My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess
Chapter 243: Starting Today as a Manga Artist

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Starting Today as a Manga Artist

Ghost JK?

The Slacking Girl perked up immediately upon hearing this keyword. She was just about to stand up and shout "here," but on second thought, she realized there were some issues concerning her fans’ emotions.

Because I didn’t set a signal, the fans thought I flaked... If I didn’t flake under these circumstances, wouldn’t the affected fans feel very unbalanced?

This scenario, ah, this scenario is like backstabbing a teammate after a flashy move.

Being a well-known artist who’s been active online for a long time, the Slacking Girl knew that every little action of a public figure gets magnified. Some might even use it for their own gain, stirring things up.

Turning fans into anti-fans? No, no, no, my fans shouldn’t be that fragile... but complaints are certainly unavoidable. After all, there’s an ancient saying in Huaxia: "Don’t worry about scarcity but about unevenness; as long as everyone is the same, there’s naturally no problem."

Isn’t it normal for an artist to occasionally flake on fans~ Just pretend nothing happened!

After deciding on this course of action, the Slacking Girl paused and regretfully said, "Sorry, this time at Summer Comic, there’s no book from this series for sale... Eh... you two... how..."

Ise Yu looked at the newly styled Imamura Takuya and Aoki Yoosuke for a while, a bit hesitant in her heart. She had seen their goofy delinquent look before but never their 2D forms. Just based on an old impression, she wasn’t sure for a moment.

"No? What should we do? We must complete this task."

"Yeah... This is the first task the boss has given us in such a long time... If we fail, how could we show our faces again!"

The two 2D delinquents began whispering, and Ise Yu Yuzhijin continued to stare at them for a while, feeling that these guys wearing T-shirts of anime girl characters looked very familiar...

"Hey A Long, don’t you think the voice of this stall owner sounds like someone we’ve heard before?"

"Now that you mention it, it really does sound familiar... Could it be some voice actor?"

"Nani? Are you talking about Sakura or Kugimiya? But this stall owner doesn’t have that Great Demon King vibe... Amamiya Ten seems a bit more like it..."

"Hey, hey, Ajie, your guesses are a bit off!" Imamura Takuya sternly said, "If it really were them, this place would be swarming with reporters by now, how could we have noticed first?"

"In my opinion, this person is probably a supporting character’s voice actor in some anime! That’s why we find it so familiar!"

In this situation, both sides seemed to notice something fishy and started suspecting each other... Although the 2D delinquents’ intelligence had notably declined, their points of suspicion were a bit off... But this barely counts as them discovering a blind spot!

"Do you two... have anything else?"

Imamura Takuya remembered Brother Shirakawa’s instructions and put aside his unrealistic dream of being a voice actor fan, pleading directly: "Can you think of a way? We really want to buy that Ghost JK series!"

"Yeah, please, just let us have it!"

"Well... I’m really sorry... I can’t sell it to you right now..." The Slacking Girl said with difficulty, "How about you wait for the online sale?"

"We can’t wait that long! We really need it!"

"Right! Without that book, we can’t face the world anymore!"

Ise Yu Yuzhijin was moved to tears; she never expected to have such dedicated and passionate fans, although these two fans seemed a bit odd... But it’s okay! After all, I’m a kind and gentle-hearted artist!

Kids who love pure love aren’t that bad! Minotaurs are different, Minotaurs scram away!

"Okay... please stand up for a moment." The Slacking Girl persuaded, "Since you’re so sincere... I’ll try to find a way to help you..."

As she spoke, she pulled out two sample copies from the box below—these were originally intended to be displayed openly for customers to see, but due to Shirakawa Sawahei, Ise Yu Yuzhijin gave up on the idea of openly selling them, so even the samples hadn’t been seen.

"Although they’re not for sale, here are two copies as samples... consider them as gifts from me to you! Thank you for your support! I’ll work even harder in the future!"

