My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

Even so, there's no doubt that the three major publishing companies are still giants. At their peak, their strength was absolutely that of industry giants.

In the original Naruto Shippuden: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Saiki's father was just an editor at a small manga publishing house, whose manga had no fame whatsoever.

However, in this timeline, Nanako's father is a genuine and renowned editor of Weekly Shonen Jump.

He even served as the editor-in-chief for a period of time for popular manga such as One Piece, Toriko, and Gintama.

It's strange, really. Many literary works have disappeared, but some world-class IPs are still active in JUMP. And JUMP is the only one like this. This world is really strange.

And so, Nanko silently left the room, leaving Naoto alone inside.

Naoto didn't notice anything unusual until after Nanako left.

In his dream, every comic he drew became a bestseller, even becoming a textbook example of comics in Japan.

He's been inundated with offers for various commercial activities, and news of his animated adaptation keeps pouring in.

In the end, he and Nanzi walked down the aisle together and even had two lovely children.

And so, when Naoto woke up, the sky outside had already become dark.

"Huh? The blanket? Where's my comic book?!"

Naoto, who had just woken up, looked at the blanket on his body with a puzzled expression. Was this thing there when he was asleep?

When he looked again, he found that the comic he had drawn had disappeared.

Only one note fluttered down from the table, catching Naoto's attention.

"I'll take the comic. I'll show it to my dad later. Take care of yourself. The air conditioning is too cold. —Nanzi."

Upon seeing the contents of the piece of paper, Naoto, who was still not fully awake, became even more confused.

Am I dreaming?

Chapter Four: The Stunning Vampire Clan

"I am back."

In the evening, Nanzi's father, Qi Muguochun, finally returned home, exhausted after a long day of work.

That makes sense, given that Nanzi's family could easily become top billionaires in Japan, or even the world.

However, Nanzi's father, Guochun, would rather work hard every day than use his child's strength to make the family rich.

Perhaps this is just the lifestyle of an open-minded person. Or perhaps it's simply because his family is already quite wealthy and doesn't need extra money for these things.

"Welcome back, Dad."

Kurumi Saiki, Kuniharu's wife, handed her husband a cool towel after a long day.

"Phew~ I'm alive again."

Feeling the cool touch of the towel, Qi Mu's father felt as if he had come back to life.

"Ha~"

"Dad, what happened?"

As the family sat at the dining table, Qi Muguochun couldn't help but sigh. Even with the food his wife had prepared, he had no desire to eat a single bite.

Faced with this situation, Qi Mu's mother couldn't help but ask her husband.

"Ha~ It's nothing, it's just that recently... Hattori seems to have a really amazing group of manga artists under his wing, so I feel a bit more pressure."

Being an editor at JUMP Editorial Office is an extremely demanding job.

Don't assume that only manga artists are overworked at JUMP. In reality, editors, in addition to their own performance evaluations, often have to take on a lot of other responsibilities.

For example, if anything happens to one of their cartoonists, they are expected to be the first to go and resolve the issue.

Even when faced with delayed submissions, they have to withstand the pressure and contact the printing plant. A slight misstep could lead to a work crisis.

Having an outstanding cartoonist under one's command is a great honor for an editor. The more famous the cartoonist is, the higher the editor's status in the workplace.

"A very talented group of comic artists?"

"Yeah, they're both just middle schoolers. But one of them, his uncle was the former teacher Makoto, damn it! He actually got his hands on him by that Hattori guy!"

Upon learning of the loss of two promising manga artists under his wing, Saiki's father couldn't help but down the beer on the table in one gulp.

"By the way, I haven't seen Naoto lately. Is he alright?"

To be fair, Qi Mu's father is a very easygoing person; he forgets about such things after he's finished talking about them.

It was only then that Qi Mu's father realized that he hadn't seen Naoto come to their house for a long time.

The Saiki family felt great sympathy for Naoto's family's plight.

In fact, after being neighbors for so many years, the Saiki couple had long regarded Naoto as their own child.

After the Yamagami couple passed away, the Saiki couple often invited Naoto to their home for meals. However, recently, they haven't seen Naoto, and they are a little scared, wondering if something has happened to him.

"It's nothing, that guy has just recently become obsessed with drawing comics."

"Drawing comics?"

Upon hearing Nanko's words, the Saiki couple were taken aback. Naoto, that kid, actually has a talent for drawing comics?

"Here, this is his comic. I brought it out of Naoto's room."

As she spoke, Nanko handed the comic that Naoto had drawn to her father.

