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Having met the Goddess and now being able to do whatever he wants, Rupert has set one goal in mind.

‘I must develop the culture of this world and reach its final stage.’

What Rupert wanted to do was to open the floodgates to another world.

To be exact, I was expecting that by first showing things that have not been developed or released yet, other world works would follow based on those.

Rupert, who had witnessed how markets on Earth could change depending on pioneers, was confident that this method would work.

For example, there was a time after Apple released its smartphone, when smartphones were being released one after another all over the world to catch up.

Those that survived became the smartphones of today, and Apple, which pioneered the way, has now become one of the world’s leading companies.

Rupert also wanted to become a pioneer in the cultural industry in this world.

‘That’s not a dream either.’

One of the things that came up when I was talking to Esteban Sangdangju a while back was Somerset Land.

A grand plan to create a huge amusement park based on the fairy tales and comic books that Rupert has drawn and make it a landmark of the empire.

This was a plan that came to mind because, although it would be difficult to build rides like roller coasters or gyro drops, it is still possible to build things like carousels, Ferris wheels, and haunted houses.

However, at the time, it was a plan that was abandoned because it required too much capital, and even if it was built, there were concerns about whether enough people would flock to Somerset Estate to maintain the amusement park.

Rupert was convinced that this would work, having seen the growing popularity of children’s books and comic books, led by the Somerset Goods store.

“I have to earn money. This time, I’ll give it to everyone equally!”

Of course, this plan required enormous funds, so it was necessary to secure them.

The result was .

“TCG will have a big preemptive effect once it succeeds, so it will be a strong source of funding in the future.”

, which Rupert is currently drawing, is a cartoon based on a card game that is popular on Earth.

Among the TCGs, or trading card games, that are popular on Earth, the most successful are Pokemon and Yu-Oh.

Both of these works were characterized by being card games based on original works.

In other words, in order for a card game to be successful, it basically had to have an appeal that would make people collect the cards, and the power of the original work was what made that possible.

If the cards we see in comics actually come out, people will become greedy to get them, and that will soon lead to a cycle of card games.

‘To do that, we need to first decide on the game’s settings well from the planning stage.’

Of course, it cannot be said that releasing a card based on a comic book will definitely be successful.

‘There was also an original story where you won by destroying the moon in the beginning, and the machine rusted over time and you won.’

In fact, if you look at the original works of card games that became huge hits, there were many that didn’t initially take card game elements into consideration.

Rather, in most cases, after it becomes popular, it is connected to a card game and becomes a huge hit.

Because of this, there were often cases where the comics ended up being forced due to settings hastily created for the card game.

As a representative example, there was King Yu X.

The original cartoon was so ridiculous that when I saw it as a child, I wondered if there was any other card game this unreasonable.

But Rupert only understood after he found out that it was because the card game was so popular that they had to make the rules in a hurry.

That’s why I planned to draw a cartoon that thoroughly considered balance from the planning stage.

‘Because you can’t make a magic card that draws 3 cards from the deck, chooses two of them, and discards the remaining one, making it 0 cost.’

Since there were still two more weeks left until was completed, I needed to set the rules and settings in as much detail as possible until then.

Since the cards were to be sold in merchandise shops after the comics had been released for a certain period of time, a factory had to be built to produce the cards.

‘Oh, by the way, the animation theater is also in progress.’

Rupert had a lot of work to do, but he couldn’t help but be happy because he knew that the moment they all started, it would be the end of hardship and the beginning of happiness.

***

“The line is ridiculously longer than last time.”

“Well, didn’t an incident exactly like the cartoon happen again this time?”

“That’s right. For such a tragic incident to happen in Sleepy Territory.”

The publication date of Manapia.

It was natural for each branch at the top of Yuren to always have a long waiting line.

Today the line was particularly long.

“Is this a comic drawn after receiving revelation from the goddess!”

“I never thought these vampires would actually exist.”

“Have you heard the story of Baron Sleepy? He is a hidden powerhouse, rumored to have killed dozens of vampires with one stroke… .”

This is because the rumor that started circulating some time ago was recently confirmed as true by the royal family and the religious order.

