This house that has the exact same layout as our house in Nakameguro
had even more boxes.
"18 years old"
The boxes from Nakameguro...
"13 years old" The boxes from Nakameguro...
They were boxes that my mother had left me.
The boxes had ages written on them
and inside, there were various things that I'd probably need around that age.
Of course, since these boxes were filled years before,
"Because I'm Wild" Of course, since these boxes were filled years before,
"Because I'm Wild" they didn't match what was in anymore and were a bit confusing.
But it was exactly those things that made me feel my mother's presence
and made them even more precious to me.
To think that there were even more boxes here...
"This card can be used at any Isekaido" "Name: Kazushi Goto"
Kazushi Goto...?
Is your real name Kazushi?
So I guess Kakushi was a pen name.
It's actually the opposite.
My real name is Kakushi Goto and Kazushi Goto is what I publicly go by.
Why would you...?
Because I debuted using my real name without thinking about it.
And because it's an unusual name...
Kakushi Goto-san...
Are you a manga artist?
What if Hime ever found out?!
"Kazushi Goto"
So for cards that don't matter, I make sure to write Kazushi Goto.
"Kazushi Goto" I see.
"Normale Namae"
You guys should think of pen names before you debut.
Wait... do you already have one?
Well, yeah...
You haven't even debuted yet! How dare you?!
You are the same person who just told us to think of one, aren't you?!
So, what is it?
I'm not telling you.
Aw, come on! Tell me!
I absolutely will not!
--Just tell m--
--I absolutely will not. --Just tell m--
--I absolutely will not.
Never dig too deep about an assistant's pen name.
What are you doing, Hime?
"Hime Goto"
D-Do you not like your name?!
That's not true.
I love it.
Everyone always tells me how much they like my name.
Then what's that?
"Easy to Understand Onomancy by the Mother of Nakameguro"
It's a book on onomancy.
"Easy to Understand Onomancy by the Mother of Nakameguro" Fortunetelling using names.
"Easy to Understand Onomancy by the Mother of Nakameguro" It's really popular in my class right now.
"Easy to Understand Onomancy by the Mother of Nakameguro"
The number of brush strokes in our name isn't that lucky...
Not that I can do much about that.
Then maybe I'll have my name looked at, too.
I already did.
Your overall luck was five stars.
"Overall luck" Your overall luck was five stars.
"Overall luck" Your wealth luck was five stars.
"Wealth luck" "Overall luck" Your wealth luck was five stars.
"Wealth luck" "Overall luck" Your love luck was five stars.
"Love luck" "Wealth luck" "Overall luck" Your love luck was five stars.
"Love luck" "Wealth luck" "Overall luck" Your work luck was five stars.
"Love luck" "Wealth luck" "Work luck" Your work luck was five stars.
"Love luck" "Wealth luck" You basically have the best number of brush strokes in your name as possible.
I see!
But...
"Jobs to avoid" "composer" "manga artist" "painter" But...
"Jobs to avoid" "composer" "manga artist" "painter" ...apparently artistic jobs just aren't your thing.
But that's okay because you're a salaryman, Daddy.
Right...
"Kazushi Goto" Right...
"Kazushi Goto" So this is the name of one of my friends, but...
Kazushi Goto...
All alone...
What's it say?
They don't have much going for them, so be nice to them, okay?
They're really unfortunate.
S-So that's how it is...
"Kazushi Goto" "Luck diagram" S-So that's how it is...
I really love Hime-chan's name, too.
It's a great name and easy to read.
Huh?
Lately, kids' names can be really hard to read.
You mean eccentric names?
"Ace" "Relax" "Sapphire" "Silver" "Saint" "Heart"
If I were to ever get their names wrong,
"Ace" "Relax" "Sapphire" "Silver" "Saint" "Heart" I'd get a call from their angry guardians.
"Ace" "Relax" "Sapphire" "Silver" "Saint" "Heart" I guess that's pretty common for teachers.
Also, there are a lot of kids named after anime and manga characters lately.
Oh?
But at least with your manga, none of your characters' names
"Tights" would be used as kids' names.
"Garta" "Tights" would be used as kids' names.
"StocKing" "Garta" "Tights" Thank goodness.
