My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess
Chapter 247: Voice Actors’ Cooking Skills Are Really Scary

Chapter 247: Chapter 247: Voice Actors’ Cooking Skills Are Really Scary

Ise Yu Yuzhijin handed over a business card.

On this simple and exquisite business card, the name of a magazine company was printed, along with the name Morihara Tomona, and a brief introduction of the job position below.

Without a doubt, this was the business card of a manga magazine editor. Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t know much about manga publications, having only looked up related terms before the cultural festival competition.

"Monthly Girls"?

Isn’t this a shoujo manga publication? Although it later transitioned to more general romance manga, the main audience is still mostly girls. Is this editor inviting the Slacker Girl to sign up as a manga artist?

Why on earth would they look for a manga artist to be a shoujo manga creator? Aren’t most of the Slacker Girl’s fans guys? Where do all these girls who like to read her stuff come from?

"This Editor Morihara found me at today’s Summer comic sale and asked if I would consider joining their magazine as a manga artist..." Ise Yu Yuzhijin said softly, "But I didn’t agree immediately. I said I’d get back to her in a few days..."

"What are you thinking?"

"Although being a manga artist sounds wonderful, it’s actually a very hard and tiring job." The Slacker Girl showed a wistful expression on her small face, "In fact, I have been approached by magazines before to sign a contract... but I refused them all."

"Refused?"

Shirakawa Sawahei was taken aback for a second and asked curiously, "Since you refused before, why are you considering it this time?"

"Well... of course, it has something to do with Shirakawa." Ise Yu Yuzhijin sighed, "Actually, ever since my identity as a manga artist was discovered and I was forced to transfer schools, I’ve been hesitating whether to continue down this path..."

"Always hiding, unable to reveal my passion for drawing, and having to forcibly hold back when talking about doujinshi... Living like that is quite tiring... But fortunately, I met Shirakawa~"

"I found out that apart from Sister Rion, having a good peer friend who knows about my hobby, accepts and embraces the fact that I’m different from other girls, is such a happy thing~ It makes the mental pressure much less."

"But... to always rely on Shirakawa to cover for me isn’t a solution. Ever since I met the Calligraphy Club members, I’ve always hoped to openly introduce my interest in drawing to my friends. If I could become a manga artist, Shirakawa wouldn’t have to keep my secret anymore, right?"

"Compared to a doujinshi artist, a manga artist would be more widely accepted. If I could really achieve that, I wouldn’t have to live such a stressful life anymore..."

Shirakawa Sawahei was silent for a while and then spoke: "Have you thought it through?"

"Of course not! Becoming a manga artist is very difficult! That’s why I came to you for life advice, Shirakawa!"

"Do you want me to stop you or to push you forward?"

The cute little Ise Yu hesitated for a moment and tentatively said: "How about... you try both? See which one I accept better?"

"..."

"There’s no such thing as that kind of life advice." Shirakawa Sawahei said helplessly, "Your motivation to be a manga artist is already very strong. Now you’re just facing obstacles, right?"

He casually drew a piece of blank paper from the Slacker Girl’s workbench, picked up a pen, and wrote down the words "manga artist’s obstacles" and started listing some points.

"A manga artist’s working hours are longer."

"A manga artist has submission deadlines and can’t draw on a whim or delay as they please."

"Eh~ that’s not right. The manga artists I’ve seen often go out to gather inspiration and then take justified breaks..." Ise Yu Yuzhijin interrupted Shirakawa Sawahei, yearningly saying, "My dream is to become such a manga artist~"

"Such manga artists naturally have editors to discipline them, which is outside the scope of our discussion." Shirakawa Sawahei replied offhandedly, then continued listing the inconveniences of being a serious manga artist.

"Manga artists need to sign with a magazine company, which restricts creativity."

"Manga stories need to be long enough, interesting, and logical, and the character design must be full and clear, not just relying on art style and wrapping up casually in twenty or so pages like in doujinshi."

"Serious manga artists can’t include R18 content in their works."

"Stop, stop, stop..." Ise Yu waved her hand repeatedly, while the other hand covered her chest, looking heartbroken, "Hearing it from you, Shirakawa, I feel like I’m about to give up... Quickly, tell me the benefits of being a manga artist."

Shirakawa Sawahei nodded and continued listing points on the blank paper.

"As a manga artist, income is more stable and higher."

"The identity of a manga artist sounds better than that of a doujinshi artist; you can openly tell your family and friends."

"A manga artist has the chance to meet voice actors... if your work is adapted into an anime."

"Hey! Right! There’s also this benefit!" The Slacker Girl’s eyes lit up with surprise: "Why didn’t I think of this before."

"A manga artist..."

"Alright, alright, that’s enough." Ise Yu Yuzhijin excitedly said, "Just the fact that I could meet a voice actress is enough to make up my mind. Shirakawa, you don’t need to persuade me anymore."

"..."

A voice actor fanatic is truly frightening. No wonder she said she liked vocal music at the start of the school year; it seems she’s just infatuated with voice actors.

Well, thankfully, I don’t like voice actors.

He put down the pen in his hand and handed the paper filled with key points to Ise Yu Yuzhijin for her to consider carefully. After glancing at it, she confidently put down the draft paper, made a fist, and said,

"I’m ready!"

"Then I wish you good luck." Shirakawa Sawahei said, "Does Manager Hiyama know about this?"

"Sister Rion? Of course, she knows. I told her about it at the Summer comic event."

"Then why didn’t you ask her?"

If we’re talking about professional insight, surely Hinata Rion, as a fellow artist, would have more perspective.

"Oh, that’s because I feel Shirakawa is super reliable and super trustworthy. Sister Rion’s group is simply not worth my consulting for advice!"

The Slacker Girl started throwing compliments at Shirakawa in hopes that by sweet-talking him, she’d get hit a little less later.

"You cut that out, didn’t you remember why you got hit earlier?"

"I... I won’t dare next time..."

Shirakawa Sawahei coldly smiled and said, "Next time? You said the same last time."

The Slacker Girl quickly covered her cheeks and butt in panic, exclaiming, "No way... Shirakawa, you’re going to do it again..."

"Enough... I really can’t take it anymore... I promise this will be the last time!"

"I’ll completely seal off the Ghost JK series! Even if ’Monthly Girls’ offers more money, I won’t touch it! I promise the new manga’s character design will have nothing to do with you!"

"Is that manga publisher asking you to draw Ghost JK???"

"..."

"Well... Shirakawa, could you pretend you didn’t hear what I just said... Can we start over?"

The self-destruct girl, Ise Yu Yuzhijin, skillfully started to act pitiful, hoping to pass by playing cute with the points she just scored.

"Do you think that’s possible?"

Shirakawa Sawahei once again showed a familiar smile and softly said, "I feel like there are still a lot of things you’re keeping from me..."

"Hmm? Ise Yu? Are you sure... you still want to tough it out?"

"..."