Kakushigoto (かくしごと)

Just beyond the long path of stairs,

inside the Pandora's Box that's been opened...

...there were even more boxes.

Are these more boxes like the ones from Nakameguro?

Could this be...?

The layout of this house...

"For sale"

"For sale" ...is just like our house in Nakameguro.

"For sale" "Realtor"

What are you doing, Sensei?

Meditating.

My spirit has been exhausted lately, so I'm trying to get my mind back together.

Wait, are you okay?

Are you okay?!

"Fracture" I just suffered a minor fracture. I'm fine.

"Fracture" You're not fine at all! What about the manuscript?!

"Fracture" "Burn" You're not fine at all! What about the manuscript?!

"Fracture" "Burn" Sorry, Sensei.

"Fracture" "Burn" "Stye" Sorry, Sensei.

"Fracture" "Burn" "Stye" I messed up.

"Tooth extraction" "Burn" "Stye"

"Tooth extraction" "Burn" "Stye" What the hell happened to all of you?!

"Makeshift Circus"

Pardon me.

I came here on Tomaruin-san's recommendation. My name is Yuma Ato.

It's a pleasure to meet all of you.

My, what a nice young man.

I guess Tomaruin-san is useful for something after all.

Then could you take care of this page for me?

Right away!

One of the most important skills an editor can have

is the ability to find skilled assistants.

I can't imagine Tomaruin being able to track down any worthwhile newbies.

Please look over my work.

Wait, you're done already?

You're really good!

Quick and efficient, quick and efficient. Quick and efficient, quick and efficient.

Sensei, he's really efficient!

No, he's too efficient.

Is there a problem with him being too efficient?

There is.

"A new series from the promising newcomer, Yuma Ato!"

Well, that didn't last.

Guys like him snag their own series pretty fast and are gone in a flash.

But for a creator,

it's an honor seeing one of their own assistants make it on their own.

"Weekly Shonen Mangazine"

"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" "Creator's profile.

"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" Worked as an assistant for Gosho Akayama-sensei

"Weekly Shonen Mangazine" and Ken Aomatsu-sensei before his debut."

and Ken Aomatsu-sensei before his debut."

We basically don't exist to him.

Well, he wasn't here for very long.

This is your house, Hime-chan?

It looks pretty old.

So, like, Hime-chan...

...are you poor?

Huh?

I wonder if we are...

You're not supposed to say things like that!

But they don't even have a second floor!

I mean, Hina-chan does live in a luxurious condo...

You don't even have an auto-lock door?

You don't even have a concierge?

Con...cierge?

They like clean for you and make sure you're taken care of.

Oh, and that's called concierge.

--Ouch... Ouch... --You only find those at extravagant rich people's homes.

--Ouch... Ouch... --Don't let her get to you, Hime-chan.

Extravagant...

Ah... It's rare to find a one-story house in the city in this day and age.

They sure are taking good care of such an old house.

Oh, that house.

It's actually pretty new.

It was built seven years ago.

The landowner brought me a blueprint of an old one-story house

and asked me to build a similar one.

They could've built a much a much bigger house

with the land they've got here, too...

Maybe it means something special to them.

Let's eat.

What's the matter, Hime?

You don't have to put such big chunks of meat in our curry.

You can use chikuwa instead.

Do you not like meat?

That's not it...

"Housekeeping Service" "Service tickets" "Standard 2 hours"

Man, it's September and it's still hot.

I'm ho-- Wait, why's it so muggy in here?

Hime?!

What happened?! Talk to me!

Welcome home, Daddy.

The floor was nice and cool, so I was just sticking my whole body onto it.

Turn on the air conditioner!

Come on, now. You know you shouldn't play with the vacuum!

We don't want to cause any more trouble for our housekeeper.

"Service tickets"

"Service tickets" We still have the same amount?

We still have the same amount?

Why didn't you call the housekeeper?

A housekeeper is called a concierge, right?

We shouldn't be spending lots of money.

I mean...

We're poor, right?

What?

We need to try to not waste any money.