"StocKing" "Garta" "Tights" Right...
Oh, I'm sorry...
It's fine.
You're exactly right.
I told you not to go over there, Atom!
I wonder what it feels like having someone name their kid after your characters...
I'm sure that'll never happen to me...
Tights! I told you not to go over there!
Someone actually used that name!
There, there. That's a good boy, Tights.
That's a rather unusual name.
Well, it looks like he's wearing tights, right?
How... cute.
Hime-sama.
What are you doing?
Fortunetelling.
"How's your luck?" "Astrology" Fortunetelling.
"How's your luck?" "Astrology" Do you have fortunetelling in your home country, Nadila-san?
Yes. Shall I tell you your fortune?
Yeah! What's it like?
Then I'll pray to the spirits to get your fortune.
Mm...
What's the matter? You sound like a cow.
Well...
I debuted with my real name, so life's been a bit rough.
Ah.
Then why don't you start using a pen name starting now?
"Plop"
"Saw the light"
Of course!
Want to think of one together?
Sure!
"Yamikishi07@3rd"
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine Editor-in-Chief" "Rikiro Daiwa"
What's this supposed to be?
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine Editor-in-Chief" "Rikiro Daiwa" Goto-sensei's pen name.
He's going to start using that next week.
"Slap" "Yamikishi07@3rd" How stupid are you?!
You mean he can't? But I helped him come up with it.
Of course, he can't! Maybe if he was a writer that hadn't debuted yet...
"Associate Editor" "Risa Uchiki"
An author's name is basically their brand.
"Associate Editor" "Risa Uchiki" It's basically a trademark and if it gets changed suddenly,
"Associate Editor" "Risa Uchiki" the audience won't know who they are.
Exactly.
Okay, I'll tell him he can't change it.
Uh, hang on a second.
Did he seem pretty determined about this?
Yes.
He said, "Life's a bit rough with my current name."
"Murmur Murmur"
What's wrong?
"Murmur Murmur" Do you think it's actually...?
"Murmur Murmur" Yeah.
Did you happen to see a shady-looking fortuneteller hanging around Goto-sensei?
Huh? Why do you ask?
Whenever a writer wants to suddenly change their name
there are a lot of cases where they're being manipulated by people like that.
I can't say I've ever seen a fortuneteller at his office.
Maybe there's one at his house.
What's this smoke?
Don't tell me...
Are you all right?!
"Rupatumtum" "Rupatumtum" Are you all right?!
"Rupatumtum" "Rupatumtum"
Th-- There totally is one!
What exactly are you doing?
Fortunetelling!
I knew it!
Huh?
A spirit?
Nadila-san!
So you've come, spirit...
Sh-She's totally my type!
Huh? This spirit looks like
"See anime episode 1" Huh? This spirit looks like
"See anime episode 1" the CEO that came to our house before.
CEO?
Do you want me to tell you your fortune, too, CEO?
CEO?
That must be my real name...
"CEO" CEO...
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" CEO...
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" This is rather worrying.
"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" Yes.
There are plenty of manga artists that lost their marbles after
devoting themselves to some weird psychic or fortuneteller.
"New name" "Taro Reishiki 1/6" devoting themselves to some weird psychic or fortuneteller.
"New name" "Taro Reishiki 1/6" It begins with a sudden new name,
"*Definitely not 'Conan'" It begins with a sudden new name,
"*Definitely not 'Conan'" then they'll have a lot more dialogue,
start thinning out their ink with hydrogen water,
and in the end, some end up believing they are god
and become the leader of their own cult.
I'm back.
How'd it go?
There was a fortuneteller.
I knew it!
But she's not suspicious at all.
--Huh?
--No, really. Not at all. She wasn't suspicious at all. --Huh?
--No, really. Not at all. She wasn't suspicious at all.
R-Really?
By the way, I wanted to change my name, too...
"CEO" By the way, I wanted to change my name, too...
"CEO" ...to CEO!
Don't tell me they got to you, too...
That's really not the case.
Nope, not at all...
--But that's exactly what anyone who's been brainwashed would say. --Nope, nope, nope...
Nope, nope, nope...
So today, Nadila-san and I saw a spirit!
