The World Is So Big!
The name itself sounded interesting.
The publisher’s building looked like a castle with gothic architecture mixed with manga elements — very distinctive.
“Hello, I’m Ye Changfeng.
I have a manga to submit.
Please let me see your editor-in-chief!” Ye Changfeng said directly at the reception desk.
“Um… Sir, do you have an appointment?”
“No.”
“Then please call ahead to make an appointment first, and then…”
“Are you here to submit a manga?” A small loli suddenly walked in through the main door and spoke casually.
The girl wore a black dress, a small red hat, an eyepatch over her right eye, and a bandage on her hand.
She had fair skin and a petite, cute figure, but everything about her screamed chuunibyou.
“Yes.
Who are you?”
“Give me the manuscript.”
Ye Changfeng instinctively handed over the pages.
The loli started flipping through casually at first, but her pace soon quickened.
Her one visible eye sparkled with excitement.
“Come with me,” the loli said.
She turned to the receptionist.
“These two are my friends from now on.
They can enter my Divine Domain directly.”
“Yes, Editor-in-Chief!”
‘Divine Domain?’ Ye Changfeng thought.
‘Way too chuuni.’ Wait… did she just say Editor-in-Chief?
Could this loli actually be…
Divine Domain!
“Sit.” It turned out to just be an office.
So this loli really was the editor-in-chief of *The World Is So Big!*
“My name is Rokuka Kojima.
You can call me Rokuka.”
“I’m Mayu Watanabe, and this is my younger brother Ye Changfeng.
Rokuka-chan, can our manga Dragon Ball be serialized?” Mayu asked.
“Who drew this manga?”
“The story and storyboards are by my brother Xiao Feng.
I did the final artwork,” Mayu answered honestly.
Kojima Rokuka smiled slightly.
“Brother-sister team?
Interesting!
So, why should we serialize your manga?”
“Because it’s interesting!” Ye Changfeng said confidently.
“And this manga can help you defeat King Weekly!”
“That’s right.
As long as it’s interesting, we’ll serialize it.
Manga only needs to be interesting!” Rokuka said.
“As for beating King Weekly… who knows?”
“It definitely will!” If Dragon Ball couldn’t do it, Ye Changfeng couldn’t think of any other manga from his old world that could.
“Good!
Starting next week, Dragon Ball will begin serialization in The World Is So Big!
It will get a cover feature and a color center spread!” Rokuka decided.
Mayu was overjoyed.
After years of chasing her dream, thanks to Ye Changfeng, it had finally come true.
Her debut work — Dragon Ball!
Ye Changfeng looked at his happy sister and felt more satisfied than after gaining any tennis skill.
Seigaku Tennis Club
All regulars gathered.
“Tomorrow is the District preliminaries!
Our goal is to win every match without dropping a single game and advance as champions!” Coach Ryuzaki unrolled a long scroll.
“This is the tournament bracket!”
First round: vs Tamabayashi Middle School.
Then likely vs Nagasawa Middle School, followed by last year’s runner-up, Kakinoki.
Inui analyzed while holding his notebook.
“Alright, I have some bad news.
Kawamura injured his arm while helping his dad move cargo, so he won’t be able to participate in the preliminaries.
Momoshiro, you’ll replace him!” Ryuzaki announced.
“What?!
Kawamura, are you okay?” Kikumaru asked.
Everyone gathered around to show concern.
Kawamura shook his bandaged arm to show it was fine.
“It’s okay.
I just won’t recover for two months.
Momoshiro, you have to carry my share too!
If you lose, I won’t forgive you!”
“Yes!
Kawamura-senpai!
I’ll definitely win!” Momoshiro declared confidently.
“Captain, please announce the lineup!” Ryuzaki said.
“Yes!” Tezuka turned around with his usual stoic expression.
“1st Doubles: Oishi and Kikumaru!
2nd Doubles: Echizen and Momoshiro!”
“What?!
Coach, are you kidding me?!
I don’t want to play doubles with this kid Echizen.
I want singles!” Momoshiro complained.
“I don’t want to play doubles with Momoshiro-senpai either.
He’s too weak.
I want singles!” Ryoma said arrogantly.
“Who are you calling weak?!” Momoshiro snapped.
“Whoever answered is the weak one!” Ryoma replied cleverly.
“Enough!” Tezuka stopped them.
“Both of you violated team rules.
Go run 20 laps around the courts!”
“Captain, it was him—” Momoshiro tried to explain.
“Thirty laps!”
“It was—”
“Forty laps!”
“Yes!” The two didn’t dare argue further.
In Seigaku, aside from the monster Ye Changfeng, almost no one dared challenge Tezuka’s authority.
After they left, Tezuka continued:
“3rd Singles: Kaoru Kaidoh!
2nd Singles: Shusuke Fuji!
1st Singles: Ye Changfeng!
Reserve: Kunimitsu Tezuka!
That’s all.”
Everyone was shocked.
“Ye Changfeng as 1st Singles?!”
“Coach, why is Ye Changfeng 1st Singles?!”
“Enough talking.
Start training!” Tezuka ordered.
“Yes!” No one dared ask more questions and went to train.
After the regulars left, only Tezuka and Coach Ryuzaki remained in the room.
“Tezuka, aren’t you going to ask why I put Ye Changfeng as 1st Singles?” Ryuzaki asked.
“No need.
Coach, you must have your reasons,” Tezuka said, adjusting his glasses.
“That Ye Changfeng is very strong.
Even I don’t know his full limits.
Compared to Echizen… he might be Seigaku’s…”