Chapter 17: Science Friends: Let's use a marketing title to guide the forum

While Jiang Lai was anxiously updating the comics, people in the science world were also waiting for updates.

Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara, who have returned to the explosive ordnance disposal team of the mobile unit, have just finished handling a thrilling bomb disposal case today.

To celebrate the fact that everything went smoothly, Jinpei Matsuda and his good friend Kenji Hagiwara prepared a steaming hot pot feast of mountain products at home to relax.

I wanted to gather the five police academy members and Kurosawa Akira for a party, but unfortunately, Morofushi Keimitsu had to work overtime tonight and couldn't come back. And I don't know what mission Furuya Rei has been on recently. There has been no news for several months, and I still can't contact him now. The squad leader left Tokyo this afternoon and returned to Nagano. His main work is still there.

But this meal can be eaten by three people.

While the soup base was heating up, Matsuda Jinpei looked down at his phone, refreshing the page for the umpteenth time, muttering, "I think it's time to update... It's been a while since I last updated."

On the other side, Hagiwara Kenji tilted his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "It hasn't been long, I remember it was updated just this week?"

It is very common for many comics to be updated monthly. Some comics are even updated quarterly or annually. This new series of Curse Returns not only guarantees weekly updates, but can even update several chapters per week, which can be said to be very diligent.

"That's what I said, but I still can't help refreshing." Matsuda Jinpei sighed and put down his phone, "Jiang Lai hasn't appeared in a long time recently."

"Yes, that's true." Hagiwara Kenji nodded. He also knew about Jiang Lai's transmigration into the comics. Matsuda Jinpei told him this the next day.

——Of course, not everyone knew about this. Matsuda and his friends only told some of Jiang Lai’s close friends.

After all, such unscientific things sound more like nighttime wonders than real existence, and if you tell others about them, people will most likely think you are crazy.

Moreover, if the matter of time travel were known to someone with ulterior motives, there might be a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Even though she didn't show up, she's still in touch." Hagiwara Kenji soothed her, "That means everything is fine with Xiao Jianglai~"

"Indeed. On the one hand, I feel relieved, but on the other hand, I feel..." Matsuda Jinpei poured the chicken slices on the plate into the boiling hot pot in front of him, "It's better to appear more often to accumulate popularity. You know, Jiang Lai doesn't even have anyone around him right now - wouldn't it be easier to be cannon fodder?"

Kenji Hagiwara paused for a moment before reacting. He couldn't help but recall his friend's latest search history in the past few days -

He didn't mean to look at his friend's search history, it was just because Jinpei Matsuda never hid it from him.

This time, when Matsuda handed him the phone and asked him to help search for something, he looked down and saw the records below the search box.

[What are the criteria for evaluating popular characters?]

[Where can I vote for the popularity of comic characters?]

[What does "I push" mean? What does the two-dimensional array and the "pain pack" mean? ]

[Complete table of commonly used vocabulary for beginners in the Valley Circle]

Kenji Hagiwara: Wow, Jinpei is learning something new.jpg

He was surprised at the time, but later he learned from it and improved his knowledge in new circles.

"It's okay, don't worry too much." Hagiwara Kenji said, "The new series has only been out for a short time, and the official has not started to produce and sell peripheral products. The one you added... uh, it's called Gu Gun, right? The peripheral products in it should all be the ones that were cursed back to the original work at that time."

"Next time the peripherals are released, there will definitely be Xiao Jianglai~" Hagiwara Kenji put one hand on his chin and thought, "I will buy some then to help increase Xiao Jianglai's popularity."

"In fact, I think," said Akira Kurosawa, a silver-haired young man sitting at the other end of the table, "the surroundings are only one aspect of popularity. There is no need to rush. There are other things that need to be paid attention to right now."

"For example, tag creation and maintenance of forum role buildings."

Jinpei Matsuda: "I know, I sign in every day. But this requires logging in with a mobile phone number, and I have opened two secondary accounts at most."

Hagiwara Kenji blinked smartly: "I also sign in daily, but one person's power is limited after all."

Kurosawa Akira took a sip from his water cup and said, "It doesn't matter. I have hundreds or even a thousand trumpets."

Matsuda Jinpei: “?”

Hagiwara Kenji: “?”

Matsuda Jinpei: "Huh?! Are you kidding? How did you do that? Don't do anything illegal in this regard, Akira!"

