School was over at a junior high school in Nakano District, Tokyo, Japan.
The campus began to become lively and noisy. Students in twos and threes accompanied them as they walked around the campus and the school building, talking and laughing.
However, there were not many students who left the campus. Most of the students went to the field or the club classroom to participate in the club activities after school.
In Japan, there were club activities from elementary school to university. Except for students in the third year of high school who needed to take exams to get into university, there were still many people who participated in clubs in other grades.
Of course, those who joined the club naturally had a 'homecoming club' as well.
"Um, Sano, can we run away and not participate in today's club activities?”
The two boys were wearing a very Japanese-style suit. They carried their bags and walked out of the school gate quickly, ignoring the security guards at the school gate.
"Don't worry, Kawaguchi. I've already applied for leave from the club. There's no problem for us to go back early today.”
the boy in front said impatiently.
"Even though it's the day that the weekly magazine's JUMP goes on sale today, there's no need to buy it so early, right? Didn't we always have stock when we bought magazines in the past?”
The junior high school student named Kawaguchi asked in confusion.
"If it were any other day, there would be no problem, but do you know what day it is today? Today was the day of the weekly Shonen Jump's tri-monthly update. You just moved here, so you don't know. The magazine store closest to our house sells the magazine Shonen Jump very quickly every day. If we don't buy it in advance, we'll have to take a long detour to buy it elsewhere. I might as well go home and read comics.”
Sano's footsteps were very fast. In addition, he was a little tall, so his steps were very big. Kawaguchi had to jog to keep up.
"Don't tell me you're a little scared because you just transferred? If that's the case, you can rest assured that our school is very relaxed about the management of clubs.”
Sano slowed down his pace and turned to look at Kawaguchi. However, his eyes were filled with disdain. Children at this age were in the rebellious phase. They would always be envious of those who dared to break the rules, but they would look down on those who followed the rules.
"How can I be afraid! I often skipped club activities in my previous school.”
Kawaguchi noticed Sano's disdain and quickly straightened his chest. Children at this age could not stand provocation the most.
"Then let's hurry up. The students from the nearby schools will probably go over early today. Tsk, why is there only one bookstore in this area? This is Tokyo!”
"Sano, can't you ask the bookstore owner to save a copy for you? You must have been buying magazines there for a long time, right?”
Kawaguchi asked curiously.
"Do you think I don't want to? "However, that boss might always be smiling, but he doesn't trust us students at all. I've already mentioned it to him several times, but he always finds an excuse not to leave it for me. He's just afraid that we can't afford it as students.”
Sano clicked his tongue and sounded dissatisfied. However, he didn't dare to complain about the adult boss.
As the two of them chatted, their footsteps were not slow. Soon, they crossed the pedestrian crossing and arrived at the only bookstore nearby.
"You're here, Sano..."
The boss was a slightly chubby middle-aged man in his forties. He smiled when he saw Sano and took a brand new magazine from the bookshelf.
As the most prestigious weekly magazine in the Japanese comics industry, Shonen Jump sold millions of copies every week. The Japanese comics industry was well-developed, and many young people would buy it. For this kind of magazine that sold very well and rarely had a bad sales, all bookstores and convenience stores welcomed it.
"Boss, we want two books.”
"Oh? That's your classmate. I remember his name is Kawaguchi, right?”
The boss had a good memory and remembered the junior high school student who had come to buy magazines with Sano recently.
He said casually and handed over another magazine."... A total of 460 yen. Thank you for your patronage.”
Sano and Kawaguchi each took out their money. Then, Sano tore open the packaging impatiently and opened the magazine Shonen Jump's catalog.
"Eh? 'DOIS' was cut in half? I remember that it wasn't ranked last?”
His gaze swept across the table of contents, wanting to see the manga he had been chasing.
"There seems to be some changes in this issue of Weekly Shonen. I heard that four of them were cut…You can take a look at the new series. The first one, Naruto, is very good. I read it when it first arrived. The author is very good, only sixteen years old ~ But the manga doesn't look like a novice at all, and the content is great. I told you that the manga industry has been at a low point in recent years, and Weekly Shonen is finally starting to change.”
The bookstore owner said casually as he placed the money in the cashier. He didn't forget to boast about his taste, just like how the editors of Weekly Shinji only realized that something was wrong with the comic industry after so long and looked down on them.
"Sixteen years old? Isn't he not much older than us?”
Kawaguchi said in surprise. Unlike Sano, he didn't flip to the table of contents directly. Instead, he looked at the cover first. On it, the "16-year-old genius manga artist's first submission" was exceptionally eye-catching.
"Yeah, this also created the history of the weekly magazine Shonen Jump. I think the level of the mangaka's drawing is about the same as those teachers, or even better. Plus, it's so much of a hot topic, so it'll probably become a big hit.”
An office worker who was reading books on the shelves in the bookstore and looking for what he needed was moved when he heard the conversation between the boss and the two junior high school students.
Humans were very curious, especially when it came to things that created history. He walked up to the boss and said,"Boss, give me a copy of the latest issue of Shonen Jump.”
"Alright!"
Seeing that there was a customer, the bookstore owner took the money with a smile and handed the magazine to him.
At this time, the bookstore entrance gradually became crowded. Most of them were students. Because school ended early, they could buy new magazines faster than those office workers.
However, office workers would always pass by the newspaper stand at the subway station. They did not need to go to such a bookstore to buy it.
Sano and Kawaguchi looked at each other. They were suddenly interested in the manga of this manga artist who was not much older than them.
"Boss, we'll be leaving first.”
"Be careful on the road."
The bookstore owner said without looking back.
This situation happened in many places in Japan.
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