The next morning.
Lin Feng woke up naturally, without the need for an alarm clock.
Today was Monday.
That meant the new issue of Weekly Shonen would be published today, and Lin Feng's work, Demon Slayer, would be featured, officially introducing it to readers.
To be honest, Lin Feng was still a little nervous and apprehensive.
Although he was absolutely certain that this work would be loved and sought after by a large audience once it was released…
…but on the day of its serialization, before the official results were out, everything was still unknown.
People always feel a sense of anticipation when facing the unknown.
Lin Feng was no exception, of course. After all, the success of this work would directly affect whether he could gain more Prestige Points to improve himself.
Last night, Lin Feng had once again checked his personal system panel. He was still somewhat concerned about his physique being only 6.
After all, an ordinary person could reach a physique of 10, and he, as someone with a golden finger system, only had 6. Who could accept that?
Wouldn't that mean he, Lin Feng, was even worse than an ordinary person?
During this time, Lin Feng had tried various methods to see if he could slightly improve his physique.
However, whether it was from a healthy diet or exercise, it didn't seem to have much effect.
Now it seemed that he might only be able to solve this problem after earning enough Prestige Points.
Man proposes, God disposes. It was not very meaningful for Lin Feng to think so much right now, so after a little preparation, he went out.
However, what made Lin Feng feel a little strange today was that after waiting for a long time at Shizuka's door, he didn't see Shizuka come out.
Normally, this would be the time when Lin Feng could see Shizuka coming out of her yard.
Could it be that Lin Feng was late today, and Shizuka had already gone to school?
It was a bit strange, but Lin Feng hadn't always met Shizuka on their way to school every day. Sometimes they didn't see each other.
So, he didn't think too much of it and walked towards the school on his own.
After arriving at the classroom, Lin Feng had thought Shizuka would have arrived before him.
But seeing the empty seat next to his, Lin Feng knew he was wrong.
That was very strange. Usually, Shizuka would come to the classroom early to review her lessons or read.
But today, it was almost time for class, and Shizuka still hadn't arrived.
Could something have happened?
Lin Feng was pondering if something had come up with Shizuka when a somewhat hurried figure appeared at the classroom door.
A smile crept onto Lin Feng's face when he saw who it was.
It was Shizuka, looking rather flustered.
He wondered what she had been up to this morning; she was almost late for class.
"Shizuka, you went home pretty early last night. What took you so long today?"
After Shizuka sat down and put her bag away, Lin Feng asked her in a low voice, curious.
"Hehe, I just made it."
"Lin Feng, have you forgotten that today's the release day for your manga in Weekly Shonen?"
"Since I only got the news yesterday, I didn't have time to prepare anything. Consider this a congratulatory gift."
Shizuka said with a smile, and then took out a manga magazine from her bag and handed it to Lin Feng.
"This is...?"
Lin Feng took it and saw that Shizuka had given him the latest issue of Weekly Shonen.
Compared to the sample copy Miyako Mitsuzuki brought yesterday, the officially released manga magazine looked even more colorful.
"So, Shizuka, you went to buy this specifically this morning?"
To be honest, Shizuka's actions moved Lin Feng a little.
After all, it proved that Shizuka really cared about him, which is why she went to buy a copy and give it to him when his work was first published in the manga magazine.
"Well, it's a good thing I went early. These are the last few copies. I didn't expect this manga magazine to be so popular. If I'd gone any later, I might not have been able to buy it, which would have been a real headache."
Shizuka also nodded with a smile.
Today, to get the first edition, Shizuka got up early. She originally thought it would be a simple task.
But for some reason, there seemed to be a lot of people at the bookstore today, and everyone was scrambling to buy the latest issue of Weekly Shonen.
If she had gone any later, she might have really wasted her trip.
Actually, the reason why this issue of Weekly Shonen sold so well was largely due to the promotion from Yu Rong Publishing.
Although Demon Slayer, as a newcomer's new work, couldn't yet grace the cover of Weekly Shonen before it had achieved any results.
It still occupied a very prominent position, the subtitle title on the front page of the manga magazine.
Newcomer manga artist, a shocking new work, an unprecedented adventure journey...
In fact, apart from Lin Feng's circle of friends who had seen the original manuscript of his manga, such as Gian, Suneo, Nobita, and Shizuka, most readers were experiencing "Demon Slayer" for the first time.
However, the label of a newcomer manga artist did help Lin Feng's work attract a lot of attention.
Because those familiar with Weekly Shonen knew how difficult it was for a manga artist to get their work published there through submissions.
Many veteran manga artists couldn't even pass the preliminary review, making it even harder for a newcomer.
For this reason, Yu Rong Publishing's pre-release promotion, coupled with the eye-catching title on the cover of the new issue of Weekly Shonen, made many of the magazine's regular readers very curious.
What kind of exceptionally talented newcomer author could be so highly valued by the largest publishing house in Kyoto?
They were even willing to promote his new work so vigorously on a platform like Weekly Shonen, where every inch of space was valuable.
Is this manga called Demon Slayer really that good?
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