[Western Crossover] My Favorite Paper Character Came to Life!

Brad was a comic artist. He worked diligently for over a decade, drawing comics that never took off. Then he pulled an all-nighter working on one and died on the spot. Even in his final moments, he was thinking about how to draw the next page's panels.

Now, he has been given a chance to come back to life. If he can get more people to learn about the work he created and become famous enough, he can be resurrected.

Brad: I know this job! All I have to do is write stories and draw comic panels!

And so...

-- A magician of uncertain allegiance wears a dangerous smile, yet unexpectedly appears on the battlefield in New York to protect a child. When asked why, he smiles wistfully and says, "Because that's what he would do."

-- A merchant who holds a set of scales lives only for profit, and even feelings can become weights on one side of those scales. When someone questions him, the squinting merchant turns his head, smiling brightly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes.

"Someone might be able to tell you the answer. Find him, and I'll give you the reward you want."

-- A blond, blue-eyed hero fights against evil, carrying out justice as naturally as the sun shines. But when someone asks why he became a hero, he looks confused and replies:

"I've never thought about it. Maybe it's because I've been a hero since the day I was born, and could only ever be one? That's what he told me."

Several dangerous figures with differing allegiances have appeared in the world. The "he" they speak of has become someone everyone wants to know about. He is their teacher and their father, yet each of them describes him with a different identity and personality.

He seems like an extremely dangerous mastermind, yet he teaches a magician who doesn't understand human emotions how to do good.

His perceived danger and suspiciousness keep climbing.

Then, one day, someone suddenly discovers a comic.

After piecing together the clues, they find that the dangerous figures who have appeared all have traces of themselves in this comic artist's work. But before the artist could draw more details, his works were either canceled or abandoned. His latest work had barely begun when he died.

Suddenly, they have a clear answer to who the "he" they speak of is.

Meanwhile, the fans who've been hiding in the shadows are in a frenzy: The fictional characters I stan have come to life?!

# A familiar secret identity story. Sorry, it's cliche, but this is exactly what I like! I love it, so I'm going to write a ton!

# The details may change when I start posting.

Theme: Hold fast to your ideals.