Chapter 240 Serialization (Thanks to Anonymous Kyle for the Reward)

Soon after Toru Murakami returned to China, "Shounen Leap" announced in the magazine that in the fourth issue, the sixth episode "zuo's true identity" will be serialized simultaneously with "omi future". At the same time, the first five episodes will be published on the website Publish, read half a month for free.

"Spirit of Chess"? What is "Soul of Chess"?

At first, most readers were a little confused when they saw "Soul of Chess".

Considering that the website gives free reading for two weeks, these readers will spare no effort to read it.

"Young Leap" seldom serializes foreign comics at the same time. This time, "Soul of Chess" can be selected, which also proves the quality of this comic from the side.

Many people tried to read "Soul of Chess" with their trust in "Youth Leap". As a result, I watched 5 episodes in one go, and then just in time for the publication of the 6th episode of "Soul of Chess", I couldn't stop at all.

There are also some readers who prefer "Soul of Chess".

After learning that "Soul of Go" was serialized in "Young Leap", they posted a long comment on the forum, and some people even deliberately wrote a related information post in order to attract people who don't know Go. Including Zuo Wei's identity, the common sense in Go, and even the interpretation of the game records, to minimize reading barriers.

After seeing "Soul of Chess" published in "Shounen Leap", many cartoonists felt pressure.

Although the little book hasn't come out yet, just looking at the storyboard, drawing skills and plot of "Soul of Chess", one can guess that the ranking of "Soul of Chess" will never be too low.

After "Soul of Go" was serialized on "Shounen Leap", Yokoi became the editor of "Soul of Go".

He participated in the contract signing process of "Soul of Chess", and met Shen Xin. What's even more valuable is that Yokoi can speak Chinese. It can be said that Yokoi is indeed the most suitable person in the editorial department.

After the publication of the 6th episode "zuo's true identity", Yokoi is also paying attention to the reaction on the Internet.

Public opinion on the Internet is roughly divided into two factions, and some readers who have never read the free comics gave negative reviews. After all, Chapter 6 was suddenly updated, and I didn't understand the cause and effect of the story, so I couldn't understand the story of "Soul of Chess" at all.

The other part has honestly read the content of the first 5 episodes, and their evaluation of "Soul of Chess" is very "violent"-compared with "Soul of Chess", most of the competitive comics are not on the table.

In addition, there are still a small number of readers—mostly girls—after seeing the appearance of Zuo Wei and Xiao Liang in Chapter 6, they immediately went back and read the manga again, and then expressed that they must launch Zuo Wei posters and figures.

As an experienced editor, Yokoi also understands that it is not the comments and comments on the Internet that can really determine the future of "Soul of Chess", but the ranking of the book and the sales volume of the booklet.

There is still a certain amount of time before the release of "Soul of Chess" - at least until readers accept Soul of Chess, otherwise it will be released blindly, which is not good for "Soul of Chess".

"Young Leap" also has its own plan. If the ranking of "Soul of Chess" is stable and the response from readers is good, the magazine is going to release four volumes in one go, which will be released simultaneously with the fourth volume of "Soul of Chess" released by "omi future".

Afterwards, the two magazines maintained the same timing for serialization and release of single volumes.

Yokoi, other editors, and the magazine are all paying attention to the little book in the new issue of the magazine, which will determine the direction of many things.

Team leader Xiaogu was not optimistic about this comic before,

Therefore, after Murakami announced the introduction of "Soul of Chess" and simultaneously serialized it in "Youth Leap", he once expressed doubts. It wasn't until he finished reading the first 5 chapters that he had to admit that the quality of "Soul of Chess" is indeed very high.

Murakami took the new issue of the book and distributed it to every employee in the editorial department.

Yokoi couldn't wait to find the ranking of "Soul of Go" - the 7th place.

This ranking is not high or low, at least in the top ten, but for a comic like "Soul of Chess", which has been serialized halfway, this is a good start.

"Yokai."

While Yokoi was gripping the little book tightly, Toru Murakami called out his name.

"Yes." Yokoi responded immediately, while looking at Toru Murakami.

"Is the original translation of the new chapter of "Soul of Chess" ready? And the name of the next chapter."

"It's all translated." Yokoi replied immediately.

"Send it to my email," Murakami said.

Yokoi nodded, immediately found the manuscript and name from the computer, and sent it to Murakami.

Ishizawa breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the rankings, "Slam Dunk" ranked third, a step up from last week.

In fact, Ishizawa also knows that the ranking of "Slam Dunk" will rise one time recently.

The plot of "Slam Dunk" has developed to the knockout round, which is definitely more intense than the group stage.

After seeing the ranking, Ishizawa got up immediately, left the office on the grounds of smoking, and told Tamagawa Haruka about Xiaoshu's ranking.

"Huh? Third place?"

Tamagawa Haruka was a little surprised when he heard Ishizawa's words.

Although the plot has entered the knockout round, he is also deliberately controlling the rhythm so that it is no longer as fast as before, but targeted, focusing the effective space on the key games.

In this way, "Slam Dunk" is divided into details. When there is no game, Tamagawa Haruka will describe the after-school life of some players, but the popularity of the manga has not declined.

This confirms Yan Fei's words from the side: a manga cannot keep readers in a state of excitement all the time, otherwise, once encountering a key plot, such as the final of a national competition, how can readers clearly perceive that this is a game? A game like no other? It can't be the finals and the group stage, it's the same rhythm, right?

It was because of Yan Fei's reminder that he began to re-examine this comic, and tried to draw "Slam Dunk" into a hallowed competitive comic.

"By the way, I want to ask, what is the number one in "Soul of Chess"?" Tamagawa Haruka asked.

"It's only the seventh place. Don't worry. It's still far away from "Slam Dunk." Ishizawa laughed twice.

Is it just "talent"?

After Tamagawa Haruka hung up the phone, his eyes fell on the desktop.

In the corner of the workbench, there were three volumes of "Soul of Chess", and he wrote Japanese next to each line of dialogue.

"It's just 'talent'? I don't believe it... The climax of "Soul of Go" is coming soon. However, professional Go doesn't have much information and manga references. How is Teacher Shen going to draw? And..."

Tamagawa Haruka still couldn't figure it out, since Xiaoguang already has Zuowei, why should he work hard to learn Go? Wouldn't it be enough to simply use Zuo Wei's power to be proud of the professional chess world? That way, the rhythm will be easier.

However, since Teacher Shen made such a choice, he must have his own reasons.

Tamagawa Haruka is not in a hurry, he just needs to be a reader and wait quietly for the development of the story.