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[Start of the chapter]
There are five detailed rules to this ability, but the summary is simple:
If the manga you draw gets recognized—blows up, becomes popular, gets readers hooked—then you can obtain things from that manga's world.
The value of what you obtain is directly proportional to how "hot" your manga is. The more popular it is, the better the rewards.
On the other hand, the worse the manga is, the more garbage you'll get—possibly nothing at all.
At the same time, if the audience desperately wants to see the next chapter—meaning they're urging updates—the more intense the "update pressure," the better the things you'll obtain.
Therefore, mastering cliffhangers is extremely important.
Roy had already pictured it: cut the chapter right at the peak—then harvest all that frustrated resentment… tch tch! Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful!
As for why he had to wait seven days before he could obtain anything from the manga—
Because seven days is exactly the window for the audience's reaction to a chapter. Seven days is enough for readers to judge whether your work is good or bad, and then the Nen ability will evaluate it and determine the quantity and tier of what you deserve to receive.
Also, magazine publication cycles usually use seven days as a boundary.
Between one issue going on sale and the next, there's a seven-day gap.
In addition, after your manga is published in the magazine for the first time, you'll randomly receive something you've already planned out.
It's basically a disguised beginner bonus—like a first-time gacha pull.
And the better your placement in the magazine, the higher the tier of what you obtain.
For example, the best position—like a "gold" feature slot—will definitely give rewards of a very high tier! Top quality, guaranteed!
Of course, it has to be a position earned because of the manga's quality.
Buying the magazine company with a mountain of cash, or threatening the Boss to give you a gold slot—those methods don't count.
Looking at the ability's content, it really lives up to the fact that its owner is a manga fanatic. Even the ability itself revolves around manga.
And the restrictions are pretty harsh.
If your manga isn't very popular, you also can't just abandon it midway—otherwise you'll be punished.
But if you don't abandon it, and the manga is still bad, the magazine will pull your series anyway, which is… awkward.
However, Roy wasn't nervous at all.
This ability was tailor-made for him!
After all, back on Earth, Roy had been a manga assistant.
Drawing manga was as easy to him as eating and drinking water.
Recalling the memories in his mind, Roy tidied the room a bit, then sat down at his desk.
There were ten days left until the deadline.
Ten days—tight, but enough to finish a complete chapter.
Roy flexed his fingers, then wrote three large words on manuscript paper in the Hunter world's script—
"Dragon Ball"!
…
"Dragon Ball" is the story of seven legendary Dragon Balls. Gather all seven, and you can have any wish granted. A boy named Son Goku lives alone deep in the mountains. He meets a young scientist girl, Bulma, who is collecting the Dragon Balls. To obtain the Four-Star Dragon Ball Goku possesses, Bulma brings Goku along, and the two set off together on a journey to search for the Dragon Balls.
Back on Earth, "Dragon Ball" was practically known by everyone. It was a worldwide phenomenon—at its height, it was one of the most watched and best-selling series on the planet.
Of course, that's talking about its peak. But in the 1980s and 1990s, "Dragon Ball" was the hottest, most influential manga in the world—bar none!
Even the author of "One Piece," Eiichiro Oda, once worked as an assistant to "Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama!
During its serialization, the "Dragon Ball" manga was wildly popular, and later Toei Animation adapted it into an anime.
"Dragon Ball," "Dragon Ball Z," "Dragon Ball GT," "Dragon Ball Kai," "Dragon Ball Kai: The Final Chapters" (the Majin Buu arc), and today's "Dragon Ball Super."
Its influence back then was absurdly huge. Not even counting the later, peak battle-heavy Z era—even the very first "Dragon Ball" series was explosively popular!
When the first "Dragon Ball" really took off, it was like every kid in the world had a copy in their hands.
As for whether "Dragon Ball" would succeed, Roy had absolute confidence.
In his mind, this world was only at the early 1990s stage, and the manga industry hadn't developed much.
Moreover, because this world was full of danger, the manga industry's growth was extremely slow.
So in the eyes of "native" Roy of the Hunter world, some manga looked pretty good—but in the eyes of Roy, who had crossed over, they all felt rough and crude.
"Dragon Ball" had no reason to fail!
And Roy had another crucial reason for choosing "Dragon Ball."
That reason was "Dragon Ball's" power system!
It could be said that "Dragon Ball's" power system ranks among the most overwhelming in all anime and manga.
Power that can casually blow up a planet—what other series can do that?
Sure, if you only argue pure setting, there might be worlds with even higher ceilings. But obviously, they don't have "Dragon Ball's" level of popularity or influence.
And "Dragon Ball" has far, far too many ways to get stronger.
You could say it's one of the best worlds for building a foundation and powering up.
Ki training; bloodline power (Saiyan bloodline, Frieza's race's icy-demon bloodline); power-up "tools" like a gravity room; and methods for drawing out potential such as the Great Elder of Namek and the Elder Kai.
On the food side, there's also the Golden Peaches of the Underworld, the Fruit of the Tree of Might, the Ultra Divine Water, and so on.
All of these can make you stronger—and the level of power you gain is definitely not low!
Also, the Dragon Ball world has plenty of extremely practical items.
For example: capsules, the Flying Nimbus, the Power Pole, and the most useful of all—Senzu Beans!
The Dragon Ball world was a massive treasure vault—
All that remained was for Roy to put pen to paper and start mining it.
(End of Chapter)
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