Chapter 238 – Volume 48 – The Rumble of the Rough Waterside (3)
“The test is over, but it looks tough.”
“Ghmm… It’s been longer than I thought.”
It’s a test, but after I judged that I had mastered enough skills, I roughly looked at my skills.
It was a big problem that I couldn’t complete the manuscript even after a considerable amount of time had passed since I started making reservations.
Of course, it’s not that I didn’t keep my promise, but I still want to see it published before the vacation.
‘There were more things to look for than I thought.’
Even though I didn’t specifically increase the amount in the plan, it took longer than expected.
It is because there were quite a few things to research before drawing this work.
The main focus of this work is the battle between the ‘Mermaid Island Development Committee’, which tries to turn back time and develops, and ‘Mizugi’, who tries to protect Micro, which is destroyed by it.
That’s why I have no choice but to dig deeper into the part about development that I showed at least last time.
As for this itself, I had to figure out what things were not in this world and draw them, even if I were to use my memories on Earth.
When I think of the bra that I drew without much thought right away, it had such a big impact.
In the case of the first appearance, it was necessary to pay attention to the appearance.
“It looks great.”
“What?”
“Carly is always sincere with her work.”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“That kind of mindset is great.”
I don’t know what Nia is talking about.
Anyway, it was delayed for that reason, but I have to finish the finishing work I was doing so I can make it on time.
With the mindset that I would take a good rest after finishing the deadline, I was concentrating only on drawing the work for now.
“It seems to be getting faster and faster.”
“Yes?”
Certainly, the picture itself seems to be drawn quickly.
However, it takes too much time to edit or do.
Or some parts like tone work are too cumbersome.
It seems to me that it will be faster if I get a computer and move on to digital work…
Of course, this is under the assumption that the manga will be published serially in black and white.
If you move on to color, no matter how convenient it is, the speed of serialization will be the same as it is now.
“Carly is amazing.”
“What?”
“You’re not afraid to change.”
“…Yes?”
“Naturally, people are afraid of change.”
“If you don’t say you’re afraid, you’re only hurting yourself.”
It’s not what I said, it’s what Professor Rondo said.
It’s a situation where new magic or technology comes out every day.
If you don’t use it, you’ll be weeded out.
“Isn’t that what Carly does?”
“Yes?”
“I’m not trying to change myself, I’m trying to change everyone else…”
“Oh, that one.”
In fact, that is also a very selfish reason.
I like it, and I want other people to share the same joy.
Then you have to let people know that it’s good, so it’s just natural to make changes.
“I don’t mean anything. I’m just expressing my thoughts.”
Even if that’s not common.
If it’s the right thing for me to feel, I think I should be able to say that.
…Though it’s not something one would say in an empire.
“And what’s so great about that? After all, it’s all behind the scenes.”
“…After all, you’re a disciple externally. If there’s a controversy, you’ll be arrested together.”
“Oh, I didn’t think of that.”
Shit, there was such a loophole.
From now on, I think I should get into the habit of being more careful with my words than usual.
…I don’t think it’s possible due to my personality.
“Right. This time, the main character, the chairman of the Mermaid Island Development Committee, will be added.”
“Chairman?”
It’s a name that can only be used in a club.
The Mermaid Island Development Committee is practically no different from nobles.
There is room for interpretation that the president is a king.
“Yeah, it’s going to come out as a female character.”
“You…”
It was an opportunity to bring up the subject of ‘Queen’ while pretending not to be.
I didn’t miss it and took advantage of it.
All of the mermaids who have played the main characters have been women, so it’s not that strange that the president is a woman.
After approaching him without objection as much as possible, he starts twisting the existing common sense.
Because just because a queen plays king is slowly planting the image that she doesn’t have to be weird.
…Actually, it’s just more than half of the reasons why I want to draw female characters.
“Nia, who is so pretty, I don’t like the fact that she always has to dress up as a man.”
I also think it’s wrong.
It’s not really about teaching through my work.
I’m just trying to show that this isn’t all that strange.
‘It’s something I have to be careful about, though.’
Even if it is a law to put one’s thoughts into a work of art.
If something goes wrong, it’s not that the work has such thoughts, but it could ruin the work just for the sake of that idea.
In other words, if a character that could have been a male character was changed to a female character… There has to be a certain degree of probability.
“For that reason, I think I’ll try to make it very attractive.”
“Attractive?”
“Yes.”
It strikes and drives the sensual and twisted charm that only females can have.