We're not poor at all.

I make way more than your average salaryman!

You're not a salaryman, Daddy?

Oh, uh... Yes, I'm a salaryman.

But I make a little bit more because I'm like a chief or a manager, or something.

But our house is old...

No! This house is--

Don't worry. Leave it all to me!

If our lifestyle is actually considered poor,

then I like being poor.

Isn't this chikuwa curry great?

Yeah...

Oh, yeah. Daddy, could you start getting the paper?

Apparently if you clean windows with newspaper, they turn out sparkly clean.

It'll be a great way to save.

Right... That sounds like a great deal.

I'm fine with saving some money, but she's basically playing around.

I wonder if she wanted to play the role of the reliable mom.

I hope that's the case, but the stuff she's doing goes beyond being a mom.

"Taping a pickled plum to her bellybutton" I hope that's the case, but the stuff she's doing goes beyond being a mom.

"Putting PET bottles in the tub" "Taping a pickled plum to her bellybutton" I hope that's the case, but the stuff she's doing goes beyond being a mom.

"Putting PET bottles in the tub" "Taping a pickled plum to her bellybutton" "Washing her face with rice water" She's basically a grandma.

She's basically a grandma.

More importantly, I'm not poor though!

What's gotten into you?

Manga artists have to constantly deal with the fear

that they could instantly become poor once they're not popular anymore.

Especially creators like Sensei who get canceled after a chapter or two.

I'd prefer you call it an honorable retreat!

Anyway, let's just do any work we need to do right now!

Shiji-kun! How are the backgrounds?

You're still not better?!

I guess it was more serious than I thought...

Ato-kun's not here anymore!

I know that!

He managed to get his own series before my bones even stuck back together!

I hope that efficient brat runs into a wall! Hopefully it crushes him!

Poverty... Poverty is beckoning me!

Oh, fine. We can't have you becoming poor, Sensei,

so let's have Goto Pro go through an IT revolution!

We'll take our analog workspace and turn it totally digital with computers!

With CG, you can even draw annoying buildings like this

"Example provided by: Ken Akamatsu" With CG, you can even draw annoying buildings like this

"Example provided by: Ken Akamatsu" at any angle with ease!

"Godansha" at any angle with ease!

"Godansha" You'll be submitting your data online,

You'll be submitting your data online,

so you'll never have to hear another editor ask you to redo your manuscript

because they forgot it in the taxi ever again!

You can ink and apply screen tones with a single click.

And it's cleaner because you don't need to use actual erasers.

That's how all the young people work nowadays.

I knew the day would come someday...

But I guess today is that day.

My only job is to fetch manuscripts...

My only job is to erase things...

...and it's going to disappear!

-IT is robbing humanity of their jobs!

--Just find other skills... --IT is robbing humanity of their jobs!

I didn't even know you were here, Tomaruin-san.

Call me IT Goto from now on.

Let's take our time getting used to it, Goto-kun.

Okay, Sensei.

They've swapped roles.

Oh, yeah.

Were you able to find someone who could draw a rainy city background like I asked you to?

But of course!

The word "manga" is now international!

You can find talented staff

not only in Japan, but around the world through the Internet!

You can hire them anywhere.

Goto Pro is now a global enterprise!

You sure know your stuff, Rasuna-chan.

Oh, they just uploaded the background.

Where exactly did you find this person?

Indonesia.

I mean... I guess this is what a rainy city would look like over there...

I'm home.

Wait... What did you do to your finger?!

I cut it a little bit.

How many times have I told you to never use knives or the stove?!

I'm going to start having our housekeeper come regularly starting tomorrow.

I'll even ask the housekeeper to make you whatever you want tomorrow.

Chirashizushi.

Yeah, that sounds good.

So... What exactly is this?

Chirashizushi.

Nadila-san is from Indonesia.

I'm Nadila.

"Housekeeping Support Service" "Nadila-san" I'm Nadila.

"Housekeeping Support Service" "Nadila-san"

Indonesia, eh...

Daddy, I really want to cook.

Yeah, I don't know...