The story was that the Night’s Faction, a group of beings soaked in demonic magic, attempted to put the empire in danger, but Lord Sleepy, now a Viscount, fought against them and defeated them.

In the process, the Marquis of Somerset also helped, and fortunately, they were able to defeat the enemies, but unfortunately, the story that the Sleepy Estate, which had become a battlefield, suffered catastrophic damage was enough to cause an uproar in the empire.

At first, people didn’t really know what the Night’s Hosts were, but when the announcement about them came out, everyone couldn’t help but be shocked.

“Aren’t these the vampires from Van Helsing?”

Rupert’s , serialized in Manapia, was a popular cartoon, so there were a lot of people reading it.

They could immediately tell that the Night’s Hosts resembled the vampires in Van Helsing.

“The previous Abyssal Cult incident was also said to be the same as the Imperial Alchemist part in The Iron-Blooded Alchemist.”

As people were questioning the strange coincidence between the artwork and the real-life events, an announcement came that hit the nail on the head.

-Sir Rupert Somerset is a hero who saved the empire from crisis by following his mother’s revelation.

The announcement of the saint, who can be said to be the representative of the goddess sect, put a period on it.

‘You absolutely must see this!’

‘Van Helsing was designated as required reading in the Empire and must be available in all libraries and bookstores… .’

‘You absolutely must get the new Manapia! Van Helsing is literally a prophecy!!!’

As this situation unfolded, both nobles and commoners alike lined up waiting for the release date of Manapia.

The waiting line, which was already long as usual, became much longer.

“I buy all the lakes from the first edition of Manapia to now! I will give you ten times the original price.”

“Isn’t he crazy? Only ten times? Even if you sell it to a bookstore, they’re charging more than twenty times the price. Have you ever seen such a scammer!”

Not only that, but the ridiculous things that happened were that Rupert’s works, including , were treated as some kind of sacred relic containing revelations from the goddess, and their prices were skyrocketing.

But it wasn’t just people lining up to benefit unconditionally.

『“I like war.”

A horrifying sight of the corpses of Van Helsing’s lowest-ranking members being torn to pieces and forming a sea of blood.

A man standing alone inside began to speak softly.

“I love war so much.”

With each step he took, the sound of blood splattering against the soles of his shoes followed his voice like an instrument.

“Local warfare is good, war of attrition is good. All-out warfare is good, of course, lightning warfare is good too!”

-In the forest! In the plains! In the snowy mountains! In the desert! Anywhere there is blood and enemies, I like war!

The man’s eyes, as he spoke at a rapid pace, were filled with joy, as if he were truly divine.

“Do you want war?”

“War! War!! War!!!”

“Yes, that’s it! We have waited for hundreds of years, so we don’t need ordinary wars. There is only a great war.”

Hundreds of eyes hidden in the darkness cheer at the man’s voice.

“Our thousand vampires will turn the continent into a sea of fire!”』

Gulp.

“This guy is really crazy.”

“I agree. How can I feel this madness just by seeing it in a picture?”

“This guy is definitely Van Helsing’s final opponent!”

In this episode, where the secret society Van Helsing’s arch-enemy appears, people couldn’t help but watch the cartoon without even being able to breathe.

Although the villains they had seen so far were impressive in their own way, people were completely absorbed in the Dracula that appeared in this episode.

He was clearly a bad guy and an enemy of the main character and other characters.

The crazy scenes that appeared in this episode were enough to get people hooked, so everyone who read the comic was busy talking about Dracula.

“But come to think of it, isn’t Baek Kyung really going to end next week?”

“It’s clear from what’s out this week that Moby Dick has finally met its end, so there’s nothing left to unpack.”

“Oh, look at this!”

The next work that caught the attention of those who had read the much-talked-about was .

, which has been progressing rapidly in the past few weeks, finally begins its fight with the white whale ‘Moby Dick’ that swallowed the main character’s father.

And finally, in the content published this week, the main character and his companions finally defeat Moby Dick, and people were watching in awe at the cool development and wonderful scenes.

However, the fact that Moby Dick, the main subject and final opponent of , has met his end means that the work has also come to an end.

And what caught their eyes was a single line written on the last page of the magazine.

-Next week, the long-awaited conclusion of , and the serialization of the new begins!