A spirit?
Nadila-san seemed rather disappointed by them
because they didn't have much of an aura.
I see... That's too bad.
But Nadila-san said that she didn't really need help from the spirit to tell...
...that you and I have a really powerful guardian spirit watching over us
and that we'll be fine because they'll protect us.
"English"
"13 years old"
I see.
I don't really believe in ghosts,
but maybe I'll try believing in that one.
Yeah.
I asked the spirit to keep watching over us.
Thanks for that, Hime.
"13 years old" Thanks for that, Hime.
"13 years old"
Hey.
Are you good at drawing, Daddy?
Huh?
Wh-What brought that on?
I was just thinking that I've never seen you draw.
Yeah, because I'm doing everything I can to make sure you don't find out.
Do you not draw because you're not that good?
I guess I'm not bad...
Wait! Why am I letting my ridiculous pride interfere here?!
So are you good, then?
Oh, uh...
I guess... I'm average.
I have to draw some scenery for my assignment, but...
I see, so you're average.
M-Maybe I'm slightly above average...
Huh...
"Komawari Sketch"
I have a dilemma.
I'm supposed to go out to do some sketches with Hime on Sunday,
and a part of me wants her to admire how good I am,
but if I draw too well, she'll find out I'm an artist.
What are you going to draw?
Probably the cityscape.
But, Sensei, you haven't drawn backgrounds in years.
Y-You fool.
I can draw backgrounds anytime I want.
See?
Don't worry. She'll never find out.
You did a good job expressing an above-average amateur.
That was just practice.
This time, it'll be for real.
Wait, stop worrying about backgrounds! You need to draw your characters, Sensei!
We'll never be done with work at this rate.
Wow, this is way too good!
She'll totally figure out you're a pro with this drawing.
Really?
Well, that just won't do.
She'll find out that I'm a manga artist.
So, I was thinking...
Are you going to be coloring this sketch?
Well, yeah. It's not like we're going to be doing ink wash paintings.
Why do you ask?
Well...
I was just thinking that we haven't done a single
colored page ever since I started working here.
Shut your stupid mouth!
Right... They hadn't asked me to do colored pages in years.
"Grab"
Don't!
Please don't add color to our black and white manuscript!
We don't have colored pages this week either!
"Today!" "Art Class" "Students welcome"
"Hime's respect" "Pride as a professional"
I probably should've just kept going...
All right, let's begin.
Huh?
What are you doing here, Hime-chan's Dad?
What are you doing here?
"Art Class" "Today's instructor is Naru Senda-sensei!"
I volunteer as an art teacher to kids once a week.
"Art Class" "Today's instructor is Naru Senda-sensei!" I-I see...
Did you come here to learn how to draw?
U-Uh, well, you see...
"Blush" This is so embarrassing!
He's bright red. I wonder what he's so embarrassed about.
Wait... Did he just join this art class so he could see me?!
Well, you know, a lot happened...
Please keep this a secret from Hime.
Of course!
By the way, are you a good enough artist to teach others?
Well... I've entered a few contests...
She's good!
I guess I can cast aside my pride to gain Hime's respect and take this class.
I'm in your care.
Likewise!
"*For your lessons" "*Since we're dating"
Sketching a plaster bust, eh?
I was hoping to color something.
Wh-What do you think?
Totally my type.
--Huh?
--Oh, I'm talking about your drawing! --Huh?
--Oh, I'm talking about your drawing!
R-Really? Thank goodness.
But while we're at it, I was hoping you could give me some harsher criticism.
Hm... I mean, you're not bad... But if I had to be picky...
...your art looks a bit manga-ish.
He looks like a guy from Fist of the North Star.
When you have manga artists do sketches,
they always look a bit manga-ish.
"Young Mars" "Giorgio" "Ariadne" they always look a bit manga-ish.
Oh, Goto-sensei.
Rokujo-sensei.
Are you heading home?
An art class?
Oh, this is just...
Goto-sensei, were you secretly...
...teaching people how to draw?!
Huh?
You're volunteering as an art teacher! That's so wonderful!
I'm sure a professional manga artist is an expert in art.
If you think a manga artist is good at art in general,
you've got another thing coming.
