Sitting beside Miko Yotsuya, Griseo watched the scenery flash past outside, but before long, she became bored.
She truly understood now just how inconvenient it was to be without a phone. For the rest of the trip, it seemed she could only stare blankly into space...
Then Griseo shifted her gaze to Miko's phone and saw that she was chatting with someone, so she had no choice but to look away again.
Perhaps sensing Griseo's boredom, Miko thought for a moment... then took a pair of earphones from her bag, plugged them in, and opened her music.
Then she put one earbud into Griseo's ear beside her.
Griseo instinctively looked at her.
"Listen to some music. It'll help pass the time."
Noticing Griseo's gaze, Miko explained casually.
"Okay."
She nodded obediently, then quietly listened to the music. It really was much better than waiting boredly for the train to arrive.
Seeing how well-behaved Griseo was, Miko put the other earbud into her own ear and listened to music together with little Griseo.
But while listening, she continued chatting and searching for information about submitting manga.
Time was limited. The more she learned, the better.
From what she saw on Tieba and forums, ninety-nine percent of newcomers who tried submitting directly to major publishing houses failed.
Compared to those major publishers, newcomers were generally better off going to smaller or newly established publishers. Not only was it easier to get signed, but there were more resources available too.
Most of the resources at those major publishers were concentrated on established manga artists.
Looking at the lesser-known publishers people recommended, Miko had never even heard of them. Still, what they said made sense.
She might think it was great, but others might not necessarily agree.
Especially since many new manga artists were