Summer Comic, the full name of Comic Market, means [Comic Market]. It is held twice a year, once in summer and once in winter, so it is divided into Summer Comic and Winter Comic.

But their basic functions are the same. If we want to say they are different, it can only be said that winter festivals are more... better, right? After all, it will be warmer in the winter when people are crowded, but not in the summer. Especially in the summer in Tokyo.

It's even sadder.

Comic market, as the name suggests, is a place where all kinds of comics gather. But the reason why it is called a "market" rather than other lofty words such as "supermarket" or "palace" is actually because it is nothing in itself.

A high-end store.

The very first ComicMarket was actually a hypermarket focusing on 18+ banned fan comics, or a gathering of street stalls.

There is no company publishing, no participation card, and no subject matter restrictions. You can completely draw comics by yourself, pay for them to print, and sell them yourself.

Loss or profit is your own or your own small group's responsibility and has nothing to do with the venue.

Of course, no one will review or manage whether the things you buy are healthy or not. Likewise, the event venue has no responsibility.

A typical "lawless place" in the field of comic culture.

But it is precisely because of this completely open organizational model that this place has produced countless excellent works and achieved countless industry giants in less than a hundred years.

It is because of this cultural "openness" that does not care about the consequences, it has brought huge original power and economic benefits to Neon's ACG culture, and even radiated this culture to every corner of the world, which really makes people have to

I admire this reckless "handiwork".

Of course... it may be a lie that if you pay, you will get rewards, but if you pay, you will definitely not be deceived.

Unlimited information disclosure, or unlimited restricted creation and sales will definitely cause some problems.

The most obvious consequence is that there are so many perverts in neon, the fertility rate is a bit low, and the population is aging and having a low birthrate very quickly...

But all this is actually a light price. In fact, there is a heavier price.

For example, what if someone sells a book of curses in this venue? It is the kind of textbook that guides humans to learn curses and practice curses.

""The Cursed Anthology"?"

Yes, this is the book.

Xing Ke had already opened it in front of the stall. Xing Ke guaranteed it with his magic age of less than a hundred years. This booklet of less than thirty pages contained at least twenty effects from entry level to advanced level.

The curse of winning the group.

From the most basic villain-killing to the real-name curse that requires extremely high levels of magic power and life hardness, we have it all.

To use an inappropriate analogy, this book is like the [Skill Tree] of a rare profession called [Cursed User]. You can go from level one to level 100 slowly.

Moreover, compared to the appearance of this kind of skill book in a place that sells comics, Xingke also discovered something even more incredible, that is...

""Curse Anthology" only costs 1,000 yen?!

Real or fake? So cheap?!"

You’re making a lot of money now, okay? In the past, you would trade gold nuggets with others for magic books!

Now you can buy it for the price of a cup of tea, what are you waiting for!?

"Boss, I want all the books you have here!"

Xing Ke made an instant decision that he would cover all the two hundred books on this stall.

Why don’t you buy it when it’s so cheap? You’re not a magician if you don’t buy it!

However, what Xingke didn't expect was that the stall owner rejected Xingke's purchase intention.

"no."

"Why? Aren't you a book seller?"

"One person is only allowed to purchase two volumes."

"Isn't that a rule made by a famous cartoonist to prevent it from selling out?"

"yes."

"and you……"

"I like."

"...I'm actually speechless."

It was only now that Xingke had the opportunity to take a direct look at this very passive and arrogant Mr. stall owner who was selling books.

Long straight black hair covering one eye, blood-red eyes, gentleman's round glasses, deacon's suit, beautiful face and slender figure...

Very good, Xing Mo confirmed that this guy is not a human being at all.

Because his attitude was instantly discernible.

This is a false appearance transformed by magic.

The appearance disguised with magical power can deceive others, but it cannot deceive Xingke.

"Stall owner, you are not human, are you?"

"So what? Magician."

When the identity of the stall owner was revealed, his eyes immediately became sharp, as if a sharp sword was piercing Xing Ke at a glance.

Is this the legendary murderous aura?

"No, no, no, nothing..."

After not seeing each other for many years, Xingke was immediately frightened when he saw the real murderous intent. He quickly stepped back and blocked Ryuzosuke behind him, who was looking at him shopping with an innocent face. In front of Ryuzosuke

The head was exposed from behind.

"Mr. stall owner, you are not a human being, so you may not understand the human sales rules.

Here, only the stalls of famous doujin (book) artists are eligible to limit the number of sales.

Because this can prevent some greedy people called "scalpers" from using their books to make huge profits and tarnish their reputation.

You have to know that for more than ten years, no matter famous or unknown, they have been selling comics at an average price of 500 yen in this environment. This is a very conscientious welfare behavior.

This cannot be achieved without extremely high character and love for comics.

But here..."

Speaking of this, Xingke secretly glanced at the expression of the stall owner, and then got a sentence...

"First time attending."

Although it still feels cold and the murderous lock has not been released, at least it answered Xingke's question.

At least the stall owner who explained that this entity is actually a [Evil Dragon] can communicate.

So Xingke tried to comfort him.

"...It doesn't matter, it's common things, don't worry about it.

Everyone is like this when they are not famous.

After all, there are more than 50,000 booths here, and you can’t visit them without spending some time. You have to visit the famous painters first, and then you have time to [find] a handful of new ones, right?”

Xing Ke glanced at the stalls on both sides of this stall sheepishly. There were queues on both sides, and the queue was about twenty meters long.

Only here, like a river in the land, there is no one except Hoshike and Ryunosuke.

Let me tell you in advance that this is definitely not something Xing Ke did. It was like this before Xing Ke discovered this place.

I can't blame anyone else, but I can only blame this stall owner. Although the comics he drew have practical effects, the style of painting is really strange, and it is so strange that even if it is on TV, it will be mosaic.

And the cover is not good-looking at all, not attractive at all.

The reason why it cannot be sold is similar to the first limited edition of "The Divine Comedy - Altair" released by Xing Ke.

But it was precisely because no one bought it that Xingke discovered this strange little stall. It was also precisely because everyone bought it that it facilitated Xingke's plan of "containing dangerous items first and saving the world at the same time."

There is no way, Neon does not have radio and television, and the Ethics Publishing Committee is just a decoration. If the mastermind behind Xingke does not come forward, it will be troublesome if it spreads... It is also very interesting, such as a small book dropped from the sky or something.

"In short, Mr. Stall Owner, look at it, instead of not being able to sell a single copy like this, you might as well let me "get" you... What are you doing? Don't be impulsive! There are so many people here that it's troublesome to erase your memory!"

Seeing that the stall owner's emotions and magic power began to fluctuate at the same time, Xingkou quickly pulled the confused Ryunosuke Shield behind him.

Then Kankan welcomed the first wave of curses from the dark power.

"You said...I can't sell a copy?!

Human magician, you succeeded in irritating me!
Chapter completed!