I Am A Hero 9

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Page 189
Title: Kurokawa Tetsuko-sama
Thanks for the yakisoba yesterday night.
Speaking of which, it's been 3 years since we first met that winter,
I had just struck out with my serial and was starting work as an assistant
and you had just gotten out of a relationship back then.

Suzuki-kun, you don't have to bother straightening up everyone's shoes.
Oh, okay...

That jacket's from "Monoclair" isn't it? Was it expensive?
Uh, not rea.... yeah, I guess.
I see...

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Oh yeah, hey, Kurokawa-san,
that Suzuki-sensei you like so much is finally here.
Sfx: Gacha

Sfx: Dota Dota
Hmm!? weally!?
Ohkway, I'll be wight there!

Book: Uncut Penis

Page 191
Uhm, uhm,
Shijooki shensei!!

Kurokawa-san, nobody's gonna understand you with that cigarette in your mouth. [You can't talk while you're smoking]
Sorry, I just lit it up so I didn't want to let it go to waste-
but I couldn't just fling Suzuki-sensei's book around one-handed, that would be rude.

Page 192
If two people like that got together, you'd think they'd probably end up disappointed quickly.
But,

Suzuki-kun here's gonna take over for Nakata-kun starting today.
Ah,
Nice to meet you all.

Yay-!
Sfx: Pachi pachi pachi (clap)

Your comic was a real hit around here. We were waiting for the new chapter every week.
Oh, Thanks a lot.

Hmph. [Chi-]

Page 193
Suzuki-kun, take care of the flashes [betafura] on the 3rd panel, got it?
SFX: Sha sha sha sha

And when you finish with that, put on the rest of the finishing touches.

Suzuki-kun, put number sixty-three on that dick head, all right~? [they're drawin porn]
Sfx: Hahi Hahi
Ok,
got it, sixty-three, sixty-three.
Sfx: Sha-

Hey, Suzuki-san, why did your manga end so abruptly like that?
Uh, well, you know, it wasn't all that popular so...

When I confronted my editor about it, he said the main character didn't have anything special about him or like, any real presence, and apparently that sort of thing doesn't really work...

Really?
I thought that was done well and made it feel more real.

Y-yeah, I know, right~?
But,

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Even with all that going for it,
the second half really didn't keep up the level of suspense at all. [the tension clearly lowered]

... Well,
it was about then that they decided it needed to end so...
You shouldn't have done that though, don't you feel sorry for the character?

It's your work, isn't it?
You need to take some responsbility for what ends up happening.

W-well...
that makes a lot of sense but...
As one of the readers, I have to say, it was completely disappointing. [If you would let me say this as one of the readers,]

Ah...

I'm sorry, I really loved that manga...
I can't stand seeing you of all people abandon the character after spending so much effort developing him.

But, seeing someone emphasize with my manga which had been cancelled, honestly, it really gave me hope. [i was saved by it]

Page 195
That girl is so annoying, isn't she?
Uh, huh? What do you mean...

That girl used to go out with the guy you replaced, Nakata-san.
Oh...

That girl will say anything to make herself look good,
Nakata-san probably dumped her 'cause he got sick of it.

You better watch out, Suzuki-san.
... Sure.

... Sigh,
Guess I'm not a mangaka anymore, huh...
Sfx: Gaaaaa

Page 196
I'm not really sure but, I might have already been jealous of that person
named Nakata, who I had taken over for and was just breaking out as a
mangaka. Then, one day,

Sfx: Zuzu
Ah~
Get started after you finish with your take-out. It's gonna be another all-nighter.
Got it, boss!
Sfx: Gacha Gacha

An all-nighterrrr
Sfx: Kacha Kacha
I better get serious...

Page 197
So, what do you think about my storyboard?
Sfx: Kacha-

You're storyboard is awesome! There are like, no main characters at all,
and even though its a mystery the villain gives up on his master plan half-way through! I can't believe it got rejected!!
Huh? Uh, really?

Page 198
Well, Don't you think whodunits that revolve around some sort of gimmick are lame? I just wanted to draw something with a antagonist that felt human...

but the main character didn't seem to play any part in it at all...
Sfx: kachi kachi
You've got the same person in charge of you as Matsuo-sensei, right? That guy named Kazu?

Hello? Chougakkukan?
Is Kazu from the "Weeky Strip" editing department there?

Hey! Whoa! What the hell are you gonna tell him!?
Hello? Anyone there?
I'm gonna chew him out for you! How dare he reject an amazing storyboard like this, that hack of an editor!!

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I couldn't believe what had happened, but I had
never met anyone like you before and I was bewildered
and entranced at the same time.

Kurokawa,
what do you think of this?

... If it were in the middle of that field it'd just be produce but... if it's on the street it's really no different than some bike that's getting in everyone's way because it was parked in the middle of the road....
Sfx: Doki Doki

Page 200
In my opinion, we did the right thing by cleaning it up!!
I agree! Let's buy some pork, cook it up, and get rid of it!!

Wa ha ha~! My apartment's a dump so don't get freaked out.
W-what? No way, don't worry 'bout it!

Well, excuse me~.
It's a mess though.

Been planning on moving for a while so... hey, don't stare~!
Ah, sorry 'bout that~

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Can you put the portable gas range on the table~?
Sfx: beriri
Ah, sure!

Let's have a toast to bein' poor!
Sfx: Bekon
If you mathed it out, we're only making like 300 yen an hour~ If it weren't for finds like these we'd probably be dead in a ditch. [we wouldn't be able to get by]

Page 202
Are you serious?
You can't stomach tomatoes?

But they're so nummy.
You can eat these small cherry-tomatoes, can't cha?

N-No, I can't, Kurokawa.
I used to hurl whenever I ate them as a kid. My body just can't deal with 'em!

That ain't no good at all~
Your mangas are all for wussy virgins anyways.

H-hey, what? We weren't even talking about manga.
Stop complainingggg~! Haven't ya heard? The way ya live your life comes out in yer work. If you play it safe all the time you'll never get readers.

You ain't no virgin, are ya?
If ya got a pair then you betta show me you're a man, ya douf.

Page 203
That's no fair. Don't pressure me with that be-a-man crap.

Jeez, then howza 'bout I show you I'm a lady? Whattaya gotta say to that?

Aghhhh you said it, not me.
All right then,

If I eat that cherry-tomato whole then,
I-I'm gonna... I'm gonna sleep with you!!

Page 204
Pretty convenient for you, isn't it?
... Really?

Okay,
say ahhhh.

It's not gonna count if you just swallow it.
... Mhm.
Sfx: Mogyu Mogyu

Page 205
K-kurokawa... I mean, Tetsuko...
Hmm?
How many people have you done this with?

Hahh (pant)

Hahh (pant)
I don't know... hey, take off your glasses...

I-I'm gonna make you forget about all the other guys you've been with!!

Page 206
And that's how we hit it off, but instead of making
you forget about Nakata-san, I ended up rushing it
and becoming more insecure.
Tetsuko-san, I'm so sorry!!
I've tried calling you so many times but you haven't
picked up so I'm texting you. I can't deal with the
silent treatment.

Tetsukooooo
please respond to meeeeee
I don't wanna be alone
I'm scaredddd.