Chapter 210
It’s time for a new issue of Jump.
Now everyone no longer thinks that the queue in front of the comic store is strange, because it is the update day of Oda Shingo's comics.
For example, many people are already waiting in front of the store early - 11 a.m., which is already considered morning according to Japanese habits.
Traditional comic shops adhere to the tradition of opening at 11 o'clock. This is a kind of stubborn dignity. In fact, it also prevents someone from breaking down the door.
In the last era of the last century, when the comics industry was at its peak, comic shops often encountered doors being broken down in the early morning.
When all bookstores insisted on not opening their doors before 11 o'clock, the phenomenon of door slamming was alleviated.
Bang bang bang——
"It's 11 o'clock! Isn't the door open yet?!" Some comic fans started to knock on the door.
It's 2024 now, and for a reader to be like this, the boss feels like he has traveled back in time.
"Is this issue of "Parasite" still 150 pages long?"
"The news circulating on the Internet says it is still the case."
"Wow, Oda-sensei is a god!"
"It is indeed a god. 150 pages per week is already more than half of a single book."
"Some single volumes of harem comics have more than a hundred pages!"
"That's a comic..."
"Haha, you're exposed."
Comic fans kept chatting while the shop owner opened the door.
The new "Jump" has been put on the shelves. The comic fans who rushed in exclaimed when they first saw it: "It's still 150 pages, cool!"
On the cover, there is a close-up of Oda Shingo's Parasitic Beast, but it is just a scene of Goto and Izumi Shinichi facing each other.
Goto's shoulders revealed the unique blade-like muscles of a parasitic beast, while Izumi Shinichi was assisted by Koyou.
But behind Goto, there are multiple tentacle-like parasitic beast blades.
Obviously, Izumi Shinichi is at a disadvantage.
Goto is a body composed of multiple parasitic beasts. Although Izumi Shinichi's body has been strengthened, it is not easy with only Xiaoyou to help him.
Izumi Shinichi fell into panic because Goto said he would come and kill him.
He had nightmares, and even if he was touched by a little girl from behind, he would jump far away as if on a conditioned reflex.
Especially during the four hours that Xiaoyou slept, he was completely panicked.
Fortunately, Misato gave him comfort and helped him regain his courage.
Goto attacks.
Izumi Shinichi and his friends kept using their brains, thinking of various ways to fight Goto.
After the car failed to be smashed down, they entered the forest.
Xiaoyou temporarily leaves Shinichi's body and fights separately.
But it still failed. Xiaoyou, who left the body, was not strong enough to be fatal.
Goto, who had broken most of his neck, is recovering quickly.
"Run away! Shinichi! If you want to die, you don't have to die!"
Xiaoyou resisted Goto, leaving Izumi Shinichi to escape alone.
It is getting weaker and weaker.
Goodbye, Shinichi. I'm really glad that it didn't occupy your brain...
It is precisely because of this that I can become your friend and have many happy memories...
Consciousness begins to blur...
Is this death...
With tears streaming down his face, Izumi Shinichi escaped with one arm.
An old woman living alone took him in. Izumi Shinichi began a very short rural life.
Some villagers were killed by monsters, and their limbs were horribly mutilated.
Izumi Shinichi knew that Goto was here.
"Isn't it good to be alive?"
"I also want to live, but because my friends sacrificed for me, I have no reason to escape alone."
The conversation with the old woman is like Izumi Shinichi's own inner struggle, and it is also a debate between human reason and sensibility.
Izumi Shinichi took a rusty hatchet with his remaining left hand and set out alone.
The plot of this issue of "Parasite" ends here. After reading it, comic fans burst into mourning again.
"Not enough, not enough at all!"
"Old thief Oda! Give me another update quickly!"
Many comic fans were optimistic about the physical book and immediately took out their mobile phones to go to the forum to urge updates.
On the web version of the comic site, "Parasite" has already ranked first in the site in terms of the number of tips and updates, and this time it has soared even with "One Punch Man".
A lot of comic fans have begun to follow the web version of "One Punch Man".
