Aiko Shirai was a washed-up mangaka with three cancellations and a dying dream—until a mysterious pen appeared in her kitchen. No name. No owner. But when she used it, her new manga exploded to #1 overnight.
Every panel drawn with it is gold. Every stroke sells. Her art is suddenly flawless. Her name? Back on top. The industry that once laughed now worships her.
But fame draws more than fans. Rival artists want what she has. Editors grow suspicious.
Because the pen doesn’t just draw manga. It draws from her—memories, pain, ambition. The deeper she uses it, the more it shapes her world... and warps it.
Now Aiko must protect her secret, defend her success, and survive a world where failure means vanishing, and popularity is everything.
Because in an industry this obsessed with hits, the deadliest thing you can hold is a pen that makes them on it's own.
This is the first time I'm writing this kind of novel, I'm not too experienced but I'm giving myself a 5star rating for good luck
i literally love every novel by this author