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How long have you been spying on yourself, drawing so well?

He picked up the comic book, quickly flipped to the first page, and saw the name Zongbai Xingmeng.

"Zong Baixingmeng?"

I've never heard of this name before, and there's no one around me with that name. Could it be a pseudonym?

That bastard dared to draw someone else into a comic without permission. Once I find him, I'll definitely give him a good beating.

Finally, the lunch break arrived, and Rin Tohsaka carried her lunchbox to a shady spot in the courtyard.

About a minute later, Sakura Tohsaka finally arrived.

"Sorry, sister, I'm late because our Chinese teacher finished class late."

"It's okay, I just arrived too."

"Sister, what happened?"

"Can you tell?"

"Sure, after all, it's easy to understand the expression on my sister's face when she's angry."

Sakura Tohsaka smiled slightly and said softly:

“Tell me about it, sister.”

"Sakura is so kind. Listen to me, there's a new manga in this issue of JUMP, and the main character is named Rin Tohsaka. She's exactly like me in every way. It must be the work of some peeping tom!"

"Hmm...can't we call the police?"

"Probably not. I just checked on my phone. If the name is the same as the character in the comic but the personal experiences are different, it's very difficult to win the case."

Rin Tohsaka angrily picked up a meatball from her bento box, took a big bite, and said again:

"It's a fantasy comic. Although it uses my name, the family background and other settings are different."

"In the manga, I live alone and don't have a younger sister. Your surname isn't Tohsaka, but Matou."

"This kind of setting is disgusting. Sakura could never be siblings with that annoying Matou Shinji."

"Furthermore, in the manga, I'm a magician called the Magician, who can use magic and summon heroic spirits..."

Listening to Rin's eloquent explanation, Sakura Tohsaka unconsciously thought:

My sister doesn't actually dislike that comic, does she?

"Sister, do you think it's possible that the overlap between the comic book setting and reality is just a coincidence?"

"Impossible! That guy definitely knows me, otherwise he couldn't have drawn me so realistically. Based on my deduction, he must be a student at our school."

"Does your sister have anyone she suspects?"

"It's hard to say, I feel like many people could be."

Rin Tohsaka suddenly leaned close to her sister's ear and whispered:

"The only thing I'm sure of is that someone has been watching us all along, and maybe someone is even following us on our way home from school."

"What does your sister want to do?"

"Investigate secretly."

……

Another week, Monday, JUMP release day.

Rin Tohsaka, who has little interest in manga, immediately dragged her younger sister to the bookstore after school.

However, after checking two stores, both were already sold out.

"Give me a copy of JUMP released today!"

"I'm very sorry, JUMP is completely sold out. You can try other stores."

"This is the third store we've asked. Wait a minute! What's that in your hand?"

"I bought this for myself with my own money."

"Let me take a look. Here's 100 yen."

"Deal! But you can only see it in the store."

Rin Tohsaka breathed a sigh of relief and browsed the store with her sister.

She wasn't interested in other comics, and when she only read that one, she flipped through it very quickly.

"Huh...!? The main character has changed?"

Damn it! I'm not the main character? Just a supporting character in the story?

At the end of the second episode, the protagonist, Shirou Emiya, is knocked away and accidentally summons a female Heroic Spirit in his own storeroom.

And this last page is exactly the same as the cover page.

"so beautiful……"

Even though she wasn't a big fan of manga, Rin Tohsaka was captivated by this scene.

The blonde girl stood with a sword in front of the boy who had fallen to the ground, her imposing presence exuding a heroic and valiant aura.

The two people gazing at each other, against the backdrop of the dilapidated warehouse and the bright moonlight, evoked a strange and poignant feeling, like a world-class masterpiece that could be passed down through the ages.

"How infuriating! Why am I not the main character? I summoned an unruly Archer instead of a Saber who looks so powerful."

Sakura Tohsaka looked surprised, then covered her mouth and chuckled, asking in a low voice:

"Sister, you don't actually dislike this comic, do you?"

