Full-time comic artist

"Xiaozheng is ranked 6th." Higashino nodded, holding the phone. "I received it. Thank you."

Koji Yoshida said, "Just keep drawing like this," and ended the call.

Onishi looked up at Yoshida Koji and asked quietly, "Yoshida, aren't you worried?"

"What?" Yoshida asked, somewhat puzzled. "What do I have to worry about?"

“You’re really taking it easy,” Onishi shook his head. “Of course, it’s about the results of Death Note.”

"When this comic first started serialization, Xiaozheng's ranking never fell out of the top three, but now the results are getting worse and worse, and you actually say 'just keep drawing it like this'..."

Onishi mimicked Yoshida Koji's tone, shrugging his shoulders in a mocking manner.

"Don't let your carelessness damage Mr. Tori Akino's reputation."

"Toriko, who has always produced high-quality manga, drew Death Note, which started strong but ended weakly. It's all Yoshida's fault."

Kohei Onishi is currently in charge of Masanori Morita's "Rookies".

He took over the work of his predecessors and served Masanori Morita.

He prefers to engage with comic works that he himself started.

That's how you can express your own ideas in your work.

Koji Yoshida was a newcomer in the same batch as him, and he was so lucky to be able to be in charge of Akino Tori's new work, "Death Note," which caused social controversy and sensation. He had been jealous for a long time.

As a result, Yoshida Koji did not take God's gift seriously, which made Onishi dissatisfied.

“Oh, this?” Koji Yoshida stroked his chin, looking at Onishi. “You wouldn’t understand.”

He remarked, "I now feel the same way as Editor-in-Chief Sasaki. This is a feeling that no editor who has worked with Akino-sensei would have."

Yoshida stared at Onishi, his eyes conveying the message that they were not from the same world.

“Wh...what…” Onishi stammered.

“That means Tori Akino-sensei is a very easy manga artist to work with.” Yoshida sighed slightly, somewhat disappointed, as he recalled the plot after Death Note. “The crisis of declining grades? You don’t even need to think about that. Before the decline in grades even happened, Tori Akino-sensei had already figured out how to deal with it. As long as you follow his storyboards, the current difficulties will immediately disappear.”

"As his editor, all I need to do is provide him with an environment conducive to creation."

"It's easy, but also very unfulfilling."

"These are the same feelings that I and Editor-in-Chief Sasaki have."

"It's complicated, hard to put into words, do you understand, Daishi?"

"I get it." Daishi rolled his eyes at him. "It's just the feeling of getting a good deal and then acting innocent, pshaw!"

……

Has the pacing of Death Note slowed down?

He Zai, who had previously held this view, suddenly realized that he was a fool for having such thoughts.

Death Note didn't slow down at all; instead, it raced towards conflict, making even a middle school student like him, a typical second-year junior high student, unable to keep up.

Especially when Soichiro Yagami collapsed from overwork and suffered a heart attack.

Everyone in the manga believes this is Kira's revenge, even the reader Kazaya thinks so.

"Yue murdered his father!" he couldn't help but think.

This plot is explosive!

Although he later realized that it had nothing to do with Light, when Soichiro fell, the first thing he thought of was Light Yagami.

He understood that although Light was Kira, he was also Soichiro's son.

I still subconsciously believe that this is something Yue would do.

Therefore, Hezai was surprised to realize that in his heart, Yue was already a cold-blooded patricide.

He used to think that Light Yagami was a savior, a god.

Now he had a different idea: Light Yagami was a vicious criminal who was against humanity.

During Soichiro's hospitalization.

Kira arrogantly begins live-streaming a murder. He threatens the television crew to broadcast his videotape live, killing the host, Nichijin, who has been opposing Kira, right under the noses of the entire nation.

Later, another channel denied that Kira's commentator had also died.

Kira claimed that he did not want to kill innocent people.

He hated evil and loved justice.

He did not see the police as enemies, but as allies.

His wish was to create a world without sin.

If you don't publicly express your opposition, he won't kill you.

However, the police officer Hanyu who went to the TV station to stop Kira from broadcasting the killings was also killed by Kira!

"Huh?" Kazaya was taken aback. "Does Yagami Light know the name Hanyuda?"

"Could it be that he secretly stole the police files?"

"Or is this a loophole in Tori Akino-sensei's teaching style?"

"No way, no way, this is the meticulous Death Note."

Although the conflict escalated to the point of threatening the police, Kira even threatened to execute high-ranking police officers until they began to assist him in building a new world.

Light Yagami was even more ruthless than before, and he also suddenly acquired the "Death God Eyes," which allowed him to kill people simply by looking at their appearance.

The Light Yagami of the future will be an enhanced version of Kira, running rampant and unrestrained.

But Hezai felt a strong sense of unease; this plan didn't seem like something Light Yagami would come up with.

"Could it be that Mr. Toriakino is starting to panic because of the declining grades? Has he abandoned his long-held ideas of intellectual battles and started going down an absurd path?"

Focusing solely on extreme plots and intense conflicts, they neglected the rationality of the manga, turning Death Note into a manga for venting emotions.

"If that's the case, then Death Note is too boring."

Hezai shook his head, and for the first time, he had the thought of putting down "Death Note".

Until he saw—

The seriously ill Soichiro Yagami drove a fully enclosed armored vehicle straight into the gate of the TV station!

The old policeman's unwavering determination to eradicate evil deeply moved He Zai.

Hanyu was killed because his appearance was exposed, which panicked L. He stopped another policeman who wanted to take his place, not wanting any more useless sacrifices to occur.

L was at a loss for what to do.

Police officials wanted to compromise and did not send anyone to stop the incident in front of the television station.

Soichiro Yagami, at this moment, demonstrated a commendable and moving spirit of justice.

"This is justice!"

Upon seeing this scene, Hezai couldn't help but blurt out.

"I will still keep watching!"

Tori Akino Mirai, who can come up with such a plot, is still trustworthy!

Chapter 295 The Second Kira

"Are you alright physically?"

"No problem, I've never felt so motivated before!"

In response to L's question, Soichiro Yagami answered in such a cheerful manner.

"So cool! Light Yagami's dad is so cool!"

Through this part of the story, Souichirou Yagami's charm shines through.

Even the most dedicated members of the police force were inspired by Soichiro Yagami.

Outside the main entrance of the TV station, countless police officers with their faces covered by riot shields formed a human wall!

By using their bodies and shields to isolate themselves from outside observation, Soichiro Yagami safely drove away under their protection.

The media and the public were deeply moved by the police's actions.

"This is the correct stance a country governed by the rule of law should take!"

……

"The person who interfered with Kira's plan was actually his father?"

"How interesting! I want to see the expression on Soichiro's face when he finds out that the son he is so proud of is Kira."

"A storyline with strong conflicts is still the most interesting!"

"Death Note is so interesting!"

……

"No matter how much time has passed, I still want to draw a manga like Death Note, one that will captivate readers and spark heated discussions."

Looking at his classmates, Satoru Soma couldn't help but think.

That Ms. Akino Mirai is still moving forward along her dream path.

He really wanted to walk side by side with Akino Mirai.

To worship Torino Akino, to become Torino Akino, to surpass...

"That's impossible, haha."

Times have changed, and in the short term he can see, there is no possibility of surpassing Tori Akino's achievements.

"I'm in sixth grade this year. If I want to draw comics, it will take at least three more years. If I want to serialize them... I'll have to work hard for a year... By then, it will be 2006. That's so far away, 2006."

Looking out the window, Satoru Soma longed to leave this spring and travel four years into the future.

……

"Wu, what are you thinking about?" His friend patted him on the shoulder.