How a Hero Lives as a Writer

94 – Shonen Manga Seven’s Tale!

As soon as the title of the manga was decided, the pace of the project accelerated.

Wouldn’t it be similar to the feeling of discovering the light of a lighthouse in the open sea where you could not tell the front and back?

We worked tirelessly to express the sights we each saw, forgetting to rest.

And finally, the setting and story of Seven’s Tale were completed.

Then everyone in the conference room cheered.

“Wow!”

Of course, I was the same.

ㅡ Maybe this scene is the future of Mare.

I think so too.

Through Seven’s Tales, bonds will be created that transcend nations, races, genders, and generations.

That’s what I’m going to do.

ㅡ Still, it must be a long way off, right? Doesn’t comics take longer to prepare than novels?

Ha ha!

ㅡ Have you thought of all our warriors?

I was thinking of finishing everything within 3 years if I had to, but didn’t you consider that much of a problem?

I summarized the results of the meeting and stood up.

“Then I will go to the manga studio and move on to the next work.”

After I said that, the people who had been shouting lively until just now began to settle down.

It seems like everyone intends to follow me.

It reminds me of something old.

ㅡ Suddenly?

Most of the people here have nothing to do with creative activities.

By the way, haven’t you had the experience of making something yourself?

There is no choice but to show such an enthusiastic response.

Korean students who have made water rockets, rubber motors, and gliders in the month of science will know.

For some reason, I keep getting up and my hands going… That’s the beauty of creativity.

I wonder if the people gathered at this conference hall are in a similar state.

Hmm?

ㅡ What’s wrong?

Like I just came up with a good idea….

“Bright?”

“Oh, let’s go.”

If it’s something important, it will come to mind someday.

I decided to go to a manga studio and work on the Seventh Tale Project.

Rush.

A significant number of people stormed into the manga studio at once, and a miracle occurred that felt cramped even though it was a fairly large space.

Since it was so noisy, even the fishermen, who usually don’t even know that there were customers, noticed our presence.

“Ah, author!”

Marie approached me with a bright expression, waving her hand, and when she saw the countless adults standing behind me, she looked a little frightened.

“Hello. These people here are all my friends.”

“That, is it?”

Marie looked a bit puzzled, but she didn’t bother asking for details.

I decided to move on with the story quickly.

“Today I’m here to talk about the boys’ manga I talked about the other day. Can I talk to you for a second?”

“Yes!”

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Marie started walking ahead with a bright expression, probably waiting for a new manga.

Then all the fishermen who were working took their seats behind Marie.

This sounds like gangster noir.

As expected, I recognized Marie from the first time I saw her.

Marie was the talent to become the Oklea version of Hitomi….

ㅡ Just kidding, move on quickly.

I understand.

“Mary. Do you remember what we said last time?”

“Yes! Warriors, possessed objects, boys’ comics!”

“Yes, that. The plot was decided this time, so I came here like this.”

We put the results of the meeting on the table.

“This is the setting picture that becomes the background of the work.”

I put the material containing the world view of the work to Marie’s left.

“And this is the overall plot of the story.”

And next to it, I put the overall story and the adapted version that I arranged to make it into a cartoon.

“Finally, this is the setting of the characters.”

The best way is to have Marina fishermen participate in the project.

However, it was unavoidable because it was confidentiality, so I did my best to decorate it with a plausible appearance.

“Wow….”

Marie and the fishermen were quite surprised when the vast amount of data appeared.

“Is there a deadline?”

“I will aim to publish it as quickly as possible.”

“… This one?”

There are more contents than Lady’s comic version.

It takes a lot of time because it’s a different world and it’s an ice water, so the world view is unfamiliar.

Moreover, unlike romance comics, boys’ comics have rough and strong lines.

That’s why it’s more labor intensive, but it took less time.

A stiff smile appeared on Marie’s face, feeling that this would be difficult.

“Don’t worry. It’s not something you have to do on your own.”

Rather, it’s better for Mari to work like an art director.

“Just like people have different handwriting, don’t cartoonists have different painting styles?”

Nodding.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“But I asked everyone to draw in a similar style to reduce the sense of incongruity, and everyone modified the style to match my story.”

Nodding.

It was as difficult to correct the style as it was to forcefully correct the handwriting.

Still, everyone followed my unreasonable demands.

That’s why new challenges are possible.

“The fishermen who have been working together with Marie since the beginning, please come forward for a moment.”

Suddenly wondering what was going on, 15 fishermen came forward.

“From now on, Mari will act as a cartoon drawing director, and I want you to take on the role of Mari.”

If you look at animations, there are cases where there is not one director but two or three directors per episode.

Usually in this case, after the continuity is drawn up, the drawing director is in charge of the story by dividing it into parts.

Usually, when I watch a 24-minute anime, I tend to divide the first half and the second half based on the still image called ‘I-Catch’ that comes out around 12 minutes, and work on each part.

Other than that, there are cases where we specialize only in action parts.

