Fuji Jump Co. HQ, Elffire City.
10:50 AM, Saturday, May 29th.
Minamoto Ichino parked his electric bike by the curb, his heart thumping violently against his ribs. As he unbuckled his helmet, his eyes remained glued to the building looming in front of him.
He still couldn't entirely process the reality of the situation. He was about to walk through those doors for an official meeting with a publishing house—all for the chance of them purchasing his manuscript and offering him a serialization contract.
It felt like a whirlwind. Everything had started just five days ago on Monday night, when his grandfather's fierce scolding reignited his dying ambition. After discovering Fuji Jump's recruitment drive, Minamoto had dedicated all of Wednesday to meticulously reviewing his pages and compiling his first ten chapters into a polished manuscript. That same night, he took a deep breath and hit send on an email to the publisher's digital submission portal.
