Anime Crossover: Becoming Mangaka in Anime World

Eriri lowered her head. "I'm sorry!"

"Please forgive me, Akifumi-sama!!"

"Well, that depends on how I'm feeling~"

Akifumi Mugiho smiled as he put his phone back into his bag.

This is what you get for trying to scare me with a can of herring in the morning.

It's payback time now!

After a short break, the three of them entered Akifumi's room once Shiina had finished cleaning up.

While his room wasn't exactly small, having three people in it made it feel a little cramped.

But there wasn't much that could be done.

With his eight-digit savings, he still couldn't afford a bigger house in the ultra-expensive central district.

"By the way, Eriri, aren't you interested?"

Eriri blinked.

"Interested in what?"

"The upcoming plotlines for Madoka Magica and Ano Hi no Namae Hana wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai—I have all the drafts right here~"

Akifumi Mugiho's words were like the devil's whisper, tempting people to make mistakes...

Eriri hesitated, her curiosity piqued, but she forced herself to resist.

"No... I couldn't possibly be interested!"

"But as a fan, I can't give spoiler to myself on things like this!"

"I can't betray my own conviction!!"

It was almost like she was trying to reassure herself, repeating her words with determination.

Seeing that, Akifumi stopped teasing her, and then he flicked her forehead with his finger.

"Ow! What was that for!?" Eriri glared at him.

"I just wanted to wake you up. Even if you wanted to read it, I wouldn't even show you."

"Not even if we're childhood friends."

Even without anyone monitoring, the spirit of the contract must still be upheld!

Eriri pouted and mumbled under her breath, "Hmph, fine, I won't read it. It's not like I was planning to read it right now anyway."

Pretending she didn't hear him, Akifumi Mugiho turned to Shiina Mahiru, who had been quietly listening.

"Shiina-san, is there any manga you'd like to read?"

Shiina Mahiru smiled shyly.

"I've never really read manga, so I'm not sure what to pick."

"The only thing I know is the you make."

"Akifumi-kun, so can you recommend me something?"

"Okay, No problem."

Akifumi Mugiho agreed without hesitation.

After all, the things he drew were meant to be shared with others.

He wasn't ashamed to have his friends see them.

He grabbed Madoka Magica off the shelf and handed it to Shīna Mahiru.

Shiina blinked when she saw the title, then couldn't help but laugh.

"I didn't expect you, Akifumi, to have such a girly side."

Though she hadn't read the manga, she had seen the TV show as a child.

She knew all about magical girls.

'Girly side?'

Eriri rolled her eyes at the comment, silently lamenting for Shiina.

'I hope Shiina doesn't end up crying over Madoka's fate.'

For someone with strong empathy, just watching Sayaka's downfall was enough to be heartbreaking.

Akifumi chuckled but didn't offer further explanation.

There's nothing like hitting someone with a surprise in the most unexpected way—how fun!

His gaze shifted and landed directly on Eriri, whose eyes were wide, eagerly waiting for a treat, like a puppy waiting for food.

"I get it, I get it."

"Come on, follow me."

Akifumi Mugiho shook his head helplessly, beckoning Eriri over to the desk.

"Heh heh heh."

Eriri gave an innocent giggle and sat down in the chair.

After finishing Madoka Magica, Akifumi remembered two more projects he had in mind.

One was the ongoing Anohana, and the other... well, it was just too perfect for Eriri, so he had decided to bring it to her.

He pulled out a prepared proposal from a drawer and placed it in front of Eriri.

"Just take a look first."

Eriri obediently picked up the proposal, but her eyes widened with confusion when she saw the title.

Shokugeki no Soma.

Shoku... must refer to food, right?

Was it something like 'Cooking Master Boy'?

But what about the rest of the title? What did it mean!?

Curious, Eriri flipped open the first page.

She quickly got lost in the story that unfolded.

The basic setting was about a world centered around cooking, where the protagonist, Soma Yukihira, grew up working in his family's restaurant and always aimed to surpass his father.

However, one day his father sent him to a prestigious culinary school in Tokyo, Tōyoko Academy, to study further.

The story was definitely engaging, but...

"This is such a complete story, with character explanations and all these important details. Isn't this basically a fully fleshed-out manga already?"

Eriri voiced her confusion.

In other words, why was he giving her this story to work on?

"You're right," Akifumi Mugiho nodded, then added, "I've got a clear idea in my head already, and I could start drawing it myself."

"But can you do it though?"

"Not just drawing it, but you've got to meet with my standards."

Eriri blinked, her expression thoughtful.

"So... you want me to draw this?"

"Well, it seems like you're not completely hopeless after all," Akifumi Mugiho said, smiling.

"I don't know how to delegate drawing tasks, so I came up with the simplest idea—give you the content and let you fill in the details and imagination."

"Once you can meet my standards, you can officially made it."

Eriri smiled.

"That sounds too easy, though."

Akifumi Mugiho grinned back, "You can always try."

"By the way, if you pass my review, this work will definitely be serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. Do you get what I'm saying?"

"It's a collaborative manga, and you'll get some of credit!" Eriri answer with so much energy.

Akifumi Mugiho rolled his eyes.

"Credit?"

"My name won't be on it."

"Eh?"

"But 80% of the royalties, volumes, animation rights, and merchandising are mine. Can you accept those terms?" Akifumi Mugiho asked seriously.

As the daughter of a diplomat, Eriri didn't lack money, but some things needed to be clarified from the start!

Even if they were childhood friends, there was no way he would be generous enough to give her a free pass, unless they were married...