I mean, manga combines writing and art!
So you can draw and write stories! That's amazing!
That's not it.
I'm only drawing manga because I couldn't make it as just an artist or writer.
But make sure you don't help Hime-chan with her art assignment.
Huh?
That's her homework.
I know how much you adore Hime-chan, but no funny business.
That wasn't my intention...
I'll be able to tell instantly. I'm definitely going to keep my eye out.
No!
"Wah" "Disqualified" "Hime Goto" The fact that I'm a professional manga artist is going to make people think
"Wah" "Disqualified" "Hime Goto" that something Hime drew herself wasn't actually drawn by her?!
This just means that I'm going to have to have her
watch Hime draw and prove her innocence!
Um... Are you free this Sunday?
What?
I'd like you to go to the zoo with me.
W-W-With him?! I-I-I-I-I-I-Is he asking me out on a date?!
Is that a no?
No, no! I'll go!
And then, on Sunday...
I get to go out with Hime! I'm so excited!
I wonder what I should sketch.
There are so many animals that it's hard to decide.
What should I do? I don't know what to draw.
You can draw whatever you'd like, Hime.
That's it!
I'll draw a tiger!
This is a pretty unusual date.
He asked me to watch from a distance so no one would notice us.
Then again, I guess it'd look bad if someone saw a teacher
going out with her student's father.
Make sure you're paying attention! Hime's drawing this all on her own!
A date, eh?
Hey, it's Sensei.
Huh? What are you girls doing here?
We came here to do the assignment you gave us.
Are you spending your Sunday all alone at the zoo, Sensei?
I-I'm not lonely at all!
I'm actually on a date!
Oh, sorta like a solo wedding.
I'm actually here with someone!
So where are they?
W-Well, you know...
They're... somewhere far away.
Far away...?
I see...
We had no idea.
Sorry!
Huh?
Sensei's significant other must've died!
She must've lost her mind from the shock of losing them!
That's why she's on a date by herself!
Make sure you observe carefully as you draw.
You're not drawing, Daddy?
Oh, o-of course I'm going to draw.
I took her to the zoo because I wasn't confident in drawing cityscapes...
But I just remembered I'm worse at drawing animals.
They went into their hole so I can't see them.
That's too bad.
I guess we'll have to imagine what they look like.
And when I draw them from imagination, they look like they're from a manga.
I can see their eyes shining inside the hole.
I wonder if the tiger can see us, too.
I'm pretty sure they can.
They never did come out of their hole.
You were watching the whole time, right?
What a lovely date.
This date was so much fun.
Poor Sensei...
We'll start behaving tomorrow, so please feel better.
It's too bad you didn't get to draw.
I did, though.
You drew it from your imagination?
I drew what I saw.
But we couldn't see it.
That's why...
I drew what you and I looked like from the tiger.
This is...
So you did imagine it.
I didn't.
I drew what the tiger saw.
How many times are you going to do that?!
I'm sorry...
What are we going to do about the scene where they go golfing at the zoo?
We don't have anyone else who can draw animals.
I have an idea.
"There's so many lions"
We can draw a zoo without having to draw the actual animals.
By using the animal's point of view.
You're definitely a veteran.
Your mind works in a completely different way!
"Fire!"
For example...
"Fire!" Fire!
"Monster!" Fire!
"Monster!" Monster!
Being able to draw scenes without drawing what's actually impacting them!
That's what makes you a pro!
It's almost like a low-budget movie.
It's embarrassing to have it up like that.
Why? It's a really good drawing.
I even splurged a bit and bought the best frame they had.
It doesn't match the rest of the room at all.
You think so?
But I could've sworn I've seen this drawing somewhere before...
A tiger!
"Commemorative Photo" "Comes with frame" "1,000 yen" A tiger!
"Commemorative Photo" "Comes with frame" "1,000 yen"
That's right... The three of us went and had our picture taken.
I wonder if that drawing
was from her perspective.
If I get trapped in a room working on my deadline all night, Hime's going to be lonely!
We got you a room.
--The can.
--Hime! --The can.
--Hime!
"'Everyone Gets Their Turn in the End'" "'You're Spending the Night!'" --Hime!