Rin (HAROLD Sakuishi) 30

Rin chapter 30



p1: ===================================
[insert]: From the holy site where he vowed to become a manga artist, with newfound determination in his breast, he heads to the new world!!!

p2: ===================================
[sfx]: Chirp x2

[sfx]: Shwah x3
[grave]: Fushimi Family Grave

[sfx]: Chik chik chirrrrp x2

p3: ===================================
Thanks.
[Katsuo]: You done?
[Fushimi]: Hey, don’t sit on someone’s grave.

I’m starving.
Where do ya wanna go?
[sfx]: Vroom

You know where.
[sfx]: Zoom!

[signs]: Bizenkou

Here’s your order!

p4: ===================================
Oh, who knows when I’ll next be able to eat this gyouza.
[sfx]: Break! x2
[sign]: All-you-can-eat Kimchi / Raw / Ramen
You can just come back here every so often.

That won’t work
Mizuno-pro’s supposed to be pretty strict.

What kinda guy is Mizuno Tooru?
[sfx]: Chomp x2

I’ve only texted with him so far.
[sfx]: Om nom nom
Even so, my hands are shaking whenever I go to hit send.

p5: ===================================
Still, things are moving so fast.
You goin’ straight to Tokyo…

There’s a room in the same apartment building as our workplace where the assistants can sleep.
[sfx]: Munch x3
Until I can find a place, I’ll be borrowing a hundred square feet of it.

You’re going to Tokyo?

Oh, yes.
This’s his last meal here.

You’ve been coming here a long time, huh.
[sfx]: Chop x2
…I gotta send you off right.

p6: ===================================
Here: chicken wing ramen covered in a thick sauce!
Large portions.
[sfx]: Thwump

Urf…. I’m gonna puke!
That old man makes the best gyouza, so why is his ramen so…
He’s got a bad habit of making new entrées on a whim.

[sx]: Slam!
You headin’ out early tomorrow?

Yeah. While you’re still sleeping.
[sfx]: Pop!
Soon as we get back, I have to start getting ready.

The heck? And I was all set to finally drive all the way to Inuyama Castle.
[sfx]: Vroom!
Urff… Lay off the gas a bit, please.

p7: ===================================
[sfx]: Beep x3

[sfx]: Sit up

[sfx]: Sigh…

Norito, breakfast is ready.

p8: ===================================
I helped out, and tried my hand at omurice. It’s been a while, though…
[Kaori]: And the shape didn’t really hold up.
[grandmother]: Kao-chan, you burned yerself, right? Go put some ice on it.

Th-Thanks for the food!

[sfx]: Scoop x2

p9: ===================================
Does it taste good?

[sfx]: Scoop x2

[sfx]: Nod

Okay. I’m glad.

[sfx]: Chomp x2

Don’t be showing up at the expert’s place empty-handed.
You should buy some akafuku at Meieki.
First impressions are important, you know.

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[sign]: JR Line Boarding Platform

Katsuo!!

Wh-Why are you waiting for me?
All I told you was that I was leaving in the morning!
With all that chicken wing ramen in me, I woke up early.

p11: ===================================
Besides, given you, I figured there wouldn’t be a single person here to see you off. That’d be pretty lame.

[sfx] Clickety-clack

[sfx]: Open

p12: ===================================
[sfx]: Shut

[sfx]: Rattle

p13: ===================================
[sfx]: Rattle x2

If I ever come visit you in Tokyo, take me to Gotanda.
[sfx]: Clickety-clack

[sfx]: Whine

p14: ===================================
[sfx]: Rumble

[magazine]: Fireworks / The beach / Barbecue / Festivals / There’s still seven ways to enjoy the summer!!

None of that stuff has anything to do with me!!
[sfx]: Slap!
[book]: Travel Book / September Issue / [vert] Endless Summer

I’m heading towards a world…
where success is harder than plucking out a living horse’s eye
[sfx]: Ring!

p15: ===================================
You headed out today, right? Good luck. :D

Thanks!
Come to think of it, next week, I’m going with my brother’s friends to the beach. ♪ Too bad you can’t come, too. ☹

!!

The beach!!

p16: ===================================
Oh… So if I’d headed out just a little later…
[sfx]: Screeech

[sfx]: Clickety-clack

p17: ===================================
[sfx]: Wipe, wipe / Flush

Oh, I’m so nervous.

Okay. Wait for me just past the station’s ticket booth.

I-I’m about to meet him!!
[sfx]: Bathump x3
The manga artist I respect most in the world: Mizuno Tooru!!

