Started as a comics editor

Chapter 65 How confusing!
Su Deqiang felt like he was screwed...

Whatever you fear will come true. Every time you check social media, you will be shocked.

He actually knew very well what it meant when Wenxin Online Reading’s official social media account deleted the pinned post.

This means that "Fate/Zero"... may be gone!
but.

Is this something a human could do?!

I love "Girls to Boys and Swords"! I finally had a holiday, so I excitedly went to buy the latest issue! But the idiotic expansion nearly left me traumatized.

I've been criticizing all the way, and now, Wenxinguan has launched another comic award.

It's like shitting on the readers' heads.

But the work that won the comic award is indeed interesting... and since Ou Congquan promised to make changes to the next issue of "Girls to Boys and Swords", I forgave him.

but!

Again! ?
The promised serialization is gone???
Wenxin Pavilion! I'm going to the morning class!!!

Su Deqiang was really angry. He immediately clicked on Wenxin Online to read other updates on the official social account and began to show off his superb greeting skills.

But as he kept cursing, he became even angrier.

No.

What is going on with this company?!

Forget about Ou Congquan... You could say he's already accomplished and famous, and you can't help his occasional bouts of madness, but such a great work! You let it debut at a manga awards before it was even finished! And now you've deleted the post that hinted at a series. What's going on?

I don't understand.

Su Deqiang couldn't understand it at all!

"Am I overthinking it?"

Su Deqiang reopened the Wenxin online reading website... Now the website has been put on the right track. It is no longer like before, where a bunch of pre-released works are thrown onto the homepage. It has begun to be categorized, and there are many other entries.

However, probably to take care of previous readers, the advance released page is still retained.

Su Deqiang opened it and took a look. Just like before, two works were specially classified.

"Tang Yao..."

Su Deqiang looked at the editor's name on the category, thoughtfully.

Because of Shang Tao's outrageous actions at the beginning, he didn't pay much attention to this name before and just thought he was being pushed out to take the blame.

But now it seems that the work of this third-rate painter in charge of editor Tang Yao is really excellent... It should not be just a scapegoat, but it is really something! I think there will be changes in the next issue of "Girl, Boy and Sword"!
More importantly... this editor is in charge of a third-rate painter. Does that mean she knows the relevant information?

Judging from the name, this person seems to be a girl? Then she should have a social media account, right?
Su Deqiang really wanted to see the sequel of "Fate/Zero". He was so anxious that he decided to give it a try. He searched for the name Tang Yao on social media and added the keyword "Wenxinguan" at the end.

And this search...he actually found it.

"There really is..."

Su Deqiang saw the account that introduced himself as an editor and clicked on it immediately.

But unfortunately, there is no news related to "Fate/Zero". The latest update was posted two months ago, and it was a forwarded one.

"you……"

Su Deqiang looked at the status posted two months ago and was so angry that he laughed, and was about to curse.

Suddenly discovered.

Those updates are being deleted.

He was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously refreshed the page and found that all related updates had been deleted.

At the same time, the name of the social account was also changed... to a third-rate painter.

"????"

Su Deqiang was a little confused and still didn't react.

At this moment, a new update was released... The title was 'Fate/Zero Part 2'.

The nine-square grid below is full of long comic strips, and there is a downloadable file at the end.

"What do you mean?"

Su Deqiang refreshed the page again. He was sure that the social account he just opened was the editor's. How did it suddenly become that of a third-rate painter?

And... "Fate/Zero" Part 2!?
this moment.

Su Deqiang felt that he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary...

But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is... the second episode of "Fate/Zero"! ?
He was a little excited. He held the mouse and clicked on the nine-square grid and looked over.

It is indeed a comic, it is indeed "Fate/Zero".

...The plot directly follows the ending of the part where the comic award was released.

And the style of painting is exactly the same!
It’s really a sequel!!!
Su Deqiang became even more excited. He didn't care about anything else anymore! He would just watch it first!
And this second time... he was not disappointed at all!

If the first episode of "Fate/Zero" only explains the background and throws out an extremely interesting idea, then the second episode starts to steadily advance the plot based on the interesting idea, turning the initial interesting settings into an interesting plot step by step.

As the plot progresses, more information about Heroic Spirits is slowly revealed. Different Heroic Spirits correspond to different classes, and Heroic Spirits of different classes have different abilities and personalities.

For example, the red-haired brute who first appears in this episode is called Rider, meaning cavalryman, but his true identity is—the King of Macedonia! Alexander the Great! Iskandar!
For anyone who knows a little bit of history, the fun starts right away.

Coincidentally, Su Deqiang understood... and could even see that the reason why the conqueror king's chariot was related to Zeus was because of the birth anecdote of this great emperor. It was rumored that he was the son of Zeus, and the reason why the chariot was pulled by oxen was related to the legend of King Solomon.

