Q1: What do
you feel regarding your long series, ‘The One’, reaching chapter 100?
A1: 100
is a good number, so happy. This is the longest story that I’ve written and the
one that really put my endurance to the test. At that time, I’ve experienced
laziness but to be able to keep on drawing until now, it’s really a celebration
[of success]! I think it is the love for the characters that supported me, and
of course, the readers’ support that I was able to continue on drawing. I’m
really grateful from my heart!!
Q2: Do you have any characters that you
specially like?
A2: My favorite is naturally the main characters, Lele and Yin.
After all, I’ve been in contact with them for a longer period of time! (laugh) Yin
pretty much satisfies my male fantasy. (After all, in real life, there is no
such person?) Lele has the courage that I don’t have! There are things that I
would want to learn from her! Aside from them, I also like Leo! While drawing
him, I feel this special relaxing happiness! (laugh)
Q3: After Lele’s road to
become a model, whether her casual clothes or fashion clothes, it’s quite
astonishing. Where did you get your inspiration?
A3: At the start of the story,
I’ve watched a lot of fashion shows and magazines. Regarding any fashion style
that I like that has left a deep impression [on me], I will draw it in
accordance to what I like and re-design the style to fit[/suit] the drawn
character’s clothes. For example, more than half of Lele’s clothes have the
concept of being surrounded with butterflies, crown, flowers, when I design
them! I hope to bring out the feeling of romantic and gorgeous look.
Q4: Andre
had expressed his feelings for Lele, and it can be said, it is to become a true
man. Later on, will there be a chance to see him as a man, a very man[ly]
Andre?
A4: I hope that I can draw up to that stage, so let us all anticipate it
together! (laugh)
Q5: What can we anticipate in the plot later on, or your
plans for it?
A5: Later on, I hope that I would be able to handle well the
twins and Lele’s love dispute~ This is actually quite troublesome! Haha.. --|||
[Q6 seems to be something about Nicky’s previous series, Youth Gone Wild, regarding
some confession and she said something about starting to write it but it didn’t
progress as she wanted and hopes everyone anticipate it.]
Q7: These two years,
sensei had participated in a different manga exhibit in France, what’s her
experience in these two exhibits and what she thinks of it?
A7: The Europe
market is more diverse! I also feel that the manga there is livelier and more
independent! There are exhibits that can be seen everywhere. Too bad that
because of the language, I couldn’t understand the French stage dialog. But I
really like the mood of the whole town that is lively celebrating the
manga/comic festival. And, I hope that one day Taiwan will also have this kind
of mood. Of course, I also anticipate that our manga can get into the market
there. This time, I’m very happy to truly meet my manga readers [face-to-face].
But in the end, they saw my manga through the internet. So, if one day, my work
can be officially translated into French then I would be more thoroughly happy!
(laugh). End interview. A picture below is an avid fan giving Nicky her drawing
of Eros. The pictures below are of Nicky-sensei at Angoulême’s anime-manga
festival 2013.
Top 4 of popularity character poll: 1. Lele 2. Yin (Eros) 3.
Andre and 4. Leo. In Eros’ hotel room, Lele’s clothes are neatly folded on the
bed[/sofa]. The water in the tub is running. Eros is already in the bubble bath
and Lele is standing in front of him with only a towel. Eros teases her that
she looks like she wants to run away. Embarrassed Lele denies it. She thinks
that she is just shy about taking a bath together with her boyfriend for the
first time. <- But actually, she is anticipating it. He asks her up to when she
is going to stand there and the water will quickly become cold. “Come!” So, she
lets go of her towel, takes his outstretched hand and, joins him in the tub.