[sfx]: Ah!
Sh-Shoot. I forgot to buy a souvenir!!
[sister]: First impressions are important

p18: ===================================
Fushimi-kun?

p19: ===================================
Hello. I’m Mizuno!

p20: ===================================
[banner]: Restaurant Nakamura

[sfx]: Smile

p21: ===================================
H-He’s right in front of me…
[sfx]: Bathump x3
A-And he’s looking at me.
It’s just the two of us, too.

Huh? How old were you?

I’m 18.

The same as I was when I came to Tokyo.
H-How old are you, Sensei?

31!
So young!!
/ I’ve been reading his works since I was little, so I just assumed he was a veteran.
Thanks for waiting. Here’s the daily special and the liver and chives combo.

p22: ===================================
There’s a thousand things I want to ask…
Why did your designs change during The Shunpei Chronicle’s Rio de Janeiro training arc?
[sfx]: Bathump x2
Aren’t you going to pen a followup to Doping Hyena?
Is Gunner’s Hagiwara modeled after Riquelme, the retired Argentinian? And so on.

Are you going to eat?

Oh… I’m already stuffed.

I’m just too nervous…
Then let’s head out after I smoke this.
[sfx]: Light

p23: ===================================
Oh.

Sorry, can you spot me some money?
[sfx]: Turn
I forgot my wallet back at work.

I’m going to return a DVD.
What’d he borrow?
[sing]: BAR Rainmaker

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A T-shirt, shorts, and the kind of sandals you’d find in a bathroom.
His lighter is a 100-yen one, and he cleaned his plate of livers and chives at the kind of restaurant you’d find in “The Lonely Gourmet.”
And he’s borrowing a DVD like a normal guy.

Th-This isn’t what I expected…
from a master manga artist and millionaire!!

Sorry; there were late fees.
If you don’t mind?
[sfx]: Open till 2 a.m.
Oh, sure!

p25: ===================================
This is where my assistants sleep.
[sfx]: Click
Our workplace is upstairs, in 701.

But there’s no one here today.

[sfx]: Creak

In here, past one dividing screen, is your room!

p26: ===================================
So then, you’ll start work tomorrow, at 11.
Umm… Sensei?

Sorry I arrived here empty-handed.
I was planning to buy some akafuku, but I forgot…

My wife loves akafuku.
Sh-She does?!!
I completely screwed up!!

No need to worry.
[sfx]: Light

[sfx]: Huff

p27: ===================================
And stop calling me “sensei.”
“Mizuno-san” will do.

I’m still not qualified to be called “sensei.”

H-He doesn’t put on airs.

p28: ===================================
I loved him from reading his manga…
But after meeting him in person, I love him even more.
Oh, there’s even plates.

There’s no one in this industry who would bad-mouth Mizuno-san.

I’m going to dive into my work tomorrow!

Well, I hope you can make that enthusiasm last.

Huh?
I’ve heard rumors…

p29: ===================================
Rumors of someone who bars the way of newcomers at Mizuno-pro’s place. They call him the Demon Sergeant, or the Gatekeeper.

?!

By the way, did he pay you back?
Oh, not yet.

p30: ===================================
The Demon Sergeant?
The Gatekeeper?

[sfx]: Bathump x3
Just what sort of guy is he?

[sfx]: Ding-dong

[sfx]: Pitter-patter

[sfx]: Click

Fushimi-kun?
Y-Yes.
I-It’s him!!

p31: ===================================
Wh-Why are you naked?
I’m Yaegashi.
[sfx]: Step x2
Sorry. I was just getting changed.
I sweat just walking here.

Mizuno-san’s room is in the back.
Right now, he’s out buying smokes.

And this is the assistants’ room.
It’s so big!

Hara-kun, Fushimi-kun’s here.

p32: ===================================
…
What time is it right now?

[sfx]: Topple!
I-It’s a little after 11.

When Mizuno-san says “11”…
That means you are to be ready to work at 11.

Y-Yes, sir.

I was just perusing your manga, Fushimi-kun…

p33: ===================================
And your backgrounds…
are a rank amateur’s. It’s like you don’t know how to draw!

It’s nowhere near good enough to pass as Mizuno-pro’s work.
I-I’m sorry.
So he’s the Demon Sergeant, the Gatekeeper…

p34: ===================================
Morning!
[shirt]: Divine Beast

Kawasaki-san,
/ how is it that our chief is the last one here?
[sfx]: Glare

Sorry. I felt out of it this morning,
so I stopped in at the hospital.
Maybe it was because I kept the AC on all night.