At the same time, the single volume of "One Punch Man" has been published in its 10th volume. Demand exceeds supply! Not to mention the second printing, the third reprint has also been ordered.
Hanbei, a loyal manga critic and fan of Oda Shingo, published an article directly in the column.
[The person who knows the least about cartoonists is the Cartoonists Association! 】
"Just as the Football Association knows nothing about football, the Cartoonists Association also knows nothing about cartoonists!"
"The bookstore queued up because of him, and the single volume was reprinted three times. Are you the Cartoonists Association blind?"
"He is nominated for Best Newcomer of the Year, but the award is vacant. Are you sick?!"
"Are you the Cartoonists Association or the Capital Hidden Rules Association?"
He scolded directly in the column.
Many media have similar doubts. As for the official message board of the Cartoonists Association...
It had already been washed away on the award night.
After the new issue of "Parasite Beast" was released, the website of the Cartoonists Association was forced to close down.
There happened to be some fans who knew technology and began to continuously attack the website of the Cartoonists Association.
Many subsequent live events of the Cartoonists Association were also disrupted by fans of Oda Shingo.
Do you invite award-winning cartoonists to sign autographs on site? We took Oda Shingo's single volume and the main issue of "Jump" with us, and signed Oda-sensei's works.
Your work? Sorry, I didn't watch it!
Even Adachi, who won the Comic of the Year Award, was flushed.
He is really depressed.
"First of all, I haven't offended anyone..." Fortunately, An Dafeng was older and more stable, so he endured it.
Signature activities are suspended!
The Cartoonists Association’s recent activities have been officially announced to be postponed!
Oda Shingo, who was at the center of the whirlpool, just drew comics.
No one blamed him.
Because everyone, including his enemies, knows that his 150-page drawing task per week is too terrifying.
Some unknown big Vs even said one more thing: "Oda Shingo, take care of your fans!"
Then……
"How dare you disturb Oda-sensei from drawing comics, Sinai——!" The number one coser fan [Yuzu is a Giant] led his fans to blow up his YouTube.
In less than a day, this big V ranked first on YouTube’s weekly followers list…
Oda Shingo has really been risking his life these past two weeks.
He has activated the acceleration potion given by the system.
This potion can increase the speed of painting, but the price is that certain parts of the body will continue to be stiff.
But fortunately, there was a line of small notes in my mind, saying that the system was safe and there would be no blood stasis.
After drinking the potion in your mind, there will be a strong vitality flowing from the forehead through the eight extraordinary meridians, passing through the upper Dantian, passing through the lower Dantian, and depositing in the lower Dantian...
The effect is awesome! He was pleasantly surprised and confirmed that drawing comics is as fast as racing!
But the physical cost is also heavy!
Then, he tried not to get up or go to the toilet throughout the day...
Meals are eaten at the work table.
I couldn't hold it in any longer, so I arched my back and trotted against the wall.
Because it's summer now, clothes and pants can't cover it at all.
However, he underestimated the observation skills of the girls around him.
Todo Kaori tilted his head and worried: "Is Mr. Oda sick? He can't straighten his waist. Ah, could it be that his kidneys are damaged due to overwork? It is said that there will be hematuria!"
"I'll ask Oda-kun." Namikaze Yukaku said.
But thinking that he would never admit it, Namikaze Yukaku simply walked around in a circle, jumped slightly, and went to the small window outside the bathroom...
Then she came back with a flushed face.
No matter how much Todo Xiangcheng asked, she remained silent.
Now it was Todo Xiangcheng's turn to be curious.
In the afternoon, Namikaze Yukaku seemed a little absent-minded and would blush from time to time.
When he was about to take a break in the middle of the night, Oda Shingo was using a thick manuscript to cover his hunched figure, and slowly walked upstairs.
Don't go too fast or panic.
At some point, Namikaze Youkaku was following him and suddenly whispered: "That..."
"Oda-kun...if you..."
"If you need any help from me, I can..."
Before she finished speaking, she turned around and ran away with a blushing face.
Oda Shingo: "?"
(End of chapter)