43 [43] The Newly Completed Manga
For the Counter Force, Gaia and Alaya,
This failure was valuable this time, or rather, They were not prepared for success from the beginning.
Although it failed this time, it probed... what kind of existence Kurokawa Kazuya like. This can be roughly inferred from his tone and behavior when facing these people.
Although he felt very impatient.
But...
There are still subtle differences, and for Counter Force, these differences are already quite obvious.
Next...
Kurokawa Kazuya might meet someone unexpected at any time...
And once he was together with someone else, it means distancing himself from Shiki Ryougi, which also means less influence from Counter Force. It can be treated as a general variable, to be ignored.
In Counter Force's eyes, the person who will accompany Shiki Ryougi in the future is almost predetermined... almost someone who desires nothing. Only in this way will he not use Shiki Ryougi to do anything harmful to them.
And... this person cannot die.
Once he die... who knows what might happen if Shiki Ryougi go berserk?
In simple terms, the best-case scenario is nothing changes, a slightly worse scenario is turning into a murderer, and the worst-case scenario... who knows what might awaken, something that shouldn't awaken, and destroy the world. After all, that physical body is connected to the Root, and anything is possible.
Although the likelihood is low, only one in ten, one in a hundred, or even lower.
But... even if it's only one in a billion, it's still worth avoiding.
In other words—
Although Kurokawa Kazuya don't have any feelings for Shiki Ryougi at the moment, and Shiki Ryougi don't have any feelings for Kurokawa Kazuya in any aspect, Counter Force has already taken action.
Because for Counter Force, the possibility of the two of them being together already exists, even if this possibility is one in a hundred, or one in a thousand.
As long as Kurokawa Kazuya are with other women, it's over, whether it's one or multiple women.
In other words, if Kurokawa Kazuya want to obtain Shiki Ryougi, he must first reject all the women sent by Counter Force. Of course, rejecting them is enough. As for whether those women will become a problem...
If they become a problem, Kurokawa Kazuya probably won't need to say anything. When Shiki Ryougi really want to be with him at that time...
Shiki Ryougi will "negotiate" with them on their own, physically...
But if Kurokawa Kazuya agree!
Then, Shiki Ryougi won't say anything more, but at this point, if he still attempt to obtain Shiki Ryougi, he might... actually be killed.
This is a test.
A test for Counter Force, a test of which side to choose within All and One!
...
"It's done." Kazuya looked at the finished manuscript in front of him, then picked up the previous parts and went through them from start to finish to check for any mistakes or omissions.
Kohana sat on the balcony, watching Kazuya intently, occasionally scratching her neck with her paws, trying to learn Kazuya's breathing pattern...
her didn't know when it started.
Kohana couldn't recall exactly when it was, but she seemed to notice at that moment.
Since that time, Kazuya's breathing frequency had always remained the same. If you listened carefully to his breathing, it would give you a very comfortable feeling.
No matter what he were doing, at least within Kohana's line of sight, as long as it was within that range, he always maintained this unusual breathing frequency.
Kohana was learning...
But she hadn't found any breakthrough yet.
Her intuition told her! This breathing technique was not simple...
And was only yesterday that she barely succeeded for a moment!
For just that moment, a light emitted from her body... but it was only for an instant.
Kazuya immediately turned his heads when he heard it, startling her. Her breathing became erratic, and the ripples disappeared. She hadn't found that feeling again since.
She didn't deliberately hide anything from Kazuya but rather wanted to prove herself.
To prove that she wasn't just an ordinary cat; She was a noble meowster!
Kohana had already decided that once she mastered this breathing technique, she would make Kazuya look up to her! Then he wouldn't treat she like an ordinary domestic cat anymore!
She was a noble meowster!
"Alright, it's done." Kazuya organized the manuscript, sealed it, and sighed with relief.
During this time, he had been bothered by those women to the point where he had no mood to create new manga. So, during this time, he practiced Ripple in his dreams at night and then fought with DIO to see the results of his training. Then during the day, he worked on the manga he had drawn before.