She asks him about her performance today. He tells her that didn’t he gave her
a thumbs up. Lele says that it isn’t enough, for she wants him to say more
praises to her and she needs his approval. Eros asks if she came to there to
hear some nice words. Lele bites him on the neck and tells him to say it. Eros
pulls her away and says that she’s quite violent. He hugs her and tells her
that he’ll tell her. Eros tells her that her ‘riding on the horse’ brave/heroic
appearance is the most beautiful he had seen. She asks what else. He tells her
that for her to have a phobia, yet she would let go and have that confident
smile. It made him feel proud of her. Lele happily asks what else. He pinches
her nose and says that she’s quite greedy. He tells her that at that moment, he
felt that he truly loves her. He asks if she was always looking at him because
she believes that he absolutely don’t let anything happen to her so she isn’t
afraid. She kisses him and says that those praises are worthy for her to spend
the night here. He tells her that she better not regret it for she ought to
know what the consequences of staying there. They kiss and make love. And the
consequence of staying there overnight is-- The next morning, Lele is
screaming. The photographer and staff are screaming over how fast Yin is and it
is quite romantic for a famous model to fall for a worker. Their relationship
has already been exposed when everyone found out that Lele came out from Yin’s
room. Yin tells her that he warned her this morning. The photographer holds the
hand of lifeless Lele and tells her to relax, they won’t tell the paparazzi and
properly go steady with Yin who is a good man. At the lounge, Lele is quite
embarrassed and asks why Eros didn’t wake her up earlier so that perhaps, she
won’t be seen. Eros sweatdrops and says that she wouldn’t wake up. Leo appears
and asks what this beast [Eros] did to her yesterday that she cannot get up.
Eros just casually greets him a good morning. The other people are hanging
around to listen to gossip. Eros apologizes that he won’t satisfy their
curiosity for he has resigned so that he won’t interfere with Lele’s work.
Standing up, he tells them since they’ve already made up so he doesn’t have to
hang around her and pretend to be a worker. The photo shoot will be over soon
and there won’t much difference if he isn’t around as an odd jobs man. He
kisses her on the head and tells her that he’ll go around the streets of Spain
as a happy bum so good luck to her.
As he leaves, Leo complains that Eros is no longer keeping a
low-profile that he deliberately made everyone know of their relationship.
Taylor says that it is quite unusual since he is usually careful. Leo comments
that even with Feidna before, he won’t publicly admit it so don’t even mention
his past flames[?] and it seems that Lele has fixed that ‘freak’. Leo urges
Lele to tell him what did Eros promised to her. She tells them that Eros told
her about going to Taylor’s ranch to meet with Berry and other beautiful
horses. This made Taylor happy. Leo happily hugs Lele and says that he feels
happy for her. Soon, Eros is walking around in the streets of Spain when his
cellphone rings. Angus says that he wants to meet him. Eros asks where he is.
After finishing a photo shoot, the director comments over how manly Andre had
become and he is a match with Lele. Andre says of course because he aims to be
in the top 10 male models within 3 years. Lele gets a message from Eros to meet
him at 1pm at the lake behind the restaurant/hotel and they are going boating. The
photographer asks where she is going. Lele happily says that she is going to
meet with someone so they go ahead and eat first. Just when the photographer is
commenting about it being nice to be young and in love, he notices that Andre
is also gone. Following Lele, Andre thinks that for her to be so happy, she
ought to be meeting up with Eros. He laments over acting like some pervert who
is stalking someone when he is Andre but just by looking at her, he felt happy.
In front of the camera, she is his lover but outside the camera, she belongs to
some other guy, a man whom he couldn’t reach. Three years makes him feel
fretful and uneasy so he can only use this method to protect her. Lele sees
Eros by the boat. Eros is still wearing his ‘Yin’ earring and sunglasses. She
happily waves at him and he helps her in the boat. Andre can only be jealous
over how dazzling Eros is and his first love is also quite sad. While Eros is
rowing the boat, Lele asks how did he find this place and it is quite
beautiful. Holding up a small plastic bag, Lele says that she bought some snack
on the way and he definitely hasn’t eaten yet. She asks him as a bum, where did
he go today and did he get to encounter some fun stuff. Then, she asks him how
come he won’t talk. She had a feeling of dread as she looks at Eros. “You are..”
She drops her plastic bag. A scene of the real Eros fast asleep = most probably
drugged after drinking some beer. Removing his sunglasses, Angus says that she
can really tell them apart. “Long time no see, Lele!” He apologizes to
surprised Lele for using this method to get her out. He only wants to find a
place where no one would disturb them, a place where they can chat. Lele
nervously asks what he[/Long] wants to talk about. Angus asks why she is
nervous and isn’t he happy to see him. He tells her that only people close to
him would call him, Long. So, for her, is she considers herself as someone
close to him?
