I Want to Be a Comedian! Although Jie Jian appeared to be hitting him with great force, aside from some redness and swelling on his face, Takaba was completely unharmed!
Without Jie Jian noticing, Fumihiko Takaba's technique, Superman, had taken effect.
When he saw Takaba's spirit sink after his failure, Jie Jian, as his "companion," decisively chose to act.
With one Friendship Face-Breaking Fist, he sent Takaba straight into his memories.
He dazedly crawled out of the rubble, one hand covering his face as he murmured:
"I mean... I don't want to be a comedian anymore."
Jie Jian stood in the middle of the restaurant, drawing back his right hand, which was still held in a punching pose. The anger on his face had not faded in the slightest.
He looked at Takaba in disappointment.
"What? Have you really forgotten? The boy who defied his family's objections and resolutely set out on the path of comedy—where has he gone now?!"
Fumihiko Takaba shuddered all over.
Of course he had not forgotten.
Twenty years ago, one spring, he had still been a high school student. He secretly signed up for comedian auditions behind his family's back.
His father had been so furious that he smashed a teacup, while his mother had cried as she urged him, "Don't do such an improper job."
But he had gone anyway.
Because he believed comedy could bring people happiness and bring a sliver of light to this oppressive world.
"I..." Fumihiko Takaba opened his mouth, his voice somewhat hoarse.
Jie Jian walked up to the rubble and stood before Fumihiko Takaba, looking down at him.
"Has one tiny failure made you forget why you wanted to become a comedian in the first place?"
Jie Jian's voice was not loud, yet every word struck Fumihiko Takaba's