Let's go to the Mangaka's House!


Ruby and Koichi were walking together as they ran into-

Ruby: HAZAMADA?! 

Koichi: Uh ... hey there. 

Hazamada: Uh ... hey. Koichi and ... Ruby right? 

Ruby: Yep! You're out of the hospital! ANd you look much better! 

Hazamada: Yeah, I was discharged a few days ago. Say, where are your friends? 

Koichi: (Y/N) and Josuke were dealing with trying to find a mother of an Invisible Baby. 

Ruby: Her name is Shizuka, and she's a Stand User. 

Hazamada: A BABY IS A STAND USER?! 

Ruby: (Y/N) did say that he encountered a Baby Stand User before. And it haunted his dreams. Could that even be possible?  Yep! Mr. Joseph is looking after her! 

Hazamada: Is he going to be staying a while? 

Ruby: Yep! 

Hazamada: Well, glad it won't hurt me. You know, I like you two. You seem like really nice guys. 

Koichi: Thanks. 

Ruby: You mean it? 

Hazamada: Yeah! By the way, do you like manga? 

Ruby: HECK YEAH! 

Koichi: I guess I read Shounen Jump about as much as anybody else does. 

Hazamada: Well, do you two know about Rohan Kishibe, the Mangaka of "Pink-Dark Boy?" 

Ruby: HEY! I READ THAT! YEAH! 

Koichi: ME TOO! I LOVE THAT MANGA! They call it a "suspense-horror." It got all those creepy psychological scenes, but the characters are really realistic and there's that foreboding thrill! 

Ruby: Yep! It's fun! 

Hazamada: Not only that, but Rohan Kishibe actually moved here to Morioh! 

Koichi: SERIOUSLY?! 

Ruby: HE'S HERE?! 

Hazamada: Yeah! I overheard a real estate agent talking about it! You two want to come with me and get his autograph? 

Ruby and Koichi: YES! 

Soon... 

The three reached Rohan's house. 

Ruby: Wow. He's got to have a lot of money to get something like this. 

Koichi: Does he have any family? 

Hazamada: Nah, he's single and living alone. Thing is, he actually started when he was 16. He's 20 now. 

Ruby: 20?! WOW! So young! And he can already afford a house like this? 

Hazamada: Look, I know it all seems crazy and interesting to talk like this, but someone should ring the bell. 

Koichi: Okay, I guess I'll do it. 

Koichi rang the doorbell, and then- 

The door flung open. There stood Rohan himself. 

Rohan Kishibe (A famous Mangaka! He creates manga only for him to be read! Despite his fame, he is pretty self-centered!) 

Hazamada: IT'S HIM! ROHAN-SENSEI! 

Rohan: Yes, I'm Rohan Kishibe. What the hell do you want? 

Ruby: We're really big fans of your work, Rohan-Sensei! I love Pink-Dark Boy! 

Rohan: Hmm ... fans huh? So, I guess my home's location was leaked. 

Hazamada: No. I just overheard it. We just want your autograph. 

Rohan: Hmm ... I guess I can hand out some autographs. Lately there have been crazy people among my readers, but you seem sincere. Come in. 

Koichi: I can't believe it! We're actually going in! 

Ruby: THIS IS AMAZING! 

Hazamada: A DREAM COME TRUE! 

The three walked inside. 

Rohan: I've actually already finished my work for today. If ou like, you're more than welcome to see my office. 

Ruby: OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! 

Soon... 

The three of them got to see the inside of Rohan's office! 

Koichi: THIS IS AWESOME! 

Hazamada: And it's so neatly organized too! 

Ruby: Guys look! A hand-drawn original color illustration! 

Ruby pointed out the various illustrations that Rohan drew. 

Hazamada: IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL! I- 

Hazamada started to tear up. 

Hazamada: I could cry! 

Koichi: Rohan-Sensei, why did you come to Morioh? 

