"All right, let's stop wasting Stars's time and officially begin the interview!"
Tian Jing, who was in charge of the interview, spoke helplessly as he looked at his assistant beside him. Still, he could understand. Everyone was like this when facing an idol they liked.
It was only natural.
"Yes. Sorry to make a fool of myself, Sensei!"
Beishang Shuto quickly composed himself and entered interview mode.
"Then let's begin!"
Griseo was seated on the other side of the long table as the three of them prepared recording pens and the like.
Beishang Shuto sat beside his teacher, his entire demeanor turning serious. He pulled a large notebook from his bag, pen in hand, ready at any moment to record Griseo's words and actions.
"First of all, congratulations, Stars. You debuted at the astounding age of around ten, and your very first manga passed the serialization meeting. You've practically made history in the manga world."
"?"
Griseo blinked, seemingly not quite understanding what there was to congratulate her on. Only after Iida Ayano hurriedly prompted her from the side did Griseo remember what Ayano had taught her: whenever she did not understand something, she only needed to say thank you.
It was probably one of the customary pleasantries here.
"Thank you!"
"..."
Seeing that Griseo had paused to think before thanking him, the interviewer was briefly taken aback. But when he remembered Griseo's age, he understood.
Interviewing a child was actually rather... how should he put it? Not entirely appropriate. But in Japan, there were all kinds of strange programs, so it did not seem like such a big deal.
"Besides that, there's another matter I'd like to congratulate you on."
"What is it?"
"The sales figures and reader preference survey results for the previous issue of the manga magazine