Editor Kyoka Izumi tells Rohan Kishibe about her new rookie Mika Saion and her million-seller hit manga, to which he responds, "Something seems off." Kyoka's bothered, but he's right. She's never met her, and only speaks with her older brother Soshi-on the phone, no less. Worried, she heads to the Saion estate, where Mika remains silent.
Marie Iitoyo
Kyoka Izumi
Mayu Hotta
Mika Saion
Kanichiro
Soshi Saion
Atsushi Hashimoto
Kansuke
Issey Takahashi
Rohan Kishibe
Yohei Sasaki
Café Waiter
Natsuko Hori
Saion's Servant
Yoshiko Yoshino
Saion's Servant
Jun Yamasaki
Saion's Servant
Editor Kyoka Izumi tells Rohan Kishibe about her new rookie Mika Saion and her million-seller hit manga, to which he responds, "Something seems off." Kyoka's bothered, but he's right. She's never met her, and only speaks with her older brother Soshi-on the phone, no less. Worried, she heads to the Saion estate, where Mika remains silent.
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