Kawasaki-san’s our glass-cannon chief.
At any rate, he’s always getting sick.
I-I’m Fushimi. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
It’s already 11:05.
[sfx]: Click x2
You’re 18, right? Even younger than the last kid.

p35: ===================================
Oh… The one who suddenly quit?

He didn’t even last a month.
/ We tried to be gentle with him, but…
[small bubble]: He was 20.

Even in the harsh world of sushi chefs,
masters are kind to their students nowadays.

No need to chase after the departed.
[sfx]: Shocked!
[sfx]: Scratch x2

I taught him how harsh this world can be for his own sake.
[sfx]: Scratch x2

[sfx]: Shiver
Am-Am I gonna be all right?

p36: ===================================
You’re all here…

Sensei, it’s a pleasure to work with you!
[sfx]: Dash

Mizuno-san, remember?

Here’s the money from yesterday.
Oh, thanks.
I’m glad he remembered.

So then, let’s get started!

p37: ===================================
Wow…

The raw manuscript is so much more intense!
I’m learning just by looking at it!

p38: ===================================
[sfx]: scratch x2
No artist has had a free moment on the job since when everyone worked in Tokiwa-sou!

It’s like he’s out for blood!!
I-I’m sorry.
We must produce the required number of pages in the limited time given to us.

Please handle the solid black fill and whiteout. You have thirty minutes per page.
*Click*
Th-Thirty minutes?!!
Since you’re new, I’m being lenient.

Wait a second, please. These aren’t my usual tools.
Twenty minutes!
Huh?!
Keep talking back to me, and you’ll keep losing time.

p39: ===================================
[sfx]: Whoosh!
[sfx]: Cheer!

[sfx]: Stare

[sfx]: Stare x2
H-He’s examining every last detail.

You might’ve made the time limit,
but the quality of your work is atrocious!

On page three, you made three mistakes with the black fill, two with the whiteout.
On page four, two black fill mistakes, six whiteout mistakes.
And page five in particular—
[sfx]: Dizzy
[sfx]: Thump
H-He’s still going?

p40: ===================================
Ultimately, he’s done nothing but find fault with me these three days!
[sfx]: Thwump

Mizuno-pro hasn’t gone digital?
For some stuff, yes, but he’s mostly analog.
Solid black and whiteout are so easy to do digitally.

Still, I guess Hara-san’s as demonic a sergeant as the rumors say.

I’ve only learned the basics of the basics, but I feel like my heart’s about to break.

Oh, you wanna quit?

p41: ===================================
No. Not a chance.

Kawasaki-san, the chief, draws these freaking ridiculous backgrounds with unbelievable quality and speed.

Yaegashi-san’s the second best after Kawasaki-san and knows everything about working digitally.
So hot~~.
[sfx]: Click x2

Hara-san’s strict, but he’s teaching me properly.
[insert]: Don’t apply too much whiteout.
He’s second to no one at drawing plants and trees.

p42: ===================================
If I study from these professionals, my own manga skills are going to skyrocket!

You’re being sloppy with shaving off the toner.
Maybe the angle of your florescent light is off?
Y-You’re even critiquing the angle of my light?!

p43: ===================================
You should be taking notes on everything I point out to you and that you notice.
Y-Yes, sir!!

How’s he doing?

Hara-kun’s as relentless as ever.
I did tell him not to go overboard.

They didn’t even make this stupid mistake back during the era of the Choujuu Giga animal caricatures.
I-I’m sorry!

It’s been a month since he joined…

Umm, if I can make a suggestion…

p44: ===================================
I think you can let Fushimi-kun handle more difficult material.

Hm?

He’s the quickest learner I’ve ever seen…

And when he goes back to his room, he spends his time reviewing everything we taught him.

He’s got talent.
And my stamp of approval.
[sfx]: Pump

p45: ===================================
Once I get back, I have to review everything they taught me.

[sfx]: Knock x2

I forgot to mention a problem with how you’re doing the gradation.
[sfx]: Nwoh / Whoa!

Fushimi-san, your problem is that…
Y-You were even thinking about this in bed? That’s terrifying…

So with that said, I’m off to sleep.
Thank you.

p46: ===================================
…
Fushimi-kun, you… must hate me, right?

Huh?
No, no, not at all!!

It’s fine. That’s my role, to be hated.

If you want to quit, tell us. Don’t just disappear.
We won’t try to stop you!

