Chapter 28: A Sudden Turn (Part 1)

Ayumi is, after all, a new editor. Despite this plot, which seems a bit problematic, she decides to trust Ren, the author.

And it turns out that Ren is also a rookie mangaka. The popularity of his works is not very high compared to veteran mangakas.

His highest popularity barely ranks among the top ten. Although he has received some attention in the manga editorial department,

it's just a little attention.

After all, he's a newcomer.

Therefore, he hasn't attracted the attention of other editors, not even the chief editor Takashi.

At the same time, Ayumi decided to trust Ren and did not ask for the opinion of other veteran editors or Takashi.

In short, the latest issue of "Manga World Gogo" was quickly printed and shipped from the factory, to then be sent to various subscribed readers, newsstands, and magazine stalls.

As a subscribed reader, Fan Siwei received the new issue of "Manga World Gogo" at his home on the weekend.

"Thank you, Uncle Postman," he said politely while holding magazines and newspapers.

"You're welcome." The postman continued driving with a smile to deliver the next subscribed newspaper and magazine.

Fan Siwei immediately brought up the magazine and newspaper. After leaving his father's newspaper on the living room coffee table, he ran to his room with the new issue of "Manga World Gogo".

He was eager to open the magazine. During this time, he has gradually become a fan of "Edgerunners".

The main reason is that the strange futuristic technology of the "Edgerunners" world and the exquisite artwork fascinated him.

There are all kinds of modified prosthetics, such as Maine's gun-arm prosthetics, the sword school prosthetics, and the unimaginable hacker prosthetics. As soon as they make a move, they hack the opponent's network and prosthetic system, causing it to crash or the prosthetic to malfunction.

They directly abandon human limbs and implant mechanical prosthetics, and even the brain is modified and connected to the network.

It's not that other sci-fi works don't include the concept of mechanical prosthetics.

But it's crazy to directly and actively abandon physical limbs like in "Edgerunners".

Other sci-fi works only install metal prosthetics after the loss of hands and feet.

But in the world of "Edgerunners", even without any problems with their limbs, people will voluntarily abandon human limbs and implant mechanical prosthetics.

It's simply "flesh and blood are weak, and machines ascend"!

And the brain-computer connection that everyone has is even crazier!

It is this almost insane hard sci-fi environment that attracts many manga fans.

And the plot?

To be honest, the current plot of "Edgerunners" is not very exciting.

The protagonist, oppressed and humiliated by poverty, after an unexpected opportunity, meets a group of companions and begins to reach the peak of his life. This kind of story is practically useless.

At most, the mangaka Silverhand who draws "Edgerunners" is a bit unusual.

The protagonist's mother died suddenly, and there was actually a hidden cause: the ripperdoc who treated her.

If it weren't for the previous interview, no one would know that the true cause of Gloria, David's mother's death, was that the ripperdoc directly dismantled her to install the prosthetic.

Furthermore, the female lead is also a bit unusual, and she actually betrayed the protagonist.

Although the male protagonist turned a disaster into a blessing and joined older brother Maine's team,

it was truly unexpected.

Moreover, the artwork of "Edgerunners" is truly exquisite.

Fan Siwei believes that many of the images it contains can be used as posters.

The composition, the precision of the drawing, and the color composition reveal an inexplicable sense of art.

This shows that Silverhand, author of "Edgerunners", is undoubtedly a diligent and talented mangaka. Portraying

such a beautiful manga must have required a lot of effort.

He is a genius who loves manga and his own works.

Diligent and talented geniuses always gain the favor of others.

And it is precisely because of these factors that Fan Siwei has become a loyal reader of "Edgerunners".

Even due to his habit of bringing magazines and novels to school, he has cultivated some fans of "Edgerunners" at school.

Of course, they only read during breaks, and after reading the latest issue, they gather to talk about the settings and plots of "Edgerunners".

Fan Siwei first found the place where the latest issue of "Edgerunners" was serialized by page number, and then began to read it directly.

Continuing from the previous episode, David relied on the powerful Sandevistan ability to continuously help Maine's team complete one task after another.

He gradually integrated into the team and began to get acquainted with members like Pira, Rebecca, and Qiwei.

However, at the same time, David's concern for Lucy, as well as his different feelings towards her, gradually became apparent in the manga, where Maine and Dolio saw them.

Maine specially arranged for Lucy to take David for a run and train at night.

While getting along, Lucy seemed to have responded to David's passionate and vague feelings.

When Lucy smoked and looked at David with complex eyes, Maine perceived it and gave a meaningful smile.

David began to grow stronger, and at the same time, he found a ripperdoc again, who began to help him gradually implant and transform prosthetics to increase his strength.

In this process, David and Maine began to understand Lucy's past through conversation.

"A year ago, Qiwei brought her here and said she was a native genius."

Maine spoke to David and asked:

"What about before?"

David wanted to know more about Lucy and asked:

"I don't know the details. If you want to know, ask her yourself."

"My goal is... if they can cooperate with me."

Maine looked at David with a smile and said:

"I think so too."

The two looked at each other and bumped fists with a smile. Maine's huge gun-arm prosthetic fist and David's, which was still original, contrasted sharply.

But Fan Siwei smiled happily. This kind of friendship between men is really good.

So far, the plot of this episode has maintained the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere of the previous two.

David was happy to find a companion in Maine's team. In this team, he met the human, mature, and powerful older brother Maine; his girlfriend, Dolio, who was very considerate and understanding; the funny and unfortunate Pira, Qiwei, who was silent but had excellent hacker skills; and Rebecca, who was extremely irritable with Pira, but kind to him.

The first part of this episode has been revealing. The friendship between Maine's men and the ambiguous emotions between him and Lucy.

All of this is so beautiful that it completely erases David's previous dilemma, desolation, and helplessness.

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