I'll post an extra chapter every 300 Power Stones. Good luck with that!
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POV: Third Person
While Kyo was getting ready to go to school, at the Shueisha office, Kenji Moriyama was checking the emails he had received. 'We don't have many authors participating this time,' he thought, disappointed.
They had been holding contests quite frequently, but the number of participants was decreasing more and more. It was as if people had lost all passion for creating manga.
New talented authors weren't emerging.
'The last talented author to appear was the author of "Fire-Spitting Ninja." He's quite young and already very talented.' Kenji sighed and opened the last email he had received. It was from someone named Aoi Haruki.
When Kenji saw that name, he thought it was a bad joke.
He knew that name very well.
It was a very famous name in the publishing world. He wasn't a manga author, but a light novel writer. Even with only one work published in his entire career, it had become one of the greatest works Japan had ever seen!
It had been exported to many countries around the world, and the anime adaptation was one of the most watched in the last 30 years.
'This has to be a joke.'
Kenji opened the email and began reading.
It was a submission for the contest they were holding, called "New Arrivals." The email was very professional and quite long. He summarized what will happen in the next 100 chapters. 'Does he have everything planned out!?'
'This is insane.'
Kenji had never seen such a meticulous author before.
'Is this really Aoi Haruki? I know he's a great artist, but I didn't think he would start drawing manga.'
Kenji felt like calling his coworkers to tell them about this email, but he didn't.
He replied respectfully, confirming that the submission had been accepted into the contest. He also made sure to ask if this was really the Aoi Haruki he knew.
He had to be sure!
Kenji replied to the other emails in a cold and professional manner, but the email he sent to Aoi Haruki was different.
After sending the reply, he finally decided to read what Aoi Haruki had submitted.
The first thing he noticed was that the art style was very different from what he had seen from Aoi Haruki before. Kenji followed him on Twitter because he was a fan of Overlord. Aoi Haruki's art was usually much more realistic and detailed than this.
'But it's not bad.' Kenji smiled and started reading.
The story began with a small child with unusual hair. He had a monkey tail, showing that he wasn't human. The child pulled a tree trunk out of the ground and kicked it, breaking it into pieces.
'Does he have powers or something?'
The chapter progressed, and then Bulma appeared.
Kenji kept reading and found the first chapter very simple, but engaging. He was interested.
'The paneling is excellent,' he thought with a smile. 'The dialogue between Goku and Bulma is also great. It feels very natural and light.'
There's even a futuristic concept of a motorcycle stored in a capsule.
The chapter ended with Goku killing a kind of pterodactyl.
When the chapter ended, Kenji smiled.
'Yes, this is it. The perfect balance between action and comedy.'
And since Aoi Haruki had included "spoilers" of the continuation, he had an idea that the manga would get even better from that point on.
'This could end up becoming a classic,' Kenji thought.
And then, after a few more hours, the editorial meeting began.
It was time to evaluate the contest entries.
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POV: Kyo
Before going to school, I talked to my mother and found out that, before I woke up, she had already spoken with Mr. Rikuya, and my photoshoot had been scheduled for next week.
My first job as a model.
I went to school by taxi, and as soon as I arrived, a girl approached me.
"Good morning, Kyo." It was Mirai, who now sits next to me in class and had already confessed to me before. Even though I rejected her confession, she's very kind and continues to act the same as always.
She probably still has feelings for me, but I can't return them.
Even though she has long hair and a pretty, cute face, I just can't feel interested in her.
"Good morning, Mirai."
Everyone calls me by my first name since using my last name feels a bit strange. As for Mirai, I call her by her first name because I feel comfortable enough to do so.
"What's wrong? You look tired. Didn't you sleep well?"
"Hm? Oh, I stayed up all night doing something."
"Something?" Mirai looked confused. "Now I'm curious."
"It's nothing important."
"Don't tell me you stayed up playing games?"
"Hm? No, I don't really like games. I stayed up watching tv shows."
"TV Shows? I didn't know you liked watching shows that much!" Mirai's eyes widened. "Did you watch Forbidden Love, which just came out? The main actress is so pretty~~"
"I haven't watched it."
"I see."
"But since you liked it, I think I should watch it later." Hearing my words, Mirai's face turned red, and she looked away.
"Hehe, I'm sure you'll like it."
I arrived in the classroom with Mirai, and everyone looked at us.
"Good morning," I said, yawning right after.
As soon as I got to my desk, I leaned forward onto it and was about to sleep, but someone approached me and called out.
"Hey, hey, Kyo."
I raised my head and saw a pretty girl with straight, light brown hair. I think her name is Kaguya? What does she want?
"Hm? What's up?"
She leaned in close and asked in a low voice, "Is something going on between you and Sawa-san?"
Sawa-san? Oh, she means Mirai.
"Hm? Why do you ask?"
"I'm just curious."
"Hmmm… Nothing's going on. We're just friends," I replied with a smile.
Her face turned red, and she stepped back.
Then she ran over to her group of friends, and they all started laughing, looking very happy.
'I'm not dense, so I understand what just happened here.'
When will these girls stop chasing after me?
I laid my head back down on the desk and soon fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was already lunchtime. I looked to the side and saw Mirai sitting at her desk, eating her lunch.
I looked at her food, and my stomach growled.
Mirai heard it and asked,
"Do you want some?"
She's so kind…
"No need, I'll buy something from the school cafeteria." I stood up and left the classroom.
I'm pretty sure I heard a sigh of disappointment from Mirai.
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