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“Xenia, are you secretly reading comic books again?”

“Ah! no… After I finished studying, I watched it during my break. It’s real… .”

Xenia, a red-haired girl, speaks while hiding the comic book she was reading behind her back, as if she feels truly unfair.

Yustav could tell that what his disciple said was true.

There were still remnants of Xenia’s mana in the room, so it would be correct that she had been studying magic a little while ago.

‘Not only is he naturally talented, but he’s also brilliant.’

In the opinion of Yustav, who had trained numerous students so far, Xenia was undoubtedly the most talented among them all.

A wizard’s intuition that he would probably surpass himself in the future.

When I first brought him here, I was surprised that he could read to some degree even though he had not learned it, so I asked him about it.

‘book… I learned it by reading children’s books and comic books.’

It’s hard to believe that he learned how to write on his own, without anyone teaching him.

That’s not all.

Although he wrote his magic theory as concisely as possible, even current undergraduate students at the academy have a hard time understanding it.

Xenia understood and accepted it very simply. As naturally as breathing.

‘If this child has fallen into a bad path… .’

He was fortunate that Xenia, who would become his last disciple, had a very simple character.

If she had fallen on the bad side, the empire could have suffered a great threat in the near future.

“Okay, I wonder how interesting the comic book that came out this time was that you were watching it.”

“… Here.”

Xenia’s expression was very subtle as she handed over the comic book she had hidden behind her back.

It was very interesting to see the conflicting feelings of not wanting to give it and still having to give it because the teacher was curious expressed in one expression.

‘I am an iron-blooded alchemist.’

Yustav basically only studied magic, but he also had basic knowledge of alchemy.

It’s quite common for wizards to appear in novels, but I was intrigued by the fact that a book about an alchemist was also a comic book.

Yustav had already settled down and was reading The Iron Blooded Alchemist.

And his eyes began to widen.

***

“Crun! Look, I made a lot of money today!”

Sena came in with her pockets jingling and was smiling brightly.

“Hmph. Of course, there is no way the sculptures and accessories made by this body can be compared to those of humans.”

“But why can’t we make glass tubes?”

“That’s… .”

As always, the thing that silenced Kroon, who was showing off his dexterity, was a glass tube.

An item from the children’s book , a mysterious glass coffin said to have been made by dwarves to protect the princess who fell asleep after taking poison.

‘What on earth is that?!’

From Kroon’s perspective, it was unfair. How do you create a magical object that preserves the person who enters it?

Also, you’re making a coffin out of glass? Only exceptional craftsmen, even among dwarves, are capable of such delicate techniques.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that your skills are lacking, it just means that the difficulty level of production is too difficult.

‘Hey, you can’t make Kroon even though you’re a dwarf? ‘I heard the seven dwarves made it.’

It was crazy that Sena kept provoking me.

Those damn seven dwarves, seven dwarves!

Where on earth did the writer meet and what kind of dwarf did he come up with such a ridiculous description?

“But thanks to Croon, I was able to buy a comic book this time.”

“Hmph, it’s no use coming here and praising him. By the way, he doesn’t listen when I tell him to eat or buy something.”

The reason Kroon made wooden ornaments and statues that were not even in his possessions was to repay a favor to Sena, who often went hungry due to her difficult financial situation.

This kid was really disobedient.

I was going to buy some meat, but I bought it because I wanted to check out the new comic book that was released this time.

“But look here, there is another item made by dwarves!”

“What?”

Kroon was startled by Senna’s words.

I was scared that that crazy writer had created some kind of weird thing and was trying to use it as an excuse for being a dwarf.

It was obvious that Sena would make fun of him again and ask him if he couldn’t make this too.

“Look at this, Croon! Here we see a new type of golem prosthetic hand. This item is a prosthetic leg and prosthetic hand born from the vision of a dwarf!”

“Number of new golems?”

In the comic book that Sena opened, I saw a prosthetic limb and arm that I had never seen before.

‘What on earth is this?’

An object made of steel that connects nerves and moves like a normal limb.

The name is New Golem Beast.

