"Yeah," Shinobu whispers. Then: "Did you mean it? The hand-holding screen-tone scene? Did you recognize yourself?"
"Yeah. You're… Black Quill?" Shinobu eyes his box. "That's the one with the Bakuman parody chapter, right? 'Muto Ashirogi's Darkest Hour'?" C78 Bakuman Bakulove 1 Linda Pro Extra Quality
Shinobu freezes. Haruki drops his drink. "Yeah," Shinobu whispers
"She's terrifying."
"I drew this before I even knew your name," he says. "At C77. You were sitting alone, fixing someone else's broken binding. You didn't even know me, and you fixed my comic's spine when I wasn't looking." C78 Bakuman Bakulove 1 Linda Pro Extra Quality