.

Amid such complex emotions, time passed quickly...

…

"Here we are, guest."

The taxi stopped in front of the Immortal River Building.

The two people who had paid the fare got out of the car one after another.

Kato Yusuke stopped where he was and looked at the tall office building in front of him for a moment.

The dark glass shines under the orange-yellow sunlight, reflecting some dazzling white light.

The scene from three weeks ago popped up in my mind.

His eyes were slightly absent-minded.

"Kato-san?" Shiyu took two steps forward and found that he hadn't followed, so she turned around and called out.

"...Well, here we come." Yusuke, who had come back to his senses, agreed, then raised his feet and chased after him.
To be continued...