He was drawing "Fate/Zero" set in the Type-Moon world.
This anime mainly told the story of a group of people vying for the Holy Grail. Seven people summoned famous heroic spirits from history, and after a brutal battle, only one person would be able to claim the Holy Grail.
The Holy Grail could grant the winner's wishes.
Kazuya thought about the animation, pondered the storyboards themselves, and gradually drew it out.
In a little over a month, he had transformed this original novel into a manga, step by step.
After completion, he had drawn a total of thirty-two chapters himself.
He made some minor modifications to some parts of the content, such as the discussion among the three kings...
This part mainly depicted a conversation between three kings: King of Knight Arthur Pendragon, King of Conqueror Alexander the Great, and King of Heroes Gilgamesh.
He didn't notice anything wrong with it at the time.
But later, after watching it multiple times and receiving numerous explanations, he gradually realized that King Arthur's portrayal in it was not quite right.
So he made some minor changes and introduced some of the settings he planned to draw later...
Such as the barrenness of Britain...
For this matter, even the King of Conqueror had no good solution, probably.
Well... but the golden heroic spirit, King Gilgamesh, might be different. Who knows what he has in his treasury.
In the previous life, the creators of Type-Moon probably didn't think about it much...
Most likely, they just added whatever they needed at the time... it was probably something like that.
In a little over a month, he had completely finished "Fate/Zero."
Next, he would need to call his editor.
As for whether this manga could be serialized in JUMP in the end... and whether it would be unable to be serialized like the previous one due to being too realistic and violent, he didn't care too much.
As long as it could be serialized in the end.
But if possible, he still hoped for serialization in JUMP.
As for now... the possibility of no mystery in this world should be over ninety percent, and after the serialization of "Fate/Zero" ends, he might be able to draw a power... it seemed good.
But, there are still some things in this world that concern him.
However, he now had Ripple! He also had the Stone Mask... even if there were unexpected events... even if this world truly had mysteries... he wouldn't be completely defenseless!
Moreover, if there were mysteries, he would just move next door to the Ryougi family.
If they don't exist, then so be it. But if they do, Void Shiki is very likely to exist as well... He hates to admit it, but if it comes to that, he'll have to ask for help. Their relationship isn't that complicated.
If there are no mysteries... Tohsaka Tokiomi agreed to let him draw him, and he's deviated from the original story to make him look better. Maybe he could even open his home to visitors and make some money. Of course, that's probably impossible.
As for Emiya Kiritsugu... He's just an assassin!
His firearms and the like have long been ineffective against him. He'd notice the moment he aimed at him. Dodging and countering is simple.
Moreover, he wouldn't have the time to read manga, would he? And it's not like he'd come to assassinate him just because there's a modified version of himself.
With a desire for the abilities in Fate/Zero and weighing the pros and cons, he decided to draw this manga!
And... he even has an idea. This should be his final test—when Fate starts serialization, he'll have his sister move somewhere else.
With his ability to use the Ripple, and if need be, the Stone Mask, if he waits a bit longer... he might even pull out something good from JoJo's Part Two.
This is his final test—to test this world with his life!
To see whether this world is truly just a peaceful urban world or a genuine Type-Moon world—
Ultimately, he's looking forward more to... that mysterious Type-Moon world.
This is the last time, which is why he chose Fate/Zero, something that will happen a few years from now!
...
"A new manga?"
Receiving Kurokawa-sensei's call, Iwamoto Yu was slightly dumbfounded. "Um, let me check one thing first. It hasn't... ended again, has it?"
"Yeah, it's finished."
'I knew it!'
Iwamoto Yu's lips twitched slightly. 'Why didn't you consult with me? Although the previous one was good, you should have remembered that you couldn't serialize it on JUMP because of various elements in the manga!'
'Even if I can't control the manga's progress, you could have given a reference, to see if this manga could be serialized!'
After roaring internally, Iwamoto Yu sighed slightly.
He could only hope that this manga could be serialized on JUMP...
After all, as the chief editor had said, "Geniuses have privileges."
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