Seiji looked at this illustration.
.
The illustration depicted the "adopted brother" displaying his skills for the first time, defeating a hoodlum and protecting his "adopted younger sister."
At first glance, he looked quite bold, especially the expression of the "sworn brother". It was a little cold, but not to the extent of making people feel that he was too fierce. The way he punched was quite cool, and the details of his clothing were also quite good …
"What do you think?" Saki asked.
"This is an excellent illustration," Seiji told her. "But I can do better."
His tone was filled with confidence.
This illustration was of excellent quality, but if he had to draw the same scene, he believed that he would be able to do even better.
The editor blinked in surprise.
Seiji then took out the illustration that he had brought with him, placed it on the table, and moved it in front of her.
Saki's gaze sharpened upon seeing this illustration.
She slowly picked up the illustration and carefully examined it for quite a while.
"Excellent."
The editor gave her evaluation after looking at it.
"If even your drawing is at this level, then you're even more suitable than Demon Soldier Sensei to be the illustrator for Brother Monogatari."
"I believe that I can draw everything well," Seiji stated adamantly.
"I believe in your confidence, Harano." Saki looked at him. "Let's go meet Demon Soldier Sensei right now and have a chat with him to try and obtain his understanding."
Seiji nodded.
It was better to tell him about this earlier.
…
Sharp Demon Soldier Tanaka. His real name was Shengli Tanaka, and he was currently twenty-two years old. He felt that his current life was completely unworthy of the name "Shengli."
He had an ordinary appearance, an introverted personality, and wasn't good at socializing. From elementary school to high school, he lived like air, and was an existence that almost no one paid attention to. He had no friends, but he also had no enemies. He was never popular, nor had he ever been bullied. He was the type that was only one step away from being at the bottom of society.
He felt lonely about this, but it wasn't too painful. That was because communicating with others was quite troublesome for him, and it was quite nice to live without attracting attention. He could completely immerse himself in his hobbies.
He loved comics very much and had been determined to become a cartoonist since the second year of middle school. He had been submitting his work since high school, and finally won an "Excellent Work" award in his third year of high school. His work was published for the first time.
That was the most glorious moment of Tanaka Shuri's life. It was his first "victory" since he was born.
After that, he gave up on going to university and moved to this city to rent a house by himself. He worked hard with the goal of serializing his comics in a magazine.
Four years had passed.
Not only was he getting closer to his target, but he was also getting further and further away.
The manuscripts that she had painstakingly drawn up were either rejected by the editor or failed to get good results in the selection. She had suffered setbacks time and again.
He was numb to failure, at a loss for the future, and not knowing where to go. This was his current state.
Recently, Tanaka had received a commission to draw illustrations for a light novel that was about to be published. The request was to finish it as soon as possible.
After reading this novel, Tanaka was deeply fascinated.
What a wonderful piece of writing!
He couldn't remember how long it had been since he was so excited about reading a light novel.
Because he was too excited, Tanaka even stayed up all night to draw. He drew many sketches. Not only did he draw scenes from the story, but he also drew various inspirations, character designs, and scenes.
He recalled the joy he had when he first started drawing manga. He felt as if he had regained his initial passion.
After he was tired, he slept for a long time. After waking up, he took care of his personal hygiene and filled his stomach. Then, he began seriously drawing for this light novel titled "Brother Monogatari."
This novel would definitely sell like hotcakes! Tanaka was certain of this.
Since he had received so many setbacks, he wasn't very confident in his own judgment. But even so, his instincts told him that this novel would definitely be popular.
Receiving a commission to draw illustrations for this novel was a rare stroke of luck. He had to treasure it and do his best to draw well.
He finished his first illustration and was thinking about the second when he received a call from the story's editor, requesting that he send over his finished illustration.
'They probably want to see the quality of the illustration.' Tanaka thought to himself as he sent the illustration over.
But not long after, he received another call saying that the story's author was coming over! He wanted to have a chat with him.
Tanaka was astonished.
Was that illustration really that bad? It actually made the story's editor and author come over immediately!?
Tanaka felt nervous and uneasy.
But it didn't take long for him to calm down. He was already used to being rejected. Although this was his first time being visited by both the story's editor and author, he figured that it was just to listen to their criticisms and make improvements.
He boiled some water and brewed some tea as he waited for the guest to arrive.
A while later, the doorbell rang.
Shengli Tanaka mentally prepared himself as he went to open the door.
"Hello, Demon Soldier Sensei. Sorry for the interruption." The cold-looking editor wearing a trench coat politely greeted him before gesturing to the person next to her. "This is the author of 'Brother Monogatari,' Idle Dimension Shore."
Tanaka looked at the young man standing next to her.
This young man was tall and handsome with a spirited look in his eyes and a gentle smile on his face. He was incredibly handsome, as if he was an idol from a television drama.
"Hello, nice to meet you, Demon Soldier Sensei." The handsome boy also greeted him politely.
"Hello … nice to meet you, Shore Sensei."
Tanaka was inwardly astonished at how handsome this boy was. Then, he thought about the main male character of Brother Monogatari and felt that this boy would definitely be a great fit if he was an OS character. He was basically a real-life projection of the incredibly handsome main character!
No, it should be said that the main character of the story was actually created by this handsome boy based on himself, right?
Tanaka felt that this was highly possible.
If an author created the main character based on himself, he would be able to immerse himself in the story to the greatest extent, which would make it easier for him to portray the character. Tanaka himself had done this before as well, but he didn't receive any good reviews.
If an author immersed himself in the main character's image, even if he managed to portray the main character better, that didn't mean that the character would be more charismatic … especially if the author himself didn't have any charisma.
And if a main character based on himself was rejected or criticized, the author would receive several times more damage than the fictional main character!
Tanaka had experienced this before, so he painfully understood.
Those who didn't understand the industry might think that this was something natural, but the truth was that any author who dared to do this was either someone who had never been hurt before, a narcissist, or a true hero … at least, that was what Tanaka believed.
His mind wandered for a moment.
When he regained his senses, Tanaka discovered that he was already seated with two guests.
"Demon Soldier Sensei, about what I wanted to talk to you about … I have to apologize first." The beautiful editor named Saki Yoshizawa lowered her head.
"Eh?" Tanaka was surprised to hear this.
This wasn't what he expected.
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