Chapter 11 Gong Qianjian's editing work is particularly serious
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The Lava Behemoth, its body flowing with magma, charged towards the two, the ground trembling with its steps. But the two standing still did not move.
"This... this advancement quest wants us to defeat this thing? It's probably a system bug, right?"
"Damn operators, are they not letting me advance? I already spent this month's living expenses just to advance."
Gabriel looked at the screen, constantly venting her dissatisfaction.
"Run! Don't just stand there, that thing is coming!"
Gabriel, who was in the middle of her rant, reacted quickly, hurriedly controlling her character and Kamiya Yu to dodge to the side. "Boom, boom, boom!" A large hole appeared where they had been, countless lava buried deep within the pit.
"First, cast some buffs on me. I'll go attract the Lava Behemoth's attention."
Seeing this message, Gabriel quickly reacted. She accurately cast two negative effects on Kamiya Yu's character.
"Ding! Your stamina consumption speed has increased."
"Ding! Your bleeding speed has increased. HP has dropped to 50%."
...The warrior standing in front of the Lava Behemoth was easily swatted away by the behemoth like a chick. And the Fallen Angel behind him was not spared either, dying instantly.
"Do you want to restart the advancement quest: 6th attempt?"
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"Your skills... how should I put it? They're really good. But I still hope that next time, you can add negative effects to the enemy."
"Don't nag! It was an accident. This advancement quest will definitely succeed this time."
"Stop talking, let's hurry up and go."
Gabriel tried to use words to cover up her mistake, truly a trashy angel.
Five minutes later, the two reappeared at the starting point. The screen displayed, "Do you want to restart the advancement quest: 7th attempt?"
Gabriel's eyes were wide with rage, constantly going crazy, her hands typing furiously.
"This time, it'll definitely work. Trust me."
30 minutes later, "Do you want to restart the advancement quest: 10th attempt?"
...Silence. There was a complete silence in the team channel, and the atmosphere became increasingly quiet.
"How about we stop here for today? Anyway, the quest time is three days, so there's still time," Kamiya Yu suggested by typing.
"No way! I must clear it today. I refuse to believe I can't clear it."
Looking at the Fallen Angel on the screen, with her firm and stubborn tone, Kamiya Yu could only continue playing with her.
At two in the morning, after 35 failures, the two finally succeeded in clearing the advancement quest, becoming the last-place existence in the advancement quest time ranking.
"Let's stop here for today. We have school tomorrow."
Kamiya Yu yawned, his eyes staring weakly at the screen, while his hands continued to move.
"Fallen Angel, go to bed early, and good night."
"I will. Good night."
The next day, Kamiya Yu slept for the entire morning. His complete stillness startled Hiratsuka Shizuka, the classical Chinese teacher, who thought he had died suddenly.
Three days later, a document envelope was sent to Shueisha headquarters.
Shueisha is located in Chiyoda Ward, DJ, Sakurajima Country. Chiyoda Ward is the political and economic center of DJ, or even the entire country, and also a prosperous commercial area. Most of Chiyoda Ward is used for political offices and the Emperor's residence.
Countless submitted manga will go through layers of screening by editors to determine the serialization slots. At this time, Kamiya Yu's manga was in Editor Miyamae Ken's hands.
Miyamae Ken had short green hair, cold eyes, and often wore a black base, yellow-edged tracksuit. The tracksuit still couldn't hide his stout figure.
"Sigh~"
"The quality of new manga is not good these days. With this plot and artwork, how can they even be presented?"
Miyamae Ken held a manga in his hand, constantly flipping through it, and at the same time, he had to write his suggestions for the manga.
As a Shueisha editor, Miyamae Ken was mainly responsible for shojo manga, but this time, there was a shortage of reviewers for the Newcomer Award, so he was brought in to help out.
Manga, as a unique art form, requires the author to conceive the plot and then draw. Manga editors need to edit and review the author's work, and occasionally provide suggestions to the author. Of course, whether an editor is effective at rushing drafts is also one of his abilities in the industry.
In addition to editing ability, seniority and experience are also very important. Unfortunately, Miyamae Ken, as a new editor who had just joined Shueisha, only had one manga artist under him, placing him at the bottom of Shueisha's editorial department.
The review process of Shueisha's editorial department is: first, editors review the manga, then submit excellent works upwards, and the Chief Editor reviews them to determine the gold, silver, and bronze awards, giving certain cash rewards and manga recommendation volume.
Returning to his work, Miyamae Ken adjusted his glasses and carefully looked at the manga behind him.
"The Strongest Hero of Ardi Kingdom," "Legend of the Ninja," "Hot-Blooded Legend." Reading them one by one, Miyamae Ken only felt his scalp tingle, constantly rubbing his forehead.
"What exactly are these manga authors writing? The plot makes no sense at all. And this artwork, a seven-year-old's doodles would be better than theirs."
Because Miyamae Ken was extremely dedicated to his work, he would carefully read every piece of work in his hands and fully give his suggestions.
He chose the profession of editor because he hated interacting with people.
As time passed, Miyamae Ken successively looked at several more works, all of which were mediocre. He was now like sifting for gold in mud and sand, constantly filtering out works.
A work in front of him caught his attention, and he looked at it.
"takopi's original sin"
After some thought, the name was somewhat interesting. He wondered what the content would be like. With this thought, Miyamae Ken opened the manga photocopy.
Inside was a card with "Kamiya Kyo" written on it.
"Kamiya Kyo-sensei? Never heard of him. Anyway, he's either a newcomer or an established mangaka who anonymously started a new work." Miyamae Ken thought this as he held the manga.
He looked at the first page at the top, which was the cover of the manga, the place that best reflected the mangaka's artwork.
On the paper, beneath the girl's black short hair, one eye was slightly closed, with bruises at the corner of her eye, revealing a pitiful expression, and tears constantly flowing from both eyes.
This was a girl who seemed to have suffered violence, which could be seen from the faint dark circles around her eyes. "Is it about school bullying? This is not easy to write!"
Miyamae Ken thought this at first glance, and at the same time, he opened the cover and looked down.