I, who tortured the readers, was knocked to the ground by them!

Chapter 7: Flame Fist

"Eh? Oh! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

In a room in Kyoto filled with an ancient atmosphere, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out.

Masako Hanase was originally lying lazily on her sister's bed, preparing to rest, but was startled by the cheers and sat up suddenly.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

Although she knew that her sister was not as cold and arrogant as outsiders thought.

But he is usually a quiet person.

It was quite rare to see her like this, raising her arms and cheering excitedly.

"Haruki Nagayama, it's Haruki Nagayama!"

just now.

The Weekly Shonen Editor who had contacted her before sent her another message via Line, asking if she had decided to go to Tokyo and participate in the upcoming Newcomer Awards.

And of course she answered in the affirmative.

An editor named Shinkawa Aimei reminded her that this award was very difficult to win.

Just from what she knew, there was a contestant who was incredibly strong.

Hane Shion responded confidently that no matter who her opponent was, her determination would not waver and no one could influence her creative mindset.

Then she saw the name "Haruki Nagayama".

Then, without any hesitation in her heart, she raised her arms and burst into cheers.

"Haruki Nagayama?"

Masako Hanase looked at her sister in confusion, a little worried about her mental state.

The things she drew recently were getting more and more outrageous. If she continued like this, would her lovely sister...
"Yeah, Haruki Nagayama! The author of 'Fist of Fire', he's a genius! I might have to enter the grand prize too, ha ha ha ha! I can even compete with him!"

Hane Shion smiled foolishly and happily, then turned to look at her sister who had a strange expression on her face.

Feeling that she had no intention of waiting for him, he quickly rushed to her and said, "Give me your phone!"

"Ah?" Masako Hanase looked confused.

"Give it to me! What's the password?" Hanase Shion insisted.

"It's both of our birthdays." Masako Hanase handed over the phone helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Hane Shion frowned slightly, feeling a little disgusted at her sister who had a serious "sister complex".

But the movements of his hands did not stop.

She quickly opened the App Store, downloaded the Jump+ app, and handed the phone back to her: "Watch 'Flame Fist'!"

"I want to rest early today. After all, it's a rare day off."

Masako Hanase didn't want to give up her precious day off.

But Hanase Shion's tone and eyes were extremely firm: "Watch "Flame Fist"!"

"Alright alright……"

Masako Hanesa looked at her eyes shining with excitement and finally chose to give in.

As a veteran fan in the ACG circle, she also fully understands the feelings of otakus when they recommend their favorite works.

And she also became interested at this moment, curious about what kind of new cartoonist could make her sister so obsessed.

However, she does not think that a newcomer's work can touch her.

Masako Hanase is actually a practitioner in the two-dimensional industry, although the GLgame industry she is in has been declining.

But she has read countless comics and light novels, and has met many so-called "geniuses" in the industry.

But even for geniuses, their first work can hardly reach the level of a "masterpiece".

Especially in a work like comics, which contains both visual and narrative language.

Most of the “geniuses” who reached the peak of their careers as soon as they debuted, became famous later on with their representative works, and their fans then turned around and promoted their debut works.

Masako Hanase, thinking so, opened "Flame Fist".

"Wow, this storyboard is quite unique. Is it imitating a movie?"

Out of professional habit, Masako Hanase unconsciously analyzed this work from the creator's perspective.

“That’s the thing about it!”

Hane Shion looked at her sister expectantly, waiting for her reaction and comments.

Masako Hanase nodded and began to read the story of "Flame Fist" carefully.

The scene opens with a world of ice and snow.

The characters seem to be a pair of siblings who depend on each other for survival.

【The world is doomed by the "Ice Witch."】

【At the same time, "Blessers" with super powers were born. 】

The text on the side provides explanation.

So, is this a traditional bloody story about defeating the Ice Witch and saving the world?
This storyboard is good, but the story starts with such a direct setting, using such straightforward words to describe it.
As expected, a newcomer is still a newcomer, and not as talented as Shiyin said.
Masako Hanase thought so and turned to the next page.

A child's hand rests on a wooden stake, the axe hovering above his arm, as if ready to fall at any moment.

The next step should be for the hero to appear and save the child, right?

Masako Hanase was guessing the direction of the story, but she felt a little disappointed.