Kroon looked at every single scene in which the new golem beast appeared.

‘Is there really a dwarf next to the author?’

I was amazed. Although the detailed principles were not included in the book, Kroon could get a general idea of how the product worked just by looking at its shape.

“Wait a minute, we would have had to use iron with different strengths here, but more than anything, this link needs a special material, otherwise it won’t move flexibly like a joint… .”

Before you know it, Kroon is engrossed in reading a comic book.

Sena was surprised by Kroon’s unfamiliar appearance. Usually, when I make statues or accessories, I just roughly use a knife.

I even had enough time to make jokes with myself while making it.

It was my first time seeing him so absorbed in something.

‘As expected, it was a good idea to buy comic books rather than meat.’

Senna thought as she watched Kroon concentrate.

***

“Wow, this is really no joke.”

I couldn’t help but exhale pure admiration.

An antique silver pocket watch in my hand.

On the outside, Yeonseongjin, who appears in a comic book I designed and created, was neatly engraved on it, and the overall design was so beautiful that it was safe to use it as an actual watch.

Even someone who knew nothing about comic books would think it was an old-fashioned pocket watch.

Moreover, when I opened the watch, inside the outer cover was a picture of the main character’s brother with his mother, which I had drawn myself.

‘Because the life of goods is in the details.’

It was decorated very neatly, perhaps because I emphasized that it was an essential element.

“As a merchant, I see that this is a product that would be very popular even if it were just sold.”

Esteban Sang-ju was also impressed by the quality of the watch and praised it as he looked at it from various angles.

However, the owner of the top soon sighs.

“Ha… Are you really planning to sell only 12 of these or draw a lottery?”

“This can’t be mass-produced anyway.”

“That’s right.”

I had no intention of selling the first Iron Blood Alchemist merchandise, the Nationally Certified Alchemist Pocket Watch.

The idea was to give this out for free through a lottery to people who purchased comic books.

When the merchant first heard my plan, he said I was crazy, but I was convinced.

‘This will definitely be a big hit.’

This pocket watch goods could not be mass-produced.

Since craftsmen have to make each piece one by one, even if the factory runs day and night, they will only be able to make 12 pieces.

In short, if you want to make money with this, you have to sell it really expensively.

No matter how much you want it, selling it for too much money is likely to have negative effects in the long run.

So it would have been better to offer this as a lottery prize.

It was clear that increasing comic book sales was more important than ruining the image to make a small profit.

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“You can get one raffle ticket per comic book, so people who want these goods will definitely buy multiple copies.”

“Indeed, I didn’t think of that part. Making people buy multiple of the same thing is really… .”

That’s right, it’s a devilish tactic.

Are you watching, Korean idol agencies?

Your descendants are here once again promoting national prestige.

Isn’t this the cultural victory that Teacher Kim Gu was talking about?

Spread K-commerce to this world.

If I had told Korea about this, my pride would have been widely spread, from the 9 o’clock news to Gukbong YouTube.

It is truly a shame.

“But are you sure you’re okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“You could leave it to me to select people to help with the drawing.”

Oh, that?

These days, I’ve been working on the second volume of Iron Blooded Alchemist and a children’s book at Ada’s request, so even 10 hands were lacking.

So, I talked to the owner of the merchant about picking a fisherman.

When I said that I would definitely personally see and select, the owner of the merchant asked if it was necessary to do so.

This is definitely something I must do.

As a simple assistant, it doesn’t matter if you’re good at drawing, but what I wanted was a talent who went beyond that.

‘There once was an artist who was really bad at drawing.’

In Japan, which can be said to be the origin of comic books, there is an artist who drew works that were not only published officially but also produced as animations with elementary school-like drawings.

Pictures are an important element in comics, but they are not everything.

I needed someone who understood the work I was drawing and could help me with it.

That’s why I’m going to conduct this interview myself.

I’m worried. Even in a world where comics were popular, there was no guarantee that talent that was difficult to find would be found.

But it was useless to think about it, so I put it aside and reviewed the goods production process again with the owner of the store.