"What are you thinking? You are all police officers. I will not do anything illegal in buying and selling personal information." Kurosawa Akira calmly put down his cup and nodded to explain, "I just asked the staff in the institute to register a few numbers and sign in every day."

Kurosawa Akira: "As for the explanation, well... I'll just say it openly. I've recently started following a new manga and I really like one of the characters. I'd like to ask everyone to check in every day as a token of my appreciation."

Kurosawa Akira: "And this doesn't count as vote-rigging, right? It's not a participation in any event, just a spontaneous daily check-in. I just want to make Brother Jiang Lai's building look more lively."

The air was quiet for three seconds. Matsuda Jinpei coughed and said hesitantly, "Although, it's not a good idea to add more work to employees just because of personal preference, right?"

"Of course this activity is voluntary, and it's not free work," Kurosawa Akira said in a calm voice, "As long as you sign in, you can get extra wages. The money will be paid on the same day, without delay."

Kurosawa Akira: "By the way, I recently used my own savings to publish some articles on public platforms to increase tag activity and exposure."

Hagiwara Kenji (smiles): The invincible money power has appeared! .jpg

Kurosawa Akira: "In addition, I also learn board drawing and short essay writing in my spare time. My current level has reached a medium to high quality. I plan to produce some more food myself in the near future to enrich the pages."

The air was quiet again for three seconds.

Matsuda Jinpei (shocked): What kind of spirit is this? I saw a famous model worker who used to work in a winery and is now in Europe!

Under the gazes of the two, Kurosawa Akira remained calm. He pointed at the boiling pot and raised his green eyes slightly:

"Don't you want to eat it? The meat is already cooked."

"…Eat it. Eat it now." Jinpei Matsuda recovered from his surprise. He picked up a few pieces of meat from the plate and said with emotion, "Akira is really talented. I once tried to draw, but everything I drew looked like a diagram of the structure of an explosive."

Hagiwara Kenji: "Well, to be honest, the ability to draw anything like an explosive structure diagram is a talent that ordinary people can't match, Xiao Zhenping~"

"Is this a compliment or a sarcasm, huh? Hagi?" Jinpei Matsuda jokingly hit his friend's arm with one hand.

"Of course it's an exaggeration." Hagiwara Kenji raised his glass with a smile.

Kurosawa Akira spoke up beside him, "You can actually draw a picture of Brother Jiang Lai that looks like a diagram of the structure of an explosive. I'm sure a lot of people will forward such a magical picture."

Matsuda Jinpei twitched his lips and firmly refused: "No - stop talking about this topic!"

Just as he finished speaking, the cell phone on the desk vibrated, attracting everyone's attention.

Matsuda Jinpei opened his phone and saw the update notification for his email subscription. He was surprised and said, "Oh, it's a manga update!"

The image of Jiang Lai that appeared on the cover of the latest episode immediately drew their attention to their mobile phones.

The mountain hot pot could be reheated later, and since they were not too hungry at the moment, they decisively moved the pot and plates on the table and planned to finish watching this update first.

Although they can log in to the website from their mobile phones, it is more convenient to discuss it when several people get together.

So Hagiwara and Kurosawa Akira moved their stools and sat next to Matsuda Jinpei, one on each side, and read the comics on his phone together.

The screen begins with a continuation of Yuji Itadori and his companions' mission from the previous episode.

After completing the mission, Fushiguro Megumi said that he had to go back to the apartment to get something, and asked everyone not to wait for him, as he would return to the high school later.

Fushiguro Megumi carried her bag in one hand as she walked along the evening road. The road stretched far ahead until the scene changed and turned to the entrance of a small alley next to it.

The eerie alleyway is painted in a style that gives the impression of a mysterious door. The bubbles marking the sounds coming from inside allow the viewer to simply sense what is happening inside.

"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't want to be stabbed, pay up quickly!"

"Asshole! Can't you hear me?!"

It looks like a robbery. This scene in the comic made the police officers Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara frown instinctively. I don't know what exactly happened in the alley...

On the next page, a sharp folding knife suddenly appears in the comic, and the blade stabs towards the person at the wall!

"Jiang Lai?! These guys--" Matsuda Jinpei exclaimed in surprise after seeing clearly who the figure by the wall in the comic was, and his fingers holding the phone suddenly tightened!

"Don't worry, it's okay." Hagiwara Kenji read faster, and he clicked on the lower half of the page. "Look, the knife didn't go in."

In the picture, the sharp tip of the knife stopped one centimeter away from the black-haired young man. The gangster holding the knife looked stunned, and the trembling blade could not get close to the man no matter how hard he tried.

