title: Mangaquest: Join the Adventure and Learn How to Drawn It
author:  Ben Gibson 
description: Ben Gibson and Serge Marcos, award-winning illustrators, graphic designers, and manga fans, are the co-founders of Medium Rare Publishing and Meat Haus Press, respectively.Visit Ben on the web at ben-gibson.org and mediumrarepub.com. Serge can be found at design-transit.com and meathaus.com
zlib_text: 
  
  
  ![Cover](../Images/cover-1.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Illustration1](../Images/k001.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Illustration2](../Images/k002-003.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Illustration3](../Images/k004.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Illustration4](../Images/k005.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Illustration5](../Images/k006.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Illustration6](../Images/k007.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Illustration7](../Images/k008.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![TableOfContent](../Images/p002-003.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Characters](../Images/p004-005.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Prologue
  
  
  I think responsibility is something heavy.
  
  
  
  
  
  The four of us who are walking in this city that looks jumbled up, are
  adventurers who are going to switch our base of operations from Dalien to
  here, the academy city Arumsaas.
  
  
  
  
  
  There is a reason why we moved from Dalien, that is convenient for beginners,
  to Arumsaas, where people gather to gain both knowledge and skill.
  
  
  
  
  
  I, Lyle Walt, am a former noble──I was the eldest son of a Count house.
  
  
  
  
  
  I lost in a match against my little siste