Rohan: I moved here 3 months ago. My hometown is S City, so I actually grew up living here. Tokyo is convenient but it's really crowded you know? It's much easier to get my work done in a place like Morioh. And there are the newest developments in copy and fax machines. There's a system in place so it takes less than four hours to send flawless copies of my manuscripts from Morioh to the bookstores of Tokyo. I've gotten to the point where there's no real reason to live in Central Japan anymore. 

Hazamada: Do you have any assistants to help you? 

Rohan: No. I work alone. 

Ruby: BY YOURSELF?! 

Koichi: YOU CAN DO 19 PAGES EACH WEEK WITH SUCH DETAILED ARTWORK?! 

Ruby: HE'S THE ULTIMATE MANGAKA! 

Rohan: I only need 4 days, 5 if it's a color. The rest of the time I travel. I chose this job because I don't usually like to deal with people. It would probably be harder for me if I had assistants than without. 

Hazmada: You are a genius! 

Rohan: Wait. 

He took a spider off of Hazamada's outfit. 

Rohan: Of course. Bugs and spiders love the outskirts. This spider here is Araneus Ventricosus, the Devil Spider. It says here that this orb-weaving spider is found all across Japan. Now, you wouldn't happen to know the secret to writing an "interesting manga" right? 

Ruby, Koichi, and Hazamada shook their heads. 

Rohan: It's reality. Reality is the lifeblood that makes a work pulse with energy! Reality is entertainment! You think manga draw on fantasy and imagination? No! To write something interesting, you have to write what you've seen, what you've done, and what you've experienced! Take this for example. Your typical city-dweller would just think "GROSS!" and crush a spider like this one to death. But how it moves its legs, where to find it's eyes, what the difference between the male and female are - if a Mangaka wants to draw a spider, he needs to know these things. 

He then stabbed the spider with his pen. 

Rohan: What happens when the spider's threat is first exposed to air? Where is the thread extruded? How are the internal organs arranged?  How much does it suffer before death when its belly is sliced open? If you want to achieve reality, you need to know things like this! 

Ruby: That poor ... spider. 

Koichi: That's just cruel! 

Rohan: WHAT?! HOW DARE YOU AMATEURS CRITICIZE ME! 

Ruby: No, it's just- 

Rohan: There's also how it tastes. 

He licked the spider. 

Hazamada: OH GOD! 

Hazamada nearly threw up! 

Koichi: Ruby. 

Ruby: Yeah Koichi? 

Koichi: I have a bad feeling about this. 

Rohan: So spiders taste like this. The next time I draw s pider, I'll be that much closer to reality. 

Rohan saw Hazamada's reactions. 

Rohan: I think I'll take this for reference. 

Rohan was ready to draw, but noticed- 

Rohan: Now you're faking it. Whatever. I won't stand for that. 

Hazamada: S-Sorry Rohan-Sensei. 

Rohan: Alright, I'll gra a marker for the kitchen, and I suppose I should offer some tea as well. 

Rouby: Oh no, you don't need to trouble yourself. 

He then left. 

Hazamada: I didn't think he would go to such lengths. No wonder Pink-Dark Boy is so good. 

Ruby: I think we need to go now. 

Hazamada: Why? 

Koichi: Don't you think Rohan-Sensei might be- 

Hazamada: A Stand User? 

Ruby: Yeah. 

Hazamada: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Come on guys, just because Rohan-Sensei is a little weird doesn't mean that he is a Stand User. Besides, if he was, I'd be happy about it. I mean that means we all have something in common with him! 

Koichi: I guess that makes sense. 

Hazamada: Yeah. But if you do have a bad feeling about it, then I guess we can leave and come back another time. Though- 

He pointed over to an envelope. 

Koichi: Hey! Is that his newest illustration? 

Ruby: YEAH! IT COULD BE HIS- WOAH! Hazamada, we can't just look at Rohan-Sensei's work! He let us in, and he told us his secrets and stuff! We can't just do this to him! 

Hazamada: Come on Ruby, what do you think I am, a thief? I'll just take a peek and before Rohan-Sense can notice, I'll slip it back. He won't know. 

Ruby: I guess one look can't be that bad. 

Hazamada slipped it out and the pages glowed! 

Ruby: HOLY CRAPBASKETS! 

