Chapter 9: Is the Author a Beast?
A bright light flashed in Kasannoin Ayase's eyes, and she suddenly said, "Ah, uncle, I remember you. You have done a lot of rude things to me!"
Shimizu Hakuseki was surprised. Wait, what is this? Have those two saw each other before? What did she mean by those rude things?
"You, how do you know, wait, you should know, but how can you get out of the manga?!" Editor Ida took a deep breath and seemed to suddenly understand something. He suddenly turned around and grabbed Shimizu Hakuseki's hands.
"I see, Shimizu Hakuseki, you must be an uncommon mangaka, you are a Psychic, right? It's you! It's you who summoned Miss Apartment Manager from the manga to the real world!"
Shimizu Hakuseki understood.
Are you an idiot? You are 40 years old and you still believe in this? In some sense, you are really awesome!
Flinging off Editor Ida's hands, Shimizu Hakuseki said, "I don't have any special ability, neither am I a Psychic!"
"Haha, you can't fool me. The apartment manager must have come from the manga world. The proof is right here, if she's not from the manga world, how can she know that I have done a lot of rude things to her?"
"Wait a minute. You mean, oh, did you wank when you read my manga manuscript?"
"I'm sorry, but your manga is so wonderful that I couldn’t stop my hands," said Editor Ida, "When I did that, I was alone at home, unless she is the apartment manager from the manga world, she wouldn't know what I had done!"
Shimizu Hakuseki rubbed his forehead and understood why Ayase would suddenly say that.
Let me think.
Initially, Editor Ida was shocked and mistook Ayase as the apartment manager in my manga.
Of course, most people wouldn't even consider that she was from the manga world. They would think that she just looked like the character in the manga.
And apparently, Kasannoin Ayase's logic of thinking was different from common people, and she immediately realized what Editor Ida meant. So in a moment, she made her judgment. She pretended to be the apartment manager from the manga world, and then she judged that Editor Ida must have wanked when reading the manga.
So she said equivocally, "I remember you, you have done a lot of rude things to me!"
Then Editor Ida really confirmed that she was the apartment manager from the manga world.
Is he a stupid kid? Only a kid who saw a person in Santa Claus outfits would believe that the person was the real Santa Claus without a second doubt.
The only thing Editor Ida was better than a child was that he had also conceived a reasonable explanation in an instant, that is, Shimizu Hakuseki was a Psychic. He had a special ability that could summon manga characters from the manga world.
Shimizu Hakuseki covered his face with his hands, "What a fool!"
Of course, there was another possibility. Editor Ida knew that she was not from the manga world, they just instantly understood each other's logic of thinking and played the roles happily.
Of course, whatever the explanation was, their behaviors were too awkward.
"Shimizu Hakuseki, I have long realized that you are not an ordinary person. Admit it!"
"Well, if, I mean, what would you like me to do? If I could really summon the characters in mangas into the real world?"
"Well, let me think. Can you summon the characters in American comics?"
"Who do you want me to summon?"
"Wonderful Woman, I’ve liked her for a long time."
"Even if I could summon Wonderful Woman to the real world, she won't like you and may even beat you."
"That's right. Then, can you send me to the manga world? The world the apartment manager lives in is good!"
"You're an adult! Don't always think about going hiding in the manga world!"
After a total mess, Shimizu Hakuseki finally explained the whole thing.
The three people sat at the table.
Kasannoin Ayase bowed and said, "I'm sorry, I just played a joke on you. I am Kasannoin Ayase, nice to meet you."
"I'm the editor of the magazine, Ida Shinji, nice to meet you too. I'm sorry, but it's a pity. For a moment, I really thought that my childhood dream would come true! You weren't the apartment manager in the manga, you just looked like her."
"No, I'm really the apartment manager of the Tokoharu Apartment," Ayase laughed and said, "Shimizu Hakuseki created his manga referring to the place where he lived and the way I looked. At first, I was personally disgusted with this, but later I was persuaded by him. After all, it sounds interesting."
What? Now you pretend to be an innocent schoolgirl? You've been very happy with this since the beginning, right?
"Yes, Shimizu sensei was really impolite to take a real person as a character of the manga. He must obtain your consent first!"
Shimizu Hakuseki was speechless. He had to change the topic, "Well, Do you want a cup of hot water?"
"It's too impolite to only treat the guest with a cup of hot water!" said Kasannoin Ayase. She took a bunch of keys from her waist and handed them to Shimizu Hakuseki, "Shimizu, take my key to my room and find the tea. It's in a green jar, oh, and take the cake by the way. There's a knife in my kitchen."
"I'm sorry!"
Shimizu Hakuseki took the key and the cake, leaving the small room.
"What a surprise! Shimizu sensei is living in such a simple room."
"He does not care much about material things, he pays more attention to spiritual things."
"Yeah, yeah, no wonder that he can create such an excellent masterpiece," said Editor Ida. When speaking, he looked the books on the little round table and asked casually, " What are these books?"
"They are his spiritual foods."
In fact, they were the erotic novels she provided to Shimizu Hakuseki. She tried to help him improve himself through reading these books.
Apparently, Shimizu Hakuseki wouldn't spare a glance for them. According to his speculation, Kasannoin Ayase gave him these books was simply because she couldn't find any people to share her habit.
It's not difficult to think about it. Perhaps Kasannoin Ayase didn't have any close friends, she couldn't talk about these erotic books with anyone, until she met him.
"Oh, spiritual foods! I'm interested in knowing the habits of Shimizu sensei."
Ida took up a book. He found that the owner of the book must be a book lover, because the cover of the book was wrapped with white paper and on the cover of the book, these words were written:
The Unutterable Secrets of Heroes
It should be the title of the book. Interesting. What kind of secrets do Heroes have?
Editor Ida opened the book, and he regretted this for many years.
Humph? This feeling of regret is really familiar!
This was a book with a story told in pictures, which was somewhat similar to light novels in the future. It told stories with a large number of illustrations accompanied by literary text.
Turning over a page, he saw such a scene in the illustration.
Batman and Superman, the two of them seem to be fighting. Batman has the advantage and pressed Superman down under his body. The two bodies overlapped together.
Both of them raised their heads with suspiciously flushed red on their faces. Superman's mouth was open and his face looked like he was enjoying something.
Wait a minute. Why are their bodies so close? Why do they stick together?
Wait a minute. Why don't they wear pants?
Wait, wait, no, no need to wait, Editor Ida had understood what he was reading!
Ah ah ah ah ah!
Oh my god! Batman is ra*ing Superman!!
At this moment, Editor Ida only felt a great shock. Something in his heart cracked and was about to be broken.
It was understandable that Editor Ida was frightened. After all, it was 1974 this year.
But in this era, jeans were still a popular fashion trend that just appeared, and it was still hard for people to accept boy's love.
Although Ida was the editor of an adult magazine and he often saw the things between man and woman. He knew that there were things between man and men, but he really couldn't accept it. He had a psychological shadow for this because his roommate was gay back in college. He always worried that his roommate would climb into his bed while he was sleeping.
Until he saw Shimizu Hakuseki's manga, his mind had finally been cured and put down this obsession.
But what did I see just now?
No, that's not right. Yes, it's not the time for despair. How can Batman press Superman down on the ground? It's illogical. Superman can beat Batman with one hand! Wait, wait a minute. What's the thing in Batman's right hand? It's a shiny stone. Damn it! It's kryptonite!
What the hell?
Is the author a beast? Had the author even taken this into account?!
