Full-time comic artist

To everyone's surprise, Hibiki Higashino won again.

The Creator won over the male protagonist he created.

The two packed up the chessboard and left the secluded chess room.

He gave a post-match interview.

The NHK presenter asked Odagiri, "Was it intentional or accidental?"

Odagiri said regretfully, "Unfortunately, my mental state was still too bad."

The host then asked Hibiki Higashino, who said he hadn't expected this to happen.

But some suspicions began to form in my mind.

Although it was unintentional, I still feel a little guilty.

……

After the live stream ended.

privately.

Odagiri and Hibiki Higashino.

"I'm so sorry!" Odagiri bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle. "It's all because of my mistake that this game turned out this way!"

Hibiki Higashino shook his head. "It's all my fault for not telling you directly."

He did have some regrets and hoped for a more exciting match.

This is likely the first and last time Hibiki Higashino will play Go in the Yugen Go Room.

It is very memorable.

“So,” Odagiri raised his head, his eyes wide open, “Tori Akino-sensei is…”

“Yes,” Hibiki Higashino nodded, “My name is Hibiki Higashino.”

He smiled and said, "You've worked very hard, Odagiri. I'm very happy that you've finally become a professional Go player."

It felt like I was back in the afternoon of 1994, with Hibiki Higashino instructing Odagiri on a game of Go.

The boy burst into tears immediately. He wiped his tears with his arm and mumbled, "Mmm!"

Chapter 113 The Unexpected Togashi

Hibiki Higashino has become quite popular recently.

The reason is that a photo of him scratching his head with a question mark on his face while playing Go with Odagiri is considered very mesmerizing by readers.

However, it didn't become very popular.

The most popular one is Yoshihiro Togashi.

This author, who is highly anticipated by readers and editors, takes an unconventional approach. The latest chapter of Level E has finally revealed the genre of this work.

……

Hibiki Higashino looked at Jump and almost laughed.

Yoshihiro Togashi contacted him after the Battle of the Yugen Go Room.

"Please, Higashino-kun," he said earnestly, "your expression is so dramatic, I want to draw it in the manga as an Easter egg."

This doesn't count as plagiarism; Higashino approved it directly because of his request.

But I never expected the latest plot of Level E to be so outrageous.

The parrot that keeps following Tsutsui is a camera, and the eerie alien is a baseball fan who is also a sasaeng fan of Tsutsui.

The lingering tension was also a joke played by Prince Malu.

The alien deer prince in the comic is this kind of person.

"How to make them suffer without losing public support?"

It's as if Yoshihiro Togashi is saying:

"How to make them suffer without losing editorial support."

Of course, this editor can also be changed to reader.

Nobuhiko Horie, who wanted to save Jump with Level E, has finally given up.

This manga was merely an experimental work by Yoshihiro Togashi, a pastime for him.

Although it was very exciting, the suspense and thrill were handled very well, making it unbelievable yet reasonable, and the foreshadowing was laid in the beginning.

However, this work cannot support Jump like Dragon Ball did.

Togashi unleashed his talent without restraint, which means he wouldn't confine Level E to the realm of battle manga.

The new work is a comedy comic, a suspense comic, a hodgepodge.

Sometimes it even resembles an illustrated novel.

Two whole pages, all text, and it's actually a comic strip! Who would have thought!

Therefore, while this work is excellent, it does not cater to the mainstream and is an alternative work.

It will have loyal readers, but it will never become a highly popular work.

The male protagonist, Tsutsui, scratched his head in confusion, just like Hibiki Higashino, and the readers had the same expression.

"It's so liberating."

"Togashi-sensei is truly unfathomable."

They were manipulated by Togashi, yet they were still willing to support Yoshihiro Togashi, mainly because this manga artist is truly amazing.

……

Nobuhiko Horie was very sad.

Although I had a premonition, I was still saddened when it actually happened.

Togashi disappointed him.

On this day in November, he felt like a single dog who couldn't find a girlfriend; everything seemed meaningless and he didn't care anymore.

The sales of Weekly Shonen Jump began to decline again, finally reaching 4.6 million copies.

He thought and thought, whether it's promoting new authors, finding promising works, or organizing events, all of these things take time.

But he was running out of time.

Jump dropped Yoshihiro Togashi.

He could abandon the serialization and draw unconventional comics.

As the saying goes, "He who has no desires is invincible," and Jump can't possibly get rid of Togashi, so they can only let him continue like this.

Surprisingly, in the latest chapter of "Level E", Masashi is ranked fourth.

Still among the top.

It seems that the readers have a deep love for him.

……

There aren't any particularly memorable days in November. There might be international holidays, but most people aren't aware of them.

November is particularly important for Hibiki Higashino.

The anime/manga series "Hikaru no Go" is nearing its end.

Less than twenty episodes remain.

Sasaki nodded; he understood.

Actually, the whole story has already ended.

Regarding the inheritance, Sai taught Hikaru Shindo, allowing him to take the first step in the "God's Hand." Without the meaning of existence and without obsession, this important character's role came to an end.

The same is true for Hikaru; he grew into a professional Go player and stepped into a new world.

In the previous episode, Hikaru decided to never play Go again because Sai disappeared.

It will be resolved soon.

Xiao Guang didn't attend the "Big Hand Match," and Xiao Liang came to find him and questioned him.

In Xiao Liang's heart, Xiao Guang had always been persistent in pursuing him and deeply loved Go. How could he suddenly stop playing Go?

Xiao Guang, too, actually ran away, feeling the impulse within him.

He returned to campus and faced the members of the Go club.

The new campus Go team tournament is about to begin.

Xiao Guang went to see it as if by some strange impulse, and he recalled his past.

The way he and his companions diligently learned to play chess.

When the Go club instructor at Haiwang Middle School called out his name, he fled again.

Because he couldn't guarantee that if he stayed here, he could resist the urge to play chess.

Indeed, he still loves Go, but he wants Sai to come back.

Isumi, a former teammate at the Go academy, lost at the age of 18 and failed to become a professional Go player.

Because of his mindset, he made a mistake when playing against Xiaoguang during his professional Go exam and subconsciously took back his move.

This prevented him from regaining his form in the following games.

This led to their eventual defeat.

In the days that followed, he went to the Chinese Chess Academy.

There are genius chess players from all over China here, and Isumi has never beaten any of them.

He was even ridiculed by a twelve-year-old child.

A powerful chess player named Yang Hai enlightened him.