Koichi: THIS IS AMAZING! 

Hazamada kept flipping more and more. 

Hazamada: YEAH! THIS IS DEFINITELY ROHAN-SENSEI'S WORK ALRIGHT! 

???: Well, looks like you're the first compatible ones to read my manuscript. 

Ruby: ROHAN-SENSEI?! WHAT ARE Y- 

Rohan: We will have your hearts opened thanks to my Stand, Heaven's Door. 

Ruby: AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! 

Koichi: WHAT'S GOING ON?! 

Ruby and Koichi were opening up like books! 

Hazamada: RUBY! KOICHI! 

Rohan: Everything that makes up a person is kept y their body as a memory. In order to read those memories, I had to turn you into books! The books on which your entire life story is written! 

Ruby: RUN HAZAMADA! RUN! GET HELP!

He tried to run, but he turned into a book too! 

Koichi: What are you going to do to us? 

Rohan: Have no fear, I won't hurt any of you. Remember before when I talked about reality? I'll be reading through your lives and experiences to get at that reality and use it for my work. 

He went through Koichi and Ruby's lives. 

Rohan: Your life is average Koichi, but you have a Stand called Echoes, which has two acts THIS IS AMAZING! AND YOU RUBY, YOUR LIFE- IT'S- THERE ARE OTHERS?! PERFECT! YOU TWO, YOU TWO HAVE GIVEN ME THE PERFECT INSPIRATION FOR MY MANGA! 

Koichi sent out Echoes Act 2, and Ruby sent out Guns and Roses! 

Rohan: My. It says here that you're courageous when people you care about are threatened, Koichi. And Ruby, you never give up even when it seems things are dire. My goodness, you two are perfect protagonists. My readers will just adore you two. 

Ruby: WHY YOU! 

Ruby tried to attack Rohan, but he wrote, "You cannot attack Rohan Kishibe!" on her. 

Ruby: HUH?! 

Rohan: This is Heaven's Door's special ability, Safety Lock. Not only can I read the experiences and memories of people easily through words and pictures, but I can also write commands too. From now on, no matter what methods you use, it's impossible for you both to intentionally cause me harm! 

Then taking his pages, Rohan drew both Koichi and Ruby! 

Rohan: And now for you Hazmada. 

Hazamada: Rohan-Sensei ... that was ... amazing. 

Rohan: Hmm ... You enjoy kicking kittens, birds, and other creatures weaker than you. You tried to rape a senior girl but chickened out. You think the thrill from not knowing if anyone's watching while you adjust your sweaty balls during class it the greatest. UGH! You are terrible. I can't use you! 

Hazamada: AGH! THAT SUCKS! 

Ruby: Why? WHY ROHAN-SENSEI?! You already have a nice house at a young age, and you already have a successful life! 

Koichi: Yeah, why do you need our memories? 

Rohan: I DO NOT DRAW MANGA FOR THE MONEY! I draw Manga because I want my work to be ready! That's the only reason! I couldn't care less about anything else! But that feeling of elation only lasts a short while. Once I release something, I always get the feeling that nobody really reads it anymore. And it worries me. It's because I want to be read. And every single day I search for more real ideas to use. Don't you get it? It feels grat whenever I finish a new manuscript. Anyone would feel satisfied at a job well done. I feel like nobody will bother reading next week's issue and never really know what to put in anyway. And I lose my motivation to continue drawing. It has never left me since I started at 16. Then three months ago, I was shot with some kind of arrow. 

Hazamada: Keicho Nijimura! 

Ruby: Of course! Keicho did it! 

Rohan: Now, Ruby, Koichi, I think your memories will be perfect for my work! 

Soon... 

Ruby, Hazmada, and Koichi left with autographs. 

Ruby: Man that was fun! 

Hazmada: I told you it was a good idea to go and see Rohan-Sensei! 

Koichi: Yeah! I like that guy a lot! 

Ruby: Me too! See you guys! 

They all parted ways as Rohan watched. 

Rohan: Ruby, Koichi, I won't let you escape my grasp. 

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