"Stop." Kurosawa Akira blinked lightly and recalled, "Is it the cooperation and help from Mr. Ghost that Brother Jiang Lai mentioned in the family group before?"

"…Probably." Seeing that Jiang Lai was fine, Matsuda Jinpei relaxed and immediately turned the page.

Hagiwara Kenji added: "Koei's performance looks a lot like that popular character's unlimited potential."

The view from behind returned to Fushiguro Megumi. Apparently, he had also heard the unusual noise coming from the alley, so he hurried to the alley entrance.

The tense and erect boy with a sea urchin head and the indifferent and leisurely young man with black hair and brown eyes met at the moment when light and darkness merged as the sun set.

——The evening is the time when ghosts appear.

Different from the gloomy and dark atmosphere of the comics, a few people in front of their phones were commenting happily.

"Not bad, Jiang Lai has captured the atmosphere very well this time."

"Wow! This special effect is so powerful!!"

"Oh, I saw the tomatoes in Xiao Jianglai's shopping bag... Those red, round ones are tomatoes, right?"

"Probably. I hope the fruits and vegetables weren't damaged. Also, I didn't hit those people too hard. Brother Jiang Lai should have hit them harder."

After the initial tension, they relaxed and read the following conversation until they turned to the last page.

In the comic, Fushiguro Megumi looked down in astonishment, looking at the hand that he just couldn't get close to, his pupils shaking. Inevitably, the image of Gojo Satoru emerged in his mind...

"We've made contact!" Matsuda Jinpei was happy for Jiang Lai. "In this case, we can have a clearer guess about the cursed world and our place. Jiang Lai should be able to sense it a little bit this time, right?"

"It was Mr. Oni's help. It seems that he stopped Fushiguro's gloves." Kurosawa Akira stared at the scene in the comic and said, "The last scene is probably a pleasant surprise. It is more intuitive than the dagger scene."

"The way that Koei acquires new abilities... is through recognition from the world outside of it?" Hagiwara Kenji blinked. Although he had heard Matsuda say this a long time ago, he couldn't help but ask again to confirm it.

"Almost. Jiang Lai once said that it is related to the will of the world, the will of the author, and the will of the forum." Matsuda Jinpei thought for a moment, "Although it cannot fundamentally change a person, it can exert influence from the side. Therefore, Jiang Lai has been relying on these powers."

Hagiwara Kenji touched his chin, his semi-long hair slightly tilted to one side. He thought for a moment, raised his finger, and smiled:

"In that case, should we add fuel to the discussion about Xiao Jianglai's abilities?"

Matsuda Jinpei was stunned for a moment, then responded, "Ah, yes!"

He immediately logged into the forum.

At this moment, in the new series forum of Curse Back, various new posts are popping up one after another like bamboo shoots after rain.

[＃五条琊每日集中签检查讨论專用楼＃ (hot)]

[＃A howling floor is put for everyone, let’s concentrate on screaming ah ah ah in this floor＃ (hot)]

【＃Has anyone finished reading the latest episode? Come and discuss it with me passionately!! (Twist) (Twist) I can’t stand it, it’s too handsome and too exciting!! ＃ (hot)】

[＃Report——! That Gojo Rai is back again!! It seems like he has no limits!!! ＃ (new)]

[＃Who was scared? Huihui and I were both scared. The new character has such a strong aura! ＃ (new)]

[＃Latest episode What's going on? Now you don't need to use the six eyes to have unlimited power? ? Or does it mean that it's not unlimited power ＃]

[＃Latest episode details screenshots of Huihui and Lailai, click me to enjoy the beautiful photos, let us do it together without thinking prpr＃]

After scanning the various existing titles, Matsuda Jinpei was about to post a new thread, but his fingers paused, not knowing what title to come up with.

Kurosawa Akira reminded him, "A more exaggerated title will attract more attention. For example, a marketing title?"

Marketing headline… The new knowledge he had recently acquired flashed through Jinpei Matsuda’s mind. After scratching his head and thinking hard, he finally had an idea and quickly typed the edit:

[Latest episode: I can't believe it, it makes you break out in a cold sweat! The person who shocked Fushiguro Megumi into speechlessness, is he the new owner of the mutant version of No Bottom Limits? The second Gojo Satoru may be born!! (Click for the explosive content details...)]

Matsuda Jinpei (thinking): This should be good enough, right? Send!