UDX Building, 2nd floor, Akihabara Plaza Lounge.
While Kimura Kazuki was thinking hard, Muraoka Xingxia was holding his mobile phone, nodding and bowing, "I will... President, don't worry, there will be no problem at this comic exhibition. I promise, don't worry, absolutely If it is a complete success, the promotion of "Legend of Sword" will also be put on the agenda!"
When Muraoka Kōka put down his cell phone, his face darkened and he cursed loudly, "How can it be repaired? Is Tsukahara Yuma really a treacherous guy? He made an appointment to come over today, but then he dismissed me with just one sentence?"
Today's comic exhibition event in Akihabara Square is organized by Qingji Club, and the reason why it is free is because of "Legend of Sword". Qingjishe is a new company that has only been established for a year, and its main focus is light novels. "Legend of Swords" is Qingjisha's first comic-adapted and animated light novel, and it even ranked second in the "This Light Novel Is Awesome" annual work in 2018.
Although the reputation of "This light novel is really awesome" has declined a lot in recent years, with netizens and readers complaining about "This time the shady story is really awesome" and "This newcomer is really awesome" etc... But "This light novel is really awesome" is very popular in Japan. It is very famous in China both in the industry and among readers.
"Legend of Sword" can become the second-ranked work of the year, so it is naturally considered a popular work. Last year's comic adaptation was completed and received an enthusiastic response. This year's animation adaptation plan has been put on the agenda and is expected to be launched in July.
Naturally, this free comic exhibition is for "Legend of Sword", which is considered as warm-up promotion. Originally, Muraoka Xingka was planning to hold a kendo competition at the booth. In order to do his best to promote "Legend of Sword", he invited Yuma Tsukahara of the Tsukahara family and Ono Nakao of the Ono family.
You must know that these two people were among the top ten in the youth group of the Asahi Kendo Competition last year. They are extremely famous in the kendo world. Anyone who knows kendo will be familiar with them.
As a result, Yuma Tsukahara said that he couldn't come today. If he had told him earlier, he wouldn't be so angry... The activities had already started, so I called him to tell him that he couldn't come...
In anxiety, he called the president and wanted to ask if he knew any powerful swordsman. However, the keen president noticed the situation and after learning about it, he scolded him so much that he ended up now. He also had nowhere to vent his anger.
"Brother-in-law...that guy Tsukahara must also have difficulties. He sent me a message on his mobile phone and told me that his grandfather asked him not to come. He said that it was unworthy to be exposed as a swordsman, and then he was put in solitary confinement." Ono said Zhongqing was sitting on the sofa, drinking Feizhai Happy Water in his left hand and reading messages on his mobile phone.
"What era is it in? The Return of the Swordsman is not allowed to show his face!?" Muraoka Xingxia picked up his mobile phone and looked at it. He also received a text message from Yuma Tsukahara. His expression softened. After all, having a valid reason is better than having no reason. good. Moreover, Tsukahara Yuma's absence was indeed due to force majeure. Thinking about it, he said angrily, "Isn't Tsukahara Yuma's participation in the kendo competition just a public appearance?"
"The Asahi Kendo Competition is different." Ono Nakao whispered, "And if you weren't my brother-in-law, I wouldn't come. My father has always taught me that swordsmanship is a killing technique, and the sword must see blood! If it is used for Performance..." Before he finished speaking, he saw his brother-in-law looking at him coldly, making him smile coquettishly, and said no more.
"Have you ever killed chickens since you were a child?" Muraoka Kaka said contemptuously, "Kenjutsu is a killing technique... Why didn't you use real swords during the competition? Why didn't you see anyone bleeding at the Asahi Kendo Competition? Your father is an old antique. , why don’t you follow the middle two.”
Ono Zhongqing kept silent. He couldn't compete with his brother-in-law in terms of verbal skills. And he also felt that what his brother-in-law said made sense.
Seeing that Ono Nakao stopped talking, Muraoka Xingka also sat down on the sofa and said with a sad face, "Do you know anyone who can come here..."
"Brother-in-law, you have asked this question just now. Even if they have time, your activities are about to start... there is no time at all."
"Really..." Muraoka Xingxia rubbed his head, it seemed that he was a little panicked. He looked at the time and saw ten minutes left. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Zhongqing, you must help my brother-in-law with this."
Then Muraoka Xingka explained the plan, and Ono Nakao panicked, "No...how can you cheat! Brother-in-law, you said you wanted me to come over to compete with Tsukahara Yuma..."
"Sigh... If you don't agree, I will probably be fired by the president. And I am already in my thirties. If I am fired, I will most likely not be able to find a job. If I can't find a job, Yuuki will live with me. It’s on the streets... Oh, and your four-year-old nephew... "
Ono Zhongqing was speechless.
In the end, Ono Zhongqing agreed. He just hoped that his father would not know about it.
Ten minutes later, Muraoka Xingxia stood under the spacious exhibition stand, looking at the densely packed heads below, and thought to himself that the popularity of "Legend of Sword" was indeed very strong, and he couldn't let this popularity fall into his own hands.
"Welcome to the comic exhibition held by Qingji Club..." Although Muraoka Xingxia spoke in a long way, his voice was not urgent and slow, but it attracted many people.
Of course, the main reason was that a banner was pulled up on the exhibition stand.
[Peak sword showdown! The winner will receive a bonus of 150,000 yen.]
This was just put up, so many people saw this banner and ran over to watch out of curiosity. It's so rare to have a kendo competition at a comic convention.
"...Everyone knows that "Legend of Swords" is a light novel about famous weapons from the Warring States Period that were passed down to the modern era, and then transformed into human beings due to magical power, and fought in the city. Either fighting for people, or fighting for organizations, Or fighting for ideas, each famous weapon has different ideals and beliefs... This is why "Legend of Swords" is so successful."
"The "Legend of Sword" animation Seikisha has already started production and will be available to everyone in July. This comic exhibition is a warm-up for promotion, so we also invited the eighth place in the youth category of last year's Asahi Kendo Competition. Ono Nakao, he will be the champion, and you will be the challengers. As long as you defeat Ono Nakao in the ring, you will receive a bonus of 150,000 yen!"
As Muraoka Xingka's voice fell, Ono Nakao walked up from under the booth.
"This is... Cos Muramasa?"
"It's so similar, and so handsome!"
"The quality of this cosplay is second to none, and I heard from the host that he is still a ranked player in the kendo competition?"
"Looks like this trip was not in vain!"
It is undeniable that Ono Nakao's appearance is excellent. He is wearing a white-on-black uniform, and his wide cuffs give him an elegant temperament as he moves around. Wearing a high-quality wig and long black hair, shawl down her shoulders, holding a bamboo knife, she just stood on the exhibition stand without saying a word, giving off a gentle and jade-like aura of a gentleman.
But the demon sword Muramasa itself is known as a symbol of "unlucky". Therefore, Ono Nakao's temperament combined with the ominous reputation of the demon sword completely reveals Muramasa's conflicting feelings in the novel.
For a moment, the sound of snapping photos could be heard in the audience. Some girls even screamed, obviously fascinated by Ono Nakao's handsomeness.
Looking at Muraoka Xingxia from the side, he took the microphone and said with excitement, "So...who will be the first to take the stage to challenge?"
Muraoka Xingxia just finished speaking...
"Let me do it."
(End of chapter)