At first, Qi Mu's father didn't pay too much attention. After all, how amazing could a high school student's comic be? Most high school students would be grateful if their drawings even resembled a person.

However, when Saiki's father saw Naoto's manga for the first time, he was stunned by what he saw.

A silver-haired girl stood atop a tall building, surrounded by the city lights.

It was just a simple composition, yet it made him feel as if he were actually there.

Although Saiki's father hadn't seen the comic yet, he was already captivated by the image.

Regardless of the circumstances, judging solely from drawing skills, this artist is a top-tier artist even within the industry.

With this level of drawing skill, even if the plot were a complete mess, it would still be enough for him to make a living as a professional artist.

"Did Naoto really draw this? You must be kidding me!"

Qi Mu's father still refused to believe it and quickly turned to the next page.

In his view, a good first painting doesn't necessarily mean that the painting skills can be maintained in the future. After all, it's like writing an essay; at the beginning, you can maintain your handwriting well.

But later, as I got more and more tired from resting, I started to become careless.

Many artists end up making a mess of things later on.

But to Saiki's father's astonishment, Naoto's words did not become sloppy; instead, they became more and more refined.

That art style isn't just about resembling people; it's the kind of art that makes you instantly fall in love with it.

Since this was a short story created first, it actually incorporates content from nearly three chapters of Blood Clan.

The story is also very simple.

Middle-aged Ye Ren gets caught up in the war between the Holy Land and the vampires because of her ghost sister, Ye Lai. To save her sister, Ye Ren volunteers to become Lilo's blood servant and unintentionally becomes close friends with the school bully, Gray. Later, Ye Lai and Ye Ren are attacked by Hawkeye and others from the Mixed Brigade's 9th Squad. On the verge of death, Ye Ren moves Lilo and is embraced, becoming a new vampire.

The plot seems simple, but it is actually quite captivating.

The clues that were brought out were also very clever.

Ye Ren was talking to his sister, but in reality, his sister had already died. The ghost that had been by Ye Ren's side all along was actually his sister's ghost.

Because the older sister is a ghost, she attracts people from a church who seem to be guardians of humanity.

The church captured Ye Ren's sister and forced her to sign a contract with a vampire.

The vampire princess Liloai, after drinking Yeren's blood, wiped out all the church members.

However, Ye Ren's school bully friend, believing Ye Ren to be dead, joined the church. Because of this, the two friends unexpectedly became enemies.

This kind of story is a typical example of a story about benevolent rule.

It's been a long time since I've seen such a great classic manga.

Moreover, the female protagonist Liloai's character design is also very appealing; a mysterious vampire princess, it's the most classic and quintessential storyline.

Actually, the Vampire Clan that everyone is familiar with is the third chapter created by Ai Ou. Before that, there were actually two other chapters of Vampire Clan, which probably existed as prequels.

However, these two chapters are rarely circulated online, and most people's memories are still of the most classic Holy Demon Illusion chapter.

The mobile game's storyline begins with the first chapter.

Meanwhile, Saiki's father was still in shock. He wished he could rush to Naoto's house right now and have a proper discussion with him about the manga.

Chapter Five: What Happens in the Editorial Department

When Kuniharu Saiki asked Naoto if he had any intention of publishing in JUMP, Naoto's expression was blank.

At this point, even a straight person wouldn't know what expression to make.

After all, although he did incorporate many of the essences of the original, he could never copy the panel layout and various details of the comic. In the end, he could only figure these things out on his own.

Originally, it was just a few comics that borrowed styles, and then it was a Frankenstein's monster that I created myself, and it actually got accepted.

Is it really true that comics are so easy to draw these days?

After confirming with Qi Mu Kuniharu several times that it wasn't Nanako who asked him to do it, Naoto still found it unbelievable until he went to school.

Hey, hey, hey, that's JUMP! In this day and age, it's a super magazine that still sells hundreds of thousands of copies every week! Can I really get my work published in it?

Without hesitation, Qi Mu's father rushed to the editorial department after confirming that Naoto was willing to do so.

"Senior Guochun, what's wrong with you?"

When Qi Mu's father arrived at the office area covered in sweat, his colleagues looked at him with puzzled expressions.

I didn't see him late today either. And isn't there still half an hour before work starts?

However, Qi Mu's father had no time to pay attention to his colleagues at this moment and went straight to the editor-in-chief's office, where the editor-in-chief was making coffee.

"Guochun, is there something you need?"

"Editor-in-chief, please take a look at this."