Zanichi smiled. "Do you want to hear a story?"
Zaboru looked puzzled. "A story? About your past? Sure—I'd love to hear it."
Zanichi chuckled. "Alright then, sit tight, son. Do you have ti? Because this could be a long one, and I think it's the right mont for you to learn the truth about my past."
Zaboru leaned in, intrigued. In his previous life, his dad had an ordinary background—raised in a typical family, skilled in technology, worked at Sony, then retired. But sothing felt different in this world. What's the twist? he wondered.
Zanichi began. "Have you ever heard of the Zagashira Company?"
Zaboru raised an eyebrow. "I think I've heard of them, but they're not exactly in the public eye, right?" Zaboru had heard the na a few tis in this new world, but he still didn't fully understand what the Zagashira Company was or why it seed so significant.
Zanichi nodded. "Exactly. Even now, they maintain a low profile. But behind the scenes, they hold significant sway in Japan's automotive industry—Honda, Suzuki, Toyota... they all listen when Zagashira speaks. Anyway, my birth na isn't Zanichi Renkonan. It's Zanichi Zagashira."
Zaboru's eyes widened. "What? So Renkonan isn't your real na?" The revelation hit Zaboru like a bomb—because in his previous life, Renkonan had been his father's actual family na!
Zanichi shook his head. "Renkonan is your mother Keiko's family na. I adopted it because it holds real aning for . You see, the Zagashira family always expected to inherit the business and follow my father's grand vision. But I didn't care about that life. Sure, I had a knack for electronics and engineering, I seed to have a natural eye for hardware defects and could pick up new electronics skills quickly. But my true passion? Manga and art."
Zaboru blinked, stunned. This was completely new. His father's backstory was far more dramatic than he imagined —and could even detect hardware defects? Zaboru wondered, 'Is this similar to my reincarnation abilities, or is it sothing entirely different?'
Zanichi continued, "Through high school, I chased my dream. I even created a small manga studio. I worked hard took on part-ti jobs, saved every yen I could to create it. When I was finally ready to publish my work under the pen na 'Benkei.' The manga was called Eclipse. But then my father no, my forr father Zenzou Zagashira found out. He forced to stop. We argued, and at my siblings' suggestions, the family exiled . well then after that I beca holess." Zanichi shook his head. "They never cared about my well-being back then. They had plenty of money, but not once did they offer help—or even try to persuade to co back."
Zaboru gasped. "You were holess?"
Zanichi nodded. "Yes. And during that ti, I t your mother—Keiko. She was an angel. The Renkonan family ran an izakaya and were known for feeding the holess. That's how I survived. When I was scavenging for food, they noticed and offered a al. It was the most amazing food I had eaten in my entire life—I hadn't had a proper al in days. This kindness continued for a couple of days until One day, their radio broke, and I fixed it. Your grandmother, Sakura Renkonan, was so impressed that she offered a job as the store cleaner, along with a room to live in and they also asked to fix their broken electronics which i glady fix so I said yes to the offfer."
His voice softened. "Not long after, your grandfather Rui Renkonan took notice. He visited the Izakayas and He gave a set of blueprints from his electronics firm and jokingly asked for suggestions. I studied them carefully and returned with substantial improvents. He was impressed—turns out he was a senior executive at a small but ambitious electronics firm. He hired on the spot.
Zanichi smiled fondly. "From there, things began to change. I worked tirelessly, driven by the desire to beco a man your mother could rely on, until I got the opportunity to work at Sonaya I gave up on drawing, put my energy into tech, and the Renkonans embraced like one of their own. For the first ti, I felt the warmth of a real family. I eventually proposed to your mother and took the Renkonan na—because that na gave a true sense of belonging." Zanichi smiled. "eting your mother is the best thing that ever happened to . That's why I can never be mad at her. When I see her face, I rember how beautiful and angelic she is. I'd die for her anyti." Zanichi smiled.
Zaboru's eyes were wide. His mouth hung slightly open. "That's incredible... I had no idea, Dad. I'm so proud to be your son." Zaboru was genuinely impressed by his father's story—it was massively different from the man he had known in his previous life.
He smiled, then added, "By the way, did you know ZAGE owns Hakushensha now? I'm working on a new project—weekly and monthly manga releases through them. If you ever want to publish Eclipse again, or start sothing new, just say the word."
Zanichi blinked in disbelief. "You're doing sothing like that? That's amazing. I might give it a try soday... but right now, ZAGE cos first."
Zaboru chuckled. "You can always work on manga as a side project. Actually, I've been thinking of developing a tool that would make creating manga easier—maybe that can be your first test case. We'll call it a ZAGE side project."
Zanichi shook his head, smiling. "Do what you want, son."
He looked down at his hands, imagining the pen strokes again. Maybe—just maybe—he'd draw once more. But for now, his heart belonged to ZAGE.
To be continued...
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