The new heroic spirit that appears later is also a murderer, and the one he summoned is Bluebeard, a classic villain in Western fairy tales and legends, who is also a pervert... It really fits the role perfectly.

And Assassin is even more interesting, the assassin... is directly the famous Old Man in the Mountain.

This is truly genius!
Furthermore, while advancing the plot, the comics have added more interesting settings. Command Spells that can control Heroic Spirits three times, Noble Phantasms that materialize famous stories or anecdotes about Heroic Spirits...

"...King Arthur is a girl!?"

However, what shocked Su Deqiang the most was the woman in the battle skirt at the end of the previous episode.

The legendary and most legendary great king of ancient Britain, King Arthur, was actually a girl!

Moreover, this comic not only has ideas, but also has a very compact plot. It revolves around the Holy Grail War, starting from the foreshadowing laid in the first chapter, and the battle of wits and courage begins between the Master and the Heroic Spirit.

Su Deqiang flipped through the pages with great interest. At that moment, he seemed to have forgotten time and all his worries. The comics were the only thing in his eyes.

He watched slowly and attentively.

But no matter how devoted you are, there will always be a time to finish it.

soon.

The second season of "Fate/Zero" has also come to an end.

Lancer, the heroic spirit holding a spear, challenges Saber, the female King Arthur.

At the end of the comic, the scene is frozen at Lancer holding a spear and Saber holding a sword wrapped in the Wind King's barrier, and the two are confronting each other.

[Challenger! Lancer! Who is this person?! What is this long sword hidden in the wind?!]

[Next episode! Demonic Spear Blade! Stay tuned!]

"End?"

Su Deqiang was still unsatisfied and said excitedly, "Please draw more! You are getting better!"

He really wants to see it!

Because it’s really fun!

But alas, it's gone! No matter how he refreshes it... it's gone.

Su Deqiang's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat... He really wanted to see the sequel, really wanted to!

But he also follows comics and is an old reader. Although he didn't have such a strong desire to read the sequel when he read the comics before... he also knows how troublesome it is to draw comics.

It's impossible to finish it all at once.

And it’s great that there’s a sequel! If there isn’t, I’ll be furious! And he saw that the next update time was written at the end of the comic... It was next week!
Weekly updates! This is already a pleasant surprise!
"But...why was this released on social media?"

Su Deqiang saw the next update date written at the end of the comic. After a moment of excitement, he finally calmed down a bit and became a little confused. "And this social media account seems to belong to that editor... What happened? I feel like this is going to be a big loss, right?"

He didn't know much about the comics industry, but he also knew that magazine serialization had huge advantages.

This comic is so good but it is not serialized in a magazine.

It’s completely free for readers! I feel like I’m losing money!
Even he, as a reader, feels that he is being cheated! He would rather spend money to support such an excellent work!
"No! I have to spread the word!"

Although I don't know what happened.

But the more Su Deqiang thought about it, the more he felt that this cartoon was a huge loss.

He was really afraid that this third-rate painter would suddenly stop painting because he had no popularity and no money.

He wants to keep watching!
So he immediately opened the last group of like-minded people and wanted to share the news with other like-minded people.

But as soon as he opened the group, he found that the group had exploded.

"Lancer! Lance cavalry? It's the King of Conquerors and King Arthur in front of them, who could this be!?"

"I'm more curious about that heroic spirit dressed in golden clothes. He seems to be a very famous person!"

"King Arthur is a girl! Hahaha! That's ridiculous! But I like it!"

"It's great! It's really great! But it's hard to read using the built-in browsing function on social media! Why not serialize it in a magazine? It's so interesting!"

"Wuhu! I feel like there will be some good comics to read in the coming year!"

“This is so much fun!”

"..."

There is no need for Su Deqiang to share.

Everyone has started discussing it.

Su Deqiang looked at the message in the group, confused, then he flipped through the chat history and finally understood the cause and effect.

Just now when he was reading the comics, many well-known cartoonists... posted updates about this comic. Although they didn't say it explicitly, they all hinted that a comic called "Fate/Zero" was serialized on the Internet.

There are even many female cartoonists who mentioned this comic, saying it is very interesting.

Then, the news spread.

"Fate/Zero" was already extremely popular when it debuted at the comic awards, and when they heard that the second chapter had been released on a certain social media account, many readers rushed to read it, and... hey, it was true.

And then that was it.

After Su Deqiang figured out the whole story, he was confused again. He immediately switched back to the social account that had just been renamed "Third-rate Painter" and refreshed the page.

Found out in less than an hour.

The number of followers of this account jumped from over ten to over 50,000.

"...Is this someone fanning the flames? Activating their connections? An editor?"

Su Deqiang looked at the skyrocketing number of followers and vaguely guessed something. He pounded his chest and said, "But why bother! Wouldn't it get more attention if it was directly serialized in a magazine? How foolish!!!"

(End of this chapter)