Convince why the king is a woman… No, he can only be her.
And that she’s originally a charming female villain, that’s pretty tasty.
“It’s amazing… I’m still in a hurry to keep my current position.”
“What are you talking about? If the crown prince stays in his position, he will do everything.”
How the hell are you trying to be great?
Aren’t you forgetting how capable and great a person you are, even if you leave your lineage?
Even assuming that he quit being crown prince right away, he’s a potential groom for women to stand in line for.
“That’s right?”
“Ha, I can’t.”
“Yes…?”
“I’ll just have to draw this far tonight.”
“Yes, yes. Taking a day off…”
“No, are you going to fuck me all night?”
“…To?”
Nia doesn’t seem to have realized her own worth, but I think she needs to let me know.
About the value of her Onah Hall talents that she has.
『In a world where erotic comics are legal』
“…As expected, it was an excellent choice.”
The woman, looking very haggard, let out a sigh of relief as she looked at the endless line behind her.
With the passage of time after the introduction of reservations, she naturally had to stand in line like this and receive reserved books less often.
Because we produce more books than the quantity reserved, you can receive the product unconditionally.
However, this new work, ‘Rough Waves’, was a little different.
It is true that I still want to see the follow-up of painter Siwoo right now.
This work was too serious even if it was serious.
“Finally, finally…”
In fact, the ending itself of the previous work, ‘Sleep by the Calm Waterside’, is also neat.
It wasn’t until this point that I wanted to find the next volume in such a hurry.
…The problem was the cartoon I received when booking this work.
I made a reservation and was embarrassed to give away a comic book.
Originally, it was the painter Siwoo who often did embarrassing things, so I didn’t think much of it until then.
The real problem was the content of the ‘back story’ that the comic book dealt with.
‘Under…’
One Piece, which won the swimming competition, will enter the ‘Mermaid Island Development Committee’ in return.
However, the upper class, who wanted to use the powerful One Piece, killed Mizugi and pushed the One Piece into despair.
One Piece, buried in the only option to save Mizugi, even beats Sooyoung and directly tortures Micro to return time to the past.
Mizugi, who was looking for the cause of the devastation of Bikini, came into conflict with the Mermaid Island Management Committee.
As Mizugi is killed as a result, Bikini’s abilities run wild and kill her sling.
Micro, who witnessed the death of the sling, went back in time while running out of control.
Even the sling is different in the intermediate process, but in the end time is rewound by the micro.
Since Micro’s ending was like that from the beginning, it means that in fact, no matter what ending it was, it was supposed to reach the same ending.
In fact, this was only an after story, and although it did amplify expectations, it wasn’t that much of a problem.
“The purchase privilege and product. Did you receive the ‘back story’ at the time of reservation?”
“Yes, that’s right. Go, thank you! Heh, finally…!”
The biggest problem was Micro’s afterword.
The story of Mizugi, who miraculously returned to the past without losing her memories.
It was because something so shocking was revealed in the story.
“Finally, finally I can see what’s next…”
Mizugi did not go back to the past with only one memory.
All the memories I’ve lost while going back to the past have come back without exception.
No matter which path he chooses, he sees Micro being sacrificed at the end, and he loses the direction he should go and begins to wander.
You can’t choose someone properly, and you can’t leave someone alone.
I have an ambiguous relationship with everyone, but I can’t become a really important person.
Even so, with the thought of protecting Micro, she revealed the whole truth to Micro and blocked Sling’s way…
“Please please…!”
Painter Siwoo was such a vicious person.
To show such a content and to give the next one so late.
She’s been in a lot of trouble these days, and her work hasn’t been properly scheduled.
“Ha… Please.”
The woman runs into the house, she forgets to wash and opens her comic book first.
It was tolerable because the house was nearby, but if it was far away, she would have already opened it on the way home.
That’s why the story right after her Mizugi was attacked by the sling was important to her.
The new work started with Mizugi blocking the front of the sling.
But she knew what it was about, so she quickly turned her pages to the last scene she remembered.
The scene where Mizgi falls down after being enchanted by a sling, she was right here.
It’s a familiar scene, but this time Mizugi didn’t become an important person to Micro.
She was just telling her truth to Micro, but she was attacked by Sling, so even if Mizugi died, Micro didn’t go berserk.
“Ha, after all… Huh!?”
At the desperate result, the woman let out her sigh and opened the next chapter.
… Surprisingly, there was a sling that calmly shot her attacking magic at her own head.