ㅡ Ah~ So, you mean that several people divide the work for one comic book?

Yes, that’s it.

If the drawing is a little awkward, it means that it goes through Marie’s hand a little.

ㅡ Surely that would save a lot of time? Have you thought of everything?

When we first spread manga, we also considered animation.

It’s still too early to show the animation, but I thought it would be nice to use the techniques used there.

That’s why I matched the painting styles of the fishermen in advance to be similar to Mari’s.

“If there is a 15-episode manga that goes into a manga, each of you is responsible for drawing a part for one episode.”

As I continued to explain, the fishermen showed various expressions.

Some people seemed to be feeling pressure, while others had their eyes shining with anticipation.

“All you have to do is draw according to the storyboard. You can.”

Even if the picture is almost the same, there may be problems.

For example, even if you watch the same movie, there is a difference between the Captain faction and the Iron Man faction.

So unlike comics, novels are difficult to co-write.

All of the fishermen who feel burdened right now must be for this reason.

No need to worry.

Because there is a director to prepare for such a situation.

“All you have to do is do what you do. I believe in your abilities.”

Does the story seem to be tangled due to the subjectivity of individual cartoonists?

Then it’s enough to put in more detailed instructions for each cut to eliminate subjectivity 100%.

I explained in as much detail as possible the parts that could be of concern so that the fishermen could feel at ease.

Then everyone accepted my offer with a relieved expression.

Now, the long winter is over and spring has arrived.

Welcome a cartoon like spring rain that will moisten the emaciated hearts of those who have survived a difficult winter.

One month until the release of Seven’s Tale!

***

My proposal was readily accepted without resistance.

Fellow fishermen… No, the cartoonists now boasted that they would shoot it in a week instead of a month.

We watched the cartoonists work on Seven’s Tale, and had a meeting about issues that had been a problem.

“If we plan to cover all the stories in Seventh Tale, it will most likely be a super-long story of at least 20 volumes.”

Comics are a more expensive luxury item than novels.

In addition to that, since pictures are the mainstream, the amount of information contained in one book is markedly different from that of a book.

So there was a widespread perception that buying comics was a waste.

“At this rate, comics are likely to remain a hobby for the nobility.”

“Can I take a moment to comment?”

“Yes, editor.”

As if he had anticipated this situation, the editor-in-chief opened his mouth with a confident expression.

“That story has already been resolved.”

“Is it resolved?”

“Yes. I was inspired by the story of the first warrior and the ‘division of labor’ of the artist.”

The reason manga is expensive is because paper is expensive and there is no printing press, so magic is involved in the process.

So I suggested a way to change paper to recycled paper.

But the editor-in-chief seems to have prepared a system that went a step further.

“I came to the conclusion that the recycled paper suggested by the artist is possible.”

That alone can save a lot of money.

By the way, is there a more advanced system?

“The system of moonlight stone is the power of life that comes from an intelligent body. We decided to use it.”

When the editor-in-chief said that, the atmosphere in the conference room turned chilly.

“You bastard, what does that mean?”

Aslan growled openly and glared at the editor-in-chief.

The story of the first warrior pierced our brains as vividly as if it had been experienced by the person himself.

That’s why those who saw the story couldn’t help but feel that the editor-in-chief’s words were very intrusive.

That was the same for me.

“The explanation was lacking. Sorry.”

The editor-in-chief bowed his head and apologized, as if he didn’t think this was the case, and he began to explain the story a bit.

To put the story simply, it was a story about feeding the apprentice wizards of the Mage Tower.

“Breaks down an expression and creates a new expression that an apprentice wizard can handle.”

Even if you reach a certain level, moonlight stone is needed for magic stability.

However, if multiple wizards intervene, the story changes.

Fills the role of moonlight stone with humane tactics.

Then the labor cost will increase, but it is cheaper than the expensive moonlight.

Moreover, apprentice wizards seem like a good idea because the labor cost is cheap and there is a learning effect.

The problem is that Ochlia doesn’t have a specialized institution like the Magic Tower that specializes in training mages.

It’s a smaller research organization than that, so it must be difficult to find an apprentice wizard, right?

… Formation, institution, learning effect?

“Are you talking about using the academy?”

“… You are also a writer.”

The editor-in-chief looked at me with a startled expression.

Since I am the one who proposed the academy, it is possible to make an analogy like this.

ㅡ Is that so?

Lower aristocrats don’t have that much pocket money.

That’s why there must be many young ladies who don’t get enough pocket money.

If you find out that there is a part-time job like this in such a situation, you and I will definitely rush at it.

It’s the best job to earn money and increase your magical proficiency.

“Please proceed.”

Then you should definitely give it a try.

“Okay.”

Now, with this, the cost problem, which was the biggest problem, was also solved.

The original plan was for one month, but the cartoonists boasted that it was a one-week cut, but what will happen….

Still, the first week must be a bit difficult, right?

……

…

There was a time when I thought that way too.

I bet no one except Helena knew that a manga would come out in a week?