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[Start of the chapter]
Pen in hand, Roy immediately got into the zone—this was the professional instinct of an excellent manga assistant.
With his Nen Ability: Manga Realm supporting him, as long as he could picture a scene in his head, he could reproduce it on paper exactly as-is, smoothly and without any obstacles. The feeling was indescribably addictive.
Judging by this state, back on Earth, any manga he'd ever read—he could just pick one at random and draw it without a problem.
Nen really did provide enormous reinforcement to the human body.
Roy felt as if every single detail of Dragon Ball had been carved into his brain.
His pen moved faster and faster. Gradually, one vivid classic figure after another appeared under his strokes.
Son Goku, Bulma, Master Roshi, Oolong…
Scratch scratch scratch.
Scratch scratch scratch.
He had to make it absolutely perfect—because maybe, just maybe, he could earn a really good placement slot.
And just like that, ten days vanished in the blink of an eye.
Roy appeared in the office of the shonen manga magazine publisher.
He was here to submit his manuscript.
This publisher was Roy's current workplace.
The Boss of the magazine—also a somewhat well-known manga artist—Luke, was flipping through the pages Roy had handed him.
"Collect seven Dragon Balls and you can summon a dragon? A backwoods kid who's never seen the world, yet possesses immense power, traveling together with the young heiress of a wealthy city family? Not bad. That's a solid concept!"
Luke put down the manuscript in his hands and looked at Roy with open approval.
"Roy, you really didn't disappoint me."
"It's all because you taught me well, Luke-sensei."
Luke-sensei was someone Roy genuinely respected—a kind person who truly loved manga.
"The story's great. There's no problem publishing this in the magazine."
"Thank you, Luke-sensei."
"Mhm. You must've exhausted yourself these past few days. Go out and get some proper rest."
Watching Roy leave, Luke sat quietly for a long time. Then he picked up the Dragon Ball manuscript again and resumed reading.
"This kind of linework… these strokes and structure… the character designs… the story outline… Roy, you really are a genius through and through!"
As a manga artist with a name of his own, Luke knew exactly what Roy's manga meant for the current manga scene!
This level of technique and style made even Luke feel inferior.
After thinking for a moment, Luke quickly made his decision.
He picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello? Listen—make this Dragon Ball the flagship headliner project of our magazine… Yes, that's right! Put it in the most eye-catching spot. Give the Golden Section placement to Dragon Ball!"
After hanging up, Luke let out a long breath.
This manga was going to blow up! Their shonen magazine was going to blow up too! Maybe the springtime of the manga industry was about to arrive!
…
Back in his room, Roy started physical training.
Even if he'd awakened Nen, he couldn't slack off. A good body was the foundation.
Your body was your capital.
Also, the shonen magazine's release date was fixed—the 5th of every month.
Today happened to be the 1st. In five more days, the new issue would hit the shelves.
Roy was eager to see what kind of placement Luke-sensei had arranged for Dragon Ball, and what kind of "reward" he would receive.
…
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. When the bookstore opened, and the shonen magazine was placed steadily in the most prominent corner of the shelf—
Roy, who was in the middle of training, suddenly froze.
At that moment, a few lines slowly surfaced in his mind.
[Dragon Ball first time on shelves. Placement: Golden Section]
Then Roy saw a mass of milky-white light appear right in front of him.
"Golden Section?!" Roy was delighted.
He'd thought it would already be great if Luke-sensei gave him a decent slot, but he never expected it to be the Golden Section—the best, most important placement in the entire magazine!
Luke-sensei was seriously looking out for him!
And since it was the Golden Section, according to the Ability's rules, the quality of what he received this time would definitely be extremely high!
But the very next second, Roy went stiff.
After that milky-white light appeared, it began to condense—slowly forming the shape of a person!
"Don't tell me… it's materializing a character from Dragon Ball?!"
A thought surfaced in Roy's mind.
"Wait—what if it materializes Frieza, Cell, or Majin Buu…"
Roy suddenly realized a horrifying possibility, and his limbs went cold.
If it really materialized those monsters, then this world would be finished!
"Even with a Golden Section placement… it shouldn't be able to materialize something on Cell or Majin Buu's level, right?"
Roy could only comfort himself like that.
Finally, under Roy's terrified gaze, the milky-white light slowly took form. The result was revealed, and the glow dispersed into the room.
And by then, Roy had already seen exactly who had been materialized.
Tall, blonde, blue-eyed—wearing a blue vest over a white shirt with black patterns, black tight pants below, and a pair of gray-brown knee-high boots…
"Gulp!"
Roy swallowed hard.
It was the beautiful Android 18.
(End of Chapter)
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