Black Mangaka 019: Enemy of Boys

Black Mangaka 019: Enemy of Boys

"I'm sorry, Shiina-san."

"There are no extra seats in the class at the moment. You can only take this and squeeze in with others for this class. After class, I will ask the student affairs committee to get you a set of desks."

"Okay, Hiratsuka-sensei."

Shiina Mahiru nodded her head obediently and took the plastic stool from the other party. Then she walked down from the podium.

Looking at Shiina Mahiru, who was holding the bench, there was a glimmer in the eyes of the boys, and their burning gazes almost wrote "Come and sit here with me" on their faces.

Many female students also showed enthusiastic smiles, but due to the authority of Hiratsuka Shizuka, they did not dare to speak up.

But the girl had a goal from the very beginning. Without looking around, she walked to the end of the classroom.

"Classmate, can I sit with you in this class?"

"You just transferred here and you're giving me such a big gift?"

Feeling the murderous gazes coming from all directions, Nakahara Hiroshi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With just the right smile on his face, he nodded. "Of course."

He is not socially anxious, and the reason he doesn't take the initiative to socialize with his classmates is just that he is not interested. These sights are of no consequence at all.

"Thanks."

A gentle smile full of warmth and healing made people feel warm involuntarily.

Nakahara Hiroshi couldn't feel warm at all and instead couldn't help but sigh. Even though he had such an experience, he usually presents himself like this... Just realizing this made him feel so heavy!

Smoothing out the wrinkles of her skirt with both hands, Shiina Mahiru sat down. With an apologetic look on her face, she whispered, "Um, am I causing you trouble?"

"We are all classmates, there is no need to use honorifics with me."

After correcting her remarks, Nakahara Hiroshi followed up by asking, "Why do you feel that sitting here is causing me trouble?"

"Look at the jealous expressions on those guys' faces. They are all envious~ Envious that I can sit with a beautiful girl like Shiina."

"If you mean the sigh just now, it's because I was thinking of other troubles."

The flawless face was stained with a blush, and the caramel-colored pupils began to flicker subconsciously. Her voice was a little shy: "There is no such thing as a beautiful girl."

"I'm just an ordinary person, just like everyone else."

Nakahara Hiroshi couldn't help but feel curious. Could even such a cheerful person let out such a heavy sigh? It seems that everyone is not having an easy time!

"If other people hear you say this, Shiina-san might get beaten up, y'know?"

"Eh!?"

Shiina Mahiru blinked and asked in confusion, "Why?"

This reaction... this guy really thinks of himself as an ordinary person!

Wait. Maybe her perspective is different from that of ordinary people?

At least...

"Real ordinary people can still enjoy the love from their parents." But she has never felt such warmth since she was born.

Nakahara Hiroshi looked meaningfully at the smiling girl beside him.

"Because you know him, you chose Nakahara without hesitation?"

Kato nodded thoughtfully, then retracted his gaze and looked seriously at the blackboard in front of him.

"Bang!"

"Hiss."

Nakahara Hiroshi took a deep breath and looked up at Hiratsuka, who was standing on the podium, holding the textbook in her left hand and staring at him fiercely with a fake smile.

The warning in her eyes was about to turn into actual murderous intent!

So scary!!

Nakahara Hiroshi shrank his head, pulled the corners of his mouth, and gave an awkward but polite smile.

Seeing that the other person's eyes had left him, he breathed a sigh of relief. In just one golden week, there seems to be no decrease in accuracy or power. Damn it!

Rubbing the head that was hit by the "bullet," Nakahara Hiroshi sat upright and no longer continued to communicate with Shiina beside him.

Seeing this, Shiina Mahiru felt a little lost for some reason. Then she turned her attention to the podium and quickly immersed herself in studying.

A class is not long. Soon the bell for the end of class rang.

At the same time, Shizuka Hiratsuka on the podium calmly said, "Class dismissed."

Then she lowered her head and started to pack up her teaching materials on the desk. The students relaxed their tense muscles, changed into a comfortable posture, and leaned back in their chairs to rest.

"Nakahara, come to my office."

After leaving these last words, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked out of the classroom.

"Yeah."

Accompanied by suppressed cheers, the boys and girls who were originally sitting in their seats stood up almost immediately. The destination needed no further explanation.

"Well."

As for Nakahara Hiroshi, who was called, he sighed, left his seat helplessly, and walked out of the classroom.

He didn't care about the gloating looks he received along the way. Because of their past experiences, these guys only think that being called to the teacher's office is bad luck. Little do they know that human joys and sorrows are not shared.

For Nakahara Hiroshi, going to the teacher's office is like returning home. All the teachers are talented and speak kindly. He likes it there very much!

What's even more amazing is that he can develop feelings with Shizuka...

It's so awesome!

After this class, Shiina Mahiru already knew the name of the benefactor who saved her yesterday, so there was no surprise at all. However, looking at his back, the girl couldn't help but have a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Why Hiratsuka sensei called him to her office right after class?"

"Did you make a mistake?"

Following this line of thought, the most likely option is to talk to her during class.

Thinking of this, Shiina Mahiru felt extremely guilty.

"As an excellent student in the class, Nakahara-san is often called to the teacher's office by Mr. Hiratsuka, so don't worry, okay?"

Shiina Mahiru was stunned, then looked at Kato who had just spoken with some confusion.

"Um... who are you?"

"Kato Megumi." After a pause, he added, "Nakahara-san's friend."

Shiina Mahiru breathed a sigh of relief and a relaxed smile appeared on her face.

"Thank you for telling me this, Kato-san."

Before the girl could continue speaking, she was surrounded by the excited girls in the class.

The boys who were a step slower looked at the group of girls with unfriendly expressions.

Kato calmly withdrew his gaze. He returned his gaze to the textbook in his hands.

Arriving at the teacher's office, with the care of other teachers, Nakahara Hiroshi finally came in front of Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the big bag in Nakahara Hiroshi's hand without saying a word, and said with emotion:

"You are really popular with everyone. Even I am a little envious."

Nakahara Hiroshi smiled and took out a bag of potato chips from the bag and put it on Hiratsuka Shizuka's desk.

"Doesn't this just prove that your education was successful?"

"That makes sense!"

It's me indeed.

Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded seriously, opened the potato chips package, and started eating without hesitation.

"Do you know why I asked you to come here today?"

Although the Riddler is annoying, he actually knows the answer to this question.

But...

"I'm a little reluctant to say it!"

Nakahara Hiroshi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he was still somewhat happy. If he didn't really care and pay attention, how could he still remember such a small thing today, more than half a month later?

"Know."

"So the result is? Did you pass the assessment in one try!?"

The voice, which was usually calm and composed, now couldn't help but carry a hint of tension.

After that conversation, I deliberately learned a lot of relevant knowledge from the internet. Only then did Shizuka Hiratsuka understand the significance of the award "Tezuka Award"!

Held twice a year, this is the industry's highest award for newcomers!

Countless authors who have become famous and are standing at the top, when they were young, all had this experience to a certain extent—the winner of the "Tezuka Award."

The number of submissions received during each grand prize is measured in hundreds of thousands.

The "newcomers" here do not refer to those who are new to comics.

As long as you don't have well-known representative works, you can be considered a newcomer!

This means that the gap in strength will be extremely obvious!

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