Thinking that something is very wrong with Angus but she
must calm down, she asks him if he is also in Spain, and what about Yin, did
they meet. Angus says of course, he is his most beloved older brother. He asks
her if she also loves Eros like he does, and he knows that lately, the two of
them ‘got along well’. Lele nervously asks if that made him unhappy. Angus
asks, unhappy, how can that be, for he would like whoever is good with his
brother, so does she also like him. Lele says of course, she likes him. Angus
says that he knows for they have the same face so it is impossible for her not
to have feelings for him. Reaching out and touching Lele’s face, Angus tells
her that he always feels that there is a connection between them. Also, when
they collaborated for the advertisement, they’ve easily pulled a very deep
feeling from each other. And when they kissed, her heart is beating wildly and
intense. Flustered Lele holds on his hands and calls his name, Long. Angus says
that perhaps, that the ones who should truly be together are them. Angus forcefully
kisses her and Lele felt through the kiss his intense hatred towards her. As
she mutters his name, Angus pushes her down the boat. She tearfully shouts for
him not to do this. Watching with binoculars, Andre angrily complains that Eros
is too impatient to do this in broad daylight, and can’t they return to the
hotel to go lovey-dovey again. Then, he notices something wrong when ‘Eros’
seems to be holding something down with both hands. As deranged Angus puts his
hands on crying Lele’s neck to strangle her, Angus forces Lele to admit that
she is also attracted to him. Breathing in difficulty, Lele wonders who’ll save
her but she ends up saying what Angus wants to hear that she is attracted to
him. Angus says, see, he knows that she’ll come to his side. “Abandon Yin, and
come to my side!” Back at the shore, Andre curses that ‘Eros’ is strangling
Lele and what kind of game are they playing. Meanwhile, Eros finally wakes up.
He sits up and looks at the two cans of beer by the table. Eros remembers that
after they toast, Angus said that he really wanted to kill him [<-joking way
at that time] and Ulysses brought him along to Spain for a trip and he didn’t
thought that he is also there. Soon, Eros rushes to where Leo and Taylor are
eating. He frantically asks if they had seen Lele. Puzzled Leo asks wasn’t he
together with her. Taylor says that Lele said that she is meeting someone after
work and took off. Eros looks really nervous. Then, Leo’s cellphone is ringing.
It is Andre who shouts for him to quickly come for ‘Eros’ is quickly going to
kill Lele. Leo is shock-nervous. And, Angus is still strangling Lele. Blurb:
Long has lost his senses[/reason], Lele faces a great crisis..! Next chapter
will be out on May 5th in Taiwan. Blurb for the next chapter: “Long attempts to
harm Lele. Yin promptly faces Long who has lost his senses and [Yin?] felt hurt
and blames himself.. And, Andre is quite furious at Yin for making Lele fall into
this kind of risky situation..
Comment:
The first thing on my mind after reading this is if I were
Andre, the first thing I would do is to save Lele and not call someone to
inform them about it. ^^; Of course, maybe he cannot swim but he can shout and
call other people’s attention to it, right? Hm..well, Angus did say that no one
would be around there and Andre seems to think that it is some sort of ‘lovers
game’. Oh well, I’ll just dismiss this as a way to leave the readers on a
cliffhanger. =P I really wonder what’s going in Angus mind to make Lele say
that. Is it some way to prove that she isn’t loyal to Eros? Well, given a life
and death situation, I cannot really blame Lele especially since she is dealing
with a mentally unstable person. Another theory is maybe Angus is projecting
Lele as their mother so he wants her to say that. I don’t really think that he
loves her especially since Lele felt otherwise from that kiss. So much for
thinking that Eros would disown Angus or something like that, if he hurts Lele.
^^; Eros cannot do that to someone slightly mentally ill and hopefully, he does
something soon or else, Angus might end up like their mother in the hospital.
Of course, this also destroys any hope of Andre teaming up with Angus because
Andre will most probably never do that with someone who tried to hurt/kill
Lele. So, we’ll anticipate whether this is enough to break up the couple again like
in Manatsu no Eden or not. Scans by Icy_Chrisy for baidu.
Word of the day:
Harboring hatred in the heart will not lead to success; But
following truth and love and grace will lead to blessedness. ~ Hess from Our
Daily Bread.