Once Tsushima Kagami, Sayuri, and the others had finished fooling around, they finally resumed drawing manga.
Since Tsushima Kagami was only responsible for the main characters, the manga's progress had already reached the latter half. It wouldn't take long to complete the twenty pages of manuscripts, after which he could join Sayuri and the others in drawing backgrounds to speed things up.
When Tsushima Kagami finally finished drawing the 'Slam Dunk' and 'Demon Back' iconic scenes to his satisfaction, he picked them up and examined them carefully. Feeling there were no issues, he handed them directly to Sayuri and Kosaka Akane.
When the two received the drafts, they couldn't help but freeze.
"A double-page spread?"
Both looked at Tsushima Kagami in surprise.
Because for this kind of ultra-wide-angle perspective shot, a double-page spread usually delivered a more shocking effect.
Thus, Tsushima Kagami ultimately decided to use a double-page spread. After all, this manga could be said to no longer rely on SOX to attract readers, but rather on an art style and technique from 2025 that readers in the late 90s—whether from the surface or underground world—had never seen before.
While ensuring the quality and frequency of the battles, he wanted to maximize the exaggerated tension brought by his art style and technique.
So using a double-page spread for these scenes couldn't be more appropriate. Plus, he could get paid for two extra pages of manuscript fees!
Calculating the manuscript fees he would receive after finishing the drawings every day was truly delightful~
Yabai, why does this feel more profitable than writing pure literature?
Am I falling into depravity this quickly, Tsushima Kagami?
Tsushima Kagami then nodded and instructed, "Because of binding issues, I specifically elongated the characters on the inner edges where the two pages meet. When you draw the backgrounds, remember to elongate the edges intentionally as well."
Tsushima Kagami still remembered seeing many double-page spreads online back in the day. There were no issues with the digital versions, but once printed and bound, the inner edges of the two pages would sink into the binding seam. As a result, the 'famous scenes' of the double-page spread were forced into various 'cursed scenes' like 'mouth-eye split frames'.
The solution was to draw as much as possible on the outer pages, while slightly elongating the inner pages to leave space. This way, after binding, one could avoid having a large amount of the image swallowed by the seam.
The two nodded and began to draw.
Tsushima Kagami also started drawing the next sheet.
And so, time slowly passed in the Manga Research Club.
At this moment, Sawamura Sayuri unknowingly began to breathe heavily.
When she realized it, she quickly covered her mouth and looked up.
She found Tsushima Kagami still drawing seriously, while Akane and Sonoko-senpai were also busy.
It seemed no one had noticed her sound just now.
Sawamura Sayuri finally felt relieved. Then, she looked at the manuscript page she was responsible for again.
How... how can it be drawn so well, so SOX...
T-T-This, isn't this too big?
Is this pose really something a human can do?
The belly is bulging out, hey!
Doesn't it hurt?
Is it really that comfortable?
Involuntarily, Sawamura Sayuri's legs, wrapped in black pantyhose under the table, suddenly clamped together and began to slowly rub against each other.
Tsushima Kagami, who was drawing, happened to have a sore neck. Just as he stopped his pen and looked up, he saw Sawamura Sayuri sitting beside him, her body trembling slightly for some reason.
So he patted her shoulder. "Sayuri, are you okay? Is your body uncomfortable anywhere?"
Startled by Tsushima Kagami suddenly patting her shoulder, Sayuri seemed to suffer a fright. Just like when they first met, she was scared into a cross-eyed expression, her mouth letting out a strange "Aieeeeee" scream.
Stop!
When Sayuri finally stopped, she came to her senses and saw Sonoko-senpai, Akane-senpai, and Kagami-kun all looking at her with concern.
"Ahaha, I just got a little scared accidentally."
"It's all Kagami-kun's fault for suddenly patting my shoulder."
"I'm very timid, you know."
Sawamura Sayuri hurriedly explained.
Tsushima Kagami recalled that Sayuri had reacted similarly the last time he scared her. It seemed Sayuri was indeed easily startled.
So he didn't ask any further.
Machida Sonoko and Kosaka Akane also seemed accustomed to it. Seeing Sayuri say she was fine, they continued their work.
Sawamura Sayuri watched everyone start drawing again, then patted her own cheeks.
Honestly, what am I doing? I need to hurry and finish my work.
So Sayuri focused her attention on the background drawing again.
But her eyes would still occasionally glance at the male and female protagonists engaged in fierce battle.
Then she flipped through the unfinished previous draft.
This one is also amazing. How can the feet not touch the ground!
How did Kagami-kun come up with all this?
Haa~ Haa~
At this moment, her legs began to rub together again, and her breathing became increasingly heavy.
Until Tsushima Kagami heard it too. He turned to look at her again and found Sayuri was trembling slightly once more.
"Sayuri, are you really okay? I see your body keeps shaking, do you want—"
"Ahhhhh!"
Before Tsushima Kagami could finish, Sawamura Sayuri stood up screaming: "A-Actually, I want to go to the toilet! I've been holding it for a long time!"
After speaking, without waiting for the three to respond, she ran directly out.
When Sayuri returned, Tsushima Kagami saw her face was flushed, and she looked indescribably relaxed.
Shortly after Sayuri sat down and resumed drawing the background, Kosaka Akane also raised her hand.
"Um, sorry, I also need to go to the toilet."
After speaking, Kosaka Akane also left the Manga Research Club with a strange expression.
Tsushima Kagami simply nodded while drawing, and the other two girls remained silent.
When Kosaka Akane returned, she also had a flush on her face. She looked at Tsushima Kagami with a slightly guilty conscience, and finding him still head-down drawing, she felt relieved.
Then she looked at Sayuri and Sonoko, finding that the two were looking at her. The flush on her face turned ripe red instantly; one could almost hear the sound of a kettle boiling on her forehead.
Kosaka Akane could only pretend nothing had happened, picking up her pen and feigning calm as she started to draw.
As a result, not long after, Machida Sonoko also walked directly out of the activity room: "I'm going to the toilet too."
By the time Tsushima Kagami had just finished another manuscript, Machida Sonoko walked back in, twisting shyly with her head down.
Only then did Tsushima Kagami realize the atmosphere was not quite right.
Leaving aside why the three of them had such frequent urgency today, usually the three girls would praise the battle scenes in the drawings as "Sugoi" while drawing backgrounds, and then crack various dirty jokes.
Why are they all silent today?
"Why are my beloved ministers silent today?"
Hearing Tsushima Kagami's inquiry, the three girls buried their heads lower.
Tsushima Kagami thought about it carefully again.
No way, no way. Usually, they're fine. Could it be that today I triggered their threshold?
Once Tsushima Kagami realized this possibility, he couldn't exactly ask them directly.
Although the three girls usually didn't shy away from discussing dirty jokes with him, considering the three of them going to the toilet in succession just now, it felt like this involved personal privacy, so it was better to pretend he didn't know.
Otherwise, not only would he be seen as a 'creep', but in this island nation, he might even be treated as a chikan.
But this subtle atmosphere wasn't good either, so he planned to find a topic to liven things up.
"By the way, we haven't picked a pen name for the manga yet. I suddenly thought of a pretty good name."
Sure enough, the three girls were attracted by the topic. The subtle atmosphere gradually dissipated, and all three looked at Tsushima Kagami with interest, curious about what pen name he would choose.
"Let's just call it [Xuanyayi]!"
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