Manga

Classroom of Class Three Grade Three, Fifth Middle School, Ming City.

During the break, many students, exhausted from their studies, lay slumped over their desks for a quick nap.

"Wang Wei, do you know where Chu Yu ran off to?"

A young girl walked up to the seat of Wang Wei, who sat in front of Chu Yu, and called out to him softly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

The girl wore a Light Blue school uniform, her hair tied in a ponytail that reached her waist. Her eyes were clear, her skin fair and smooth, and her expression held a hint of apology as she looked at him.

Although Only ten minutes remained for the break, Wang Wei had nearly drifted into dreamland thanks to his innate talent for napping.

Suddenly roused, Wang Wei wasn't about to lash out, but the expression on his face as he looked up was certainly displeased.

However, that displeasure melted away like snow under the scorching sun the moment he saw the girl.

"Qin... Qin Qianyv." Wang Wei's speech stumbled, his nerves getting the better of him.

After all, she was one of the top Beauty figures in Third Middle School, and the secret crush of many a pubescent Young Man at the school.

As luck would have it, Wang Wei was one of those many boys.

"What... what do you need Chu Yu for?"

"It's just the family documents the Homeroom Teacher asked us to hand in. Chu Yu is the only one in the class who hasn't submitted his yet. The Homeroom Teacher notified me earlier and told me to get them to his office during the break, so I came to ask," Qin Qianyv said.

"Oh, that!" Wang Wei smiled.

"That kid Chu Yu probably went to the restroom. Why don't you check his Desk Drawer? If he brought the documents, they'd definitely be in there."

"That... that wouldn't be right, would it?" Qin Qianyv hesitated.

"What's wrong with that?" Wang Wei waved a hand.

"That kid Chu Yu isn't the stingy type, don't worry! Besides, didn't the Homeroom Teacher tell you to bring the documents to his office immediately? If you delay any longer, class will start."

"Just look through his Desk Drawer first. If you find them, hand them in. I'll tell him when he gets back."

"I see!" Qin Qianyv hesitated again, but after a moment of thought, she finally made up her mind. After all, the Homeroom Teacher had sounded quite urgent.

Chu Yu's Desk Drawer was filled with a mess of textbooks. Qin Qianyv took them out one by one, carefully observing whether the documents she was looking for were tucked inside.

Suddenly, Qin Qianyv pulled a stack of papers from Chu Yu's Desk Drawer.

"What is this?" Qin Qianyv's pupils constricted slightly.

The texture of these papers was different from ordinary paper, and each sheet featured a drawing.

The cover on top depicted a scene in a pavilion during the rain, with a man and a woman sitting apart, seeking shelter.

The man appeared to be a student, holding a Drawing Board and focusing intently on his work.

The woman seemed to be a professional, drinking canned beer while her gaze remained fixed on the Young Man.

The cover of this stack of papers alone instantly captivated Qin Qianyv.

The Huafeng of the characters on the page was truly exquisite, and the Details were spot on.

At the top of the cover, there was a Short Poem written in small characters!

"Faint Thunder, Overcast Sky, but I hope for Wind and Rain..."

"To keep you here!"

Right at the bottom of the cover were four large characters.

"The Garden of Words."

"A... Manga Manuscript?"

Qin Qianyv was startled. To Be Honest, if she had found a manga book or a novel in Chu Yu's Desk Drawer, she wouldn't have reacted at all.

But Qin Qianyv could recognize that this stack of papers was a Manga Manuscript!

Qin Qianyv flipped through the pages: the Young Man and the woman who met on a Rainy Day, the Young Man designing shoes on his Drawing Board, the woman sitting in the lakeside pavilion drinking beer on a Rainy Day...

The woman who left after a brief encounter, leaving the Young Man with nothing but a Short Poem.

"Faint Thunder, Overcast Sky, but I hope for Wind and Rain, to keep you here!"

The plot seemed somewhat plain, yet for some reason, it held a subtle attraction that drew Qin Qianyv to keep flipping through the pages.

Suddenly, the manuscript in her hands was snatched away by a hand.

Qin Qianyv jumped in fright.

A Young Man had appeared beside her without her noticing.

"What are you doing?" Chu Yu frowned slightly, his expression displeased.

"Uh..."

Qin Qianyv felt nervous and explained her actions to Chu Yu.

"Family documents?" Chu Yu thought for a moment. He had brought them to school long ago, but due to his procrastination, he hadn't handed them in yet.

Chu Yu searched his Desk Drawer and handed a sheet of paper to Qin Qianyv.

"This is it."

"Oh, alright then." Qin Qianyv's expression was somewhat guilty, like a Child caught doing something bad, and she didn't dare look at Chu Yu's face.

"Also, just look for the documents; don't do anything unnecessary."