“I really like this setting and story; it gives me the feeling that ‘maybe this kind of thing really happened in other worlds.’”

Rin Tohsaka paused for a moment, then said with dissatisfaction:

"However, it's really not a happy thing that they would draw me into a comic without my permission."

After glancing at the cover again, Rin Tohsaka suddenly understood why these two issues of JUMP had sold so well.

When she got to the counter, she noticed that there were several more students queuing up, each holding the same light novel.

"what……?"

The breathtakingly perfect art style made Rin Tohsaka glance at the cover of JUMP in her hand once more.

Although the characters are different, the level of artistry and the unique qualities in the paintings make it clear that they were drawn by the same person.

Generally speaking, comic book artists have a much higher status than light novel illustrators.

A manga artist who can serialize in JUMP would never go and draw illustrations.

This light novel is definitely something special!

Realizing this, Rin Tohsaka hurriedly ran back to the light novel section, found the light novel titled "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected" in the hands of the group, and joined the queue.

"Did you buy this light novel because of Souhaku-sensei's illustrations?" The clerk behind the counter hesitated for several seconds before saying, "Hmm... If you want it, I won't take it for 100 yen. I can sell you the JUMP at the original price."

"really?"

"real."

"That's great! Thank you!"

Soon after, Rin Tohsaka, who had been flipping through a few pages of a light novel on a bench outside the store, suddenly snapped out of her reverie and said with unusual seriousness:

"Sakura, I've found the culprit!"

"??" Sakura Tohsaka looked at her, puzzled.

"There's no doubt about it, the culprit is Emiya Shirou!"

"What's the basis for your speculation, sister?"

"Think about it, the author of this light novel is named Hachiman Hikigaya, and the protagonist's name is also Hachiman Hikigaya. Therefore, the manga author must be the protagonist, Shirou Emiya!"

"As far as I know, Emiya-senpai can't draw."

"You don't know him. Maybe he's been putting on a facade all along. The only person who can understand me so well and describe Emiya Shirou so well is himself!"

Chapter Fifty-Three: I Can Finally Say "I Like" to People

In mid-September, "Masamune-kun" will finish airing, and the production of two new anime series, K-On! and Oregairu, is also nearing completion.

Despite this, as more and more legacy issues are discovered, Musashino's employees are getting busier and busier.

Sitting in his office, listening to the hurried footsteps outside the door, and watching Mashiro drawing manga not far away, Masamune, holding a teacup in his hand, felt inexplicably guilty.

It's really unpleasant to be in a situation where everyone around you is busy and you're the only one with nothing to do.

Mashiro's drawing instruction work has temporarily come to an end, but she still comes to the company with me every day and doesn't want to go straight home after class.

At this moment, Masamune noticed that Mashiro had stopped what she was doing and was staring intently at the drawing board, seemingly deep in thought. Masamune seized the opportunity to strike up a conversation:

"Mashiro, I've basically finished my work for today. How about I leave early and go home?"

"Everyone is busy, this is not appropriate."

“You’re right, but we’ve got nothing else to do sitting here.”

As they were talking, Masamune walked over to Mashiro and glanced at the drawing board. He saw that the drawing depicted him holding a teacup and blowing on it to cool it down.

"I thought you were drawing a comic, but it turns out you were drawing me?"

"This week's work is finished."

"Then... you can draw next week's portion too, right?"

"What needs to be done today, do today; what needs to be done tomorrow, do tomorrow. This is what you used to say."

Masamune paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

The once diligent Mashiro has been corrupted by her own actions.

Without needing to think about the story plot, at her speed, she can complete a beautiful manuscript in three days, ensuring quality and without affecting her daily work and life.

Even including the time for revisions, it will take at most four days.

Because the teaching environment at Tokyo University of the Arts is very relaxed, she has a lot of free time every day. In addition, the guidance work she needed to do at Musashino University has temporarily ended, and she also has a lot of time to draw manga during the day.