"Thank you! Thank you so much!"

Imamura and Aoki accepted the books, extremely excited, and repeatedly expressed their gratitude as they took out their phones while walking, seemingly intending to share the good news...

Watching these two leave happily, the Slacking Girl couldn’t help but feel a bit happier herself. She watched her two little fans depart with a smile of contentment on her face...

Look, they’re so thrilled, even calling friends to share the joy... Hmm? Did their friend just call someone Brother Shirakawa?

Brother Shirakawa... Brother... Shirakawa...

The Slacking Girl’s smile gradually faded...

Brother Shirakawa???

This familiar title, how come I feel like I’ve heard it so many times before!

Holy crap! It’s those two!

"Wait a second, you guys!"

Ise Yu Yuzhijin watched the two delinquents’ backs and was immediately taken aback. Sometimes, you might not recognize someone from the front, but seeing their back suddenly brings back memories! At this moment, she finally remembered where she had seen these two people.

KTV, during a mixer with Shirakawa, in that pig-screeching KTV room! And those two delinquents with pig-screeching voices!

At this moment, the Slacking Girl felt like she had fallen into an icy pit, finally recalling the fear of once being caught in Shirakawa Sawahei’s trap...

Here it comes again... This familiar force and feeling... It’s unmistakably Shirakawa!

Tears welled up in the Slacking Girl’s eyes as she tried to call back the two 2D goofball delinquents. Unfortunately, they were too engrossed in the joy of completing their task and didn’t hear the cries of the Pure Love War God behind them...

It’s over, completely over... I’d better go home and prepare to wash up... Hope Shirakawa will be gentle and leave me with some dignity...

With a sense of despair, Ise Yu Yuzhijin seemed to have already foreseen herself getting relentlessly combo’d by the enraged Shirakawa Sawahei.

Cunning theft, quick draw, rapid growth, grasping the undying, dragon smash, rhythm of war, lethal tempo, energy burst, perfect curtain call, wither, serene focus, beat repeat...

Hmm, this isn’t just about a combo attack anymore, it would take at least two or three rounds... of combo attacks to reach this level.

How about... I confess first to get a lighter sentence? See if surrendering has any perks!

No way... Now that Shirakawa has successfully set up a trap... surrendering would just mean dying even faster... I should first think about how to be nice to him, make him remember my gentle side, so when he hits me, it’ll be with less force...

Worriedly, the Slacking Girl sat at the booth for a while longer, selling a few more books here and there, ending the Summer Comic sales event much earlier than expected. She was just about to pack up the stall and put her things over at Hinata Rion’s so she could drive them back, when suddenly a hurried office lady ran up to her booth.

The office lady, wearing glasses, rushed up to the Slacking Girl’s booth, panting, "Sorry... I’m late... Are Teacher Hei Bai’s works still available for sale?"

Ise Yu Yuzhijin was taken aback for a moment, and listlessly shook her head, "Sorry... the sale has already ended. There might be a limited release online later... Thank you for your support..."

"What? How could this be... what a pity..." The office lady looked disappointed, but then seemed to remember something, pulling out a business card from her bag.

"Excuse me... Are you Teacher Hei Bai yourself?"

"Sorry... I don’t do photos..."

"No, no, not a photo." The office lady adjusted her glasses and said seriously, "Although I’m a loyal fan of Teacher Hei Bai, I also have something very important to discuss with you on this visit."

"The manga magazine Monthly Girls, I wonder if you’ve heard of it? Our editorial team greatly appreciates your art style and touch, and we’re very interested in the romantic stories from your Ghost JK series. Would you be interested in serializing manga at our magazine?"

The Slacking Girl blinked, seemingly not yet fully processing the situation.

Did the editors of Monthly Girls fancy me, or did they fancy Shirakawa?

My Ghost JK series was clearly sealed off by Shirakawa... Could this magazine be wanting me to expand it into a full romance manga?