Chu Yu was different from Wang Wei. As a 2D Steel Straight Man, he didn't have much interest in 3D creatures, so he didn't mince his words.

Qin Qianyv's cheeks puffed up instantly, but since she was indeed in the wrong for rummaging through Chu Yu's Desk Drawer and snooping at the manga inside, she couldn't come up with a single word of rebuttal.

Inside the Heart, she could only silently curse Chu Yu for being a Stingy Person.

"Hey, Chu Yu, why are you so agitated? I'm the one who told her to look through your desk; it's not like you were here, and she was busy getting the documents submitted!"

Wang Wei hadn't noticed that Qin Qianyv had been looking at the manga in Chu Yu's desk; seeing Chu Yu's serious expression, he felt awkward too.

Looking at Wang Wei, Chu Yu sighed.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that!"

After all, he and Wang Wei had been classmates for two years in First Year High School and Second Year High School, and their relationship was decent. This year, at the start of Second Year High School, they were assigned to the same class as front and back neighbors; speaking of which, it was fate, and being too pedantic would really make him a Stingy Person.

Seeing this, Wang Wei looked at Chu Yu with satisfaction, secretly thinking that Chu Yu was giving him face.

"Oh!" Qin Qianyv pouted, responded with a grievance, and turned to leave. The atmosphere was very awkward, and she didn't want to stay any longer.

"I was a bit agitated just now, and my tone was too harsh. Don't take it to heart."

Behind her, Chu Yu's voice came.

Chu Yu had just been caught off guard because his own manga was being snooped at, but after calming down, he felt it wasn't a big deal. After all, he had his own share of responsibility for dragging his feet on submitting the documents until he forgot about it in the end.

Chu Yu's words made the grievance and the shame of snooping at Chu Yu's manga dissipate quite a bit in Qin Qianyv's heart.

Qin Qianyv turned her head slightly, only seeing the profile of Chu Yu as he tidied his desk in his seat.

A calm gaze, a somewhat delicate face.

The Manga Manuscript that Qin Qianyv had been reading earlier had already been put back into the Desk Drawer by Chu Yu.

Qin Qianyv really wanted to ask Chu Yu if he was the one who drew that Manga Manuscript, but after thinking about it, she didn't ask.

After all, she had an excuse for rummaging through someone else's desk to find documents, but picking up someone else's Manga Draft to read was definitely her own fault, so she felt too embarrassed to ask.

However, this small episode left a deep impression on Qin Qianyv regarding her new classmate, Chu Yu, who had just been assigned to the class, and that manga work, The Garden of Words, of which she had only seen a small part.

Chu Yu sat heavily in his seat; the previous incident was just an episode.

He took out the Manga Draft of The Garden of Words and looked at the characters on it.

His thoughts drifted back to a month and a half ago.

It was still summer vacation, and he was sleeping.

The Mangaka System had possessed him for no apparent reason.

It claimed to be a Mangaka System and carried numerous 2D works from the Earth Plane in a parallel space.

To Be Honest, Chu Yu didn't care about having an extra system; he could just ignore it. But the numerous 2D works from the Earth Plane that came with this system made his heart itch.

One must know that as a veteran otaku, he had basically finished watching all the slightly interesting 2D works in the Dragon Country plane.

Many times, he envied those newcomers who had just entered the 2D world; at least they were faced with Excellent Work that would take Several Years to finish.

But for someone like Chu Yu, it was hard to find a work worth watching in Several Years.

Therefore, the numerous Excellent Work that came with this system ignited Chu Yu's passion in an instant.

Although he had consciously learned how to Draw Manga for over ten years, he had always treated it as a hobby and never thought about becoming a manga artist himself.

But he was confusedly led onto the path of a manga artist by this system, paired with the system-binding reward: Manga Mastery Skills and this The Garden of Words.

Chu Yu spent a month drawing the seven chapters of the Manga Manuscript for The Garden of Words and submitted it to three manga Magazine Agency in Ming City ten days ago.

It was summer vacation at the time, so Chu Yu had plenty of time to create, but the total of 170 to 180 pages of manga really exhausted him.

If the system hadn't given him the Original Manga to copy and reference, plus the Manga Mastery Skills to optimize his Artwork and drawing speed, it would have been difficult for him to finish these seven chapters in three months, let alone one!

"It's been ten days since the submission!" Chu Yu's thoughts drifted elsewhere.

Ten days, and none of the three Manga Company had any news for him.

"No news even now; it wouldn't be that there's no hope, right!"

Thinking of this, Chu Yu felt heavy. After all, it was a work he had drawn by sacrificing half of his summer vacation, getting up early and staying up late. If no one recognized it, although he could accept it, he would definitely be disappointed for a long time!

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