There’s plenty of choices in this world; there’s no need to suffer drawing manga.
So many fun things are out there waiting for you.
[sfx]: Shut

p47: ===================================
…No; right now, I want to immerse myself in manga!
Because someday, I might not be able to draw, even if I want to!

p48: ===================================
[insert]: Hmm.
Amazing. He’s working without a break.

He gets breaks, but Mizuno-pro is so skilled that…
/ At any rate, he’s constantly studying.

p49: ===================================
If he starts to burn out, tell him to come to my place.
I think there’s going to be an opening soon.

Right, Nishi-chan?
Y-Yes. I’ve been working hard towards my debut!

…
They’ve met, Fushimi-kun and Mizuno-san.

I think he’s going to learn even more than he expects.

p50: ===================================
Huh~~? Seriously?!

He’s had a 40-degree fever since this morning… He probably won’t be here at all week.
W-We’ve lost Kawasaki-san?!
H-he is the Glass Cannon.

I’m making arrangements to get some help,
but for now, we’ll have to cover for him.

Th-This is horrible.
[insert]: Awawawa…
Us without Kawasaki-san is like Barcelona without Messi.
Or Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling without Onita.

p51: ===================================
You can’t?
Okay. It was out of the blue.
Nah, we can’t find anyone.

[sfx]: Scratch x2
We each have to take on twice or three times the workload.

M-My stomach hurts…
[sfx]: Brush x2

I’m not getting much sleep tonight…

p52: ===================================
Roger that. Then we’ll use phototypesetting.

I managed to get us an extension, somehow.
Thanks, Mutou-kun.

It was nothing. This is an important chapter.

The protagonist, Yuuto, has scored his first goal for the Gunners in the Premier League.
[sfx]: Shuffle
[sfx on page]: Cheers!
I know it’ll be popular!

p53: ===================================
I’m losing weight this week.

M-My stomach hurts…

When was the last time I slept…?
[sfx]: Nodding off

[sfx]: Poke

S-Sorry.

p54: ===================================
Okay. The deadline’s at midnight.
/ There’s about five pages left; I think we can make it.
[sfx]: Tap tap

I’m not sure. The big one’s at the end.
[sfx]: Pacing

A-A two-page spread featuring the entire stadium?!
There’s only six hours left till midnight…
That’s absurd. Only Kawasaki-san can draw that.

p55: ===================================
[insert]: Stare
I-I’ve still got the goal scene…
And a bunch of digital stuff…

[sfx]: Glance
[sfx]: Gulp

I-I’ve still got the page with the rioting enemy team…
He gives that to me, and I’ll get an ulcer for real.

Want me to give looking for help another go?
If someone lives nearby…

Umm…

p56: ===================================
Should I do it?

D-Don’t say something so extreme!!
/ This is the climax of the whole story!!
If we give it to an incompetent, the whole story would be ruined!!
I’ll be free in a second, so…

p57: ===================================
Then I’ll leave it to you, Fushimi-kun.

Huh?!

Yaegashi and Hara-kun, focus on the other pages.

Send the pages to the printers as soon as they’re done!
Fushimi-kun, we’re counting on you!

[sfx]: Splash x2

p58: ===================================
[sfx]: Scratch x2

[sfx]: Scratch x2

Here it is!!
I’ve finished, too!!

p59: ===================================
[sfx]: Dash!

What? A pass from backfield?
A quick turn, and he’s left the brawny defender in the dust!!
[sfx]: Shoot!

[sfx]: Swish!

Yeah.
Fushimi-san, that spread is all that’s left!!

[sfx]: Scratch x4

p60: ===================================
Please, no one say a word to me!!

I want to keep drawing exactly like this!!

…Am I thinking that way because I’m having such an extreme high?!

p61: ===================================
When did I last feel this way like this?
Like drawing manga was fun?!!

p62: ===================================
This is the sort of manga I want to draw, one where I can express my soul.

I want to be the kind of man who draws it!!

p63: ===================================
I’m done!
[sfx]: Slump

p64: ===================================
It’s a far cry from Kawasaki-san’s quality.
We’ll need to fix some things for the volume version.

But, how do I say it…
It’s like, I feel something, looking at this.

Yeah… That’s what’s key.

Yep. Most important of all, maybe.

Mutou-kun, you found me a hell of a beginner.

p65: ===================================
I want to read the manga he puts his heart into!
[box]: To be continued in the July issue
[insert]: It’s the moments one faces with all his strength and enjoys with all his heart that raise a lad—
Next time, a color front page!!!