Aniverse:This Managaka is Black hearted

Blackmangaka 030: We, Netizens, Declare That You...

I can only say that this is the difference between big factories and small factories!

"Very good!"

Tanaka clenched his fists, feeling excited.

Taking two quick steps forward, he reached out his hand…

"Hmm!?" ×3

Confused voices sounded almost simultaneously, with no particular order.

Tanaka glanced around, surprise appearing on his face.

"Tabata-kun... and Shihara-kun? Why are you here!?"

Damn it! In order to avoid meeting acquaintances, I deliberately chose this place, which takes half an hour to reach by subway!

Why am I still running into familiar people?

It has to be these two guys!!

Needless to say, these two were, of course, the new friends Tanaka had made after entering high school.

They were the trio that Nakahara Hiroshi saw in the morning.

Facing Tanaka's initiative, the two men kept straight faces, but their eyes wandered.

"I... I live nearby."

"I... I came to visit my sister!"

Tanaka was stunned, then got furious: "Sister? You actually have a sister!? Why have I never heard you mention her after being friends for so long!?"

Tabata also questioned angrily, "You don't treat us as brothers? You don't trust our character!?"

Trust?

Don't you know what kind of morals you have?!

But before he could speak, the bookstore owner said with a fake smile, "Sir, please keep your voice down.

"Also, if you don't plan to buy anything, could you please not block other customers?"

"Sumimasen!"

"Terribly sorry!!"

The three of them bowed, noticing that several more people had appeared behind them. They looked at the only three remaining books on the table.

They exchanged glances.

The tacit understanding they had developed since the beginning of the school year allowed the three of them to attack at the same time, reaching out for different targets!

Smiles appeared on their faces.

"Boss, check out!" ×3

Outside the Bookstore

The three of them looked at each other, magic books in their hands, and fell into silence.

Scenes from the morning flashed through their minds.

The joy of getting the book was gone, replaced by the melancholic feeling of smoking a cigarette afterward.

It was Shihara who broke the silence first.

"Uh... my sister is still waiting for me to bring her the manga. I'm leaving now."

"By the way, my friend who asked me to buy Magic Circle is still waiting for me. See you later."

That was true, but both of them looked at Tanaka at the same time, showing no sign of anxiety.

"Well, my cousin's birthday is the day after tomorrow. Don't little girls like magical girls and the like? I thought this would be a good gift."

After that, the three of them exchanged glances.

Their eyes were filled with tacit understanding and the deepened bond of male friendship.

"Since everyone's busy, then… see you tomorrow?"

"See you tomorrow!" ×2

After saying that, the three of them turned around simultaneously and left in different directions.

---

Although online opinions on Magic Circle were overwhelmingly negative, not everyone cared about that.

Whether out of trust in Shueisha, curiosity about the so-called "genius mangaka," or simply to support the publisher, many people still chose to buy a copy.

So, the sales volume wasn't as bad as expected.

After school let out, sales increased significantly.

But…

"What are the total sales now?"

Faced with Yinsha's nervous questioning, the staff member sighed. "Editor Yinsha, sales statistics for new books aren't that simple.

"Not even a day has passed yet, so there's no complete count. Even when we collect the data after a day, it still takes time to process."

"Oh, oh."

Yinsha absentmindedly checked the time and nodded.

Seeing her like this, the man knew his words were in vain again, a helpless expression appearing on his face.

"How about recording a message? When the editor asks again in half an hour, just play it back."

"Yinsha, don't make things difficult for others."

Yinsha snapped out of her thoughts, turning to see Minano-chan standing beside her.

She looked surprised.

Then she asked nervously, "Editor-in-Chief Minano, why are you here?"

"Because I didn't see you at your workstation. I asked around and came straight here."

"Um, is something wrong?"

"A little." Minano nodded. Her face was still youthful, yet she carried an air of maturity. "But right now, compared to what I need you to do, your problem is bigger."

"Eh!?"

Minano Matoi explained, "I understand how anxious you are about the success of the first mangaka you're responsible for, but don't put too much pressure on yourself.

"Besides, the editor-in-chief and I aren't stupid. The fact that we took these measures means we believe in this work."

"Phew."

If even the editor-in-chief and chief editor were this confident, then everything should be fine!

"Of course, no matter how optimistic we are, without market validation, we can't predict the final outcome."

"???"

Yinsha's recently eased heart instantly tensed up again.

Minano-chan didn't seem to notice and continued, "But no matter what happens, don't have overly high expectations for the first day's sales.

"Go home and get some rest today.

"The next few days might be really tough, you know?"

---

8:10 PM

Yinsha didn't even remember how she got home. She only recalled that, out of respect for Editor-in-Chief Minano, she had obediently followed the advice and left work on time.

Minano's words kept replaying in her mind.

After a while…

Yinsha gave up thinking.

"These big shots always like to speak in riddles. Why can't they just be more straightforward!?"

The Riddler is so annoying!

She turned on her computer and logged into the forum.

Ignoring the 99+ notifications in the upper right corner.

Don't ask, it's just 24 hours of high-intensity flame wars.

Only she is allowed to bully her author!

Even though, in reality, she was always the one getting bullied...

Browsing a few posts out of boredom, Yinsha suddenly felt confused.

"By the way, why are there so few discussions about Madoka Magica today?"

Before, refreshing the page would yield at least 10 posts related to Magic Circle.

Even if more than 90% of them were trolls, it still showed the series was popular.

But now, there was barely any discussion.

Could it be that…

"Is Madoka Magica completely dead?!"

"This can't be!"

There's no way something like this would fail!

Just as Yinsha was pondering these trivial matters, a new post suddenly caught her attention.

The title was simple and direct.

"I now declare Madoka Magica to be the greatest god-tier series in my heart!!"

Almost instinctively, Yinsha clicked on the post.

The content was just as clear and concise—basically the same as the title.

She refreshed the page again.

Suddenly, there were many new comments.

"Are you serious? Magical girls = god? Lol."

"Shueisha is seriously powerful!"

"50 yen each. If interested, PM me."

Looking at these comments, Yinsha's blood pressure skyrocketed.

"The single volume is out now, and you can see the quality for yourself! Why are people just hating for the sake of it? You just can't stand others doing well!"

Although Magic Circle was undoubtedly an excellent work, calling it "god-tier" was way too exaggerated.

"Where does the company even find these internet trolls? Can't they be more professional?"

Complaining was one thing, but when facing a common enemy, unity was necessary!

Clicking her mouse, she refreshed the page.

"Wait… how did this post suddenly get multiple pages of comments in such a short time?"

The most intense post before had 10 pages in 10 seconds. This one was already catching up…

"These corporate trolls are getting lazy!"

If this caused public outrage, who would calm everyone down?

Obviously, the author would take the biggest hit.

"Shit! Is this some high-level smear campaign?!"

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