Although this newcomer's storyboards are good, the story...

Alas, perhaps my standards are too high.

Masako Hanase continued to examine the work from the creator's perspective and turned to the third page.

It turned out that the person holding the axe was the sister just now, and she chopped off the protagonist's arm.

"what?!"

Masako Hanase didn't expect the story to take such a turn.

Quickly turn to the next page.

It turns out that the male protagonist is a regenerator and his severed hands can be restored.

It turns out that everything is fine...hiss...

Although this newcomer is green, he seems to be quite interesting.

At least it's eye-catching.

Masako Hanase became a little interested and continued to read.

The brother and sister in the picture carry a bunch of arms into the village.

[I've drained the blood from this arm, so it'll last a long time! Enjoy it!]

The protagonist's first line instantly makes the story weird.

So he kept asking his sister to chop off her arms so they could eat her flesh?

Masako Hanase frowned and continued reading.

On a snowy night, the sister and brother hugged each other tightly in the cabin.

This should have been a heartwarming scene, but the lines were, "It's ready, a light soup made with my brother's arm" and "My brother is so delicious!"

As the world unfolds, strange emotions spread in Hanase Masako's heart...

"Is this really the work of a newcomer... No, is this really the work of Jump?" she whispered to herself.

Listening to her sister's whispers, Hanase Shion raised the corners of her mouth in satisfaction.

Next, the story recounts their past experiences through movie-like storyboards.

They originally had a happy and complete family.

But one day, a group of uninvited guests broke into their home.

Their parents, who also had reproductive abilities, were hung like animals.

Their flesh was cut off over and over again to satisfy their hunger, and when there was a shortage of wood, those people would even cut off their hands and throw them into the stove as fuel.

In the end, my parents died without even leaving their bodies behind, and became food for those people.

The brother and sister continued to be kept in captivity, as those people would not let go of these two guys who could continuously produce human flesh and fuel.

What awaits them is endless hell.

At night, when a man tried to rape his sister, the brother killed the man.

He then cut off his sister's limbs to free her from her chains, and the two of them escaped together.

The scene returns to the present snowy night. In the warm daily life of the village, the brother and sister begin to fantasize about a better future.

Well, it's really weird but at least the sister is portrayed as cute and gentle.

There are many Jump protagonists who have suffered a lot and have deep hatred. Masako Hanase tried hard to convince herself to accept the setting a little bit.

But it was only half a sentence.

The warm village was destroyed.

The military commander who was also a well-wisher passed by here.

His power is a flame that will not go out until it burns everything.

According to the conventional structure of hot-blooded comics, the next plot should be that he takes his brother to the battlefield to join the army.

And this handsome-looking guy should be the male protagonist's mentor.

But after seeing this, Masako Hanase also understood that this work has nothing to do with the word "conventional".

Continue to the next page.

The officer discovered that the people in the village survived by cannibalism, and he said in horror, "You are devils!"

Then with a wave of his hand, everything in the village was burned to ashes.

In the end times, the only village that could provide people with warmth was burned down.

Only the brother and sister who were the well-wishers did not turn into ashes immediately.

But because they can regenerate continuously, the flames will not go out, and they are completely trapped in an endless cycle.

The flames burned my brother's flesh and blood again and again, and the flesh and blood continued to regenerate.

This is a hell where you can neither live nor die!

Amidst the endless pain, he heard whispers.

It's my sister.

【elder brother】

He followed the sound and moved slowly, enduring the pain.

The flames are still burning, but my sister's regeneration speed can no longer keep up with the burning speed of the flames.

She is dying.

And the brother finally found a way to die. He could die by deliberately suppressing his regenerative ability.

It's finally time to die!

He was clearly about to face death, but his heart was so excited.

Compared to now, death is such a wonderful thing!
His mind kept fantasizing about the beautiful scenes of his family and himself in the past.

As long as they die together, their family can be reunited in heaven!

There must be no ice and snow in heaven. There are unfrozen rivers, flowers, grass, father, mother, and sister...

As he thought about this, his heart was filled with joy.

However, the last painting is just a huge close-up.

The lovely sister who used to depend on each other was burned into charcoal beyond recognition.

At this moment, she crawled towards her brother and stretched out her hand.

She left behind the last three words of her life.

That was her last wish.

【Live! 】

(End of this chapter)